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 28 November 2025.

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

 6 months to
28 Nov 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 327 344 305
Rank change year-on-year +17 -39 +137
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 52 130 188
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.34% 0.65% 0.90%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.36% 0.68% 0.94%
Number of salaries quoted 44 80 168
10th Percentile £40,900 £38,350 £39,600
25th Percentile £43,247 £45,000 £46,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +4.35% +9.52%
75th Percentile £58,125 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £75,275 £80,000
UK median annual salary £51,058 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -14.90% +9.09% +6.80%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 14,305 19,153 20,027
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.59% 96.49% 95.83%
Number of salaries quoted 9,159 11,993 16,383
10th Percentile £29,750 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £60,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% -0.83% -3.20%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% -

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 28 November 2025.

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 28 November 2025, 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 36 (69.23%) Cybersecurity
2 31 (59.62%) Incident Response
3 24 (46.15%) Information Security
4 22 (42.31%) Vulnerability Management
5 21 (40.38%) Security Operations
6 20 (38.46%) CISSP
7 18 (34.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 17 (32.69%) NIST
9 16 (30.77%) Azure
10 15 (28.85%) SIEM
11 14 (26.92%) Microsoft
12 13 (25.00%) CompTIA Security+
12 13 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
13 12 (23.08%) Firewall
14 11 (21.15%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 10 (19.23%) ITIL
15 10 (19.23%) Windows
16 9 (17.31%) Azure Sentinel
16 9 (17.31%) CISM
16 9 (17.31%) Cyber Essentials
16 9 (17.31%) Penetration Testing
16 9 (17.31%) Security Monitoring
16 9 (17.31%) Vulnerability Remediation
17 8 (15.38%) Degree
17 8 (15.38%) Linux
17 8 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
17 8 (15.38%) Security Cleared
17 8 (15.38%) Tenable
18 7 (13.46%) AWS
18 7 (13.46%) Computer Science

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:

Cloud Services
1 16 (30.77%) Azure
2 9 (17.31%) Azure Sentinel
3 7 (13.46%) AWS
4 4 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (7.69%) SaaS
5 2 (3.85%) Cloud Computing
5 2 (3.85%) GCP
5 2 (3.85%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 12 (23.08%) Firewall
2 6 (11.54%) Intrusion Detection
3 4 (7.69%) Network Security
3 4 (7.69%) VPN
3 4 (7.69%) Wireshark
4 1 (1.92%) Broadband
4 1 (1.92%) SAN
Development Applications
1 1 (1.92%) JIRA
General
1 19 (36.54%) Social Skills
2 13 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (13.46%) Finance
4 5 (9.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 5 (9.62%) Law
4 5 (9.62%) Retail
5 3 (5.77%) Documentation Skills
6 2 (3.85%) Legal
7 1 (1.92%) Advertising
7 1 (1.92%) Back Office
7 1 (1.92%) Banking
7 1 (1.92%) Digital Health
7 1 (1.92%) Financial Institution
7 1 (1.92%) Local Government
7 1 (1.92%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.85%) SLSA
2 1 (1.92%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 13 (25.00%) Security Posture
2 9 (17.31%) Management Information System
3 8 (15.38%) Cyber Threat
4 6 (11.54%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 5 (9.62%) Security Operations Centre
6 3 (5.77%) Operational Technology
7 2 (3.85%) Cyber Defence
7 2 (3.85%) Onboarding
7 2 (3.85%) SCADA
7 2 (3.85%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (1.92%) Cyberattack
8 1 (1.92%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 10 (19.23%) Windows
2 8 (15.38%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (69.23%) Cybersecurity
2 31 (59.62%) Incident Response
3 24 (46.15%) Information Security
4 22 (42.31%) Vulnerability Management
5 21 (40.38%) Security Operations
6 15 (28.85%) SIEM
7 13 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
8 11 (21.15%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 10 (19.23%) ITIL
10 9 (17.31%) Penetration Testing
10 9 (17.31%) Security Monitoring
10 9 (17.31%) Vulnerability Remediation
11 8 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
12 7 (13.46%) Computer Science
13 6 (11.54%) Cyber Resilience
13 6 (11.54%) Data Security
13 6 (11.54%) Kalman Filter
13 6 (11.54%) Risk Assessment
13 6 (11.54%) Threat Intelligence
13 6 (11.54%) Vulnerability Assessment
Qualifications
1 20 (38.46%) CISSP
2 13 (25.00%) CompTIA Security+
3 9 (17.31%) CISM
4 8 (15.38%) Degree
4 8 (15.38%) Security Cleared
5 7 (13.46%) SC Cleared
6 6 (11.54%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 6 (11.54%) CISA
6 6 (11.54%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (9.62%) CEH
7 5 (9.62%) GIAC
8 4 (7.69%) CompTIA CySA+
8 4 (7.69%) DBS Check
8 4 (7.69%) GCFA
8 4 (7.69%) GCIA
8 4 (7.69%) GCIH
8 4 (7.69%) GSEC
8 4 (7.69%) SSCP
9 3 (5.77%) AWS Certification
9 3 (5.77%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (34.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 17 (32.69%) NIST
3 9 (17.31%) Cyber Essentials
4 7 (13.46%) GDPR
5 6 (11.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 6 (11.54%) GRC
6 5 (9.62%) PCI DSS
7 4 (7.69%) SOC 2
8 3 (5.77%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 2 (3.85%) SLA
10 1 (1.92%) COBIT
10 1 (1.92%) HIPAA
10 1 (1.92%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (1.92%) NIST 800
10 1 (1.92%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 1 (1.92%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (7.69%) Nessus
1 4 (7.69%) QRadar
2 2 (3.85%) ZENworks
3 1 (1.92%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (1.92%) Nmap
Vendors
1 14 (26.92%) Microsoft
2 8 (15.38%) Tenable
3 7 (13.46%) Splunk
4 2 (3.85%) Google
4 2 (3.85%) Meraki
4 2 (3.85%) Palo Alto
5 1 (1.92%) AlienVault
5 1 (1.92%) CrowdStrike
5 1 (1.92%) LogRhythm
5 1 (1.92%) VMware
31 hybrid/remote Security Analyst jobs