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 leading to 13 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 443 | 428 | 442 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -15 | +14 | +113 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst | 293 | 599 | 613 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.52% | 0.55% | 0.66% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.58% | 0.58% | 0.73% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 164 | 489 | 492 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,900 | £37,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,000 | £45,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | +5.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £68,750 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £77,500 | £72,375 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £47,500 | £48,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -2.06% | +7.78% |
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 | 50,341 | 104,123 | 84,329 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.94% | 94.77% | 91.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,498 | 73,470 | 54,978 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,850 | £38,603 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -6.54% | +6.37% |
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 13 June 2025.
Security Analyst
Top 16 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 13 June 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 |
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| England | -22 | 275 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 150 |
| UK excluding London | +40 | 183 | £50,000 | +5.26% | 138 |
| London | -12 | 93 | £63,000 | -6.67% | 47 |
| Midlands | +102 | 81 | £45,000 | -5.26% | 22 |
| Work from Home | +23 | 71 | £55,000 | - | 69 |
| West Midlands | +78 | 51 | £48,500 | +11.49% | 16 |
| South East | +37 | 45 | £54,500 | +3.81% | 41 |
| East Midlands | +57 | 30 | £40,750 | -22.38% | 6 |
| North of England | -7 | 21 | £55,000 | +22.22% | 26 |
| Scotland | +102 | 14 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 25 |
| South West | +81 | 12 | £47,500 | -5.00% | 7 |
| North West | -19 | 12 | £55,000 | +22.22% | 12 |
| East of England | +34 | 9 | £47,500 | +7.95% | 15 |
| Yorkshire | +46 | 8 | £51,250 | -2.38% | 9 |
| Wales | +41 | 1 | £55,000 | +33.33% | 6 |
| North East | +33 | 1 | £52,500 | +31.25% | 5 |
Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 13 June 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 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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