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 22 April 2026.

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

 6 months to
22 Apr 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 287 330 374
Rank change year-on-year +43 +44 +77
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 113 74 201
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.63% 0.55% 0.62%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.68% 0.60% 0.65%
Number of salaries quoted 68 45 188
10th Percentile - £33,000 £38,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £46,250 £45,000
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 £67,500
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 16,732 12,418 31,034
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.65% 92.90% 95.90%
Number of salaries quoted 12,058 9,097 24,874
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,599 £32,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £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 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £98,750 £102,500 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +13.21% -11.67%

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 22 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 22 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 70 (61.95%) Cybersecurity
2 39 (34.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 38 (33.63%) Information Security
4 34 (30.09%) Continuous Improvement
5 31 (27.43%) CISSP
5 31 (27.43%) NIST
5 31 (27.43%) Risk Management
6 26 (23.01%) Problem-Solving
7 25 (22.12%) Incident Response
8 22 (19.47%) Network Security
9 20 (17.70%) Agile
9 20 (17.70%) Security Operations
10 19 (16.81%) PCI DSS
10 19 (16.81%) SC Cleared
10 19 (16.81%) Security Cleared
11 18 (15.93%) CompTIA Security+
11 18 (15.93%) Process Improvement
12 17 (15.04%) Degree
12 17 (15.04%) SIEM
13 16 (14.16%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 15 (13.27%) Computer Science
14 15 (13.27%) Project Management
14 15 (13.27%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 14 (12.39%) CISA
15 14 (12.39%) DV Cleared
15 14 (12.39%) GRC
16 13 (11.50%) CISM
16 13 (11.50%) SOC 2
17 12 (10.62%) Computer Science Degree
17 12 (10.62%) Cyber Essentials

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 (0.88%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.88%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (0.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 10 (8.85%) AWS
2 9 (7.96%) Azure
3 7 (6.19%) SaaS
4 5 (4.42%) GCP
4 5 (4.42%) Microsoft 365
5 4 (3.54%) Power Platform
6 3 (2.65%) AWS CloudFormation
6 3 (2.65%) Azure Sentinel
6 3 (2.65%) Cloud Computing
6 3 (2.65%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 22 (19.47%) Network Security
2 10 (8.85%) Firewall
3 3 (2.65%) SCCP
4 2 (1.77%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.54%) Power BI
2 3 (2.65%) Tableau
General
1 31 (27.43%) Retail
2 27 (23.89%) Analytical Skills
3 24 (21.24%) Social Skills
4 19 (16.81%) Aviation
5 9 (7.96%) Banking
5 9 (7.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 9 (7.96%) Law
6 8 (7.08%) Finance
7 7 (6.19%) Back Office
7 7 (6.19%) Financial Institution
8 5 (4.42%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 21 (18.58%) Security Posture
2 18 (15.93%) Cyber Defence
3 14 (12.39%) Management Information System
4 8 (7.08%) Operational Technology
5 7 (6.19%) Cloud Native
6 4 (3.54%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 4 (3.54%) Cyber Threat
6 4 (3.54%) Data Centre
6 4 (3.54%) Product Ownership
7 3 (2.65%) Cyber Security Posture
7 3 (2.65%) Driving Licence
7 3 (2.65%) Security Operations Centre
8 2 (1.77%) Onboarding
8 2 (1.77%) Self-Motivation
9 1 (0.88%) CSOC
Operating Systems
1 8 (7.08%) Linux
2 6 (5.31%) Windows
3 3 (2.65%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (61.95%) Cybersecurity
2 38 (33.63%) Information Security
3 34 (30.09%) Continuous Improvement
4 31 (27.43%) Risk Management
5 26 (23.01%) Problem-Solving
6 25 (22.12%) Incident Response
7 20 (17.70%) Agile
7 20 (17.70%) Security Operations
8 18 (15.93%) Process Improvement
9 17 (15.04%) SIEM
10 16 (14.16%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 15 (13.27%) Computer Science
11 15 (13.27%) Project Management
11 15 (13.27%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 11 (9.73%) Application Security
12 11 (9.73%) SDLC
12 11 (9.73%) Secure Coding
13 10 (8.85%) Root Cause Analysis
13 10 (8.85%) Vulnerability Management
14 9 (7.96%) Risk Assessment
Programming Languages
1 4 (3.54%) C#
1 4 (3.54%) Java
1 4 (3.54%) Python
2 3 (2.65%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 31 (27.43%) CISSP
2 19 (16.81%) SC Cleared
2 19 (16.81%) Security Cleared
3 18 (15.93%) CompTIA Security+
4 17 (15.04%) Degree
5 14 (12.39%) CISA
5 14 (12.39%) DV Cleared
6 13 (11.50%) CISM
7 12 (10.62%) Computer Science Degree
8 8 (7.08%) Cisco Certification
9 7 (6.19%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 7 (6.19%) CRISC
9 7 (6.19%) SSCP
10 6 (5.31%) CEH
11 5 (4.42%) CCSP
12 3 (2.65%) GCIA
12 3 (2.65%) GIAC
12 3 (2.65%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12 3 (2.65%) Microsoft Certification
12 3 (2.65%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (34.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 31 (27.43%) NIST
3 19 (16.81%) PCI DSS
4 14 (12.39%) GRC
5 13 (11.50%) SOC 2
6 12 (10.62%) Cyber Essentials
7 11 (9.73%) GDPR
8 6 (5.31%) NCSC
9 4 (3.54%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 4 (3.54%) HIPAA
9 4 (3.54%) QA
9 4 (3.54%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 3 (2.65%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 3 (2.65%) Data Quality
10 3 (2.65%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 3 (2.65%) NIST 800
System Software
1 4 (3.54%) Active Directory
2 3 (2.65%) Docker
2 3 (2.65%) Hyper-V
2 3 (2.65%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (3.54%) CSIRT
2 3 (2.65%) Ansible
2 3 (2.65%) Kubernetes
2 3 (2.65%) SCCM
2 3 (2.65%) Terraform
Vendors
1 10 (8.85%) Microsoft
2 6 (5.31%) Google
3 3 (2.65%) Palo Alto
3 3 (2.65%) Salesforce
3 3 (2.65%) Tenable
3 3 (2.65%) VMware
4 2 (1.77%) Splunk
27 hybrid/remote Security Analyst jobs