IT Security Analyst Job Trends in the Midlands

IT Security Analyst
England > Midlands

The median IT Security Analyst salary in the Midlands is £41,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 219 245 223
Rank change year-on-year +26 -22 +110
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Security Analyst 5 1 7
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.064% 0.016% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.070% 0.017% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 2 1 7
10th Percentile £37,875 - £29,000
25th Percentile £38,438 £51,250 £38,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,250 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -21.43% - +40.00%
75th Percentile £43,438 £53,750 £56,250
90th Percentile £43,625 - £60,750
England median annual salary £45,285 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -17.66% - -8.33%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 the Midlands with a recognized job title 7,094 6,010 5,385
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.69% 94.19% 94.36%
Number of salaries quoted 4,323 2,791 4,449
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £52,500 £49,750
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +5.53% -5.24%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,614 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%

IT Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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 the Midlands.

IT Security Analyst job vacancy trend in the Midlands

IT Security Analyst
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for IT Security Analyst job vacancies in the Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for IT Security Analyst job vacancies in the Midlands

IT Security Analyst
Job Locations in the Midlands

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 Midlands region over the 6 months to 14 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
East Midlands - 3 £41,250 - 1
West Midlands +22 2 - -
IT Security Analyst
England

IT Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 29 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 14 January 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 Midlands region featuring IT Security Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (60.00%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (40.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
2 2 (40.00%) Root Cause Analysis
2 2 (40.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (40.00%) Threat Intelligence
2 2 (40.00%) Vulnerability Management
3 1 (20.00%) CCNA
3 1 (20.00%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (20.00%) CompTIA CySA+
3 1 (20.00%) CompTIA Security+
3 1 (20.00%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (20.00%) DevOps
3 1 (20.00%) Incident Response
3 1 (20.00%) Information Security
3 1 (20.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (20.00%) ITIL
3 1 (20.00%) Line Management
3 1 (20.00%) Linux
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (20.00%) NIST
3 1 (20.00%) Project Delivery
3 1 (20.00%) Security Architecture
3 1 (20.00%) Security Monitoring
3 1 (20.00%) SIEM
3 1 (20.00%) Social Engineering
3 1 (20.00%) SSCP
3 1 (20.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
3 1 (20.00%) Windows

IT Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 1 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 2 (40.00%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (20.00%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 1 (20.00%) Linux
1 1 (20.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (40.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
2 2 (40.00%) Root Cause Analysis
2 2 (40.00%) Threat Intelligence
2 2 (40.00%) Vulnerability Management
3 1 (20.00%) DevOps
3 1 (20.00%) Incident Response
3 1 (20.00%) Information Security
3 1 (20.00%) ITIL
3 1 (20.00%) Line Management
3 1 (20.00%) Project Delivery
3 1 (20.00%) Security Architecture
3 1 (20.00%) Security Monitoring
3 1 (20.00%) SIEM
3 1 (20.00%) Social Engineering
3 1 (20.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) CCNA
2 1 (20.00%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (20.00%) CompTIA CySA+
2 1 (20.00%) CompTIA Security+
2 1 (20.00%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (20.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (20.00%) NIST
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft