Information Security Analyst Jobs in the North West

Information Security Analyst
England > North West

The median Information Security Analyst salary in the North West is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 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
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 283 262 312
Rank change year-on-year -21 +50 -48
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Analyst 30 28 31
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.26% 0.39% 0.31%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.28% 0.43% 0.33%
Number of salaries quoted 26 28 29
10th Percentile £41,875 £38,750 -
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £49,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +16.47% -
75th Percentile £47,500 £53,750 £52,500
90th Percentile £60,625 £54,350 £56,250
England median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -4.76%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 North West with a recognized job title 10,836 6,498 9,523
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.00% 89.52% 95.96%
Number of salaries quoted 8,080 3,977 5,427
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,500 £28,250
25th Percentile £36,500 £41,250 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,500 £81,250 £81,250
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,713 £60,000
% change year-on-year -13.53% +1.19% +9.09%

Information Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings that featured Information Security Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Information Security Analyst in the North West

Information Security Analyst
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Information Security Analyst in the North West.

Salary trend for Information Security Analyst in the North West

Information Security Analyst
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security Analyst in the North West over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Information Security Analyst in the North West

Information Security Analyst
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security Analyst within the North West region over the 6 months to 12 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
Manchester +17 18 £45,000 - 1
Merseyside +3 8 £47,000 -5.05%
Cheshire - 4 £39,500 -
Information Security Analyst
England

Information Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, Information 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 North West region featuring Information Security Analyst in the job title.

1 30 (100.00%) Information Security
2 15 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
3 14 (46.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 13 (43.33%) Cloud Security
5 10 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
6 9 (30.00%) Cyber Essentials
7 8 (26.67%) DKIM
7 8 (26.67%) DMARC
7 8 (26.67%) Azure
7 8 (26.67%) SIEM
7 8 (26.67%) DNS
8 7 (23.33%) Internet
8 7 (23.33%) Risk Assessment
8 7 (23.33%) Cyberattack
8 7 (23.33%) MITRE ATT&CK
8 7 (23.33%) SOAR
8 7 (23.33%) CASB
8 7 (23.33%) GRC
8 7 (23.33%) Vulnerability Remediation
9 6 (20.00%) Business Continuity
9 6 (20.00%) Law
9 6 (20.00%) ISMS
9 6 (20.00%) Microsoft
10 5 (16.67%) CISSP
10 5 (16.67%) Disaster Recovery
10 5 (16.67%) Business Continuity Planning
10 5 (16.67%) Vulnerability Scanning
10 5 (16.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 5 (16.67%) Contingency Planning
10 5 (16.67%) Incident Response

Information Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 15 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 8 (26.67%) Azure
3 1 (3.33%) IaaS
3 1 (3.33%) PaaS
3 1 (3.33%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 8 (26.67%) DKIM
1 8 (26.67%) DMARC
1 8 (26.67%) DNS
2 7 (23.33%) Internet
3 2 (6.67%) Network Security
General
1 6 (20.00%) Law
2 4 (13.33%) Legal
3 2 (6.67%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 7 (23.33%) Cyberattack
2 3 (10.00%) Management Information System
3 2 (6.67%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (3.33%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (100.00%) Information Security
2 13 (43.33%) Cloud Security
3 10 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
4 8 (26.67%) SIEM
5 7 (23.33%) MITRE ATT&CK
5 7 (23.33%) Risk Assessment
5 7 (23.33%) SOAR
5 7 (23.33%) Vulnerability Remediation
6 6 (20.00%) Business Continuity
6 6 (20.00%) ISMS
7 5 (16.67%) Business Continuity Planning
7 5 (16.67%) Contingency Planning
7 5 (16.67%) Disaster Recovery
7 5 (16.67%) Incident Response
7 5 (16.67%) Vulnerability Scanning
8 4 (13.33%) Incident Management
9 3 (10.00%) Data Protection
9 3 (10.00%) GAP Analysis
10 2 (6.67%) Security Architecture
10 2 (6.67%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (10.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 5 (16.67%) CISSP
2 4 (13.33%) CISM
3 3 (10.00%) Degree
4 2 (6.67%) CISA
5 1 (3.33%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (46.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (30.00%) Cyber Essentials
3 7 (23.33%) GRC
4 5 (16.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 4 (13.33%) GDPR
6 3 (10.00%) NCSC
6 3 (10.00%) NIST
6 3 (10.00%) PCI DSS
7 2 (6.67%) TickIT
Systems Management
1 7 (23.33%) CASB
Vendors
1 6 (20.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.33%) Qualys