Information Security Analyst Jobs in the North of England

Information Security Analyst
England > North of England

The median Information Security Analyst salary in the North of England is £56,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 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
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 341 349 395
Rank change year-on-year +8 +46 +26
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Analyst 8 43 38
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 0.068% 0.24% 0.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.074% 0.26% 0.25%
Number of salaries quoted 8 39 37
10th Percentile £41,762 £41,750 £38,750
25th Percentile £50,000 £42,500 £43,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,250 £47,000 £49,500
Median % change year-on-year +19.68% -5.05% +10.00%
75th Percentile £58,750 £51,000 £53,750
90th Percentile £61,000 £62,500 -
England median annual salary £63,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +20.00% +5.00% -4.76%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North of 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 the North of England with a recognized job title 10,815 16,750 15,196
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.22% 94.99% 89.53%
Number of salaries quoted 5,780 12,957 8,065
10th Percentile £25,750 £27,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £38,750 £36,250 £39,544
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -6.54% +7.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £69,649
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £81,250
England median annual salary £56,800 £53,000 £60,800
% change year-on-year +7.17% -12.83% +1.33%

Information Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security Analyst in the North of England

Information Security Analyst
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

Salary trend for Information Security Analyst in the North of England

Information Security Analyst
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security Analyst in the North of England over the 6 months to 17 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Information Security Analyst in the North of England

Information Security Analyst
Job Locations in the North of 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 North of England region over the 6 months to 17 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
North West -29 5 £55,000 +22.22% 9
Yorkshire +57 3 £57,500 +15.00% 1
Information Security Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 17 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 North of England region featuring Information Security Analyst in the job title.

1 8 (100.00%) Information Security
2 7 (87.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 7 (87.50%) NIST
3 5 (62.50%) Stakeholder Management
4 4 (50.00%) Risk Assessment
4 4 (50.00%) Management Information System
4 4 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
4 4 (50.00%) CISSP
4 4 (50.00%) Incident Response
4 4 (50.00%) Incident Management
4 4 (50.00%) GRC
5 3 (37.50%) Social Skills
5 3 (37.50%) Public Sector
5 3 (37.50%) Security Architecture
5 3 (37.50%) Risk Management
5 3 (37.50%) CISM
6 2 (25.00%) Penetration Testing
6 2 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (25.00%) Vulnerability Scanning
6 2 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (25.00%) Cyber Defence
7 1 (12.50%) Forensic Analysis
7 1 (12.50%) Runbook
7 1 (12.50%) Algorithms
7 1 (12.50%) SDLC
7 1 (12.50%) DBS Check
7 1 (12.50%) Secure Coding
7 1 (12.50%) Security Operations
7 1 (12.50%) Regulatory Compliance

Information Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of 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:

General
1 3 (37.50%) Public Sector
1 3 (37.50%) Social Skills
2 2 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (12.50%) Finance
3 1 (12.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (12.50%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 4 (50.00%) Management Information System
2 2 (25.00%) Cyber Defence
3 1 (12.50%) Algorithms
3 1 (12.50%) Mobile App
3 1 (12.50%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Information Security
2 5 (62.50%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
3 4 (50.00%) Incident Management
3 4 (50.00%) Incident Response
3 4 (50.00%) Risk Assessment
4 3 (37.50%) Risk Management
4 3 (37.50%) Security Architecture
5 2 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (25.00%) Penetration Testing
5 2 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (25.00%) Vulnerability Scanning
6 1 (12.50%) Digital Strategy
6 1 (12.50%) Forensic Analysis
6 1 (12.50%) Regulatory Compliance
6 1 (12.50%) Runbook
6 1 (12.50%) SDLC
6 1 (12.50%) Secure Coding
6 1 (12.50%) Security Operations
6 1 (12.50%) Vulnerability Remediation
Programming Languages
1 1 (12.50%) C#
1 1 (12.50%) C++
1 1 (12.50%) Go
1 1 (12.50%) Java
1 1 (12.50%) JavaScript
1 1 (12.50%) Python
Qualifications
1 4 (50.00%) CISSP
2 3 (37.50%) CISM
3 1 (12.50%) CSSLP
3 1 (12.50%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (87.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 7 (87.50%) NIST
2 4 (50.00%) GRC