Security Analyst Jobs in Glasgow

Security Analyst
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Security Analyst salary in Glasgow is £47,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 June 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
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 215 113 113
Rank change year-on-year -102 0 -13
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 21 8 14
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 0.53% 0.53% 0.87%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.54% 0.62% 0.89%
Number of salaries quoted 19 7 12
10th Percentile £46,100 £23,750 £29,125
25th Percentile - £29,375 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £42,500 £40,150
Median % change year-on-year +10.59% +5.85% -6.63%
75th Percentile £54,375 £55,000 £44,375
90th Percentile £60,500 £56,000 £49,850
Scotland median annual salary £48,507 £50,000 £41,078
% change year-on-year -2.99% +21.72% -3.69%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Glasgow

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Glasgow. 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 Glasgow with a recognized job title 3,915 1,290 1,573
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.12% 85.77% 97.52%
Number of salaries quoted 928 633 863
10th Percentile £31,100 £32,100 £28,750
25th Percentile £40,800 £41,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +13.40% +6.59%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £74,750
Scotland median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +13.68%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Analyst in Glasgow

Security Analyst
Salary Trend in Glasgow

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Analyst in Glasgow.

Salary trend for Security Analyst in Glasgow

Security Analyst
Salary Histogram in Glasgow

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Analyst in Glasgow over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Analyst in Glasgow

Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow

For the 6 months to 2 June 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 job ads across the Glasgow region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 15 (71.43%) Azure
2 13 (61.90%) Microsoft 365
3 11 (52.38%) Information Security
3 11 (52.38%) Cyberattack
3 11 (52.38%) MITRE ATT&CK
3 11 (52.38%) Cloud Security
4 9 (42.86%) Cybersecurity
4 9 (42.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 8 (38.10%) SIEM
5 8 (38.10%) DNS
5 8 (38.10%) Internet
5 8 (38.10%) Security Operations
5 8 (38.10%) Vulnerability Remediation
5 8 (38.10%) SOAR
5 8 (38.10%) DKIM
5 8 (38.10%) DMARC
5 8 (38.10%) CASB
6 7 (33.33%) Disaster Recovery
6 7 (33.33%) Firewall
7 6 (28.57%) CISM
7 6 (28.57%) CISSP
8 5 (23.81%) NIST
8 5 (23.81%) ISO 22301
8 5 (23.81%) Microsoft
9 4 (19.05%) SSCP
9 4 (19.05%) Ethical Hacking
9 4 (19.05%) Analytics
9 4 (19.05%) CompTIA Security+
9 4 (19.05%) Contingency Planning
9 4 (19.05%) Purple Team

Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow 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:

Applications
1 2 (9.52%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 15 (71.43%) Azure
2 13 (61.90%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (19.05%) Azure Sentinel
4 3 (14.29%) IaaS
4 3 (14.29%) PaaS
4 3 (14.29%) SaaS
5 2 (9.52%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 8 (38.10%) DKIM
1 8 (38.10%) DMARC
1 8 (38.10%) DNS
1 8 (38.10%) Internet
2 7 (33.33%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (9.52%) Power BI
1 2 (9.52%) Tableau
General
1 2 (9.52%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (9.52%) Manufacturing
1 2 (9.52%) Pharmaceutical
Miscellaneous
1 11 (52.38%) Cyberattack
2 2 (9.52%) Operational Technology
3 1 (4.76%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 3 (14.29%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (52.38%) Cloud Security
1 11 (52.38%) Information Security
1 11 (52.38%) MITRE ATT&CK
2 9 (42.86%) Cybersecurity
3 8 (38.10%) Security Operations
3 8 (38.10%) SIEM
3 8 (38.10%) SOAR
3 8 (38.10%) Vulnerability Remediation
4 7 (33.33%) Disaster Recovery
5 4 (19.05%) Analytics
5 4 (19.05%) Contingency Planning
5 4 (19.05%) Ethical Hacking
5 4 (19.05%) Purple Team
6 3 (14.29%) Incident Response
7 2 (9.52%) Business Continuity
7 2 (9.52%) Penetration Testing
7 2 (9.52%) Performance Metrics
7 2 (9.52%) Threat Analysis
7 2 (9.52%) Vulnerability Assessment
7 2 (9.52%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 6 (28.57%) CISM
1 6 (28.57%) CISSP
2 4 (19.05%) CompTIA Security+
2 4 (19.05%) SSCP
3 2 (9.52%) CISA
3 2 (9.52%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (42.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (23.81%) ISO 22301
2 5 (23.81%) NIST
3 2 (9.52%) GDPR
3 2 (9.52%) HIPAA
Systems Management
1 8 (38.10%) CASB
2 1 (4.76%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 5 (23.81%) Microsoft