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 25 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 352 | 362 | 338 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +10 | -24 | -44 |
| Permanent Security Analyst jobs | 130 | 53 | 139 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 0.51% | 0.33% | 0.69% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.54% | 0.35% | 0.71% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 69 | 45 | 91 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £40,950 | £40,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £42,500 | £45,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £51,058 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.07% | -14.90% | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £57,500 | £68,925 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £70,000 | £81,250 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £57,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -12.28% | +3.64% |
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 25 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent remote/hybrid job adverts matching a recognised job title | 23,953 | 15,295 | 19,458 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 94.00% | 94.64% | 96.59% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16,235 | 8,695 | 12,256 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £29,100 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £39,965 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £56,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.19% | -5.83% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,500 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £97,500 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £59,250 | £52,500 | £56,509 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.86% | -7.09% | -5.82% |
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 25 October 2026.
Security Analyst Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 25 October 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 | 70.0% | 91 |
| 2 | Incident Response | 47.7% | 62 |
| 2 | Information Security | 47.7% | 62 |
| 4 | SIEM | 41.5% | 54 |
| 5 | Security Operations | 40.8% | 53 |
| 6 | Vulnerability Management | 40.0% | 52 |
| 7 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 38.5% | 50 |
| 8 | Microsoft | 33.1% | 43 |
| 8 | Problem-Solving | 33.1% | 43 |
| 10 | NIST | 29.2% | 38 |
| 11 | Vulnerability Remediation | 23.8% | 31 |
| 12 | Firewall | 22.3% | 29 |
| 13 | Azure | 19.2% | 25 |
| 14 | AWS | 18.5% | 24 |
| 15 | CISSP | 17.7% | 23 |
| 16 | Cloud Security | 16.9% | 22 |
| 17 | Degree | 16.2% | 21 |
| 18 | Microsoft 365 | 15.4% | 20 |
| 19 | Security Monitoring | 14.6% | 19 |
| 19 | Windows | 14.6% | 19 |
| 21 | Continuous Improvement | 13.1% | 17 |
| 22 | CISM | 12.3% | 16 |
| 22 | Risk Management | 12.3% | 16 |
| 22 | Threat Intelligence | 12.3% | 16 |
| 25 | Active Directory | 11.5% | 15 |
| 25 | Azure Sentinel | 11.5% | 15 |
| 25 | GCP | 11.5% | 15 |
| 25 | Penetration Testing | 11.5% | 15 |
| 25 | SOAR | 11.5% | 15 |
| 30 | Data Loss Prevention | 10.8% | 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 | 47.7% | 62 |
| 2 | Senior Security Analyst | 23.8% | 31 |
| 3 | Senior Cybersecurity Analyst | 20.0% | 26 |
| 4 | Information Security Analyst | 19.2% | 25 |
| 5 | IT Security Analyst | 10.8% | 14 |
| 6 | Network Security Analyst | 9.2% | 12 |
| 7 | Senior Network Analyst | 6.2% | 8 |
| 8 | Vulnerability Management Analyst | 5.4% | 7 |
| 9 | Security Operations Analyst | 3.8% | 5 |
| 10 | Senior Information Security Analyst | 3.1% | 4 |
| 11 | Business Continuity Analyst | 2.3% | 3 |
| 11 | Cloud Security Analyst | 2.3% | 3 |
| 11 | ICT Analyst | 2.3% | 3 |
| 11 | Infrastructure Analyst | 2.3% | 3 |
| 11 | Security Risk Analyst | 2.3% | 3 |
| 11 | SOC Analyst | 2.3% | 3 |
| 17 | Cybersecurity Engineer | 1.5% | 2 |
| 17 | IT Infrastructure Analyst | 1.5% | 2 |
| 17 | Security Compliance Analyst | 1.5% | 2 |
| 17 | SOC Engineer | 1.5% | 2 |