Security Analyst Jobs in the West Midlands

Security Analyst
England > West Midlands

The median Security Analyst salary in the West Midlands is £44,810 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 132 224 208
Rank change year-on-year +92 -16 +12
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 68 26 64
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 1.52% 0.36% 0.96%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.70% 0.38% 1.07%
Number of salaries quoted 8 23 51
10th Percentile £31,650 £29,000 £37,539
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £40,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,810 £37,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +19.49% -25.00% +17.65%
75th Percentile £52,500 £51,250 £57,500
90th Percentile £53,888 £53,950 £66,000
England median annual salary £58,750 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +11.90% +5.00% -5.66%

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 3,992 6,812 5,981
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.37% 94.09% 89.97%
Number of salaries quoted 1,797 5,151 3,348
10th Percentile £28,822 £26,250 £29,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £35,000 £38,966
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,000 £77,500 £78,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,773 £60,567
% change year-on-year +6.93% -11.22% +0.95%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Analyst in the West Midlands

Security Analyst
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

Salary trend for Security Analyst in the West Midlands

Security Analyst
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Analyst in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Security Analyst in the West Midlands

Security Analyst
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Analyst within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 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
Warwickshire +15 41 £18,000 -66.67%
Birmingham +38 11 £50,000 +19.05% 1
Coventry +8 10 - - 1
Solihull +5 2 £40,000 -20.00% 1
Worcestershire - 2 £44,810 -
Staffordshire +23 1 - - 2
Security Analyst
England

Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 1 May 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 across the West Midlands region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 64 (94.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 64 (94.12%) Cybersecurity
2 63 (92.65%) NIST
3 62 (91.18%) Information Security
4 61 (89.71%) Risk Management
4 61 (89.71%) Degree
5 60 (88.24%) CISM
6 59 (86.76%) CISSP
6 59 (86.76%) Project Management
6 59 (86.76%) Security Testing
6 59 (86.76%) JSP 440
6 59 (86.76%) RMADS
6 59 (86.76%) BPSS Clearance
6 59 (86.76%) Cyber Resilience
6 59 (86.76%) CESG Certified Professional
7 4 (5.88%) Microsoft 365
8 3 (4.41%) Vulnerability Scanning
8 3 (4.41%) Security Operations
8 3 (4.41%) Cyber Threat
8 3 (4.41%) Azure
8 3 (4.41%) Retail
8 3 (4.41%) Firewall
8 3 (4.41%) Legal
9 2 (2.94%) CISA
9 2 (2.94%) SQL
9 2 (2.94%) Business Intelligence
9 2 (2.94%) Microsoft
9 2 (2.94%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (2.94%) Data Protection
9 2 (2.94%) PCI DSS

Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (5.88%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (4.41%) Azure
3 2 (2.94%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 3 (4.41%) Firewall
2 1 (1.47%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.94%) Power BI
General
1 3 (4.41%) Legal
1 3 (4.41%) Retail
2 2 (2.94%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (2.94%) Police
2 2 (2.94%) Social Skills
3 1 (1.47%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 3 (4.41%) Cyber Threat
2 2 (2.94%) Cyber Defence
2 2 (2.94%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (1.47%) Management Information System
3 1 (1.47%) Security Posture
3 1 (1.47%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (94.12%) Cybersecurity
2 62 (91.18%) Information Security
3 61 (89.71%) Risk Management
4 59 (86.76%) Cyber Resilience
4 59 (86.76%) Project Management
4 59 (86.76%) Security Testing
5 3 (4.41%) Security Operations
5 3 (4.41%) Vulnerability Scanning
6 2 (2.94%) Business Intelligence
6 2 (2.94%) Data Protection
6 2 (2.94%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (2.94%) Roadmaps
6 2 (2.94%) Threat Management
6 2 (2.94%) Vulnerability Remediation
7 1 (1.47%) Asset Management
7 1 (1.47%) Customer Service
7 1 (1.47%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
7 1 (1.47%) Mathematics
7 1 (1.47%) Risk Register
7 1 (1.47%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (2.94%) SQL
Qualifications
1 61 (89.71%) Degree
2 60 (88.24%) CISM
3 59 (86.76%) BPSS Clearance
3 59 (86.76%) CESG Certified Professional
3 59 (86.76%) CISSP
4 2 (2.94%) CISA
5 1 (1.47%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (1.47%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 64 (94.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 63 (92.65%) NIST
3 59 (86.76%) JSP 440
3 59 (86.76%) RMADS
4 2 (2.94%) GDPR
4 2 (2.94%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
4 2 (2.94%) NCSC
4 2 (2.94%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 2 (2.94%) Microsoft