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 25 June 2026.

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

6 months to
25 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 297 356 397
Rank change year-on-year +59 +41 -3
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 138 70 189
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.68% 0.45% 0.55%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.72% 0.49% 0.58%
Number of salaries quoted 80 51 168
10th Percentile - £42,000 £40,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,750 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.36% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £58,750 £64,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,500 £77,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% +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 19,132 14,414 32,856
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.88% 92.17% 96.16%
Number of salaries quoted 13,989 8,845 25,676
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,874 £32,996
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%

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 25 June 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 25 June 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.

1 101 (73.19%) Cybersecurity
2 51 (36.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 50 (36.23%) Information Security
4 40 (28.99%) NIST
4 40 (28.99%) Security Operations
5 38 (27.54%) Continuous Improvement
5 38 (27.54%) Incident Response
6 36 (26.09%) Problem-Solving
7 34 (24.64%) Risk Management
7 34 (24.64%) SIEM
8 32 (23.19%) Vulnerability Management
9 31 (22.46%) CISSP
10 28 (20.29%) Network Security
11 27 (19.57%) Microsoft
12 26 (18.84%) Degree
12 26 (18.84%) Firewall
13 25 (18.12%) Agile
14 22 (15.94%) Process Improvement
15 20 (14.49%) CompTIA Security+
16 19 (13.77%) Infrastructure Engineering
16 19 (13.77%) Project Management
17 18 (13.04%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 17 (12.32%) CISM
18 17 (12.32%) Computer Science
18 17 (12.32%) Computer Science Degree
19 16 (11.59%) PCI DSS
19 16 (11.59%) Penetration Testing
19 16 (11.59%) Vulnerability Remediation
20 14 (10.14%) Azure
21 13 (9.42%) Active Directory

