Security Analyst Job Trends in the South East

Security Analyst
England > South East

The median Security Analyst salary in the South East is £54,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 September 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 167 261 285
Rank change year-on-year +94 +24 -52
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 189 38 56
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 1.03% 0.42% 0.43%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.09% 0.47% 0.45%
Number of salaries quoted 55 30 39
10th Percentile £35,500 £36,138 £38,880
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,313 £43,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £54,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.92% -9.17% +17.07%
75th Percentile £68,750 £64,875 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £70,000 £68,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £51,625 £58,500
% change year-on-year +6.54% -11.75% +6.36%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 17,291 8,108 12,384
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.54% 89.47% 95.90%
Number of salaries quoted 12,311 4,456 7,494
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £51,573
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -3.05% -6.23%
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £81,250
England median annual salary £59,300 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.82% - -8.33%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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 the South East.

Security Analyst job vacancy trend in the South East

Security Analyst
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in the South East.

Salary distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies 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 13 September 2026.

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 13 September 2026. 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
Thames Valley +56 57 £45,000 -28.00% 10
Hampshire -20 51 £80,000 +48.15% 7
Surrey +15 46 £67,500 +12.50% 4
Berkshire +47 30 £52,500 - 9
Buckinghamshire +7 19 £42,500 -39.29% 1
Kent -10 16 - - 3
West Sussex -6 10 £45,000 - 1
Oxfordshire - 8 - -
East Sussex - 8 - -
Security Analyst
England

Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 13 September 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 South East region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 144 (76.19%) Cybersecurity
2 96 (50.79%) Microsoft
3 93 (49.21%) Azure
4 92 (48.68%) CompTIA Security+
5 87 (46.03%) Mentoring
6 83 (43.92%) CompTIA CySA+
7 80 (42.33%) Azure Certification
7 80 (42.33%) ForeScout
8 45 (23.81%) Security Operations
9 44 (23.28%) SIEM
10 40 (21.16%) Vulnerability Management
11 33 (17.46%) Security Cleared
12 29 (15.34%) Firewall
13 26 (13.76%) Data Security
13 26 (13.76%) Palo Alto
13 26 (13.76%) Qualys
13 26 (13.76%) Wi-Fi
14 25 (13.23%) Incident Response
15 24 (12.70%) Aruba
15 24 (12.70%) Cisco
15 24 (12.70%) Problem-Solving
16 23 (12.17%) Cisco Nexus
16 23 (12.17%) DV Cleared
17 22 (11.64%) Continuous Improvement
17 22 (11.64%) Incident Management
17 22 (11.64%) Information Security
17 22 (11.64%) Penetration Testing
18 21 (11.11%) Network Load Balancing
19 20 (10.58%) LAN
19 20 (10.58%) WAN

Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.53%) IIS
Cloud Services
1 93 (49.21%) Azure
2 11 (5.82%) Azure Sentinel
3 9 (4.76%) Entra ID
4 7 (3.70%) AWS
4 7 (3.70%) Microsoft 365
5 6 (3.17%) Cloudflare
6 3 (1.59%) Azure Logic Apps
6 3 (1.59%) SaaS
7 1 (0.53%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 29 (15.34%) Firewall
2 26 (13.76%) Wi-Fi
3 23 (12.17%) Cisco Nexus
4 20 (10.58%) LAN
4 20 (10.58%) WAN
5 11 (5.82%) Internet
6 9 (4.76%) DNS
7 8 (4.23%) SSL
8 6 (3.17%) Network Security
9 4 (2.12%) NGFW
9 4 (2.12%) Wireless
10 1 (0.53%) HTTP
10 1 (0.53%) TCP/IP
10 1 (0.53%) VPN
General
1 104 (55.03%) Social Skills
2 24 (12.70%) Analytical Skills
3 9 (4.76%) Aerospace
4 4 (2.12%) Law
5 3 (1.59%) Finance
5 3 (1.59%) Retail
6 2 (1.06%) Manufacturing
7 1 (0.53%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.12%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 16 (8.47%) Cyber Threat
2 15 (7.94%) Security Operations Centre
3 8 (4.23%) Management Information System
3 8 (4.23%) Security Posture
4 7 (3.70%) Cyber Defence
5 4 (2.12%) CESG
6 3 (1.59%) Analytical Mindset
6 3 (1.59%) Social Media
7 2 (1.06%) CSOC
8 1 (0.53%) Data Centre
8 1 (0.53%) Embedded Systems
8 1 (0.53%) Mobile Payment
8 1 (0.53%) Operational Technology
8 1 (0.53%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (0.53%) Smartcard
Operating Systems
1 10 (5.29%) Linux
1 10 (5.29%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 144 (76.19%) Cybersecurity
2 87 (46.03%) Mentoring
3 45 (23.81%) Security Operations
4 44 (23.28%) SIEM
5 40 (21.16%) Vulnerability Management
6 26 (13.76%) Data Security
7 25 (13.23%) Incident Response
8 24 (12.70%) Problem-Solving
9 22 (11.64%) Continuous Improvement
9 22 (11.64%) Incident Management
9 22 (11.64%) Information Security
9 22 (11.64%) Penetration Testing
10 21 (11.11%) Network Load Balancing
11 19 (10.05%) Business Continuity
11 19 (10.05%) Threat Detection
12 14 (7.41%) Disaster Recovery
13 12 (6.35%) BCP
13 12 (6.35%) Business Continuity Planning
14 11 (5.82%) ITIL
14 11 (5.82%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 13 (6.88%) Python
2 11 (5.82%) PowerShell
3 4 (2.12%) C#
3 4 (2.12%) Kusto Query Language
4 2 (1.06%) Go
4 2 (1.06%) Java
5 1 (0.53%) Search Processing Language
Qualifications
1 92 (48.68%) CompTIA Security+
2 83 (43.92%) CompTIA CySA+
3 80 (42.33%) Azure Certification
4 33 (17.46%) Security Cleared
5 23 (12.17%) DV Cleared
6 13 (6.88%) SC Cleared
7 9 (4.76%) CISSP
7 9 (4.76%) Degree
8 6 (3.17%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 5 (2.65%) CISM
9 5 (2.65%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (1.59%) AWS Certification
11 2 (1.06%) GCIH
11 2 (1.06%) GIAC
11 2 (1.06%) SANS
12 1 (0.53%) CISA
12 1 (0.53%) CISMP
12 1 (0.53%) CRISC
12 1 (0.53%) GCIA
12 1 (0.53%) PCI QSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (10.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 6 (3.17%) NIST
3 5 (2.65%) PCI DSS
4 3 (1.59%) Cyber Essentials
4 3 (1.59%) GRC
4 3 (1.59%) ISO 22301
4 3 (1.59%) ISO 9001
4 3 (1.59%) QA
4 3 (1.59%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 3 (1.59%) SOC 2
5 2 (1.06%) GDPR
6 1 (0.53%) ISO 31000
6 1 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 27005
6 1 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 42001
6 1 (0.53%) NCSC
System Software
1 6 (3.17%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 6 (3.17%) Graylog
2 3 (1.59%) QRadar
3 2 (1.06%) Kibana
Vendors
1 96 (50.79%) Microsoft
2 80 (42.33%) ForeScout
3 26 (13.76%) Palo Alto
3 26 (13.76%) Qualys
4 24 (12.70%) Aruba
4 24 (12.70%) Cisco
5 6 (3.17%) Splunk
6 4 (2.12%) CrowdStrike
7 3 (1.59%) Darktrace