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 £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 May 2025.

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

 6 months to
4 May 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 343 393 454
Rank change year-on-year +50 +61 +74
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 72 200 233
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.47% 0.59% 0.55%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.52% 0.62% 0.57%
Number of salaries quoted 43 186 182
10th Percentile £31,500 £39,500 £37,597
25th Percentile £46,250 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% -5.66%
75th Percentile £66,000 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £79,900
UK median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +9.52% +5.00% -4.76%

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 13,910 32,483 40,831
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.78% 96.00% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 9,940 24,937 29,014
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,081 £36,541
25th Percentile £43,750 £42,500 £47,393
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £56,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -10.40% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £92,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £52,550 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.42% -12.42% -

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 4 May 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 4 May 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 49 (68.06%) Cybersecurity
2 41 (56.94%) SIEM
3 39 (54.17%) Incident Response
4 38 (52.78%) Information Security
5 36 (50.00%) Firewall
6 30 (41.67%) CISSP
7 29 (40.28%) Degree
8 27 (37.50%) Azure
8 27 (37.50%) Windows
9 25 (34.72%) Microsoft
9 25 (34.72%) Risk Management
9 25 (34.72%) Microsoft 365
9 25 (34.72%) Security Operations
10 24 (33.33%) Social Skills
10 24 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
11 22 (30.56%) Azure Sentinel
12 20 (27.78%) CompTIA Security+
12 20 (27.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
13 19 (26.39%) CISM
14 17 (23.61%) Computer Science Degree
15 16 (22.22%) Project Delivery
15 16 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
15 16 (22.22%) Finance
16 15 (20.83%) Microsoft Intune
16 15 (20.83%) NIST
16 15 (20.83%) Security Posture
17 14 (19.44%) Tenable
17 14 (19.44%) Vulnerability Assessment
18 11 (15.28%) Vulnerability Management
18 11 (15.28%) Incident Management

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 3 (4.17%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.39%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 1 (1.39%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 27 (37.50%) Azure
2 25 (34.72%) Microsoft 365
3 22 (30.56%) Azure Sentinel
4 7 (9.72%) Entra ID
5 6 (8.33%) AWS
6 3 (4.17%) Cloud Computing
6 3 (4.17%) Microsoft Purview
6 3 (4.17%) SaaS
7 1 (1.39%) Cloudflare
7 1 (1.39%) Datadog
7 1 (1.39%) GCP
7 1 (1.39%) IaaS
7 1 (1.39%) Mimecast
7 1 (1.39%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 36 (50.00%) Firewall
2 10 (13.89%) Intrusion Detection
3 9 (12.50%) SAN
4 6 (8.33%) VPN
5 5 (6.94%) Network Security
6 4 (5.56%) DNS
7 3 (4.17%) DHCP
7 3 (4.17%) NGFW
7 3 (4.17%) TCP/IP
8 2 (2.78%) LAN
8 2 (2.78%) VLAN
8 2 (2.78%) WAN
8 2 (2.78%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (1.39%) Internet
9 1 (1.39%) IPv4
9 1 (1.39%) IPv6
Development Applications
1 1 (1.39%) JIRA
General
1 24 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 24 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 16 (22.22%) Finance
3 7 (9.72%) Legal
4 6 (8.33%) Retail
5 4 (5.56%) Law
6 3 (4.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (2.78%) Pharmaceutical
8 1 (1.39%) Advertising
8 1 (1.39%) Automotive
8 1 (1.39%) Influencing Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.39%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 15 (20.83%) Security Posture
2 9 (12.50%) Hedge funds
2 9 (12.50%) Management Information System
2 9 (12.50%) Podcast
3 8 (11.11%) Security Operations Centre
4 7 (9.72%) Cyber Threat
5 5 (6.94%) Analytical Mindset
6 4 (5.56%) PKI
7 3 (4.17%) Mobile App
8 2 (2.78%) Biopharmaceutical
8 2 (2.78%) Cyber Security Posture
9 1 (1.39%) Cloud Native
9 1 (1.39%) Cloud Security Posture
9 1 (1.39%) Cyberattack
9 1 (1.39%) Driving Licence
9 1 (1.39%) Enterprise Software
9 1 (1.39%) Hybrid Cloud
9 1 (1.39%) Insider Threat
9 1 (1.39%) Onboarding
9 1 (1.39%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 27 (37.50%) Windows
2 2 (2.78%) Linux
2 2 (2.78%) Windows 10
2 2 (2.78%) Windows Server
2 2 (2.78%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (68.06%) Cybersecurity
2 41 (56.94%) SIEM
3 39 (54.17%) Incident Response
4 38 (52.78%) Information Security
5 25 (34.72%) Risk Management
5 25 (34.72%) Security Operations
6 16 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
6 16 (22.22%) Project Delivery
7 14 (19.44%) Vulnerability Assessment
8 11 (15.28%) Incident Management
8 11 (15.28%) Security Management
8 11 (15.28%) Vulnerability Management
9 9 (12.50%) Cloud Security
10 8 (11.11%) Computer Science
11 7 (9.72%) Information Security Management
11 7 (9.72%) Stakeholder Management
12 6 (8.33%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
12 6 (8.33%) Data Loss Prevention
12 6 (8.33%) Threat Intelligence
13 5 (6.94%) Remediation Plan
Programming Languages
1 9 (12.50%) PowerShell
1 9 (12.50%) Python
2 1 (1.39%) Kusto Query Language
2 1 (1.39%) SAPscript
Qualifications
1 30 (41.67%) CISSP
2 29 (40.28%) Degree
3 20 (27.78%) CompTIA Security+
4 19 (26.39%) CISM
5 17 (23.61%) Computer Science Degree
6 9 (12.50%) CEH
6 9 (12.50%) GCIA
6 9 (12.50%) GCIH
6 9 (12.50%) OSCP
6 9 (12.50%) SANS
7 4 (5.56%) CRISC
7 4 (5.56%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 4 (5.56%) SSCP
8 3 (4.17%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (4.17%) SC Cleared
8 3 (4.17%) Security Cleared
9 2 (2.78%) CISA
10 1 (1.39%) CISMP
10 1 (1.39%) DBS Check
10 1 (1.39%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (27.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 15 (20.83%) NIST
3 10 (13.89%) PCI DSS
4 9 (12.50%) Cyber Essentials
4 9 (12.50%) GDPR
4 9 (12.50%) GRC
5 6 (8.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 3 (4.17%) NCSC
7 2 (2.78%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (1.39%) NIST 800
System Software
1 11 (15.28%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 15 (20.83%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (4.17%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (1.39%) Nessus
Vendors
1 25 (34.72%) Microsoft
2 14 (19.44%) Tenable
3 10 (13.89%) VMware
4 9 (12.50%) CrowdStrike
5 1 (1.39%) Cisco
5 1 (1.39%) SAP
5 1 (1.39%) Splunk
72 Security Analyst jobs with Hybrid/WFH options