Information Security Analyst
UK > Scotland
The median Information Security Analyst salary in Scotland is £37,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 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 15 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 160 | 267 | 220 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +107 | -47 | +23 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Analyst | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.034% | 0.12% | 0.065% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.038% | 0.12% | 0.072% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £52,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £34,500 | - | £56,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £37,000 | £47,000 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.28% | -24.80% | +108.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £39,500 | - | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £72,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £62,750 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +19.52% | +5.00% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title | 2,642 | 6,477 | 4,170 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.05% | 96.93% | 89.99% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,344 | 2,613 | 2,263 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,000 | £28,000 | £31,414 |
| 25th Percentile | £44,000 | £40,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £56,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -7.08% | +7.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,000 | £65,000 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,500 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -12.50% | - |
Information Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Information Security Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Information Security Analyst
Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Information Security Analyst in Scotland.
Information Security Analyst
Job Locations in Scotland
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 Scotland region over the 6 months to 15 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 |
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| Edinburgh | - | 1 | £37,000 | - | 3 |
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Information Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 15 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 Scotland region featuring Information Security Analyst in the job title.
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Information Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:
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