Junior Security Analyst Jobs

Junior Security Analyst
UK

The median Junior Security Analyst salary in the UK is £36,500 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 824 874 1260
Rank change year-on-year +50 +386 -251
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Security Analyst 18 13 15
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.020% 0.016% 0.009%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.021% 0.018% 0.009%
Number of salaries quoted 13 11 14
10th Percentile £28,000 £24,000 £31,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £28,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,500 £36,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.75% +60.00%
75th Percentile £45,000 £42,000 £42,589
90th Percentile £48,750 £47,500 £46,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £33,750 £32,500 £39,809
% change year-on-year +3.85% -18.36% +59.24%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 85,709 74,085 167,386
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.83% 91.81% 95.50%
Number of salaries quoted 58,134 51,472 87,435
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £43,800 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £52,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +1.92% +9.47%

Junior Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Junior Security Analyst in the UK

Junior Security Analyst
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Junior Security Analyst.

Salary trend for Junior Security Analyst in the UK

Junior Security Analyst
Salary Histogram

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

Salary histogram for Junior Security Analyst in the UK

Junior Security Analyst
Top 10 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior Security Analyst within the UK 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
England +40 16 £36,500 +5.80%
London +87 9 £45,000 -
UK excluding London -33 7 £33,750 +3.85%
Work from Home +41 3 £36,500 -
Midlands -18 3 - -
East Midlands - 3 - -
North of England +8 2 £31,250 -
North West -9 2 £31,250 -
East of England -5 1 £36,500 -
South West -6 1 £32,500 +8.33%

Junior Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 26 July 2024, Junior 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 featuring Junior Security Analyst in the job title.

1 15 (83.33%) Cybersecurity
2 10 (55.56%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (44.44%) Penetration Testing
4 7 (38.89%) Information Security
4 7 (38.89%) Vulnerability Scanning
4 7 (38.89%) Social Skills
5 6 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials
5 6 (33.33%) Azure
5 6 (33.33%) Microsoft
6 5 (27.78%) Windows
6 5 (27.78%) Microsoft 365
6 5 (27.78%) Cyberattack
6 5 (27.78%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
6 5 (27.78%) Threat Intelligence
6 5 (27.78%) Incident Response
7 4 (22.22%) Security Operations
7 4 (22.22%) Vulnerability Management
7 4 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
7 4 (22.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 3 (16.67%) CEH
8 3 (16.67%) Intrusion Detection
8 3 (16.67%) CISSP
8 3 (16.67%) CISM
8 3 (16.67%) Degree
8 3 (16.67%) Security Architecture
8 3 (16.67%) Process Improvement
8 3 (16.67%) OSCP
8 3 (16.67%) Root Cause Analysis
8 3 (16.67%) Cyber Threat
8 3 (16.67%) Patch Management

Junior Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 1 (5.56%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 6 (33.33%) Azure
2 5 (27.78%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (5.56%) AWS
3 1 (5.56%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 3 (16.67%) Intrusion Detection
2 2 (11.11%) Firewall
2 2 (11.11%) Wireless
3 1 (5.56%) Network Security
3 1 (5.56%) SD-WAN
3 1 (5.56%) WAN
General
1 7 (38.89%) Social Skills
2 4 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (11.11%) Finance
4 1 (5.56%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 5 (27.78%) Cyberattack
2 3 (16.67%) Cyber Threat
2 3 (16.67%) Security Posture
2 3 (16.67%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (5.56%) CCTV
3 1 (5.56%) Cyber Security Posture
3 1 (5.56%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 5 (27.78%) Windows
2 1 (5.56%) Linux
2 1 (5.56%) Windows Server
2 1 (5.56%) Windows Server 2012
2 1 (5.56%) Windows Server 2019
2 1 (5.56%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (83.33%) Cybersecurity
2 10 (55.56%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (44.44%) Penetration Testing
4 7 (38.89%) Information Security
4 7 (38.89%) Vulnerability Scanning
5 5 (27.78%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
5 5 (27.78%) Incident Response
5 5 (27.78%) Threat Intelligence
6 4 (22.22%) Security Operations
6 4 (22.22%) Vulnerability Management
7 3 (16.67%) Data Loss Prevention
7 3 (16.67%) Patch Management
7 3 (16.67%) Process Improvement
7 3 (16.67%) Root Cause Analysis
7 3 (16.67%) Security Architecture
7 3 (16.67%) Vulnerability Remediation
8 2 (11.11%) Digital Transformation Programme
8 2 (11.11%) Incident Management
8 2 (11.11%) Proactive Monitoring
8 2 (11.11%) SIEM
Qualifications
1 3 (16.67%) CEH
1 3 (16.67%) CISM
1 3 (16.67%) CISSP
1 3 (16.67%) Degree
1 3 (16.67%) OSCP
2 2 (11.11%) CompTIA CySA+
2 2 (11.11%) CompTIA Security+
2 2 (11.11%) Network+ Certification
3 1 (5.56%) DV Cleared
3 1 (5.56%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (22.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (16.67%) GDPR
4 2 (11.11%) NIST
System Software
1 1 (5.56%) Active Directory
1 1 (5.56%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 1 (5.56%) Jamf Pro
1 1 (5.56%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (5.56%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 6 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 2 (11.11%) Darktrace
3 1 (5.56%) CheckPoint
3 1 (5.56%) CrowdStrike
3 1 (5.56%) Fortinet
3 1 (5.56%) Okta
3 1 (5.56%) Rapid7