Security Compliance Analyst Jobs

Security Compliance Analyst
UK

The median Security Compliance Analyst salary in the UK 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 864 951 1219
Rank change year-on-year +87 +268 -294
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Compliance Analyst 20 24 23
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.020% 0.024% 0.014%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.021% 0.026% 0.015%
Number of salaries quoted 19 22 14
10th Percentile - - £39,750
25th Percentile £40,250 £45,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £49,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -5.71% -
75th Percentile £63,125 £60,313 £83,750
90th Percentile £65,700 £64,875 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £49,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +1.01% +10.00% -10.00%

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 94,627 91,047 156,403
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.71% 91.54% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 67,562 57,571 85,106
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,750 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

Security Compliance Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Compliance Analyst in the UK

Security Compliance Analyst
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Security Compliance Analyst in the UK

Security Compliance Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Compliance Analyst over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Compliance Analyst in the UK

Security Compliance Analyst
Top 9 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Compliance Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 20 May 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 +81 20 £55,000 +11.11% 7
Work from Home +83 17 £55,000 +11.11% 2
UK excluding London -12 14 £50,000 +1.01% 6
South West -15 8 £43,500 -33.08%
London +109 6 £55,000 -12.00% 2
North of England +31 5 £62,500 +26.26% 3
Yorkshire - 4 £62,500 - 3
South East +9 1 £55,000 +11.11% 1
North East - 1 - -

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

For the 6 months to 20 May 2024, Security Compliance 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 Compliance Analyst in the job title.

1 20 (100.00%) Information Security
2 18 (90.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 12 (60.00%) Firewall
4 11 (55.00%) Risk Management
4 11 (55.00%) ISMS
4 11 (55.00%) AWS
5 10 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
6 9 (45.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 8 (40.00%) CISSP
7 8 (40.00%) NIST
8 7 (35.00%) Analytical Skills
8 7 (35.00%) PCI DSS
9 6 (30.00%) Azure
9 6 (30.00%) SWIFT Messaging Network
9 6 (30.00%) SIEM
9 6 (30.00%) GAP Analysis
9 6 (30.00%) Retail
9 6 (30.00%) CCSK
9 6 (30.00%) Cloud Security
9 6 (30.00%) Onboarding
9 6 (30.00%) Attestation
9 6 (30.00%) SOC 2
10 5 (25.00%) Intrusion Detection
10 5 (25.00%) Information Security Management
10 5 (25.00%) CISA
10 5 (25.00%) Security Management
10 5 (25.00%) Data Privacy
10 5 (25.00%) Threat Analysis
11 4 (20.00%) CRISC
11 4 (20.00%) GRC

Security Compliance 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 11 (55.00%) AWS
2 6 (30.00%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 12 (60.00%) Firewall
2 5 (25.00%) Intrusion Detection
3 1 (5.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 7 (35.00%) Analytical Skills
2 6 (30.00%) Retail
3 2 (10.00%) Law
4 1 (5.00%) Finance
4 1 (5.00%) Financial Institution
4 1 (5.00%) Legal
4 1 (5.00%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (5.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 6 (30.00%) Onboarding
1 6 (30.00%) SWIFT Messaging Network
2 3 (15.00%) Management Information System
3 1 (5.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (100.00%) Information Security
2 11 (55.00%) ISMS
2 11 (55.00%) Risk Management
3 6 (30.00%) Attestation
3 6 (30.00%) Cloud Security
3 6 (30.00%) GAP Analysis
3 6 (30.00%) SIEM
4 5 (25.00%) Data Privacy
4 5 (25.00%) Information Security Management
4 5 (25.00%) Security Management
4 5 (25.00%) Threat Analysis
5 3 (15.00%) Internal Audit
6 2 (10.00%) Incident Management
6 2 (10.00%) Risk Register
7 1 (5.00%) Business Development
7 1 (5.00%) Computer Science
7 1 (5.00%) Data Protection
7 1 (5.00%) Requirements Analysis
7 1 (5.00%) Risk Analysis
7 1 (5.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 8 (40.00%) CISSP
2 6 (30.00%) CCSK
3 5 (25.00%) CISA
4 4 (20.00%) CRISC
4 4 (20.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
5 2 (10.00%) CISM
6 1 (5.00%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (5.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (90.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 10 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
3 9 (45.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 8 (40.00%) NIST
5 7 (35.00%) PCI DSS
6 6 (30.00%) SOC 2
7 4 (20.00%) GRC