Information Security Analyst Jobs in London

Information Security Analyst
England > London

The median Information Security Analyst salary in London is £66,250 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 5 May 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
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 453 542 780
Rank change year-on-year +89 +238 -214
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Analyst 52 91 98
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.22% 0.26% 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.23% 0.27% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 50 83 87
10th Percentile £52,500 £43,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £59,875 £49,000 £43,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,250 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.92% +8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £78,875 £87,500 £83,750
England median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in 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 London with a recognized job title 22,181 33,417 64,405
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.11% 95.02% 96.34%
Number of salaries quoted 16,675 24,567 34,955
10th Percentile £38,084 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £55,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £72,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% +3.57% -
75th Percentile £93,750 £95,000 £91,250
90th Percentile £115,000 £115,000 £110,000
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%

Information Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security Analyst in London

Information Security Analyst
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for Information Security Analyst in London

Information Security Analyst
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security Analyst in London over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Information Security Analyst in London

Information Security Analyst
Job Locations in 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 London region over the 6 months to 5 May 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
Central London +50 16 £65,000 +30.00% 1
West London - 1 £57,500 -
Information Security Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 5 May 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 London region featuring Information Security Analyst in the job title.

1 52 (100.00%) Information Security
2 36 (69.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 34 (65.38%) NIST
4 28 (53.85%) GRC
5 23 (44.23%) CISSP
6 21 (40.38%) CISA
7 20 (38.46%) Firewall
8 18 (34.62%) Risk Management
9 17 (32.69%) SIEM
9 17 (32.69%) Social Skills
10 16 (30.77%) CISM
11 15 (28.85%) Risk Assessment
11 15 (28.85%) Law
11 15 (28.85%) Cyber Essentials
12 14 (26.92%) Finance
13 13 (25.00%) Incident Management
13 13 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
14 12 (23.08%) Legal
15 11 (21.15%) Security Operations
15 11 (21.15%) Cyber Threat
16 10 (19.23%) Degree
17 9 (17.31%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
17 9 (17.31%) Incident Response
18 7 (13.46%) Security Posture
19 6 (11.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
19 6 (11.54%) Data Loss Prevention
19 6 (11.54%) Vulnerability Management
19 6 (11.54%) AWS
19 6 (11.54%) Intrusion Detection
19 6 (11.54%) Microsoft

Information Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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 6 (11.54%) AWS
2 4 (7.69%) Azure
3 2 (3.85%) Power Platform
4 1 (1.92%) Azure Sentinel
4 1 (1.92%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 20 (38.46%) Firewall
2 6 (11.54%) Intrusion Detection
3 2 (3.85%) TCP/IP
3 2 (3.85%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.85%) Power BI
General
1 17 (32.69%) Social Skills
2 15 (28.85%) Law
3 14 (26.92%) Finance
4 12 (23.08%) Legal
5 5 (9.62%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (3.85%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (1.92%) Advertising
7 1 (1.92%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (1.92%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.85%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 11 (21.15%) Cyber Threat
2 7 (13.46%) Security Posture
3 5 (9.62%) Management Information System
4 2 (3.85%) Public Cloud
5 1 (1.92%) Anti-Spyware
5 1 (1.92%) Blog
5 1 (1.92%) CCTV
5 1 (1.92%) e-Learning
5 1 (1.92%) Onboarding
5 1 (1.92%) PKI
5 1 (1.92%) PMI
5 1 (1.92%) Security Operations Centre
5 1 (1.92%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.85%) Linux
2 1 (1.92%) Unix
2 1 (1.92%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 52 (100.00%) Information Security
2 18 (34.62%) Risk Management
3 17 (32.69%) SIEM
4 15 (28.85%) Risk Assessment
5 13 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
5 13 (25.00%) Incident Management
6 11 (21.15%) Security Operations
7 9 (17.31%) Incident Response
8 6 (11.54%) Data Loss Prevention
8 6 (11.54%) Vulnerability Management
9 5 (9.62%) Information Security Governance
9 5 (9.62%) Information Security Management
9 5 (9.62%) ISMS
9 5 (9.62%) Project Management
9 5 (9.62%) Regulatory Compliance
9 5 (9.62%) Security Management
9 5 (9.62%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 4 (7.69%) Data Governance
10 4 (7.69%) Data Protection
10 4 (7.69%) Penetration Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.92%) Bash
1 1 (1.92%) Python
Qualifications
1 23 (44.23%) CISSP
2 21 (40.38%) CISA
3 16 (30.77%) CISM
4 10 (19.23%) Degree
5 9 (17.31%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 3 (5.77%) CRISC
6 3 (5.77%) ISACA
7 2 (3.85%) CEH
7 2 (3.85%) GCIH
8 1 (1.92%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 1 (1.92%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (1.92%) CCSP
8 1 (1.92%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (1.92%) CompTIA CySA+
8 1 (1.92%) CompTIA Security+
8 1 (1.92%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (1.92%) GCIA
8 1 (1.92%) PMI Certification
8 1 (1.92%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (69.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 34 (65.38%) NIST
3 28 (53.85%) GRC
4 15 (28.85%) Cyber Essentials
5 6 (11.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 5 (9.62%) COBIT
7 4 (7.69%) GDPR
7 4 (7.69%) SOC 2
8 3 (5.77%) ISO 22301
9 2 (3.85%) GLBA
9 2 (3.85%) PCI DSS
9 2 (3.85%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (1.92%) ISO 14001
10 1 (1.92%) ISO 9001
10 1 (1.92%) PMBOK
Vendors
1 6 (11.54%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.92%) Cisco
2 1 (1.92%) ServiceNow