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 3 May 2026.

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

 6 months to
3 May 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 279 340 374
Rank change year-on-year +61 +34 +67
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 121 72 199
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.66% 0.53% 0.61%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.71% 0.58% 0.64%
Number of salaries quoted 71 43 185
10th Percentile - £31,500 £39,350
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 £67,500
90th Percentile - £77,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% +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 17,049 12,490 31,172
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.67% 91.81% 95.87%
Number of salaries quoted 12,360 9,034 24,946
10th Percentile £32,750 £31,250 £33,007
25th Percentile £45,000 £44,000 £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 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £104,500 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year -6.78% +11.32% -11.67%

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 3 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 3 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 77 (63.64%) Cybersecurity
2 39 (32.23%) Continuous Improvement
2 39 (32.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 37 (30.58%) Information Security
4 35 (28.93%) Risk Management
5 31 (25.62%) NIST
6 30 (24.79%) CISSP
7 27 (22.31%) Incident Response
7 27 (22.31%) Problem-Solving
8 24 (19.83%) Agile
9 22 (18.18%) Network Security
9 22 (18.18%) Process Improvement
10 21 (17.36%) Security Operations
11 19 (15.70%) PCI DSS
11 19 (15.70%) Project Management
11 19 (15.70%) SC Cleared
11 19 (15.70%) Security Cleared
11 19 (15.70%) SIEM
12 18 (14.88%) CompTIA Security+
12 18 (14.88%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 17 (14.05%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 16 (13.22%) Computer Science
14 16 (13.22%) Degree
15 15 (12.40%) CISA
15 15 (12.40%) GRC
16 14 (11.57%) DV Cleared
17 13 (10.74%) CISM
17 13 (10.74%) Computer Science Degree
17 13 (10.74%) SOC 2
18 12 (9.92%) Application Security

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 (0.83%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.83%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (0.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 12 (9.92%) Azure
2 9 (7.44%) AWS
3 7 (5.79%) SaaS
4 6 (4.96%) Azure Sentinel
4 6 (4.96%) GCP
5 5 (4.13%) Microsoft 365
5 5 (4.13%) Power Platform
6 3 (2.48%) AWS CloudFormation
6 3 (2.48%) Cloud Computing
7 2 (1.65%) Cloudflare
7 2 (1.65%) Entra ID
8 1 (0.83%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 22 (18.18%) Network Security
2 10 (8.26%) Firewall
3 3 (2.48%) SCCP
4 2 (1.65%) DNS
4 2 (1.65%) Intrusion Detection
4 2 (1.65%) SSL
5 1 (0.83%) Broadband
5 1 (0.83%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (4.13%) Power BI
2 4 (3.31%) Tableau
General
1 33 (27.27%) Retail
2 31 (25.62%) Analytical Skills
3 23 (19.01%) Aviation
3 23 (19.01%) Social Skills
4 10 (8.26%) Law
5 9 (7.44%) Banking
5 9 (7.44%) Finance
5 9 (7.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 7 (5.79%) Back Office
6 7 (5.79%) Financial Institution
7 6 (4.96%) Legal
8 1 (0.83%) Games
Miscellaneous
1 24 (19.83%) Cyber Defence
2 21 (17.36%) Security Posture
3 15 (12.40%) Management Information System
4 9 (7.44%) Operational Technology
5 8 (6.61%) Cloud Native
6 6 (4.96%) Cyber Threat
6 6 (4.96%) Data Centre
7 5 (4.13%) Security Operations Centre
8 4 (3.31%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 4 (3.31%) Product Ownership
9 3 (2.48%) Cyber Security Posture
9 3 (2.48%) Driving Licence
10 2 (1.65%) Onboarding
10 2 (1.65%) Self-Motivation
11 1 (0.83%) AI Agents
11 1 (0.83%) CSOC
11 1 (0.83%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 10 (8.26%) Linux
2 8 (6.61%) Windows
3 3 (2.48%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 77 (63.64%) Cybersecurity
2 39 (32.23%) Continuous Improvement
3 37 (30.58%) Information Security
4 35 (28.93%) Risk Management
5 27 (22.31%) Incident Response
5 27 (22.31%) Problem-Solving
6 24 (19.83%) Agile
7 22 (18.18%) Process Improvement
8 21 (17.36%) Security Operations
9 19 (15.70%) Project Management
9 19 (15.70%) SIEM
10 18 (14.88%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 17 (14.05%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 16 (13.22%) Computer Science
13 12 (9.92%) Application Security
14 11 (9.09%) SDLC
14 11 (9.09%) Secure Coding
15 9 (7.44%) Security Architecture
15 9 (7.44%) Vulnerability Management
16 8 (6.61%) OWASP
Programming Languages
1 6 (4.96%) Python
2 5 (4.13%) PowerShell
3 4 (3.31%) C#
3 4 (3.31%) Java
Qualifications
1 30 (24.79%) CISSP
2 19 (15.70%) SC Cleared
2 19 (15.70%) Security Cleared
3 18 (14.88%) CompTIA Security+
4 16 (13.22%) Degree
5 15 (12.40%) CISA
6 14 (11.57%) DV Cleared
7 13 (10.74%) CISM
7 13 (10.74%) Computer Science Degree
8 7 (5.79%) CEH
8 7 (5.79%) Cisco Certification
8 7 (5.79%) CRISC
8 7 (5.79%) SSCP
9 6 (4.96%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 6 (4.96%) CCSP
10 4 (3.31%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 3 (2.48%) GCIA
11 3 (2.48%) GIAC
11 3 (2.48%) Microsoft Certification
11 3 (2.48%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (32.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 31 (25.62%) NIST
3 19 (15.70%) PCI DSS
4 15 (12.40%) GRC
5 13 (10.74%) SOC 2
6 12 (9.92%) Cyber Essentials
7 10 (8.26%) GDPR
8 7 (5.79%) NCSC
9 4 (3.31%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 4 (3.31%) HIPAA
9 4 (3.31%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 4 (3.31%) NIST 800
9 4 (3.31%) QA
9 4 (3.31%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 3 (2.48%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 3 (2.48%) Data Quality
11 1 (0.83%) Accessibility
System Software
1 6 (4.96%) Active Directory
2 3 (2.48%) Docker
2 3 (2.48%) Hyper-V
2 3 (2.48%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (3.31%) CSIRT
2 3 (2.48%) Ansible
2 3 (2.48%) Kubernetes
2 3 (2.48%) SCCM
2 3 (2.48%) Terraform
3 2 (1.65%) Graylog
Vendors
1 11 (9.09%) Microsoft
2 6 (4.96%) Google
3 3 (2.48%) Palo Alto
3 3 (2.48%) Salesforce
3 3 (2.48%) Tenable
3 3 (2.48%) VMware
30 hybrid/remote Security Analyst jobs