IT Security Analyst Job Trends in London

IT Security Analyst
England > London

The median IT Security Analyst salary in London is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 April 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 395 375 446
Rank change year-on-year -20 +71 +179
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Security Analyst 7 15 50
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.038% 0.12% 0.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.042% 0.13% 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 5 11 36
10th Percentile - £52,500 -
25th Percentile £45,000 £58,750 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £75,000 £63,750
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% +17.65% +25.00%
75th Percentile £58,750 - £76,250
90th Percentile - - £76,875
England median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% - +10.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 16,759 11,710 21,203
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.72% 90.76% 94.12%
Number of salaries quoted 11,273 7,577 16,546
10th Percentile £38,000 £42,000 £39,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £56,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £93,750
90th Percentile £107,500 £122,500 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -9.19%

IT Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'IT Security Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.

IT Security Analyst job vacancy trend in London

IT Security Analyst
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for IT Security Analyst job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for IT Security Analyst job vacancies in London

IT Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 4 April 2026, IT Security 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 London region featuring IT Security Analyst in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 7 (100.00%) Firewall
1 7 (100.00%) Incident Response
2 6 (85.71%) Intrusion Detection
3 5 (71.43%) Azure
3 5 (71.43%) CISSP
3 5 (71.43%) Computer Science
3 5 (71.43%) ITIL
4 4 (57.14%) Critical Thinking
4 4 (57.14%) Data Security
4 4 (57.14%) DBS Check
4 4 (57.14%) Information Security
4 4 (57.14%) Kalman Filter
4 4 (57.14%) Linux
4 4 (57.14%) Risk Register
4 4 (57.14%) Windows
5 3 (42.86%) PCI DSS
5 3 (42.86%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (28.57%) Business Continuity
6 2 (28.57%) Cloudflare
6 2 (28.57%) Disaster Recovery
6 2 (28.57%) GDPR
6 2 (28.57%) HIPAA
6 2 (28.57%) Meraki
6 2 (28.57%) Mimecast
6 2 (28.57%) Network Security
6 2 (28.57%) Patch Management
6 2 (28.57%) Proactive Management
6 2 (28.57%) Security Patching
6 2 (28.57%) Threat Management

IT Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Cloud Services
1 5 (71.43%) Azure
2 2 (28.57%) Cloudflare
2 2 (28.57%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 7 (100.00%) Firewall
2 6 (85.71%) Intrusion Detection
3 2 (28.57%) Network Security
3 2 (28.57%) VPN
General
1 2 (28.57%) Legal
1 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (57.14%) Management Information System
2 3 (42.86%) Security Posture
3 2 (28.57%) Cyberattack
4 1 (14.29%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 4 (57.14%) Linux
1 4 (57.14%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 7 (100.00%) Incident Response
2 5 (71.43%) Computer Science
2 5 (71.43%) ITIL
3 4 (57.14%) Critical Thinking
3 4 (57.14%) Data Security
3 4 (57.14%) Information Security
3 4 (57.14%) Kalman Filter
3 4 (57.14%) Risk Register
4 3 (42.86%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (28.57%) Business Continuity
5 2 (28.57%) Disaster Recovery
5 2 (28.57%) Patch Management
5 2 (28.57%) Proactive Management
5 2 (28.57%) Security Patching
5 2 (28.57%) Threat Management
6 1 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
6 1 (14.29%) Digital Forensics
6 1 (14.29%) Network Architecture
6 1 (14.29%) SIEM
Qualifications
1 5 (71.43%) CISSP
2 4 (57.14%) DBS Check
3 1 (14.29%) CISA
3 1 (14.29%) Degree
3 1 (14.29%) GSEC
3 1 (14.29%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (42.86%) PCI DSS
2 2 (28.57%) GDPR
2 2 (28.57%) HIPAA
3 1 (14.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (14.29%) NIST
Vendors
1 2 (28.57%) Meraki
2 1 (14.29%) Microsoft