Information Security Analyst Jobs in the South East

Information Security Analyst
England > South East

The median Information Security Analyst salary in the South East is £52,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 6 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
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 356 369 456
Rank change year-on-year +13 +87 -94
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Analyst 36 41 34
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.21% 0.28% 0.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.23% 0.30% 0.18%
Number of salaries quoted 36 34 26
10th Percentile £43,438 £41,250 £33,500
25th Percentile £47,000 £41,438 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £49,500 £51,250
Median % change year-on-year +6.06% -3.41% -2.38%
75th Percentile £56,563 £54,688 £62,500
90th Percentile £58,750 £57,500 £63,750
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
South East

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the South East. 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 South East with a recognized job title 15,759 13,491 19,158
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.93% 90.50% 96.42%
Number of salaries quoted 11,363 8,459 12,571
10th Percentile £27,500 £29,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £82,500
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 the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security Analyst in the South East

Information Security Analyst
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Information Security Analyst in the South East.

Salary trend for Information Security Analyst in the South East

Information Security Analyst
Salary Histogram in the South East

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

Salary histogram for Information Security Analyst in the South East

Information Security Analyst
Job Locations in the South East

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 South East region over the 6 months to 6 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
Hampshire -24 12 £52,500 +6.06% 2
Kent -7 11 £57,500 +15.00%
Thames Valley +26 10 £47,000 +4.44%
Berkshire - 10 £47,000 -
West Sussex +41 2 £42,500 -12.37%
Surrey +1 1 £50,000 +17.65%
Information Security Analyst
England

Information Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 6 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 South East region featuring Information Security Analyst in the job title.

1 36 (100.00%) Information Security
2 21 (58.33%) Azure
3 19 (52.78%) Cloud Security
4 16 (44.44%) Microsoft 365
5 11 (30.56%) SIEM
5 11 (30.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 10 (27.78%) Incident Management
6 10 (27.78%) DNS
6 10 (27.78%) Security Monitoring
6 10 (27.78%) DKIM
6 10 (27.78%) DMARC
6 10 (27.78%) Problem-Solving
7 9 (25.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 9 (25.00%) Internal Audit
7 9 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
7 9 (25.00%) Cisco
7 9 (25.00%) CCSP
7 9 (25.00%) Cisco Certification
7 9 (25.00%) Management Information System
7 9 (25.00%) Time Management
7 9 (25.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
8 8 (22.22%) SOAR
8 8 (22.22%) Firewall
8 8 (22.22%) Internet
8 8 (22.22%) Microsoft
8 8 (22.22%) Cyberattack
8 8 (22.22%) CASB
8 8 (22.22%) MITRE ATT&CK
9 7 (19.44%) Risk Assessment
10 6 (16.67%) Degree

Information Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 21 (58.33%) Azure
2 16 (44.44%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (2.78%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 10 (27.78%) DKIM
1 10 (27.78%) DMARC
1 10 (27.78%) DNS
2 8 (22.22%) Firewall
2 8 (22.22%) Internet
3 2 (5.56%) Intrusion Detection
4 1 (2.78%) Network Security
General
1 9 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (2.78%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 9 (25.00%) Management Information System
2 8 (22.22%) Cyberattack
3 2 (5.56%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.78%) Windows
1 1 (2.78%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (100.00%) Information Security
2 19 (52.78%) Cloud Security
3 11 (30.56%) SIEM
4 10 (27.78%) Incident Management
4 10 (27.78%) Problem-Solving
4 10 (27.78%) Security Monitoring
5 9 (25.00%) Internal Audit
5 9 (25.00%) Time Management
5 9 (25.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
6 8 (22.22%) MITRE ATT&CK
6 8 (22.22%) SOAR
7 7 (19.44%) Risk Assessment
8 5 (13.89%) Risk Management
9 3 (8.33%) Cybersecurity
10 2 (5.56%) Incident Response
11 1 (2.78%) Application Security
11 1 (2.78%) Cyber Assurance
11 1 (2.78%) DevOps
11 1 (2.78%) DevSecOps
11 1 (2.78%) Security Architecture
Qualifications
1 9 (25.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
1 9 (25.00%) CCSP
1 9 (25.00%) Cisco Certification
2 6 (16.67%) Degree
3 5 (13.89%) Azure Certification
3 5 (13.89%) CISSP
4 4 (11.11%) CompTIA Security+
5 2 (5.56%) Security Cleared
6 1 (2.78%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (2.78%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (30.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (5.56%) NCSC
3 1 (2.78%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (2.78%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (2.78%) ISO 22301
3 1 (2.78%) ISO 31000
3 1 (2.78%) SOC 2
System Software
1 1 (2.78%) Active Directory
1 1 (2.78%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 8 (22.22%) CASB
2 1 (2.78%) Nessus
Vendors
1 9 (25.00%) Cisco
2 8 (22.22%) Microsoft
3 1 (2.78%) Qualys