Principal Security Analyst Jobs

Principal Security Analyst
UK

As of 1 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Principal Security Analyst salary in the UK.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 605 - 988
Rank change year-on-year - - +217
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Security Analyst 87 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.17% - 0.001%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% - 0.001%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £83,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £87,500
75th Percentile - - £91,250
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary - - -

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 46,902 93,183 95,132
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.12% 94.62% 91.53%
Number of salaries quoted 27,275 66,883 59,840
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,000 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,777 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.95% -12.04% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +4.00% -4.76% +5.00%

Principal Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Principal Security Analyst in the UK

Principal Security Analyst
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Principal Security Analyst in the UK

Principal Security Analyst
Top 5 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Security Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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 - 87 - -
England - 87 - - 2
UK excluding London - 87 - - 1
West Midlands - 59 - -
East Midlands - 28 - -

Principal Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Principal 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 Principal Security Analyst in the job title.

1 87 (100.00%) CISSP
1 87 (100.00%) Project Management
1 87 (100.00%) CISM
1 87 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 87 (100.00%) Information Security
1 87 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 87 (100.00%) Degree
1 87 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 87 (100.00%) JSP 440
1 87 (100.00%) RMADS
1 87 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 87 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 87 (100.00%) CESG Certified Professional
1 87 (100.00%) Cyber Resilience
1 87 (100.00%) NIST

Principal 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (100.00%) Cyber Resilience
1 87 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 87 (100.00%) Information Security
1 87 (100.00%) Project Management
1 87 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 87 (100.00%) Security Testing
Qualifications
1 87 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 87 (100.00%) CESG Certified Professional
1 87 (100.00%) CISM
1 87 (100.00%) CISSP
1 87 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 87 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 87 (100.00%) JSP 440
1 87 (100.00%) NIST
1 87 (100.00%) RMADS