Security Analyst Job Trends in Newport

Security Analyst
South Wales > Newport

The median Security Analyst salary in Newport is £41,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 November 2025.

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

 6 months to
28 Nov 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 26 18 22
Rank change year-on-year -8 +4 +21
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 3 1 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Newport 1.83% 1.45% 1.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.92% 1.47% 1.47%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £40,750 £41,875 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,500 £43,750 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.14% +25.00% -
75th Percentile £42,250 £45,625 -
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median annual salary £40,000 £43,750 £45,000
% change year-on-year -8.57% -2.78% +5.88%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Newport

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Newport. 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 Newport with a recognized job title 156 68 68
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.12% 98.55% 90.67%
Number of salaries quoted 114 58 63
10th Percentile £28,325 £32,800 £33,987
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £48,768 £49,053
Median % change year-on-year +7.65% -0.58% -1.89%
75th Percentile £66,211 £59,688 £63,750
90th Percentile £76,271 £92,375 £71,699
South Wales median annual salary £50,000 £49,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +2.04% -2.00% -

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Newport

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 Newport.

Security Analyst job vacancy trend in Newport

Security Analyst
Salary Trend in Newport

Salary distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in Newport.

Salary distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in Newport

Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newport

For the 6 months to 28 November 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 Newport region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (66.67%) Azure
2 2 (66.67%) Azure Certification
2 2 (66.67%) CompTIA CySA+
2 2 (66.67%) CompTIA Security+
2 2 (66.67%) ForeScout
2 2 (66.67%) Mentoring
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
3 1 (33.33%) AlienVault
3 1 (33.33%) Behavioural Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Cyber Resilience
3 1 (33.33%) Incident Response
3 1 (33.33%) Information Security
3 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
3 1 (33.33%) LogRhythm
3 1 (33.33%) NIST
3 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Security Operations
3 1 (33.33%) SIEM
3 1 (33.33%) Social Engineering
3 1 (33.33%) Splunk
3 1 (33.33%) Threat Management
3 1 (33.33%) Vulnerability Remediation

Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newport 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 2 (66.67%) Azure
General
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Cyber Threat
1 1 (33.33%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (66.67%) Mentoring
3 1 (33.33%) Behavioural Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Cyber Resilience
3 1 (33.33%) Incident Response
3 1 (33.33%) Information Security
3 1 (33.33%) Security Operations
3 1 (33.33%) SIEM
3 1 (33.33%) Social Engineering
3 1 (33.33%) Threat Management
3 1 (33.33%) Vulnerability Remediation
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Azure Certification
1 2 (66.67%) CompTIA CySA+
1 2 (66.67%) CompTIA Security+
2 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
1 1 (33.33%) NIST
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) ForeScout
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) AlienVault
2 1 (33.33%) LogRhythm
2 1 (33.33%) Splunk
4 Security Analyst jobs in South Wales