Security Analyst Job Trends in the North of England

Security Analyst
England > North of England

The median Security Analyst salary in the North of England is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 August 2026.

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

6 months to
18 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 125 286 274
Rank change year-on-year +161 -12 -46
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 279 23 65
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 1.25% 0.24% 0.43%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.32% 0.27% 0.45%
Number of salaries quoted 101 17 53
10th Percentile - £33,100 £37,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,040 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +16.67% -8.16%
75th Percentile £60,000 £58,750 £55,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £67,750 £63,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £54,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -2.78% +2.86%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North of England. 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 North of England with a recognized job title 21,165 8,502 14,338
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.54% 88.33% 95.08%
Number of salaries quoted 15,445 4,578 9,742
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,000 £28,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -8.33%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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 the North of England.

Security Analyst job vacancy trend in the North of England

Security Analyst
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in the North of England.

Salary distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in the North of England

Security Analyst
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Analyst in the North of England over the 6 months to 18 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Security Analyst in the North of England

Security Analyst
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Analyst within the North of England region over the 6 months to 18 August 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
Yorkshire +78 132 £55,000 +11.68% 9
North West +103 124 £50,000 +11.11% 17
North East -39 23 £46,500 -15.45% 2
Security Analyst
England

Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 18 August 2026, 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 North of England region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 251 (89.96%) Cybersecurity
2 183 (65.59%) Microsoft
3 170 (60.93%) Azure
3 170 (60.93%) CompTIA Security+
4 168 (60.22%) CompTIA CySA+
5 165 (59.14%) Azure Certification
5 165 (59.14%) ForeScout
5 165 (59.14%) Mentoring
6 41 (14.70%) Information Security
7 32 (11.47%) SIEM
8 28 (10.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 28 (10.04%) Vulnerability Management
9 27 (9.68%) Incident Response
10 25 (8.96%) Security Operations
11 23 (8.24%) AWS
12 20 (7.17%) Network Security
13 19 (6.81%) Continuous Improvement
13 19 (6.81%) NIST
14 16 (5.73%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 13 (4.66%) Degree
16 12 (4.30%) Windows
17 11 (3.94%) Problem-Solving
17 11 (3.94%) Vulnerability Remediation
18 10 (3.58%) Microsoft 365
19 9 (3.23%) CISSP
19 9 (3.23%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
19 9 (3.23%) Data Loss Prevention
19 9 (3.23%) GDPR
19 9 (3.23%) SOAR
19 9 (3.23%) Threat Detection

Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Applications
1 4 (1.43%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 170 (60.93%) Azure
2 23 (8.24%) AWS
3 10 (3.58%) Microsoft 365
4 6 (2.15%) Mimecast
5 5 (1.79%) Azure Sentinel
5 5 (1.79%) Microsoft Purview
6 1 (0.36%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 20 (7.17%) Network Security
2 8 (2.87%) Firewall
3 4 (1.43%) NGFW
4 3 (1.08%) HTTP
4 3 (1.08%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (0.36%) Internet
General
1 180 (64.52%) Social Skills
2 18 (6.45%) Finance
3 13 (4.66%) Pharmaceutical
4 7 (2.51%) Public Sector
5 4 (1.43%) Aerospace
5 4 (1.43%) Law
6 3 (1.08%) Analytical Skills
6 3 (1.08%) Documentation Skills
6 3 (1.08%) Financial Institution
6 3 (1.08%) Organisational Skills
7 2 (0.72%) Legal
7 2 (0.72%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.43%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 33 (11.83%) Security Posture
2 9 (3.23%) Cyber Threat
3 5 (1.79%) Operational Technology
4 4 (1.43%) Onboarding
4 4 (1.43%) Self-Motivation
5 3 (1.08%) Management Information System
5 3 (1.08%) Online Gambling
5 3 (1.08%) SCADA
5 3 (1.08%) Video\Live Streaming
6 2 (0.72%) Cyber Defence
6 2 (0.72%) Cyberattack
6 2 (0.72%) Cybercrime
Operating Systems
1 12 (4.30%) Windows
2 6 (2.15%) Linux
3 4 (1.43%) Mac OS
3 4 (1.43%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 251 (89.96%) Cybersecurity
2 165 (59.14%) Mentoring
3 41 (14.70%) Information Security
4 32 (11.47%) SIEM
5 28 (10.04%) Vulnerability Management
6 27 (9.68%) Incident Response
7 25 (8.96%) Security Operations
8 19 (6.81%) Continuous Improvement
9 16 (5.73%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 11 (3.94%) Problem-Solving
10 11 (3.94%) Vulnerability Remediation
11 9 (3.23%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
11 9 (3.23%) Data Loss Prevention
11 9 (3.23%) SOAR
11 9 (3.23%) Threat Detection
11 9 (3.23%) Threat Intelligence
11 9 (3.23%) Vulnerability Scanning
12 8 (2.87%) Disaster Recovery
12 8 (2.87%) Security Monitoring
12 8 (2.87%) Threat Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (2.51%) PowerShell
1 7 (2.51%) Python
2 4 (1.43%) Bash
Qualifications
1 170 (60.93%) CompTIA Security+
2 168 (60.22%) CompTIA CySA+
3 165 (59.14%) Azure Certification
4 13 (4.66%) Degree
5 9 (3.23%) CISSP
6 8 (2.87%) CISM
7 4 (1.43%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (1.08%) Postgraduate
9 2 (0.72%) CEH
9 2 (0.72%) CISMP
9 2 (0.72%) GCIH
9 2 (0.72%) SANS
9 2 (0.72%) SSCP
10 1 (0.36%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 1 (0.36%) CCSP
10 1 (0.36%) CISA
10 1 (0.36%) Cisco Certification
10 1 (0.36%) GSEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (10.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 19 (6.81%) NIST
3 9 (3.23%) GDPR
4 6 (2.15%) PCI DSS
5 4 (1.43%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (0.72%) SOC 2
System Software
1 4 (1.43%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 6 (2.15%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (1.43%) Nessus
3 3 (1.08%) Network Intrusion Detection System
4 2 (0.72%) Jamf Pro
4 2 (0.72%) QRadar
Vendors
1 183 (65.59%) Microsoft
2 165 (59.14%) ForeScout
3 8 (2.87%) Tanium
4 4 (1.43%) Palo Alto
4 4 (1.43%) Red Hat
4 4 (1.43%) Splunk
5 1 (0.36%) Cisco
5 1 (0.36%) Proofpoint
5 1 (0.36%) Zscaler