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 17 May 2026.

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

6 months to
17 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 285 365 380
Rank change year-on-year +80 +15 +33
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 124 72 202
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.66% 0.48% 0.62%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.71% 0.52% 0.65%
Number of salaries quoted 72 43 188
10th Percentile - £38,400 £39,800
25th Percentile £35,000 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,000 £68,125
90th Percentile - £77,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -3.51% +8.57% +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 17,516 13,905 31,203
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.81% 92.16% 95.94%
Number of salaries quoted 12,890 8,856 24,854
10th Percentile £34,000 £31,250 £33,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -10.40%
75th Percentile £80,000 £79,531 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £93,750
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 17 May 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 17 May 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 76 (61.29%) Cybersecurity
2 40 (32.26%) Continuous Improvement
3 39 (31.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 36 (29.03%) Information Security
5 34 (27.42%) Risk Management
6 32 (25.81%) NIST
7 27 (21.77%) CISSP
7 27 (21.77%) Incident Response
7 27 (21.77%) Problem-Solving
8 25 (20.16%) Agile
9 24 (19.35%) Network Security
9 24 (19.35%) Security Operations
10 22 (17.74%) Process Improvement
11 21 (16.94%) SIEM
12 19 (15.32%) Project Management
12 19 (15.32%) SC Cleared
12 19 (15.32%) Security Cleared
13 18 (14.52%) CompTIA Security+
13 18 (14.52%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 18 (14.52%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 17 (13.71%) Degree
14 17 (13.71%) PCI DSS
15 15 (12.10%) Computer Science
15 15 (12.10%) Microsoft
16 14 (11.29%) Computer Science Degree
16 14 (11.29%) DV Cleared
17 13 (10.48%) Application Security
17 13 (10.48%) CISA
17 13 (10.48%) GRC
18 12 (9.68%) 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 3 (2.42%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.81%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 10 (8.06%) Azure
2 8 (6.45%) AWS
3 7 (5.65%) GCP
3 7 (5.65%) Microsoft 365
3 7 (5.65%) SaaS
4 5 (4.03%) Azure Sentinel
4 5 (4.03%) Power Platform
5 4 (3.23%) Entra ID
6 3 (2.42%) AWS CloudFormation
7 2 (1.61%) Cloudflare
8 1 (0.81%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.81%) IaaS
8 1 (0.81%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (0.81%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 24 (19.35%) Network Security
2 9 (7.26%) Firewall
3 3 (2.42%) DNS
3 3 (2.42%) SCCP
4 2 (1.61%) NGFW
4 2 (1.61%) SSL
5 1 (0.81%) Broadband
5 1 (0.81%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.81%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (4.03%) Power BI
2 4 (3.23%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (0.81%) JIRA
General
1 33 (26.61%) Retail
2 31 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
3 23 (18.55%) Aviation
3 23 (18.55%) Social Skills
4 13 (10.48%) Finance
5 10 (8.06%) Law
6 9 (7.26%) Banking
6 9 (7.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 7 (5.65%) Back Office
7 7 (5.65%) Financial Institution
7 7 (5.65%) Legal
8 1 (0.81%) Games
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.61%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 24 (19.35%) Cyber Defence
2 21 (16.94%) Security Posture
3 13 (10.48%) Management Information System
4 9 (7.26%) Cloud Native
4 9 (7.26%) Operational Technology
5 7 (5.65%) Cyber Threat
6 6 (4.84%) Data Centre
7 5 (4.03%) Security Operations Centre
8 4 (3.23%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 4 (3.23%) Product Ownership
9 3 (2.42%) Cyber Security Posture
9 3 (2.42%) Driving Licence
9 3 (2.42%) Onboarding
10 2 (1.61%) Self-Motivation
11 1 (0.81%) AI Agents
11 1 (0.81%) CSOC
11 1 (0.81%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 9 (7.26%) Linux
1 9 (7.26%) Windows
2 3 (2.42%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 76 (61.29%) Cybersecurity
2 40 (32.26%) Continuous Improvement
3 36 (29.03%) Information Security
4 34 (27.42%) Risk Management
5 27 (21.77%) Incident Response
5 27 (21.77%) Problem-Solving
6 25 (20.16%) Agile
7 24 (19.35%) Security Operations
8 22 (17.74%) Process Improvement
9 21 (16.94%) SIEM
10 19 (15.32%) Project Management
11 18 (14.52%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 18 (14.52%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 15 (12.10%) Computer Science
13 13 (10.48%) Application Security
14 12 (9.68%) Vulnerability Management
15 11 (8.87%) SDLC
15 11 (8.87%) Secure Coding
16 8 (6.45%) Dynamic Application Security Testing
16 8 (6.45%) Static Application Security Testing
Programming Languages
1 7 (5.65%) PowerShell
2 6 (4.84%) Python
3 4 (3.23%) C#
3 4 (3.23%) Java
Qualifications
1 27 (21.77%) CISSP
2 19 (15.32%) SC Cleared
2 19 (15.32%) Security Cleared
3 18 (14.52%) CompTIA Security+
4 17 (13.71%) Degree
5 14 (11.29%) Computer Science Degree
5 14 (11.29%) DV Cleared
6 13 (10.48%) CISA
7 11 (8.87%) CISM
8 7 (5.65%) CRISC
8 7 (5.65%) SSCP
9 6 (4.84%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (4.03%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 5 (4.03%) CCSP
10 5 (4.03%) CEH
11 4 (3.23%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12 3 (2.42%) GCIA
12 3 (2.42%) GIAC
12 3 (2.42%) Microsoft Certification
12 3 (2.42%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (31.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 32 (25.81%) NIST
3 17 (13.71%) PCI DSS
4 13 (10.48%) GRC
5 12 (9.68%) SOC 2
6 11 (8.87%) Cyber Essentials
7 9 (7.26%) GDPR
8 7 (5.65%) NCSC
9 4 (3.23%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 4 (3.23%) NIST 800
9 4 (3.23%) QA
10 3 (2.42%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 3 (2.42%) Data Quality
10 3 (2.42%) HIPAA
10 3 (2.42%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (1.61%) Accessibility
11 2 (1.61%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 10 (8.06%) Active Directory
2 3 (2.42%) Docker
2 3 (2.42%) Hyper-V
2 3 (2.42%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (3.23%) CSIRT
1 4 (3.23%) SCCM
2 3 (2.42%) Ansible
2 3 (2.42%) Kubernetes
2 3 (2.42%) Terraform
3 2 (1.61%) Graylog
3 2 (1.61%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 15 (12.10%) Microsoft
2 4 (3.23%) Google
3 3 (2.42%) Salesforce
3 3 (2.42%) VMware
4 1 (0.81%) Palo Alto
4 1 (0.81%) Qualys
4 1 (0.81%) Tenable