Information Security Analyst Jobs in England

Information Security Analyst
UK > England

The median Information Security Analyst salary in England is £63,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 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
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 636 679 729
Rank change year-on-year +43 +50 +121
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Analyst 47 163 193
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.097% 0.18% 0.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.19% 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 40 155 167
10th Percentile £42,254 £40,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £52,188 £45,938 £45,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% +5.00% -0.99%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £72,500
UK median annual salary £61,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +17.14% +5.00% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 43,919 83,679 79,671
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.79% 94.64% 91.48%
Number of salaries quoted 23,116 62,210 50,998
10th Percentile £29,250 £28,500 £32,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,084 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £52,500 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -13.65% +1.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Information Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security Analyst in England

Information Security Analyst
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Information Security Analyst in England

Information Security Analyst
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security Analyst in England over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Information Security Analyst in England

Information Security Analyst
Job Locations in England

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 England region over the 6 months to 28 May 2025. 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
London +89 25 £65,000 -3.70% 15
North of England +7 7 £55,000 +17.02% 15
South East +61 6 £47,500 -9.52% 9
Midlands +46 4 £40,000 -23.81% 6
North West -27 4 £50,000 +9.59% 14
Yorkshire +57 3 £57,500 +15.00% 1
South West +111 2 £42,500 -2.30%
West Midlands +64 2 £40,000 -4.76% 2
East Midlands +25 2 £55,000 +4.76% 4
Information Security Analyst
UK

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

For the 6 months to 28 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 England region featuring Information Security Analyst in the job title.

1 47 (100.00%) Information Security
2 35 (74.47%) Cybersecurity
3 27 (57.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 26 (55.32%) Incident Response
5 25 (53.19%) Social Skills
6 24 (51.06%) NIST
7 21 (44.68%) Risk Management
8 17 (36.17%) Management Information System
9 15 (31.91%) Security Posture
10 14 (29.79%) Microsoft
10 14 (29.79%) Data Loss Prevention
10 14 (29.79%) Analytical Skills
10 14 (29.79%) SIEM
11 12 (25.53%) Vulnerability Management
11 12 (25.53%) Finance
11 12 (25.53%) Azure
12 11 (23.40%) PCI DSS
12 11 (23.40%) Security Management
12 11 (23.40%) Information Security Management
12 11 (23.40%) CISSP
12 11 (23.40%) Continuous Improvement
12 11 (23.40%) Problem-Solving
13 10 (21.28%) Due Diligence
13 10 (21.28%) GRC
13 10 (21.28%) Threat Intelligence
14 9 (19.15%) Regulatory Compliance
14 9 (19.15%) Microsoft 365
14 9 (19.15%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
14 9 (19.15%) Firewall
14 9 (19.15%) ISMS

Information Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.13%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 12 (25.53%) Azure
2 9 (19.15%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (2.13%) AWS
3 1 (2.13%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 9 (19.15%) Firewall
2 7 (14.89%) Wireshark
3 6 (12.77%) VPN
4 2 (4.26%) DKIM
4 2 (4.26%) DMARC
Development Applications
1 7 (14.89%) Burp Suite
General
1 25 (53.19%) Social Skills
2 14 (29.79%) Analytical Skills
3 12 (25.53%) Finance
4 8 (17.02%) Organisational Skills
5 7 (14.89%) Banking
5 7 (14.89%) Legal
6 6 (12.77%) Law
7 3 (6.38%) Public Sector
8 2 (4.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (4.26%) Retail
9 1 (2.13%) Advertising
9 1 (2.13%) Automotive
9 1 (2.13%) Influencing Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.13%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 17 (36.17%) Management Information System
2 15 (31.91%) Security Posture
3 6 (12.77%) PKI
4 3 (6.38%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (4.26%) Cyber Defence
5 2 (4.26%) Cyber Threat
5 2 (4.26%) Security Operations Centre
6 1 (2.13%) Cyberattack
6 1 (2.13%) Insider Threat
6 1 (2.13%) Onboarding
6 1 (2.13%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (2.13%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 8 (17.02%) Windows
2 7 (14.89%) Linux
3 1 (2.13%) Apple iOS
3 1 (2.13%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (100.00%) Information Security
2 35 (74.47%) Cybersecurity
3 26 (55.32%) Incident Response
4 21 (44.68%) Risk Management
5 14 (29.79%) Data Loss Prevention
5 14 (29.79%) SIEM
6 12 (25.53%) Vulnerability Management
7 11 (23.40%) Continuous Improvement
7 11 (23.40%) Information Security Management
7 11 (23.40%) Problem-Solving
7 11 (23.40%) Security Management
8 10 (21.28%) Due Diligence
8 10 (21.28%) Threat Intelligence
9 9 (19.15%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
9 9 (19.15%) ISMS
9 9 (19.15%) Regulatory Compliance
10 8 (17.02%) Threat Modelling
10 8 (17.02%) Vulnerability Assessment
11 7 (14.89%) Risk Assessment
11 7 (14.89%) Security Monitoring
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.13%) Bash
1 1 (2.13%) PowerShell
1 1 (2.13%) Python
Qualifications
1 11 (23.40%) CISSP
2 7 (14.89%) CISM
2 7 (14.89%) GCFA
2 7 (14.89%) GCIA
2 7 (14.89%) GCIH
3 4 (8.51%) CEH
4 3 (6.38%) CompTIA Security+
4 3 (6.38%) CRISC
4 3 (6.38%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
5 1 (2.13%) CCSK
5 1 (2.13%) CISA
5 1 (2.13%) CISMP
5 1 (2.13%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (57.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 24 (51.06%) NIST
3 11 (23.40%) PCI DSS
4 10 (21.28%) GRC
5 7 (14.89%) Cyber Essentials
5 7 (14.89%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 6 (12.77%) GDPR
7 2 (4.26%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 2 (4.26%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (4.26%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 14 (29.79%) Microsoft
2 7 (14.89%) Citrix
2 7 (14.89%) VMware
3 1 (2.13%) Checkmarx