Senior Information Security Analyst Jobs

Senior Information Security Analyst
UK

The median Senior Information Security Analyst salary in the UK is £56,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 696 890 930
Rank change year-on-year +194 +40 +297
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Information Security Analyst 12 24 23
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.022% 0.023% 0.024%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.024% 0.025% 0.026%
Number of salaries quoted 6 21 22
10th Percentile £51,250 - £38,500
25th Percentile £52,500 £51,250 £46,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,250 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.17% +15.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £58,750 £65,250 £52,500
90th Percentile £59,375 £77,500 £57,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £56,250 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +7.14% +5.00% -4.76%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 49,581 97,268 88,998
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.39% 94.79% 91.42%
Number of salaries quoted 25,819 69,389 56,377
10th Percentile £28,750 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,875 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,000 £50,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year +2.00% -6.54% +6.63%

Senior Information Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior Information Security Analyst in the UK

Senior Information Security Analyst
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Senior Information Security Analyst in the UK

Senior Information Security Analyst
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Information Security Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 29 May 2025. 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 +163 11 £56,250 -2.17% 14
UK excluding London +186 9 £56,250 +7.14% 13
Work from Home +121 6 £55,000 -4.35% 6
North of England +47 5 £57,500 -4.96% 3
London +97 3 - - 3
Yorkshire +60 3 £57,500 -9.45%
South East +96 2 £55,000 -4.35% 5
North West +8 2 £55,000 -4.35% 3
Midlands +53 1 - - 2
East Midlands +28 1 - - 1
Scotland - 1 - - 3

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

For the 6 months to 29 May 2025, Senior 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 Senior Information Security Analyst in the job title.

1 12 (100.00%) Information Security
2 10 (83.33%) NIST
2 10 (83.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 8 (66.67%) GRC
4 7 (58.33%) CISSP
5 6 (50.00%) CISM
5 6 (50.00%) Risk Assessment
5 6 (50.00%) Risk Management
5 6 (50.00%) Social Skills
6 5 (41.67%) Cybersecurity
6 5 (41.67%) Analytical Skills
7 4 (33.33%) Incident Response
7 4 (33.33%) Management Information System
7 4 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
7 4 (33.33%) Incident Management
7 4 (33.33%) Vulnerability Management
8 3 (25.00%) CRISC
8 3 (25.00%) OWASP
8 3 (25.00%) PCI DSS
8 3 (25.00%) Information Security Management
8 3 (25.00%) Security Management
8 3 (25.00%) Security Operations
8 3 (25.00%) GDPR
8 3 (25.00%) Public Sector
8 3 (25.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 3 (25.00%) Analytical Mindset
9 2 (16.67%) Mentoring
9 2 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
9 2 (16.67%) Security Architecture
9 2 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement

Senior 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 1 (8.33%) Azure
1 1 (8.33%) Microsoft 365
General
1 6 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 5 (41.67%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (25.00%) Public Sector
4 1 (8.33%) Automotive
4 1 (8.33%) Finance
4 1 (8.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (8.33%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 4 (33.33%) Management Information System
2 3 (25.00%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (8.33%) Cyber Defence
3 1 (8.33%) Insider Threat
Operating Systems
1 1 (8.33%) Linux
1 1 (8.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (100.00%) Information Security
2 6 (50.00%) Risk Assessment
2 6 (50.00%) Risk Management
3 5 (41.67%) Cybersecurity
4 4 (33.33%) Incident Management
4 4 (33.33%) Incident Response
4 4 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
4 4 (33.33%) Vulnerability Management
5 3 (25.00%) Information Security Management
5 3 (25.00%) OWASP
5 3 (25.00%) Security Management
5 3 (25.00%) Security Operations
6 2 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (16.67%) Mentoring
6 2 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (16.67%) Security Architecture
7 1 (8.33%) Coaching
7 1 (8.33%) Regulatory Compliance
7 1 (8.33%) Vulnerability Assessment
7 1 (8.33%) Vulnerability Scanning
Qualifications
1 7 (58.33%) CISSP
2 6 (50.00%) CISM
3 3 (25.00%) CRISC
3 3 (25.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
4 1 (8.33%) DBS Check
4 1 (8.33%) GCIA
4 1 (8.33%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (83.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 10 (83.33%) NIST
2 8 (66.67%) GRC
3 3 (25.00%) GDPR
3 3 (25.00%) PCI DSS
4 1 (8.33%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (8.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
Vendors
1 1 (8.33%) CrowdStrike
1 1 (8.33%) Qualys
1 1 (8.33%) Splunk