Hybrid/Remote Security Analyst Job Trends
Security Analyst
UK > Work from Home
The median Security Analyst salary for remote/hybrid work is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 329 | 367 | 336 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +38 | -31 | -41 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst | 137 | 54 | 140 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 0.54% | 0.33% | 0.68% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.58% | 0.35% | 0.70% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 69 | 46 | 92 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £40,625 | £40,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £42,500 | £46,526 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £51,779 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.44% | -13.70% | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £59,375 | £70,888 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £70,000 | £80,900 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £57,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -12.28% | +4.59% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Work from Home
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies in Work from Home with a recognized job title | 23,654 | 15,406 | 19,956 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 93.96% | 93.81% | 96.56% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16,190 | 8,732 | 12,587 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £29,025 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £57,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,500 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £97,500 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £58,396 | £53,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.15% | -2.73% | -8.33% |
Security Analyst Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Security Analyst' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Security Analyst Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Salary distribution trend for remote Security Analyst job vacancies.
Security Analyst Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Security Analyst over the 6 months to 16 October 2026.
Security Analyst Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 16 October 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Security Analyst in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cybersecurity | 71.5% | 98 |
| 2 | Information Security | 46.0% | 63 |
| 3 | Incident Response | 43.8% | 60 |
| 4 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 40.1% | 55 |
| 5 | SIEM | 38.0% | 52 |
| 6 | Security Operations | 37.2% | 51 |
| 7 | Vulnerability Management | 35.0% | 48 |
| 8 | Problem-Solving | 32.8% | 45 |
| 9 | NIST | 31.4% | 43 |
| 10 | Microsoft | 29.9% | 41 |
| 11 | Vulnerability Remediation | 21.9% | 30 |
| 12 | Firewall | 20.4% | 28 |
| 13 | Azure | 19.0% | 26 |
| 14 | CISSP | 18.2% | 25 |
| 14 | Continuous Improvement | 18.2% | 25 |
| 16 | AWS | 17.5% | 24 |
| 17 | Cloud Security | 16.1% | 22 |
| 18 | Degree | 15.3% | 21 |
| 19 | Risk Management | 14.6% | 20 |
| 19 | Windows | 14.6% | 20 |
| 21 | CISM | 13.9% | 19 |
| 22 | Microsoft 365 | 13.1% | 18 |
| 23 | Active Directory | 12.4% | 17 |
| 24 | Azure Sentinel | 11.7% | 16 |
| 24 | Cyber Resilience | 11.7% | 16 |
| 24 | Python | 11.7% | 16 |
| 27 | GCP | 10.9% | 15 |
| 27 | Penetration Testing | 10.9% | 15 |
| 29 | Agile | 10.2% | 14 |
| 29 | Kusto Query Language | 10.2% | 14 |
Security Analyst Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cybersecurity Analyst | 50.4% | 69 |
| 2 | Senior Security Analyst | 19.7% | 27 |
| 3 | Information Security Analyst | 18.2% | 25 |
| 4 | Senior Cybersecurity Analyst | 16.1% | 22 |
| 5 | IT Security Analyst | 9.5% | 13 |
| 6 | Network Security Analyst | 8.8% | 12 |
| 7 | Senior Network Analyst | 5.8% | 8 |
| 8 | Vulnerability Management Analyst | 5.1% | 7 |
| 9 | Security Risk Analyst | 4.4% | 6 |
| 10 | Security Operations Analyst | 3.6% | 5 |
| 10 | SOC Analyst | 3.6% | 5 |
| 12 | Business Continuity Analyst | 2.9% | 4 |
| 12 | Metrics Analyst | 2.9% | 4 |
| 12 | Senior Information Security Analyst | 2.9% | 4 |
| 15 | Cloud Security Analyst | 2.2% | 3 |
| 15 | ICT Analyst | 2.2% | 3 |
| 15 | Infrastructure Analyst | 2.2% | 3 |
| 15 | Security Compliance Analyst | 2.2% | 3 |
| 19 | Cybersecurity Engineer | 1.5% | 2 |
| 19 | IT Infrastructure Analyst | 1.5% | 2 |