Security Analyst Jobs with Work from Home Options

Security Analyst
UK > Work from Home

The median Security Analyst salary in Work from Home is £55,000 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 381 442 538
Rank change year-on-year +61 +96 -141
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 202 225 349
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.60% 0.55% 0.49%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.62% 0.58% 0.50%
Number of salaries quoted 188 176 290
10th Percentile £40,250 £37,468 £35,140
25th Percentile £46,250 £42,500 £39,510
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% +7.14%
75th Percentile £68,125 £62,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £70,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +8.25%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with a WFH option. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 32,489 38,930 69,374
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.09% 95.94% 97.35%
Number of salaries quoted 24,845 27,706 42,291
10th Percentile £33,000 £36,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,375 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.40% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Security Analyst
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option which featured Security Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Security Analyst trend for jobs with a WFH option

Security Analyst
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Security Analyst.

Security Analyst salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Security Analyst
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Security Analyst over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Security Analyst salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

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 jobs with remote work options featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 116 (57.43%) Information Security
2 96 (47.52%) Cybersecurity
3 90 (44.55%) SIEM
4 88 (43.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 87 (43.07%) Azure
6 67 (33.17%) Microsoft 365
7 65 (32.18%) Cloud Security
8 60 (29.70%) Incident Response
9 54 (26.73%) Security Operations
10 52 (25.74%) Cyberattack
11 49 (24.26%) Vulnerability Remediation
12 48 (23.76%) MITRE ATT&CK
13 47 (23.27%) Firewall
14 45 (22.28%) NIST
15 41 (20.30%) Analytical Skills
15 41 (20.30%) Vulnerability Management
16 40 (19.80%) Microsoft
16 40 (19.80%) CISSP
17 39 (19.31%) Cyber Essentials
18 35 (17.33%) Social Skills
19 34 (16.83%) GRC
19 34 (16.83%) Cyber Threat
19 34 (16.83%) Windows
20 30 (14.85%) Management Information System
20 30 (14.85%) Incident Management
20 30 (14.85%) Problem-Solving
21 29 (14.36%) AWS
22 28 (13.86%) SOAR
23 27 (13.37%) CISM
24 26 (12.87%) Risk Management

Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (2.97%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (0.99%) IIS
Applications
1 7 (3.47%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 87 (43.07%) Azure
2 67 (33.17%) Microsoft 365
3 29 (14.36%) AWS
4 4 (1.98%) Entra ID
4 4 (1.98%) SaaS
5 2 (0.99%) GCP
6 1 (0.50%) Amazon GuardDuty
6 1 (0.50%) Google Drive
6 1 (0.50%) Google Workspace
6 1 (0.50%) IaaS
6 1 (0.50%) Microsoft Purview
6 1 (0.50%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 47 (23.27%) Firewall
2 25 (12.38%) DNS
3 24 (11.88%) DKIM
3 24 (11.88%) DMARC
3 24 (11.88%) Internet
4 9 (4.46%) Intrusion Detection
5 8 (3.96%) Network Security
6 7 (3.47%) LAN
6 7 (3.47%) WAN
7 6 (2.97%) Wireshark
8 3 (1.49%) Broadband
8 3 (1.49%) Wi-Fi
8 3 (1.49%) Wireless
9 2 (0.99%) TCP/IP
9 2 (0.99%) VLAN
10 1 (0.50%) VoIP
Development Applications
1 8 (3.96%) Burp Suite
1 8 (3.96%) Metasploit
General
1 41 (20.30%) Analytical Skills
2 35 (17.33%) Social Skills
3 22 (10.89%) Finance
3 22 (10.89%) Law
4 9 (4.46%) Legal
5 8 (3.96%) Retail
6 4 (1.98%) Manufacturing
7 3 (1.49%) Banking
7 3 (1.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (1.49%) Pharmaceutical
7 3 (1.49%) Presentation Skills
8 2 (0.99%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (0.99%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (0.99%) Publishing
9 1 (0.50%) Financial Institution
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (3.96%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 52 (25.74%) Cyberattack
2 34 (16.83%) Cyber Threat
3 30 (14.85%) Management Information System
4 10 (4.95%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 7 (3.47%) Security Posture
6 6 (2.97%) Cyber Defence
6 6 (2.97%) Onboarding
6 6 (2.97%) Operational Technology
6 6 (2.97%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 4 (1.98%) IoT
7 4 (1.98%) Security Operations Centre
8 3 (1.49%) Self-Motivation
9 2 (0.99%) Data Centre
9 2 (0.99%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (0.99%) Greenfield Project
10 1 (0.50%) CCTV
10 1 (0.50%) Insider Threat
10 1 (0.50%) PKI
10 1 (0.50%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 34 (16.83%) Windows
2 11 (5.45%) Windows Server
3 6 (2.97%) Linux
4 4 (1.98%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.50%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.50%) Mac OS X
5 1 (0.50%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 116 (57.43%) Information Security
2 96 (47.52%) Cybersecurity
3 90 (44.55%) SIEM
4 65 (32.18%) Cloud Security
5 60 (29.70%) Incident Response
6 54 (26.73%) Security Operations
7 49 (24.26%) Vulnerability Remediation
8 48 (23.76%) MITRE ATT&CK
9 41 (20.30%) Vulnerability Management
10 30 (14.85%) Incident Management
10 30 (14.85%) Problem-Solving
11 28 (13.86%) SOAR
12 26 (12.87%) Risk Management
13 22 (10.89%) Risk Assessment
13 22 (10.89%) Security Monitoring
14 19 (9.41%) ISMS
15 17 (8.42%) Data Protection
16 16 (7.92%) Application Security
16 16 (7.92%) Security Management
16 16 (7.92%) Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 10 (4.95%) PowerShell
2 4 (1.98%) C++
2 4 (1.98%) Python
2 4 (1.98%) R
3 3 (1.49%) C#
3 3 (1.49%) Java
4 1 (0.50%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 40 (19.80%) CISSP
2 27 (13.37%) CISM
3 21 (10.40%) CISA
4 15 (7.43%) CompTIA Security+
5 14 (6.93%) Degree
6 11 (5.45%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 7 (3.47%) Computer Science Degree
8 6 (2.97%) CCSK
9 5 (2.48%) CEH
9 5 (2.48%) CompTIA CySA+
9 5 (2.48%) Master's Degree
9 5 (2.48%) Security Cleared
9 5 (2.48%) SSCP
10 4 (1.98%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 4 (1.98%) CCSP
10 4 (1.98%) Cisco Certification
10 4 (1.98%) CRISC
10 4 (1.98%) Network+ Certification
10 4 (1.98%) SC Cleared
11 3 (1.49%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 88 (43.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 45 (22.28%) NIST
3 39 (19.31%) Cyber Essentials
4 34 (16.83%) GRC
5 24 (11.88%) PCI DSS
6 21 (10.40%) GDPR
7 15 (7.43%) NCSC
8 11 (5.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 10 (4.95%) SOC 2
10 4 (1.98%) ISO 9001
11 3 (1.49%) HIPAA
12 2 (0.99%) COBIT
12 2 (0.99%) ISO 31000
13 1 (0.50%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 1 (0.50%) ISO 14001
13 1 (0.50%) ISO 22301
13 1 (0.50%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 21 (10.40%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.50%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 24 (11.88%) CASB
2 8 (3.96%) Nmap
3 6 (2.97%) CSIRT
4 5 (2.48%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (2.48%) Nessus
5 4 (1.98%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.99%) QRadar
Vendors
1 40 (19.80%) Microsoft
2 9 (4.46%) CrowdStrike
3 8 (3.96%) Qualys
4 6 (2.97%) Splunk
5 5 (2.48%) ServiceNow
6 4 (1.98%) Intel
7 2 (0.99%) Darktrace
7 2 (0.99%) Facebook
7 2 (0.99%) IBM
7 2 (0.99%) Sun
8 1 (0.50%) Google
8 1 (0.50%) LogRhythm
8 1 (0.50%) Meraki
8 1 (0.50%) Rapid7