Hybrid/Remote Security Analyst Job Trends

Security Analyst
UK > Work from Home

The median Security Analyst salary for remote/hybrid work is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 July 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 309 364 396
Rank change year-on-year +55 +32 -19
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 136 70 172
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.64% 0.42% 0.54%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.68% 0.46% 0.56%
Number of salaries quoted 82 53 148
10th Percentile - £38,400 £39,800
25th Percentile £35,000 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +4.76%
75th Percentile £58,750 £64,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £84,050 £76,000 £79,125
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,750 £52,500
% change year-on-year +0.46% +4.29% +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 20,064 15,268 30,665
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.98% 92.32% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 14,616 9,503 23,643
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £32,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £58,000 £57,150
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% +1.49% -8.56%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -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 13 July 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 13 July 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 99 (72.79%) Cybersecurity
2 55 (40.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 52 (38.24%) Information Security
4 41 (30.15%) Incident Response
4 41 (30.15%) Problem-Solving
5 40 (29.41%) NIST
6 36 (26.47%) SIEM
7 35 (25.74%) Continuous Improvement
7 35 (25.74%) Risk Management
8 34 (25.00%) Security Operations
8 34 (25.00%) Vulnerability Management
9 29 (21.32%) CISSP
9 29 (21.32%) Microsoft
10 28 (20.59%) Degree
11 26 (19.12%) Network Security
12 25 (18.38%) Firewall
13 21 (15.44%) Agile
14 20 (14.71%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 19 (13.97%) CompTIA Security+
16 18 (13.24%) Process Improvement
16 18 (13.24%) Vulnerability Remediation
17 17 (12.50%) CISM
17 17 (12.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 16 (11.76%) Computer Science
18 16 (11.76%) Computer Science Degree
18 16 (11.76%) Penetration Testing
19 15 (11.03%) PCI DSS
19 15 (11.03%) Project Management
20 14 (10.29%) Azure
21 13 (9.56%) SOC 2

