Security Analyst Jobs with Work from Home Options

Security Analyst
UK > Work from Home

The median Security Analyst salary in Work from Home is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 401 445 527
Rank change year-on-year +44 +82 -132
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 201 230 347
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.59% 0.55% 0.51%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.62% 0.58% 0.52%
Number of salaries quoted 187 180 295
10th Percentile £39,650 £37,525 £35,062
25th Percentile £46,250 £42,500 £39,255
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -5.66% +11.58%
75th Percentile £67,500 £62,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,650 £71,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +9.38%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with a WFH option. 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 32,500 39,912 66,911
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.98% 96.00% 97.40%
Number of salaries quoted 24,881 28,336 41,924
10th Percentile £33,013 £36,733 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,447 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.40% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Security Analyst
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option which featured Security Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Security Analyst trend for jobs with a WFH option

Security Analyst
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option 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 a work from home option citing Security Analyst over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

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 8 May 2024, 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 remote work options featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 113 (56.22%) Information Security
2 98 (48.76%) Cybersecurity
3 91 (45.27%) SIEM
4 89 (44.28%) Azure
5 87 (43.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 68 (33.83%) Cloud Security
7 67 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
8 60 (29.85%) Incident Response
9 55 (27.36%) Security Operations
10 51 (25.37%) Cyberattack
11 48 (23.88%) MITRE ATT&CK
11 48 (23.88%) Vulnerability Remediation
12 47 (23.38%) Firewall
13 46 (22.89%) NIST
14 41 (20.40%) Analytical Skills
14 41 (20.40%) Vulnerability Management
15 40 (19.90%) Cyber Essentials
15 40 (19.90%) CISSP
16 39 (19.40%) Microsoft
17 37 (18.41%) Social Skills
18 34 (16.92%) Cyber Threat
19 33 (16.42%) Windows
19 33 (16.42%) GRC
20 31 (15.42%) AWS
21 30 (14.93%) Incident Management
21 30 (14.93%) Management Information System
21 30 (14.93%) Problem-Solving
22 28 (13.93%) SOAR
23 26 (12.94%) Risk Management
23 26 (12.94%) CISM

