Security Analyst jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-10-31, Skillenai has indexed 472 job postings with the title “Security Analyst” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is incident response.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-31
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Frequently asked questions about Security Analyst jobs
+How many Security Analyst jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 472 job postings with the title “Security Analyst” over the 90 days ending 2026-10-31.
+What skills do Security Analyst jobs require?
Across Security Analyst postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-31, the skills mentioned most often are incident response, SIEM, EDR, Python, Linux.
+Which cities are hiring the most Security Analyst?
As of 2026-10-31, Security Analyst postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Bengaluru, Pune, Hyderabad, Kuala Lumpur, Chantilly.
+Is Security Analyst a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 472 Security Analyst postings over the 90 days ending 2026-10-31. The skill mentioned most often in Security Analyst postings is incident response, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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+What roles do people move into and out of Security Analyst?
The career-flow chart shows roles before and after observed employer changes across all locations. Counts are moves, not distinct people or promotion probabilities. Same-role moves to another employer are included. The incoming and outgoing sides are separate groups of observations, not a matched three-stage journey.
Weekly indexed Security Analyst postings — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Career paths through Security Analyst
Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.
Historical career profiles · all locations
463 employer moves kept the same role.
Roles before Security Analyst
Roles after Security Analyst
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
Same role means a change of employer while keeping the same role. Counts are moves, not distinct people, promotions, or your chances of making a particular move.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: Security Analyst (different employer) | 463 |
| Before: Software Engineer | 74 |
| Before: Security Engineer | 60 |
| Before: IT Support Specialist | 40 |
| Before: System Administrator | 39 |
| Before: Information Security Analyst | 39 |
| Before: Network Engineer | 34 |
| Before: Security Consultant | 29 |
| After: Security Analyst (different employer) | 463 |
| After: Security Engineer | 122 |
| After: Software Engineer | 86 |
| After: Information Security Analyst | 53 |
| After: Cyber Security Analyst | 38 |
| After: Cybersecurity Analyst | 36 |
| After: Security Consultant | 35 |
| After: Cybersecurity Engineer | 25 |
Skills most often required for Security Analyst
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| incident response | 173 | 36.7% |
| SIEM | 172 | 36.4% |
| EDR | 99 | 21.0% |
| Python | 91 | 19.3% |
| Linux | 85 | 18.0% |
| vulnerability management | 81 | 17.2% |
| Windows | 81 | 17.2% |
| Threat hunting | 77 | 16.3% |
| AWS | 74 | 15.7% |
| threat intelligence | 65 | 13.8% |
| MITRE ATT&CK | 63 | 13.3% |
| PowerShell | 59 | 12.5% |
| Azure | 53 | 11.2% |
| malware analysis | 50 | 10.6% |
| SOAR | 49 | 10.4% |
Top companies posting Security Analyst jobs
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| CrowdStrike | 23 |
| Cyderes | 12 |
| Chainguard | 12 |
| Ensigninfosecurity | 10 |
| SpaceX | 9 |
| RocketHub | 8 |
| Elevance Health | 7 |
| Gartner | 7 |
| Northrop Grumman | 6 |
| Globalpr | 5 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring Security Analyst
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru | 13 | 2.8% |
| Pune | 12 | 2.5% |
| Hyderabad | 9 | 1.9% |
| Kuala Lumpur | 9 | 1.9% |
| Chantilly | 7 | 1.5% |
| Seattle | 7 | 1.5% |
| Redmond | 6 | 1.3% |
| San Francisco | 6 | 1.3% |
| Sofia | 6 | 1.3% |
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How this was computed
Weekly job-count charts omit the incomplete current week (weeks start Monday, UTC). Totals include all postings in the stated window. Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-31, matching postings whose canonical role is “Security Analyst”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
- role
- Security Analyst
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-10-31
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- 90