Senior Security Analyst Job Trends in Portsmouth

Senior Security Analyst
Hampshire > Portsmouth

The median Senior Security Analyst salary in Portsmouth is £47,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 November 2025.

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

6 months to
17 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 49 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Security Analyst 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Portsmouth 0.28% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.30% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £46,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 - -
75th Percentile £48,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median annual salary £47,000 £65,000 -
% change year-on-year -27.69% - -

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 333 448 185
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.54% 96.14% 96.35%
Number of salaries quoted 173 310 146
10th Percentile £27,750 £26,950 £31,875
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,809 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £45,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.44% -18.18% +4.76%
75th Percentile £68,750 £60,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £79,700 £72,500 £78,125
Hampshire median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,250
% change year-on-year -9.09% +5.26% -5.00%

Senior Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior Security Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth.

Senior Security Analyst job vacancy trend in Portsmouth

Senior Security Analyst
Salary Trend in Portsmouth

Salary distribution trend for Senior Security Analyst job vacancies in Portsmouth.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Security Analyst job vacancies in Portsmouth

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

For the 6 months to 17 November 2025, Senior 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 Portsmouth region featuring Senior Security Analyst in the job title.

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

Senior Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth 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:

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