Principal Security Analyst Job Trends in the West Midlands

Principal Security Analyst
England > West Midlands

The median Principal Security Analyst salary in the West Midlands is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
21 Dec 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 173 202 -
Rank change year-on-year +29 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Security Analyst 2 4 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 0.039% 0.090% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.043% 0.097% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £62,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - -
75th Percentile £67,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £65,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the West Midlands. 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title 4,635 4,128 2,852
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.41% 93.31% 93.97%
Number of salaries quoted 2,644 2,000 2,438
10th Percentile £29,000 £31,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £39,000 £33,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £67,313 £67,500 £63,250
90th Percentile £80,875 £80,000 £76,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Principal Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Principal Security Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Principal Security Analyst job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Principal Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 21 December 2025, Principal Security Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the West Midlands region featuring Principal Security Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) Security Monitoring
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 2 (100.00%) Threat Detection
1 2 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Trend Analysis

Principal Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Law
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Threat
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) Security Monitoring
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 2 (100.00%) Threat Detection
1 2 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Trend Analysis