Security Analyst
UK
The median Security Analyst salary in the UK is £52,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 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 9 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 433 | 458 | 559 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +25 | +101 | -83 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst | 596 | 614 | 1,013 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.55% | 0.66% | 0.59% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.58% | 0.72% | 0.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 486 | 490 | 624 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,500 | £32,500 | £33,986 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £41,250 | £38,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £62,500 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £72,500 | £72,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £47,500 | £48,500 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.06% | +7.78% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title | 102,753 | 84,908 | 164,946 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.75% | 91.21% | 95.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 72,538 | 55,143 | 85,388 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,524 | £45,000 | £42,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,296 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.37% | +5.89% |
Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Security Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Security Analyst
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Analyst.
Security Analyst
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Analyst over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.
Security Analyst
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 9 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 |
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| England | +39 | 550 | £52,500 | +3.96% | 81 |
| UK excluding London | -39 | 356 | £47,500 | -2.06% | 60 |
| London | +41 | 221 | £67,500 | +22.73% | 21 |
| Work from Home | +30 | 198 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 28 |
| North of England | +41 | 105 | £45,000 | -5.26% | 15 |
| South East | +15 | 99 | £52,500 | +5.53% | 22 |
| North West | +2 | 60 | £45,000 | -9.09% | 8 |
| Midlands | -51 | 56 | £47,500 | -5.00% | 7 |
| South West | -7 | 49 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 9 |
| West Midlands | -38 | 32 | £43,500 | -13.00% | 6 |
| Scotland | -56 | 27 | £49,254 | -1.49% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | +49 | 24 | £56,250 | +40.63% | 7 |
| East Midlands | -25 | 24 | £52,500 | +5.00% | 1 |
| North East | - | 21 | £40,000 | - | |
| East of England | -22 | 17 | £47,500 | +5.56% | 4 |
| Wales | -4 | 2 | £41,250 | +16.75% | |
| Northern Ireland | +6 | 1 | - | - |
Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 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 featuring Security Analyst in the job title.
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Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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