Security Analyst Jobs in the UK excluding London

Security Analyst
UK > UK excluding London

The median Security Analyst salary in the UK excluding London is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 May 2025.

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

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 379 447 440
Rank change year-on-year +68 -7 -51
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 210 348 344
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.53% 0.46% 0.60%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.59% 0.49% 0.67%
Number of salaries quoted 85 303 259
10th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £41,250 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £46,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% +2.15% +3.33%
75th Percentile £58,750 £57,750 £56,375
90th Percentile £68,250 £68,750 £65,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -1.96%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 35,806 71,101 51,023
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.22% 94.94% 89.01%
Number of salaries quoted 18,138 50,103 29,550
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,750 £29,750
25th Percentile £36,750 £35,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £50,000 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.00% -6.54% +6.49%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £81,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured Security Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Security Analyst in the UK excluding London

Security Analyst
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Analyst in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Security Analyst in the UK excluding London

Security Analyst
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Analyst in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Security Analyst in the UK excluding London

Security Analyst
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Analyst within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 31 May 2025. 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
Midlands +114 105 £44,810 -5.66% 17
West Midlands +94 68 £45,000 +3.45% 4
South East +27 44 £52,250 +4.50% 22
East Midlands +56 37 £40,000 -23.81% 13
North of England -44 20 £56,250 +23.29% 19
Scotland +110 17 £55,000 +13.39% 19
North West -43 13 £55,000 +22.22% 13
South West +76 12 £47,500 -13.64% 8
East of England +43 11 £47,500 - 9
Yorkshire +39 7 £57,500 - 4
Wales +40 1 £55,000 +33.33%
Security Analyst
UK

Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, 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 UK excluding London region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 161 (76.67%) Cybersecurity
2 143 (68.10%) Information Security
3 126 (60.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 120 (57.14%) Risk Management
5 119 (56.67%) NIST
6 110 (52.38%) CISSP
7 107 (50.95%) Degree
8 104 (49.52%) CISM
9 91 (43.33%) Security Testing
10 89 (42.38%) Cyber Resilience
11 88 (41.90%) Project Management
12 87 (41.43%) JSP 440
12 87 (41.43%) RMADS
12 87 (41.43%) CESG Certified Professional
12 87 (41.43%) BPSS Clearance
13 49 (23.33%) Incident Response
14 44 (20.95%) Social Skills
15 40 (19.05%) Microsoft
16 33 (15.71%) SIEM
17 32 (15.24%) Firewall
17 32 (15.24%) Security Posture
18 30 (14.29%) Security Operations
19 27 (12.86%) Management Information System
19 27 (12.86%) Risk Assessment
20 26 (12.38%) Vulnerability Management
21 24 (11.43%) Azure
22 22 (10.48%) Analytical Skills
22 22 (10.48%) Incident Management
23 21 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
24 20 (9.52%) Stakeholder Management

Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (2.86%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.48%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (1.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.48%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.48%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (0.95%) SAP GRC
1 2 (0.95%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 24 (11.43%) Azure
2 13 (6.19%) Microsoft 365
3 11 (5.24%) Azure Sentinel
4 8 (3.81%) AWS
5 6 (2.86%) Cloud Computing
6 5 (2.38%) Entra ID
7 3 (1.43%) Power Platform
7 3 (1.43%) SaaS
8 2 (0.95%) GCP
9 1 (0.48%) Cloudflare
9 1 (0.48%) Datadog
9 1 (0.48%) IaaS
9 1 (0.48%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 32 (15.24%) Firewall
2 19 (9.05%) Network Security
3 10 (4.76%) TCP/IP
4 8 (3.81%) DNS
5 7 (3.33%) VPN
6 6 (2.86%) DHCP
6 6 (2.86%) NGFW
7 5 (2.38%) Intrusion Detection
8 4 (1.90%) LAN
8 4 (1.90%) WAN
9 3 (1.43%) HTTP
9 3 (1.43%) Internet
9 3 (1.43%) SMTP
10 2 (0.95%) VLAN
10 2 (0.95%) Wi-Fi
11 1 (0.48%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.43%) Power BI
2 1 (0.48%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 2 (0.95%) GitLab
2 1 (0.48%) Burp Suite
2 1 (0.48%) JIRA
2 1 (0.48%) Metasploit
General
1 44 (20.95%) Social Skills
2 22 (10.48%) Analytical Skills
3 19 (9.05%) Finance
4 11 (5.24%) Legal
5 6 (2.86%) Retail
6 3 (1.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (1.43%) Influencing Skills
6 3 (1.43%) Public Sector
7 2 (0.95%) Advertising
7 2 (0.95%) Aerospace
7 2 (0.95%) Law
7 2 (0.95%) Pharmaceutical
7 2 (0.95%) Police
7 2 (0.95%) Telecoms
8 1 (0.48%) Automotive
8 1 (0.48%) Aviation
8 1 (0.48%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.95%) SAP Basis
2 1 (0.48%) EDI
2 1 (0.48%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 32 (15.24%) Security Posture
2 27 (12.86%) Management Information System
3 17 (8.10%) Security Operations Centre
4 10 (4.76%) Cyber Threat
5 7 (3.33%) Cyberattack
6 6 (2.86%) Operational Technology
7 5 (2.38%) Cyber Defence
7 5 (2.38%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (0.95%) Biopharmaceutical
8 2 (0.95%) Cloud Native
8 2 (0.95%) Cyber Security Posture
8 2 (0.95%) Data Protection Act
8 2 (0.95%) Insider Threat
8 2 (0.95%) SCADA
8 2 (0.95%) SWIFT Messaging Network
9 1 (0.48%) Cloud Security Posture
9 1 (0.48%) CSOC
9 1 (0.48%) MISP
9 1 (0.48%) Onboarding
9 1 (0.48%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 18 (8.57%) Windows
2 8 (3.81%) Linux
3 2 (0.95%) Windows 10
3 2 (0.95%) Windows Server
3 2 (0.95%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 161 (76.67%) Cybersecurity
2 143 (68.10%) Information Security
3 120 (57.14%) Risk Management
4 91 (43.33%) Security Testing
5 89 (42.38%) Cyber Resilience
6 88 (41.90%) Project Management
7 49 (23.33%) Incident Response
8 33 (15.71%) SIEM
9 30 (14.29%) Security Operations
10 27 (12.86%) Risk Assessment
11 26 (12.38%) Vulnerability Management
12 22 (10.48%) Incident Management
13 21 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
14 20 (9.52%) Stakeholder Management
15 19 (9.05%) Continuous Improvement
15 19 (9.05%) Regulatory Compliance
16 16 (7.62%) Computer Science
17 12 (5.71%) Mentoring
17 12 (5.71%) Vulnerability Assessment
18 11 (5.24%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 8 (3.81%) Kusto Query Language
2 6 (2.86%) R
3 3 (1.43%) SQL
4 2 (0.95%) Bash
4 2 (0.95%) PowerShell
4 2 (0.95%) Python
5 1 (0.48%) SAPscript
Qualifications
1 110 (52.38%) CISSP
2 107 (50.95%) Degree
3 104 (49.52%) CISM
4 87 (41.43%) BPSS Clearance
4 87 (41.43%) CESG Certified Professional
5 11 (5.24%) Security Cleared
6 9 (4.29%) CEH
6 9 (4.29%) Computer Science Degree
7 8 (3.81%) CompTIA Security+
7 8 (3.81%) DV Cleared
8 7 (3.33%) SC Cleared
9 6 (2.86%) CRISC
10 5 (2.38%) CISA
11 4 (1.90%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (1.90%) CompTIA CySA+
11 4 (1.90%) GCIH
12 3 (1.43%) CCSK
12 3 (1.43%) GCIA
12 3 (1.43%) Microsoft Certification
12 3 (1.43%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 126 (60.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 119 (56.67%) NIST
3 87 (41.43%) JSP 440
3 87 (41.43%) RMADS
4 16 (7.62%) GDPR
5 12 (5.71%) GRC
6 11 (5.24%) PCI DSS
7 7 (3.33%) Accessibility
8 6 (2.86%) SOC 2
9 5 (2.38%) Cyber Essentials
10 4 (1.90%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (1.43%) NCSC
11 3 (1.43%) SLA
12 2 (0.95%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 2 (0.95%) ISO 9001
12 2 (0.95%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 2 (0.95%) NIST 800
13 1 (0.48%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 12 (5.71%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.48%) Snort
2 1 (0.48%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (1.43%) Nessus
1 3 (1.43%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (0.95%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (0.95%) QRadar
3 1 (0.48%) CSIRT
3 1 (0.48%) McAfee ePO
Vendors
1 40 (19.05%) Microsoft
2 5 (2.38%) Splunk
3 4 (1.90%) Qualys
4 3 (1.43%) ArcSight
4 3 (1.43%) SAP
4 3 (1.43%) Tenable
5 2 (0.95%) Cisco
5 2 (0.95%) CrowdStrike
6 1 (0.48%) Darktrace
6 1 (0.48%) IBM
6 1 (0.48%) LogRhythm
6 1 (0.48%) McAfee
6 1 (0.48%) ServiceNow
6 1 (0.48%) VMware