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 1 October 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 323 355 346
Rank change year-on-year +32 -9 -48
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 140 61 139
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.56% 0.36% 0.62%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.60% 0.39% 0.64%
Number of salaries quoted 73 50 89
10th Percentile - £40,200 £40,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,749 £46,619
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,250 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.10% -11.25% +6.67%
75th Percentile £58,750 £63,375 £72,500
90th Percentile £84,900 £70,000 £78,450
UK median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% +3.19%

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 23,408 15,648 21,643
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.81% 93.01% 96.47%
Number of salaries quoted 16,253 8,792 13,500
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £98,750
UK median annual salary £59,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.27% - -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 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 1 October 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 1 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.

1 102 (72.86%) Cybersecurity
2 61 (43.57%) Information Security
3 53 (37.86%) Incident Response
4 51 (36.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 50 (35.71%) Vulnerability Management
6 49 (35.00%) SIEM
7 47 (33.57%) Problem-Solving
8 46 (32.86%) Security Operations
9 41 (29.29%) NIST
10 36 (25.71%) Microsoft
11 30 (21.43%) Vulnerability Remediation
12 26 (18.57%) Firewall
13 25 (17.86%) Degree
14 24 (17.14%) CISSP
14 24 (17.14%) Continuous Improvement
15 23 (16.43%) AWS
15 23 (16.43%) Risk Management
16 20 (14.29%) Azure
16 20 (14.29%) Cloud Security
17 19 (13.57%) CISM
17 19 (13.57%) Python
17 19 (13.57%) Windows
18 18 (12.86%) Network Security
19 16 (11.43%) Active Directory
19 16 (11.43%) Cyber Resilience
19 16 (11.43%) Mentoring
20 15 (10.71%) Agile
20 15 (10.71%) Penetration Testing
21 14 (10.00%) GCP
21 14 (10.00%) PCI DSS

