Information Security Analyst Jobs in England

Information Security Analyst
UK > England

The median Information Security Analyst salary in England is £52,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 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
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 657 723 825
Rank change year-on-year +66 +102 -87
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Analyst 158 205 323
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.19% 0.22% 0.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% 0.24% 0.26%
Number of salaries quoted 150 179 149
10th Percentile £40,250 £41,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,625 £45,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £50,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -0.99% +1.00%
75th Percentile £63,563 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 80,172 84,782 125,764
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.46% 91.52% 96.09%
Number of salaries quoted 60,024 53,688 75,723
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £60,567 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.67% +0.95% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,991 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,550 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.42% - +9.09%

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 April 2024.

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 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
London +101 55 £65,000 - 10
North of England +37 39 £46,250 -6.57% 4
South East +13 34 £52,500 +6.06% 3
North West +20 31 £45,000 -3.23% 3
Midlands -11 16 £52,500 +2.44% 3
East Midlands - 14 £52,500 - 1
South West -15 10 £43,500 -13.00% 1
Yorkshire +90 7 £49,500 -1.00% 1
East of England +15 4 £43,000 -31.20%
West Midlands +2 2 £42,000 -18.05% 2
North East -4 1 - -
Information Security Analyst
UK

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

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

1 158 (100.00%) Information Security
2 85 (53.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 53 (33.54%) Azure
4 50 (31.65%) NIST
5 49 (31.01%) SIEM
6 46 (29.11%) CISSP
7 44 (27.85%) GRC
7 44 (27.85%) Cloud Security
8 38 (24.05%) Cyber Essentials
9 37 (23.42%) Risk Management
9 37 (23.42%) Microsoft 365
9 37 (23.42%) Cybersecurity
10 33 (20.89%) Firewall
11 30 (18.99%) Analytical Skills
12 28 (17.72%) Risk Assessment
12 28 (17.72%) CISA
12 28 (17.72%) Social Skills
13 26 (16.46%) Incident Management
14 24 (15.19%) PCI DSS
14 24 (15.19%) CISM
14 24 (15.19%) Law
15 23 (14.56%) Management Information System
15 23 (14.56%) Vulnerability Remediation
16 22 (13.92%) GDPR
16 22 (13.92%) DKIM
16 22 (13.92%) DMARC
16 22 (13.92%) ISMS
16 22 (13.92%) Degree
16 22 (13.92%) Microsoft
16 22 (13.92%) DNS

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:

Cloud Services
1 53 (33.54%) Azure
2 37 (23.42%) Microsoft 365
3 17 (10.76%) AWS
4 2 (1.27%) Power Platform
5 1 (0.63%) Azure Sentinel
5 1 (0.63%) GCP
5 1 (0.63%) IaaS
5 1 (0.63%) PaaS
5 1 (0.63%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 33 (20.89%) Firewall
2 22 (13.92%) DKIM
2 22 (13.92%) DMARC
2 22 (13.92%) DNS
3 18 (11.39%) Internet
4 11 (6.96%) Intrusion Detection
5 2 (1.27%) Network Security
5 2 (1.27%) TCP/IP
5 2 (1.27%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.27%) Power BI
General
1 30 (18.99%) Analytical Skills
2 28 (17.72%) Social Skills
3 24 (15.19%) Law
4 20 (12.66%) Finance
5 17 (10.76%) Legal
6 9 (5.70%) Retail
7 3 (1.90%) Automotive
8 2 (1.27%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (1.27%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (0.63%) Advertising
9 1 (0.63%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (0.63%) Financial Institution
9 1 (0.63%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.27%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 23 (14.56%) Management Information System
2 18 (11.39%) Cyberattack
3 16 (10.13%) Security Posture
4 14 (8.86%) Cyber Threat
5 6 (3.80%) Onboarding
5 6 (3.80%) SWIFT Messaging Network
6 3 (1.90%) Security Operations Centre
6 3 (1.90%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (1.27%) Data Protection Act
7 2 (1.27%) Public Cloud
8 1 (0.63%) Anti-Spyware
8 1 (0.63%) Blog
8 1 (0.63%) CCTV
8 1 (0.63%) e-Learning
8 1 (0.63%) Operational Technology
8 1 (0.63%) PKI
8 1 (0.63%) PMI
8 1 (0.63%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.27%) Linux
1 2 (1.27%) Windows
2 1 (0.63%) Unix
2 1 (0.63%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 158 (100.00%) Information Security
2 49 (31.01%) SIEM
3 44 (27.85%) Cloud Security
4 37 (23.42%) Cybersecurity
4 37 (23.42%) Risk Management
5 28 (17.72%) Risk Assessment
6 26 (16.46%) Incident Management
7 23 (14.56%) Vulnerability Remediation
8 22 (13.92%) ISMS
9 19 (12.03%) MITRE ATT&CK
9 19 (12.03%) Problem-Solving
9 19 (12.03%) SOAR
10 18 (11.39%) Incident Response
11 14 (8.86%) Internal Audit
11 14 (8.86%) Security Operations
12 13 (8.23%) Security Monitoring
13 11 (6.96%) GAP Analysis
13 11 (6.96%) Time Management
14 10 (6.33%) Business Continuity
14 10 (6.33%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 3 (1.90%) Python
2 1 (0.63%) Bash
Qualifications
1 46 (29.11%) CISSP
2 28 (17.72%) CISA
3 24 (15.19%) CISM
4 22 (13.92%) Degree
5 11 (6.96%) CompTIA Security+
6 10 (6.33%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 10 (6.33%) CCSP
6 10 (6.33%) Cisco Certification
7 9 (5.70%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 7 (4.43%) CRISC
9 6 (3.80%) CCSK
10 5 (3.16%) Azure Certification
10 5 (3.16%) CEH
11 4 (2.53%) CompTIA CySA+
11 4 (2.53%) ISACA
12 2 (1.27%) Computer Science Degree
12 2 (1.27%) GCIH
13 1 (0.63%) GCIA
13 1 (0.63%) PMI Certification
13 1 (0.63%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 85 (53.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 50 (31.65%) NIST
3 44 (27.85%) GRC
4 38 (24.05%) Cyber Essentials
5 24 (15.19%) PCI DSS
6 22 (13.92%) GDPR
7 19 (12.03%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 8 (5.06%) COBIT
9 6 (3.80%) NCSC
9 6 (3.80%) SOC 2
10 5 (3.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 4 (2.53%) ISO 9001
12 3 (1.90%) ISO 22301
12 3 (1.90%) TickIT
13 2 (1.27%) GLBA
13 2 (1.27%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 1 (0.63%) ISO 14001
14 1 (0.63%) PMBOK
System Software
1 1 (0.63%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.63%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 18 (11.39%) CASB
Vendors
1 22 (13.92%) Microsoft
2 10 (6.33%) Cisco
3 7 (4.43%) CrowdStrike
3 7 (4.43%) Proofpoint
3 7 (4.43%) Rapid7
4 3 (1.90%) ServiceNow
5 1 (0.63%) Qualys