Security Analyst Jobs in Scotland

Security Analyst
UK > Scotland

The median Security Analyst salary in Scotland is £48,507 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 255 198 214
Rank change year-on-year -57 +16 -47
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 28 21 36
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.42% 0.45% 0.62%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.43% 0.50% 0.65%
Number of salaries quoted 26 13 28
10th Percentile £42,500 £27,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £47,000 £45,000 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,507 £50,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.99% +17.65% -0.36%
75th Percentile £58,438 £57,500 £54,500
90th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £55,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +10.53%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title 6,525 4,242 5,553
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.88% 90.10% 96.16%
Number of salaries quoted 2,619 2,305 2,995
10th Percentile £27,950 £31,250 £28,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £38,775
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £56,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.08% +7.62% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Analyst in Scotland

Security Analyst
Salary Trend in Scotland

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

Salary trend for Security Analyst in Scotland

Security Analyst
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Analyst in Scotland over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Analyst in Scotland

Security Analyst
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Analyst within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 4 May 2024. 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
Glasgow -89 19 £47,000 +1.62% 5
Edinburgh +37 3 £48,507 -2.99% 1
Highlands +1 3 £60,000 -
Dumfries and Galloway - 2 £40,000 -
Argyll and Bute - 1 - - 1
Security Analyst
UK

Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 4 May 2024, 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 Scotland region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 16 (57.14%) Azure
2 15 (53.57%) Cybersecurity
3 13 (46.43%) Cloud Security
4 12 (42.86%) Microsoft 365
4 12 (42.86%) SIEM
5 11 (39.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 11 (39.29%) Information Security
5 11 (39.29%) MITRE ATT&CK
5 11 (39.29%) Cyberattack
6 10 (35.71%) Vulnerability Remediation
7 8 (28.57%) DKIM
7 8 (28.57%) DMARC
7 8 (28.57%) CASB
7 8 (28.57%) SOAR
7 8 (28.57%) NIST
7 8 (28.57%) Internet
7 8 (28.57%) DNS
8 6 (21.43%) CISSP
8 6 (21.43%) Vulnerability Management
8 6 (21.43%) Security Operations
8 6 (21.43%) Operational Technology
9 5 (17.86%) Social Skills
9 5 (17.86%) Disaster Recovery
9 5 (17.86%) Firewall
9 5 (17.86%) CISM
9 5 (17.86%) Vulnerability Assessment
9 5 (17.86%) Penetration Testing
10 4 (14.29%) Manufacturing
10 4 (14.29%) Project Management
10 4 (14.29%) Microsoft

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

Applications
1 2 (7.14%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 16 (57.14%) Azure
2 12 (42.86%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (10.71%) Azure Sentinel
3 3 (10.71%) IaaS
3 3 (10.71%) PaaS
3 3 (10.71%) SaaS
4 2 (7.14%) Power Platform
5 1 (3.57%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 8 (28.57%) DKIM
1 8 (28.57%) DMARC
1 8 (28.57%) DNS
1 8 (28.57%) Internet
2 5 (17.86%) Firewall
3 2 (7.14%) LAN
3 2 (7.14%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (7.14%) Power BI
1 2 (7.14%) Tableau
General
1 5 (17.86%) Social Skills
2 4 (14.29%) Manufacturing
3 3 (10.71%) Pharmaceutical
4 2 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (7.14%) Finance
5 1 (3.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (3.57%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 11 (39.29%) Cyberattack
2 6 (21.43%) Operational Technology
3 2 (7.14%) IoT
3 2 (7.14%) Management Information System
4 1 (3.57%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 3 (10.71%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (53.57%) Cybersecurity
2 13 (46.43%) Cloud Security
3 12 (42.86%) SIEM
4 11 (39.29%) Information Security
4 11 (39.29%) MITRE ATT&CK
5 10 (35.71%) Vulnerability Remediation
6 8 (28.57%) SOAR
7 6 (21.43%) Security Operations
7 6 (21.43%) Vulnerability Management
8 5 (17.86%) Disaster Recovery
8 5 (17.86%) Penetration Testing
8 5 (17.86%) Vulnerability Assessment
9 4 (14.29%) Incident Response
9 4 (14.29%) Project Management
10 3 (10.71%) Secure Coding
11 2 (7.14%) Contingency Planning
11 2 (7.14%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 2 (7.14%) Regulatory Compliance
11 2 (7.14%) Threat Analysis
11 2 (7.14%) Threat Management
Qualifications
1 6 (21.43%) CISSP
2 5 (17.86%) CISM
3 3 (10.71%) CISA
3 3 (10.71%) CompTIA Security+
3 3 (10.71%) Degree
4 2 (7.14%) SSCP
5 1 (3.57%) CompTIA CySA+
5 1 (3.57%) MCSE
5 1 (3.57%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (3.57%) Network+ Certification
5 1 (3.57%) SC Cleared
5 1 (3.57%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (39.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 8 (28.57%) NIST
3 3 (10.71%) ISO 22301
4 2 (7.14%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (7.14%) GDPR
4 2 (7.14%) HIPAA
System Software
1 1 (3.57%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 8 (28.57%) CASB
2 3 (10.71%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 4 (14.29%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.57%) Citrix
2 1 (3.57%) ConnectWise
2 1 (3.57%) Palo Alto
2 1 (3.57%) Rapid7