Security Analyst Job Trends in London

Security Analyst
England > London

The median Security Analyst salary in London is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 January 2026.

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

6 months to
5 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 294 260 278
Rank change year-on-year -34 +18 +132
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 74 170 173
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.54% 1.09% 0.97%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.59% 1.18% 1.02%
Number of salaries quoted 47 113 156
10th Percentile £40,275 £46,250 £43,000
25th Percentile £47,906 £56,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% - +4.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £87,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +13.64% -

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 12,509 14,421 16,968
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.90% 92.71% 95.20%
Number of salaries quoted 8,294 8,343 13,685
10th Percentile £36,000 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £55,204 £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 £95,125 £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% - -2.44%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Security Analyst job vacancy trend in London

Security Analyst
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in London

Security Analyst
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Analyst in London over the 6 months to 5 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Security Analyst in London

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 Security Analyst within the London region over the 6 months to 5 January 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
Central London +27 9 £70,000 +12.00% 4
North London - 2 - - 1
West London - 1 £41,500 -
Security Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 5 January 2026, 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 Security Analyst in the job title.

1 57 (77.03%) Cybersecurity
2 47 (63.51%) Incident Response
3 40 (54.05%) SIEM
4 34 (45.95%) Information Security
4 34 (45.95%) Security Operations
5 28 (37.84%) Microsoft
5 28 (37.84%) NIST
6 27 (36.49%) Azure
7 23 (31.08%) Firewall
8 21 (28.38%) CISSP
9 19 (25.68%) Kalman Filter
9 19 (25.68%) Penetration Testing
10 17 (22.97%) Problem-Solving
11 16 (21.62%) Degree
11 16 (21.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 15 (20.27%) Windows
13 14 (18.92%) Continuous Improvement
13 14 (18.92%) Linux
13 14 (18.92%) Mentoring
13 14 (18.92%) Vulnerability Assessment
14 13 (17.57%) CompTIA Security+
14 13 (17.57%) Root Cause Analysis
15 12 (16.22%) Cyber Essentials
15 12 (16.22%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
15 12 (16.22%) Intrusion Detection
15 12 (16.22%) Splunk
15 12 (16.22%) Threat Intelligence
15 12 (16.22%) Vulnerability Scanning
16 11 (14.86%) Data Loss Prevention
16 11 (14.86%) GIAC