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 (3.68%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.74%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 14 (10.29%) Azure
2 11 (8.09%) AWS
3 10 (7.35%) Microsoft 365
4 8 (5.88%) GCP
4 8 (5.88%) SaaS
5 7 (5.15%) Azure Sentinel
6 6 (4.41%) Power Platform
7 4 (2.94%) Entra ID
8 2 (1.47%) Azure Logic Apps
8 2 (1.47%) Cloudflare
8 2 (1.47%) Microsoft Purview
9 1 (0.74%) AWS CloudFormation
9 1 (0.74%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.74%) IaaS
9 1 (0.74%) Mimecast
9 1 (0.74%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 26 (19.12%) Network Security
2 25 (18.38%) Firewall
3 8 (5.88%) Wi-Fi
4 6 (4.41%) Cisco Nexus
5 4 (2.94%) DNS
5 4 (2.94%) NGFW
6 3 (2.21%) TCP/IP
7 2 (1.47%) Broadband
7 2 (1.47%) LAN
7 2 (1.47%) SSL
7 2 (1.47%) VPN
7 2 (1.47%) WAN
8 1 (0.74%) HTTP
8 1 (0.74%) Internet
8 1 (0.74%) SCCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (4.41%) Power BI
2 4 (2.94%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (0.74%) Burp Suite
1 1 (0.74%) JIRA
1 1 (0.74%) Metasploit
General
1 39 (28.68%) Social Skills
2 34 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
3 29 (21.32%) Retail
4 19 (13.97%) Aviation
5 15 (11.03%) Finance
6 13 (9.56%) Law
7 9 (6.62%) Banking
7 9 (6.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 6 (4.41%) Back Office
8 6 (4.41%) Financial Institution
8 6 (4.41%) Legal
9 3 (2.21%) Games
10 1 (0.74%) Advertising
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.94%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 33 (24.26%) Security Posture
2 19 (13.97%) Cyber Defence
3 16 (11.76%) Management Information System
4 10 (7.35%) Cyber Threat
5 8 (5.88%) Security Operations Centre
6 7 (5.15%) Cloud Native
7 6 (4.41%) Data Centre
8 4 (2.94%) Operational Technology
8 4 (2.94%) Product Ownership
9 3 (2.21%) Driving Licence
9 3 (2.21%) Onboarding
10 2 (1.47%) AI Agents
10 2 (1.47%) Cloud Security Posture
10 2 (1.47%) Cyberattack
10 2 (1.47%) Hybrid Cloud
10 2 (1.47%) Self-Motivation
11 1 (0.74%) CSOC
11 1 (0.74%) Cyber Kill Chain
11 1 (0.74%) Cyber Security Posture
11 1 (0.74%) Cybercrime
Operating Systems
1 9 (6.62%) Linux
1 9 (6.62%) Windows
2 1 (0.74%) Kali Linux
2 1 (0.74%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 99 (72.79%) Cybersecurity
2 52 (38.24%) Information Security
3 41 (30.15%) Incident Response
3 41 (30.15%) Problem-Solving
4 36 (26.47%) SIEM
5 35 (25.74%) Continuous Improvement
5 35 (25.74%) Risk Management
6 34 (25.00%) Security Operations
6 34 (25.00%) Vulnerability Management
7 21 (15.44%) Agile
8 20 (14.71%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 18 (13.24%) Process Improvement
9 18 (13.24%) Vulnerability Remediation
10 17 (12.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 16 (11.76%) Computer Science
11 16 (11.76%) Penetration Testing
12 15 (11.03%) Project Management
13 12 (8.82%) Cyber Resilience
13 12 (8.82%) Threat Modelling
14 11 (8.09%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 10 (7.35%) PowerShell
2 8 (5.88%) Python
3 6 (4.41%) Kusto Query Language
4 4 (2.94%) C#
4 4 (2.94%) Java
5 2 (1.47%) SQL
Qualifications
1 29 (21.32%) CISSP
2 28 (20.59%) Degree
3 19 (13.97%) CompTIA Security+
4 17 (12.50%) CISM
5 16 (11.76%) Computer Science Degree
6 11 (8.09%) CISA
7 7 (5.15%) CRISC
8 6 (4.41%) CEH
8 6 (4.41%) GIAC
8 6 (4.41%) Security Cleared
9 5 (3.68%) AWS Certification
9 5 (3.68%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 5 (3.68%) SC Cleared
9 5 (3.68%) SSCP
10 3 (2.21%) GCIA
10 3 (2.21%) Microsoft Certification
11 2 (1.47%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 2 (1.47%) CCSP
11 2 (1.47%) Cisco Certification
11 2 (1.47%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (40.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 40 (29.41%) NIST
3 15 (11.03%) PCI DSS
4 13 (9.56%) SOC 2
5 12 (8.82%) GRC
6 11 (8.09%) GDPR
7 10 (7.35%) Cyber Essentials
8 7 (5.15%) NCSC
9 4 (2.94%) HIPAA
9 4 (2.94%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 4 (2.94%) NIST 800
9 4 (2.94%) QA
10 3 (2.21%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 3 (2.21%) Data Quality
10 3 (2.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (1.47%) Accessibility
11 2 (1.47%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.74%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 11 (8.09%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.74%) Docker
2 1 (0.74%) Hyper-V
2 1 (0.74%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (2.94%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (2.21%) CSIRT
3 2 (1.47%) Graylog
3 2 (1.47%) SCCM
4 1 (0.74%) Ansible
4 1 (0.74%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.74%) Nessus
4 1 (0.74%) Nmap
4 1 (0.74%) OpenVAS
4 1 (0.74%) Terraform
Vendors
1 29 (21.32%) Microsoft
2 10 (7.35%) Qualys
3 8 (5.88%) Palo Alto
4 7 (5.15%) Tanium
5 6 (4.41%) Aruba
5 6 (4.41%) Cisco
6 4 (2.94%) Google
7 2 (1.47%) Rapid7
7 2 (1.47%) Tenable
8 1 (0.74%) CrowdStrike
8 1 (0.74%) Salesforce
8 1 (0.74%) VMware