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 31 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 351 | 364 | 327 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +13 | -37 | -27 |
| Permanent Security Analyst jobs | 123 | 55 | 135 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 0.48% | 0.33% | 0.68% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.51% | 0.35% | 0.70% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67 | 47 | 88 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £41,050 | £40,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,875 | £44,248 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -12.50% | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £60,000 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,500 | £70,000 | £78,800 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £51,029 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.78% | -11.25% | +4.55% |
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 adverts with remote/hybrid work options and matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 31 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent remote/hybrid job adverts matching a recognised job title | 23,986 | 15,523 | 19,271 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 93.98% | 94.53% | 96.65% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16,167 | 8,843 | 12,065 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £29,500 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £56,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.19% | -5.83% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,500 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £96,750 | £98,750 |
| UK median annual salary | £59,000 | £52,500 | £57,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.38% | -7.89% | -5.00% |
Security Analyst Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Security Analyst job postings offering remote/hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Security Analyst Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Salary distribution trend for remote/hybrid Security Analyst job vacancies.
Security Analyst Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Salary distribution for Security Analyst jobs with remote/hybrid work options over the 6 months to 31 October 2026.
Security Analyst Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 31 October 2026, Security Analyst job ads cited 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 Security Analyst jobs with remote/hybrid work options.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cybersecurity | 69.9% | 86 |
| 2 | Incident Response | 48.0% | 59 |
| 2 | Information Security | 48.0% | 59 |
| 4 | Security Operations | 43.1% | 53 |
| 4 | SIEM | 43.1% | 53 |
| 6 | Vulnerability Management | 41.5% | 51 |
| 7 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 39.0% | 48 |
| 8 | Microsoft | 34.1% | 42 |
| 8 | Problem-Solving | 34.1% | 42 |
| 10 | NIST | 29.3% | 36 |
| 11 | Vulnerability Remediation | 25.2% | 31 |
| 12 | Firewall | 23.6% | 29 |
| 13 | Azure | 19.5% | 24 |
| 14 | AWS | 18.7% | 23 |
| 15 | CISSP | 17.1% | 21 |
| 15 | Cloud Security | 17.1% | 21 |
| 17 | Degree | 16.3% | 20 |
| 17 | Microsoft 365 | 16.3% | 20 |
| 19 | Security Monitoring | 15.4% | 19 |
| 19 | Windows | 15.4% | 19 |
| 21 | Threat Intelligence | 13.8% | 17 |
| 22 | Active Directory | 12.2% | 15 |
| 22 | CISM | 12.2% | 15 |
| 22 | Kusto Query Language | 12.2% | 15 |
| 22 | Penetration Testing | 12.2% | 15 |
| 22 | Python | 12.2% | 15 |
| 27 | Azure Sentinel | 11.4% | 14 |
| 27 | Continuous Improvement | 11.4% | 14 |
| 27 | Data Loss Prevention | 11.4% | 14 |
| 27 | GCP | 11.4% | 14 |
Security Analyst Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cybersecurity Analyst | 47.2% | 58 |
| 2 | Senior Security Analyst | 25.2% | 31 |
| 3 | Senior Cybersecurity Analyst | 21.1% | 26 |
| 4 | Information Security Analyst | 19.5% | 24 |
| 5 | IT Security Analyst | 10.6% | 13 |
| 6 | Network Security Analyst | 9.8% | 12 |
| 7 | Senior Network Analyst | 6.5% | 8 |
| 8 | Vulnerability Management Analyst | 5.7% | 7 |
| 9 | Security Operations Analyst | 4.9% | 6 |
| 10 | Business Continuity Analyst | 2.4% | 3 |
| 10 | Cloud Security Analyst | 2.4% | 3 |
| 10 | ICT Analyst | 2.4% | 3 |
| 10 | Infrastructure Analyst | 2.4% | 3 |
| 10 | Senior Information Security Analyst | 2.4% | 3 |
| 10 | SOC Analyst | 2.4% | 3 |
| 16 | Cybersecurity Engineer | 1.6% | 2 |
| 16 | IT Infrastructure Analyst | 1.6% | 2 |
| 16 | Security Compliance Analyst | 1.6% | 2 |
| 16 | SOC Engineer | 1.6% | 2 |
| 20 | Audit Analyst | 0.8% | 1 |