Information Security Analyst Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Information Security Analyst
UK > UK excluding London

The median Information Security Analyst salary in the UK excluding London is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 468 527 494
Rank change year-on-year +59 -33 +160
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Analyst 38 45 73
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.090% 0.13% 0.21%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.100% 0.14% 0.22%
Number of salaries quoted 33 26 72
10th Percentile £36,430 £37,500 £36,500
25th Percentile £48,165 £40,000 £41,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £51,250 £47,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.32% +9.04% +1.08%
75th Percentile - £59,688 £50,500
90th Percentile £65,000 £66,750 £58,675
UK median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +25.00% -4.76%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 38,179 33,328 33,027
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.48% 92.91% 95.32%
Number of salaries quoted 23,318 16,178 25,075
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £36,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -5.66%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £78,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Information Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Information Security Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Information Security Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Information Security Analyst
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for Information Security Analyst job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for Information Security Analyst job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Information Security Analyst
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security Analyst in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Information Security Analyst in the UK excluding London

Information Security Analyst
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 13 January 2026. 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
South East +31 14 £55,000 -17.29% 5
Midlands +24 12 £51,058 +27.65% 8
West Midlands +20 7 £52,500 +31.25% 8
North of England +17 7 £55,000 +15.18% 3
East of England +27 5 £60,000 +20.00% 1
North West +22 5 £55,000 +37.50% 2
East Midlands -6 5 £51,058 -
Yorkshire -12 2 £52,500 - 1
Information Security Analyst
UK

Information Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, Information Security Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the UK excluding London region featuring Information Security Analyst in the job title.

1 38 (100.00%) Information Security
2 16 (42.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 15 (39.47%) NIST
4 10 (26.32%) CISM
4 10 (26.32%) CISSP
4 10 (26.32%) GDPR
4 10 (26.32%) Vulnerability Assessment
5 9 (23.68%) Cybersecurity
6 8 (21.05%) CompTIA Security+
6 8 (21.05%) Vulnerability Management
7 7 (18.42%) Problem-Solving
8 6 (15.79%) SIEM
9 5 (13.16%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 5 (13.16%) Azure
9 5 (13.16%) Cisco Certification
9 5 (13.16%) Cloud Security
9 5 (13.16%) Continuous Improvement
9 5 (13.16%) Cyber Essentials
9 5 (13.16%) Degree
9 5 (13.16%) Microsoft
9 5 (13.16%) Risk Assessment
9 5 (13.16%) Risk Management
9 5 (13.16%) Security Operations
10 4 (10.53%) Azure Sentinel
10 4 (10.53%) Decision-Making
10 4 (10.53%) GRC
10 4 (10.53%) Incident Response
10 4 (10.53%) Intrusion Detection
10 4 (10.53%) Tenable
10 4 (10.53%) Threat and Vulnerability Management

Information Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 5 (13.16%) Azure
2 4 (10.53%) Azure Sentinel
3 3 (7.89%) AWS
4 1 (2.63%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (10.53%) Intrusion Detection
2 2 (5.26%) Network Security
3 1 (2.63%) Firewall
General
1 7 (18.42%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (13.16%) Finance
2 5 (13.16%) Social Skills
3 4 (10.53%) Retail
4 3 (7.89%) Legal
5 2 (5.26%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (2.63%) Influencing Skills
Miscellaneous
1 8 (21.05%) Security Posture
2 3 (7.89%) Life Science
3 2 (5.26%) Cyber Threat
3 2 (5.26%) Management Information System
3 2 (5.26%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (100.00%) Information Security
2 10 (26.32%) Vulnerability Assessment
3 9 (23.68%) Cybersecurity
4 8 (21.05%) Vulnerability Management
5 7 (18.42%) Problem-Solving
6 6 (15.79%) SIEM
7 5 (13.16%) Cloud Security
7 5 (13.16%) Continuous Improvement
7 5 (13.16%) Risk Assessment
7 5 (13.16%) Risk Management
7 5 (13.16%) Security Operations
8 4 (10.53%) Decision-Making
8 4 (10.53%) Incident Response
8 4 (10.53%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
9 3 (7.89%) Collaborative Working
9 3 (7.89%) ISMS
9 3 (7.89%) Performance Metrics
9 3 (7.89%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 3 (7.89%) Technical Analysis
9 3 (7.89%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 10 (26.32%) CISM
1 10 (26.32%) CISSP
2 8 (21.05%) CompTIA Security+
3 5 (13.16%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 5 (13.16%) Cisco Certification
3 5 (13.16%) Degree
4 3 (7.89%) AWS Certification
4 3 (7.89%) SC Cleared
4 3 (7.89%) Security Cleared
5 2 (5.26%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (5.26%) CRISC
5 2 (5.26%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
6 1 (2.63%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (42.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 15 (39.47%) NIST
3 10 (26.32%) GDPR
4 5 (13.16%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (10.53%) GRC
6 2 (5.26%) PCI DSS
7 1 (2.63%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 1 (2.63%) COBIT
7 1 (2.63%) HIPAA
7 1 (2.63%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (2.63%) SOC 2
Vendors
1 5 (13.16%) Microsoft
2 4 (10.53%) Tenable