Security Analyst Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

Security Analyst
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The median Security Analyst salary in Newcastle upon Tyne is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 December 2025.

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

 6 months to
19 Dec 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 52 63 36
Rank change year-on-year +11 -27 +29
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 6 2 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne 1.06% 0.34% 1.08%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.09% 0.35% 1.11%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £36,500
25th Percentile £53,750 - £36,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 - £40,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -40.74%
75th Percentile £61,250 - £42,500
90th Percentile - - -
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £57,500 - £40,000
% change year-on-year - - -40.74%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Newcastle upon Tyne

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne. 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 Newcastle upon Tyne with a recognized job title 549 574 271
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.83% 97.29% 97.13%
Number of salaries quoted 403 256 240
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,625 £30,400
25th Percentile £30,875 £40,928 £38,156
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,028
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +9.94% -9.04%
75th Percentile £67,500 £72,569 £63,750
90th Percentile £84,500 £95,000 £77,500
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -9.09%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

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 Newcastle upon Tyne.

Security Analyst job vacancy trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Security Analyst
Salary Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Salary distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Salary distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne

Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne

For the 6 months to 19 December 2025, 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 Newcastle upon Tyne region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 6 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 5 (83.33%) Azure
2 5 (83.33%) Azure Certification
2 5 (83.33%) CompTIA CySA+
2 5 (83.33%) CompTIA Security+
2 5 (83.33%) ForeScout
2 5 (83.33%) Mentoring
3 1 (16.67%) Active Directory
3 1 (16.67%) CrowdStrike
3 1 (16.67%) Firewall
3 1 (16.67%) Incident Response
3 1 (16.67%) Qualys
3 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared
3 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
3 1 (16.67%) Security Operations
3 1 (16.67%) SIEM
3 1 (16.67%) Vulnerability Management
3 1 (16.67%) Vulnerability Scanning
3 1 (16.67%) Zscaler

Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne 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 5 (83.33%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (16.67%) Firewall
General
1 5 (83.33%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 5 (83.33%) Mentoring
3 1 (16.67%) Incident Response
3 1 (16.67%) Security Operations
3 1 (16.67%) SIEM
3 1 (16.67%) Vulnerability Management
3 1 (16.67%) Vulnerability Scanning
Qualifications
1 5 (83.33%) Azure Certification
1 5 (83.33%) CompTIA CySA+
1 5 (83.33%) CompTIA Security+
2 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared
2 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (16.67%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 6 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 5 (83.33%) ForeScout
3 1 (16.67%) CrowdStrike
3 1 (16.67%) Qualys
3 1 (16.67%) Zscaler
72 Security Analyst jobs in England