Information Security Analyst Jobs in the UK excluding London

Information Security Analyst
UK > UK excluding London

The median Information Security Analyst salary in the UK excluding London is £47,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 April 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
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 651 635 615
Rank change year-on-year -16 -20 -4
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Analyst 111 121 235
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.16% 0.20% 0.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% 0.22% 0.35%
Number of salaries quoted 105 101 70
10th Percentile £40,100 £38,750 £33,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £41,250 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £49,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.05% +10.00% +2.27%
75th Percentile £53,750 £53,750 £56,250
90th Percentile £58,750 £57,500 £63,750
UK median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. 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 excluding London with a recognized job title 66,441 54,823 67,755
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.78% 89.23% 95.80%
Number of salaries quoted 47,080 31,110 43,010
10th Percentile £26,750 £29,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £76,250 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,550 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.42% - +9.09%

Information Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security Analyst in the UK excluding London

Information Security Analyst
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Information Security Analyst in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Information Security Analyst in the UK excluding London

Information Security Analyst
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security Analyst in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Information Security Analyst in the UK excluding London

Information Security Analyst
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 28 April 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 of England +37 39 £46,250 -6.57% 4
South East +13 34 £52,500 +6.06% 3
North West +20 31 £45,000 -3.23% 3
Midlands -11 16 £52,500 +2.44% 3
East Midlands - 14 £52,500 - 1
South West -15 10 £43,500 -13.00% 1
Scotland -55 8 £47,000 -24.80%
Yorkshire +90 7 £49,500 -1.00% 1
East of England +15 4 £43,000 -31.20%
West Midlands +2 2 £42,000 -18.05% 2
North East -4 1 - -
Information Security Analyst
UK

Information Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 28 April 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 UK excluding London region featuring Information Security Analyst in the job title.

1 111 (100.00%) Information Security
2 57 (51.35%) Azure
3 51 (45.95%) Cloud Security
4 47 (42.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 44 (39.64%) Microsoft 365
6 41 (36.94%) SIEM
7 30 (27.03%) DKIM
7 30 (27.03%) DMARC
7 30 (27.03%) DNS
8 27 (24.32%) Vulnerability Remediation
9 26 (23.42%) MITRE ATT&CK
9 26 (23.42%) SOAR
9 26 (23.42%) Internet
9 26 (23.42%) CASB
9 26 (23.42%) Cyberattack
10 23 (20.72%) Cybersecurity
10 23 (20.72%) Analytical Skills
11 22 (19.82%) PCI DSS
12 20 (18.02%) CISSP
12 20 (18.02%) Cyber Essentials
13 18 (16.22%) GRC
13 18 (16.22%) GDPR
13 18 (16.22%) Management Information System
13 18 (16.22%) Risk Management
13 18 (16.22%) ISMS
14 17 (15.32%) NIST
15 16 (14.41%) Microsoft
16 15 (13.51%) Problem-Solving
17 14 (12.61%) Internal Audit
17 14 (12.61%) Firewall

Information Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 57 (51.35%) Azure
2 44 (39.64%) Microsoft 365
3 11 (9.91%) AWS
4 1 (0.90%) GCP
4 1 (0.90%) IaaS
4 1 (0.90%) PaaS
4 1 (0.90%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 30 (27.03%) DKIM
1 30 (27.03%) DMARC
1 30 (27.03%) DNS
2 26 (23.42%) Internet
3 14 (12.61%) Firewall
4 5 (4.50%) Intrusion Detection
5 2 (1.80%) Network Security
General
1 23 (20.72%) Analytical Skills
2 10 (9.01%) Social Skills
3 7 (6.31%) Law
4 6 (5.41%) Retail
5 5 (4.50%) Legal
6 3 (2.70%) Automotive
6 3 (2.70%) Finance
7 2 (1.80%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (0.90%) Financial Institution
8 1 (0.90%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 26 (23.42%) Cyberattack
2 18 (16.22%) Management Information System
3 7 (6.31%) Security Posture
4 6 (5.41%) Onboarding
4 6 (5.41%) SWIFT Messaging Network
5 3 (2.70%) Cyber Threat
5 3 (2.70%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (1.80%) Data Protection Act
6 2 (1.80%) Security Operations Centre
7 1 (0.90%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.90%) Windows
1 1 (0.90%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 111 (100.00%) Information Security
2 51 (45.95%) Cloud Security
3 41 (36.94%) SIEM
4 27 (24.32%) Vulnerability Remediation
5 26 (23.42%) MITRE ATT&CK
5 26 (23.42%) SOAR
6 23 (20.72%) Cybersecurity
7 18 (16.22%) ISMS
7 18 (16.22%) Risk Management
8 15 (13.51%) Problem-Solving
9 14 (12.61%) Incident Management
9 14 (12.61%) Internal Audit
10 13 (11.71%) Risk Assessment
11 11 (9.91%) GAP Analysis
12 10 (9.01%) Security Monitoring
13 9 (8.11%) Incident Response
13 9 (8.11%) Time Management
14 8 (7.21%) Business Continuity
14 8 (7.21%) Disaster Recovery
15 7 (6.31%) Data Security
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.80%) Python
Qualifications
1 20 (18.02%) CISSP
2 10 (9.01%) Degree
3 9 (8.11%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 9 (8.11%) CCSP
3 9 (8.11%) Cisco Certification
4 8 (7.21%) CISM
5 6 (5.41%) CCSK
5 6 (5.41%) CompTIA Security+
6 5 (4.50%) Azure Certification
7 4 (3.60%) CISA
8 3 (2.70%) CRISC
9 1 (0.90%) Computer Science Degree
9 1 (0.90%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 1 (0.90%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (42.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 22 (19.82%) PCI DSS
3 20 (18.02%) Cyber Essentials
4 18 (16.22%) GDPR
4 18 (16.22%) GRC
5 17 (15.32%) NIST
6 9 (8.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 6 (5.41%) NCSC
8 3 (2.70%) COBIT
8 3 (2.70%) ISO 9001
8 3 (2.70%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 3 (2.70%) TickIT
9 2 (1.80%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 2 (1.80%) SOC 2
System Software
1 1 (0.90%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.90%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 26 (23.42%) CASB
Vendors
1 16 (14.41%) Microsoft
2 9 (8.11%) Cisco
3 7 (6.31%) CrowdStrike
3 7 (6.31%) Proofpoint
3 7 (6.31%) Rapid7
4 1 (0.90%) Qualys