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 25 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 25 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 425 | 483 | 534 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +58 | +51 | -86 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst | 576 | 650 | 918 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.59% | 0.62% | 0.60% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.62% | 0.67% | 0.62% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 492 | 502 | 614 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,250 | £35,750 | £33,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £44,688 | £41,250 | £38,973 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £69,063 | £63,750 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £76,250 | £72,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £47,500 | £45,000 | £46,250 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.56% | -2.70% | +4.30% |
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 | 92,894 | 96,310 | 147,847 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.63% | 91.58% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,756 | 60,420 | 85,018 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,923 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.80% | - | +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.
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 25 April 2024.
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 25 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 |
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| England | +90 | 530 | £52,500 | +5.00% | 87 |
| UK excluding London | -16 | 335 | £47,500 | +5.56% | 54 |
| London | +95 | 223 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 33 |
| Work from Home | +65 | 203 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 37 |
| North of England | +59 | 103 | £45,000 | - | 19 |
| South East | +12 | 84 | £50,000 | +3.09% | 7 |
| North West | +21 | 57 | £45,000 | -3.23% | 11 |
| South West | +15 | 54 | £55,000 | +12.82% | 7 |
| Midlands | -28 | 45 | £47,000 | -3.59% | 11 |
| Scotland | -54 | 27 | £47,000 | -6.00% | 7 |
| West Midlands | -20 | 26 | £37,500 | -25.00% | 6 |
| Yorkshire | +75 | 24 | £55,000 | +29.41% | 8 |
| North East | +21 | 22 | £40,000 | - | |
| East of England | +10 | 19 | £47,500 | +11.76% | 4 |
| East Midlands | -12 | 19 | £52,500 | +35.48% | 5 |
| Wales | -10 | 2 | £41,250 | +17.86% | |
| Northern Ireland | +9 | 1 | - | - |
Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 25 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.
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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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