Forensic Analyst Jobs in the UK excluding London

Forensics Analyst
UK > UK excluding London

The median Forensics Analyst salary in the UK excluding London is £33,000 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 713 764 846
Rank change year-on-year +51 +82 -144
Permanent jobs requiring a Forensic Analyst 48 6 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.066% 0.010% 0.007%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.070% 0.011% 0.007%
Number of salaries quoted 48 0 5
10th Percentile £25,500 - £30,024
25th Percentile £27,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,000 - £39,810
Median % change year-on-year - - -32.24%
75th Percentile £35,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £33,000 - £39,810
% change year-on-year - - -24.17%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 68,862 52,395 69,656
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.90% 89.16% 95.72%
Number of salaries quoted 48,635 29,827 42,609
10th Percentile £26,750 £29,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,250 £50,173
Median % change year-on-year -6.10% +6.13% +5.63%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Forensic Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Forensic Analyst in the UK excluding London

Forensic Analyst
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Forensic Analyst in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Forensic Analyst in the UK excluding London

Forensic Analyst
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Forensic Analyst in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Forensic Analyst in the UK excluding London

Forensic Analyst
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Forensic Analyst within the UK excluding London 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 -
Wales +20 13 £33,000 -
Forensic Analyst
UK

Forensic Analyst Skill Set
Top 26 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London region featuring Forensic Analyst in the job title.

1 48 (100.00%) Digital Forensics
2 22 (45.83%) Mentoring
3 21 (43.75%) ISO/IEC 17025
4 18 (37.50%) Degree
5 17 (35.42%) ISO 9001
5 17 (35.42%) Case Management
6 14 (29.17%) EnCase
6 14 (29.17%) Forensic Analysis
7 13 (27.08%) Police
8 9 (18.75%) Social Skills
8 9 (18.75%) Cellebrite
8 9 (18.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 8 (16.67%) Security Cleared
10 6 (12.50%) Public Speaking
10 6 (12.50%) Time Management
11 4 (8.33%) Computer Science
11 4 (8.33%) Cybersecurity
12 3 (6.25%) Electronics
12 3 (6.25%) Legal
13 2 (4.17%) Computer Forensics
13 2 (4.17%) Local Government
13 2 (4.17%) Incident Response
14 1 (2.08%) Law
14 1 (2.08%) Data Analysis
14 1 (2.08%) Python
14 1 (2.08%) Data Security

Forensic Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 13 (27.08%) Police
2 9 (18.75%) Social Skills
3 6 (12.50%) Public Speaking
4 3 (6.25%) Electronics
4 3 (6.25%) Legal
5 2 (4.17%) Local Government
6 1 (2.08%) Law
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (100.00%) Digital Forensics
2 22 (45.83%) Mentoring
3 17 (35.42%) Case Management
4 14 (29.17%) Forensic Analysis
5 6 (12.50%) Time Management
6 4 (8.33%) Computer Science
6 4 (8.33%) Cybersecurity
7 2 (4.17%) Computer Forensics
7 2 (4.17%) Incident Response
8 1 (2.08%) Data Analysis
8 1 (2.08%) Data Security
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.08%) Python
Qualifications
1 18 (37.50%) Degree
2 8 (16.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (43.75%) ISO/IEC 17025
2 17 (35.42%) ISO 9001
3 9 (18.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
Systems Management
1 14 (29.17%) EnCase
Vendors
1 9 (18.75%) Cellebrite