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 6 (2.99%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (1.00%) IIS
Applications
1 6 (2.99%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 89 (44.28%) Azure
2 67 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
3 31 (15.42%) AWS
4 4 (1.99%) Entra ID
4 4 (1.99%) SaaS
5 2 (1.00%) GCP
6 1 (0.50%) Amazon GuardDuty
6 1 (0.50%) Azure Sentinel
6 1 (0.50%) Google Drive
6 1 (0.50%) Google Workspace
6 1 (0.50%) IaaS
6 1 (0.50%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 47 (23.38%) Firewall
2 26 (12.94%) DNS
3 24 (11.94%) DKIM
3 24 (11.94%) DMARC
3 24 (11.94%) Internet
4 9 (4.48%) Intrusion Detection
4 9 (4.48%) Network Security
5 7 (3.48%) LAN
5 7 (3.48%) WAN
6 6 (2.99%) Wireshark
7 3 (1.49%) Broadband
7 3 (1.49%) TCP/IP
7 3 (1.49%) Wi-Fi
7 3 (1.49%) Wireless
8 2 (1.00%) VLAN
9 1 (0.50%) VoIP
Development Applications
1 7 (3.48%) Burp Suite
1 7 (3.48%) Metasploit
General
1 41 (20.40%) Analytical Skills
2 37 (18.41%) Social Skills
3 23 (11.44%) Law
4 22 (10.95%) Finance
5 10 (4.98%) Legal
6 8 (3.98%) Retail
7 4 (1.99%) Manufacturing
8 3 (1.49%) Banking
8 3 (1.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (1.49%) Pharmaceutical
8 3 (1.49%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (1.00%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (1.00%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (1.00%) Publishing
10 1 (0.50%) Financial Institution
10 1 (0.50%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (3.48%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 51 (25.37%) Cyberattack
2 34 (16.92%) Cyber Threat
3 30 (14.93%) Management Information System
4 10 (4.98%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 8 (3.98%) Security Posture
6 6 (2.99%) Cyber Defence
6 6 (2.99%) Onboarding
6 6 (2.99%) Operational Technology
6 6 (2.99%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 5 (2.49%) Security Operations Centre
8 4 (1.99%) IoT
9 3 (1.49%) Self-Motivation
10 2 (1.00%) Data Centre
10 2 (1.00%) Data Protection Act
10 2 (1.00%) Greenfield Project
10 2 (1.00%) Insider Threat
11 1 (0.50%) CCTV
11 1 (0.50%) PKI
11 1 (0.50%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 33 (16.42%) Windows
2 11 (5.47%) Windows Server
3 6 (2.99%) Linux
4 4 (1.99%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.50%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.50%) Mac OS X
5 1 (0.50%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 113 (56.22%) Information Security
2 98 (48.76%) Cybersecurity
3 91 (45.27%) SIEM
4 68 (33.83%) Cloud Security
5 60 (29.85%) Incident Response
6 55 (27.36%) Security Operations
7 48 (23.88%) MITRE ATT&CK
7 48 (23.88%) Vulnerability Remediation
8 41 (20.40%) Vulnerability Management
9 30 (14.93%) Incident Management
9 30 (14.93%) Problem-Solving
10 28 (13.93%) SOAR
11 26 (12.94%) Risk Management
12 23 (11.44%) Security Monitoring
13 22 (10.95%) Risk Assessment
14 18 (8.96%) ISMS
15 17 (8.46%) Security Management
15 17 (8.46%) Threat Intelligence
16 16 (7.96%) Data Protection
17 15 (7.46%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 10 (4.98%) PowerShell
2 4 (1.99%) C++
2 4 (1.99%) Python
2 4 (1.99%) R
3 2 (1.00%) C#
3 2 (1.00%) Java
4 1 (0.50%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 40 (19.90%) CISSP
2 26 (12.94%) CISM
3 20 (9.95%) CISA
4 16 (7.96%) CompTIA Security+
5 14 (6.97%) Degree
6 10 (4.98%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 7 (3.48%) Computer Science Degree
8 6 (2.99%) CCSK
8 6 (2.99%) CompTIA CySA+
9 5 (2.49%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 5 (2.49%) CCSP
9 5 (2.49%) CEH
9 5 (2.49%) Cisco Certification
9 5 (2.49%) Master's Degree
9 5 (2.49%) Network+ Certification
9 5 (2.49%) SSCP
10 4 (1.99%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
10 4 (1.99%) CRISC
10 4 (1.99%) SC Cleared
10 4 (1.99%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 87 (43.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 46 (22.89%) NIST
3 40 (19.90%) Cyber Essentials
4 33 (16.42%) GRC
5 24 (11.94%) PCI DSS
6 21 (10.45%) GDPR
7 15 (7.46%) NCSC
8 11 (5.47%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 11 (5.47%) SOC 2
9 4 (1.99%) ISO 9001
10 3 (1.49%) HIPAA
11 2 (1.00%) COBIT
11 2 (1.00%) ISO 31000
12 1 (0.50%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 1 (0.50%) ISO 14001
12 1 (0.50%) ISO 22301
12 1 (0.50%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 20 (9.95%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.50%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 24 (11.94%) CASB
2 7 (3.48%) Nmap
3 6 (2.99%) CSIRT
4 5 (2.49%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (2.49%) Nessus
5 4 (1.99%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (1.00%) QRadar
Vendors
1 39 (19.40%) Microsoft
2 9 (4.48%) CrowdStrike
3 8 (3.98%) Qualys
4 7 (3.48%) Splunk
5 5 (2.49%) ServiceNow
6 4 (1.99%) Intel
7 2 (1.00%) Darktrace
7 2 (1.00%) Facebook
7 2 (1.00%) IBM
7 2 (1.00%) Sun
8 1 (0.50%) Google
8 1 (0.50%) LogRhythm
8 1 (0.50%) Meraki
8 1 (0.50%) Rapid7