Security Analyst Job Trends in Manchester

Security Analyst
North West > Manchester

The median Security Analyst salary in Manchester is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 117 135 137
Rank change year-on-year +18 +2 +76
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 14 22 16
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.48% 0.83% 0.63%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.54% 0.88% 0.66%
Number of salaries quoted 9 10 16
10th Percentile £48,500 £34,500 £33,750
25th Percentile - £35,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £38,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +44.74% -24.00% +17.65%
75th Percentile £60,000 £64,375 £55,000
90th Percentile £61,050 £66,875 £60,625
North West median annual salary £55,000 £40,000 £47,000
% change year-on-year +37.50% -14.89% +4.44%

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 2,591 2,488 2,422
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.28% 93.78% 95.05%
Number of salaries quoted 1,687 1,198 1,955
10th Percentile £29,900 £35,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.35%
75th Percentile £72,500 £72,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £88,850 £85,000 £84,056
North West median annual salary £50,000 £51,369 £50,146
% change year-on-year -2.67% +2.44% -6.27%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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 Manchester.

Security Analyst job vacancy trend in Manchester

Security Analyst
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in Manchester.

Salary distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in Manchester

Security Analyst
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Analyst in Manchester over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Security Analyst in Manchester

Security Analyst
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Analyst within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 13 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
Bolton - 1 £35,000 -
Security Analyst
North West

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

For the 6 months to 13 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 Manchester region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 8 (57.14%) Cybersecurity
2 6 (42.86%) Azure
2 6 (42.86%) Information Security
2 6 (42.86%) Mentoring
2 6 (42.86%) Microsoft
3 5 (35.71%) Azure Certification
3 5 (35.71%) CompTIA CySA+
3 5 (35.71%) CompTIA Security+
3 5 (35.71%) ForeScout
4 4 (28.57%) Vulnerability Management
5 3 (21.43%) SC Cleared
5 3 (21.43%) Security Cleared
6 2 (14.29%) DV Cleared
7 1 (7.14%) Actionable Insight
7 1 (7.14%) Analytics
7 1 (7.14%) AWS
7 1 (7.14%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
7 1 (7.14%) Elasticsearch
7 1 (7.14%) GRC
7 1 (7.14%) Incident Management
7 1 (7.14%) Incident Response
7 1 (7.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (7.14%) Machine Learning
7 1 (7.14%) Microsoft 365
7 1 (7.14%) MITRE ATT&CK
7 1 (7.14%) NIST
7 1 (7.14%) Proactive Management
7 1 (7.14%) Proactive Monitoring
7 1 (7.14%) Problem-Solving
7 1 (7.14%) Root Cause Analysis

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 6 (42.86%) Azure
2 1 (7.14%) AWS
2 1 (7.14%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (7.14%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.14%) Elasticsearch
General
1 7 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (7.14%) Cyber Threat
1 1 (7.14%) Security Operations Centre
1 1 (7.14%) Security Posture
1 1 (7.14%) Smart Energy
1 1 (7.14%) Smart Meter
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (57.14%) Cybersecurity
2 6 (42.86%) Information Security
2 6 (42.86%) Mentoring
3 4 (28.57%) Vulnerability Management
4 1 (7.14%) Actionable Insight
4 1 (7.14%) Analytics
4 1 (7.14%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
4 1 (7.14%) Incident Management
4 1 (7.14%) Incident Response
4 1 (7.14%) Machine Learning
4 1 (7.14%) MITRE ATT&CK
4 1 (7.14%) Proactive Management
4 1 (7.14%) Proactive Monitoring
4 1 (7.14%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (7.14%) Root Cause Analysis
4 1 (7.14%) Security Operations
4 1 (7.14%) SIEM
4 1 (7.14%) Threat Intelligence
4 1 (7.14%) Threat Management
4 1 (7.14%) Use Case
Qualifications
1 5 (35.71%) Azure Certification
1 5 (35.71%) CompTIA CySA+
1 5 (35.71%) CompTIA Security+
2 3 (21.43%) SC Cleared
2 3 (21.43%) Security Cleared
3 2 (14.29%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.14%) GRC
1 1 (7.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (7.14%) NIST
Vendors
1 6 (42.86%) Microsoft
2 5 (35.71%) ForeScout