Information Security Analyst Jobs in Edinburgh

Information Security Analyst
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Information Security Analyst salary in Edinburgh is £47,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 94 - 147
Rank change year-on-year - - +8
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Analyst 2 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 0.22% - 0.095%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.23% - 0.100%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile £36,600 - £52,500
25th Percentile £39,750 - £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 - £62,500
75th Percentile £53,750 - £68,750
90th Percentile £56,600 - £72,500
Scotland median annual salary £47,000 £47,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year - -24.80% +108.33%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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 Edinburgh with a recognized job title 852 1,458 2,003
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.81% 95.80% 95.20%
Number of salaries quoted 418 1,031 1,187
10th Percentile £29,125 £33,000 £36,150
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +9.09%
75th Percentile £80,000 £72,433 £77,715
90th Percentile £98,474 £92,500 £89,852
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.76% -8.70% +9.52%

Information Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security Analyst in Edinburgh

Information Security Analyst
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

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

Salary trend for Information Security Analyst in Edinburgh

Information Security Analyst
Salary Histogram in Edinburgh

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security Analyst in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 7 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Information Security Analyst in Edinburgh

Information Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 7 May 2025, 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 Edinburgh region featuring Information Security Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
2 1 (50.00%) Disaster Recovery
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Business Continuity
2 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (50.00%) Investment Management
2 1 (50.00%) SaaS
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) ISO 22301
2 1 (50.00%) Fintech
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (50.00%) NIST
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Impact Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Business Impact Analysis

Information Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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 (50.00%) SaaS
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
2 1 (50.00%) Business Continuity
2 1 (50.00%) Business Impact Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Disaster Recovery
2 1 (50.00%) Fintech
2 1 (50.00%) Impact Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Investment Management
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (50.00%) ISO 22301
1 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (50.00%) NIST