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 5 (3.62%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.72%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 14 (10.14%) Azure
2 10 (7.25%) Microsoft 365
3 8 (5.80%) AWS
3 8 (5.80%) GCP
4 6 (4.35%) Power Platform
4 6 (4.35%) SaaS
5 5 (3.62%) Azure Sentinel
6 4 (2.90%) Entra ID
7 3 (2.17%) AWS CloudFormation
8 2 (1.45%) Cloudflare
8 2 (1.45%) Microsoft Purview
9 1 (0.72%) Azure Logic Apps
9 1 (0.72%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.72%) IaaS
9 1 (0.72%) Mimecast
9 1 (0.72%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 28 (20.29%) Network Security
2 26 (18.84%) Firewall
3 8 (5.80%) Wi-Fi
4 6 (4.35%) Cisco Nexus
5 4 (2.90%) DNS
5 4 (2.90%) NGFW
6 3 (2.17%) SCCP
6 3 (2.17%) TCP/IP
7 2 (1.45%) Broadband
7 2 (1.45%) LAN
7 2 (1.45%) SSL
7 2 (1.45%) WAN
8 1 (0.72%) HTTP
8 1 (0.72%) Internet
8 1 (0.72%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (4.35%) Power BI
2 4 (2.90%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (0.72%) Burp Suite
1 1 (0.72%) JIRA
1 1 (0.72%) Metasploit
General
1 35 (25.36%) Social Skills
2 33 (23.91%) Analytical Skills
3 32 (23.19%) Retail
4 23 (16.67%) Aviation
5 14 (10.14%) Finance
6 12 (8.70%) Law
7 8 (5.80%) Banking
7 8 (5.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 7 (5.07%) Legal
9 6 (4.35%) Back Office
9 6 (4.35%) Financial Institution
10 3 (2.17%) Games
11 1 (0.72%) Advertising
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.90%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 32 (23.19%) Security Posture
2 22 (15.94%) Cyber Defence
3 16 (11.59%) Management Information System
4 9 (6.52%) Cloud Native
4 9 (6.52%) Cyber Threat
4 9 (6.52%) Security Operations Centre
5 6 (4.35%) Data Centre
6 4 (2.90%) Operational Technology
6 4 (2.90%) Product Ownership
7 3 (2.17%) Cyber Security Posture
7 3 (2.17%) Driving Licence
7 3 (2.17%) Onboarding
8 2 (1.45%) AI Agents
8 2 (1.45%) CSOC
8 2 (1.45%) Cyberattack
8 2 (1.45%) Self-Motivation
9 1 (0.72%) Cloud Security Posture
9 1 (0.72%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 1 (0.72%) Hybrid Cloud
9 1 (0.72%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 11 (7.97%) Windows
2 9 (6.52%) Linux
3 3 (2.17%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.72%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 101 (73.19%) Cybersecurity
2 50 (36.23%) Information Security
3 40 (28.99%) Security Operations
4 38 (27.54%) Continuous Improvement
4 38 (27.54%) Incident Response
5 36 (26.09%) Problem-Solving
6 34 (24.64%) Risk Management
6 34 (24.64%) SIEM
7 32 (23.19%) Vulnerability Management
8 25 (18.12%) Agile
9 22 (15.94%) Process Improvement
10 19 (13.77%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 19 (13.77%) Project Management
11 18 (13.04%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 17 (12.32%) Computer Science
13 16 (11.59%) Penetration Testing
13 16 (11.59%) Vulnerability Remediation
14 13 (9.42%) Application Security
15 12 (8.70%) Cyber Resilience
15 12 (8.70%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 12 (8.70%) PowerShell
2 8 (5.80%) Python
3 5 (3.62%) Kusto Query Language
4 4 (2.90%) C#
4 4 (2.90%) Java
5 2 (1.45%) SQL
Qualifications
1 31 (22.46%) CISSP
2 26 (18.84%) Degree
3 20 (14.49%) CompTIA Security+
4 17 (12.32%) CISM
4 17 (12.32%) Computer Science Degree
5 11 (7.97%) CISA
6 7 (5.07%) Security Cleared
7 6 (4.35%) CEH
7 6 (4.35%) CRISC
7 6 (4.35%) GIAC
7 6 (4.35%) SC Cleared
8 5 (3.62%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 5 (3.62%) Microsoft Certification
8 5 (3.62%) SSCP
9 3 (2.17%) GCIA
10 2 (1.45%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 2 (1.45%) CCSP
10 2 (1.45%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (1.45%) ISACA
10 2 (1.45%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (36.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 40 (28.99%) NIST
3 16 (11.59%) PCI DSS
4 12 (8.70%) GDPR
4 12 (8.70%) GRC
5 11 (7.97%) Cyber Essentials
5 11 (7.97%) SOC 2
6 7 (5.07%) NCSC
7 4 (2.90%) ISO/IEC 27005
7 4 (2.90%) NIST 800
7 4 (2.90%) QA
8 3 (2.17%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 3 (2.17%) Data Quality
8 3 (2.17%) HIPAA
8 3 (2.17%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (1.45%) Accessibility
9 2 (1.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.72%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 13 (9.42%) Active Directory
2 3 (2.17%) Docker
2 3 (2.17%) Hyper-V
2 3 (2.17%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (2.90%) CSIRT
1 4 (2.90%) Microsoft Intune
1 4 (2.90%) SCCM
2 3 (2.17%) Ansible
2 3 (2.17%) Kubernetes
2 3 (2.17%) Terraform
3 2 (1.45%) Graylog
4 1 (0.72%) Nessus
4 1 (0.72%) Nmap
4 1 (0.72%) OpenVAS
Vendors
1 27 (19.57%) Microsoft
2 10 (7.25%) Qualys
3 8 (5.80%) Palo Alto
4 6 (4.35%) Aruba
4 6 (4.35%) Cisco
5 4 (2.90%) Google
5 4 (2.90%) Tanium
6 3 (2.17%) Salesforce
6 3 (2.17%) VMware
7 2 (1.45%) Rapid7
8 1 (0.72%) CrowdStrike
8 1 (0.72%) Tenable