Senior Information Security Analyst Jobs

Senior Information Security Analyst
UK

The median Senior Information Security Analyst salary in the UK is £56,250 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 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
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 871 968 1179
Rank change year-on-year +97 +211 -294
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Information Security Analyst 23 21 17
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.023% 0.020% 0.011%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.025% 0.022% 0.011%
Number of salaries quoted 20 20 10
10th Percentile - £38,500 £48,225
25th Percentile £51,250 £45,750 £49,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,250 £50,000 £61,250
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -18.37% +11.36%
75th Percentile £63,438 £52,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £56,375 £65,125
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -13.04% +4.55%

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 92,894 96,310 147,847
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.63% 91.58% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 66,756 60,420 85,018
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,923 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.80% - +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 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

Senior Information Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior Information Security Analyst in the UK

Senior Information Security Analyst
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Senior Information Security Analyst in the UK

Senior Information Security Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Information Security Analyst over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Senior Information Security Analyst in the UK

Senior Information Security Analyst
Top 10 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Information Security Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 25 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
England +116 23 £56,250 +12.50% 6
UK excluding London +3 17 £52,500 +5.00% 1
Midlands +15 8 £52,500 -4.55% 1
East Midlands - 7 £52,500 -
London - 6 £75,000 - 4
South East - 5 £57,500 -
Work from Home +91 2 - - 3
East of England - 2 - -
South West - 2 £56,500 -
West Midlands +19 1 £52,500 -4.55% 1

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

For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, Senior 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 Senior Information Security Analyst in the job title.

1 23 (100.00%) Information Security
2 13 (56.52%) Cybersecurity
3 12 (52.17%) Azure
4 10 (43.48%) Risk Management
5 7 (30.43%) ERD
5 7 (30.43%) Proofpoint
5 7 (30.43%) SIEM
5 7 (30.43%) Rapid7
5 7 (30.43%) Security Posture
5 7 (30.43%) NIST
5 7 (30.43%) CrowdStrike
5 7 (30.43%) GRC
6 6 (26.09%) Social Skills
7 5 (21.74%) Microsoft
7 5 (21.74%) Cloud Security
8 4 (17.39%) CCSP
8 4 (17.39%) Cisco
8 4 (17.39%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (17.39%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 4 (17.39%) Technology Strategy
8 4 (17.39%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 4 (17.39%) CompTIA Security+
8 4 (17.39%) Data Governance
9 3 (13.04%) Continuous Improvement
9 3 (13.04%) Security Architecture
9 3 (13.04%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (13.04%) Finance
9 3 (13.04%) ISMS
10 2 (8.70%) Business Continuity
10 2 (8.70%) PCI DSS

Senior 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 12 (52.17%) Azure
2 1 (4.35%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.35%) Firewall
1 1 (4.35%) Network Security
General
1 6 (26.09%) Social Skills
2 3 (13.04%) Finance
3 2 (8.70%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (4.35%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (4.35%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 7 (30.43%) Security Posture
2 2 (8.70%) Management Information System
3 1 (4.35%) e-Learning
3 1 (4.35%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (100.00%) Information Security
2 13 (56.52%) Cybersecurity
3 10 (43.48%) Risk Management
4 7 (30.43%) ERD
4 7 (30.43%) SIEM
5 5 (21.74%) Cloud Security
6 4 (17.39%) Data Governance
6 4 (17.39%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 4 (17.39%) Technology Strategy
7 3 (13.04%) Continuous Improvement
7 3 (13.04%) ISMS
7 3 (13.04%) Security Architecture
8 2 (8.70%) Business Continuity
8 2 (8.70%) Compliance Audit
8 2 (8.70%) Disaster Recovery
8 2 (8.70%) Mentoring
8 2 (8.70%) OWASP
8 2 (8.70%) Risk Assessment
8 2 (8.70%) Stakeholder Management
8 2 (8.70%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 4 (17.39%) (ISC)2 CCSP
1 4 (17.39%) CCSP
1 4 (17.39%) Cisco Certification
1 4 (17.39%) CompTIA Security+
2 2 (8.70%) CISM
2 2 (8.70%) CISSP
3 1 (4.35%) CISA
3 1 (4.35%) CRISC
3 1 (4.35%) Degree
3 1 (4.35%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (30.43%) GRC
1 7 (30.43%) NIST
2 3 (13.04%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (8.70%) COBIT
3 2 (8.70%) GDPR
3 2 (8.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (8.70%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 7 (30.43%) CrowdStrike
1 7 (30.43%) Proofpoint
1 7 (30.43%) Rapid7
2 5 (21.74%) Microsoft
3 4 (17.39%) Cisco