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 26 January 2026.

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

 6 months to
26 Jan 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 294 323 320
Rank change year-on-year +29 -3 +114
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 76 121 206
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.49% 0.74% 0.80%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.52% 0.77% 0.84%
Number of salaries quoted 53 67 193
10th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £38,750
25th Percentile £48,165 £46,434 £47,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £68,500 £73,500 £74,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +13.64% +4.76%

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 14,613 15,670 24,546
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.68% 96.03% 95.82%
Number of salaries quoted 9,534 9,419 20,359
10th Percentile £30,165 £35,750 £34,187
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £81,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £96,375 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -9.09%

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 26 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 26 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 45 (59.21%) Cybersecurity
2 34 (44.74%) Incident Response
3 30 (39.47%) Security Operations
4 29 (38.16%) Information Security
5 27 (35.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 27 (35.53%) NIST
6 26 (34.21%) CISSP
7 22 (28.95%) Continuous Improvement
8 20 (26.32%) Security Cleared
9 19 (25.00%) SC Cleared
10 18 (23.68%) Vulnerability Management
11 17 (22.37%) SIEM
12 16 (21.05%) Azure
13 15 (19.74%) CompTIA Security+
13 15 (19.74%) DV Cleared
13 15 (19.74%) Problem-Solving
14 13 (17.11%) Firewall
14 13 (17.11%) Microsoft
15 12 (15.79%) GRC
15 12 (15.79%) PCI DSS
15 12 (15.79%) Windows
16 11 (14.47%) AWS
16 11 (14.47%) CISA
16 11 (14.47%) Computer Science
17 10 (13.16%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
17 10 (13.16%) Degree
17 10 (13.16%) GDPR
17 10 (13.16%) Linux
17 10 (13.16%) Risk Assessment
17 10 (13.16%) 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:

Cloud Services
1 16 (21.05%) Azure
2 11 (14.47%) AWS
3 7 (9.21%) SaaS
4 6 (7.89%) Azure Sentinel
4 6 (7.89%) Microsoft 365
5 5 (6.58%) GCP
6 3 (3.95%) AWS CloudFormation
6 3 (3.95%) Cloud Computing
6 3 (3.95%) Microsoft Purview
7 1 (1.32%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 13 (17.11%) Firewall
2 6 (7.89%) Network Security
3 5 (6.58%) Intrusion Detection
4 4 (5.26%) VPN
4 4 (5.26%) Wireshark
5 3 (3.95%) SCCP
6 1 (1.32%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.32%) Power BI
General
1 23 (30.26%) Social Skills
2 18 (23.68%) Analytical Skills
3 15 (19.74%) Retail
4 9 (11.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 7 (9.21%) Law
6 6 (7.89%) Aviation
7 5 (6.58%) Back Office
7 5 (6.58%) Banking
7 5 (6.58%) Finance
7 5 (6.58%) Financial Institution
8 3 (3.95%) Documentation Skills
8 3 (3.95%) Legal
9 1 (1.32%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.63%) SLSA
2 1 (1.32%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 15 (19.74%) Security Posture
2 11 (14.47%) Management Information System
3 9 (11.84%) Cyber Defence
4 8 (10.53%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 7 (9.21%) Cyber Threat
5 7 (9.21%) Security Operations Centre
6 5 (6.58%) Operational Technology
7 3 (3.95%) Cloud Native
7 3 (3.95%) Cyber Security Posture
8 2 (2.63%) Onboarding
9 1 (1.32%) CSOC
9 1 (1.32%) Cyberattack
9 1 (1.32%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 12 (15.79%) Windows
2 10 (13.16%) Linux
3 3 (3.95%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (59.21%) Cybersecurity
2 34 (44.74%) Incident Response
3 30 (39.47%) Security Operations
4 29 (38.16%) Information Security
5 22 (28.95%) Continuous Improvement
6 18 (23.68%) Vulnerability Management
7 17 (22.37%) SIEM
8 15 (19.74%) Problem-Solving
9 11 (14.47%) Computer Science
10 10 (13.16%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
10 10 (13.16%) Risk Assessment
10 10 (13.16%) Root Cause Analysis
10 10 (13.16%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 10 (13.16%) Threat Intelligence
10 10 (13.16%) Vulnerability Remediation
11 8 (10.53%) Agile
11 8 (10.53%) MITRE ATT&CK
11 8 (10.53%) Risk Management
11 8 (10.53%) Security Architecture
11 8 (10.53%) Security Monitoring
Programming Languages
1 3 (3.95%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 26 (34.21%) CISSP
2 20 (26.32%) Security Cleared
3 19 (25.00%) SC Cleared
4 15 (19.74%) CompTIA Security+
4 15 (19.74%) DV Cleared
5 11 (14.47%) CISA
6 10 (13.16%) Degree
7 9 (11.84%) Cisco Certification
7 9 (11.84%) CISM
8 8 (10.53%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 7 (9.21%) CRISC
9 7 (9.21%) GIAC
10 6 (7.89%) Computer Science Degree
10 6 (7.89%) SSCP
11 5 (6.58%) CCSP
12 4 (5.26%) DBS Check
12 4 (5.26%) GCFA
12 4 (5.26%) GCIA
12 4 (5.26%) GCIH
13 3 (3.95%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (35.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 27 (35.53%) NIST
2 12 (15.79%) GRC
2 12 (15.79%) PCI DSS
3 10 (13.16%) GDPR
4 9 (11.84%) Cyber Essentials
5 8 (10.53%) SOC 2
6 5 (6.58%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 3 (3.95%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 2 (2.63%) SLA
9 1 (1.32%) HIPAA
9 1 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 1 (1.32%) NIST 800
9 1 (1.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 4 (5.26%) Active Directory
2 3 (3.95%) Docker
2 3 (3.95%) Hyper-V
2 3 (3.95%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (5.26%) QRadar
2 3 (3.95%) Ansible
2 3 (3.95%) Kubernetes
2 3 (3.95%) SCCM
2 3 (3.95%) Terraform
3 2 (2.63%) Nessus
4 1 (1.32%) CSIRT
4 1 (1.32%) Nmap
Vendors
1 13 (17.11%) Microsoft
2 7 (9.21%) Splunk
3 6 (7.89%) Google
3 6 (7.89%) Tenable
4 3 (3.95%) Palo Alto
4 3 (3.95%) Salesforce
4 3 (3.95%) VMware
5 1 (1.32%) AlienVault
5 1 (1.32%) LogRhythm
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