Security Analyst Jobs in Leicestershire

Security Analyst
East Midlands > Leicestershire

The median Security Analyst salary in Leicestershire is £37,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 August 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 47 96 85
Rank change year-on-year +49 -11 +13
DemandTrendPermanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 2 2 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicestershire 0.52% 0.21% 0.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.57% 0.23% 0.29%
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £36,250 £51,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £52,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -28.57% +16.67% +14.40%
75th Percentile £38,750 £53,750 £47,500
90th Percentile - - -
East Midlands median annual salary £40,750 £52,500 £56,250
% change year-on-year -22.38% -6.67% +32.35%

All DemandTrendPermanent IT Job Vacancies
Leicestershire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leicestershire. 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.

DemandTrendPermanent vacancies in Leicestershire with a recognized job title 350 878 682
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.86% 92.52% 95.25%
Number of salaries quoted 213 412 266
10th Percentile £27,750 £26,750 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -14.29% +23.53%
75th Percentile £58,000 £60,000 £60,800
90th Percentile £70,000 £73,750 £67,500
East Midlands median annual salary £42,500 £45,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.56% -14.29% +10.53%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire

Job postings that featured Security Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire.

Job vacancy trend for Security Analyst in Leicestershire

Security Analyst
Salary Trend in Leicestershire

Salary distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in Leicestershire.

Salary distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in Leicestershire

Security Analyst
Job Locations in Leicestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Analyst within the Leicestershire region over the 6 months to 28 August 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
DemandTrendPermanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Ashby-de-la-Zouch - 1 £37,500 - 1
Security Analyst
East Midlands

Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 26 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicestershire

For the 6 months to 28 August 2025, Security Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Leicestershire region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (50.00%) Application Security
2 1 (50.00%) Insider Threat
2 1 (50.00%) Security Posture
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) NIST
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) CrowdStrike
2 1 (50.00%) GRC
2 1 (50.00%) Network Security
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (50.00%) Threat Detection
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Defence
2 1 (50.00%) Retail
2 1 (50.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
2 1 (50.00%) Penetration Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Automotive

Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicestershire by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) Network Security
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Automotive
2 1 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (50.00%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Cyber Defence
1 1 (50.00%) Cyber Threat
1 1 (50.00%) Insider Threat
1 1 (50.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
2 1 (50.00%) Application Security
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (50.00%) Penetration Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Threat Detection
2 1 (50.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 1 (50.00%) GRC
2 1 (50.00%) NIST
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) CrowdStrike