Hybrid/Remote Security Analyst Job Trends

Security Analyst
UK > Work from Home

The median Security Analyst salary for remote/hybrid work is £48,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 August 2026.

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

6 months to
22 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 323 351 359
Rank change year-on-year +28 +8 -24
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 134 73 141
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.58% 0.44% 0.57%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.62% 0.48% 0.59%
Number of salaries quoted 78 58 102
10th Percentile - £41,025 £40,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,750 £54,250 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.14% -9.58% +9.09%
75th Percentile £58,750 £68,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £84,650 £75,750 £81,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £51,313 £52,500
% change year-on-year +7.19% -2.26% +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 21,645 15,315 23,784
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.05% 92.47% 96.33%
Number of salaries quoted 15,461 9,273 17,019
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £43,461
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -0.80% -7.26%
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,840 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £95,165
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -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 22 August 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 22 August 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 (76.12%) Cybersecurity
2 53 (39.55%) Information Security
3 47 (35.07%) Incident Response
4 46 (34.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 41 (30.60%) Vulnerability Management
6 40 (29.85%) SIEM
7 38 (28.36%) Problem-Solving
8 37 (27.61%) NIST
9 33 (24.63%) Security Operations
10 30 (22.39%) Microsoft
11 28 (20.90%) Continuous Improvement
11 28 (20.90%) Risk Management
12 26 (19.40%) Firewall
13 25 (18.66%) Degree
13 25 (18.66%) Network Security
14 24 (17.91%) Vulnerability Remediation
15 23 (17.16%) CISSP
16 20 (14.93%) Infrastructure Engineering
17 18 (13.43%) Agile
17 18 (13.43%) CISM
17 18 (13.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 15 (11.19%) Cyber Resilience
19 14 (10.45%) Penetration Testing
20 13 (9.70%) AWS
20 13 (9.70%) Azure
20 13 (9.70%) Cloud Security
20 13 (9.70%) Computer Science
20 13 (9.70%) GDPR
20 13 (9.70%) Process Improvement
20 13 (9.70%) Project Management

