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 7 August 2026.

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

6 months to
7 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 309 361 366
Rank change year-on-year +52 +5 -24
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 142 67 143
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.63% 0.41% 0.57%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.67% 0.44% 0.59%
Number of salaries quoted 80 53 112
10th Percentile - £40,650 £40,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -8.33% +11.63%
75th Percentile £58,750 £68,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £84,550 £77,500 £81,250
UK median annual salary £54,500 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +3.81% - +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 21,266 15,177 24,186
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.07% 92.06% 96.30%
Number of salaries quoted 15,298 9,387 17,778
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% - -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% 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 7 August 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 7 August 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.

1 104 (73.24%) Cybersecurity
2 57 (40.14%) Information Security
3 53 (37.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 46 (32.39%) Incident Response
5 42 (29.58%) Problem-Solving
5 42 (29.58%) SIEM
6 40 (28.17%) NIST
7 38 (26.76%) Vulnerability Management
8 33 (23.24%) Risk Management
9 32 (22.54%) Continuous Improvement
9 32 (22.54%) Security Operations
10 29 (20.42%) CISSP
11 28 (19.72%) Degree
11 28 (19.72%) Microsoft
12 26 (18.31%) Firewall
13 25 (17.61%) Network Security
14 23 (16.20%) Vulnerability Remediation
15 20 (14.08%) Infrastructure Engineering
16 19 (13.38%) CISM
17 18 (12.68%) Agile
17 18 (12.68%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 16 (11.27%) CompTIA Security+
18 16 (11.27%) PCI DSS
18 16 (11.27%) Penetration Testing
18 16 (11.27%) Process Improvement
19 15 (10.56%) Computer Science
19 15 (10.56%) Cyber Resilience
20 14 (9.86%) AWS
20 14 (9.86%) Computer Science Degree
21 13 (9.15%) Azure

