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 6 November 2025.

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

6 months to
6 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 378 415 445
Rank change year-on-year +37 +30 +291
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Security Analyst 11 22 22
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.090% 0.13% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.099% 0.13% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 10 21 21
10th Percentile £42,464 - £35,000
25th Percentile £45,313 £46,250 £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 £49,250 £70,000 £61,500
90th Percentile £55,000 £95,000 £72,500
England median annual salary £48,000 £52,500 £52,900
% change year-on-year -8.57% -0.76% -11.83%

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 11,092 16,438 18,309
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.13% 95.00% 95.12%
Number of salaries quoted 7,257 10,082 14,939
10th Percentile £36,250 £41,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £53,750 £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 £120,000 £118,750 £115,000
England median annual salary £53,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.83% -4.17% -

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
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Security Analyst within the London region over the 6 months to 6 November 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Central London +34 1 £47,500 -2.56%
IT Security Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 6 November 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%) Firewall
2 8 (72.73%) Cybersecurity
2 8 (72.73%) Incident Response
3 7 (63.64%) Microsoft
3 7 (63.64%) Vulnerability Assessment
4 6 (54.55%) Computer Science
5 5 (45.45%) MITRE ATT&CK
5 5 (45.45%) Network Architecture
5 5 (45.45%) Risk Analysis
5 5 (45.45%) SIEM
6 4 (36.36%) Data Encryption
6 4 (36.36%) Degree
6 4 (36.36%) Information Security
6 4 (36.36%) ITIL
6 4 (36.36%) Kalman Filter
6 4 (36.36%) Penetration Testing
6 4 (36.36%) Security Operations
7 3 (27.27%) Cyber Resilience
8 2 (18.18%) Azure
8 2 (18.18%) CEH
8 2 (18.18%) Cisco
8 2 (18.18%) CISSP
8 2 (18.18%) Cloud Security
8 2 (18.18%) CompTIA Security+
8 2 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
8 2 (18.18%) Critical Thinking
8 2 (18.18%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (18.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (18.18%) Data Security
8 2 (18.18%) DBS Check

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 2 (18.18%) Azure
1 2 (18.18%) IaaS
1 2 (18.18%) PaaS
1 2 (18.18%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 9 (81.82%) Firewall
2 2 (18.18%) Intrusion Detection
2 2 (18.18%) VPN
General
1 2 (18.18%) Finance
2 1 (9.09%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (36.36%) Management Information System
1 4 (36.36%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 2 (18.18%) Linux
1 2 (18.18%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (72.73%) Cybersecurity
1 8 (72.73%) Incident Response
2 7 (63.64%) Vulnerability Assessment
3 6 (54.55%) Computer Science
4 5 (45.45%) MITRE ATT&CK
4 5 (45.45%) Network Architecture
4 5 (45.45%) Risk Analysis
4 5 (45.45%) SIEM
5 4 (36.36%) Data Encryption
5 4 (36.36%) Information Security
5 4 (36.36%) ITIL
5 4 (36.36%) Kalman Filter
5 4 (36.36%) Penetration Testing
5 4 (36.36%) Security Operations
6 3 (27.27%) Cyber Resilience
7 2 (18.18%) Cloud Security
7 2 (18.18%) Critical Thinking
7 2 (18.18%) Disaster Recovery
7 2 (18.18%) Information Security Management
7 2 (18.18%) ISMS
Qualifications
1 4 (36.36%) Degree
2 2 (18.18%) CEH
2 2 (18.18%) CISSP
2 2 (18.18%) CompTIA Security+
2 2 (18.18%) DBS Check
3 1 (9.09%) CISA
3 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
Systems Management
1 2 (18.18%) ZENworks
Vendors
1 7 (63.64%) Microsoft
2 2 (18.18%) Cisco
2 2 (18.18%) Meraki
2 2 (18.18%) VMware