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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (1.43%) IIS
Applications
1 4 (2.86%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 23 (16.43%) AWS
2 20 (14.29%) Azure
3 14 (10.00%) GCP
4 13 (9.29%) Microsoft 365
5 12 (8.57%) Azure Sentinel
6 11 (7.86%) Entra ID
6 11 (7.86%) SaaS
7 6 (4.29%) Power Platform
8 3 (2.14%) Microsoft Purview
9 2 (1.43%) Akamai
9 2 (1.43%) Azure Logic Apps
9 2 (1.43%) Cloudflare
9 2 (1.43%) Mimecast
10 1 (0.71%) Cloud Computing
10 1 (0.71%) IaaS
10 1 (0.71%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 26 (18.57%) Firewall
2 18 (12.86%) Network Security
3 8 (5.71%) HTTP
3 8 (5.71%) Wi-Fi
4 6 (4.29%) Cisco Nexus
5 4 (2.86%) DNS
5 4 (2.86%) NGFW
6 3 (2.14%) Intrusion Detection
6 3 (2.14%) TCP/IP
7 2 (1.43%) Broadband
7 2 (1.43%) LAN
7 2 (1.43%) SSL
7 2 (1.43%) VPN
7 2 (1.43%) WAN
8 1 (0.71%) DKIM
8 1 (0.71%) DMARC
8 1 (0.71%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (4.29%) Power BI
2 4 (2.86%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (2.86%) Jenkins
1 4 (2.86%) TeamCity
2 1 (0.71%) Burp Suite
2 1 (0.71%) JIRA
2 1 (0.71%) Metasploit
General
1 46 (32.86%) Social Skills
2 42 (30.00%) Analytical Skills
3 28 (20.00%) Retail
4 17 (12.14%) Finance
4 17 (12.14%) Law
5 15 (10.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 14 (10.00%) Aviation
7 13 (9.29%) Banking
8 6 (4.29%) Public Sector
9 5 (3.57%) Back Office
9 5 (3.57%) Legal
10 3 (2.14%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (2.14%) Financial Institution
10 3 (2.14%) Games
10 3 (2.14%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (0.71%) Advertising
11 1 (0.71%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.86%) Microsoft Graph
1 4 (2.86%) Terraform
2 3 (2.14%) JSON
3 2 (1.43%) LDAP
3 2 (1.43%) Regular Expression
3 2 (1.43%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 38 (27.14%) Security Posture
2 21 (15.00%) Cyber Threat
3 17 (12.14%) Cyber Defence
4 15 (10.71%) Management Information System
5 10 (7.14%) Security Operations Centre
6 9 (6.43%) Operational Technology
7 7 (5.00%) Cloud Native
8 5 (3.57%) CSOC
8 5 (3.57%) Data Centre
9 3 (2.14%) Blog
9 3 (2.14%) Onboarding
9 3 (2.14%) Online Gambling
9 3 (2.14%) SCADA
9 3 (2.14%) Video\Live Streaming
10 2 (1.43%) AI Agents
10 2 (1.43%) Cloud Security Posture
10 2 (1.43%) Cyberattack
10 2 (1.43%) Hybrid Cloud
10 2 (1.43%) IoT
11 1 (0.71%) Cybercrime
Operating Systems
1 19 (13.57%) Windows
2 12 (8.57%) Linux
3 5 (3.57%) Apple iOS
3 5 (3.57%) Mac OS
4 2 (1.43%) Windows Server
4 2 (1.43%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (0.71%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 102 (72.86%) Cybersecurity
2 61 (43.57%) Information Security
3 53 (37.86%) Incident Response
4 50 (35.71%) Vulnerability Management
5 49 (35.00%) SIEM
6 47 (33.57%) Problem-Solving
7 46 (32.86%) Security Operations
8 30 (21.43%) Vulnerability Remediation
9 24 (17.14%) Continuous Improvement
10 23 (16.43%) Risk Management
11 20 (14.29%) Cloud Security
12 16 (11.43%) Cyber Resilience
12 16 (11.43%) Mentoring
13 15 (10.71%) Agile
13 15 (10.71%) Penetration Testing
14 13 (9.29%) Computer Science
14 13 (9.29%) Process Improvement
14 13 (9.29%) Project Management
14 13 (9.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 12 (8.57%) Data Security
Programming Languages
1 19 (13.57%) Python
2 12 (8.57%) Kusto Query Language
3 11 (7.86%) PowerShell
4 9 (6.43%) Bash
4 9 (6.43%) Go
5 8 (5.71%) Java
6 4 (2.86%) C#
7 3 (2.14%) Objective-C
8 2 (1.43%) SQL
Qualifications
1 25 (17.86%) Degree
2 24 (17.14%) CISSP
3 19 (13.57%) CISM
4 12 (8.57%) CompTIA Security+
4 12 (8.57%) Computer Science Degree
4 12 (8.57%) GIAC
5 11 (7.86%) Security Cleared
6 7 (5.00%) CISA
6 7 (5.00%) SC Cleared
7 6 (4.29%) AWS Certification
8 5 (3.57%) GCFA
8 5 (3.57%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 4 (2.86%) CompTIA CySA+
9 4 (2.86%) CRISC
10 3 (2.14%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 3 (2.14%) CASP
10 3 (2.14%) CCSP
10 3 (2.14%) CEH
10 3 (2.14%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (2.14%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (36.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 41 (29.29%) NIST
3 14 (10.00%) PCI DSS
4 11 (7.86%) GDPR
5 10 (7.14%) GRC
6 9 (6.43%) SOC 2
7 8 (5.71%) Cyber Essentials
8 7 (5.00%) NCSC
9 5 (3.57%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 4 (2.86%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 4 (2.86%) NIST 800
10 4 (2.86%) QA
11 2 (1.43%) Accessibility
11 2 (1.43%) HIPAA
11 2 (1.43%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 1 (0.71%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.71%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 1 (0.71%) COBIT
12 1 (0.71%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.71%) SOC 1
System Software
1 16 (11.43%) Active Directory
2 6 (4.29%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (2.14%) Docker
4 2 (1.43%) Hyper-V
4 2 (1.43%) NFS
4 2 (1.43%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 7 (5.00%) Kubernetes
2 6 (4.29%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (2.14%) Network Intrusion Detection System
4 2 (1.43%) Graylog
5 1 (0.71%) Nessus
5 1 (0.71%) Nmap
5 1 (0.71%) OpenVAS
5 1 (0.71%) SCCM
Vendors
1 36 (25.71%) Microsoft
2 12 (8.57%) Qualys
3 8 (5.71%) Cisco
3 8 (5.71%) Palo Alto
3 8 (5.71%) Tanium
4 6 (4.29%) Aruba
4 6 (4.29%) Google
5 5 (3.57%) CrowdStrike
5 5 (3.57%) Splunk
6 4 (2.86%) VMware
7 2 (1.43%) AlienVault
7 2 (1.43%) LogRhythm
7 2 (1.43%) Meraki
7 2 (1.43%) Rapid7
7 2 (1.43%) Tenable
8 1 (0.71%) Arqiva
8 1 (0.71%) Netskope
8 1 (0.71%) Zscaler