Information Security Analyst Jobs in the North of England

Information Security Analyst
England > North of England

The median Information Security Analyst salary in the North of England is £46,625 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 14 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
14 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 354 391 423
Rank change year-on-year +37 +32 -73
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Analyst 42 39 35
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 0.24% 0.23% 0.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.25% 0.25% 0.20%
Number of salaries quoted 38 38 33
10th Percentile £41,750 £38,375 -
25th Percentile £42,500 £41,750 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,625 £49,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.81% +10.00% +5.88%
75th Percentile £50,750 £53,750 £56,250
90th Percentile £59,875 - £62,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North of England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the North of 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 the North of England with a recognized job title 16,612 15,336 17,476
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.96% 89.55% 96.18%
Number of salaries quoted 12,860 8,134 11,009
10th Percentile £27,250 £30,500 £27,975
25th Percentile £36,250 £39,544 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.54% +7.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £69,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £81,250 £80,000
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%

Information Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security Analyst in the North of England

Information Security Analyst
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

Salary trend for Information Security Analyst in the North of England

Information Security Analyst
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security Analyst in the North of England over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Information Security Analyst in the North of England

Information Security Analyst
Job Locations in the North of 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 North of England region over the 6 months to 14 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
North West +10 34 £45,000 -9.09% 2
Yorkshire +85 7 £49,500 -1.00% 2
North East -6 1 - -
Information Security Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 14 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 North of England region featuring Information Security Analyst in the job title.

1 42 (100.00%) Information Security
2 20 (47.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 20 (47.62%) Microsoft 365
3 19 (45.24%) Cloud Security
4 15 (35.71%) SIEM
4 15 (35.71%) Azure
5 14 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
6 12 (28.57%) DNS
6 12 (28.57%) GRC
6 12 (28.57%) DKIM
6 12 (28.57%) DMARC
7 11 (26.19%) GDPR
7 11 (26.19%) Cyber Essentials
8 10 (23.81%) Cyberattack
8 10 (23.81%) CASB
8 10 (23.81%) MITRE ATT&CK
8 10 (23.81%) SOAR
8 10 (23.81%) Vulnerability Remediation
8 10 (23.81%) Internet
9 9 (21.43%) PCI DSS
10 8 (19.05%) Microsoft
10 8 (19.05%) Risk Assessment
10 8 (19.05%) Management Information System
10 8 (19.05%) Law
10 8 (19.05%) Incident Response
11 7 (16.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 6 (14.29%) Social Skills
12 6 (14.29%) CISSP
12 6 (14.29%) ISMS
12 6 (14.29%) Vulnerability Scanning

Information Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of 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 20 (47.62%) Microsoft 365
2 15 (35.71%) Azure
3 3 (7.14%) AWS
4 1 (2.38%) IaaS
4 1 (2.38%) PaaS
4 1 (2.38%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 12 (28.57%) DKIM
1 12 (28.57%) DMARC
1 12 (28.57%) DNS
2 10 (23.81%) Internet
3 3 (7.14%) Intrusion Detection
4 2 (4.76%) Network Security
General
1 8 (19.05%) Law
2 6 (14.29%) Social Skills
3 4 (9.52%) Legal
4 3 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (2.38%) Finance
5 1 (2.38%) Financial Institution
5 1 (2.38%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 10 (23.81%) Cyberattack
2 8 (19.05%) Management Information System
3 3 (7.14%) Cyber Threat
3 3 (7.14%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (4.76%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (100.00%) Information Security
2 19 (45.24%) Cloud Security
3 15 (35.71%) SIEM
4 14 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
5 10 (23.81%) MITRE ATT&CK
5 10 (23.81%) SOAR
5 10 (23.81%) Vulnerability Remediation
6 8 (19.05%) Incident Response
6 8 (19.05%) Risk Assessment
7 6 (14.29%) ISMS
7 6 (14.29%) Vulnerability Scanning
8 5 (11.90%) Contingency Planning
8 5 (11.90%) Data Security
8 5 (11.90%) Disaster Recovery
8 5 (11.90%) GAP Analysis
8 5 (11.90%) Incident Management
9 4 (9.52%) Business Continuity
9 4 (9.52%) Internal Audit
10 3 (7.14%) Regulatory Compliance
10 3 (7.14%) Risk Register
Programming Languages
1 3 (7.14%) Python
Qualifications
1 6 (14.29%) CISSP
2 5 (11.90%) CISM
3 4 (9.52%) CISA
3 4 (9.52%) Degree
4 2 (4.76%) CRISC
5 1 (2.38%) CompTIA Security+
5 1 (2.38%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (47.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 12 (28.57%) GRC
3 11 (26.19%) Cyber Essentials
3 11 (26.19%) GDPR
4 9 (21.43%) PCI DSS
5 7 (16.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 5 (11.90%) NCSC
7 4 (9.52%) NIST
8 2 (4.76%) TickIT
9 1 (2.38%) COBIT
9 1 (2.38%) ISO 9001
9 1 (2.38%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
Systems Management
1 10 (23.81%) CASB
Vendors
1 8 (19.05%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.38%) Qualys