Hybrid/Remote Security Analyst Job Trends

Security Analyst
UK > Work from Home

The median Security Analyst salary for remote or hybrid work is £54,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 September 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

 6 months to
16 Sep 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 359 357 307
Rank change year-on-year -2 -50 +195
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 66 138 221
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.41% 0.59% 0.88%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.44% 0.62% 0.91%
Number of salaries quoted 53 89 189
10th Percentile £40,650 £40,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,000 £45,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £65,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.92% +18.18% +10.00%
75th Percentile £64,500 £72,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £79,250 £79,200
UK median annual salary £51,625 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -10.22% +9.52% +5.00%

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 WFH or hybrid 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 15,013 22,405 24,213
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.71% 96.27% 96.50%
Number of salaries quoted 8,958 14,401 20,076
10th Percentile £29,750 £35,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £44,500 £47,429
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% -4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £98,750 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -

Security Analyst
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options which featured Security Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Security Analyst trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Security Analyst
Salary Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options

Salary distribution trend for remote Security Analyst job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote Security Analyst job vacancies

Security Analyst
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Security Analyst over the 6 months to 16 September 2025.

Security Analyst salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 16 September 2025, Security Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent jobs with hybrid or remote work options featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 44 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
2 36 (54.55%) Incident Response
3 30 (45.45%) Social Skills
4 29 (43.94%) Security Operations
5 28 (42.42%) SIEM
5 28 (42.42%) Microsoft
5 28 (42.42%) Information Security
6 24 (36.36%) Vulnerability Management
7 23 (34.85%) Firewall
8 20 (30.30%) Risk Management
9 19 (28.79%) Analytical Skills
10 17 (25.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 16 (24.24%) Azure
11 16 (24.24%) CISSP
12 15 (22.73%) Windows
12 15 (22.73%) NIST
12 15 (22.73%) Security Posture
13 14 (21.21%) Microsoft 365
14 13 (19.70%) Threat Intelligence
14 13 (19.70%) Problem-Solving
14 13 (19.70%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
14 13 (19.70%) CompTIA Security+
14 13 (19.70%) Cyber Essentials
15 12 (18.18%) Azure Sentinel
15 12 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
15 12 (18.18%) CISM
16 11 (16.67%) Tenable
17 10 (15.15%) Cyber Threat
17 10 (15.15%) Management Information System
18 9 (13.64%) Finance

Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 3 (4.55%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 16 (24.24%) Azure
2 14 (21.21%) Microsoft 365
3 12 (18.18%) Azure Sentinel
4 4 (6.06%) SaaS
5 3 (4.55%) AWS
5 3 (4.55%) Cloud Computing
5 3 (4.55%) Entra ID
6 2 (3.03%) GCP
6 2 (3.03%) Microsoft Purview
6 2 (3.03%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 23 (34.85%) Firewall
2 9 (13.64%) Network Security
2 9 (13.64%) VPN
3 5 (7.58%) Intrusion Detection
4 4 (6.06%) DNS
4 4 (6.06%) TCP/IP
4 4 (6.06%) Wireshark
5 3 (4.55%) DHCP
5 3 (4.55%) NGFW
6 1 (1.52%) Broadband
6 1 (1.52%) IPv4
6 1 (1.52%) IPv6
6 1 (1.52%) SAN
Development Applications
1 1 (1.52%) JIRA
General
1 30 (45.45%) Social Skills
2 19 (28.79%) Analytical Skills
3 9 (13.64%) Finance
4 8 (12.12%) Law
5 6 (9.09%) Legal
6 4 (6.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (4.55%) Retail
8 2 (3.03%) Advertising
8 2 (3.03%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (1.52%) Aerospace
9 1 (1.52%) Digital Health
9 1 (1.52%) Local Government
9 1 (1.52%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.03%) SLSA
2 1 (1.52%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 15 (22.73%) Security Posture
2 10 (15.15%) Cyber Threat
2 10 (15.15%) Management Information System
3 9 (13.64%) Security Operations Centre
4 6 (9.09%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 4 (6.06%) PKI
6 3 (4.55%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (3.03%) Cyber Defence
7 2 (3.03%) Cyber Security Posture
7 2 (3.03%) Cyberattack
7 2 (3.03%) Onboarding
7 2 (3.03%) Operational Technology
7 2 (3.03%) SCADA
8 1 (1.52%) Cloud Native
8 1 (1.52%) Cloud Security Posture
8 1 (1.52%) Data Protection Act
8 1 (1.52%) Driving Licence
8 1 (1.52%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 15 (22.73%) Windows
2 6 (9.09%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
2 36 (54.55%) Incident Response
3 29 (43.94%) Security Operations
4 28 (42.42%) Information Security
4 28 (42.42%) SIEM
5 24 (36.36%) Vulnerability Management
6 20 (30.30%) Risk Management
7 13 (19.70%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
7 13 (19.70%) Problem-Solving
7 13 (19.70%) Threat Intelligence
8 12 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
9 9 (13.64%) Incident Management
9 9 (13.64%) Vulnerability Assessment
9 9 (13.64%) Vulnerability Remediation
10 8 (12.12%) Data Loss Prevention
10 8 (12.12%) Penetration Testing
10 8 (12.12%) Security Monitoring
10 8 (12.12%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 6 (9.09%) Actionable Insight
11 6 (9.09%) Cyber Resilience
Qualifications
1 16 (24.24%) CISSP
2 13 (19.70%) CompTIA Security+
3 12 (18.18%) CISM
4 9 (13.64%) Degree
5 6 (9.09%) Security Cleared
6 5 (7.58%) CompTIA CySA+
6 5 (7.58%) GCIA
6 5 (7.58%) GCIH
6 5 (7.58%) GIAC
6 5 (7.58%) SC Cleared
6 5 (7.58%) SSCP
7 4 (6.06%) CEH
7 4 (6.06%) CISA
7 4 (6.06%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (6.06%) GCFA
8 3 (4.55%) GSEC
9 2 (3.03%) CRISC
9 2 (3.03%) DV Cleared
9 2 (3.03%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 1 (1.52%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (25.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 15 (22.73%) NIST
3 13 (19.70%) Cyber Essentials
4 7 (10.61%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 6 (9.09%) GRC
6 4 (6.06%) GDPR
6 4 (6.06%) PCI DSS
7 3 (4.55%) NCSC
8 2 (3.03%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 2 (3.03%) SLA
8 2 (3.03%) SOC 2
9 1 (1.52%) COBIT
9 1 (1.52%) NIST 800
System Software
1 5 (7.58%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 6 (9.09%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (6.06%) Nessus
2 4 (6.06%) QRadar
3 2 (3.03%) ZENworks
4 1 (1.52%) Nmap
Vendors
1 28 (42.42%) Microsoft
2 11 (16.67%) Tenable
3 5 (7.58%) Splunk
4 4 (6.06%) VMware
5 2 (3.03%) Meraki
6 1 (1.52%) Cisco
6 1 (1.52%) CrowdStrike
40 Security Analyst jobs with Hybrid/WFH options