Junior Security Analyst Job Trends in Manchester

Junior Security Analyst
North West > Manchester

The median Junior Security Analyst salary in Manchester is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 August 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 170 - 192
Rank change year-on-year - - +4
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Security Analyst 16 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.24% - 0.021%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.26% - 0.023%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 - £27,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +14.58%
75th Percentile - - £28,750
90th Percentile - - -
North West median annual salary £35,000 - £31,250

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 6,271 2,305 4,425
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.63% 91.61% 95.02%
Number of salaries quoted 4,931 1,388 3,119
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,750 £31,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £37,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -7.60%
75th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £69,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £83,500
North West median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%

Junior Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Junior Security Analyst job vacancy trend in Manchester

Junior Security Analyst
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for Junior Security Analyst job vacancies in Manchester.

Salary distribution trend for Junior Security Analyst job vacancies in Manchester

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

For the 6 months to 1 August 2026, Junior 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 Manchester region featuring Junior Security Analyst in the job title.

1 16 (100.00%) Azure
1 16 (100.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 16 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 16 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 14 (87.50%) Azure Certification
2 14 (87.50%) CompTIA CySA+
2 14 (87.50%) ForeScout
2 14 (87.50%) Mentoring
3 2 (12.50%) AWS
3 2 (12.50%) Azure Sentinel
3 2 (12.50%) Blue Team
3 2 (12.50%) Computer Forensics
3 2 (12.50%) Computer Science
3 2 (12.50%) Data Loss Prevention
3 2 (12.50%) Decision-Making
3 2 (12.50%) Degree
3 2 (12.50%) DevOps
3 2 (12.50%) Incident Management
3 2 (12.50%) Incident Response
3 2 (12.50%) Information Governance
3 2 (12.50%) Information Security
3 2 (12.50%) ITSM
3 2 (12.50%) Linux
3 2 (12.50%) Mac OS
3 2 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (12.50%) Microsoft Purview
3 2 (12.50%) Mimecast
3 2 (12.50%) Nessus
3 2 (12.50%) Palo Alto
3 2 (12.50%) Problem-Solving

Junior Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 16 (100.00%) Azure
2 2 (12.50%) AWS
2 2 (12.50%) Azure Sentinel
2 2 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (12.50%) Microsoft Purview
2 2 (12.50%) Mimecast
General
1 14 (87.50%) Social Skills
2 2 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (12.50%) Cyber Threat
1 2 (12.50%) Cyberattack
1 2 (12.50%) Cybercrime
1 2 (12.50%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (12.50%) Linux
1 2 (12.50%) Mac OS
1 2 (12.50%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 14 (87.50%) Mentoring
3 2 (12.50%) Blue Team
3 2 (12.50%) Computer Forensics
3 2 (12.50%) Computer Science
3 2 (12.50%) Data Loss Prevention
3 2 (12.50%) Decision-Making
3 2 (12.50%) DevOps
3 2 (12.50%) Incident Management
3 2 (12.50%) Incident Response
3 2 (12.50%) Information Governance
3 2 (12.50%) Information Security
3 2 (12.50%) ITSM
3 2 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (12.50%) Protective Monitoring
3 2 (12.50%) Security Operations
3 2 (12.50%) SIEM
3 2 (12.50%) SOAR
Qualifications
1 16 (100.00%) CompTIA Security+
2 14 (87.50%) Azure Certification
2 14 (87.50%) CompTIA CySA+
3 2 (12.50%) Degree
Systems Management
1 2 (12.50%) Nessus
Vendors
1 16 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 14 (87.50%) ForeScout
3 2 (12.50%) Palo Alto