Security Analyst Jobs in the Midlands

Security Analyst
England > Midlands

The median Security Analyst salary in the Midlands is £44,810 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 158 268 243
Rank change year-on-year +110 -25 +27
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 102 53 73
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 1.42% 0.44% 0.80%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.54% 0.47% 0.90%
Number of salaries quoted 12 44 52
10th Percentile £36,375 £29,300 £37,610
25th Percentile £37,500 £35,750 £41,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,810 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% -5.00% +17.65%
75th Percentile £52,813 £53,750 £58,750
90th Percentile £56,788 - £68,475
England median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +9.52% +5.00% -5.66%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 6,627 11,377 8,155
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.43% 94.41% 89.65%
Number of salaries quoted 2,827 8,428 4,582
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,250 £28,512
25th Percentile £32,500 £33,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.05% -9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £60,741 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £56,500 £53,000 £60,800
% change year-on-year +6.60% -12.83% +1.33%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Analyst in the Midlands

Security Analyst
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for Security Analyst in the Midlands

Security Analyst
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Analyst in the Midlands over the 6 months to 18 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Security Analyst in the Midlands

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 Security Analyst within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 18 May 2025. 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
West Midlands +85 68 £44,810 +6.69% 7
East Midlands +34 34 £46,250 -11.90% 12
Security Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 18 May 2025, 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 Midlands region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 95 (93.14%) Cybersecurity
2 94 (92.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 93 (91.18%) Information Security
4 92 (90.20%) NIST
5 89 (87.25%) CISM
5 89 (87.25%) Risk Management
5 89 (87.25%) Degree
6 87 (85.29%) Security Testing
6 87 (85.29%) JSP 440
6 87 (85.29%) RMADS
6 87 (85.29%) BPSS Clearance
6 87 (85.29%) CISSP
6 87 (85.29%) Project Management
6 87 (85.29%) Cyber Resilience
6 87 (85.29%) CESG Certified Professional
7 6 (5.88%) Retail
8 5 (4.90%) Problem-Solving
8 5 (4.90%) Social Skills
9 4 (3.92%) Vulnerability Scanning
9 4 (3.92%) Security Posture
9 4 (3.92%) Analytical Skills
9 4 (3.92%) Microsoft 365
10 3 (2.94%) Legal
10 3 (2.94%) Microsoft
10 3 (2.94%) Firewall
10 3 (2.94%) Change Management
10 3 (2.94%) CISA
10 3 (2.94%) Azure
10 3 (2.94%) Data Protection
10 3 (2.94%) PCI DSS

Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (0.98%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 4 (3.92%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (2.94%) Azure
3 2 (1.96%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.94%) Firewall
2 1 (0.98%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.96%) Power BI
General
1 6 (5.88%) Retail
2 5 (4.90%) Social Skills
3 4 (3.92%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (2.94%) Legal
5 2 (1.96%) Finance
5 2 (1.96%) Police
6 1 (0.98%) Automotive
6 1 (0.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.98%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 4 (3.92%) Security Posture
2 3 (2.94%) Cyber Threat
2 3 (2.94%) Management Information System
3 2 (1.96%) Cyber Defence
3 2 (1.96%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (0.98%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (0.98%) Insider Threat
4 1 (0.98%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 95 (93.14%) Cybersecurity
2 93 (91.18%) Information Security
3 89 (87.25%) Risk Management
4 87 (85.29%) Cyber Resilience
4 87 (85.29%) Project Management
4 87 (85.29%) Security Testing
5 5 (4.90%) Problem-Solving
6 4 (3.92%) Vulnerability Scanning
7 3 (2.94%) Change Management
7 3 (2.94%) Data Protection
7 3 (2.94%) Security Operations
7 3 (2.94%) Vulnerability Remediation
8 2 (1.96%) Business Intelligence
8 2 (1.96%) Collaborative Working
8 2 (1.96%) Computer Science
8 2 (1.96%) Incident Response
8 2 (1.96%) Roadmaps
8 2 (1.96%) Threat Management
8 2 (1.96%) Vulnerability Assessment
8 2 (1.96%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.96%) SQL
2 1 (0.98%) SAPscript
Qualifications
1 89 (87.25%) CISM
1 89 (87.25%) Degree
2 87 (85.29%) BPSS Clearance
2 87 (85.29%) CESG Certified Professional
2 87 (85.29%) CISSP
3 3 (2.94%) CISA
4 1 (0.98%) CISMP
4 1 (0.98%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (0.98%) SAP Certification
4 1 (0.98%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 94 (92.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 92 (90.20%) NIST
3 87 (85.29%) JSP 440
3 87 (85.29%) RMADS
4 3 (2.94%) PCI DSS
5 2 (1.96%) GDPR
5 2 (1.96%) GRC
5 2 (1.96%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 2 (1.96%) NCSC
6 1 (0.98%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.98%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 1 (0.98%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.98%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 3 (2.94%) Microsoft
2 1 (0.98%) SAP