Information Security Analyst Jobs in England

Information Security Analyst
UK > England

The median Information Security Analyst salary in England is £52,500 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 705 713 850
Rank change year-on-year +8 +137 -64
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Analyst 159 181 352
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.17% 0.22% 0.24%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% 0.24% 0.25%
Number of salaries quoted 144 159 176
10th Percentile £40,250 £41,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,469 £45,250 £39,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £57,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £67,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% +5.26% -9.52%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 90,431 74,847 138,483
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.61% 91.19% 95.86%
Number of salaries quoted 65,915 49,353 75,297
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,713 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.53% +1.19% +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Information Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security Analyst in England

Information Security Analyst
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Information Security Analyst in England

Information Security Analyst
Salary Histogram in England

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

Salary histogram for Information Security Analyst in England

Information Security Analyst
Job Locations in England

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 England 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
London +77 54 £66,250 +20.45% 7
North of England +12 38 £46,625 -5.81% 2
South East -25 36 £52,500 +6.06% 9
North West -21 30 £45,000 -9.09% 1
Midlands -46 19 £52,500 - 5
East Midlands -14 16 £52,500 +16.67% 1
South West -39 8 £43,500 -8.42% 1
Yorkshire +64 7 £49,500 -1.00% 1
East of England -9 4 £43,000 -31.20%
West Midlands -34 3 £31,500 -40.00% 4
North East - 1 - -
Information Security Analyst
UK

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

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 England region featuring Information Security Analyst in the job title.

1 157 (98.74%) Information Security
2 92 (57.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 53 (33.33%) NIST
4 50 (31.45%) GRC
5 47 (29.56%) SIEM
6 45 (28.30%) Azure
7 44 (27.67%) Cloud Security
8 43 (27.04%) CISSP
9 42 (26.42%) Cybersecurity
10 38 (23.90%) Cyber Essentials
11 37 (23.27%) Risk Management
12 34 (21.38%) Risk Assessment
13 32 (20.13%) Firewall
14 30 (18.87%) Microsoft 365
14 30 (18.87%) ISMS
14 30 (18.87%) Incident Management
15 26 (16.35%) Analytical Skills
15 26 (16.35%) Social Skills
16 25 (15.72%) CISA
16 25 (15.72%) CISM
17 23 (14.47%) PCI DSS
18 22 (13.84%) Vulnerability Remediation
18 22 (13.84%) Law
19 20 (12.58%) Management Information System
19 20 (12.58%) GDPR
20 19 (11.95%) Incident Response
20 19 (11.95%) AWS
21 18 (11.32%) Legal
21 18 (11.32%) Vulnerability Management
22 16 (10.06%) Degree

Information Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 45 (28.30%) Azure
2 30 (18.87%) Microsoft 365
3 19 (11.95%) AWS
4 3 (1.89%) GCP
5 2 (1.26%) Mimecast
5 2 (1.26%) Power Platform
6 1 (0.63%) IaaS
6 1 (0.63%) PaaS
6 1 (0.63%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 32 (20.13%) Firewall
2 14 (8.81%) DKIM
2 14 (8.81%) DMARC
2 14 (8.81%) DNS
3 13 (8.18%) Internet
4 10 (6.29%) Intrusion Detection
5 5 (3.14%) LAN
5 5 (3.14%) SSL
5 5 (3.14%) WAN
5 5 (3.14%) Wireshark
6 3 (1.89%) Network Security
7 2 (1.26%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.26%) Power BI
General
1 26 (16.35%) Analytical Skills
1 26 (16.35%) Social Skills
2 22 (13.84%) Law
3 18 (11.32%) Legal
4 14 (8.81%) Finance
5 6 (3.77%) Retail
6 3 (1.89%) Automotive
7 2 (1.26%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (1.26%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (0.63%) Advertising
8 1 (0.63%) Financial Institution
8 1 (0.63%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.26%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 20 (12.58%) Management Information System
2 15 (9.43%) Cyberattack
3 13 (8.18%) Cyber Threat
4 12 (7.55%) Security Posture
5 11 (6.92%) Onboarding
6 6 (3.77%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 3 (1.89%) Operational Technology
7 3 (1.89%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (1.26%) Data Protection Act
8 2 (1.26%) Public Cloud
9 1 (0.63%) Blog
9 1 (0.63%) CCTV
9 1 (0.63%) e-Learning
9 1 (0.63%) PMI
9 1 (0.63%) Security Operations Centre
9 1 (0.63%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 5 (3.14%) Linux
1 5 (3.14%) Unix
1 5 (3.14%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 157 (98.74%) Information Security
2 47 (29.56%) SIEM
3 44 (27.67%) Cloud Security
4 42 (26.42%) Cybersecurity
5 37 (23.27%) Risk Management
6 34 (21.38%) Risk Assessment
7 30 (18.87%) Incident Management
7 30 (18.87%) ISMS
8 22 (13.84%) Vulnerability Remediation
9 19 (11.95%) Incident Response
10 18 (11.32%) Vulnerability Management
11 16 (10.06%) Problem-Solving
11 16 (10.06%) Security Monitoring
11 16 (10.06%) Security Operations
12 15 (9.43%) GAP Analysis
13 14 (8.81%) Data Loss Prevention
14 13 (8.18%) Business Continuity
14 13 (8.18%) MITRE ATT&CK
14 13 (8.18%) SOAR
15 12 (7.55%) Internal Audit
Programming Languages
1 3 (1.89%) Python
Qualifications
1 43 (27.04%) CISSP
2 25 (15.72%) CISA
2 25 (15.72%) CISM
3 16 (10.06%) Degree
4 13 (8.18%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
5 9 (5.66%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 9 (5.66%) CCSP
5 9 (5.66%) Cisco Certification
6 6 (3.77%) CCSK
6 6 (3.77%) CompTIA Security+
7 5 (3.14%) Azure Certification
7 5 (3.14%) GCFA
7 5 (3.14%) GCIA
7 5 (3.14%) GCIH
8 4 (2.52%) CRISC
9 3 (1.89%) Security Cleared
10 2 (1.26%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (1.26%) SC Cleared
11 1 (0.63%) BPSS Clearance
11 1 (0.63%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 92 (57.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 53 (33.33%) NIST
3 50 (31.45%) GRC
4 38 (23.90%) Cyber Essentials
5 23 (14.47%) PCI DSS
6 20 (12.58%) GDPR
7 14 (8.81%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 11 (6.92%) COBIT
9 9 (5.66%) NCSC
10 6 (3.77%) SOC 2
11 5 (3.14%) ISO 22301
11 5 (3.14%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 3 (1.89%) ISO 31000
12 3 (1.89%) TickIT
13 2 (1.26%) GLBA
13 2 (1.26%) ISO 9001
14 1 (0.63%) ISO 14001
14 1 (0.63%) PMBOK
Systems Management
1 13 (8.18%) CASB
2 2 (1.26%) Nessus
Vendors
1 15 (9.43%) Cisco
2 14 (8.81%) Microsoft
3 9 (5.66%) CrowdStrike
4 7 (4.40%) Proofpoint
4 7 (4.40%) Rapid7
5 5 (3.14%) VMware
6 3 (1.89%) Qualys