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 6 April 2026.

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

 6 months to
6 Apr 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 287 317 365
Rank change year-on-year +30 +48 +83
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 99 71 206
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.58% 0.55% 0.66%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.62% 0.59% 0.69%
Number of salaries quoted 63 45 193
10th Percentile £35,000 £41,550 £38,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £51,250 £42,547
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £66,250
90th Percentile - £77,500 £77,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £58,750 £52,500
% change year-on-year -6.38% +11.90% +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 15,956 12,118 30,052
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.79% 94.00% 95.81%
Number of salaries quoted 11,441 8,991 24,574
10th Percentile £31,500 £32,500 £33,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,250 £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 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +10.09% -9.17%

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 6 April 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 6 April 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 58 (58.59%) Cybersecurity
2 33 (33.33%) Information Security
2 33 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 31 (31.31%) CISSP
4 27 (27.27%) Continuous Improvement
5 25 (25.25%) NIST
6 24 (24.24%) Incident Response
7 23 (23.23%) Problem-Solving
8 21 (21.21%) Risk Management
9 20 (20.20%) Security Operations
10 19 (19.19%) Network Security
10 19 (19.19%) PCI DSS
10 19 (19.19%) SC Cleared
10 19 (19.19%) Security Cleared
11 18 (18.18%) CompTIA Security+
12 17 (17.17%) SIEM
13 15 (15.15%) Degree
14 14 (14.14%) Computer Science
14 14 (14.14%) DV Cleared
15 13 (13.13%) Infrastructure Engineering
16 12 (12.12%) Cyber Essentials
16 12 (12.12%) Firewall
16 12 (12.12%) SOC 2
17 11 (11.11%) Agile
17 11 (11.11%) AWS
17 11 (11.11%) Azure
17 11 (11.11%) CISA
17 11 (11.11%) CISM
17 11 (11.11%) GDPR
17 11 (11.11%) GRC

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 (1.01%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (1.01%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (1.01%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 11 (11.11%) AWS
1 11 (11.11%) Azure
2 7 (7.07%) SaaS
3 5 (5.05%) GCP
3 5 (5.05%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (3.03%) AWS CloudFormation
4 3 (3.03%) Azure Sentinel
4 3 (3.03%) Cloud Computing
4 3 (3.03%) Microsoft Purview
5 1 (1.01%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 19 (19.19%) Network Security
2 12 (12.12%) Firewall
3 4 (4.04%) Intrusion Detection
4 3 (3.03%) SCCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.01%) Power BI
General
1 23 (23.23%) Retail
1 23 (23.23%) Social Skills
2 18 (18.18%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (10.10%) Aviation
4 9 (9.09%) Banking
4 9 (9.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 9 (9.09%) Law
5 8 (8.08%) Finance
6 7 (7.07%) Back Office
6 7 (7.07%) Financial Institution
7 5 (5.05%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 16 (16.16%) Security Posture
2 13 (13.13%) Management Information System
3 9 (9.09%) Cyber Defence
4 7 (7.07%) Cloud Native
5 5 (5.05%) Operational Technology
6 4 (4.04%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 4 (4.04%) Cyber Threat
6 4 (4.04%) Product Ownership
7 3 (3.03%) Cyber Security Posture
7 3 (3.03%) Security Operations Centre
8 2 (2.02%) Driving Licence
8 2 (2.02%) Onboarding
8 2 (2.02%) Self-Motivation
9 1 (1.01%) CSOC
9 1 (1.01%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 10 (10.10%) Linux
2 8 (8.08%) Windows
3 3 (3.03%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (58.59%) Cybersecurity
2 33 (33.33%) Information Security
3 27 (27.27%) Continuous Improvement
4 24 (24.24%) Incident Response
5 23 (23.23%) Problem-Solving
6 21 (21.21%) Risk Management
7 20 (20.20%) Security Operations
8 17 (17.17%) SIEM
9 14 (14.14%) Computer Science
10 13 (13.13%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 11 (11.11%) Agile
12 10 (10.10%) Risk Assessment
12 10 (10.10%) Root Cause Analysis
13 9 (9.09%) Process Improvement
14 8 (8.08%) Application Security
14 8 (8.08%) SDLC
14 8 (8.08%) Secure Coding
14 8 (8.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 8 (8.08%) Vulnerability Management
15 7 (7.07%) Compliance Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (3.03%) PowerShell
2 1 (1.01%) C#
2 1 (1.01%) Java
2 1 (1.01%) Python
Qualifications
1 31 (31.31%) CISSP
2 19 (19.19%) SC Cleared
2 19 (19.19%) Security Cleared
3 18 (18.18%) CompTIA Security+
4 15 (15.15%) Degree
5 14 (14.14%) DV Cleared
6 11 (11.11%) CISA
6 11 (11.11%) CISM
7 9 (9.09%) Cisco Certification
7 9 (9.09%) Computer Science Degree
8 8 (8.08%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 7 (7.07%) CRISC
9 7 (7.07%) SSCP
10 6 (6.06%) CEH
11 5 (5.05%) CCSP
12 4 (4.04%) DBS Check
13 3 (3.03%) GCIA
13 3 (3.03%) GIAC
13 3 (3.03%) Microsoft Certification
13 3 (3.03%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 25 (25.25%) NIST
3 19 (19.19%) PCI DSS
4 12 (12.12%) Cyber Essentials
4 12 (12.12%) SOC 2
5 11 (11.11%) GDPR
5 11 (11.11%) GRC
6 3 (3.03%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 3 (3.03%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 3 (3.03%) Data Quality
6 3 (3.03%) HIPAA
6 3 (3.03%) NCSC
6 3 (3.03%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (1.01%) QA
System Software
1 4 (4.04%) Active Directory
2 3 (3.03%) Docker
2 3 (3.03%) Hyper-V
2 3 (3.03%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (4.04%) CSIRT
2 3 (3.03%) Ansible
2 3 (3.03%) Kubernetes
2 3 (3.03%) SCCM
2 3 (3.03%) Terraform
Vendors
1 9 (9.09%) Microsoft
2 6 (6.06%) Google
3 3 (3.03%) Palo Alto
3 3 (3.03%) Salesforce
3 3 (3.03%) Tenable
3 3 (3.03%) VMware
4 2 (2.02%) Splunk
27 hybrid/remote Security Analyst jobs