Security Analyst Jobs in the Thames Valley

Security Analyst
South East > Thames Valley

The median Security Analyst salary in the Thames Valley is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 June 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 231 235 227
Rank change year-on-year +4 -8 -19
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 27 11 62
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.37% 0.20% 0.82%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.39% 0.22% 0.86%
Number of salaries quoted 22 9 42
10th Percentile £35,250 - -
25th Percentile £38,880 £37,463 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £40,975 £38,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.72% +7.83% -27.62%
75th Percentile £47,000 £45,000 £57,000
90th Percentile £48,750 £50,000 £67,375
South East median annual salary £52,500 £49,750 £45,000
% change year-on-year +5.53% +10.56% -9.55%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 6,986 5,002 7,177
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.71% 89.50% 95.31%
Number of salaries quoted 4,713 3,047 4,149
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £39,375 £41,225
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +4.76%
75th Percentile £64,750 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £78,278 £87,500 £81,250
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Analyst in the Thames Valley

Security Analyst
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Salary trend for Security Analyst in the Thames Valley

Security Analyst
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Analyst in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 11 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Analyst in the Thames Valley

Security Analyst
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Analyst within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 11 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
Berkshire +20 20 £42,500 +3.72%
Buckinghamshire -13 5 £47,500 +5.56% 3
Oxfordshire - 2 £28,000 - 2
Security Analyst
South East

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

For the 6 months to 11 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 Thames Valley region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 15 (55.56%) Cybersecurity
2 11 (40.74%) Azure
3 10 (37.04%) Information Security
4 9 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
4 9 (33.33%) MITRE ATT&CK
5 8 (29.63%) Incident Response
6 7 (25.93%) SIEM
6 7 (25.93%) Security Cleared
7 6 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
7 6 (22.22%) Cyberattack
7 6 (22.22%) DKIM
7 6 (22.22%) DMARC
7 6 (22.22%) Security Operations
7 6 (22.22%) Security Operations Centre
7 6 (22.22%) CASB
7 6 (22.22%) Internet
7 6 (22.22%) Management Information System
7 6 (22.22%) DNS
7 6 (22.22%) SOAR
7 6 (22.22%) Cloud Security
7 6 (22.22%) Vulnerability Remediation
8 5 (18.52%) Insider Threat
8 5 (18.52%) Social Skills
8 5 (18.52%) Data Interpretation
8 5 (18.52%) BT
8 5 (18.52%) Data-Driven Decision Making
8 5 (18.52%) Decision-Making
8 5 (18.52%) Use Case
9 4 (14.81%) Problem-Solving
9 4 (14.81%) Firewall

Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 11 (40.74%) Azure
2 9 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (11.11%) AWS
4 2 (7.41%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 6 (22.22%) DKIM
1 6 (22.22%) DMARC
1 6 (22.22%) DNS
1 6 (22.22%) Internet
2 4 (14.81%) Firewall
3 3 (11.11%) LAN
3 3 (11.11%) Network Security
3 3 (11.11%) WAN
3 3 (11.11%) Wireless
4 1 (3.70%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 6 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (18.52%) Social Skills
3 3 (11.11%) Banking
3 3 (11.11%) Finance
4 2 (7.41%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 6 (22.22%) Cyberattack
1 6 (22.22%) Management Information System
1 6 (22.22%) Security Operations Centre
2 5 (18.52%) Insider Threat
3 3 (11.11%) Analytical Mindset
3 3 (11.11%) Cyber Kill Chain
3 3 (11.11%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (3.70%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 3 (11.11%) Windows
1 3 (11.11%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (55.56%) Cybersecurity
2 10 (37.04%) Information Security
3 9 (33.33%) MITRE ATT&CK
4 8 (29.63%) Incident Response
5 7 (25.93%) SIEM
6 6 (22.22%) Cloud Security
6 6 (22.22%) Security Operations
6 6 (22.22%) SOAR
6 6 (22.22%) Vulnerability Remediation
7 5 (18.52%) Data Interpretation
7 5 (18.52%) Data-Driven Decision Making
7 5 (18.52%) Decision-Making
7 5 (18.52%) Use Case
8 4 (14.81%) Problem-Solving
9 3 (11.11%) Data Governance
9 3 (11.11%) Network Design
9 3 (11.11%) Privileged Access Management
9 3 (11.11%) Proactive Monitoring
9 3 (11.11%) Risk Management
9 3 (11.11%) Software Testing
Qualifications
1 7 (25.93%) Security Cleared
2 3 (11.11%) AWS Certification
2 3 (11.11%) Azure Certification
2 3 (11.11%) MCP
2 3 (11.11%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (3.70%) CISSP
3 1 (3.70%) CompTIA Security+
3 1 (3.70%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (3.70%) Degree
3 1 (3.70%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (11.11%) SLA
2 1 (3.70%) GRC
Systems Management
1 6 (22.22%) CASB
Vendors
1 5 (18.52%) BT
2 3 (11.11%) CrowdStrike
2 3 (11.11%) Microsoft