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 June 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 288 353 396
Rank change year-on-year +65 +43 -6
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 136 69 197
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.68% 0.45% 0.57%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.73% 0.49% 0.59%
Number of salaries quoted 80 47 177
10th Percentile - £39,900 £40,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +6.52%
75th Percentile £60,000 £64,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £71,000 £77,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% +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 18,713 14,121 33,212
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.00% 92.11% 96.18%
Number of salaries quoted 13,634 8,624 25,955
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £33,005
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £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 16 June 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 June 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 95 (69.85%) Cybersecurity
2 48 (35.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 46 (33.82%) Information Security
4 38 (27.94%) Security Operations
5 37 (27.21%) Continuous Improvement
6 36 (26.47%) NIST
7 34 (25.00%) Incident Response
8 33 (24.26%) Risk Management
9 31 (22.79%) CISSP
9 31 (22.79%) Problem-Solving
10 30 (22.06%) SIEM
11 29 (21.32%) Vulnerability Management
12 28 (20.59%) Network Security
13 25 (18.38%) Agile
14 24 (17.65%) Firewall
15 23 (16.91%) Degree
15 23 (16.91%) Microsoft
16 22 (16.18%) Process Improvement
17 19 (13.97%) CompTIA Security+
17 19 (13.97%) Infrastructure Engineering
17 19 (13.97%) Project Management
18 18 (13.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
19 17 (12.50%) CISM
19 17 (12.50%) PCI DSS
20 16 (11.76%) Computer Science
20 16 (11.76%) Computer Science Degree
21 13 (9.56%) Active Directory
21 13 (9.56%) Application Security
21 13 (9.56%) Azure
21 13 (9.56%) GRC

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 5 (3.68%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.74%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 13 (9.56%) Azure
2 10 (7.35%) Microsoft 365
3 9 (6.62%) AWS
4 8 (5.88%) GCP
5 6 (4.41%) Azure Sentinel
5 6 (4.41%) Power Platform
5 6 (4.41%) SaaS
6 4 (2.94%) Entra ID
7 3 (2.21%) AWS CloudFormation
8 2 (1.47%) Cloudflare
8 2 (1.47%) Microsoft Purview
9 1 (0.74%) Azure Logic Apps
9 1 (0.74%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.74%) IaaS
9 1 (0.74%) Mimecast
9 1 (0.74%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 28 (20.59%) Network Security
2 24 (17.65%) Firewall
3 6 (4.41%) Wi-Fi
4 5 (3.68%) Cisco Nexus
5 4 (2.94%) NGFW
6 3 (2.21%) DNS
6 3 (2.21%) SCCP
7 2 (1.47%) Broadband
7 2 (1.47%) SSL
7 2 (1.47%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.74%) LAN
8 1 (0.74%) VPN
8 1 (0.74%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (4.41%) Power BI
2 4 (2.94%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (0.74%) JIRA
General
1 32 (23.53%) Retail
2 31 (22.79%) Analytical Skills
3 30 (22.06%) Social Skills
4 23 (16.91%) Aviation
5 14 (10.29%) Finance
6 12 (8.82%) Law
7 8 (5.88%) Banking
7 8 (5.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 7 (5.15%) Legal
9 6 (4.41%) Back Office
9 6 (4.41%) Financial Institution
10 3 (2.21%) Games
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.94%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 28 (20.59%) Security Posture
2 22 (16.18%) Cyber Defence
3 16 (11.76%) Management Information System
4 9 (6.62%) Cloud Native
4 9 (6.62%) Cyber Threat
4 9 (6.62%) Security Operations Centre
5 6 (4.41%) Data Centre
6 4 (2.94%) Operational Technology
6 4 (2.94%) Product Ownership
7 3 (2.21%) Cyber Security Posture
7 3 (2.21%) Driving Licence
7 3 (2.21%) Onboarding
8 2 (1.47%) AI Agents
8 2 (1.47%) CSOC
8 2 (1.47%) Cyberattack
8 2 (1.47%) Self-Motivation
9 1 (0.74%) Cloud Security Posture
9 1 (0.74%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 1 (0.74%) Hybrid Cloud
9 1 (0.74%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 10 (7.35%) Windows
2 8 (5.88%) Linux
3 3 (2.21%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 95 (69.85%) Cybersecurity
2 46 (33.82%) Information Security
3 38 (27.94%) Security Operations
4 37 (27.21%) Continuous Improvement
5 34 (25.00%) Incident Response
6 33 (24.26%) Risk Management
7 31 (22.79%) Problem-Solving
8 30 (22.06%) SIEM
9 29 (21.32%) Vulnerability Management
10 25 (18.38%) Agile
11 22 (16.18%) Process Improvement
12 19 (13.97%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 19 (13.97%) Project Management
13 18 (13.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 16 (11.76%) Computer Science
15 13 (9.56%) Application Security
15 13 (9.56%) Penetration Testing
15 13 (9.56%) Vulnerability Remediation
16 11 (8.09%) Cyber Resilience
16 11 (8.09%) Secure Coding
Programming Languages
1 11 (8.09%) PowerShell
2 8 (5.88%) Python
3 5 (3.68%) Kusto Query Language
4 4 (2.94%) C#
4 4 (2.94%) Java
5 2 (1.47%) SQL
Qualifications
1 31 (22.79%) CISSP
2 23 (16.91%) Degree
3 19 (13.97%) CompTIA Security+
4 17 (12.50%) CISM
5 16 (11.76%) Computer Science Degree
6 12 (8.82%) CISA
7 11 (8.09%) Security Cleared
8 10 (7.35%) SC Cleared
9 7 (5.15%) CEH
10 6 (4.41%) CRISC
11 5 (3.68%) DV Cleared
11 5 (3.68%) GIAC
11 5 (3.68%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 5 (3.68%) SSCP
12 4 (2.94%) Microsoft Certification
13 3 (2.21%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 3 (2.21%) CCSP
13 3 (2.21%) Cisco Certification
13 3 (2.21%) GCIA
14 2 (1.47%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (35.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 36 (26.47%) NIST
3 17 (12.50%) PCI DSS
4 13 (9.56%) GRC
5 12 (8.82%) GDPR
6 11 (8.09%) Cyber Essentials
6 11 (8.09%) SOC 2
7 7 (5.15%) NCSC
8 4 (2.94%) ISO/IEC 27005
8 4 (2.94%) NIST 800
8 4 (2.94%) QA
9 3 (2.21%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 3 (2.21%) Data Quality
9 3 (2.21%) HIPAA
9 3 (2.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (1.47%) Accessibility
10 2 (1.47%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.74%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 13 (9.56%) Active Directory
2 3 (2.21%) Docker
2 3 (2.21%) Hyper-V
2 3 (2.21%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (2.94%) CSIRT
1 4 (2.94%) Microsoft Intune
1 4 (2.94%) SCCM
2 3 (2.21%) Ansible
2 3 (2.21%) Kubernetes
2 3 (2.21%) Terraform
3 2 (1.47%) Graylog
Vendors
1 23 (16.91%) Microsoft
2 7 (5.15%) Palo Alto
2 7 (5.15%) Qualys
3 5 (3.68%) Aruba
3 5 (3.68%) Cisco
3 5 (3.68%) Google
4 3 (2.21%) Salesforce
4 3 (2.21%) VMware
5 2 (1.47%) Rapid7
5 2 (1.47%) Tanium
5 2 (1.47%) Tenable
6 1 (0.74%) CrowdStrike