Security Analyst Jobs in the South East

Security Analyst
England > South East

The median Security Analyst salary in the South East is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 July 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 275 283 371
Rank change year-on-year +8 +88 -50
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 79 78 139
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.52% 0.67% 0.63%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.56% 0.74% 0.66%
Number of salaries quoted 65 63 112
10th Percentile £41,250 £37,463 £33,500
25th Percentile £42,000 £41,125 £37,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £49,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% +10.00% -10.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £59,375 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £65,000 £67,500
England median annual salary £54,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +8.00% -4.76% +5.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title 14,224 10,599 21,077
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.24% 91.47% 95.52%
Number of salaries quoted 9,733 7,232 12,510
10th Percentile £29,000 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £40,463
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - +9.09%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Analyst in the South East

Security Analyst
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Analyst in the South East.

Salary trend for Security Analyst in the South East

Security Analyst
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Analyst in the South East over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Analyst in the South East

Security Analyst
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Analyst within the South East region over the 6 months to 26 July 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
Kent +1 20 £57,500 +4.55%
Thames Valley +30 19 £42,250 +3.11%
Berkshire +26 15 £42,000 +2.50%
Hampshire -32 13 £52,500 +6.06%
Surrey -39 11 £80,000 +33.33% 1
Buckinghamshire +6 4 £47,500 -
East Sussex +19 2 £55,000 +33.33%
West Sussex +15 2 £37,500 +5.63%
Middlesex - 2 - -
Security Analyst
England

Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 26 July 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 South East region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 50 (63.29%) Cybersecurity
2 35 (44.30%) Information Security
3 31 (39.24%) Azure
3 31 (39.24%) Microsoft
4 28 (35.44%) Incident Response
5 19 (24.05%) SIEM
6 18 (22.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 17 (21.52%) Incident Management
7 17 (21.52%) Risk Management
8 16 (20.25%) Finance
9 15 (18.99%) Firewall
9 15 (18.99%) Vulnerability Management
10 14 (17.72%) Windows
11 13 (16.46%) Security Operations
12 12 (15.19%) Cloud Security
12 12 (15.19%) CCSP
12 12 (15.19%) Management Information System
12 12 (15.19%) Cisco Certification
12 12 (15.19%) Mentoring
12 12 (15.19%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 11 (13.92%) AWS
13 11 (13.92%) CISSP
14 10 (12.66%) Vulnerability Assessment
14 10 (12.66%) Network Security
14 10 (12.66%) CompTIA Security+
14 10 (12.66%) Analytical Skills
14 10 (12.66%) Problem-Solving
15 9 (11.39%) NIST
15 9 (11.39%) Security Monitoring
15 9 (11.39%) Vulnerability Remediation

Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 4 (5.06%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (5.06%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 31 (39.24%) Azure
2 11 (13.92%) AWS
3 7 (8.86%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (3.80%) GCP
5 2 (2.53%) Power Platform
6 1 (1.27%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 15 (18.99%) Firewall
2 10 (12.66%) Network Security
3 5 (6.33%) DNS
4 4 (5.06%) Intrusion Detection
5 3 (3.80%) LAN
5 3 (3.80%) WAN
5 3 (3.80%) Wireless
6 2 (2.53%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.53%) Power BI
General
1 16 (20.25%) Finance
2 10 (12.66%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (10.13%) Social Skills
4 4 (5.06%) Banking
5 2 (2.53%) Legal
5 2 (2.53%) Manufacturing
6 1 (1.27%) Automotive
6 1 (1.27%) Law
6 1 (1.27%) Marketing
6 1 (1.27%) Retail
6 1 (1.27%) Retail Finance
Miscellaneous
1 12 (15.19%) Management Information System
2 7 (8.86%) Cyber Kill Chain
2 7 (8.86%) Security Operations Centre
3 6 (7.59%) Cyberattack
4 5 (6.33%) Insider Threat
4 5 (6.33%) Operational Technology
5 4 (5.06%) Analytical Mindset
6 3 (3.80%) Cyber Threat
7 2 (2.53%) Cyber Defence
7 2 (2.53%) Security Posture
8 1 (1.27%) Cyber Security Posture
8 1 (1.27%) SCADA
8 1 (1.27%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (1.27%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 14 (17.72%) Windows
2 6 (7.59%) Windows Server
3 5 (6.33%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (63.29%) Cybersecurity
2 35 (44.30%) Information Security
3 28 (35.44%) Incident Response
4 19 (24.05%) SIEM
5 17 (21.52%) Incident Management
5 17 (21.52%) Risk Management
6 15 (18.99%) Vulnerability Management
7 13 (16.46%) Security Operations
8 12 (15.19%) Cloud Security
8 12 (15.19%) Mentoring
9 10 (12.66%) Problem-Solving
9 10 (12.66%) Vulnerability Assessment
10 9 (11.39%) Security Architecture
10 9 (11.39%) Security Monitoring
10 9 (11.39%) Vulnerability Remediation
11 8 (10.13%) Threat Detection
12 7 (8.86%) Risk Assessment
13 6 (7.59%) Patch Management
13 6 (7.59%) Penetration Testing
14 5 (6.33%) Identity Access Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.27%) C++
1 1 (1.27%) Python
Qualifications
1 12 (15.19%) (ISC)2 CCSP
1 12 (15.19%) CCSP
1 12 (15.19%) Cisco Certification
2 11 (13.92%) CISSP
3 10 (12.66%) CompTIA Security+
4 9 (11.39%) Security Cleared
5 6 (7.59%) CEH
6 5 (6.33%) Azure Certification
7 4 (5.06%) Degree
8 3 (3.80%) AWS Certification
8 3 (3.80%) MCP
8 3 (3.80%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (3.80%) SC Cleared
9 2 (2.53%) CISA
9 2 (2.53%) CISM
9 2 (2.53%) CompTIA CySA+
10 1 (1.27%) Computer Science Degree
10 1 (1.27%) CRISC
10 1 (1.27%) Postgraduate
10 1 (1.27%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (22.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (11.39%) NIST
3 4 (5.06%) NCSC
4 3 (3.80%) GDPR
4 3 (3.80%) GRC
4 3 (3.80%) ISO 22301
4 3 (3.80%) ISO 31000
4 3 (3.80%) SLA
5 2 (2.53%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (2.53%) PCI DSS
5 2 (2.53%) SOC 2
6 1 (1.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 9 (11.39%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (6.33%) WSUS
2 2 (2.53%) Nessus
3 1 (1.27%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 31 (39.24%) Microsoft
2 7 (8.86%) Cisco
3 5 (6.33%) BT
4 4 (5.06%) Qualys
5 3 (3.80%) CrowdStrike
5 3 (3.80%) Palo Alto
6 2 (2.53%) IBM
7 1 (1.27%) Meraki