Security Analyst Job Trends in Wolverhampton

Security Analyst
West Midlands > Wolverhampton

The median Security Analyst salary in Wolverhampton is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 July 2026.

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

6 months to
6 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 17 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Wolverhampton 8.06% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 8.10% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £56,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 - -
75th Percentile £58,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median annual salary £52,500 £46,750 £45,250
% change year-on-year +12.30% +3.31% -9.50%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Wolverhampton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Wolverhampton. 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 Wolverhampton with a recognized job title 210 50 185
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 99.53% 79.37% 99.46%
Number of salaries quoted 94 37 120
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,450 £24,000
25th Percentile £36,938 £37,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £51,250
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +17.07% +2.50%
75th Percentile £70,000 £90,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £76,000 £97,500 £75,500
West Midlands median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -4.76%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Wolverhampton

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

Security Analyst job vacancy trend in Wolverhampton

Security Analyst
Salary Trend in Wolverhampton

Salary distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in Wolverhampton.

Salary distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in Wolverhampton

Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 29 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wolverhampton

For the 6 months to 6 July 2026, 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 Wolverhampton region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 17 (100.00%) Azure
1 17 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 16 (94.12%) Azure Certification
2 16 (94.12%) CompTIA CySA+
2 16 (94.12%) CompTIA Security+
2 16 (94.12%) ForeScout
2 16 (94.12%) Mentoring
2 16 (94.12%) Microsoft
3 1 (5.88%) AWS
3 1 (5.88%) AWS Certification
3 1 (5.88%) Azure Sentinel
3 1 (5.88%) CISM
3 1 (5.88%) CISSP
3 1 (5.88%) Cloud Security
3 1 (5.88%) CRISC
3 1 (5.88%) Firewall
3 1 (5.88%) GCP
3 1 (5.88%) GDPR
3 1 (5.88%) Google
3 1 (5.88%) HIPAA
3 1 (5.88%) Identity Management
3 1 (5.88%) Incident Response
3 1 (5.88%) Information Security
3 1 (5.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (5.88%) NIST
3 1 (5.88%) PCI DSS
3 1 (5.88%) Risk Management
3 1 (5.88%) SIEM
3 1 (5.88%) VPN

Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wolverhampton 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:

Cloud Services
1 17 (100.00%) Azure
2 1 (5.88%) AWS
2 1 (5.88%) Azure Sentinel
2 1 (5.88%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.88%) Firewall
1 1 (5.88%) VPN
General
1 16 (94.12%) Social Skills
2 1 (5.88%) Retail
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 16 (94.12%) Mentoring
3 1 (5.88%) Cloud Security
3 1 (5.88%) Identity Management
3 1 (5.88%) Incident Response
3 1 (5.88%) Information Security
3 1 (5.88%) Risk Management
3 1 (5.88%) SIEM
Qualifications
1 16 (94.12%) Azure Certification
1 16 (94.12%) CompTIA CySA+
1 16 (94.12%) CompTIA Security+
2 1 (5.88%) AWS Certification
2 1 (5.88%) CISM
2 1 (5.88%) CISSP
2 1 (5.88%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.88%) GDPR
1 1 (5.88%) HIPAA
1 1 (5.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (5.88%) NIST
1 1 (5.88%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 16 (94.12%) ForeScout
1 16 (94.12%) Microsoft
2 1 (5.88%) Google