Security Analyst Jobs in Scotland

Security Analyst
UK > Scotland

The median Security Analyst salary in Scotland is £48,507 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 248 187 230
Rank change year-on-year -61 +43 -53
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 28 22 32
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.41% 0.51% 0.53%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.42% 0.57% 0.55%
Number of salaries quoted 25 14 24
10th Percentile £44,300 £25,635 £31,625
25th Percentile £47,000 £36,563 £37,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,507 £50,000 £41,078
Median % change year-on-year -2.99% +21.72% -3.69%
75th Percentile £60,000 £56,875 £52,689
90th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £55,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title 6,642 3,891 5,823
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.03% 89.51% 95.58%
Number of salaries quoted 2,795 2,122 3,059
10th Percentile £27,710 £30,500 £29,600
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +13.68%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,500 £68,138
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Analyst in Scotland

Security Analyst
Salary Trend in Scotland

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

Salary trend for Security Analyst in Scotland

Security Analyst
Salary Histogram in Scotland

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

Salary histogram for Security Analyst in Scotland

Security Analyst
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Analyst within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 2 June 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
Glasgow -102 21 £47,000 +10.59% 1
Highlands 0 3 £60,000 -
Edinburgh +28 2 £48,507 -2.99%
Argyll and Bute - 1 - - 1
Dumfries and Galloway - 1 £40,000 -
Security Analyst
UK

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

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 Scotland region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 16 (57.14%) Azure
1 16 (57.14%) Cybersecurity
2 13 (46.43%) Microsoft 365
3 12 (42.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 12 (42.86%) Cloud Security
4 11 (39.29%) MITRE ATT&CK
4 11 (39.29%) Cyberattack
4 11 (39.29%) Information Security
5 10 (35.71%) SIEM
5 10 (35.71%) Vulnerability Remediation
6 8 (28.57%) SOAR
6 8 (28.57%) NIST
6 8 (28.57%) DKIM
6 8 (28.57%) DMARC
6 8 (28.57%) CASB
6 8 (28.57%) Security Operations
6 8 (28.57%) CISSP
6 8 (28.57%) Internet
6 8 (28.57%) DNS
7 7 (25.00%) CISM
7 7 (25.00%) Disaster Recovery
7 7 (25.00%) Firewall
8 5 (17.86%) Operational Technology
8 5 (17.86%) ISO 22301
8 5 (17.86%) Vulnerability Management
8 5 (17.86%) Vulnerability Assessment
8 5 (17.86%) Penetration Testing
8 5 (17.86%) Microsoft
9 4 (14.29%) Ethical Hacking
9 4 (14.29%) SSCP

Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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 (7.14%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 16 (57.14%) Azure
2 13 (46.43%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (14.29%) Azure Sentinel
4 3 (10.71%) IaaS
4 3 (10.71%) PaaS
4 3 (10.71%) SaaS
5 2 (7.14%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 8 (28.57%) DKIM
1 8 (28.57%) DMARC
1 8 (28.57%) DNS
1 8 (28.57%) Internet
2 7 (25.00%) Firewall
3 1 (3.57%) LAN
3 1 (3.57%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (7.14%) Power BI
1 2 (7.14%) Tableau
General
1 4 (14.29%) Manufacturing
1 4 (14.29%) Social Skills
2 3 (10.71%) Pharmaceutical
3 2 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (7.14%) Finance
4 1 (3.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 11 (39.29%) Cyberattack
2 5 (17.86%) Operational Technology
3 1 (3.57%) Cyber Threat
3 1 (3.57%) IoT
3 1 (3.57%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 3 (10.71%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (57.14%) Cybersecurity
2 12 (42.86%) Cloud Security
3 11 (39.29%) Information Security
3 11 (39.29%) MITRE ATT&CK
4 10 (35.71%) SIEM
4 10 (35.71%) Vulnerability Remediation
5 8 (28.57%) Security Operations
5 8 (28.57%) SOAR
6 7 (25.00%) Disaster Recovery
7 5 (17.86%) Penetration Testing
7 5 (17.86%) Vulnerability Assessment
7 5 (17.86%) Vulnerability Management
8 4 (14.29%) Analytics
8 4 (14.29%) Contingency Planning
8 4 (14.29%) Ethical Hacking
8 4 (14.29%) Incident Response
8 4 (14.29%) Purple Team
9 3 (10.71%) Project Management
9 3 (10.71%) Secure Coding
10 2 (7.14%) Business Continuity
Qualifications
1 8 (28.57%) CISSP
2 7 (25.00%) CISM
3 4 (14.29%) CompTIA Security+
3 4 (14.29%) SSCP
4 3 (10.71%) CISA
5 2 (7.14%) Degree
6 1 (3.57%) SC Cleared
6 1 (3.57%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (42.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 8 (28.57%) NIST
3 5 (17.86%) ISO 22301
4 2 (7.14%) GDPR
4 2 (7.14%) HIPAA
5 1 (3.57%) Cyber Essentials
Systems Management
1 8 (28.57%) CASB
2 2 (7.14%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 5 (17.86%) Microsoft