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 13 April 2026.

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

 6 months to
13 Apr 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 292 320 370
Rank change year-on-year +28 +50 +92
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 105 75 203
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.60% 0.57% 0.64%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.64% 0.61% 0.67%
Number of salaries quoted 69 46 190
10th Percentile - £39,375 £38,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £48,438 £44,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £66,250
90th Percentile - £77,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% +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 16,368 12,271 30,396
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.67% 93.65% 95.77%
Number of salaries quoted 11,758 9,020 24,849
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,221 £33,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.64% +7.02% -8.80%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -10.00%

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 13 April 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 13 April 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 61 (58.10%) Cybersecurity
2 36 (34.29%) Information Security
3 33 (31.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 31 (29.52%) CISSP
5 27 (25.71%) Continuous Improvement
6 26 (24.76%) Problem-Solving
7 25 (23.81%) NIST
8 24 (22.86%) Incident Response
8 24 (22.86%) Risk Management
9 22 (20.95%) Network Security
10 20 (19.05%) Security Operations
11 19 (18.10%) PCI DSS
11 19 (18.10%) SC Cleared
11 19 (18.10%) Security Cleared
12 18 (17.14%) CompTIA Security+
12 18 (17.14%) Degree
13 17 (16.19%) Computer Science
13 17 (16.19%) SIEM
14 16 (15.24%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 14 (13.33%) DV Cleared
16 12 (11.43%) Computer Science Degree
16 12 (11.43%) Cyber Essentials
16 12 (11.43%) Firewall
16 12 (11.43%) SOC 2
17 11 (10.48%) Agile
17 11 (10.48%) Application Security
17 11 (10.48%) AWS
17 11 (10.48%) Azure
17 11 (10.48%) CISA
17 11 (10.48%) CISM

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 1 (0.95%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.95%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (0.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 11 (10.48%) AWS
1 11 (10.48%) Azure
2 7 (6.67%) SaaS
3 5 (4.76%) GCP
3 5 (4.76%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (2.86%) AWS CloudFormation
4 3 (2.86%) Azure Sentinel
4 3 (2.86%) Cloud Computing
4 3 (2.86%) Microsoft Purview
5 1 (0.95%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 22 (20.95%) Network Security
2 12 (11.43%) Firewall
3 4 (3.81%) Intrusion Detection
4 3 (2.86%) SCCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.95%) Power BI
General
1 23 (21.90%) Retail
1 23 (21.90%) Social Skills
2 21 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (9.52%) Aviation
4 9 (8.57%) Banking
4 9 (8.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 9 (8.57%) Law
5 8 (7.62%) Finance
6 7 (6.67%) Back Office
6 7 (6.67%) Financial Institution
7 5 (4.76%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 19 (18.10%) Security Posture
2 13 (12.38%) Management Information System
3 9 (8.57%) Cyber Defence
4 7 (6.67%) Cloud Native
5 5 (4.76%) Operational Technology
6 4 (3.81%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 4 (3.81%) Cyber Threat
6 4 (3.81%) Product Ownership
7 3 (2.86%) Cyber Security Posture
7 3 (2.86%) Security Operations Centre
8 2 (1.90%) Driving Licence
8 2 (1.90%) Onboarding
8 2 (1.90%) Self-Motivation
9 1 (0.95%) CSOC
9 1 (0.95%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 10 (9.52%) Linux
2 8 (7.62%) Windows
3 3 (2.86%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 61 (58.10%) Cybersecurity
2 36 (34.29%) Information Security
3 27 (25.71%) Continuous Improvement
4 26 (24.76%) Problem-Solving
5 24 (22.86%) Incident Response
5 24 (22.86%) Risk Management
6 20 (19.05%) Security Operations
7 17 (16.19%) Computer Science
7 17 (16.19%) SIEM
8 16 (15.24%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 11 (10.48%) Agile
9 11 (10.48%) Application Security
9 11 (10.48%) SDLC
9 11 (10.48%) Secure Coding
9 11 (10.48%) Vulnerability Management
10 10 (9.52%) Risk Assessment
10 10 (9.52%) Root Cause Analysis
11 9 (8.57%) Process Improvement
12 8 (7.62%) Mentoring
12 8 (7.62%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 4 (3.81%) C#
1 4 (3.81%) Java
1 4 (3.81%) Python
2 3 (2.86%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 31 (29.52%) CISSP
2 19 (18.10%) SC Cleared
2 19 (18.10%) Security Cleared
3 18 (17.14%) CompTIA Security+
3 18 (17.14%) Degree
4 14 (13.33%) DV Cleared
5 12 (11.43%) Computer Science Degree
6 11 (10.48%) CISA
6 11 (10.48%) CISM
7 9 (8.57%) Cisco Certification
8 8 (7.62%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 7 (6.67%) CRISC
9 7 (6.67%) SSCP
10 6 (5.71%) CEH
11 5 (4.76%) CCSP
12 4 (3.81%) DBS Check
13 3 (2.86%) GCIA
13 3 (2.86%) GIAC
13 3 (2.86%) Microsoft Certification
13 3 (2.86%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (31.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 25 (23.81%) NIST
3 19 (18.10%) PCI DSS
4 12 (11.43%) Cyber Essentials
4 12 (11.43%) SOC 2
5 11 (10.48%) GDPR
5 11 (10.48%) GRC
6 4 (3.81%) QA
7 3 (2.86%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 3 (2.86%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 3 (2.86%) Data Quality
7 3 (2.86%) HIPAA
7 3 (2.86%) NCSC
7 3 (2.86%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 4 (3.81%) Active Directory
2 3 (2.86%) Docker
2 3 (2.86%) Hyper-V
2 3 (2.86%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (3.81%) CSIRT
2 3 (2.86%) Ansible
2 3 (2.86%) Kubernetes
2 3 (2.86%) SCCM
2 3 (2.86%) Terraform
Vendors
1 9 (8.57%) Microsoft
2 6 (5.71%) Google
3 3 (2.86%) Palo Alto
3 3 (2.86%) Salesforce
3 3 (2.86%) Tenable
3 3 (2.86%) VMware
4 2 (1.90%) Splunk
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