Security Analyst
UK
The median Security Analyst salary in the UK is £52,500 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 | |
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| Rank | 434 | 422 | 542 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -12 | +120 | -79 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst | 478 | 584 | 1,070 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.53% | 0.72% | 0.61% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.56% | 0.79% | 0.64% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 371 | 488 | 664 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,500 | £32,500 | £34,290 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £41,000 | £39,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £62,500 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £70,000 | £72,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £49,000 | £45,186 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.44% | +0.41% | - |
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% |
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 26 July 2024.
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 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 |
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| England | -4 | 437 | £54,000 | +8.00% | 30 |
| UK excluding London | -71 | 268 | £49,000 | +8.44% | 29 |
| London | +47 | 192 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 7 |
| Work from Home | -15 | 140 | £60,000 | +12.15% | 20 |
| South East | +8 | 79 | £55,000 | +11.11% | 1 |
| North of England | -20 | 64 | £45,000 | -6.25% | 6 |
| Midlands | -43 | 45 | £50,000 | -6.98% | 7 |
| North West | -22 | 40 | £45,000 | -9.09% | 3 |
| South West | +5 | 36 | £45,000 | -0.41% | 6 |
| West Midlands | -30 | 27 | £45,500 | -13.33% | 5 |
| Scotland | -47 | 25 | £51,250 | +2.50% | 2 |
| East Midlands | -23 | 18 | £52,500 | -6.67% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +34 | 17 | £50,000 | +11.11% | 3 |
| East of England | -2 | 17 | £43,000 | -9.47% | 4 |
| North East | - | 7 | £41,250 | - | |
| Wales | +4 | 2 | £41,250 | +5.77% |
Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 July 2024, 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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