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 12 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 346 | 337 | 336 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -9 | -1 | -31 |
| Permanent Security Analyst jobs | 119 | 56 | 128 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 0.47% | 0.36% | 0.65% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.49% | 0.38% | 0.67% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 65 | 48 | 81 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £41,100 | £40,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,500 | £44,624 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £51,779 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.44% | -13.70% | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £58,125 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,750 | £70,000 | £77,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -13.04% | +4.55% |
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 adverts with remote/hybrid work options and matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 12 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent remote/hybrid job adverts matching a recognised job title | 24,084 | 14,812 | 19,015 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 94.18% | 94.01% | 96.64% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16,024 | 9,066 | 11,826 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £29,250 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,343 | £55,216 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.28% | -7.97% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £76,725 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £95,750 | £97,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -8.70% | -4.17% |
Security Analyst Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Security Analyst job postings offering remote/hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Security Analyst Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Salary distribution trend for remote/hybrid Security Analyst job vacancies.
Security Analyst Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Salary distribution for Security Analyst jobs with remote/hybrid work options over the 6 months to 12 November 2026.
Security Analyst Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 12 November 2026, Security Analyst job ads cited 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 Security Analyst jobs with remote/hybrid work options.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cybersecurity | 70.6% | 84 |
| 2 | Incident Response | 50.4% | 60 |
| 2 | Information Security | 50.4% | 60 |
| 4 | SIEM | 44.5% | 53 |
| 5 | Security Operations | 43.7% | 52 |
| 6 | Vulnerability Management | 42.9% | 51 |
| 7 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 37.8% | 45 |
| 8 | Problem-Solving | 36.1% | 43 |
| 9 | Microsoft | 34.5% | 41 |
| 10 | NIST | 28.6% | 34 |
| 11 | Vulnerability Remediation | 26.1% | 31 |
| 12 | Firewall | 23.5% | 28 |
| 13 | Azure | 20.2% | 24 |
| 14 | AWS | 19.3% | 23 |
| 15 | CISSP | 17.6% | 21 |
| 15 | Cloud Security | 17.6% | 21 |
| 17 | Degree | 16.8% | 20 |
| 18 | Security Monitoring | 16.0% | 19 |
| 19 | Threat Intelligence | 15.1% | 18 |
| 20 | Windows | 14.3% | 17 |
| 21 | Microsoft 365 | 13.4% | 16 |
| 21 | Penetration Testing | 13.4% | 16 |
| 23 | Azure Sentinel | 12.6% | 15 |
| 23 | CISM | 12.6% | 15 |
| 23 | Kusto Query Language | 12.6% | 15 |
| 23 | Python | 12.6% | 15 |
| 27 | Continuous Improvement | 11.8% | 14 |
| 27 | GCP | 11.8% | 14 |
| 27 | Mentoring | 11.8% | 14 |
| 27 | PCI DSS | 11.8% | 14 |
Security Analyst Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cybersecurity Analyst | 50.4% | 60 |
| 2 | Senior Security Analyst | 26.1% | 31 |
| 3 | Senior Cybersecurity Analyst | 21.8% | 26 |
| 4 | Information Security Analyst | 20.2% | 24 |
| 5 | IT Security Analyst | 10.9% | 13 |
| 6 | Network Security Analyst | 8.4% | 10 |
| 7 | Senior Network Analyst | 6.7% | 8 |
| 8 | Vulnerability Management Analyst | 5.9% | 7 |
| 9 | Security Operations Analyst | 4.2% | 5 |
| 10 | Cloud Security Analyst | 2.5% | 3 |
| 10 | ICT Analyst | 2.5% | 3 |
| 10 | Senior Information Security Analyst | 2.5% | 3 |
| 10 | SOC Analyst | 2.5% | 3 |
| 14 | Business Continuity Analyst | 1.7% | 2 |
| 14 | Cybersecurity Engineer | 1.7% | 2 |
| 14 | IT Infrastructure Analyst | 1.7% | 2 |
| 14 | Security Compliance Analyst | 1.7% | 2 |
| 14 | SOC Engineer | 1.7% | 2 |
| 19 | Audit Analyst | 0.8% | 1 |
| 19 | Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst | 0.8% | 1 |