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 17 July 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 318 364 394
Rank change year-on-year +46 +30 -10
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 133 67 162
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.62% 0.41% 0.53%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.66% 0.44% 0.55%
Number of salaries quoted 81 51 138
10th Percentile - £42,500 £40,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -4.35% +9.52%
75th Percentile £58,750 £64,500 £74,063
90th Percentile £84,500 £77,500 £81,250
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 20,130 15,217 29,587
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.99% 92.28% 96.12%
Number of salaries quoted 14,601 9,458 22,674
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,913 £33,125
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% - -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £98,750 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,550
% change year-on-year - +4.66% -12.42%

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 July 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 July 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 96 (72.18%) Cybersecurity
2 53 (39.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 51 (38.35%) Information Security
4 39 (29.32%) Problem-Solving
5 38 (28.57%) Incident Response
5 38 (28.57%) NIST
6 35 (26.32%) Risk Management
6 35 (26.32%) SIEM
7 34 (25.56%) Continuous Improvement
8 33 (24.81%) Vulnerability Management
9 32 (24.06%) Security Operations
10 28 (21.05%) CISSP
10 28 (21.05%) Microsoft
11 27 (20.30%) Degree
12 25 (18.80%) Network Security
13 23 (17.29%) Firewall
14 20 (15.04%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 19 (14.29%) Agile
15 19 (14.29%) CompTIA Security+
16 17 (12.78%) CISM
16 17 (12.78%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 17 (12.78%) Vulnerability Remediation
17 16 (12.03%) Penetration Testing
17 16 (12.03%) Process Improvement
18 15 (11.28%) Computer Science
18 15 (11.28%) Computer Science Degree
19 14 (10.53%) PCI DSS
20 13 (9.77%) Azure
20 13 (9.77%) Project Management
20 13 (9.77%) 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 5 (3.76%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 13 (9.77%) Azure
2 10 (7.52%) AWS
2 10 (7.52%) Microsoft 365
3 8 (6.02%) SaaS
4 7 (5.26%) Azure Sentinel
4 7 (5.26%) GCP
5 6 (4.51%) Power Platform
6 4 (3.01%) Entra ID
7 2 (1.50%) Azure Logic Apps
7 2 (1.50%) Cloudflare
7 2 (1.50%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (0.75%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.75%) IaaS
8 1 (0.75%) Mimecast
8 1 (0.75%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 25 (18.80%) Network Security
2 23 (17.29%) Firewall
3 8 (6.02%) Wi-Fi
4 6 (4.51%) Cisco Nexus
5 4 (3.01%) DNS
5 4 (3.01%) NGFW
6 3 (2.26%) TCP/IP
7 2 (1.50%) Broadband
7 2 (1.50%) LAN
7 2 (1.50%) SSL
7 2 (1.50%) VPN
7 2 (1.50%) WAN
8 1 (0.75%) HTTP
8 1 (0.75%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (4.51%) Power BI
2 4 (3.01%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (0.75%) Burp Suite
1 1 (0.75%) JIRA
1 1 (0.75%) Metasploit
General
1 38 (28.57%) Social Skills
2 33 (24.81%) Analytical Skills
3 27 (20.30%) Retail
4 17 (12.78%) Aviation
5 15 (11.28%) Finance
6 13 (9.77%) Law
7 9 (6.77%) Banking
7 9 (6.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 6 (4.51%) Back Office
8 6 (4.51%) Financial Institution
8 6 (4.51%) Legal
9 3 (2.26%) Games
10 1 (0.75%) Advertising
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.01%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 31 (23.31%) Security Posture
2 17 (12.78%) Cyber Defence
3 16 (12.03%) Management Information System
4 10 (7.52%) Cyber Threat
5 7 (5.26%) Security Operations Centre
6 6 (4.51%) Cloud Native
6 6 (4.51%) Data Centre
7 4 (3.01%) Operational Technology
7 4 (3.01%) Product Ownership
8 3 (2.26%) Driving Licence
8 3 (2.26%) Onboarding
9 2 (1.50%) AI Agents
9 2 (1.50%) Cloud Security Posture
9 2 (1.50%) Cyberattack
9 2 (1.50%) Hybrid Cloud
9 2 (1.50%) Self-Motivation
10 1 (0.75%) CSOC
10 1 (0.75%) Cybercrime
10 1 (0.75%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 8 (6.02%) Linux
1 8 (6.02%) Windows
2 1 (0.75%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 96 (72.18%) Cybersecurity
2 51 (38.35%) Information Security
3 39 (29.32%) Problem-Solving
4 38 (28.57%) Incident Response
5 35 (26.32%) Risk Management
5 35 (26.32%) SIEM
6 34 (25.56%) Continuous Improvement
7 33 (24.81%) Vulnerability Management
8 32 (24.06%) Security Operations
9 20 (15.04%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 19 (14.29%) Agile
11 17 (12.78%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 17 (12.78%) Vulnerability Remediation
12 16 (12.03%) Penetration Testing
12 16 (12.03%) Process Improvement
13 15 (11.28%) Computer Science
14 13 (9.77%) Project Management
15 12 (9.02%) Cyber Resilience
15 12 (9.02%) Threat Modelling
16 11 (8.27%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 9 (6.77%) PowerShell
2 8 (6.02%) Python
3 6 (4.51%) Kusto Query Language
4 4 (3.01%) C#
4 4 (3.01%) Java
5 2 (1.50%) SQL
Qualifications
1 28 (21.05%) CISSP
2 27 (20.30%) Degree
3 19 (14.29%) CompTIA Security+
4 17 (12.78%) CISM
5 15 (11.28%) Computer Science Degree
6 11 (8.27%) CISA
7 7 (5.26%) CRISC
8 6 (4.51%) CEH
8 6 (4.51%) GIAC
8 6 (4.51%) Security Cleared
9 5 (3.76%) AWS Certification
9 5 (3.76%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 5 (3.76%) SC Cleared
9 5 (3.76%) SSCP
10 3 (2.26%) GCIA
11 2 (1.50%) Azure Certification
11 2 (1.50%) CCSP
11 2 (1.50%) Cisco Certification
11 2 (1.50%) CompTIA CySA+
11 2 (1.50%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (39.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 38 (28.57%) NIST
3 14 (10.53%) PCI DSS
4 13 (9.77%) SOC 2
5 12 (9.02%) GRC
6 10 (7.52%) Cyber Essentials
6 10 (7.52%) GDPR
7 7 (5.26%) NCSC
8 4 (3.01%) HIPAA
8 4 (3.01%) ISO/IEC 27005
8 4 (3.01%) NIST 800
8 4 (3.01%) QA
9 3 (2.26%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 3 (2.26%) Data Quality
9 3 (2.26%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (1.50%) Accessibility
10 2 (1.50%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.75%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 9 (6.77%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (3.01%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (2.26%) CSIRT
3 2 (1.50%) Graylog
4 1 (0.75%) Nessus
4 1 (0.75%) Nmap
4 1 (0.75%) OpenVAS
4 1 (0.75%) SCCM
Vendors
1 28 (21.05%) Microsoft
2 10 (7.52%) Qualys
3 8 (6.02%) Palo Alto
4 7 (5.26%) Tanium
5 6 (4.51%) Aruba
5 6 (4.51%) Cisco
6 3 (2.26%) Google
7 2 (1.50%) Rapid7
7 2 (1.50%) Tenable
8 1 (0.75%) CrowdStrike