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 to 4 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
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 675 721 820
Rank change year-on-year +46 +99 -65
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Analyst 160 206 327
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.19% 0.22% 0.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% 0.24% 0.26%
Number of salaries quoted 152 180 154
10th Percentile £40,250 £41,250 £35,375
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,188 £39,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +2.44%
75th Percentile £64,688 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 80,497 84,397 127,287
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.47% 91.51% 96.11%
Number of salaries quoted 60,179 53,484 75,704
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,125 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,809 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,822 £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 4 May 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 4 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
London +82 52 £66,250 +1.92% 8
North of England +39 42 £46,250 -6.57% 3
South East +11 36 £52,500 +6.06% 2
North West +18 34 £45,000 -3.23% 2
Midlands +7 16 £52,500 +2.44% 1
East Midlands - 14 £52,500 - 1
South West -17 10 £43,500 -13.00% 1
Yorkshire +87 7 £49,500 -1.00% 1
East of England +24 4 £43,000 -31.20%
West Midlands -8 2 £42,000 -18.05%
North East -3 1 - -
Information Security Analyst
UK

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

For the 6 months to 4 May 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.

1 160 (100.00%) Information Security
2 85 (53.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 53 (33.13%) Azure
4 51 (31.88%) NIST
5 50 (31.25%) SIEM
6 46 (28.75%) GRC
6 46 (28.75%) Cloud Security
7 43 (26.88%) CISSP
8 40 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
9 37 (23.13%) Microsoft 365
10 36 (22.50%) Risk Management
11 35 (21.88%) Cyber Essentials
12 34 (21.25%) Firewall
13 29 (18.13%) Risk Assessment
14 28 (17.50%) Analytical Skills
14 28 (17.50%) Incident Management
14 28 (17.50%) Social Skills
15 25 (15.63%) CISA
16 24 (15.00%) CISM
16 24 (15.00%) ISMS
16 24 (15.00%) PCI DSS
16 24 (15.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
17 23 (14.38%) Law
17 23 (14.38%) Management Information System
18 22 (13.75%) Microsoft
18 22 (13.75%) DNS
18 22 (13.75%) DKIM
18 22 (13.75%) DMARC
18 22 (13.75%) GDPR
19 20 (12.50%) 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 53 (33.13%) Azure
2 37 (23.13%) Microsoft 365
3 17 (10.63%) AWS
4 2 (1.25%) Power Platform
5 1 (0.63%) Azure Sentinel
5 1 (0.63%) GCP
5 1 (0.63%) IaaS
5 1 (0.63%) PaaS
5 1 (0.63%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 34 (21.25%) Firewall
2 22 (13.75%) DKIM
2 22 (13.75%) DMARC
2 22 (13.75%) DNS
3 18 (11.25%) Internet
4 11 (6.88%) Intrusion Detection
5 3 (1.88%) Network Security
6 2 (1.25%) TCP/IP
6 2 (1.25%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.25%) Power BI
General
1 28 (17.50%) Analytical Skills
1 28 (17.50%) Social Skills
2 23 (14.38%) Law
3 17 (10.63%) Finance
3 17 (10.63%) Legal
4 7 (4.38%) Retail
5 3 (1.88%) Automotive
6 2 (1.25%) Influencing Skills
6 2 (1.25%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (0.63%) Advertising
7 1 (0.63%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (0.63%) Financial Institution
7 1 (0.63%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.25%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 23 (14.38%) Management Information System
2 18 (11.25%) Cyberattack
3 14 (8.75%) Cyber Threat
3 14 (8.75%) Security Posture
4 7 (4.38%) Onboarding
5 6 (3.75%) SWIFT Messaging Network
6 3 (1.88%) Security Operations Centre
6 3 (1.88%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (1.25%) Data Protection Act
7 2 (1.25%) Operational Technology
7 2 (1.25%) Public Cloud
8 1 (0.63%) Anti-Spyware
8 1 (0.63%) Blog
8 1 (0.63%) CCTV
8 1 (0.63%) e-Learning
8 1 (0.63%) PKI
8 1 (0.63%) PMI
8 1 (0.63%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.25%) Linux
1 2 (1.25%) Windows
2 1 (0.63%) Unix
2 1 (0.63%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 160 (100.00%) Information Security
2 50 (31.25%) SIEM
3 46 (28.75%) Cloud Security
4 40 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
5 36 (22.50%) Risk Management
6 29 (18.13%) Risk Assessment
7 28 (17.50%) Incident Management
8 24 (15.00%) ISMS
8 24 (15.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
9 19 (11.88%) Incident Response
9 19 (11.88%) MITRE ATT&CK
9 19 (11.88%) SOAR
10 18 (11.25%) Problem-Solving
11 15 (9.38%) Security Operations
12 14 (8.75%) Internal Audit
13 13 (8.13%) Security Monitoring
14 12 (7.50%) GAP Analysis
15 11 (6.88%) Disaster Recovery
15 11 (6.88%) Time Management
15 11 (6.88%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (2.50%) Python
2 1 (0.63%) Bash
Qualifications
1 43 (26.88%) CISSP
2 25 (15.63%) CISA
3 24 (15.00%) CISM
4 20 (12.50%) Degree
5 10 (6.25%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 10 (6.25%) CCSP
5 10 (6.25%) Cisco Certification
5 10 (6.25%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 7 (4.38%) CompTIA Security+
7 6 (3.75%) CCSK
7 6 (3.75%) CRISC
8 5 (3.13%) Azure Certification
9 3 (1.88%) ISACA
10 2 (1.25%) CEH
10 2 (1.25%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (1.25%) GCIH
10 2 (1.25%) Security Cleared
11 1 (0.63%) BPSS Clearance
11 1 (0.63%) SANS
11 1 (0.63%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 85 (53.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 51 (31.88%) NIST
3 46 (28.75%) GRC
4 35 (21.88%) Cyber Essentials
5 24 (15.00%) PCI DSS
6 22 (13.75%) GDPR
7 15 (9.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 8 (5.00%) COBIT
9 7 (4.38%) NCSC
10 6 (3.75%) SOC 2
11 5 (3.13%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 4 (2.50%) ISO 22301
12 4 (2.50%) ISO 9001
13 3 (1.88%) TickIT
14 2 (1.25%) GLBA
14 2 (1.25%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
15 1 (0.63%) ISO 14001
15 1 (0.63%) ISO 31000
15 1 (0.63%) PMBOK
System Software
1 1 (0.63%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.63%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 18 (11.25%) CASB
2 1 (0.63%) Nessus
Vendors
1 22 (13.75%) Microsoft
2 10 (6.25%) Cisco
3 7 (4.38%) CrowdStrike
3 7 (4.38%) Proofpoint
3 7 (4.38%) Rapid7
4 2 (1.25%) Qualys
5 1 (0.63%) ServiceNow