Security Analyst Jobs in Portsmouth

Security Analyst
Hampshire > Portsmouth

The median Security Analyst salary in Portsmouth is £49,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 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
10 May 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 50 55 61
Rank change year-on-year +5 +6 +11
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 2 1 8
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Portsmouth 0.55% 0.20% 1.84%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.56% 0.21% 2.01%
Number of salaries quoted 2 1 6
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £51,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £52,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +23.53% +19.16%
75th Percentile - £53,750 £43,750
90th Percentile - - £44,375
Hampshire median annual salary £52,750 £52,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +0.48% +16.67% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Portsmouth

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Portsmouth. 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 Portsmouth with a recognized job title 357 478 398
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.81% 93.73% 91.71%
Number of salaries quoted 176 411 294
10th Percentile £32,750 £24,500 £28,575
25th Percentile £47,637 £35,000 £38,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £44,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +23.60% -11.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £68,125 £61,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £77,500
Hampshire median annual salary £53,000 £50,000 £52,000
% change year-on-year +6.00% -3.85% -0.95%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Analyst in Portsmouth

Security Analyst
Salary Trend in Portsmouth

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

Salary trend for Security Analyst in Portsmouth

Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 26 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Portsmouth

For the 6 months to 10 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 Portsmouth region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) Firewall
1 2 (100.00%) GCIH
1 2 (100.00%) CEH
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 2 (100.00%) Bash
1 2 (100.00%) SIEM
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Threat
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 2 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 2 (100.00%) Security Operations Centre
1 2 (100.00%) Forensic Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) NIST
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 2 (100.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
1 2 (100.00%) CompTIA CySA+
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 2 (100.00%) Security Posture
1 2 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture

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

Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) Firewall
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Threat
1 2 (100.00%) Security Operations Centre
1 2 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Forensic Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 2 (100.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 2 (100.00%) SIEM
1 2 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) Bash
1 2 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 2 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) CEH
1 2 (100.00%) CompTIA CySA+
1 2 (100.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (100.00%) NIST
5 Security Analyst jobs in Hampshire