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 16 September 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 331 364 369
Rank change year-on-year +33 +5 -67
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 129 66 139
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.54% 0.41% 0.60%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.57% 0.44% 0.62%
Number of salaries quoted 70 53 90
10th Percentile £35,000 £40,650 £40,000
25th Percentile £35,313 £45,000 £47,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £54,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% -13.60% +13.64%
75th Percentile £59,313 £64,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £70,000 £79,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £51,625 £57,500
% change year-on-year +6.54% -10.22% +7.88%

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 22,608 15,056 22,468
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.78% 92.68% 96.27%
Number of salaries quoted 15,918 8,997 14,462
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £44,541
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £59,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.27% - -8.33%

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 16 September 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 16 September 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 97 (75.19%) Cybersecurity
2 57 (44.19%) Information Security
3 51 (39.53%) Incident Response
4 49 (37.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 45 (34.88%) Vulnerability Management
6 44 (34.11%) SIEM
7 42 (32.56%) Problem-Solving
8 39 (30.23%) NIST
8 39 (30.23%) Security Operations
9 31 (24.03%) Microsoft
10 26 (20.16%) Continuous Improvement
10 26 (20.16%) Firewall
10 26 (20.16%) Vulnerability Remediation
11 25 (19.38%) Degree
11 25 (19.38%) Risk Management
12 24 (18.60%) CISSP
13 20 (15.50%) Network Security
14 19 (14.73%) CISM
15 17 (13.18%) AWS
15 17 (13.18%) Cloud Security
16 16 (12.40%) Cyber Resilience
17 15 (11.63%) Agile
17 15 (11.63%) Azure
17 15 (11.63%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 14 (10.85%) Penetration Testing
19 13 (10.08%) Computer Science
19 13 (10.08%) GDPR
19 13 (10.08%) Infrastructure Engineering
19 13 (10.08%) Mentoring
19 13 (10.08%) Process Improvement

