Security Analyst Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Security Analyst
South East > Thames Valley

The median Security Analyst salary in the Thames Valley is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 145 169 179
Rank change year-on-year +24 +10 +28
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 26 12 20
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.64% 0.35% 0.51%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.70% 0.41% 0.53%
Number of salaries quoted 11 2 19
10th Percentile - £43,550 £38,600
25th Percentile £51,250 £45,875 £43,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £52,000 £47,000
Median % change year-on-year +29.81% +10.64% -1.05%
75th Percentile £77,500 £58,375 £55,375
90th Percentile £85,000 £60,850 £61,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +25.00% +1.52%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 3,722 2,948 3,760
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.31% 87.12% 95.00%
Number of salaries quoted 2,181 1,458 2,675
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £43,750 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +14.29% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £90,000 £82,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.04% +9.52% -4.55%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Security Analyst job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Security Analyst
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Salary distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Security Analyst
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Analyst in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Security Analyst in the Thames Valley

Security Analyst
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Analyst within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Buckinghamshire +9 11 £68,750 +56.25%
Berkshire +2 10 £52,500 -12.50% 1
Oxfordshire - 5 - -
Security Analyst
South East

Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 14 January 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 Thames Valley region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 23 (88.46%) Azure
2 22 (84.62%) Cybersecurity
3 19 (73.08%) Microsoft
4 15 (57.69%) Azure Certification
4 15 (57.69%) CompTIA CySA+
4 15 (57.69%) CompTIA Security+
4 15 (57.69%) ForeScout
4 15 (57.69%) Mentoring
5 7 (26.92%) Azure Sentinel
5 7 (26.92%) CISSP
5 7 (26.92%) Continuous Improvement
5 7 (26.92%) GRC
5 7 (26.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (26.92%) Tenable
5 7 (26.92%) Vulnerability Management
6 4 (15.38%) AWS
6 4 (15.38%) CISA
6 4 (15.38%) CRISC
6 4 (15.38%) Cyber Essentials
6 4 (15.38%) GAP Analysis
6 4 (15.38%) GDPR
6 4 (15.38%) Incident Response
6 4 (15.38%) Nessus
6 4 (15.38%) NIST
6 4 (15.38%) Risk Management
6 4 (15.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 3 (11.54%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 3 (11.54%) CCSP
7 3 (11.54%) CEH
7 3 (11.54%) CGEIT

Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Business Applications
1 3 (11.54%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 23 (88.46%) Azure
2 7 (26.92%) Azure Sentinel
3 4 (15.38%) AWS
4 3 (11.54%) Cloud Computing
4 3 (11.54%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (3.85%) GCP
5 1 (3.85%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (11.54%) Firewall
General
1 19 (73.08%) Social Skills
2 4 (15.38%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (3.85%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (3.85%) Legal
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.85%) SLSA
Miscellaneous
1 4 (15.38%) Security Posture
2 1 (3.85%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (84.62%) Cybersecurity
2 15 (57.69%) Mentoring
3 7 (26.92%) Continuous Improvement
3 7 (26.92%) Vulnerability Management
4 4 (15.38%) GAP Analysis
4 4 (15.38%) Incident Response
4 4 (15.38%) Risk Management
4 4 (15.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 3 (11.54%) Identity Management
5 3 (11.54%) Kalman Filter
5 3 (11.54%) Security Architecture
5 3 (11.54%) Security Operations
5 3 (11.54%) Stakeholder Management
5 3 (11.54%) Web Filtering
6 2 (7.69%) Technical Leadership
6 2 (7.69%) Vulnerability Remediation
7 1 (3.85%) Actionable Insight
7 1 (3.85%) Due Diligence
7 1 (3.85%) Information Security
7 1 (3.85%) SBOM
Qualifications
1 15 (57.69%) Azure Certification
1 15 (57.69%) CompTIA CySA+
1 15 (57.69%) CompTIA Security+
2 7 (26.92%) CISSP
3 4 (15.38%) CISA
3 4 (15.38%) CRISC
4 3 (11.54%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 3 (11.54%) CCSP
4 3 (11.54%) CEH
4 3 (11.54%) CGEIT
4 3 (11.54%) Cisco Certification
4 3 (11.54%) CISM
5 1 (3.85%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (26.92%) GRC
1 7 (26.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (15.38%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (15.38%) GDPR
2 4 (15.38%) NIST
3 3 (11.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 3 (11.54%) PCI DSS
3 3 (11.54%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 1 (3.85%) California Consumer Privacy Act
4 1 (3.85%) SLA
4 1 (3.85%) SOC 2
Systems Management
1 4 (15.38%) Nessus
Vendors
1 19 (73.08%) Microsoft
2 15 (57.69%) ForeScout
3 7 (26.92%) Tenable
4 3 (11.54%) Google
4 3 (11.54%) Palo Alto
4 3 (11.54%) SAP
4 3 (11.54%) ServiceNow