Security Analyst Jobs in Manchester

Security Analyst
North West > Manchester

The median Security Analyst salary in Manchester is £45,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 184 223 218
Rank change year-on-year +39 -5 -48
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 31 22 43
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 0.61% 0.44% 0.76%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.64% 0.47% 0.78%
Number of salaries quoted 27 20 34
10th Percentile £36,250 £38,500 £38,750
25th Percentile £36,875 £38,750 £39,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £46,750
Median % change year-on-year - -3.74% +10.00%
75th Percentile £49,375 £52,500 £55,000
90th Percentile £55,750 £56,875 £60,000
North West median annual salary £45,000 £46,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -3.23% -2.11% +11.76%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 4,835 4,641 5,500
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.90% 91.79% 97.05%
Number of salaries quoted 3,749 2,700 3,718
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,988 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,169 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.79% +4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £68,750 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £81,400 £83,750 £85,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Job postings that featured Security Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Job vacancy trend for Security Analyst in Manchester

Security Analyst
Salary Trend in Manchester

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Analyst in Manchester.

Salary trend for Security Analyst in Manchester

Security Analyst
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Analyst in Manchester over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

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 25 April 2024. 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
Wigan - 2 £46,250 -
Bolton - 1 £27,500 -
Security Analyst
North West

Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, Security Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Manchester region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 19 (61.29%) Cybersecurity
2 17 (54.84%) Information Security
3 14 (45.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 10 (32.26%) Cyber Essentials
5 9 (29.03%) GRC
5 9 (29.03%) Incident Response
5 9 (29.03%) Microsoft 365
5 9 (29.03%) CISSP
6 8 (25.81%) Microsoft
6 8 (25.81%) SIEM
7 7 (22.58%) Analytical Skills
7 7 (22.58%) PCI DSS
7 7 (22.58%) Law
7 7 (22.58%) Cloud Security
7 7 (22.58%) Social Skills
8 6 (19.35%) Threat Detection
8 6 (19.35%) Vulnerability Assessment
8 6 (19.35%) Penetration Testing
9 5 (16.13%) Degree
9 5 (16.13%) Risk Assessment
9 5 (16.13%) Legal
9 5 (16.13%) CompTIA Security+
9 5 (16.13%) Cyber Threat
9 5 (16.13%) NIST
10 4 (12.90%) NCSC
10 4 (12.90%) Collaborative Working
10 4 (12.90%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (12.90%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 4 (12.90%) GDPR
10 4 (12.90%) Security Monitoring

Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 9 (29.03%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (6.45%) Azure
2 2 (6.45%) OCI
3 1 (3.23%) AWS
3 1 (3.23%) Entra ID
3 1 (3.23%) IaaS
3 1 (3.23%) PaaS
3 1 (3.23%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (9.68%) Firewall
2 2 (6.45%) Intrusion Detection
3 1 (3.23%) Network Security
3 1 (3.23%) SD-WAN
3 1 (3.23%) WAN
General
1 7 (22.58%) Analytical Skills
1 7 (22.58%) Law
1 7 (22.58%) Social Skills
2 5 (16.13%) Legal
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (6.45%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 5 (16.13%) Cyber Threat
2 4 (12.90%) Analytical Mindset
3 3 (9.68%) Security Posture
4 2 (6.45%) Life Science
5 1 (3.23%) Cyber Security Posture
5 1 (3.23%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 2 (6.45%) Windows
2 1 (3.23%) Linux
2 1 (3.23%) Windows Server
2 1 (3.23%) Windows Server 2012
2 1 (3.23%) Windows Server 2019
2 1 (3.23%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (61.29%) Cybersecurity
2 17 (54.84%) Information Security
3 9 (29.03%) Incident Response
4 8 (25.81%) SIEM
5 7 (22.58%) Cloud Security
6 6 (19.35%) Penetration Testing
6 6 (19.35%) Threat Detection
6 6 (19.35%) Vulnerability Assessment
7 5 (16.13%) Risk Assessment
8 4 (12.90%) Collaborative Working
8 4 (12.90%) GAP Analysis
8 4 (12.90%) Incident Management
8 4 (12.90%) Risk Management
8 4 (12.90%) Security Monitoring
8 4 (12.90%) Vulnerability Scanning
9 3 (9.68%) Application Security
9 3 (9.68%) Data Security
9 3 (9.68%) Disaster Recovery
9 3 (9.68%) Internal Audit
9 3 (9.68%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 2 (6.45%) Python
2 1 (3.23%) C#
2 1 (3.23%) Java
Qualifications
1 9 (29.03%) CISSP
2 5 (16.13%) CompTIA Security+
2 5 (16.13%) Degree
3 4 (12.90%) CEH
3 4 (12.90%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (45.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 10 (32.26%) Cyber Essentials
3 9 (29.03%) GRC
4 7 (22.58%) PCI DSS
5 5 (16.13%) NIST
6 4 (12.90%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 4 (12.90%) GDPR
6 4 (12.90%) NCSC
7 2 (6.45%) ISO 9001
7 2 (6.45%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 2 (6.45%) ITGC
System Software
1 2 (6.45%) Active Directory
2 1 (3.23%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 1 (3.23%) CASB
1 1 (3.23%) Jamf Pro
1 1 (3.23%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (3.23%) Nessus
1 1 (3.23%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 8 (25.81%) Microsoft
2 2 (6.45%) Oracle
3 1 (3.23%) Fortinet
3 1 (3.23%) Qualys