Hybrid/Remote Security Analyst Job Trends

Security Analyst
UK > Work from Home

The median Security Analyst salary for remote/hybrid work is £56,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 January 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 302 313 307
Rank change year-on-year +11 -6 +128
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 69 121 191
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.46% 0.74% 0.88%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.49% 0.77% 0.91%
Number of salaries quoted 48 68 177
10th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £38,500
25th Percentile £48,165 £47,280 £47,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £80,675 £76,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +13.64% +3.77%

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 13,996 15,789 20,881
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.63% 96.08% 95.95%
Number of salaries quoted 9,087 9,529 17,098
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £35,750
25th Percentile £42,250 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% -4.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £98,474 £96,539
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

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 12 January 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 12 January 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 41 (59.42%) Cybersecurity
2 33 (47.83%) Incident Response
3 26 (37.68%) NIST
4 25 (36.23%) Information Security
4 25 (36.23%) Security Operations
5 22 (31.88%) CISSP
5 22 (31.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 22 (31.88%) Security Cleared
6 21 (30.43%) SC Cleared
7 20 (28.99%) Vulnerability Management
8 19 (27.54%) Continuous Improvement
9 16 (23.19%) Azure
10 15 (21.74%) DV Cleared
10 15 (21.74%) SIEM
11 13 (18.84%) Microsoft
11 13 (18.84%) Problem-Solving
12 12 (17.39%) CompTIA Security+
13 11 (15.94%) Firewall
13 11 (15.94%) Windows
14 10 (14.49%) AWS
14 10 (14.49%) GRC
14 10 (14.49%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 10 (14.49%) Vulnerability Remediation
15 9 (13.04%) CISA
15 9 (13.04%) Cisco Certification
15 9 (13.04%) Computer Science
15 9 (13.04%) GDPR
15 9 (13.04%) Linux
15 9 (13.04%) PCI DSS
15 9 (13.04%) 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:

Cloud Services
1 16 (23.19%) Azure
2 10 (14.49%) AWS
3 7 (10.14%) Azure Sentinel
4 6 (8.70%) Microsoft 365
5 5 (7.25%) SaaS
6 4 (5.80%) GCP
7 3 (4.35%) Cloud Computing
7 3 (4.35%) Microsoft Purview
8 2 (2.90%) AWS CloudFormation
9 1 (1.45%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 11 (15.94%) Firewall
2 7 (10.14%) Network Security
3 5 (7.25%) Intrusion Detection
4 4 (5.80%) VPN
4 4 (5.80%) Wireshark
5 2 (2.90%) SCCP
6 1 (1.45%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.45%) Power BI
General
1 23 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 17 (24.64%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (14.49%) Retail
4 7 (10.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 5 (7.25%) Law
6 4 (5.80%) Aviation
7 3 (4.35%) Back Office
7 3 (4.35%) Banking
7 3 (4.35%) Documentation Skills
7 3 (4.35%) Finance
7 3 (4.35%) Financial Institution
8 2 (2.90%) Legal
9 1 (1.45%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.90%) SLSA
2 1 (1.45%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 14 (20.29%) Security Posture
2 9 (13.04%) Cyber Defence
2 9 (13.04%) Cyber Kill Chain
2 9 (13.04%) Management Information System
3 8 (11.59%) Cyber Threat
4 7 (10.14%) Operational Technology
5 5 (7.25%) Security Operations Centre
6 2 (2.90%) Cloud Native
6 2 (2.90%) Cyber Security Posture
6 2 (2.90%) Onboarding
6 2 (2.90%) SCADA
6 2 (2.90%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (1.45%) Cyberattack
7 1 (1.45%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 11 (15.94%) Windows
2 9 (13.04%) Linux
3 2 (2.90%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (59.42%) Cybersecurity
2 33 (47.83%) Incident Response
3 25 (36.23%) Information Security
3 25 (36.23%) Security Operations
4 20 (28.99%) Vulnerability Management
5 19 (27.54%) Continuous Improvement
6 15 (21.74%) SIEM
7 13 (18.84%) Problem-Solving
8 10 (14.49%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 10 (14.49%) Vulnerability Remediation
9 9 (13.04%) Computer Science
9 9 (13.04%) Root Cause Analysis
9 9 (13.04%) Security Monitoring
9 9 (13.04%) Stakeholder Management
10 8 (11.59%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
10 8 (11.59%) ITIL
10 8 (11.59%) MITRE ATT&CK
10 8 (11.59%) Penetration Testing
10 8 (11.59%) Risk Assessment
10 8 (11.59%) Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 2 (2.90%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 22 (31.88%) CISSP
1 22 (31.88%) Security Cleared
2 21 (30.43%) SC Cleared
3 15 (21.74%) DV Cleared
4 12 (17.39%) CompTIA Security+
5 9 (13.04%) CISA
5 9 (13.04%) Cisco Certification
6 8 (11.59%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 8 (11.59%) CISM
6 8 (11.59%) Degree
7 7 (10.14%) GIAC
8 6 (8.70%) SSCP
9 5 (7.25%) CCSP
9 5 (7.25%) CRISC
10 4 (5.80%) Computer Science Degree
10 4 (5.80%) DBS Check
10 4 (5.80%) GCFA
10 4 (5.80%) GCIA
10 4 (5.80%) GCIH
11 3 (4.35%) CompTIA CySA+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (37.68%) NIST
2 22 (31.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 10 (14.49%) GRC
4 9 (13.04%) GDPR
4 9 (13.04%) PCI DSS
5 8 (11.59%) Cyber Essentials
6 6 (8.70%) SOC 2
7 5 (7.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (4.35%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 2 (2.90%) SLA
10 1 (1.45%) HIPAA
10 1 (1.45%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (1.45%) NIST 800
10 1 (1.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 2 (2.90%) Active Directory
1 2 (2.90%) Docker
1 2 (2.90%) Hyper-V
1 2 (2.90%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (5.80%) QRadar
2 3 (4.35%) Nessus
3 2 (2.90%) Ansible
3 2 (2.90%) Kubernetes
3 2 (2.90%) SCCM
3 2 (2.90%) Terraform
4 1 (1.45%) Nmap
Vendors
1 13 (18.84%) Microsoft
2 7 (10.14%) Splunk
2 7 (10.14%) Tenable
3 5 (7.25%) Google
4 3 (4.35%) Palo Alto
5 2 (2.90%) Salesforce
5 2 (2.90%) VMware
6 1 (1.45%) AlienVault
6 1 (1.45%) LogRhythm