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 (2.82%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 14 (9.86%) AWS
2 13 (9.15%) Azure
3 10 (7.04%) Microsoft 365
4 8 (5.63%) GCP
4 8 (5.63%) SaaS
5 7 (4.93%) Azure Sentinel
6 6 (4.23%) Power Platform
7 4 (2.82%) Entra ID
8 2 (1.41%) Azure Logic Apps
8 2 (1.41%) Cloudflare
8 2 (1.41%) Microsoft Purview
9 1 (0.70%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.70%) IaaS
9 1 (0.70%) Mimecast
9 1 (0.70%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 26 (18.31%) Firewall
2 25 (17.61%) Network Security
3 8 (5.63%) Wi-Fi
4 6 (4.23%) Cisco Nexus
5 4 (2.82%) DNS
5 4 (2.82%) NGFW
6 3 (2.11%) HTTP
6 3 (2.11%) Intrusion Detection
6 3 (2.11%) TCP/IP
7 2 (1.41%) Broadband
7 2 (1.41%) LAN
7 2 (1.41%) SSL
7 2 (1.41%) VPN
7 2 (1.41%) WAN
8 1 (0.70%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (4.23%) Power BI
2 4 (2.82%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (0.70%) Burp Suite
1 1 (0.70%) Jenkins
1 1 (0.70%) JIRA
1 1 (0.70%) Metasploit
1 1 (0.70%) TeamCity
General
1 41 (28.87%) Social Skills
2 36 (25.35%) Analytical Skills
3 24 (16.90%) Retail
4 17 (11.97%) Aviation
5 15 (10.56%) Finance
6 12 (8.45%) Law
7 9 (6.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 8 (5.63%) Banking
9 6 (4.23%) Legal
10 4 (2.82%) Back Office
10 4 (2.82%) Financial Institution
11 3 (2.11%) Games
12 2 (1.41%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (1.41%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (1.41%) Public Sector
13 1 (0.70%) Advertising
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.82%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 34 (23.94%) Security Posture
2 18 (12.68%) Management Information System
3 17 (11.97%) Cyber Defence
3 17 (11.97%) Cyber Threat
4 9 (6.34%) Operational Technology
5 7 (4.93%) Cloud Native
5 7 (4.93%) Security Operations Centre
6 5 (3.52%) Data Centre
7 4 (2.82%) Product Ownership
8 3 (2.11%) Driving Licence
8 3 (2.11%) Onboarding
8 3 (2.11%) SCADA
9 2 (1.41%) AI Agents
9 2 (1.41%) Blog
9 2 (1.41%) Cloud Security Posture
9 2 (1.41%) Cyberattack
9 2 (1.41%) Hybrid Cloud
9 2 (1.41%) Online Gambling
9 2 (1.41%) Self-Motivation
9 2 (1.41%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 8 (5.63%) Linux
1 8 (5.63%) Windows
2 1 (0.70%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 104 (73.24%) Cybersecurity
2 57 (40.14%) Information Security
3 46 (32.39%) Incident Response
4 42 (29.58%) Problem-Solving
4 42 (29.58%) SIEM
5 38 (26.76%) Vulnerability Management
6 33 (23.24%) Risk Management
7 32 (22.54%) Continuous Improvement
7 32 (22.54%) Security Operations
8 23 (16.20%) Vulnerability Remediation
9 20 (14.08%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 18 (12.68%) Agile
10 18 (12.68%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 16 (11.27%) Penetration Testing
11 16 (11.27%) Process Improvement
12 15 (10.56%) Computer Science
12 15 (10.56%) Cyber Resilience
13 13 (9.15%) Project Management
14 12 (8.45%) Decision-Making
14 12 (8.45%) Identity Access Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (6.34%) PowerShell
1 9 (6.34%) Python
2 8 (5.63%) Kusto Query Language
3 5 (3.52%) Java
4 4 (2.82%) C#
5 2 (1.41%) Objective-C
5 2 (1.41%) SQL
6 1 (0.70%) Bash
6 1 (0.70%) Go
Qualifications
1 29 (20.42%) CISSP
2 28 (19.72%) Degree
3 19 (13.38%) CISM
4 16 (11.27%) CompTIA Security+
5 14 (9.86%) Computer Science Degree
6 11 (7.75%) Security Cleared
7 9 (6.34%) CISA
8 7 (4.93%) SC Cleared
9 6 (4.23%) AWS Certification
9 6 (4.23%) CEH
9 6 (4.23%) CRISC
9 6 (4.23%) GIAC
10 5 (3.52%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 5 (3.52%) SSCP
11 3 (2.11%) CompTIA CySA+
11 3 (2.11%) GCIA
12 2 (1.41%) Azure Certification
12 2 (1.41%) CCSP
12 2 (1.41%) Cisco Certification
12 2 (1.41%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (37.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 40 (28.17%) NIST
3 16 (11.27%) PCI DSS
4 12 (8.45%) GDPR
4 12 (8.45%) SOC 2
5 11 (7.75%) GRC
6 9 (6.34%) NCSC
7 8 (5.63%) Cyber Essentials
8 4 (2.82%) HIPAA
8 4 (2.82%) ISO/IEC 27005
8 4 (2.82%) NIST 800
8 4 (2.82%) QA
9 3 (2.11%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 3 (2.11%) Data Quality
9 3 (2.11%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (1.41%) Accessibility
10 2 (1.41%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (1.41%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 1 (0.70%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.70%) COBIT
System Software
1 9 (6.34%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.70%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 4 (2.82%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (2.11%) CSIRT
2 3 (2.11%) Network Intrusion Detection System
3 2 (1.41%) Graylog
4 1 (0.70%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.70%) Nessus
4 1 (0.70%) Nmap
4 1 (0.70%) OpenVAS
4 1 (0.70%) SCCM
4 1 (0.70%) Terraform
Vendors
1 28 (19.72%) Microsoft
2 10 (7.04%) Qualys
3 8 (5.63%) Palo Alto
3 8 (5.63%) Tanium
4 6 (4.23%) Aruba
4 6 (4.23%) Cisco
5 3 (2.11%) Google
6 2 (1.41%) AlienVault
6 2 (1.41%) LogRhythm
6 2 (1.41%) Rapid7
6 2 (1.41%) Splunk
6 2 (1.41%) Tenable
7 1 (0.70%) Arqiva
7 1 (0.70%) CrowdStrike