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 8 May 2026.

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

6 months to
8 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 270 332 382
Rank change year-on-year +62 +50 +61
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 123 73 200
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.67% 0.51% 0.62%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.72% 0.56% 0.64%
Number of salaries quoted 71 43 186
10th Percentile - £31,500 £39,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,000 £67,500
90th Percentile - £77,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% +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 17,091 13,102 31,137
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.64% 92.13% 95.87%
Number of salaries quoted 12,478 8,944 24,903
10th Percentile £33,500 £31,250 £33,127
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £56,318
Median % change year-on-year - +6.54% -9.89%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £93,200
UK median annual salary £55,000 £58,033 £53,000
% change year-on-year -5.23% +9.50% -11.67%

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 8 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 8 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 78 (63.41%) Cybersecurity
2 39 (31.71%) Continuous Improvement
2 39 (31.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 37 (30.08%) Information Security
4 34 (27.64%) Risk Management
5 31 (25.20%) NIST
6 29 (23.58%) CISSP
7 28 (22.76%) Incident Response
8 26 (21.14%) Problem-Solving
9 25 (20.33%) Agile
10 23 (18.70%) Network Security
11 22 (17.89%) Process Improvement
11 22 (17.89%) Security Operations
12 20 (16.26%) SIEM
13 19 (15.45%) Project Management
13 19 (15.45%) SC Cleared
13 19 (15.45%) Security Cleared
14 18 (14.63%) CompTIA Security+
14 18 (14.63%) PCI DSS
15 17 (13.82%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 17 (13.82%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 16 (13.01%) Computer Science
16 16 (13.01%) Degree
17 14 (11.38%) CISA
17 14 (11.38%) DV Cleared
17 14 (11.38%) GRC
18 13 (10.57%) Computer Science Degree
18 13 (10.57%) Microsoft
19 12 (9.76%) Application Security
19 12 (9.76%) Azure

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 2 (1.63%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.81%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 12 (9.76%) Azure
2 8 (6.50%) AWS
3 7 (5.69%) Microsoft 365
3 7 (5.69%) SaaS
4 6 (4.88%) GCP
5 5 (4.07%) Azure Sentinel
5 5 (4.07%) Power Platform
6 4 (3.25%) Entra ID
7 3 (2.44%) AWS CloudFormation
8 2 (1.63%) Cloud Computing
8 2 (1.63%) Cloudflare
9 1 (0.81%) IaaS
9 1 (0.81%) Microsoft Purview
9 1 (0.81%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 23 (18.70%) Network Security
2 11 (8.94%) Firewall
3 3 (2.44%) DNS
3 3 (2.44%) SCCP
4 2 (1.63%) Intrusion Detection
4 2 (1.63%) SSL
5 1 (0.81%) Broadband
5 1 (0.81%) NGFW
5 1 (0.81%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.81%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (4.07%) Power BI
2 4 (3.25%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (0.81%) JIRA
General
1 33 (26.83%) Retail
2 30 (24.39%) Analytical Skills
3 23 (18.70%) Aviation
4 22 (17.89%) Social Skills
5 11 (8.94%) Finance
6 10 (8.13%) Law
7 9 (7.32%) Banking
7 9 (7.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 7 (5.69%) Back Office
8 7 (5.69%) Financial Institution
9 6 (4.88%) Legal
10 1 (0.81%) Games
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.81%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 24 (19.51%) Cyber Defence
2 21 (17.07%) Security Posture
3 15 (12.20%) Management Information System
4 9 (7.32%) Operational Technology
5 8 (6.50%) Cloud Native
6 7 (5.69%) Cyber Threat
7 6 (4.88%) Data Centre
8 5 (4.07%) Security Operations Centre
9 4 (3.25%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 4 (3.25%) Product Ownership
10 3 (2.44%) Cyber Security Posture
10 3 (2.44%) Driving Licence
10 3 (2.44%) Onboarding
11 2 (1.63%) Self-Motivation
12 1 (0.81%) AI Agents
12 1 (0.81%) CSOC
12 1 (0.81%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 11 (8.94%) Linux
2 10 (8.13%) Windows
3 3 (2.44%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 78 (63.41%) Cybersecurity
2 39 (31.71%) Continuous Improvement
3 37 (30.08%) Information Security
4 34 (27.64%) Risk Management
5 28 (22.76%) Incident Response
6 26 (21.14%) Problem-Solving
7 25 (20.33%) Agile
8 22 (17.89%) Process Improvement
8 22 (17.89%) Security Operations
9 20 (16.26%) SIEM
10 19 (15.45%) Project Management
11 17 (13.82%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 17 (13.82%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 16 (13.01%) Computer Science
13 12 (9.76%) Application Security
14 11 (8.94%) SDLC
14 11 (8.94%) Secure Coding
15 10 (8.13%) Vulnerability Management
16 8 (6.50%) OWASP
16 8 (6.50%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 6 (4.88%) PowerShell
1 6 (4.88%) Python
2 4 (3.25%) C#
2 4 (3.25%) Java
Qualifications
1 29 (23.58%) CISSP
2 19 (15.45%) SC Cleared
2 19 (15.45%) Security Cleared
3 18 (14.63%) CompTIA Security+
4 16 (13.01%) Degree
5 14 (11.38%) CISA
5 14 (11.38%) DV Cleared
6 13 (10.57%) Computer Science Degree
7 12 (9.76%) CISM
8 7 (5.69%) CRISC
8 7 (5.69%) SSCP
9 6 (4.88%) CEH
9 6 (4.88%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (4.07%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 5 (4.07%) CCSP
11 4 (3.25%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12 3 (2.44%) GCIA
12 3 (2.44%) GIAC
12 3 (2.44%) Microsoft Certification
12 3 (2.44%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (31.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 31 (25.20%) NIST
3 18 (14.63%) PCI DSS
4 14 (11.38%) GRC
5 12 (9.76%) Cyber Essentials
5 12 (9.76%) SOC 2
6 9 (7.32%) GDPR
7 7 (5.69%) NCSC
8 4 (3.25%) ISO/IEC 27005
8 4 (3.25%) NIST 800
8 4 (3.25%) QA
9 3 (2.44%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 3 (2.44%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 3 (2.44%) Data Quality
9 3 (2.44%) HIPAA
9 3 (2.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.81%) Accessibility
System Software
1 9 (7.32%) Active Directory
2 3 (2.44%) Docker
2 3 (2.44%) Hyper-V
2 3 (2.44%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (3.25%) CSIRT
1 4 (3.25%) SCCM
2 3 (2.44%) Ansible
2 3 (2.44%) Kubernetes
2 3 (2.44%) Terraform
3 2 (1.63%) Graylog
4 1 (0.81%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 13 (10.57%) Microsoft
2 5 (4.07%) Google
3 3 (2.44%) Salesforce
3 3 (2.44%) VMware
4 2 (1.63%) Palo Alto
4 2 (1.63%) Tenable
5 1 (0.81%) Qualys