Hybrid/Remote Security Analyst Job Trends

Security Analyst
UK > Work from Home

The median Security Analyst salary for remote/hybrid work is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 December 2025.

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

 6 months to
21 Dec 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 313 313 283
Rank change year-on-year 0 -30 +169
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 62 125 189
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.41% 0.72% 0.96%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.43% 0.75% 1.00%
Number of salaries quoted 48 72 171
10th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £48,165 £46,526 £46,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £77,475 £76,250
UK median annual salary £53,000 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -15.20% +13.64% +4.76%

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 14,309 16,657 18,861
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.54% 96.23% 95.70%
Number of salaries quoted 9,275 10,333 15,330
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,000 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,408 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.81% +0.68% -4.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,375 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -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 21 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 21 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 36 (58.06%) Cybersecurity
2 31 (50.00%) Incident Response
3 24 (38.71%) Information Security
4 22 (35.48%) NIST
5 21 (33.87%) CISSP
5 21 (33.87%) Security Operations
6 20 (32.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 19 (30.65%) Security Cleared
8 18 (29.03%) SC Cleared
8 18 (29.03%) SIEM
8 18 (29.03%) Vulnerability Management
9 16 (25.81%) Continuous Improvement
10 15 (24.19%) Azure
10 15 (24.19%) CompTIA Security+
11 13 (20.97%) Microsoft
12 12 (19.35%) DV Cleared
12 12 (19.35%) Problem-Solving
13 10 (16.13%) Cyber Essentials
13 10 (16.13%) Firewall
13 10 (16.13%) GRC
13 10 (16.13%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 10 (16.13%) Windows
14 9 (14.52%) CISA
14 9 (14.52%) Cisco Certification
14 9 (14.52%) CISM
14 9 (14.52%) Linux
14 9 (14.52%) Security Monitoring
14 9 (14.52%) Stakeholder Management
15 8 (12.90%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 8 (12.90%) 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 15 (24.19%) Azure
2 8 (12.90%) AWS
2 8 (12.90%) Azure Sentinel
3 7 (11.29%) Microsoft 365
4 5 (8.06%) SaaS
5 3 (4.84%) Cloud Computing
5 3 (4.84%) Microsoft Purview
6 2 (3.23%) GCP
7 1 (1.61%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 10 (16.13%) Firewall
2 6 (9.68%) Intrusion Detection
3 5 (8.06%) Network Security
4 4 (6.45%) VPN
4 4 (6.45%) Wireshark
5 1 (1.61%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.61%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (1.61%) JIRA
General
1 21 (33.87%) Social Skills
2 16 (25.81%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (11.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 6 (9.68%) Retail
5 5 (8.06%) Finance
5 5 (8.06%) Law
6 3 (4.84%) Back Office
6 3 (4.84%) Banking
6 3 (4.84%) Documentation Skills
6 3 (4.84%) Financial Institution
7 2 (3.23%) Legal
8 1 (1.61%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.23%) SLSA
2 1 (1.61%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 10 (16.13%) Security Posture
2 9 (14.52%) Cyber Kill Chain
2 9 (14.52%) Management Information System
3 8 (12.90%) Cyber Threat
4 7 (11.29%) Operational Technology
5 5 (8.06%) Cyber Defence
5 5 (8.06%) Security Operations Centre
6 2 (3.23%) Onboarding
6 2 (3.23%) SCADA
6 2 (3.23%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (1.61%) Cyberattack
7 1 (1.61%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 10 (16.13%) Windows
2 9 (14.52%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (58.06%) Cybersecurity
2 31 (50.00%) Incident Response
3 24 (38.71%) Information Security
4 21 (33.87%) Security Operations
5 18 (29.03%) SIEM
5 18 (29.03%) Vulnerability Management
6 16 (25.81%) Continuous Improvement
7 12 (19.35%) Problem-Solving
8 10 (16.13%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 9 (14.52%) Security Monitoring
9 9 (14.52%) Stakeholder Management
10 8 (12.90%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
10 8 (12.90%) ITIL
10 8 (12.90%) MITRE ATT&CK
10 8 (12.90%) Penetration Testing
10 8 (12.90%) Risk Assessment
10 8 (12.90%) Threat Intelligence
10 8 (12.90%) Vulnerability Remediation
11 7 (11.29%) Kalman Filter
11 7 (11.29%) Root Cause Analysis
Qualifications
1 21 (33.87%) CISSP
2 19 (30.65%) Security Cleared
3 18 (29.03%) SC Cleared
4 15 (24.19%) CompTIA Security+
5 12 (19.35%) DV Cleared
6 9 (14.52%) CISA
6 9 (14.52%) Cisco Certification
6 9 (14.52%) CISM
7 8 (12.90%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 7 (11.29%) Degree
8 7 (11.29%) GIAC
9 6 (9.68%) SSCP
10 5 (8.06%) CCSP
10 5 (8.06%) CEH
10 5 (8.06%) CRISC
11 4 (6.45%) DBS Check
11 4 (6.45%) GCFA
11 4 (6.45%) GCIA
11 4 (6.45%) GCIH
12 3 (4.84%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (35.48%) NIST
2 20 (32.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 10 (16.13%) Cyber Essentials
3 10 (16.13%) GRC
4 7 (11.29%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 7 (11.29%) GDPR
4 7 (11.29%) PCI DSS
5 6 (9.68%) SOC 2
6 3 (4.84%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 2 (3.23%) SLA
8 1 (1.61%) HIPAA
8 1 (1.61%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 1 (1.61%) NIST 800
8 1 (1.61%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Systems Management
1 4 (6.45%) QRadar
2 3 (4.84%) Nessus
3 2 (3.23%) ZENworks
4 1 (1.61%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (1.61%) Nmap
Vendors
1 13 (20.97%) Microsoft
2 8 (12.90%) Tenable
3 7 (11.29%) Splunk
4 3 (4.84%) Google
4 3 (4.84%) Palo Alto
5 2 (3.23%) Meraki
6 1 (1.61%) AlienVault
6 1 (1.61%) CrowdStrike
6 1 (1.61%) LogRhythm
6 1 (1.61%) VMware
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