Information Security Analyst Jobs in Central London

Information Security Analyst
London > Central London

The median Information Security Analyst salary in Central London is £65,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 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
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 175 234 271
Rank change year-on-year +59 +37 -26
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Analyst 17 14 32
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 0.45% 0.26% 0.40%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.47% 0.27% 0.42%
Number of salaries quoted 16 13 31
10th Percentile £50,000 £42,225 £52,750
25th Percentile £62,188 £43,125 £58,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £50,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +30.00% -33.33% +20.00%
75th Percentile £70,938 £53,500 £83,750
90th Percentile £78,125 £63,500 -
London median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £58,750
% change year-on-year - +10.64% +6.82%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Central London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Central 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 Central London with a recognized job title 3,596 5,140 7,636
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.08% 96.20% 95.85%
Number of salaries quoted 2,833 4,299 6,437
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £42,500
25th Percentile £52,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% +3.45% +3.57%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £93,750
90th Percentile £112,500 £111,250 £108,750
London median annual salary £70,000 £72,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -3.45% +3.57% -

Information Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security Analyst in Central London

Information Security Analyst
Salary Trend in Central London

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

Salary trend for Information Security Analyst in Central London

Information Security Analyst
Salary Histogram in Central London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security Analyst in Central London over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Information Security Analyst in Central London

Information Security Analyst
Job Locations in Central 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 Central London region over the 6 months to 26 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
City of London +58 15 £65,000 +30.00% 1
Information Security Analyst
London

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

For the 6 months to 26 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 Central London region featuring Information Security Analyst in the job title.

1 17 (100.00%) Information Security
2 15 (88.24%) CISA
3 11 (64.71%) CISSP
3 11 (64.71%) Risk Management
4 10 (58.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 9 (52.94%) NIST
6 8 (47.06%) GRC
6 8 (47.06%) Social Skills
7 6 (35.29%) Incident Response
7 6 (35.29%) Security Posture
7 6 (35.29%) Security Operations
7 6 (35.29%) Analytical Skills
7 6 (35.29%) Degree
7 6 (35.29%) Incident Management
7 6 (35.29%) Finance
7 6 (35.29%) Risk Assessment
8 5 (29.41%) CISM
8 5 (29.41%) Cyber Threat
8 5 (29.41%) Data Loss Prevention
8 5 (29.41%) Regulatory Compliance
9 4 (23.53%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (23.53%) Cybersecurity
9 4 (23.53%) SIEM
9 4 (23.53%) CRISC
9 4 (23.53%) ISACA
9 4 (23.53%) Vulnerability Assessment
9 4 (23.53%) Penetration Testing
10 3 (17.65%) Firewall
10 3 (17.65%) Benchmarking
10 3 (17.65%) Legal

Information Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central 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 1 (5.88%) Azure
1 1 (5.88%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 3 (17.65%) Firewall
2 1 (5.88%) TCP/IP
2 1 (5.88%) Wi-Fi
General
1 8 (47.06%) Social Skills
2 6 (35.29%) Analytical Skills
2 6 (35.29%) Finance
3 3 (17.65%) Legal
4 2 (11.76%) Law
5 1 (5.88%) Documentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (11.76%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 6 (35.29%) Security Posture
2 5 (29.41%) Cyber Threat
3 2 (11.76%) Management Information System
4 1 (5.88%) Anti-Spyware
4 1 (5.88%) e-Learning
4 1 (5.88%) Security Operations Centre
4 1 (5.88%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 1 (5.88%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (100.00%) Information Security
2 11 (64.71%) Risk Management
3 6 (35.29%) Incident Management
3 6 (35.29%) Incident Response
3 6 (35.29%) Risk Assessment
3 6 (35.29%) Security Operations
4 5 (29.41%) Data Loss Prevention
4 5 (29.41%) Regulatory Compliance
5 4 (23.53%) Cybersecurity
5 4 (23.53%) Penetration Testing
5 4 (23.53%) SIEM
5 4 (23.53%) Vulnerability Assessment
6 3 (17.65%) Benchmarking
6 3 (17.65%) Problem-Solving
7 2 (11.76%) Identity Access Management
7 2 (11.76%) Project Management
7 2 (11.76%) Time Management
7 2 (11.76%) Vulnerability Management
8 1 (5.88%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
8 1 (5.88%) Patch Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (5.88%) Bash
1 1 (5.88%) Python
Qualifications
1 15 (88.24%) CISA
2 11 (64.71%) CISSP
3 6 (35.29%) Degree
4 5 (29.41%) CISM
5 4 (23.53%) CRISC
5 4 (23.53%) ISACA
6 3 (17.65%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 1 (5.88%) CEH
7 1 (5.88%) CompTIA CySA+
7 1 (5.88%) CompTIA Security+
7 1 (5.88%) GCIA
7 1 (5.88%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (58.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (52.94%) NIST
3 8 (47.06%) GRC
4 4 (23.53%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (5.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (5.88%) GDPR
Vendors
1 2 (11.76%) Microsoft