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 4 (3.10%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 17 (13.18%) AWS
2 15 (11.63%) Azure
3 11 (8.53%) Microsoft 365
4 10 (7.75%) GCP
4 10 (7.75%) SaaS
5 9 (6.98%) Azure Sentinel
6 7 (5.43%) Entra ID
7 6 (4.65%) Power Platform
8 3 (2.33%) Microsoft Purview
9 2 (1.55%) Azure Logic Apps
9 2 (1.55%) Cloudflare
9 2 (1.55%) Mimecast
10 1 (0.78%) Akamai
10 1 (0.78%) Cloud Computing
10 1 (0.78%) IaaS
10 1 (0.78%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 26 (20.16%) Firewall
2 20 (15.50%) Network Security
3 8 (6.20%) Wi-Fi
4 6 (4.65%) Cisco Nexus
5 5 (3.88%) HTTP
6 4 (3.10%) DNS
6 4 (3.10%) NGFW
7 3 (2.33%) Intrusion Detection
7 3 (2.33%) TCP/IP
8 2 (1.55%) Broadband
8 2 (1.55%) LAN
8 2 (1.55%) SSL
8 2 (1.55%) VPN
8 2 (1.55%) WAN
9 1 (0.78%) DKIM
9 1 (0.78%) DMARC
9 1 (0.78%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (4.65%) Power BI
2 4 (3.10%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (1.55%) Jenkins
1 2 (1.55%) TeamCity
2 1 (0.78%) Burp Suite
2 1 (0.78%) JIRA
2 1 (0.78%) Metasploit
General
1 42 (32.56%) Social Skills
2 39 (30.23%) Analytical Skills
3 24 (18.60%) Retail
4 17 (13.18%) Finance
5 14 (10.85%) Aviation
6 13 (10.08%) Law
7 11 (8.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 9 (6.98%) Banking
9 5 (3.88%) Legal
10 3 (2.33%) Back Office
10 3 (2.33%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (2.33%) Financial Institution
10 3 (2.33%) Games
10 3 (2.33%) Organisational Skills
10 3 (2.33%) Public Sector
11 1 (0.78%) Advertising
11 1 (0.78%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.10%) Microsoft Graph
2 2 (1.55%) Terraform
3 1 (0.78%) JSON
3 1 (0.78%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 35 (27.13%) Security Posture
2 19 (14.73%) Cyber Threat
3 17 (13.18%) Cyber Defence
4 15 (11.63%) Management Information System
5 9 (6.98%) Operational Technology
6 8 (6.20%) Security Operations Centre
7 5 (3.88%) Cloud Native
7 5 (3.88%) Data Centre
8 3 (2.33%) Blog
8 3 (2.33%) Driving Licence
8 3 (2.33%) Online Gambling
8 3 (2.33%) SCADA
8 3 (2.33%) Video\Live Streaming
9 2 (1.55%) AI Agents
9 2 (1.55%) Cloud Security Posture
9 2 (1.55%) CSOC
9 2 (1.55%) Cyberattack
9 2 (1.55%) Hybrid Cloud
9 2 (1.55%) Onboarding
10 1 (0.78%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 11 (8.53%) Windows
2 8 (6.20%) Linux
3 3 (2.33%) Apple iOS
3 3 (2.33%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.78%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 97 (75.19%) Cybersecurity
2 57 (44.19%) Information Security
3 51 (39.53%) Incident Response
4 45 (34.88%) Vulnerability Management
5 44 (34.11%) SIEM
6 42 (32.56%) Problem-Solving
7 39 (30.23%) Security Operations
8 26 (20.16%) Continuous Improvement
8 26 (20.16%) Vulnerability Remediation
9 25 (19.38%) Risk Management
10 17 (13.18%) Cloud Security
11 16 (12.40%) Cyber Resilience
12 15 (11.63%) Agile
12 15 (11.63%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 14 (10.85%) Penetration Testing
14 13 (10.08%) Computer Science
14 13 (10.08%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 13 (10.08%) Mentoring
14 13 (10.08%) Process Improvement
14 13 (10.08%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 13 (10.08%) Python
2 10 (7.75%) Kusto Query Language
3 9 (6.98%) PowerShell
4 6 (4.65%) Java
5 5 (3.88%) Bash
5 5 (3.88%) Go
6 4 (3.10%) C#
7 3 (2.33%) Objective-C
8 2 (1.55%) SQL
Qualifications
1 25 (19.38%) Degree
2 24 (18.60%) CISSP
3 19 (14.73%) CISM
4 13 (10.08%) Security Cleared
5 12 (9.30%) CompTIA Security+
5 12 (9.30%) Computer Science Degree
6 10 (7.75%) GIAC
7 9 (6.98%) SC Cleared
8 7 (5.43%) CISA
9 6 (4.65%) AWS Certification
10 5 (3.88%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 4 (3.10%) CompTIA CySA+
11 4 (3.10%) CRISC
12 3 (2.33%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 3 (2.33%) CASP
12 3 (2.33%) CCSP
12 3 (2.33%) CEH
12 3 (2.33%) Cisco Certification
12 3 (2.33%) GCFA
12 3 (2.33%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (37.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 39 (30.23%) NIST
3 13 (10.08%) GDPR
4 12 (9.30%) PCI DSS
5 10 (7.75%) GRC
6 9 (6.98%) SOC 2
7 7 (5.43%) NCSC
8 5 (3.88%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (3.10%) HIPAA
9 4 (3.10%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 4 (3.10%) NIST 800
9 4 (3.10%) QA
10 3 (2.33%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 3 (2.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (1.55%) Accessibility
11 2 (1.55%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 2 (1.55%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 1 (0.78%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.78%) COBIT
12 1 (0.78%) SOC 1
System Software
1 10 (7.75%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.55%) Docker
2 2 (1.55%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 4 (3.10%) Kubernetes
1 4 (3.10%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (2.33%) Network Intrusion Detection System
3 2 (1.55%) Graylog
4 1 (0.78%) Nessus
4 1 (0.78%) Nmap
4 1 (0.78%) OpenVAS
4 1 (0.78%) SCCM
Vendors
1 31 (24.03%) Microsoft
2 11 (8.53%) Qualys
3 8 (6.20%) Palo Alto
3 8 (6.20%) Tanium
4 6 (4.65%) Aruba
4 6 (4.65%) Cisco
5 5 (3.88%) Google
6 4 (3.10%) CrowdStrike
6 4 (3.10%) Splunk
7 2 (1.55%) AlienVault
7 2 (1.55%) LogRhythm
7 2 (1.55%) Rapid7
7 2 (1.55%) Tenable
8 1 (0.78%) Arqiva
8 1 (0.78%) Netskope
8 1 (0.78%) Zscaler