IT Security Analyst Job Trends in London

IT Security Analyst
England > London

The median IT Security Analyst salary in London is £48,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 December 2025.

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

6 months to
10 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 362 416 441
Rank change year-on-year +54 +25 +238
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Security Analyst 11 26 16
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.083% 0.15% 0.087%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.092% 0.16% 0.091%
Number of salaries quoted 9 25 15
10th Percentile £42,464 £46,250 £35,500
25th Percentile £45,000 - £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £65,000 £53,300
Median % change year-on-year -25.38% +21.95% -11.17%
75th Percentile £53,750 £75,000 £60,750
90th Percentile £55,000 £88,000 £70,000
England median annual salary £48,500 £62,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -22.40% +19.05% -12.50%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 11,974 15,946 17,493
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.59% 94.34% 94.90%
Number of salaries quoted 7,907 9,635 14,280
10th Percentile £35,900 £41,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £120,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

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 10 December 2025, 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 9 (81.82%) Cybersecurity
1 9 (81.82%) Firewall
1 9 (81.82%) Incident Response
2 7 (63.64%) Computer Science
2 7 (63.64%) ITIL
3 6 (54.55%) Information Security
3 6 (54.55%) Kalman Filter
4 5 (45.45%) Azure
4 5 (45.45%) CISSP
4 5 (45.45%) Microsoft
4 5 (45.45%) SIEM
5 4 (36.36%) Critical Thinking
5 4 (36.36%) Data Security
5 4 (36.36%) DBS Check
5 4 (36.36%) Intrusion Detection
5 4 (36.36%) Linux
5 4 (36.36%) Risk Register
5 4 (36.36%) Vulnerability Assessment
5 4 (36.36%) Windows
6 3 (27.27%) Continuous Improvement
6 3 (27.27%) Degree
6 3 (27.27%) MITRE ATT&CK
6 3 (27.27%) Network Architecture
6 3 (27.27%) Penetration Testing
6 3 (27.27%) Security Operations
7 2 (18.18%) CEH
7 2 (18.18%) Cisco
7 2 (18.18%) Cloud Security
7 2 (18.18%) CompTIA Security+
7 2 (18.18%) Cyber Essentials

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 (45.45%) Azure
2 2 (18.18%) IaaS
2 2 (18.18%) PaaS
2 2 (18.18%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 9 (81.82%) Firewall
2 4 (36.36%) Intrusion Detection
3 2 (18.18%) VPN
General
1 2 (18.18%) Finance
2 1 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 6 (54.55%) Management Information System
2 3 (27.27%) Security Operations Centre
3 1 (9.09%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 4 (36.36%) Linux
1 4 (36.36%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (81.82%) Cybersecurity
1 9 (81.82%) Incident Response
2 7 (63.64%) Computer Science
2 7 (63.64%) ITIL
3 6 (54.55%) Information Security
3 6 (54.55%) Kalman Filter
4 5 (45.45%) SIEM
5 4 (36.36%) Critical Thinking
5 4 (36.36%) Data Security
5 4 (36.36%) Risk Register
5 4 (36.36%) Vulnerability Assessment
6 3 (27.27%) Continuous Improvement
6 3 (27.27%) MITRE ATT&CK
6 3 (27.27%) Network Architecture
6 3 (27.27%) Penetration Testing
6 3 (27.27%) Security Operations
7 2 (18.18%) Cloud Security
7 2 (18.18%) Cyber Resilience
7 2 (18.18%) Data Encryption
7 2 (18.18%) Mobile Device Management
Qualifications
1 5 (45.45%) CISSP
2 4 (36.36%) DBS Check
3 3 (27.27%) Degree
4 2 (18.18%) CEH
4 2 (18.18%) CompTIA Security+
5 1 (9.09%) CISA
5 1 (9.09%) GSEC
5 1 (9.09%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (18.18%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (18.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 1 (9.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (9.09%) NIST
2 1 (9.09%) PCI DSS
Systems Management
1 2 (18.18%) ZENworks
Vendors
1 5 (45.45%) Microsoft
2 2 (18.18%) Cisco
2 2 (18.18%) Meraki
2 2 (18.18%) VMware