Security Incident Analyst Job Trends in Leicester

Security Incident Analyst
Leicestershire > Leicester

The median Security Incident Analyst salary in Leicester is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 July 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
2 Jul 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 61 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Incident Analyst 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Leicester 0.14% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £47,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - -
75th Percentile £52,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Leicestershire median annual salary £50,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Leicester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leicester. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Leicester with a recognized job title 699 165 481
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.75% 96.49% 96.78%
Number of salaries quoted 460 95 353
10th Percentile £35,000 £27,000 £26,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £41,500 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,750 £52,500 £45,001
Median % change year-on-year +2.38% +16.67% -10.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £60,625 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £76,000 £75,000
Leicestershire median annual salary £50,000 £48,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +3.09% +7.78% -9.90%

Security Incident Analyst Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester

For the 6 months to 2 July 2026, Security Incident Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Leicester region featuring Security Incident Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Detection
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Remediation

Security Incident Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Detection
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001