Security Analyst Jobs in the Midlands

Security Analyst
England > Midlands

The median Security Analyst salary in the Midlands is £47,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 20 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
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 263 235 267
Rank change year-on-year -28 +32 -64
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 52 73 89
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.43% 0.81% 0.81%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.45% 0.90% 0.85%
Number of salaries quoted 43 52 58
10th Percentile £30,000 £37,610 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,188 £36,509
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +17.65% -11.92%
75th Percentile £53,750 £58,750 £55,000
90th Percentile - £68,475 £62,875
England median annual salary £52,500 £51,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% +5.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the Midlands. 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 the Midlands with a recognized job title 11,430 8,135 10,492
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.52% 89.72% 95.10%
Number of salaries quoted 8,444 4,581 7,045
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,500 £27,526
25th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £60,741 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £53,000 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.83% +1.33% +9.09%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Analyst in the Midlands

Security Analyst
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for Security Analyst in the Midlands

Security Analyst
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Analyst in the Midlands over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Analyst in the Midlands

Security Analyst
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Analyst within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 20 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
West Midlands -17 29 £42,750 -14.50% 10
East Midlands -9 23 £52,500 +31.25% 1
Security Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 20 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 job ads across the Midlands region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 36 (69.23%) Information Security
2 34 (65.38%) Cybersecurity
3 21 (40.38%) Security Operations
4 19 (36.54%) Vulnerability Management
5 14 (26.92%) Firewall
5 14 (26.92%) Risk Management
5 14 (26.92%) SIEM
6 13 (25.00%) Azure
6 13 (25.00%) NIST
6 13 (25.00%) Microsoft
7 12 (23.08%) Threat Intelligence
7 12 (23.08%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
8 11 (21.15%) GDPR
9 10 (19.23%) Security Operations Centre
9 10 (19.23%) Social Skills
10 9 (17.31%) Finance
10 9 (17.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 9 (17.31%) Security Posture
11 8 (15.38%) Incident Response
11 8 (15.38%) Retail
11 8 (15.38%) VPN
11 8 (15.38%) Windows
11 8 (15.38%) Linux
11 8 (15.38%) CISM
11 8 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
12 7 (13.46%) Proofpoint
12 7 (13.46%) Rapid7
12 7 (13.46%) CrowdStrike
12 7 (13.46%) Cyberattack
12 7 (13.46%) CISSP

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

Cloud Services
1 13 (25.00%) Azure
2 2 (3.85%) AWS
2 2 (3.85%) Cloud Computing
2 2 (3.85%) GCP
3 1 (1.92%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 14 (26.92%) Firewall
2 8 (15.38%) VPN
3 5 (9.62%) Network Security
4 2 (3.85%) 5G
5 1 (1.92%) 802.11
5 1 (1.92%) Bluetooth
5 1 (1.92%) ZigBee
General
1 10 (19.23%) Social Skills
2 9 (17.31%) Finance
3 8 (15.38%) Retail
4 4 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (7.69%) Automotive
5 3 (5.77%) Aerospace
5 3 (5.77%) Banking
6 2 (3.85%) Electronics
6 2 (3.85%) Telecoms
7 1 (1.92%) Advertising
7 1 (1.92%) Cyber-Physical System
7 1 (1.92%) Law
7 1 (1.92%) Legal
7 1 (1.92%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.92%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 10 (19.23%) Security Operations Centre
2 9 (17.31%) Security Posture
3 7 (13.46%) Cyberattack
4 6 (11.54%) Management Information System
5 3 (5.77%) CSOC
5 3 (5.77%) Cyber Defence
6 2 (3.85%) Data Centre
6 2 (3.85%) Data Protection Act
6 2 (3.85%) Greenfield Project
6 2 (3.85%) Onboarding
7 1 (1.92%) CAN bus
7 1 (1.92%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 1 (1.92%) IoT
7 1 (1.92%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 8 (15.38%) Linux
1 8 (15.38%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (69.23%) Information Security
2 34 (65.38%) Cybersecurity
3 21 (40.38%) Security Operations
4 19 (36.54%) Vulnerability Management
5 14 (26.92%) Risk Management
5 14 (26.92%) SIEM
6 12 (23.08%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
6 12 (23.08%) Threat Intelligence
7 8 (15.38%) Incident Response
7 8 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
8 7 (13.46%) ERD
9 6 (11.54%) Penetration Testing
10 5 (9.62%) Business Continuity
10 5 (9.62%) Identity Access Management
11 4 (7.69%) Continuous Improvement
11 4 (7.69%) ITIL
11 4 (7.69%) Process Improvement
11 4 (7.69%) Root Cause Analysis
11 4 (7.69%) Time Management
11 4 (7.69%) Vulnerability Scanning
Qualifications
1 8 (15.38%) CISM
2 7 (13.46%) CEH
2 7 (13.46%) CISSP
3 6 (11.54%) DV Cleared
3 6 (11.54%) Security Cleared
4 4 (7.69%) OSCP
5 3 (5.77%) CRISC
6 2 (3.85%) CISA
6 2 (3.85%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (3.85%) Degree
6 2 (3.85%) GIAC
7 1 (1.92%) CompTIA CySA+
7 1 (1.92%) CompTIA Security+
7 1 (1.92%) ECSA
7 1 (1.92%) GPEN
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (25.00%) NIST
2 11 (21.15%) GDPR
3 9 (17.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (9.62%) Cyber Essentials
4 5 (9.62%) PCI DSS
5 3 (5.77%) GRC
5 3 (5.77%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 1 (1.92%) ISO 9001
6 1 (1.92%) TickIT
Vendors
1 13 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 7 (13.46%) CrowdStrike
2 7 (13.46%) Proofpoint
2 7 (13.46%) Rapid7
3 2 (3.85%) Palo Alto
3 2 (3.85%) Sun