Hybrid/Remote Security Analyst Job Trends

Security Analyst
UK > Work from Home

The median Security Analyst salary for remote/hybrid work is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 May 2026.

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

6 months to
29 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 276 356 392
Rank change year-on-year +80 +36 +45
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 136 74 203
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.71% 0.51% 0.61%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.75% 0.55% 0.64%
Number of salaries quoted 82 45 188
10th Percentile - £42,200 £40,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £46,250 £46,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £64,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £65,725 £77,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% +5.00%

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.

Permanent vacancies in Work from Home with a recognized job title 18,028 13,468 31,797
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.05% 91.99% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 13,255 8,291 25,241
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,500 £33,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -10.40%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,750 £93,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%

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 job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Security Analyst
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote Security Analyst job vacancies.

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 29 May 2026.

Security Analyst salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 29 May 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.

1 86 (63.24%) Cybersecurity
2 42 (30.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 38 (27.94%) Continuous Improvement
3 38 (27.94%) Information Security
4 35 (25.74%) NIST
5 33 (24.26%) Risk Management
6 31 (22.79%) Security Operations
7 30 (22.06%) Incident Response
8 29 (21.32%) Network Security
9 28 (20.59%) CISSP
10 27 (19.85%) Problem-Solving
11 26 (19.12%) SIEM
12 25 (18.38%) Agile
13 22 (16.18%) Process Improvement
14 20 (14.71%) Security Cleared
15 19 (13.97%) Degree
15 19 (13.97%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 19 (13.97%) Microsoft
15 19 (13.97%) Project Management
15 19 (13.97%) SC Cleared
15 19 (13.97%) Vulnerability Management
16 18 (13.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 17 (12.50%) CompTIA Security+
18 16 (11.76%) Computer Science
18 16 (11.76%) Computer Science Degree
19 15 (11.03%) PCI DSS
20 14 (10.29%) CISM
20 14 (10.29%) DV Cleared
20 14 (10.29%) Firewall
21 13 (9.56%) Active Directory

Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Applications
1 5 (3.68%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.74%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 11 (8.09%) Microsoft 365
2 10 (7.35%) Azure
3 9 (6.62%) AWS
4 8 (5.88%) GCP
5 6 (4.41%) Azure Sentinel
5 6 (4.41%) Power Platform
5 6 (4.41%) SaaS
6 4 (2.94%) Entra ID
7 3 (2.21%) AWS CloudFormation
8 2 (1.47%) Cloudflare
8 2 (1.47%) Microsoft Purview
9 1 (0.74%) Azure Logic Apps
9 1 (0.74%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.74%) IaaS
9 1 (0.74%) Mimecast
9 1 (0.74%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 29 (21.32%) Network Security
2 14 (10.29%) Firewall
3 4 (2.94%) NGFW
4 3 (2.21%) DNS
4 3 (2.21%) SCCP
5 2 (1.47%) SSL
5 2 (1.47%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.74%) Broadband
6 1 (0.74%) Cisco Nexus
6 1 (0.74%) VPN
6 1 (0.74%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (4.41%) Power BI
2 4 (2.94%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (0.74%) JIRA
General
1 32 (23.53%) Retail
2 30 (22.06%) Analytical Skills
3 26 (19.12%) Social Skills
4 23 (16.91%) Aviation
5 14 (10.29%) Finance
6 12 (8.82%) Law
7 8 (5.88%) Banking
7 8 (5.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 7 (5.15%) Legal
9 6 (4.41%) Back Office
9 6 (4.41%) Financial Institution
10 2 (1.47%) Games
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.94%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 25 (18.38%) Cyber Defence
2 22 (16.18%) Security Posture
3 14 (10.29%) Management Information System
4 9 (6.62%) Cloud Native
5 8 (5.88%) Operational Technology
6 7 (5.15%) Cyber Threat
6 7 (5.15%) Security Operations Centre
7 6 (4.41%) Data Centre
8 4 (2.94%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 4 (2.94%) Product Ownership
9 3 (2.21%) Cyber Security Posture
9 3 (2.21%) Driving Licence
9 3 (2.21%) Onboarding
10 2 (1.47%) CSOC
10 2 (1.47%) Self-Motivation
11 1 (0.74%) AI Agents
11 1 (0.74%) Cloud Security Posture
11 1 (0.74%) Cyberattack
11 1 (0.74%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 11 (8.09%) Windows
2 9 (6.62%) Linux
3 3 (2.21%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 86 (63.24%) Cybersecurity
2 38 (27.94%) Continuous Improvement
2 38 (27.94%) Information Security
3 33 (24.26%) Risk Management
4 31 (22.79%) Security Operations
5 30 (22.06%) Incident Response
6 27 (19.85%) Problem-Solving
7 26 (19.12%) SIEM
8 25 (18.38%) Agile
9 22 (16.18%) Process Improvement
10 19 (13.97%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 19 (13.97%) Project Management
10 19 (13.97%) Vulnerability Management
11 18 (13.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 16 (11.76%) Computer Science
13 13 (9.56%) Application Security
14 11 (8.09%) Secure Coding
15 10 (7.35%) Root Cause Analysis
15 10 (7.35%) SDLC
16 9 (6.62%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 11 (8.09%) PowerShell
2 8 (5.88%) Python
3 5 (3.68%) Kusto Query Language
4 4 (2.94%) C#
4 4 (2.94%) Java
5 2 (1.47%) SQL
Qualifications
1 28 (20.59%) CISSP
2 20 (14.71%) Security Cleared
3 19 (13.97%) Degree
3 19 (13.97%) SC Cleared
4 17 (12.50%) CompTIA Security+
5 16 (11.76%) Computer Science Degree
6 14 (10.29%) CISM
6 14 (10.29%) DV Cleared
7 12 (8.82%) CISA
8 7 (5.15%) CEH
8 7 (5.15%) SSCP
9 6 (4.41%) CRISC
10 5 (3.68%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (3.68%) GIAC
10 5 (3.68%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 4 (2.94%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 4 (2.94%) CCSP
11 4 (2.94%) Microsoft Certification
12 3 (2.21%) GCIA
12 3 (2.21%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (30.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 35 (25.74%) NIST
3 15 (11.03%) PCI DSS
4 13 (9.56%) GRC
5 12 (8.82%) Cyber Essentials
6 11 (8.09%) GDPR
6 11 (8.09%) SOC 2
7 7 (5.15%) NCSC
8 4 (2.94%) ISO/IEC 27005
8 4 (2.94%) NIST 800
8 4 (2.94%) QA
9 3 (2.21%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 3 (2.21%) Data Quality
9 3 (2.21%) HIPAA
9 3 (2.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (1.47%) Accessibility
10 2 (1.47%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.74%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 13 (9.56%) Active Directory
2 3 (2.21%) Docker
2 3 (2.21%) Hyper-V
2 3 (2.21%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (2.94%) CSIRT
1 4 (2.94%) Microsoft Intune
1 4 (2.94%) SCCM
2 3 (2.21%) Ansible
2 3 (2.21%) Kubernetes
2 3 (2.21%) Terraform
3 2 (1.47%) Graylog
Vendors
1 19 (13.97%) Microsoft
2 5 (3.68%) Google
3 3 (2.21%) Salesforce
3 3 (2.21%) VMware
4 2 (1.47%) Palo Alto
4 2 (1.47%) Qualys
4 2 (1.47%) Rapid7
4 2 (1.47%) Tenable
5 1 (0.74%) Aruba
5 1 (0.74%) Cisco
5 1 (0.74%) CrowdStrike