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 4 (2.99%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 13 (9.70%) AWS
1 13 (9.70%) Azure
2 10 (7.46%) Microsoft 365
3 7 (5.22%) Azure Sentinel
3 7 (5.22%) SaaS
4 6 (4.48%) GCP
4 6 (4.48%) Power Platform
5 5 (3.73%) Entra ID
6 2 (1.49%) Azure Logic Apps
6 2 (1.49%) Cloudflare
6 2 (1.49%) Microsoft Purview
6 2 (1.49%) Mimecast
7 1 (0.75%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (0.75%) IaaS
7 1 (0.75%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 26 (19.40%) Firewall
2 25 (18.66%) Network Security
3 8 (5.97%) Wi-Fi
4 6 (4.48%) Cisco Nexus
5 4 (2.99%) DNS
5 4 (2.99%) HTTP
5 4 (2.99%) NGFW
6 3 (2.24%) Intrusion Detection
6 3 (2.24%) TCP/IP
7 2 (1.49%) Broadband
7 2 (1.49%) LAN
7 2 (1.49%) SSL
7 2 (1.49%) VPN
7 2 (1.49%) WAN
8 1 (0.75%) DKIM
8 1 (0.75%) DMARC
8 1 (0.75%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (4.48%) Power BI
2 4 (2.99%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (0.75%) Burp Suite
1 1 (0.75%) Jenkins
1 1 (0.75%) JIRA
1 1 (0.75%) Metasploit
1 1 (0.75%) TeamCity
General
1 37 (27.61%) Analytical Skills
1 37 (27.61%) Social Skills
2 18 (13.43%) Retail
3 17 (12.69%) Aviation
4 14 (10.45%) Finance
5 8 (5.97%) Law
6 6 (4.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 5 (3.73%) Legal
8 4 (2.99%) Banking
9 3 (2.24%) Documentation Skills
9 3 (2.24%) Games
9 3 (2.24%) Organisational Skills
9 3 (2.24%) Public Sector
10 2 (1.49%) Back Office
10 2 (1.49%) Financial Institution
11 1 (0.75%) Advertising
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.99%) Microsoft Graph
2 1 (0.75%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 35 (26.12%) Security Posture
2 19 (14.18%) Cyber Threat
3 17 (12.69%) Cyber Defence
4 15 (11.19%) Management Information System
5 9 (6.72%) Operational Technology
6 8 (5.97%) Security Operations Centre
7 7 (5.22%) Cloud Native
8 5 (3.73%) Data Centre
9 4 (2.99%) Product Ownership
10 3 (2.24%) Blog
10 3 (2.24%) Driving Licence
10 3 (2.24%) Online Gambling
10 3 (2.24%) SCADA
10 3 (2.24%) Video\Live Streaming
11 2 (1.49%) AI Agents
11 2 (1.49%) Cloud Security Posture
11 2 (1.49%) CSOC
11 2 (1.49%) Cyberattack
11 2 (1.49%) Hybrid Cloud
12 1 (0.75%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 8 (5.97%) Linux
1 8 (5.97%) Windows
2 1 (0.75%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 102 (76.12%) Cybersecurity
2 53 (39.55%) Information Security
3 47 (35.07%) Incident Response
4 41 (30.60%) Vulnerability Management
5 40 (29.85%) SIEM
6 38 (28.36%) Problem-Solving
7 33 (24.63%) Security Operations
8 28 (20.90%) Continuous Improvement
8 28 (20.90%) Risk Management
9 24 (17.91%) Vulnerability Remediation
10 20 (14.93%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 18 (13.43%) Agile
11 18 (13.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 15 (11.19%) Cyber Resilience
13 14 (10.45%) Penetration Testing
14 13 (9.70%) Cloud Security
14 13 (9.70%) Computer Science
14 13 (9.70%) Process Improvement
14 13 (9.70%) Project Management
15 12 (8.96%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 9 (6.72%) Kusto Query Language
1 9 (6.72%) PowerShell
1 9 (6.72%) Python
2 5 (3.73%) Java
3 4 (2.99%) C#
4 3 (2.24%) Objective-C
5 2 (1.49%) SQL
6 1 (0.75%) Bash
6 1 (0.75%) Go
Qualifications
1 25 (18.66%) Degree
2 23 (17.16%) CISSP
3 18 (13.43%) CISM
4 13 (9.70%) Security Cleared
5 12 (8.96%) CompTIA Security+
5 12 (8.96%) Computer Science Degree
6 9 (6.72%) SC Cleared
7 7 (5.22%) CISA
8 6 (4.48%) AWS Certification
8 6 (4.48%) GIAC
9 5 (3.73%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 4 (2.99%) CompTIA CySA+
10 4 (2.99%) CRISC
11 3 (2.24%) CASP
11 3 (2.24%) CEH
11 3 (2.24%) Microsoft Certification
12 2 (1.49%) CCSP
12 2 (1.49%) Cisco Certification
12 2 (1.49%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 2 (1.49%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (34.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 37 (27.61%) NIST
3 13 (9.70%) GDPR
4 10 (7.46%) PCI DSS
5 9 (6.72%) GRC
6 8 (5.97%) SOC 2
7 7 (5.22%) NCSC
8 5 (3.73%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (2.99%) HIPAA
9 4 (2.99%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 4 (2.99%) NIST 800
9 4 (2.99%) QA
10 3 (2.24%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 3 (2.24%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (1.49%) Accessibility
11 2 (1.49%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 2 (1.49%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 1 (0.75%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.75%) COBIT
System Software
1 9 (6.72%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.75%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 4 (2.99%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (2.24%) Network Intrusion Detection System
3 2 (1.49%) Graylog
4 1 (0.75%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.75%) Nessus
4 1 (0.75%) Nmap
4 1 (0.75%) OpenVAS
4 1 (0.75%) SCCM
Vendors
1 30 (22.39%) Microsoft
2 10 (7.46%) Qualys
3 8 (5.97%) Palo Alto
3 8 (5.97%) Tanium
4 6 (4.48%) Aruba
4 6 (4.48%) Cisco
5 3 (2.24%) Google
6 2 (1.49%) AlienVault
6 2 (1.49%) LogRhythm
6 2 (1.49%) Rapid7
6 2 (1.49%) Splunk
6 2 (1.49%) Tenable
7 1 (0.75%) Arqiva
7 1 (0.75%) CrowdStrike
7 1 (0.75%) Zscaler