Hybrid/Remote Security Analyst Job Trends

Security Analyst
UK > Work from Home

The median Security Analyst salary for remote/hybrid work is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 January 2026.

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

 6 months to
4 Jan 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 305 329 299
Rank change year-on-year +24 -30 +142
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 66 126 192
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.44% 0.76% 0.92%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.47% 0.79% 0.96%
Number of salaries quoted 49 71 175
10th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £38,500
25th Percentile £48,165 £47,059 £47,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £77,750 £76,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +13.64% +3.77%

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 14,055 16,038 20,083
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.55% 96.16% 95.89%
Number of salaries quoted 9,062 9,746 16,367
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £45,398
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,450 £60,691 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.04% +1.15% -4.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,363 £97,500 £96,539
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £59,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +1.69% -1.67%

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 4 January 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 4 January 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 38 (57.58%) Cybersecurity
2 32 (48.48%) Incident Response
3 24 (36.36%) Information Security
3 24 (36.36%) NIST
4 22 (33.33%) Security Cleared
4 22 (33.33%) Security Operations
5 21 (31.82%) CISSP
5 21 (31.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 21 (31.82%) SC Cleared
6 19 (28.79%) Vulnerability Management
7 18 (27.27%) Continuous Improvement
8 16 (24.24%) SIEM
9 15 (22.73%) Azure
9 15 (22.73%) DV Cleared
10 13 (19.70%) CompTIA Security+
10 13 (19.70%) Microsoft
11 12 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
12 10 (15.15%) Firewall
12 10 (15.15%) GRC
12 10 (15.15%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 10 (15.15%) Windows
13 9 (13.64%) AWS
13 9 (13.64%) CISA
13 9 (13.64%) Cisco Certification
13 9 (13.64%) Cyber Essentials
13 9 (13.64%) Linux
13 9 (13.64%) Security Monitoring
13 9 (13.64%) Stakeholder Management
13 9 (13.64%) Vulnerability Remediation
14 8 (12.12%) (ISC)2 CCSP

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 15 (22.73%) Azure
2 9 (13.64%) AWS
3 7 (10.61%) Azure Sentinel
4 6 (9.09%) Microsoft 365
5 5 (7.58%) SaaS
6 3 (4.55%) Cloud Computing
6 3 (4.55%) GCP
6 3 (4.55%) Microsoft Purview
7 1 (1.52%) AWS CloudFormation
7 1 (1.52%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 10 (15.15%) Firewall
2 6 (9.09%) Network Security
3 5 (7.58%) Intrusion Detection
4 4 (6.06%) VPN
4 4 (6.06%) Wireshark
5 1 (1.52%) Broadband
5 1 (1.52%) SCCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.52%) Power BI
General
1 22 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 16 (24.24%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (12.12%) Retail
4 7 (10.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 5 (7.58%) Law
6 4 (6.06%) Finance
7 3 (4.55%) Back Office
7 3 (4.55%) Banking
7 3 (4.55%) Documentation Skills
7 3 (4.55%) Financial Institution
8 2 (3.03%) Aviation
8 2 (3.03%) Legal
9 1 (1.52%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.03%) SLSA
2 1 (1.52%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 12 (18.18%) Security Posture
2 9 (13.64%) Cyber Kill Chain
2 9 (13.64%) Management Information System
3 8 (12.12%) Cyber Threat
4 7 (10.61%) Cyber Defence
4 7 (10.61%) Operational Technology
5 5 (7.58%) Security Operations Centre
6 2 (3.03%) Onboarding
6 2 (3.03%) SCADA
6 2 (3.03%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (1.52%) Cloud Native
7 1 (1.52%) Cyber Security Posture
7 1 (1.52%) Cyberattack
7 1 (1.52%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 10 (15.15%) Windows
2 9 (13.64%) Linux
3 1 (1.52%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (57.58%) Cybersecurity
2 32 (48.48%) Incident Response
3 24 (36.36%) Information Security
4 22 (33.33%) Security Operations
5 19 (28.79%) Vulnerability Management
6 18 (27.27%) Continuous Improvement
7 16 (24.24%) SIEM
8 12 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
9 10 (15.15%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 9 (13.64%) Security Monitoring
10 9 (13.64%) Stakeholder Management
10 9 (13.64%) Vulnerability Remediation
11 8 (12.12%) Computer Science
11 8 (12.12%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
11 8 (12.12%) ITIL
11 8 (12.12%) MITRE ATT&CK
11 8 (12.12%) Penetration Testing
11 8 (12.12%) Risk Assessment
11 8 (12.12%) Root Cause Analysis
11 8 (12.12%) Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.52%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 22 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 21 (31.82%) CISSP
2 21 (31.82%) SC Cleared
3 15 (22.73%) DV Cleared
4 13 (19.70%) CompTIA Security+
5 9 (13.64%) CISA
5 9 (13.64%) Cisco Certification
6 8 (12.12%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 8 (12.12%) CISM
7 7 (10.61%) Degree
7 7 (10.61%) GIAC
8 6 (9.09%) SSCP
9 5 (7.58%) CCSP
9 5 (7.58%) CRISC
10 4 (6.06%) CEH
10 4 (6.06%) DBS Check
10 4 (6.06%) GCFA
10 4 (6.06%) GCIA
10 4 (6.06%) GCIH
11 3 (4.55%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (36.36%) NIST
2 21 (31.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 10 (15.15%) GRC
4 9 (13.64%) Cyber Essentials
5 8 (12.12%) GDPR
5 8 (12.12%) PCI DSS
6 6 (9.09%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 6 (9.09%) SOC 2
7 3 (4.55%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 2 (3.03%) SLA
9 1 (1.52%) HIPAA
9 1 (1.52%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 1 (1.52%) NIST 800
9 1 (1.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 1 (1.52%) Active Directory
1 1 (1.52%) Docker
1 1 (1.52%) Hyper-V
1 1 (1.52%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (6.06%) QRadar
2 3 (4.55%) Nessus
3 1 (1.52%) Ansible
3 1 (1.52%) Kubernetes
3 1 (1.52%) Nmap
3 1 (1.52%) SCCM
3 1 (1.52%) Terraform
3 1 (1.52%) ZENworks
Vendors
1 13 (19.70%) Microsoft
2 7 (10.61%) Splunk
2 7 (10.61%) Tenable
3 4 (6.06%) Google
4 3 (4.55%) Palo Alto
5 1 (1.52%) AlienVault
5 1 (1.52%) LogRhythm
5 1 (1.52%) Meraki
5 1 (1.52%) Salesforce
5 1 (1.52%) VMware
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