Information Security Analyst Jobs

Information Security Analyst
UK

The median Information Security Analyst salary in the UK is £52,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 6 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
6 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 734 759 912
Rank change year-on-year +25 +153 -112
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Analyst 171 197 371
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.16% 0.21% 0.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% 0.23% 0.23%
Number of salaries quoted 157 170 189
10th Percentile £40,250 £40,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,625 £45,063 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £58,438 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £69,125 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,000 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -6.00% +11.11% -4.08%

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 101,543 85,646 164,275
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.91% 91.24% 95.98%
Number of salaries quoted 71,805 55,459 85,654
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £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 £50,244
% change year-on-year -6.54% +6.48% +5.78%

Information Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security Analyst in the UK

Information Security Analyst
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Information Security Analyst in the UK

Information Security Analyst
Salary Histogram

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

Salary histogram for Information Security Analyst in the UK

Information Security Analyst
Top 15 Job Locations

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 UK over the 6 months to 6 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
England +15 163 £52,500 +5.00% 26
UK excluding London -48 115 £47,000 -6.00% 17
Work from Home +52 84 £49,000 -2.00% 7
London +76 55 £66,250 +20.45% 8
North of England +20 40 £47,000 -5.05% 2
South East -1 37 £52,500 +6.06% 9
North West -8 32 £45,000 -9.09% 1
Midlands -18 18 £52,500 - 5
East Midlands -7 16 £52,500 +16.67% 1
South West -32 9 £43,500 -8.42% 1
Yorkshire +67 7 £49,500 -1.00% 1
Scotland -70 7 £47,000 -24.80%
East of England -14 4 £43,000 -31.20%
West Midlands -46 2 £31,500 -40.00% 4
North East - 1 - -

Information Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 6 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 featuring Information Security Analyst in the job title.

1 170 (99.42%) Information Security
2 93 (54.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 56 (32.75%) SIEM
4 55 (32.16%) Azure
4 55 (32.16%) NIST
5 53 (30.99%) Cloud Security
6 51 (29.82%) GRC
7 43 (25.15%) CISSP
8 41 (23.98%) Cybersecurity
9 39 (22.81%) Microsoft 365
10 38 (22.22%) Risk Management
11 37 (21.64%) Cyber Essentials
12 33 (19.30%) Risk Assessment
13 32 (18.71%) Firewall
14 31 (18.13%) Vulnerability Remediation
15 30 (17.54%) ISMS
15 30 (17.54%) Incident Management
16 27 (15.79%) Social Skills
17 26 (15.20%) Analytical Skills
18 25 (14.62%) CISA
18 25 (14.62%) CISM
19 24 (14.04%) DKIM
19 24 (14.04%) DMARC
19 24 (14.04%) DNS
19 24 (14.04%) PCI DSS
20 23 (13.45%) Cyberattack
21 22 (12.87%) CASB
21 22 (12.87%) MITRE ATT&CK
21 22 (12.87%) SOAR
21 22 (12.87%) Internet

Information 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:

Cloud Services
1 55 (32.16%) Azure
2 39 (22.81%) Microsoft 365
3 19 (11.11%) AWS
4 3 (1.75%) GCP
5 2 (1.17%) Power Platform
6 1 (0.58%) IaaS
6 1 (0.58%) Mimecast
6 1 (0.58%) PaaS
6 1 (0.58%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 32 (18.71%) Firewall
2 24 (14.04%) DKIM
2 24 (14.04%) DMARC
2 24 (14.04%) DNS
3 22 (12.87%) Internet
4 10 (5.85%) Intrusion Detection
5 4 (2.34%) LAN
5 4 (2.34%) SSL
5 4 (2.34%) WAN
5 4 (2.34%) Wireshark
6 3 (1.75%) Network Security
7 2 (1.17%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.17%) Power BI
General
1 27 (15.79%) Social Skills
2 26 (15.20%) Analytical Skills
3 22 (12.87%) Law
4 18 (10.53%) Legal
5 15 (8.77%) Finance
6 6 (3.51%) Retail
7 3 (1.75%) Automotive
8 2 (1.17%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (1.17%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (0.58%) Advertising
9 1 (0.58%) Financial Institution
9 1 (0.58%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.17%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 23 (13.45%) Cyberattack
2 22 (12.87%) Management Information System
3 13 (7.60%) Cyber Threat
4 12 (7.02%) Security Posture
5 11 (6.43%) Onboarding
6 6 (3.51%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 3 (1.75%) Operational Technology
7 3 (1.75%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (1.17%) Data Protection Act
8 2 (1.17%) Public Cloud
9 1 (0.58%) Blog
9 1 (0.58%) CCTV
9 1 (0.58%) e-Learning
9 1 (0.58%) PMI
9 1 (0.58%) Security Operations Centre
9 1 (0.58%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 4 (2.34%) Linux
1 4 (2.34%) Unix
1 4 (2.34%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 170 (99.42%) Information Security
2 56 (32.75%) SIEM
3 53 (30.99%) Cloud Security
4 41 (23.98%) Cybersecurity
5 38 (22.22%) Risk Management
6 33 (19.30%) Risk Assessment
7 31 (18.13%) Vulnerability Remediation
8 30 (17.54%) Incident Management
8 30 (17.54%) ISMS
9 22 (12.87%) MITRE ATT&CK
9 22 (12.87%) SOAR
10 19 (11.11%) Vulnerability Management
11 18 (10.53%) Incident Response
12 16 (9.36%) Problem-Solving
12 16 (9.36%) Security Operations
13 15 (8.77%) GAP Analysis
13 15 (8.77%) Security Monitoring
14 13 (7.60%) Data Loss Prevention
14 13 (7.60%) Internal Audit
15 12 (7.02%) Business Continuity
Programming Languages
1 3 (1.75%) Python
Qualifications
1 43 (25.15%) CISSP
2 25 (14.62%) CISA
2 25 (14.62%) CISM
3 16 (9.36%) Degree
4 13 (7.60%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
5 9 (5.26%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 9 (5.26%) CCSP
5 9 (5.26%) Cisco Certification
6 6 (3.51%) CCSK
6 6 (3.51%) CompTIA Security+
7 5 (2.92%) Azure Certification
8 4 (2.34%) CRISC
8 4 (2.34%) GCFA
8 4 (2.34%) GCIA
8 4 (2.34%) GCIH
9 3 (1.75%) Security Cleared
10 2 (1.17%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (1.17%) SC Cleared
11 1 (0.58%) BPSS Clearance
11 1 (0.58%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 93 (54.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 55 (32.16%) NIST
3 51 (29.82%) GRC
4 37 (21.64%) Cyber Essentials
5 24 (14.04%) PCI DSS
6 20 (11.70%) GDPR
7 14 (8.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 10 (5.85%) COBIT
9 9 (5.26%) NCSC
10 6 (3.51%) SOC 2
11 5 (2.92%) ISO 22301
11 5 (2.92%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 3 (1.75%) ISO 31000
12 3 (1.75%) ISO 9001
12 3 (1.75%) TickIT
13 2 (1.17%) GLBA
14 1 (0.58%) ISO 14001
14 1 (0.58%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 1 (0.58%) PMBOK
Systems Management
1 22 (12.87%) CASB
2 2 (1.17%) Nessus
Vendors
1 15 (8.77%) Microsoft
2 14 (8.19%) Cisco
3 8 (4.68%) CrowdStrike
4 7 (4.09%) Proofpoint
4 7 (4.09%) Rapid7
5 4 (2.34%) VMware
6 3 (1.75%) Qualys