Hybrid/Remote Security Analyst Job Trends

Security Analyst
UK > Work from Home

The median Security Analyst salary for remote/hybrid work is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 December 2025.

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

6 months to
2 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 326 340 287
Rank change year-on-year +14 -53 +176
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 50 126 185
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.33% 0.66% 0.89%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.35% 0.68% 0.93%
Number of salaries quoted 40 78 166
10th Percentile £41,250 £39,700 £38,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,342 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +4.35% +9.52%
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £70,500 £75,825 £80,000
UK median annual salary £51,625 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -13.96% +9.09% +6.80%

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 14,149 18,419 19,860
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.44% 96.47% 95.75%
Number of salaries quoted 9,007 11,513 16,245
10th Percentile £29,750 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £60,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% -0.83% -3.20%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -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 2 December 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 2 December 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 34 (68.00%) Cybersecurity
2 32 (64.00%) Incident Response
3 23 (46.00%) Information Security
4 21 (42.00%) Security Operations
5 20 (40.00%) CISSP
5 20 (40.00%) Vulnerability Management
6 18 (36.00%) NIST
7 16 (32.00%) Azure
7 16 (32.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 15 (30.00%) Continuous Improvement
8 15 (30.00%) SIEM
9 14 (28.00%) Microsoft
10 12 (24.00%) CompTIA Security+
10 12 (24.00%) Firewall
11 11 (22.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 10 (20.00%) ITIL
12 10 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
12 10 (20.00%) Windows
13 9 (18.00%) Azure Sentinel
13 9 (18.00%) CISM
13 9 (18.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
14 8 (16.00%) Cyber Essentials
14 8 (16.00%) Degree
14 8 (16.00%) Linux
14 8 (16.00%) Penetration Testing
14 8 (16.00%) Security Cleared
14 8 (16.00%) Security Monitoring
14 8 (16.00%) Tenable
15 7 (14.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 7 (14.00%) AWS

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 (32.00%) Azure
2 9 (18.00%) Azure Sentinel
3 7 (14.00%) AWS
4 4 (8.00%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (8.00%) SaaS
5 2 (4.00%) Cloud Computing
5 2 (4.00%) GCP
5 2 (4.00%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 12 (24.00%) Firewall
2 6 (12.00%) Intrusion Detection
3 5 (10.00%) Network Security
4 4 (8.00%) VPN
4 4 (8.00%) Wireshark
5 1 (2.00%) Broadband
5 1 (2.00%) SAN
Development Applications
1 1 (2.00%) JIRA
General
1 21 (42.00%) Social Skills
2 14 (28.00%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (12.00%) Finance
4 5 (10.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 5 (10.00%) Retail
5 3 (6.00%) Documentation Skills
5 3 (6.00%) Law
6 2 (4.00%) Legal
7 1 (2.00%) Back Office
7 1 (2.00%) Banking
7 1 (2.00%) Digital Health
7 1 (2.00%) Financial Institution
7 1 (2.00%) Local Government
7 1 (2.00%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.00%) SLSA
2 1 (2.00%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 12 (24.00%) Security Posture
2 9 (18.00%) Cyber Threat
3 8 (16.00%) Management Information System
4 7 (14.00%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 5 (10.00%) Operational Technology
5 5 (10.00%) Security Operations Centre
6 3 (6.00%) Cyber Defence
7 2 (4.00%) Onboarding
7 2 (4.00%) SCADA
7 2 (4.00%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (2.00%) Cyberattack
8 1 (2.00%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 10 (20.00%) Windows
2 8 (16.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (68.00%) Cybersecurity
2 32 (64.00%) Incident Response
3 23 (46.00%) Information Security
4 21 (42.00%) Security Operations
5 20 (40.00%) Vulnerability Management
6 15 (30.00%) Continuous Improvement
6 15 (30.00%) SIEM
7 11 (22.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 10 (20.00%) ITIL
8 10 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
9 9 (18.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
10 8 (16.00%) Penetration Testing
10 8 (16.00%) Security Monitoring
11 7 (14.00%) Computer Science
11 7 (14.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
11 7 (14.00%) Stakeholder Management
11 7 (14.00%) Threat Intelligence
12 6 (12.00%) Cyber Resilience
12 6 (12.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
12 6 (12.00%) Threat Detection
Qualifications
1 20 (40.00%) CISSP
2 12 (24.00%) CompTIA Security+
3 9 (18.00%) CISM
4 8 (16.00%) Degree
4 8 (16.00%) Security Cleared
5 7 (14.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 7 (14.00%) Cisco Certification
5 7 (14.00%) SC Cleared
6 6 (12.00%) CISA
6 6 (12.00%) GIAC
7 5 (10.00%) CEH
7 5 (10.00%) SSCP
8 4 (8.00%) CCSP
8 4 (8.00%) DBS Check
8 4 (8.00%) GCFA
8 4 (8.00%) GCIA
8 4 (8.00%) GCIH
9 3 (6.00%) AWS Certification
9 3 (6.00%) CRISC
10 2 (4.00%) GSEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (36.00%) NIST
2 16 (32.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 8 (16.00%) Cyber Essentials
4 7 (14.00%) GDPR
5 6 (12.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 6 (12.00%) GRC
6 5 (10.00%) PCI DSS
7 4 (8.00%) SOC 2
8 3 (6.00%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 2 (4.00%) SLA
10 1 (2.00%) COBIT
10 1 (2.00%) HIPAA
10 1 (2.00%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (2.00%) NIST 800
10 1 (2.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 1 (2.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (8.00%) Nessus
1 4 (8.00%) QRadar
2 2 (4.00%) ZENworks
3 1 (2.00%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (2.00%) Nmap
Vendors
1 14 (28.00%) Microsoft
2 8 (16.00%) Tenable
3 7 (14.00%) Splunk
4 2 (4.00%) Google
4 2 (4.00%) Meraki
4 2 (4.00%) Palo Alto
5 1 (2.00%) AlienVault
5 1 (2.00%) CrowdStrike
5 1 (2.00%) LogRhythm
5 1 (2.00%) VMware