Information Security Analyst Jobs

Information Security Analyst
UK

The median Information Security Analyst salary in the UK is £52,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 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
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 731 759 886
Rank change year-on-year +28 +127 -103
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Analyst 171 215 353
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.17% 0.21% 0.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% 0.23% 0.23%
Number of salaries quoted 163 185 172
10th Percentile £40,250 £40,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,625 £45,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - -
75th Percentile £65,625 £67,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £77,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,000 £49,750 £45,000
% change year-on-year -5.53% +10.56% +1.69%

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 93,776 92,678 150,788
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.45% 96.10%
Number of salaries quoted 67,209 58,362 84,200
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 £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

Information Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security Analyst in the UK

Information Security Analyst
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Information Security Analyst in the UK

Information Security Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security Analyst over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Information Security Analyst in the UK

Information Security Analyst
Top 15 Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 9 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 +61 162 £52,500 +5.00% 19
UK excluding London -1 115 £47,000 -5.53% 7
Work from Home +84 84 £48,250 -3.50% 9
London +72 55 £67,500 +3.85% 10
North of England +56 41 £46,250 -6.57% 2
South East -4 35 £52,500 +6.06% 2
North West +19 33 £45,000 -9.09% 2
Midlands -18 17 £52,500 - 2
East Midlands - 15 £52,500 - 1
South West -19 10 £43,500 -8.42% 1
Scotland -60 8 £47,000 -24.80%
Yorkshire +87 7 £49,500 -1.00%
East of England +22 4 £43,000 -31.20%
West Midlands -11 2 £42,000 -20.00% 1
North East -4 1 - -

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

For the 6 months to 9 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 featuring Information Security Analyst in the job title.

1 171 (100.00%) Information Security
2 87 (50.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 61 (35.67%) Azure
4 60 (35.09%) SIEM
5 55 (32.16%) Cloud Security
6 54 (31.58%) NIST
7 48 (28.07%) GRC
8 45 (26.32%) Microsoft 365
9 44 (25.73%) CISSP
10 41 (23.98%) Cybersecurity
11 37 (21.64%) Risk Management
12 36 (21.05%) Cyber Essentials
13 34 (19.88%) Firewall
14 33 (19.30%) Vulnerability Remediation
15 30 (17.54%) DKIM
15 30 (17.54%) DMARC
15 30 (17.54%) DNS
16 29 (16.96%) Risk Assessment
16 29 (16.96%) Incident Management
17 28 (16.37%) Analytical Skills
18 27 (15.79%) SOAR
18 27 (15.79%) Social Skills
18 27 (15.79%) MITRE ATT&CK
19 26 (15.20%) Cyberattack
19 26 (15.20%) CASB
19 26 (15.20%) Internet
19 26 (15.20%) CISA
20 25 (14.62%) CISM
21 24 (14.04%) Law
21 24 (14.04%) ISMS

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 61 (35.67%) Azure
2 45 (26.32%) Microsoft 365
3 18 (10.53%) AWS
4 2 (1.17%) GCP
4 2 (1.17%) Power Platform
5 1 (0.58%) Azure Sentinel
5 1 (0.58%) IaaS
5 1 (0.58%) PaaS
5 1 (0.58%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 34 (19.88%) Firewall
2 30 (17.54%) DKIM
2 30 (17.54%) DMARC
2 30 (17.54%) DNS
3 26 (15.20%) Internet
4 10 (5.85%) Intrusion Detection
5 3 (1.75%) Network Security
6 2 (1.17%) TCP/IP
6 2 (1.17%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.58%) LAN
7 1 (0.58%) SSL
7 1 (0.58%) WAN
7 1 (0.58%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.17%) Power BI
General
1 28 (16.37%) Analytical Skills
2 27 (15.79%) Social Skills
3 24 (14.04%) Law
4 18 (10.53%) Finance
4 18 (10.53%) Legal
5 7 (4.09%) Retail
6 3 (1.75%) Automotive
7 2 (1.17%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (1.17%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (0.58%) Advertising
8 1 (0.58%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (0.58%) Financial Institution
8 1 (0.58%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.17%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 26 (15.20%) Cyberattack
2 23 (13.45%) Management Information System
3 14 (8.19%) Cyber Threat
3 14 (8.19%) Security Posture
4 8 (4.68%) Onboarding
5 6 (3.51%) SWIFT Messaging Network
6 3 (1.75%) Security Operations Centre
6 3 (1.75%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (1.17%) Data Protection Act
7 2 (1.17%) Operational Technology
7 2 (1.17%) Public Cloud
8 1 (0.58%) Anti-Spyware
8 1 (0.58%) Blog
8 1 (0.58%) CCTV
8 1 (0.58%) e-Learning
8 1 (0.58%) PKI
8 1 (0.58%) PMI
8 1 (0.58%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 3 (1.75%) Linux
2 2 (1.17%) Unix
2 2 (1.17%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 171 (100.00%) Information Security
2 60 (35.09%) SIEM
3 55 (32.16%) Cloud Security
4 41 (23.98%) Cybersecurity
5 37 (21.64%) Risk Management
6 33 (19.30%) Vulnerability Remediation
7 29 (16.96%) Incident Management
7 29 (16.96%) Risk Assessment
8 27 (15.79%) MITRE ATT&CK
8 27 (15.79%) SOAR
9 24 (14.04%) ISMS
10 19 (11.11%) Incident Response
11 17 (9.94%) Problem-Solving
11 17 (9.94%) Security Operations
12 14 (8.19%) Security Monitoring
12 14 (8.19%) Vulnerability Management
13 13 (7.60%) GAP Analysis
13 13 (7.60%) Internal Audit
14 11 (6.43%) Disaster Recovery
14 11 (6.43%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (2.34%) Python
2 1 (0.58%) Bash
Qualifications
1 44 (25.73%) CISSP
2 26 (15.20%) CISA
3 25 (14.62%) CISM
4 19 (11.11%) Degree
5 11 (6.43%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 10 (5.85%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 10 (5.85%) CCSP
6 10 (5.85%) Cisco Certification
7 7 (4.09%) CompTIA Security+
8 6 (3.51%) CCSK
8 6 (3.51%) CRISC
9 5 (2.92%) Azure Certification
10 3 (1.75%) GCIH
10 3 (1.75%) ISACA
11 2 (1.17%) CEH
11 2 (1.17%) GCIA
11 2 (1.17%) Security Cleared
12 1 (0.58%) GCFA
12 1 (0.58%) PMI Certification
12 1 (0.58%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 87 (50.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 54 (31.58%) NIST
3 48 (28.07%) GRC
4 36 (21.05%) Cyber Essentials
5 23 (13.45%) PCI DSS
6 22 (12.87%) GDPR
7 15 (8.77%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 9 (5.26%) COBIT
9 7 (4.09%) NCSC
10 6 (3.51%) SOC 2
11 5 (2.92%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 4 (2.34%) ISO 22301
13 3 (1.75%) ISO 9001
13 3 (1.75%) TickIT
14 2 (1.17%) GLBA
15 1 (0.58%) ISO 14001
15 1 (0.58%) ISO 31000
15 1 (0.58%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
15 1 (0.58%) PMBOK
Systems Management
1 26 (15.20%) CASB
2 1 (0.58%) Nessus
Vendors
1 21 (12.28%) Microsoft
2 11 (6.43%) Cisco
3 7 (4.09%) CrowdStrike
3 7 (4.09%) Proofpoint
3 7 (4.09%) Rapid7
4 2 (1.17%) Qualys
5 1 (0.58%) ServiceNow
5 1 (0.58%) VMware