Information Security Analyst Jobs in Manchester

Information Security Analyst
North West > Manchester

The median Information Security Analyst salary in Manchester is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 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
12 May 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 163 207 231
Rank change year-on-year +44 +24 +4
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Analyst 3 16 15
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 0.13% 0.31% 0.31%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% 0.33% 0.33%
Number of salaries quoted 3 14 15
10th Percentile £43,782 £42,500 £38,750
25th Percentile £49,395 £42,813 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +38.89% - +5.88%
75th Percentile £66,250 £50,313 £52,500
90th Percentile - £63,375 £56,050
North West median annual salary £55,000 £45,000 £49,500
% change year-on-year +22.22% -9.09% +11.86%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 2,053 4,909 4,481
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.36% 94.39% 91.79%
Number of salaries quoted 1,287 3,788 2,637
10th Percentile £31,800 £30,000 £31,660
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,988 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 £54,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.26% -5.22% +4.55%
75th Percentile £76,920 £68,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £92,500 £81,250 £82,500
North West median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%

Information Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security Analyst in Manchester

Information Security Analyst
Salary Trend in Manchester

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

Salary trend for Information Security Analyst in Manchester

Information Security Analyst
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security Analyst in Manchester over the 6 months to 12 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Information Security Analyst in Manchester

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

For the 6 months to 12 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 Manchester region featuring Information Security Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Information Security
1 3 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 3 (100.00%) Vulnerability Scanning
2 2 (66.67%) Secure Coding
2 2 (66.67%) Forensic Analysis
2 2 (66.67%) Go
2 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Algorithms
2 2 (66.67%) SDLC
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) NIST
2 2 (66.67%) CISSP
2 2 (66.67%) Mobile App
2 2 (66.67%) C#
2 2 (66.67%) C++
2 2 (66.67%) Java
2 2 (66.67%) JavaScript
2 2 (66.67%) Python
2 2 (66.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (66.67%) OWASP
2 2 (66.67%) CSSLP
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) EDI
3 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (33.33%) Management Information System
3 1 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (33.33%) Digital Strategy
3 1 (33.33%) Incident Response
3 1 (33.33%) Security Posture
3 1 (33.33%) Runbook

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

General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Algorithms
1 2 (66.67%) Mobile App
2 1 (33.33%) Management Information System
2 1 (33.33%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Information Security
1 3 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 3 (100.00%) Vulnerability Scanning
2 2 (66.67%) Forensic Analysis
2 2 (66.67%) OWASP
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) SDLC
2 2 (66.67%) Secure Coding
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (33.33%) Digital Strategy
3 1 (33.33%) Incident Response
3 1 (33.33%) Runbook
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) C#
1 2 (66.67%) C++
1 2 (66.67%) Go
1 2 (66.67%) Java
1 2 (66.67%) JavaScript
1 2 (66.67%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) CISSP
1 2 (66.67%) CSSLP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (66.67%) NIST
6 Information Security Analyst jobs in the North West