IT Security Analyst Jobs in Scotland

IT Security Analyst
UK > Scotland

The median IT Security Analyst salary in Scotland is £43,750 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 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
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 281 224 245
Rank change year-on-year -57 +21 -62
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Security Analyst 2 1 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.030% 0.021% 0.053%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.031% 0.023% 0.055%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile £37,375 - -
25th Percentile £39,063 - £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,750 - £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -10.53%
75th Percentile £49,063 - £43,750
90th Percentile £51,125 - -
UK median annual salary £55,000 £44,293 £58,000
% change year-on-year +24.17% -23.63% +28.89%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 6,494 4,314 5,472
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.84% 90.27% 96.46%
Number of salaries quoted 2,618 2,346 2,950
10th Percentile £27,750 £31,569 £28,173
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £38,635
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +9.52% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £73,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £53,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.67% - +9.09%

IT Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Security Analyst in Scotland

IT Security Analyst
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Security Analyst in Scotland.

Salary trend for IT Security Analyst in Scotland

IT Security Analyst
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Security Analyst in Scotland over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Salary histogram for IT Security Analyst in Scotland

IT 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 IT Security Analyst within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 24 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
Edinburgh - 1 £50,000 -
Glasgow - 1 £37,500 - 1
IT Security Analyst
UK

IT Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 24 April 2024, IT 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 IT Security Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) SIEM
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (50.00%) Legal
2 1 (50.00%) Network+ Certification
2 1 (50.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
2 1 (50.00%) CompTIA CySA+
2 1 (50.00%) Technology Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Incident Response
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (50.00%) Rapid7
2 1 (50.00%) Vulnerability Scanning
2 1 (50.00%) Palo Alto
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) CompTIA Security+
2 1 (50.00%) Security Operations
2 1 (50.00%) Remediation Plan
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (50.00%) Threat Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) ConnectWise
2 1 (50.00%) CASB
2 1 (50.00%) WhatsApp
2 1 (50.00%) NIST
2 1 (50.00%) Azure Sentinel
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Use Case
2 1 (50.00%) XenApp

IT 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
1 1 (50.00%) Azure Sentinel
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (50.00%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) Firewall
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Linux
1 1 (50.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) SIEM
2 1 (50.00%) Change Management
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (50.00%) Incident Management
2 1 (50.00%) Incident Response
2 1 (50.00%) Information Security
2 1 (50.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
2 1 (50.00%) Remediation Plan
2 1 (50.00%) Security Operations
2 1 (50.00%) Technology Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Threat Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Use Case
2 1 (50.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
2 1 (50.00%) Vulnerability Scanning
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) CompTIA CySA+
2 1 (50.00%) CompTIA Security+
2 1 (50.00%) MCSE
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (50.00%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (50.00%) NIST
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (50.00%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 1 (50.00%) CASB
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) Citrix
2 1 (50.00%) ConnectWise
2 1 (50.00%) Palo Alto
2 1 (50.00%) Rapid7