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 to 27 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 418 467 551
Rank change year-on-year +49 +84 -106
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 573 653 926
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.58% 0.62% 0.60%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.62% 0.68% 0.63%
Number of salaries quoted 490 503 622
10th Percentile £36,250 £35,750 £33,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £70,000 £64,875 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £72,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £45,000 £46,000
% change year-on-year +5.56% -2.17% +3.73%

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 92,756 95,826 148,057
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.61% 91.56% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 66,592 60,202 85,221
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,550 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.42% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +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.

Job vacancy trend for Security Analyst in the UK

Security Analyst
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Security Analyst in the UK

Security Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Analyst over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Analyst in the UK

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 27 April 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 +78 527 £52,500 +5.00% 75
UK excluding London -8 333 £47,500 +5.56% 53
London +97 221 £65,000 +8.33% 24
Work from Home +58 200 £55,000 +10.00% 27
North of England +69 103 £45,000 - 18
South East +21 83 £50,000 +3.09% 13
North West +20 57 £45,000 -3.23% 12
South West +31 53 £55,000 +10.00% 5
Midlands -26 45 £47,000 -6.00% 9
Scotland -57 27 £47,000 -6.00% 6
West Midlands -14 26 £37,500 -25.00% 6
Yorkshire +82 24 £55,000 +33.33% 6
North East +19 22 £40,000 -
East of England -5 19 £47,500 +11.76% 3
East Midlands -10 19 £52,500 +31.25% 3
Wales -2 2 £41,250 +17.86%
Northern Ireland +19 1 - -

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

For the 6 months to 27 April 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.

1 359 (62.65%) Cybersecurity
2 320 (55.85%) Information Security
3 236 (41.19%) SIEM
4 191 (33.33%) Firewall
5 183 (31.94%) Azure
6 178 (31.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 167 (29.14%) Microsoft
8 159 (27.75%) Security Operations
9 149 (26.00%) Incident Response
10 148 (25.83%) CISSP
11 134 (23.39%) NIST
12 121 (21.12%) Microsoft 365
13 110 (19.20%) Finance
14 109 (19.02%) Cloud Security
15 107 (18.67%) Social Skills
16 99 (17.28%) Vulnerability Management
17 90 (15.71%) Analytical Skills
17 90 (15.71%) Risk Management
18 87 (15.18%) Management Information System
19 85 (14.83%) Cyber Essentials
20 76 (13.26%) Windows
21 74 (12.91%) Law
21 74 (12.91%) Degree
22 73 (12.74%) Cyberattack
23 72 (12.57%) Incident Management
24 68 (11.87%) Active Directory
24 68 (11.87%) CompTIA Security+
24 68 (11.87%) Problem-Solving
25 64 (11.17%) Vulnerability Remediation
25 64 (11.17%) Penetration Testing

