Security Monitoring Analyst Jobs

Security Monitoring Analyst
UK

As of 6 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Security Monitoring Analyst salary in the UK.

6 months to
6 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 688 909 960
Rank change year-on-year +221 +51 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Monitoring Analyst 2 5 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.004% 0.005% 0.005%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.004% 0.005% 0.005%
Number of salaries quoted 0 5 5
10th Percentile - - £38,550
25th Percentile - £52,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £55,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - +22.22% -
75th Percentile - £57,500 £47,500
90th Percentile - - £53,500
UK excluding London median annual salary - - £40,500

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 48,283 93,229 94,684
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.44% 94.63% 91.53%
Number of salaries quoted 27,442 66,845 59,589
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,000 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,000 £50,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% -5.66% +6.00%

Security Monitoring Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Security Monitoring Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Security Monitoring Analyst in the UK

Security Monitoring Analyst
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Security Monitoring Analyst in the UK

Security Monitoring Analyst
Top 2 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Monitoring Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 6 May 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
England +173 2 - -
London +117 2 - -

Security Monitoring Analyst Skill Set
Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 6 May 2025, Security Monitoring 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 Monitoring Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) CISSP
1 2 (100.00%) Firewall
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) GCIA
1 2 (100.00%) GCIH
1 2 (100.00%) CEH
1 2 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 2 (100.00%) SIEM
1 2 (100.00%) OSCP
1 2 (100.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 2 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 2 (100.00%) CrowdStrike
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Response
2 1 (50.00%) Data Protection

Security Monitoring 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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) Firewall
General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 2 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 2 (100.00%) SIEM
2 1 (50.00%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 2 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) CEH
1 2 (100.00%) CISSP
1 2 (100.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 2 (100.00%) GCIA
1 2 (100.00%) GCIH
1 2 (100.00%) OSCP
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) CrowdStrike