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 2 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 2 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 415 | 435 | 451 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +20 | +16 | +101 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst | 340 | 589 | 616 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.61% | 0.56% | 0.65% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.67% | 0.59% | 0.71% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 171 | 491 | 487 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,750 | £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 | £68,125 | £68,750 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £76,250 | £77,500 | £72,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £49,500 | £47,500 | £46,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.21% | +2.15% | +3.33% |
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 | 50,451 | 99,560 | 86,387 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.29% | 94.86% | 91.27% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,358 | 70,793 | 55,662 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £38,500 | £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 | £50,967 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.93% | -6.54% | +6.48% |
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 2 June 2025.
Security Analyst
Top 15 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 2 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 | +29 | 319 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 1,085 |
| UK excluding London | +61 | 211 | £49,500 | +4.21% | 1,107 |
| London | +17 | 110 | £64,500 | -1.83% | 108 |
| Midlands | +116 | 105 | £44,810 | -5.66% | 220 |
| Work from Home | +4 | 77 | £55,000 | - | 670 |
| West Midlands | +99 | 68 | £45,000 | +3.45% | 109 |
| South East | +33 | 44 | £52,250 | +4.50% | 267 |
| East Midlands | +52 | 37 | £40,000 | -23.81% | 96 |
| North of England | -33 | 21 | £55,000 | +22.22% | 244 |
| Scotland | +99 | 17 | £55,000 | +13.39% | 67 |
| North West | -34 | 13 | £55,000 | +22.22% | 117 |
| South West | +83 | 12 | £47,500 | -9.52% | 126 |
| East of England | +35 | 11 | £47,500 | - | 182 |
| Yorkshire | +39 | 8 | £51,250 | -10.87% | 98 |
| Wales | +42 | 1 | £55,000 | +33.33% | 26 |
Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 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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