Information Security Analyst Jobs

Information Security Analyst
UK

The median Information Security Analyst salary in the UK is £52,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 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
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 729 757 896
Rank change year-on-year +28 +139 -128
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Analyst 167 214 344
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.17% 0.20% 0.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% 0.22% 0.23%
Number of salaries quoted 159 185 162
10th Percentile £40,250 £39,850 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,938 £43,250 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - -
75th Percentile £62,750 £67,500 £62,875
90th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £77,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,000 £49,750 £45,000
% change year-on-year -5.53% +10.56% +2.27%

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 92,756 95,826 148,057
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.61% 91.56% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 66,592 60,202 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 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

Information Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security Analyst in the UK

Information Security Analyst
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Information Security Analyst in the UK

Information Security Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security Analyst over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Information Security Analyst in the UK

Information Security Analyst
Top 15 Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 27 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
England +68 158 £52,500 +5.00% 22
UK excluding London +5 111 £47,000 -5.53% 12
Work from Home +101 82 £47,250 -5.50% 9
London +100 55 £65,000 - 9
North of England +53 39 £46,250 -3.65% 5
South East +23 34 £52,500 +6.06% 3
North West +17 31 £45,000 -3.23% 4
Midlands -2 16 £52,500 +2.44% 3
East Midlands - 14 £52,500 - 1
South West +2 10 £43,500 -13.00% 1
Scotland -58 8 £47,000 -24.80%
Yorkshire +90 7 £49,500 -1.00% 1
East of England +15 4 £43,000 -31.20%
West Midlands +2 2 £42,000 -18.05% 2
North East -2 1 - -

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

For the 6 months to 27 April 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 featuring Information Security Analyst in the job title.

1 167 (100.00%) Information Security
2 86 (51.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 61 (36.53%) Azure
4 57 (34.13%) SIEM
5 52 (31.14%) Cloud Security
6 50 (29.94%) NIST
7 46 (27.54%) CISSP
8 45 (26.95%) Microsoft 365
9 44 (26.35%) GRC
10 38 (22.75%) Cyber Essentials
11 37 (22.16%) Cybersecurity
11 37 (22.16%) Risk Management
12 33 (19.76%) Firewall
13 31 (18.56%) Vulnerability Remediation
14 30 (17.96%) DKIM
14 30 (17.96%) DMARC
14 30 (17.96%) DNS
14 30 (17.96%) Analytical Skills
15 28 (16.77%) CISA
15 28 (16.77%) Risk Assessment
15 28 (16.77%) Social Skills
16 27 (16.17%) MITRE ATT&CK
16 27 (16.17%) SOAR
17 26 (15.57%) Cyberattack
17 26 (15.57%) CASB
17 26 (15.57%) Internet
17 26 (15.57%) Incident Management
18 24 (14.37%) PCI DSS
18 24 (14.37%) CISM
18 24 (14.37%) Law

Information Security 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:

Cloud Services
1 61 (36.53%) Azure
2 45 (26.95%) Microsoft 365
3 17 (10.18%) AWS
4 2 (1.20%) Power Platform
5 1 (0.60%) Azure Sentinel
5 1 (0.60%) GCP
5 1 (0.60%) IaaS
5 1 (0.60%) PaaS
5 1 (0.60%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 33 (19.76%) Firewall
2 30 (17.96%) DKIM
2 30 (17.96%) DMARC
2 30 (17.96%) DNS
3 26 (15.57%) Internet
4 11 (6.59%) Intrusion Detection
5 2 (1.20%) Network Security
5 2 (1.20%) TCP/IP
5 2 (1.20%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.20%) Power BI
General
1 30 (17.96%) Analytical Skills
2 28 (16.77%) Social Skills
3 24 (14.37%) Law
4 20 (11.98%) Finance
5 17 (10.18%) Legal
6 9 (5.39%) Retail
7 3 (1.80%) Automotive
8 2 (1.20%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (1.20%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (0.60%) Advertising
9 1 (0.60%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (0.60%) Financial Institution
9 1 (0.60%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.20%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 26 (15.57%) Cyberattack
2 23 (13.77%) Management Information System
3 16 (9.58%) Security Posture
4 14 (8.38%) Cyber Threat
5 6 (3.59%) Onboarding
5 6 (3.59%) SWIFT Messaging Network
6 3 (1.80%) Security Operations Centre
6 3 (1.80%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (1.20%) Data Protection Act
7 2 (1.20%) Public Cloud
8 1 (0.60%) Anti-Spyware
8 1 (0.60%) Blog
8 1 (0.60%) CCTV
8 1 (0.60%) e-Learning
8 1 (0.60%) Operational Technology
8 1 (0.60%) PKI
8 1 (0.60%) PMI
8 1 (0.60%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.20%) Linux
1 2 (1.20%) Windows
2 1 (0.60%) Unix
2 1 (0.60%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 167 (100.00%) Information Security
2 57 (34.13%) SIEM
3 52 (31.14%) Cloud Security
4 37 (22.16%) Cybersecurity
4 37 (22.16%) Risk Management
5 31 (18.56%) Vulnerability Remediation
6 28 (16.77%) Risk Assessment
7 27 (16.17%) MITRE ATT&CK
7 27 (16.17%) SOAR
8 26 (15.57%) Incident Management
9 22 (13.17%) ISMS
10 19 (11.38%) Problem-Solving
11 18 (10.78%) Incident Response
12 14 (8.38%) Internal Audit
12 14 (8.38%) Security Operations
13 13 (7.78%) Security Monitoring
14 11 (6.59%) GAP Analysis
14 11 (6.59%) Time Management
15 10 (5.99%) Business Continuity
15 10 (5.99%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 3 (1.80%) Python
2 1 (0.60%) Bash
Qualifications
1 46 (27.54%) CISSP
2 28 (16.77%) CISA
3 24 (14.37%) CISM
4 22 (13.17%) Degree
5 11 (6.59%) CompTIA Security+
6 10 (5.99%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 10 (5.99%) CCSP
6 10 (5.99%) Cisco Certification
7 9 (5.39%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 7 (4.19%) CRISC
9 6 (3.59%) CCSK
10 5 (2.99%) Azure Certification
10 5 (2.99%) CEH
11 4 (2.40%) CompTIA CySA+
11 4 (2.40%) ISACA
12 2 (1.20%) Computer Science Degree
12 2 (1.20%) GCIH
13 1 (0.60%) GCIA
13 1 (0.60%) PMI Certification
13 1 (0.60%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 86 (51.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 50 (29.94%) NIST
3 44 (26.35%) GRC
4 38 (22.75%) Cyber Essentials
5 24 (14.37%) PCI DSS
6 22 (13.17%) GDPR
7 19 (11.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 8 (4.79%) COBIT
9 6 (3.59%) NCSC
9 6 (3.59%) SOC 2
10 5 (2.99%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 4 (2.40%) ISO 9001
12 3 (1.80%) ISO 22301
12 3 (1.80%) TickIT
13 2 (1.20%) GLBA
13 2 (1.20%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 1 (0.60%) ISO 14001
14 1 (0.60%) PMBOK
System Software
1 1 (0.60%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.60%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 26 (15.57%) CASB
Vendors
1 22 (13.17%) Microsoft
2 10 (5.99%) Cisco
3 7 (4.19%) CrowdStrike
3 7 (4.19%) Proofpoint
3 7 (4.19%) Rapid7
4 3 (1.80%) ServiceNow
5 1 (0.60%) Qualys