IT Security Analyst Job Trends in London

IT Security Analyst
England > London

The median IT Security Analyst salary in London is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 August 2026.

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

 6 months to
2 Aug 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 426 378 417
Rank change year-on-year -48 +39 +83
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Security Analyst 7 18 39
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.030% 0.15% 0.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.032% 0.16% 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 7 15 28
10th Percentile - £41,750 £46,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,464 £49,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £48,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +18.56% -33.10% +45.00%
75th Percentile £59,375 £55,000 £92,188
90th Percentile £68,000 £59,000 £95,000
England median annual salary £50,000 £45,285 £52,500
% change year-on-year +10.41% -13.74% +5.00%

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 21,689 11,319 18,720
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.89% 91.85% 94.89%
Number of salaries quoted 14,872 7,390 13,119
10th Percentile £40,000 £39,430 £39,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £52,500 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £72,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% +3.57% -3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £120,000 £118,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -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
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Security Analyst in London over the 6 months to 2 August 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Security Analyst 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 2 August 2026. 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
West London -23 3 £50,000 -9.09%
Central London 0 2 £70,000 +47.37%
IT Security Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 2 August 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 6 (85.71%) Cybersecurity
1 6 (85.71%) Incident Response
1 6 (85.71%) Network Security
1 6 (85.71%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (42.86%) Business Continuity
2 3 (42.86%) CISSP
2 3 (42.86%) Cloudflare
2 3 (42.86%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (42.86%) Disaster Recovery
2 3 (42.86%) Firewall
2 3 (42.86%) GDPR
2 3 (42.86%) HIPAA
2 3 (42.86%) Information Security
2 3 (42.86%) Information Security Management
2 3 (42.86%) Intrusion Detection
2 3 (42.86%) ISMS
2 3 (42.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (42.86%) Meraki
2 3 (42.86%) Mimecast
2 3 (42.86%) Patch Management
2 3 (42.86%) PCI DSS
2 3 (42.86%) Proactive Management
2 3 (42.86%) Risk Assessment
2 3 (42.86%) Security Management
2 3 (42.86%) Security Monitoring
2 3 (42.86%) Security Operations
2 3 (42.86%) Security Patching
2 3 (42.86%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
2 3 (42.86%) Threat Detection
2 3 (42.86%) 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 3 (42.86%) Cloudflare
1 3 (42.86%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 6 (85.71%) Network Security
2 3 (42.86%) Firewall
2 3 (42.86%) Intrusion Detection
2 3 (42.86%) VPN
General
1 6 (85.71%) Social Skills
2 3 (42.86%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (42.86%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 6 (85.71%) Security Posture
2 3 (42.86%) Cyber Security Posture
2 3 (42.86%) Cyberattack
2 3 (42.86%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) Cybersecurity
1 6 (85.71%) Incident Response
1 6 (85.71%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (42.86%) Business Continuity
2 3 (42.86%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (42.86%) Disaster Recovery
2 3 (42.86%) Information Security
2 3 (42.86%) Information Security Management
2 3 (42.86%) ISMS
2 3 (42.86%) Patch Management
2 3 (42.86%) Proactive Management
2 3 (42.86%) Risk Assessment
2 3 (42.86%) Security Management
2 3 (42.86%) Security Monitoring
2 3 (42.86%) Security Operations
2 3 (42.86%) Security Patching
2 3 (42.86%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
2 3 (42.86%) Threat Detection
2 3 (42.86%) Threat Management
2 3 (42.86%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 3 (42.86%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (42.86%) GDPR
1 3 (42.86%) HIPAA
1 3 (42.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (42.86%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 3 (42.86%) Meraki
IT Security Analyst jobs