Information Risk Analyst Jobs

Information Risk Analyst
UK

The median Information Risk Analyst salary in the UK is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 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
2 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 873 966 1205
Rank change year-on-year +93 +239 -298
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Risk Analyst 4 12 20
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.004% 0.012% 0.013%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.004% 0.013% 0.013%
Number of salaries quoted 4 9 18
10th Percentile £37,225 £44,150 -
25th Percentile £45,438 - £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year - +2.04% +3.16%
75th Percentile £57,500 - £78,563
90th Percentile £71,000 £57,500 £83,750
UK excluding London median annual salary - £55,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - +22.22% +5.88%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 93,240 95,005 150,022
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.52% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 66,901 59,761 85,221
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,550 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.42% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.21% +5.50% +5.26%

Information Risk Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Risk Analyst in the UK

Information Risk Analyst
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Information Risk Analyst.

Salary trend for Information Risk Analyst in the UK

Information Risk Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Risk Analyst over the 6 months to 2 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Information Risk Analyst in the UK

Information Risk Analyst
Top 2 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Risk Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 2 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
London +120 4 £50,000 -
England +80 4 £50,000 -

Information Risk Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 2 May 2024, Information Risk 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 featuring Information Risk Analyst in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Information Security
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
2 3 (75.00%) Risk Management
2 3 (75.00%) Finance
2 3 (75.00%) CISA
2 3 (75.00%) NIST
3 2 (50.00%) Data Loss Prevention
3 2 (50.00%) Law
3 2 (50.00%) CRISC
3 2 (50.00%) ISACA
3 2 (50.00%) Benchmarking
3 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (25.00%) PMBOK
4 1 (25.00%) Patch Management
4 1 (25.00%) Project Management
4 1 (25.00%) Vulnerability Management
4 1 (25.00%) Legal
4 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (25.00%) Computer Science
4 1 (25.00%) Blog
4 1 (25.00%) SIEM
4 1 (25.00%) CISM
4 1 (25.00%) Firewall
4 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
4 1 (25.00%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (25.00%) CISSP
4 1 (25.00%) PMI
4 1 (25.00%) PMI Certification
4 1 (25.00%) Six Sigma
4 1 (25.00%) Agile

Information Risk Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) Firewall
1 1 (25.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 3 (75.00%) Finance
2 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Law
3 1 (25.00%) Legal
3 1 (25.00%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Blog
1 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (25.00%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Information Security
2 3 (75.00%) Risk Management
3 2 (50.00%) Benchmarking
3 2 (50.00%) Data Loss Prevention
4 1 (25.00%) Agile
4 1 (25.00%) Computer Science
4 1 (25.00%) Incident Management
4 1 (25.00%) Patch Management
4 1 (25.00%) Penetration Testing
4 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
4 1 (25.00%) Project Management
4 1 (25.00%) SIEM
4 1 (25.00%) Six Sigma
4 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (25.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
2 3 (75.00%) CISA
3 2 (50.00%) CRISC
3 2 (50.00%) ISACA
4 1 (25.00%) CISM
4 1 (25.00%) CISSP
4 1 (25.00%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (25.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
4 1 (25.00%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (75.00%) NIST
2 1 (25.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (25.00%) GRC
2 1 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (25.00%) PMBOK