Security Analyst Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Security Analyst
UK > Work from Home

The median Security Analyst salary for remote or hybrid work is £54,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 July 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

 6 months to
5 Jul 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 388 407 393
Rank change year-on-year +19 -14 +173
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 69 174 228
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.34% 0.51% 0.63%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.37% 0.53% 0.66%
Number of salaries quoted 52 152 188
10th Percentile £37,950 £40,250 £38,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,750 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.45% +10.00% -2.44%
75th Percentile £64,500 £70,575 £62,500
90th Percentile £76,750 £78,625 £73,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -

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 WFH or hybrid 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 18,832 32,819 34,592
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.52% 96.20% 95.89%
Number of salaries quoted 10,508 24,686 25,631
10th Percentile £25,313 £32,500 £36,750
25th Percentile £38,750 £42,500 £46,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £56,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.65% -9.60% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £81,000
90th Percentile £98,474 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Security Analyst
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options which featured Security Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Security Analyst trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Security Analyst
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Security Analyst.

Security Analyst salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Security Analyst
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Security Analyst over the 6 months to 5 July 2025.

Security Analyst salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 5 July 2025, Security Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent jobs with hybrid or remote work options featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 46 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
2 39 (56.52%) Incident Response
3 33 (47.83%) SIEM
3 33 (47.83%) Information Security
4 31 (44.93%) Firewall
5 28 (40.58%) Microsoft
6 27 (39.13%) Security Operations
7 25 (36.23%) Social Skills
7 25 (36.23%) Risk Management
8 23 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
9 20 (28.99%) Microsoft 365
9 20 (28.99%) Degree
10 19 (27.54%) Azure
10 19 (27.54%) Windows
11 18 (26.09%) CISSP
11 18 (26.09%) Security Posture
12 17 (24.64%) Problem-Solving
13 15 (21.74%) CompTIA Security+
13 15 (21.74%) Azure Sentinel
13 15 (21.74%) Incident Management
13 15 (21.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
14 14 (20.29%) Finance
15 13 (18.84%) CISM
15 13 (18.84%) Vulnerability Management
15 13 (18.84%) Project Delivery
16 12 (17.39%) Tenable
17 11 (15.94%) Cyber Essentials
17 11 (15.94%) Computer Science Degree
17 11 (15.94%) Network Security
17 11 (15.94%) Management Information System

Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 5 (7.25%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.45%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 1 (1.45%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 20 (28.99%) Microsoft 365
2 19 (27.54%) Azure
3 15 (21.74%) Azure Sentinel
4 5 (7.25%) Cloud Computing
4 5 (7.25%) Entra ID
5 3 (4.35%) AWS
5 3 (4.35%) Microsoft Purview
5 3 (4.35%) SaaS
6 2 (2.90%) Mimecast
7 1 (1.45%) Cloudflare
7 1 (1.45%) Datadog
7 1 (1.45%) IaaS
7 1 (1.45%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 31 (44.93%) Firewall
2 11 (15.94%) Network Security
3 7 (10.14%) Intrusion Detection
4 6 (8.70%) DNS
4 6 (8.70%) TCP/IP
5 5 (7.25%) DHCP
5 5 (7.25%) NGFW
5 5 (7.25%) VPN
6 4 (5.80%) SAN
7 1 (1.45%) Internet
7 1 (1.45%) IPv4
7 1 (1.45%) IPv6
Development Applications
1 2 (2.90%) JIRA
General
1 25 (36.23%) Social Skills
2 23 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 14 (20.29%) Finance
4 6 (8.70%) Law
5 5 (7.25%) Retail
6 4 (5.80%) Legal
7 2 (2.90%) Advertising
7 2 (2.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (1.45%) Aerospace
8 1 (1.45%) Automotive
8 1 (1.45%) Digital Health
8 1 (1.45%) Local Government
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.45%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 18 (26.09%) Security Posture
2 11 (15.94%) Management Information System
3 9 (13.04%) Security Operations Centre
4 6 (8.70%) Cyber Threat
5 4 (5.80%) PKI
6 3 (4.35%) Hedge funds
6 3 (4.35%) Podcast
7 2 (2.90%) Cyber Security Posture
7 2 (2.90%) Cyberattack
8 1 (1.45%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (1.45%) Cloud Native
8 1 (1.45%) Cloud Security Posture
8 1 (1.45%) Data Protection Act
8 1 (1.45%) Driving Licence
8 1 (1.45%) Enterprise Software
8 1 (1.45%) Insider Threat
8 1 (1.45%) Mobile App
8 1 (1.45%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 19 (27.54%) Windows
2 2 (2.90%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
2 39 (56.52%) Incident Response
3 33 (47.83%) Information Security
3 33 (47.83%) SIEM
4 27 (39.13%) Security Operations
5 25 (36.23%) Risk Management
6 17 (24.64%) Problem-Solving
7 15 (21.74%) Incident Management
8 13 (18.84%) Project Delivery
8 13 (18.84%) Vulnerability Management
9 10 (14.49%) Vulnerability Assessment
10 8 (11.59%) Computer Science
10 8 (11.59%) Continuous Improvement
10 8 (11.59%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
10 8 (11.59%) Security Management
10 8 (11.59%) Threat Intelligence
11 7 (10.14%) Risk Assessment
11 7 (10.14%) Stakeholder Management
12 6 (8.70%) Actionable Insight
12 6 (8.70%) Identity Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (4.35%) PowerShell
1 3 (4.35%) Python
2 1 (1.45%) Kusto Query Language
2 1 (1.45%) SAPscript
Qualifications
1 20 (28.99%) Degree
2 18 (26.09%) CISSP
3 15 (21.74%) CompTIA Security+
4 13 (18.84%) CISM
5 11 (15.94%) Computer Science Degree
6 6 (8.70%) CEH
7 4 (5.80%) GCIA
7 4 (5.80%) GCIH
7 4 (5.80%) OSCP
7 4 (5.80%) SANS
7 4 (5.80%) SSCP
8 3 (4.35%) CompTIA CySA+
8 3 (4.35%) Security Cleared
9 2 (2.90%) CISA
9 2 (2.90%) DBS Check
9 2 (2.90%) GSEC
9 2 (2.90%) SC Cleared
10 1 (1.45%) GIAC
10 1 (1.45%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (1.45%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (21.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 11 (15.94%) Cyber Essentials
3 7 (10.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 6 (8.70%) GRC
4 6 (8.70%) NIST
4 6 (8.70%) PCI DSS
5 3 (4.35%) GDPR
5 3 (4.35%) NCSC
6 1 (1.45%) COBIT
System Software
1 10 (14.49%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 10 (14.49%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (2.90%) Nessus
3 1 (1.45%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (1.45%) ZENworks
Vendors
1 28 (40.58%) Microsoft
2 12 (17.39%) Tenable
3 7 (10.14%) VMware
4 4 (5.80%) CrowdStrike
5 2 (2.90%) Splunk
6 1 (1.45%) Cisco
6 1 (1.45%) Meraki
6 1 (1.45%) SAP
207 Security Analyst jobs with Hybrid/WFH options