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 20 May 2026.

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

6 months to
20 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 285 362 387
Rank change year-on-year +77 +25 +42
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 126 73 202
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.67% 0.48% 0.62%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.72% 0.52% 0.65%
Number of salaries quoted 74 44 188
10th Percentile - £38,850 £40,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,250 £68,125
90th Percentile - £77,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £56,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -2.65% +7.62% +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 17,621 13,922 31,249
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.76% 92.22% 95.94%
Number of salaries quoted 12,951 8,831 24,870
10th Percentile £34,764 £31,250 £33,116
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £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 £79,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%

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 20 May 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 20 May 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 77 (61.11%) Cybersecurity
2 39 (30.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 38 (30.16%) Continuous Improvement
4 37 (29.37%) Information Security
5 34 (26.98%) Risk Management
6 32 (25.40%) NIST
7 28 (22.22%) Incident Response
8 27 (21.43%) CISSP
9 26 (20.63%) Network Security
10 25 (19.84%) Agile
10 25 (19.84%) Problem-Solving
10 25 (19.84%) Security Operations
11 22 (17.46%) Process Improvement
12 21 (16.67%) SIEM
13 19 (15.08%) Project Management
13 19 (15.08%) SC Cleared
13 19 (15.08%) Security Cleared
14 18 (14.29%) Degree
14 18 (14.29%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 18 (14.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 17 (13.49%) CompTIA Security+
16 16 (12.70%) PCI DSS
17 15 (11.90%) Computer Science
17 15 (11.90%) Computer Science Degree
17 15 (11.90%) Microsoft
17 15 (11.90%) Vulnerability Management
18 14 (11.11%) DV Cleared
19 13 (10.32%) Application Security
19 13 (10.32%) GRC
20 12 (9.52%) Active Directory

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 4 (3.17%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.79%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 9 (7.14%) Azure
2 8 (6.35%) AWS
2 8 (6.35%) Microsoft 365
3 7 (5.56%) GCP
3 7 (5.56%) SaaS
4 5 (3.97%) Azure Sentinel
4 5 (3.97%) Power Platform
5 4 (3.17%) Entra ID
6 3 (2.38%) AWS CloudFormation
7 2 (1.59%) Cloudflare
8 1 (0.79%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.79%) IaaS
8 1 (0.79%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (0.79%) Mimecast
8 1 (0.79%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 26 (20.63%) Network Security
2 10 (7.94%) Firewall
3 3 (2.38%) DNS
3 3 (2.38%) NGFW
3 3 (2.38%) SCCP
4 2 (1.59%) SSL
4 2 (1.59%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.79%) Broadband
5 1 (0.79%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.97%) Power BI
2 4 (3.17%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (0.79%) JIRA
General
1 33 (26.19%) Retail
2 29 (23.02%) Analytical Skills
3 23 (18.25%) Aviation
4 22 (17.46%) Social Skills
5 14 (11.11%) Finance
6 12 (9.52%) Law
7 9 (7.14%) Banking
7 9 (7.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 7 (5.56%) Back Office
8 7 (5.56%) Financial Institution
8 7 (5.56%) Legal
9 1 (0.79%) Games
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.38%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 24 (19.05%) Cyber Defence
2 21 (16.67%) Security Posture
3 14 (11.11%) Management Information System
4 9 (7.14%) Cloud Native
5 8 (6.35%) Operational Technology
6 6 (4.76%) Cyber Threat
6 6 (4.76%) Data Centre
7 4 (3.17%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 4 (3.17%) Product Ownership
7 4 (3.17%) Security Operations Centre
8 3 (2.38%) Cyber Security Posture
8 3 (2.38%) Driving Licence
8 3 (2.38%) Onboarding
9 2 (1.59%) Self-Motivation
10 1 (0.79%) AI Agents
10 1 (0.79%) CSOC
10 1 (0.79%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 10 (7.94%) Windows
2 9 (7.14%) Linux
3 3 (2.38%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 77 (61.11%) Cybersecurity
2 38 (30.16%) Continuous Improvement
3 37 (29.37%) Information Security
4 34 (26.98%) Risk Management
5 28 (22.22%) Incident Response
6 25 (19.84%) Agile
6 25 (19.84%) Problem-Solving
6 25 (19.84%) Security Operations
7 22 (17.46%) Process Improvement
8 21 (16.67%) SIEM
9 19 (15.08%) Project Management
10 18 (14.29%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 18 (14.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 15 (11.90%) Computer Science
11 15 (11.90%) Vulnerability Management
12 13 (10.32%) Application Security
13 11 (8.73%) Secure Coding
14 10 (7.94%) SDLC
15 8 (6.35%) Dynamic Application Security Testing
15 8 (6.35%) Static Application Security Testing
Programming Languages
1 9 (7.14%) PowerShell
2 7 (5.56%) Python
3 4 (3.17%) C#
3 4 (3.17%) Java
4 1 (0.79%) Kusto Query Language
4 1 (0.79%) SQL
Qualifications
1 27 (21.43%) CISSP
2 19 (15.08%) SC Cleared
2 19 (15.08%) Security Cleared
3 18 (14.29%) Degree
4 17 (13.49%) CompTIA Security+
5 15 (11.90%) Computer Science Degree
6 14 (11.11%) DV Cleared
7 12 (9.52%) CISA
7 12 (9.52%) CISM
8 7 (5.56%) CRISC
9 6 (4.76%) CEH
9 6 (4.76%) SSCP
10 5 (3.97%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (3.17%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 4 (3.17%) CCSP
11 4 (3.17%) GIAC
11 4 (3.17%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12 3 (2.38%) GCIA
12 3 (2.38%) Microsoft Certification
12 3 (2.38%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (30.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 32 (25.40%) NIST
3 16 (12.70%) PCI DSS
4 13 (10.32%) GRC
5 12 (9.52%) SOC 2
6 11 (8.73%) Cyber Essentials
7 9 (7.14%) GDPR
8 7 (5.56%) NCSC
9 4 (3.17%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 4 (3.17%) NIST 800
9 4 (3.17%) QA
10 3 (2.38%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 3 (2.38%) Data Quality
10 3 (2.38%) HIPAA
10 3 (2.38%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (1.59%) Accessibility
11 2 (1.59%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.79%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 12 (9.52%) Active Directory
2 3 (2.38%) Docker
2 3 (2.38%) Hyper-V
2 3 (2.38%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (3.17%) CSIRT
1 4 (3.17%) SCCM
2 3 (2.38%) Ansible
2 3 (2.38%) Kubernetes
2 3 (2.38%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (2.38%) Terraform
3 2 (1.59%) Graylog
Vendors
1 15 (11.90%) Microsoft
2 4 (3.17%) Google
3 3 (2.38%) Salesforce
3 3 (2.38%) VMware
4 1 (0.79%) CrowdStrike
4 1 (0.79%) Palo Alto
4 1 (0.79%) Qualys
4 1 (0.79%) Rapid7
4 1 (0.79%) Tenable