Hybrid/Remote Security Analyst Job Trends

Security Analyst
UK > Work from Home

The median Security Analyst salary for remote/hybrid work is £52,896 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 February 2026.

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

6 months to
28 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 305 346 335
Rank change year-on-year +41 -11 +104
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 82 80 213
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.50% 0.53% 0.77%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.53% 0.56% 0.80%
Number of salaries quoted 52 49 203
10th Percentile £41,375 £39,801 £38,750
25th Percentile £47,374 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,896 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.01% +4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £64,375
90th Percentile - £79,700 £76,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,250 £52,500
% change year-on-year -10.20% +16.67% -

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 15,416 14,243 26,672
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.69% 95.20% 95.84%
Number of salaries quoted 10,327 8,914 22,350
10th Percentile £31,250 £35,000 £33,516
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £75,772
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -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 28 February 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 28 February 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 44 (53.66%) Cybersecurity
2 35 (42.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 34 (41.46%) CISSP
4 31 (37.80%) Information Security
5 27 (32.93%) Incident Response
5 27 (32.93%) NIST
6 23 (28.05%) Continuous Improvement
6 23 (28.05%) Security Operations
7 21 (25.61%) Problem-Solving
8 20 (24.39%) Security Cleared
9 19 (23.17%) PCI DSS
9 19 (23.17%) SC Cleared
10 18 (21.95%) CompTIA Security+
10 18 (21.95%) SIEM
11 15 (18.29%) Cyber Essentials
11 15 (18.29%) Degree
11 15 (18.29%) DV Cleared
11 15 (18.29%) Risk Management
12 14 (17.07%) Azure
12 14 (17.07%) Computer Science
13 13 (15.85%) AWS
13 13 (15.85%) CISA
13 13 (15.85%) GRC
14 12 (14.63%) CISM
14 12 (14.63%) Firewall
14 12 (14.63%) Microsoft
14 12 (14.63%) SOC 2
15 11 (13.41%) Risk Assessment
16 10 (12.20%) GDPR
16 10 (12.20%) Root Cause Analysis

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 (1.22%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (1.22%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (1.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 14 (17.07%) Azure
2 13 (15.85%) AWS
3 9 (10.98%) SaaS
4 7 (8.54%) GCP
5 5 (6.10%) Microsoft 365
6 4 (4.88%) Azure Sentinel
7 3 (3.66%) AWS CloudFormation
7 3 (3.66%) Cloud Computing
7 3 (3.66%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (1.22%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 12 (14.63%) Firewall
2 6 (7.32%) Network Security
3 4 (4.88%) Intrusion Detection
4 3 (3.66%) SCCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.22%) Power BI
General
1 26 (31.71%) Social Skills
2 23 (28.05%) Retail
3 16 (19.51%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (12.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 9 (10.98%) Banking
5 9 (10.98%) Law
6 8 (9.76%) Finance
7 7 (8.54%) Back Office
7 7 (8.54%) Financial Institution
7 7 (8.54%) Legal
8 6 (7.32%) Aviation
9 1 (1.22%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (1.22%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.44%) SLSA
2 1 (1.22%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 13 (15.85%) Management Information System
1 13 (15.85%) Security Posture
2 9 (10.98%) Cyber Defence
3 5 (6.10%) Cyber Threat
3 5 (6.10%) Operational Technology
3 5 (6.10%) Security Operations Centre
4 4 (4.88%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 4 (4.88%) Onboarding
5 3 (3.66%) Cloud Native
5 3 (3.66%) Cyber Security Posture
6 2 (2.44%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (1.22%) CSOC
7 1 (1.22%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 8 (9.76%) Windows
2 6 (7.32%) Linux
3 3 (3.66%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (53.66%) Cybersecurity
2 31 (37.80%) Information Security
3 27 (32.93%) Incident Response
4 23 (28.05%) Continuous Improvement
4 23 (28.05%) Security Operations
5 21 (25.61%) Problem-Solving
6 18 (21.95%) SIEM
7 15 (18.29%) Risk Management
8 14 (17.07%) Computer Science
9 11 (13.41%) Risk Assessment
10 10 (12.20%) Root Cause Analysis
11 9 (10.98%) Agile
11 9 (10.98%) Process Improvement
11 9 (10.98%) Vulnerability Management
12 8 (9.76%) ITIL
13 7 (8.54%) Compliance Management
13 7 (8.54%) Kalman Filter
13 7 (8.54%) Security Architecture
13 7 (8.54%) Stakeholder Management
14 6 (7.32%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 3 (3.66%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 34 (41.46%) CISSP
2 20 (24.39%) Security Cleared
3 19 (23.17%) SC Cleared
4 18 (21.95%) CompTIA Security+
5 15 (18.29%) Degree
5 15 (18.29%) DV Cleared
6 13 (15.85%) CISA
7 12 (14.63%) CISM
8 9 (10.98%) Cisco Certification
8 9 (10.98%) Computer Science Degree
8 9 (10.98%) CRISC
8 9 (10.98%) SSCP
9 8 (9.76%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 6 (7.32%) CEH
11 5 (6.10%) CCSP
12 4 (4.88%) DBS Check
13 3 (3.66%) AWS Certification
13 3 (3.66%) GCIA
13 3 (3.66%) GIAC
13 3 (3.66%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (42.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 27 (32.93%) NIST
3 19 (23.17%) PCI DSS
4 15 (18.29%) Cyber Essentials
5 13 (15.85%) GRC
6 12 (14.63%) SOC 2
7 10 (12.20%) GDPR
8 4 (4.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 3 (3.66%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 3 (3.66%) Data Quality
9 3 (3.66%) NCSC
10 2 (2.44%) SLA
11 1 (1.22%) HIPAA
11 1 (1.22%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 1 (1.22%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 4 (4.88%) Active Directory
2 3 (3.66%) Docker
2 3 (3.66%) Hyper-V
2 3 (3.66%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (4.88%) CSIRT
2 3 (3.66%) Ansible
2 3 (3.66%) Kubernetes
2 3 (3.66%) SCCM
2 3 (3.66%) Terraform
3 1 (1.22%) Nessus
Vendors
1 12 (14.63%) Microsoft
2 6 (7.32%) Google
3 4 (4.88%) Tenable
4 3 (3.66%) Palo Alto
4 3 (3.66%) Salesforce
4 3 (3.66%) Splunk
4 3 (3.66%) VMware
5 1 (1.22%) AlienVault
5 1 (1.22%) LogRhythm