Security Incident Analyst Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Security Incident Analyst
South East > Thames Valley

The median Security Incident Analyst salary in the Thames Valley is £41,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 September 2026.

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

6 months to
23 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 196 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Incident Analyst 7 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.095% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% - -
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 0
10th Percentile £36,875 - -
25th Percentile £37,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,250 - -
75th Percentile £43,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £41,250 - -

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 6,932 3,498 4,537
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.88% 91.26% 95.42%
Number of salaries quoted 4,905 1,569 2,439
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £31,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £48,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.58% -8.57% -4.55%
75th Percentile £71,250 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £82,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -4.55%

Security Incident Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Security Incident Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Security Incident Analyst job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Security Incident Analyst
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

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

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

Security Incident 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 Incident Analyst within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 23 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
Buckinghamshire - 6 £41,250 -
Berkshire - 1 - - 1
Security Incident Analyst
South East

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

For the 6 months to 23 September 2026, Security Incident 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 Incident Analyst in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 6 (85.71%) Analytics
2 6 (85.71%) Azure
2 6 (85.71%) Azure Sentinel
2 6 (85.71%) CompTIA Security+
2 6 (85.71%) Continuous Improvement
2 6 (85.71%) DNS
2 6 (85.71%) ITIL
2 6 (85.71%) Linux
2 6 (85.71%) Microsoft
2 6 (85.71%) PowerShell
2 6 (85.71%) Python
2 6 (85.71%) SC Cleared
2 6 (85.71%) Security Cleared
2 6 (85.71%) Security Operations
2 6 (85.71%) SSL
2 6 (85.71%) Windows
3 4 (57.14%) Active Directory
3 4 (57.14%) Cloudflare
3 4 (57.14%) Entra ID
3 4 (57.14%) Graylog
3 4 (57.14%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 4 (57.14%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (57.14%) Service Management
3 4 (57.14%) SIEM
4 2 (28.57%) C#
4 2 (28.57%) Go
4 2 (28.57%) ISO 22301
4 2 (28.57%) ISO 9001
4 2 (28.57%) ISO/IEC 27001

Security Incident 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:

Cloud Services
1 6 (85.71%) Azure
1 6 (85.71%) Azure Sentinel
2 4 (57.14%) Cloudflare
2 4 (57.14%) Entra ID
3 2 (28.57%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 6 (85.71%) DNS
1 6 (85.71%) SSL
General
1 6 (85.71%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Finance
2 2 (28.57%) Manufacturing
2 2 (28.57%) Retail
2 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (57.14%) Cyber Defence
1 4 (57.14%) Security Operations Centre
2 2 (28.57%) Analytical Mindset
2 2 (28.57%) Cyber Threat
2 2 (28.57%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 6 (85.71%) Linux
1 6 (85.71%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 6 (85.71%) Analytics
2 6 (85.71%) Continuous Improvement
2 6 (85.71%) ITIL
2 6 (85.71%) Security Operations
3 4 (57.14%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (57.14%) Service Management
3 4 (57.14%) SIEM
4 1 (14.29%) Incident Response
Programming Languages
1 6 (85.71%) PowerShell
1 6 (85.71%) Python
2 2 (28.57%) C#
2 2 (28.57%) Go
Qualifications
1 6 (85.71%) CompTIA Security+
1 6 (85.71%) SC Cleared
1 6 (85.71%) Security Cleared
2 4 (57.14%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (28.57%) ISO 22301
1 2 (28.57%) ISO 9001
1 2 (28.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 4 (57.14%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (57.14%) Graylog
Vendors
1 6 (85.71%) Microsoft