Security Analyst Job Trends in Preston

Security Analyst
Lancashire > Preston

The median Security Analyst salary in Preston is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 June 2026.

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

6 months to
19 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 20 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Preston 6.04% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 6.19% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - -
Lancashire median annual salary £37,500 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Preston

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Preston. 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 Preston with a recognized job title 323 68 190
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.58% 90.67% 89.62%
Number of salaries quoted 194 45 144
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £47,683 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £52,500 £47,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.48% +11.70% +7.31%
75th Percentile £63,750 £59,081 £58,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £63,840 £63,750
Lancashire median annual salary £45,000 £50,055 £45,000
% change year-on-year -10.10% +11.23% -5.26%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

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 Preston.

Security Analyst job vacancy trend in Preston

Security Analyst
Salary Trend in Preston

Salary distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in Preston.

Salary distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in Preston

Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston

For the 6 months to 19 June 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 Preston region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 20 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 16 (80.00%) Azure
2 16 (80.00%) Azure Certification
2 16 (80.00%) CompTIA CySA+
2 16 (80.00%) CompTIA Security+
2 16 (80.00%) ForeScout
2 16 (80.00%) Mentoring
2 16 (80.00%) Microsoft
3 4 (20.00%) Bash
3 4 (20.00%) BPSS Clearance
3 4 (20.00%) Data Collection
3 4 (20.00%) Linux
3 4 (20.00%) Python
3 4 (20.00%) Red Hat
3 4 (20.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 4 (20.00%) Roadmaps
3 4 (20.00%) SIEM
3 4 (20.00%) SOAR
3 4 (20.00%) Windows

Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston 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 16 (80.00%) Azure
General
1 16 (80.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (20.00%) Aerospace
2 4 (20.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 4 (20.00%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 4 (20.00%) Linux
1 4 (20.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
1 4 (20.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 16 (80.00%) Mentoring
3 4 (20.00%) Data Collection
3 4 (20.00%) Roadmaps
3 4 (20.00%) SIEM
3 4 (20.00%) SOAR
Programming Languages
1 4 (20.00%) Bash
1 4 (20.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 16 (80.00%) Azure Certification
1 16 (80.00%) CompTIA CySA+
1 16 (80.00%) CompTIA Security+
2 4 (20.00%) BPSS Clearance
Vendors
1 16 (80.00%) ForeScout
1 16 (80.00%) Microsoft
2 4 (20.00%) Red Hat