Hybrid/Remote Security Analyst Job Trends

Security Analyst
UK > Work from Home

The median Security Analyst salary for remote/hybrid work is £51,779 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 October 2025.

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

6 months to
16 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 367 336 294
Rank change year-on-year -31 -42 +176
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 54 140 220
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.33% 0.68% 0.95%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.35% 0.70% 0.98%
Number of salaries quoted 46 92 188
10th Percentile £40,625 £40,000 £42,275
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,526 £46,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,779 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.70% +4.35% +9.52%
75th Percentile £59,375 £70,888 £65,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £80,900 £78,250
UK median annual salary £50,000 £57,000 £54,500
% change year-on-year -12.28% +4.59% +9.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 15,406 19,956 22,365
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.83% 96.56% 96.27%
Number of salaries quoted 8,732 12,587 18,302
10th Percentile £29,025 £35,000 £37,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £53,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -2.73% -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 16 October 2025.

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 October 2025, 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 38 (70.37%) Cybersecurity
2 34 (62.96%) Incident Response
3 25 (46.30%) Security Operations
4 24 (44.44%) Vulnerability Management
5 23 (42.59%) Information Security
6 17 (31.48%) Microsoft
6 17 (31.48%) SIEM
7 15 (27.78%) Firewall
8 14 (25.93%) Azure
8 14 (25.93%) NIST
9 13 (24.07%) CISSP
9 13 (24.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 13 (24.07%) Windows
10 12 (22.22%) CompTIA Security+
10 12 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
11 10 (18.52%) Problem-Solving
11 10 (18.52%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 10 (18.52%) Vulnerability Remediation
12 9 (16.67%) ITIL
12 9 (16.67%) Penetration Testing
12 9 (16.67%) Security Monitoring
12 9 (16.67%) Tenable
13 8 (14.81%) Azure Sentinel
13 8 (14.81%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
13 8 (14.81%) Network Security
13 8 (14.81%) Security Cleared
13 8 (14.81%) Threat Intelligence
13 8 (14.81%) Vulnerability Assessment
14 7 (12.96%) CISM
14 7 (12.96%) Cyber Essentials

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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (3.70%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 14 (25.93%) Azure
2 8 (14.81%) Azure Sentinel
3 5 (9.26%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (5.56%) AWS
4 3 (5.56%) SaaS
5 2 (3.70%) Cloud Computing
5 2 (3.70%) GCP
5 2 (3.70%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 15 (27.78%) Firewall
2 8 (14.81%) Network Security
3 6 (11.11%) Intrusion Detection
4 5 (9.26%) VPN
5 4 (7.41%) Wireshark
6 3 (5.56%) TCP/IP
7 2 (3.70%) DHCP
7 2 (3.70%) DNS
7 2 (3.70%) NGFW
8 1 (1.85%) Broadband
8 1 (1.85%) SAN
Development Applications
1 1 (1.85%) JIRA
General
1 20 (37.04%) Social Skills
2 16 (29.63%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (14.81%) Finance
4 4 (7.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 4 (7.41%) Law
5 3 (5.56%) Documentation Skills
5 3 (5.56%) Retail
6 2 (3.70%) Advertising
6 2 (3.70%) Legal
7 1 (1.85%) Aerospace
7 1 (1.85%) Digital Health
7 1 (1.85%) Local Government
7 1 (1.85%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.70%) SLSA
2 1 (1.85%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 14 (25.93%) Security Posture
2 10 (18.52%) Management Information System
3 8 (14.81%) Cyber Threat
3 8 (14.81%) Security Operations Centre
4 6 (11.11%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 2 (3.70%) Cyber Defence
5 2 (3.70%) Cyberattack
5 2 (3.70%) Onboarding
5 2 (3.70%) Operational Technology
5 2 (3.70%) SCADA
5 2 (3.70%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (1.85%) Cyber Security Posture
6 1 (1.85%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 13 (24.07%) Windows
2 7 (12.96%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (70.37%) Cybersecurity
2 34 (62.96%) Incident Response
3 25 (46.30%) Security Operations
4 24 (44.44%) Vulnerability Management
5 23 (42.59%) Information Security
6 17 (31.48%) SIEM
7 12 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
8 10 (18.52%) Problem-Solving
8 10 (18.52%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 10 (18.52%) Vulnerability Remediation
9 9 (16.67%) ITIL
9 9 (16.67%) Penetration Testing
9 9 (16.67%) Security Monitoring
10 8 (14.81%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
10 8 (14.81%) Threat Intelligence
10 8 (14.81%) Vulnerability Assessment
11 7 (12.96%) Cyber Resilience
11 7 (12.96%) Incident Management
11 7 (12.96%) ITSM
11 7 (12.96%) Risk Management
Qualifications
1 13 (24.07%) CISSP
2 12 (22.22%) CompTIA Security+
3 8 (14.81%) Security Cleared
4 7 (12.96%) CISM
5 6 (11.11%) Degree
5 6 (11.11%) SC Cleared
6 5 (9.26%) CompTIA CySA+
6 5 (9.26%) GCIA
6 5 (9.26%) GCIH
6 5 (9.26%) GIAC
7 4 (7.41%) CEH
7 4 (7.41%) GCFA
8 3 (5.56%) CISA
8 3 (5.56%) Computer Science Degree
8 3 (5.56%) DBS Check
8 3 (5.56%) GSEC
8 3 (5.56%) SSCP
9 2 (3.70%) CRISC
9 2 (3.70%) DV Cleared
9 2 (3.70%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (25.93%) NIST
2 13 (24.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 7 (12.96%) Cyber Essentials
4 4 (7.41%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 4 (7.41%) GDPR
4 4 (7.41%) GRC
5 2 (3.70%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 2 (3.70%) SLA
5 2 (3.70%) SOC 2
6 1 (1.85%) COBIT
6 1 (1.85%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 1 (1.85%) NIST 800
6 1 (1.85%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 3 (5.56%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (7.41%) Nessus
1 4 (7.41%) QRadar
2 3 (5.56%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (3.70%) ZENworks
4 1 (1.85%) Nmap
Vendors
1 17 (31.48%) Microsoft
2 9 (16.67%) Tenable
3 6 (11.11%) Splunk
4 3 (5.56%) VMware
5 2 (3.70%) Meraki
6 1 (1.85%) AlienVault
6 1 (1.85%) CrowdStrike
6 1 (1.85%) LogRhythm