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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.35%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 27 (36.49%) Azure
2 11 (14.86%) Microsoft Purview
3 9 (12.16%) Azure Sentinel
4 5 (6.76%) Microsoft 365
4 5 (6.76%) SaaS
5 4 (5.41%) AWS
5 4 (5.41%) GCP
6 2 (2.70%) IaaS
6 2 (2.70%) PaaS
7 1 (1.35%) AWS CloudFormation
7 1 (1.35%) Entra ID
7 1 (1.35%) Mimecast
7 1 (1.35%) Tessian
Communications & Networking
1 23 (31.08%) Firewall
2 12 (16.22%) Intrusion Detection
3 10 (13.51%) VPN
4 6 (8.11%) Network Security
5 4 (5.41%) Wireless
5 4 (5.41%) Wireshark
6 1 (1.35%) Broadband
6 1 (1.35%) DKIM
6 1 (1.35%) DMARC
6 1 (1.35%) SCCP
Development Applications
1 3 (4.05%) Burp Suite
1 3 (4.05%) Metasploit
General
1 25 (33.78%) Finance
2 21 (28.38%) Social Skills
3 16 (21.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 10 (13.51%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (9.46%) Financial Institution
6 6 (8.11%) Banking
7 5 (6.76%) Retail
8 3 (4.05%) Back Office
8 3 (4.05%) Documentation Skills
8 3 (4.05%) Law
9 2 (2.70%) Aviation
9 2 (2.70%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (2.70%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (1.35%) Front Office
10 1 (1.35%) Legal
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.70%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 15 (20.27%) Cyber Threat
1 15 (20.27%) Management Information System
2 12 (16.22%) Security Posture
3 9 (12.16%) Security Operations Centre
4 8 (10.81%) Cyber Defence
5 5 (6.76%) Insider Threat
6 4 (5.41%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 4 (5.41%) Cyber Security Posture
7 3 (4.05%) Data Protection Act
7 3 (4.05%) Mobile App
8 1 (1.35%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (1.35%) Cloud Native
8 1 (1.35%) Cyberattack
8 1 (1.35%) PKI
8 1 (1.35%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 15 (20.27%) Windows
2 14 (18.92%) Linux
3 2 (2.70%) Mac OS
4 1 (1.35%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (77.03%) Cybersecurity
2 47 (63.51%) Incident Response
3 40 (54.05%) SIEM
4 34 (45.95%) Information Security
4 34 (45.95%) Security Operations
5 19 (25.68%) Kalman Filter
5 19 (25.68%) Penetration Testing
6 17 (22.97%) Problem-Solving
7 14 (18.92%) Continuous Improvement
7 14 (18.92%) Mentoring
7 14 (18.92%) Vulnerability Assessment
8 13 (17.57%) Root Cause Analysis
9 12 (16.22%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
9 12 (16.22%) Threat Intelligence
9 12 (16.22%) Vulnerability Scanning
10 11 (14.86%) Data Loss Prevention
11 10 (13.51%) ITIL
11 10 (13.51%) Vulnerability Management
12 9 (12.16%) Computer Science
12 9 (12.16%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 8 (10.81%) PowerShell
2 7 (9.46%) Python
3 4 (5.41%) Bash
Qualifications
1 21 (28.38%) CISSP
2 16 (21.62%) Degree
3 13 (17.57%) CompTIA Security+
4 11 (14.86%) GIAC
5 8 (10.81%) CISA
5 8 (10.81%) CompTIA CySA+
5 8 (10.81%) GCIH
6 6 (8.11%) CISM
7 5 (6.76%) Azure Certification
7 5 (6.76%) GCIA
7 5 (6.76%) Microsoft Certification
8 4 (5.41%) Computer Science Degree
8 4 (5.41%) DBS Check
8 4 (5.41%) GCFA
8 4 (5.41%) OSCP
9 3 (4.05%) CCNA
9 3 (4.05%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (4.05%) CRISC
9 3 (4.05%) Postgraduate
9 3 (4.05%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (37.84%) NIST
2 16 (21.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 12 (16.22%) Cyber Essentials
4 11 (14.86%) GRC
5 9 (12.16%) GDPR
6 8 (10.81%) PCI DSS
7 6 (8.11%) SOC 2
8 5 (6.76%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 3 (4.05%) ITGC
10 1 (1.35%) Accessibility
10 1 (1.35%) NIST 800
System Software
1 5 (6.76%) Active Directory
2 3 (4.05%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (1.35%) Docker
3 1 (1.35%) Hyper-V
3 1 (1.35%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 7 (9.46%) QRadar
2 4 (5.41%) CSIRT
3 3 (4.05%) ArcSight ESM
3 3 (4.05%) Nessus
4 1 (1.35%) Ansible
4 1 (1.35%) Kubernetes
4 1 (1.35%) Nmap
4 1 (1.35%) SCCM
4 1 (1.35%) Terraform
4 1 (1.35%) ZENworks
Vendors
1 28 (37.84%) Microsoft
2 12 (16.22%) Splunk
3 5 (6.76%) ForeScout
4 3 (4.05%) ArcSight
4 3 (4.05%) Carbon Black
4 3 (4.05%) Darktrace
4 3 (4.05%) LogLogic
4 3 (4.05%) McAfee
4 3 (4.05%) Palo Alto
4 3 (4.05%) Qualys
4 3 (4.05%) VMware
5 2 (2.70%) Cisco
5 2 (2.70%) CrowdStrike
6 1 (1.35%) Google
6 1 (1.35%) Meraki
6 1 (1.35%) Salesforce
6 1 (1.35%) Tenable