Security Analyst Job Trends in Sheffield

Security Analyst
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The median Security Analyst salary in Sheffield is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 April 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 20 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Sheffield 3.15% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.29% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 - -
South Yorkshire median annual salary £65,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Sheffield

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Sheffield. 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 Sheffield with a recognized job title 607 257 992
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.74% 95.54% 95.48%
Number of salaries quoted 482 180 805
10th Percentile £28,250 £29,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £33,750 £32,356 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +15.79% -
75th Percentile £69,848 £75,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,875 £80,261
South Yorkshire median annual salary £46,000 £56,250 £47,500
% change year-on-year -18.22% +18.42% +5.56%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

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 Sheffield.

Security Analyst job vacancy trend in Sheffield

Security Analyst
Salary Trend in Sheffield

Salary distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in Sheffield.

Salary distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in Sheffield

Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield

For the 6 months to 12 April 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 Sheffield region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 20 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 19 (95.00%) Azure
2 19 (95.00%) Azure Certification
2 19 (95.00%) CompTIA CySA+
2 19 (95.00%) CompTIA Security+
2 19 (95.00%) ForeScout
2 19 (95.00%) Mentoring
2 19 (95.00%) Microsoft

Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield 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 19 (95.00%) Azure
General
1 19 (95.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 19 (95.00%) Mentoring
Qualifications
1 19 (95.00%) Azure Certification
1 19 (95.00%) CompTIA CySA+
1 19 (95.00%) CompTIA Security+
Vendors
1 19 (95.00%) ForeScout
1 19 (95.00%) Microsoft