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 13 August 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 313 357 366
Rank change year-on-year +44 +9 -20
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 133 69 142
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.59% 0.42% 0.57%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.62% 0.45% 0.59%
Number of salaries quoted 77 55 106
10th Percentile - £40,800 £40,014
25th Percentile £35,000 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -8.33% +10.09%
75th Percentile £58,750 £68,750 £77,188
90th Percentile £84,700 £77,500 £81,875
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £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 21,376 15,314 23,957
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.05% 92.18% 96.26%
Number of salaries quoted 15,297 9,319 17,469
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £43,227
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -0.80% -7.26%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £98,474 £96,050
UK median annual salary £56,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.82% - -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 13 August 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 13 August 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.

1 101 (75.94%) Cybersecurity
2 52 (39.10%) Information Security
3 47 (35.34%) Incident Response
3 47 (35.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 41 (30.83%) SIEM
5 40 (30.08%) Problem-Solving
6 38 (28.57%) Vulnerability Management
7 36 (27.07%) NIST
8 30 (22.56%) Security Operations
9 28 (21.05%) Continuous Improvement
9 28 (21.05%) Microsoft
9 28 (21.05%) Risk Management
10 26 (19.55%) CISSP
10 26 (19.55%) Firewall
11 25 (18.80%) Network Security
12 24 (18.05%) Degree
13 23 (17.29%) Vulnerability Remediation
14 20 (15.04%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 18 (13.53%) Agile
15 18 (13.53%) CISM
15 18 (13.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 16 (12.03%) Penetration Testing
16 16 (12.03%) Process Improvement
17 15 (11.28%) Cyber Resilience
18 13 (9.77%) AWS
18 13 (9.77%) Azure
18 13 (9.77%) Computer Science
18 13 (9.77%) Project Management
19 12 (9.02%) CompTIA Security+
19 12 (9.02%) Computer Science Degree

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 4 (3.01%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 13 (9.77%) AWS
1 13 (9.77%) Azure
2 10 (7.52%) Microsoft 365
3 7 (5.26%) Azure Sentinel
4 6 (4.51%) GCP
4 6 (4.51%) Power Platform
4 6 (4.51%) SaaS
5 4 (3.01%) Entra ID
6 2 (1.50%) Azure Logic Apps
6 2 (1.50%) Cloudflare
6 2 (1.50%) Microsoft Purview
7 1 (0.75%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (0.75%) IaaS
7 1 (0.75%) Mimecast
7 1 (0.75%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 26 (19.55%) Firewall
2 25 (18.80%) Network Security
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%) HTTP
6 3 (2.26%) Intrusion Detection
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%) 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%) Jenkins
1 1 (0.75%) JIRA
1 1 (0.75%) Metasploit
1 1 (0.75%) TeamCity
General
1 39 (29.32%) Social Skills
2 36 (27.07%) Analytical Skills
3 18 (13.53%) Retail
4 17 (12.78%) Aviation
5 14 (10.53%) Finance
6 8 (6.02%) Law
7 5 (3.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 5 (3.76%) Legal
8 4 (3.01%) Banking
9 3 (2.26%) Games
9 3 (2.26%) Public Sector
10 2 (1.50%) Back Office
10 2 (1.50%) Documentation Skills
10 2 (1.50%) Financial Institution
10 2 (1.50%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (0.75%) Advertising
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.01%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 34 (25.56%) Security Posture
2 18 (13.53%) Cyber Threat
3 17 (12.78%) Cyber Defence
4 14 (10.53%) Management Information System
5 9 (6.77%) Operational Technology
6 7 (5.26%) Cloud Native
6 7 (5.26%) Security Operations Centre
7 5 (3.76%) Data Centre
8 4 (3.01%) Product Ownership
9 3 (2.26%) Blog
9 3 (2.26%) Driving Licence
9 3 (2.26%) SCADA
10 2 (1.50%) AI Agents
10 2 (1.50%) Cloud Security Posture
10 2 (1.50%) Cyberattack
10 2 (1.50%) Hybrid Cloud
10 2 (1.50%) Online Gambling
10 2 (1.50%) Video\Live Streaming
11 1 (0.75%) CSOC
11 1 (0.75%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 8 (6.02%) Linux
1 8 (6.02%) Windows
2 1 (0.75%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 101 (75.94%) Cybersecurity
2 52 (39.10%) Information Security
3 47 (35.34%) Incident Response
4 41 (30.83%) SIEM
5 40 (30.08%) Problem-Solving
6 38 (28.57%) Vulnerability Management
7 30 (22.56%) Security Operations
8 28 (21.05%) Continuous Improvement
8 28 (21.05%) Risk Management
9 23 (17.29%) Vulnerability Remediation
10 20 (15.04%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 18 (13.53%) Agile
11 18 (13.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 16 (12.03%) Penetration Testing
12 16 (12.03%) Process Improvement
13 15 (11.28%) Cyber Resilience
14 13 (9.77%) Computer Science
14 13 (9.77%) Project Management
15 12 (9.02%) Decision-Making
15 12 (9.02%) Identity Access Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (6.77%) Kusto Query Language
1 9 (6.77%) PowerShell
1 9 (6.77%) Python
2 5 (3.76%) Java
3 4 (3.01%) C#
4 3 (2.26%) Objective-C
5 2 (1.50%) SQL
6 1 (0.75%) Bash
6 1 (0.75%) Go
Qualifications
1 26 (19.55%) CISSP
2 24 (18.05%) Degree
3 18 (13.53%) CISM
4 12 (9.02%) CompTIA Security+
4 12 (9.02%) Computer Science Degree
4 12 (9.02%) Security Cleared
5 8 (6.02%) SC Cleared
6 7 (5.26%) CISA
7 6 (4.51%) AWS Certification
7 6 (4.51%) CEH
7 6 (4.51%) GIAC
8 5 (3.76%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 5 (3.76%) SSCP
9 4 (3.01%) CRISC
10 3 (2.26%) CASP
10 3 (2.26%) CompTIA CySA+
10 3 (2.26%) GCIA
11 2 (1.50%) Azure Certification
11 2 (1.50%) Cisco Certification
11 2 (1.50%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (35.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 36 (27.07%) NIST
3 12 (9.02%) GDPR
3 12 (9.02%) PCI DSS
4 10 (7.52%) NCSC
5 9 (6.77%) GRC
6 8 (6.02%) SOC 2
7 6 (4.51%) Cyber Essentials
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
10 2 (1.50%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 1 (0.75%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.75%) COBIT
System Software
1 9 (6.77%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.75%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 4 (3.01%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (2.26%) CSIRT
2 3 (2.26%) Network Intrusion Detection System
3 2 (1.50%) Graylog
4 1 (0.75%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.75%) Nessus
4 1 (0.75%) Nmap
4 1 (0.75%) OpenVAS
4 1 (0.75%) SCCM
4 1 (0.75%) Terraform
Vendors
1 28 (21.05%) Microsoft
2 10 (7.52%) Qualys
3 8 (6.02%) Palo Alto
3 8 (6.02%) Tanium
4 6 (4.51%) Aruba
4 6 (4.51%) Cisco
5 3 (2.26%) Google
6 2 (1.50%) AlienVault
6 2 (1.50%) LogRhythm
6 2 (1.50%) Rapid7
6 2 (1.50%) Splunk
6 2 (1.50%) Tenable
7 1 (0.75%) Arqiva
7 1 (0.75%) CrowdStrike