Senior Information Security Analyst Jobs

Senior Information Security Analyst
UK

The median Senior Information Security Analyst salary in the UK is £57,500 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 860 953 1230
Rank change year-on-year +93 +277 -304
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Information Security Analyst 24 22 12
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.024% 0.022% 0.007%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.025% 0.024% 0.008%
Number of salaries quoted 21 21 10
10th Percentile - £38,500 £48,225
25th Percentile £51,250 £45,750 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,250 £52,500 £62,813
90th Percentile £77,500 £57,500 £65,125
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%

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%

Senior Information Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior Information Security Analyst in the UK

Senior Information Security Analyst
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Senior Information Security Analyst in the UK

Senior Information Security Analyst
Salary Histogram

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

Salary histogram for Senior Information Security Analyst in the UK

Senior Information Security Analyst
Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Information Security 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 +91 24 £57,500 +15.00% 6
UK excluding London -11 18 £52,500 +5.00% 4
Midlands -1 8 £52,500 -4.55% 1
East Midlands - 7 £52,500 -
London - 6 £75,000 - 2
South East - 5 £57,500 -
Work from Home +76 3 £57,500 +19.17% 4
North of England +23 2 £60,500 +21.00% 3
East of England - 2 - -
Yorkshire +76 1 £63,500 +27.00% 2
West Midlands +12 1 £52,500 -4.55% 1
North West -7 1 £57,500 +15.00% 1
South West - 1 £58,000 -

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

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

1 24 (100.00%) Information Security
2 13 (54.17%) Cybersecurity
3 12 (50.00%) Azure
4 11 (45.83%) Risk Management
5 7 (29.17%) ERD
5 7 (29.17%) Proofpoint
5 7 (29.17%) SIEM
5 7 (29.17%) Rapid7
5 7 (29.17%) NIST
5 7 (29.17%) CrowdStrike
5 7 (29.17%) GRC
5 7 (29.17%) Security Posture
6 6 (25.00%) Social Skills
7 5 (20.83%) Microsoft
7 5 (20.83%) Cloud Security
8 4 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 4 (16.67%) Technology Strategy
8 4 (16.67%) CCSP
8 4 (16.67%) Cisco
8 4 (16.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 4 (16.67%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (16.67%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 4 (16.67%) CompTIA Security+
8 4 (16.67%) Data Governance
9 3 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
9 3 (12.50%) Security Architecture
9 3 (12.50%) ISMS
9 3 (12.50%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (12.50%) Business Continuity
9 3 (12.50%) Risk Assessment

Senior 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 12 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (4.17%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.17%) Firewall
1 1 (4.17%) Network Security
General
1 6 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (12.50%) Finance
3 2 (8.33%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (4.17%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 7 (29.17%) Security Posture
2 2 (8.33%) Management Information System
3 1 (4.17%) e-Learning
3 1 (4.17%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (100.00%) Information Security
2 13 (54.17%) Cybersecurity
3 11 (45.83%) Risk Management
4 7 (29.17%) ERD
4 7 (29.17%) SIEM
5 5 (20.83%) Cloud Security
6 4 (16.67%) Data Governance
6 4 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 4 (16.67%) Technology Strategy
7 3 (12.50%) Business Continuity
7 3 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
7 3 (12.50%) Data Security
7 3 (12.50%) ISMS
7 3 (12.50%) Risk Assessment
7 3 (12.50%) Security Architecture
8 2 (8.33%) Disaster Recovery
8 2 (8.33%) ITIL
8 2 (8.33%) OWASP
8 2 (8.33%) Stakeholder Management
8 2 (8.33%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 4 (16.67%) (ISC)2 CCSP
1 4 (16.67%) CCSP
1 4 (16.67%) Cisco Certification
1 4 (16.67%) CompTIA Security+
2 2 (8.33%) CISM
2 2 (8.33%) CISSP
3 1 (4.17%) CISA
3 1 (4.17%) CRISC
3 1 (4.17%) Degree
3 1 (4.17%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (29.17%) GRC
1 7 (29.17%) NIST
2 4 (16.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (12.50%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (8.33%) COBIT
4 2 (8.33%) GDPR
4 2 (8.33%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 7 (29.17%) CrowdStrike
1 7 (29.17%) Proofpoint
1 7 (29.17%) Rapid7
2 5 (20.83%) Microsoft
3 4 (16.67%) Cisco