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 19 March 2026.

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

6 months to
19 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 299 321 352
Rank change year-on-year +22 +31 +100
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 92 76 206
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.55% 0.57% 0.69%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.58% 0.60% 0.72%
Number of salaries quoted 58 48 198
10th Percentile £35,000 £39,701 £38,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £54,250
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +1.38% +8.50%
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,813 £64,688
90th Percentile - £80,500 £76,250
UK median annual salary £54,146 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.83% +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 15,828 12,696 28,807
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.90% 94.67% 95.93%
Number of salaries quoted 10,729 8,898 24,017
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £33,000
25th Percentile £43,250 £46,250 £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 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £93,750
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 19 March 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 19 March 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 53 (57.61%) Cybersecurity
2 32 (34.78%) Information Security
2 32 (34.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 31 (33.70%) CISSP
4 25 (27.17%) Continuous Improvement
4 25 (27.17%) Incident Response
4 25 (27.17%) NIST
5 22 (23.91%) Security Operations
6 21 (22.83%) Problem-Solving
7 19 (20.65%) PCI DSS
7 19 (20.65%) Security Cleared
8 18 (19.57%) CompTIA Security+
8 18 (19.57%) Risk Management
8 18 (19.57%) SC Cleared
8 18 (19.57%) SIEM
9 14 (15.22%) Degree
9 14 (15.22%) DV Cleared
9 14 (15.22%) Network Security
10 13 (14.13%) Computer Science
11 12 (13.04%) Cyber Essentials
11 12 (13.04%) Firewall
12 11 (11.96%) Agile
12 11 (11.96%) AWS
12 11 (11.96%) Azure
12 11 (11.96%) CISA
12 11 (11.96%) CISM
12 11 (11.96%) GRC
12 11 (11.96%) SOC 2
13 10 (10.87%) GDPR
13 10 (10.87%) Microsoft

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 (1.09%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (1.09%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (1.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 11 (11.96%) AWS
1 11 (11.96%) Azure
2 7 (7.61%) SaaS
3 5 (5.43%) GCP
3 5 (5.43%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (3.26%) AWS CloudFormation
4 3 (3.26%) Azure Sentinel
4 3 (3.26%) Cloud Computing
4 3 (3.26%) Microsoft Purview
5 1 (1.09%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 14 (15.22%) Network Security
2 12 (13.04%) Firewall
3 4 (4.35%) Intrusion Detection
4 3 (3.26%) SCCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.09%) Power BI
General
1 23 (25.00%) Retail
1 23 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 16 (17.39%) Analytical Skills
3 9 (9.78%) Aviation
3 9 (9.78%) Banking
3 9 (9.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 9 (9.78%) Law
4 8 (8.70%) Finance
5 7 (7.61%) Back Office
5 7 (7.61%) Financial Institution
6 5 (5.43%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 15 (16.30%) Security Posture
2 13 (14.13%) Management Information System
3 9 (9.78%) Cyber Defence
4 6 (6.52%) Cloud Native
5 5 (5.43%) Cyber Threat
5 5 (5.43%) Operational Technology
6 4 (4.35%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 4 (4.35%) Security Operations Centre
7 3 (3.26%) Cyber Security Posture
7 3 (3.26%) Product Ownership
8 2 (2.17%) Onboarding
8 2 (2.17%) Self-Motivation
9 1 (1.09%) CSOC
9 1 (1.09%) Data Centre
9 1 (1.09%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 9 (9.78%) Linux
2 8 (8.70%) Windows
3 3 (3.26%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (57.61%) Cybersecurity
2 32 (34.78%) Information Security
3 25 (27.17%) Continuous Improvement
3 25 (27.17%) Incident Response
4 22 (23.91%) Security Operations
5 21 (22.83%) Problem-Solving
6 18 (19.57%) Risk Management
6 18 (19.57%) SIEM
7 13 (14.13%) Computer Science
8 11 (11.96%) Agile
9 10 (10.87%) Risk Assessment
9 10 (10.87%) Root Cause Analysis
10 9 (9.78%) Process Improvement
11 8 (8.70%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 7 (7.61%) Compliance Management
12 7 (7.61%) ITIL
12 7 (7.61%) Kalman Filter
12 7 (7.61%) Security Architecture
12 7 (7.61%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 7 (7.61%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (3.26%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 31 (33.70%) CISSP
2 19 (20.65%) Security Cleared
3 18 (19.57%) CompTIA Security+
3 18 (19.57%) SC Cleared
4 14 (15.22%) Degree
4 14 (15.22%) DV Cleared
5 11 (11.96%) CISA
5 11 (11.96%) CISM
6 9 (9.78%) Cisco Certification
7 8 (8.70%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 8 (8.70%) Computer Science Degree
7 8 (8.70%) SSCP
8 7 (7.61%) CRISC
9 6 (6.52%) CEH
10 5 (5.43%) CCSP
11 4 (4.35%) DBS Check
12 3 (3.26%) GCIA
12 3 (3.26%) GIAC
12 3 (3.26%) Microsoft Certification
12 3 (3.26%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (34.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 25 (27.17%) NIST
3 19 (20.65%) PCI DSS
4 12 (13.04%) Cyber Essentials
5 11 (11.96%) GRC
5 11 (11.96%) SOC 2
6 10 (10.87%) GDPR
7 3 (3.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 3 (3.26%) Data Quality
7 3 (3.26%) NCSC
8 2 (2.17%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 2 (2.17%) HIPAA
8 2 (2.17%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 4 (4.35%) Active Directory
2 3 (3.26%) Docker
2 3 (3.26%) Hyper-V
2 3 (3.26%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (4.35%) CSIRT
2 3 (3.26%) Ansible
2 3 (3.26%) Kubernetes
2 3 (3.26%) SCCM
2 3 (3.26%) Terraform
Vendors
1 10 (10.87%) Microsoft
2 6 (6.52%) Google
3 3 (3.26%) Palo Alto
3 3 (3.26%) Salesforce
3 3 (3.26%) Splunk
3 3 (3.26%) Tenable
3 3 (3.26%) VMware
4 1 (1.09%) AlienVault
4 1 (1.09%) LogRhythm