Hybrid/Remote Security Analyst Job Trends

Security Analyst
UK > Work from Home

The median Security Analyst salary for remote/hybrid work is £53,292 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 February 2026.

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

6 months to
23 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 293 338 340
Rank change year-on-year +45 +2 +101
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 83 85 212
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.51% 0.56% 0.76%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.54% 0.58% 0.80%
Number of salaries quoted 53 49 202
10th Percentile £41,500 £39,801 £38,750
25th Percentile £48,165 £47,500 £46,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,292 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.18% +9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile - £79,700 £76,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £53,500
% change year-on-year -12.00% +16.82% +0.94%

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 15,294 14,564 26,608
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.69% 95.34% 95.81%
Number of salaries quoted 10,216 8,934 22,299
10th Percentile £31,000 £35,000 £33,516
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £75,772
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -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 23 February 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 23 February 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 45 (54.22%) Cybersecurity
2 35 (42.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 34 (40.96%) CISSP
4 32 (38.55%) Information Security
5 28 (33.73%) Incident Response
5 28 (33.73%) NIST
6 24 (28.92%) Security Operations
7 23 (27.71%) Continuous Improvement
8 21 (25.30%) Problem-Solving
9 20 (24.10%) Security Cleared
10 19 (22.89%) PCI DSS
10 19 (22.89%) SC Cleared
10 19 (22.89%) SIEM
11 18 (21.69%) CompTIA Security+
12 15 (18.07%) Cyber Essentials
12 15 (18.07%) Degree
12 15 (18.07%) DV Cleared
12 15 (18.07%) Risk Management
13 14 (16.87%) Azure
13 14 (16.87%) Computer Science
14 13 (15.66%) AWS
14 13 (15.66%) CISA
14 13 (15.66%) GRC
15 12 (14.46%) CISM
15 12 (14.46%) Firewall
15 12 (14.46%) Microsoft
15 12 (14.46%) SOC 2
16 11 (13.25%) Risk Assessment
17 10 (12.05%) GDPR
17 10 (12.05%) Root Cause Analysis

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 1 (1.20%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (1.20%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (1.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 14 (16.87%) Azure
2 13 (15.66%) AWS
3 9 (10.84%) SaaS
4 7 (8.43%) GCP
5 5 (6.02%) Microsoft 365
6 4 (4.82%) Azure Sentinel
7 3 (3.61%) AWS CloudFormation
7 3 (3.61%) Cloud Computing
7 3 (3.61%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (1.20%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 12 (14.46%) Firewall
2 6 (7.23%) Network Security
3 4 (4.82%) Intrusion Detection
4 3 (3.61%) SCCP
5 1 (1.20%) VPN
5 1 (1.20%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.20%) Power BI
General
1 26 (31.33%) Social Skills
2 23 (27.71%) Retail
3 16 (19.28%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (12.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 9 (10.84%) Banking
5 9 (10.84%) Law
6 8 (9.64%) Finance
7 7 (8.43%) Back Office
7 7 (8.43%) Financial Institution
7 7 (8.43%) Legal
8 6 (7.23%) Aviation
9 1 (1.20%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (1.20%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.41%) SLSA
2 1 (1.20%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 13 (15.66%) Management Information System
1 13 (15.66%) Security Posture
2 9 (10.84%) Cyber Defence
3 5 (6.02%) Cyber Kill Chain
3 5 (6.02%) Cyber Threat
3 5 (6.02%) Operational Technology
3 5 (6.02%) Security Operations Centre
4 4 (4.82%) Onboarding
5 3 (3.61%) Cloud Native
5 3 (3.61%) Cyber Security Posture
6 2 (2.41%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (1.20%) CSOC
7 1 (1.20%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 9 (10.84%) Windows
2 7 (8.43%) Linux
3 3 (3.61%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (54.22%) Cybersecurity
2 32 (38.55%) Information Security
3 28 (33.73%) Incident Response
4 24 (28.92%) Security Operations
5 23 (27.71%) Continuous Improvement
6 21 (25.30%) Problem-Solving
7 19 (22.89%) SIEM
8 15 (18.07%) Risk Management
9 14 (16.87%) Computer Science
10 11 (13.25%) Risk Assessment
11 10 (12.05%) Root Cause Analysis
11 10 (12.05%) Vulnerability Management
12 9 (10.84%) Agile
12 9 (10.84%) Process Improvement
13 8 (9.64%) ITIL
14 7 (8.43%) Compliance Management
14 7 (8.43%) Kalman Filter
14 7 (8.43%) Security Architecture
14 7 (8.43%) Security Monitoring
14 7 (8.43%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (3.61%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 34 (40.96%) CISSP
2 20 (24.10%) Security Cleared
3 19 (22.89%) SC Cleared
4 18 (21.69%) CompTIA Security+
5 15 (18.07%) Degree
5 15 (18.07%) DV Cleared
6 13 (15.66%) CISA
7 12 (14.46%) CISM
8 9 (10.84%) Cisco Certification
8 9 (10.84%) Computer Science Degree
8 9 (10.84%) CRISC
8 9 (10.84%) SSCP
9 8 (9.64%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 6 (7.23%) CEH
11 5 (6.02%) CCSP
12 4 (4.82%) DBS Check
12 4 (4.82%) GCIA
12 4 (4.82%) GIAC
13 3 (3.61%) Microsoft Certification
13 3 (3.61%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (42.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 28 (33.73%) NIST
3 19 (22.89%) PCI DSS
4 15 (18.07%) Cyber Essentials
5 13 (15.66%) GRC
6 12 (14.46%) SOC 2
7 10 (12.05%) GDPR
8 4 (4.82%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 3 (3.61%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 3 (3.61%) Data Quality
9 3 (3.61%) NCSC
10 2 (2.41%) SLA
11 1 (1.20%) HIPAA
11 1 (1.20%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 1 (1.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 4 (4.82%) Active Directory
2 3 (3.61%) Docker
2 3 (3.61%) Hyper-V
2 3 (3.61%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (4.82%) CSIRT
2 3 (3.61%) Ansible
2 3 (3.61%) Kubernetes
2 3 (3.61%) SCCM
2 3 (3.61%) Terraform
3 1 (1.20%) Nessus
3 1 (1.20%) QRadar
Vendors
1 12 (14.46%) Microsoft
2 6 (7.23%) Google
3 4 (4.82%) Splunk
3 4 (4.82%) Tenable
4 3 (3.61%) Palo Alto
4 3 (3.61%) Salesforce
4 3 (3.61%) VMware
5 1 (1.20%) AlienVault
5 1 (1.20%) LogRhythm