Security Analyst
UK
The median Security Analyst salary in the UK is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 November 2023.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 28 Nov 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 340 | 490 | 483 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +150 | -7 | -72 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst | 469 | 807 | 800 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.86% | 0.64% | 0.62% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.90% | 0.67% | 0.66% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 410 | 613 | 539 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,250 | £35,650 | £32,200 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £41,250 | £38,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,000 | £49,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.77% | +6.12% | -2.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £66,000 | £63,750 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £73,750 | £67,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | - | +5.88% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 51,902 | 119,603 | 122,050 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.53% | 95.33% | 95.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 37,937 | 74,977 | 83,259 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,750 | £32,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £81,250 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £97,500 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Security Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Security Analyst
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Analyst.
Security Analyst
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Analyst over the 6 months to 28 November 2023.
Security Analyst
Top 17 Job Locations
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 over the 6 months to 28 November 2023. 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 |
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| England | +141 | 401 | £55,000 | +3.77% | 109 |
| UK excluding London | +111 | 284 | £50,000 | +11.11% | 81 |
| Work from Home | +127 | 189 | £57,500 | +9.52% | 43 |
| London | +150 | 170 | £62,500 | +4.17% | 32 |
| North of England | +74 | 82 | £52,500 | +16.67% | 20 |
| South East | +139 | 74 | £50,000 | +5.26% | 20 |
| Yorkshire | +113 | 48 | £57,500 | +15.00% | 6 |
| Midlands | +85 | 38 | £52,500 | +12.90% | 10 |
| North West | +39 | 32 | £47,500 | +5.56% | 8 |
| Scotland | +41 | 31 | £48,805 | +21.56% | 6 |
| West Midlands | +78 | 29 | £51,000 | +8.51% | 6 |
| South West | +54 | 25 | £47,500 | -5.00% | 16 |
| Wales | +12 | 18 | £45,000 | +14.65% | |
| East of England | +92 | 11 | £47,500 | +8.57% | 8 |
| East Midlands | +43 | 8 | £61,250 | +48.48% | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | +31 | 5 | £42,500 | +6.25% | 2 |
| North East | +38 | 2 | £38,750 | -42.59% | 6 |
Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 November 2023, 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 Security Analyst in the job title.
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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:
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