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 28 April 2026.

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

 6 months to
28 Apr 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 292 330 387
Rank change year-on-year +38 +57 +60
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 117 72 200
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.64% 0.53% 0.62%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.69% 0.58% 0.64%
Number of salaries quoted 68 43 186
10th Percentile - £31,500 £38,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £46,875 £45,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £68,125 £67,500
90th Percentile - £77,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% +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 17,010 12,386 31,101
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.69% 91.71% 95.86%
Number of salaries quoted 12,273 9,044 24,864
10th Percentile £32,550 £31,335 £33,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -10.40%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £103,750 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +13.21% -11.67%

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 28 April 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 28 April 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 76 (64.96%) Cybersecurity
2 40 (34.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 38 (32.48%) Continuous Improvement
4 36 (30.77%) Information Security
5 34 (29.06%) Risk Management
6 32 (27.35%) NIST
7 29 (24.79%) CISSP
8 27 (23.08%) Problem-Solving
9 25 (21.37%) Incident Response
10 24 (20.51%) Agile
11 22 (18.80%) Network Security
11 22 (18.80%) Process Improvement
12 20 (17.09%) SC Cleared
12 20 (17.09%) Security Cleared
12 20 (17.09%) Security Operations
13 19 (16.24%) CompTIA Security+
13 19 (16.24%) PCI DSS
13 19 (16.24%) Project Management
14 17 (14.53%) SIEM
14 17 (14.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 16 (13.68%) Degree
15 16 (13.68%) Infrastructure Engineering
16 15 (12.82%) CISA
16 15 (12.82%) Computer Science
16 15 (12.82%) GRC
17 14 (11.97%) DV Cleared
18 13 (11.11%) CISM
18 13 (11.11%) SOC 2
19 12 (10.26%) Computer Science Degree
19 12 (10.26%) 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:

Applications
1 1 (0.85%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.85%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (0.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 11 (9.40%) Azure
2 9 (7.69%) AWS
3 7 (5.98%) SaaS
4 5 (4.27%) Azure Sentinel
4 5 (4.27%) GCP
4 5 (4.27%) Microsoft 365
4 5 (4.27%) Power Platform
5 3 (2.56%) AWS CloudFormation
5 3 (2.56%) Cloud Computing
6 2 (1.71%) Cloudflare
6 2 (1.71%) Entra ID
7 1 (0.85%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 22 (18.80%) Network Security
2 10 (8.55%) Firewall
3 3 (2.56%) SCCP
4 2 (1.71%) DNS
4 2 (1.71%) Intrusion Detection
4 2 (1.71%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (4.27%) Power BI
2 4 (3.42%) Tableau
General
1 34 (29.06%) Retail
2 30 (25.64%) Analytical Skills
3 23 (19.66%) Aviation
4 22 (18.80%) Social Skills
5 9 (7.69%) Banking
5 9 (7.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 9 (7.69%) Law
6 8 (6.84%) Finance
7 7 (5.98%) Back Office
7 7 (5.98%) Financial Institution
8 5 (4.27%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 24 (20.51%) Cyber Defence
2 21 (17.95%) Security Posture
3 15 (12.82%) Management Information System
4 9 (7.69%) Operational Technology
5 7 (5.98%) Cloud Native
6 6 (5.13%) Data Centre
7 5 (4.27%) Security Operations Centre
8 4 (3.42%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 4 (3.42%) Cyber Threat
8 4 (3.42%) Product Ownership
9 3 (2.56%) Cyber Security Posture
9 3 (2.56%) Driving Licence
10 2 (1.71%) Onboarding
10 2 (1.71%) Self-Motivation
11 1 (0.85%) CSOC
Operating Systems
1 10 (8.55%) Linux
2 8 (6.84%) Windows
3 3 (2.56%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 76 (64.96%) Cybersecurity
2 38 (32.48%) Continuous Improvement
3 36 (30.77%) Information Security
4 34 (29.06%) Risk Management
5 27 (23.08%) Problem-Solving
6 25 (21.37%) Incident Response
7 24 (20.51%) Agile
8 22 (18.80%) Process Improvement
9 20 (17.09%) Security Operations
10 19 (16.24%) Project Management
11 17 (14.53%) SIEM
11 17 (14.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 16 (13.68%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 15 (12.82%) Computer Science
14 11 (9.40%) Application Security
14 11 (9.40%) SDLC
14 11 (9.40%) Secure Coding
15 9 (7.69%) Vulnerability Management
16 8 (6.84%) OWASP
16 8 (6.84%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 6 (5.13%) Python
2 5 (4.27%) PowerShell
3 4 (3.42%) C#
3 4 (3.42%) Java
Qualifications
1 29 (24.79%) CISSP
2 20 (17.09%) SC Cleared
2 20 (17.09%) Security Cleared
3 19 (16.24%) CompTIA Security+
4 16 (13.68%) Degree
5 15 (12.82%) CISA
6 14 (11.97%) DV Cleared
7 13 (11.11%) CISM
8 12 (10.26%) Computer Science Degree
9 7 (5.98%) Cisco Certification
9 7 (5.98%) CRISC
9 7 (5.98%) SSCP
10 6 (5.13%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 6 (5.13%) CEH
11 5 (4.27%) CCSP
12 4 (3.42%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 3 (2.56%) GCIA
13 3 (2.56%) GIAC
13 3 (2.56%) Microsoft Certification
13 3 (2.56%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (34.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 32 (27.35%) NIST
3 19 (16.24%) PCI DSS
4 15 (12.82%) GRC
5 13 (11.11%) SOC 2
6 12 (10.26%) Cyber Essentials
7 10 (8.55%) GDPR
8 7 (5.98%) NCSC
9 4 (3.42%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 4 (3.42%) HIPAA
9 4 (3.42%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 4 (3.42%) NIST 800
9 4 (3.42%) QA
9 4 (3.42%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 3 (2.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 3 (2.56%) Data Quality
System Software
1 6 (5.13%) Active Directory
2 3 (2.56%) Docker
2 3 (2.56%) Hyper-V
2 3 (2.56%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (3.42%) CSIRT
2 3 (2.56%) Ansible
2 3 (2.56%) Kubernetes
2 3 (2.56%) SCCM
2 3 (2.56%) Terraform
3 2 (1.71%) Graylog
Vendors
1 10 (8.55%) Microsoft
2 6 (5.13%) Google
3 3 (2.56%) Palo Alto
3 3 (2.56%) Salesforce
3 3 (2.56%) Tenable
3 3 (2.56%) VMware
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