Forensic Analyst Jobs in England

Forensics Analyst
UK > England

The median Forensics Analyst salary in England is £32,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 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
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 794 922 1171
Rank change year-on-year +128 +249 -299
Permanent jobs requiring a Forensic Analyst 35 4 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.040% 0.005% 0.001%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.042% 0.005% 0.002%
Number of salaries quoted 35 0 2
10th Percentile £26,250 - £30,650
25th Percentile £27,500 - £41,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 - £62,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +18.10%
75th Percentile £35,000 - £79,875
90th Percentile - - £88,950
UK median annual salary £33,000 - £39,810
% change year-on-year - - -24.17%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 82,670 80,142 132,199
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.61% 91.50% 96.04%
Number of salaries quoted 61,486 50,956 74,862
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,250 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,550 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.57% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Forensic Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Forensic Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Forensic Analyst in England

Forensic Analyst
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Forensic Analyst in England.

Salary trend for Forensic Analyst in England

Forensic Analyst
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Forensic Analyst within the England region over the 6 months to 23 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Midlands +24 35 £32,000 -
West Midlands - 35 £32,000 -
Forensic Analyst
UK

Forensic Analyst Skill Set
Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 23 May 2024, Forensic 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 job ads across the England region featuring Forensic Analyst in the job title.

1 35 (100.00%) Digital Forensics
2 18 (51.43%) ISO/IEC 17025
2 18 (51.43%) Degree
3 17 (48.57%) ISO 9001
3 17 (48.57%) Case Management
4 14 (40.00%) EnCase
5 13 (37.14%) Mentoring
6 11 (31.43%) Forensic Analysis
7 9 (25.71%) Cellebrite
7 9 (25.71%) Social Skills
7 9 (25.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 8 (22.86%) Security Cleared
9 7 (20.00%) Police
10 6 (17.14%) Public Speaking
10 6 (17.14%) Time Management
11 4 (11.43%) Cybersecurity
12 3 (8.57%) Legal
13 2 (5.71%) Computer Forensics
13 2 (5.71%) Local Government
13 2 (5.71%) Incident Response
14 1 (2.86%) Computer Science
14 1 (2.86%) Python
14 1 (2.86%) Data Security
14 1 (2.86%) Law
14 1 (2.86%) Data Analysis

Forensic Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

General
1 9 (25.71%) Social Skills
2 7 (20.00%) Police
3 6 (17.14%) Public Speaking
4 3 (8.57%) Legal
5 2 (5.71%) Local Government
6 1 (2.86%) Law
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (100.00%) Digital Forensics
2 17 (48.57%) Case Management
3 13 (37.14%) Mentoring
4 11 (31.43%) Forensic Analysis
5 6 (17.14%) Time Management
6 4 (11.43%) Cybersecurity
7 2 (5.71%) Computer Forensics
7 2 (5.71%) Incident Response
8 1 (2.86%) Computer Science
8 1 (2.86%) Data Analysis
8 1 (2.86%) Data Security
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.86%) Python
Qualifications
1 18 (51.43%) Degree
2 8 (22.86%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (51.43%) ISO/IEC 17025
2 17 (48.57%) ISO 9001
3 9 (25.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
Systems Management
1 14 (40.00%) EnCase
Vendors
1 9 (25.71%) Cellebrite