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 8 (1.40%) Microsoft Exchange
1 8 (1.40%) Skype for Business
2 3 (0.52%) IIS
Applications
1 6 (1.05%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.52%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 183 (31.94%) Azure
2 121 (21.12%) Microsoft 365
3 57 (9.95%) AWS
4 17 (2.97%) Entra ID
5 11 (1.92%) Azure Sentinel
6 7 (1.22%) SaaS
7 6 (1.05%) OCI
7 6 (1.05%) Power Platform
8 3 (0.52%) Cloud Computing
8 3 (0.52%) GCP
8 3 (0.52%) IaaS
8 3 (0.52%) PaaS
9 2 (0.35%) WhatsApp
10 1 (0.17%) Amazon GuardDuty
10 1 (0.17%) Google Drive
10 1 (0.17%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 191 (33.33%) Firewall
2 53 (9.25%) DNS
3 42 (7.33%) Intrusion Detection
3 42 (7.33%) Network Security
4 36 (6.28%) Internet
5 31 (5.41%) DKIM
5 31 (5.41%) DMARC
6 24 (4.19%) WAN
7 23 (4.01%) LAN
8 22 (3.84%) TCP/IP
9 18 (3.14%) VPN
10 13 (2.27%) SSL
10 13 (2.27%) Wireless
11 11 (1.92%) VoIP
12 9 (1.57%) SD-WAN
13 8 (1.40%) BGP
13 8 (1.40%) MPLS
13 8 (1.40%) OSPF
13 8 (1.40%) Skype
13 8 (1.40%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.05%) Power BI
2 2 (0.35%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 8 (1.40%) Burp Suite
1 8 (1.40%) Metasploit
General
1 110 (19.20%) Finance
2 107 (18.67%) Social Skills
3 90 (15.71%) Analytical Skills
4 74 (12.91%) Law
5 34 (5.93%) Retail
6 32 (5.58%) Legal
7 18 (3.14%) Banking
8 16 (2.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 13 (2.27%) Manufacturing
10 10 (1.75%) Organisational Skills
10 10 (1.75%) Public Sector
11 6 (1.05%) Marketing
12 5 (0.87%) Advertising
12 5 (0.87%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (0.70%) Automotive
14 3 (0.52%) Aerospace
14 3 (0.52%) Influencing Skills
14 3 (0.52%) Pharmaceutical
14 3 (0.52%) Telecoms
15 2 (0.35%) Cyber-Physical System
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (1.75%) 802.1X
2 9 (1.57%) REST
3 8 (1.40%) SAML
4 2 (0.35%) Oracle Fusion
4 2 (0.35%) SailPoint
5 1 (0.17%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 87 (15.18%) Management Information System
2 73 (12.74%) Cyberattack
3 59 (10.30%) Cyber Threat
4 36 (6.28%) Security Operations Centre
5 33 (5.76%) Security Posture
6 18 (3.14%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 16 (2.79%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 16 (2.79%) Self-Motivation
8 15 (2.62%) Cyber Defence
9 14 (2.44%) Data Protection Act
9 14 (2.44%) Operational Technology
10 12 (2.09%) IoT
11 11 (1.92%) Data Centre
11 11 (1.92%) Onboarding
12 8 (1.40%) Client/Server
12 8 (1.40%) Cyber Security Posture
12 8 (1.40%) Video Conferencing
13 6 (1.05%) SWIFT Messaging Network
14 5 (0.87%) Analytical Mindset
14 5 (0.87%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 76 (13.26%) Windows
2 29 (5.06%) Linux
3 26 (4.54%) Windows Server
4 8 (1.40%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.35%) Mac OS X
6 1 (0.17%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.17%) Unix
6 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.17%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 359 (62.65%) Cybersecurity
2 320 (55.85%) Information Security
3 236 (41.19%) SIEM
4 159 (27.75%) Security Operations
5 149 (26.00%) Incident Response
6 109 (19.02%) Cloud Security
7 99 (17.28%) Vulnerability Management
8 90 (15.71%) Risk Management
9 72 (12.57%) Incident Management
10 68 (11.87%) Problem-Solving
11 64 (11.17%) Penetration Testing
11 64 (11.17%) Vulnerability Remediation
12 61 (10.65%) MITRE ATT&CK
13 54 (9.42%) Security Monitoring
14 52 (9.08%) Risk Assessment
15 51 (8.90%) Security Management
16 49 (8.55%) Vulnerability Assessment
16 49 (8.55%) Vulnerability Scanning
17 47 (8.20%) Threat Intelligence
18 45 (7.85%) Application Security
Programming Languages
1 21 (3.66%) PowerShell
2 19 (3.32%) Python
3 10 (1.75%) Bash
4 4 (0.70%) C++
4 4 (0.70%) R
5 3 (0.52%) Java
6 2 (0.35%) SQL
7 1 (0.17%) C#
7 1 (0.17%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.17%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 148 (25.83%) CISSP
2 74 (12.91%) Degree
3 68 (11.87%) CompTIA Security+
4 63 (10.99%) CISA
5 59 (10.30%) CISM
6 47 (8.20%) CompTIA CySA+
7 36 (6.28%) Security Cleared
8 35 (6.11%) Cisco Certification
9 34 (5.93%) CCSP
10 32 (5.58%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 30 (5.24%) CEH
12 25 (4.36%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 21 (3.66%) GIAC
14 20 (3.49%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
14 20 (3.49%) Master's Degree
14 20 (3.49%) Network+ Certification
15 18 (3.14%) CRISC
16 17 (2.97%) Computer Science Degree
17 11 (1.92%) DV Cleared
18 10 (1.75%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 178 (31.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 134 (23.39%) NIST
3 85 (14.83%) Cyber Essentials
4 62 (10.82%) GRC
5 52 (9.08%) GDPR
6 45 (7.85%) PCI DSS
7 36 (6.28%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 34 (5.93%) NCSC
9 23 (4.01%) SOC 2
10 9 (1.57%) COBIT
11 6 (1.05%) ISO 22301
11 6 (1.05%) ISO 9001
12 5 (0.87%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 3 (0.52%) HIPAA
13 3 (0.52%) QA
13 3 (0.52%) TickIT
14 2 (0.35%) GLBA
14 2 (0.35%) ISO 31000
14 2 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 2 (0.35%) ITGC
System Software
1 68 (11.87%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.17%) BitLocker
2 1 (0.17%) Hyper-V
2 1 (0.17%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (0.17%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.17%) VMware Server
2 1 (0.17%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 40 (6.98%) CASB
2 17 (2.97%) Single Sign-On
3 15 (2.62%) Microsoft Intune
4 13 (2.27%) CSIRT
5 8 (1.40%) Nmap
6 5 (0.87%) Nessus
6 5 (0.87%) WSUS
7 2 (0.35%) QRadar
8 1 (0.17%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 167 (29.14%) Microsoft
2 18 (3.14%) CrowdStrike
3 13 (2.27%) Splunk
4 11 (1.92%) Cisco
4 11 (1.92%) Qualys
4 11 (1.92%) Rapid7
5 8 (1.40%) CheckPoint
5 8 (1.40%) Oracle
5 8 (1.40%) Ribbon
5 8 (1.40%) ServiceNow
6 7 (1.22%) Proofpoint
7 6 (1.05%) Intel
8 4 (0.70%) IBM
8 4 (0.70%) Palo Alto
8 4 (0.70%) Varonis
9 3 (0.52%) Darktrace
10 2 (0.35%) Facebook
10 2 (0.35%) LogRhythm
10 2 (0.35%) OneTrust
10 2 (0.35%) Sun