Information Security Analyst Jobs in England

Information Security Analyst
UK > England

The median Information Security Analyst salary in England is £52,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 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
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 670 719 831
Rank change year-on-year +49 +112 -66
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Analyst 166 190 349
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.19% 0.22% 0.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% 0.24% 0.26%
Number of salaries quoted 155 164 173
10th Percentile £40,250 £41,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,938 £45,250 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £50,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -0.99% -3.81%
75th Percentile £67,500 £60,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -2.44%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 84,097 79,150 134,411
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.64% 91.43% 96.02%
Number of salaries quoted 62,393 50,588 75,337
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,250 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.65% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Information Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security Analyst in England

Information Security Analyst
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Information Security Analyst in England

Information Security Analyst
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security Analyst in England over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Information Security Analyst in England

Information Security Analyst
Job Locations in England

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 England region over the 6 months to 28 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 +125 57 £67,500 +17.39% 7
North of England +50 41 £47,000 -5.05% 3
South East +2 37 £52,500 +6.06% 4
North West +10 32 £45,625 -7.83% 2
Midlands -13 18 £52,500 - 3
East Midlands - 16 £52,500 - 1
South West -25 9 £43,500 -8.42%
Yorkshire +77 8 £50,000 - 1
East of England -2 4 £43,000 -31.20%
West Midlands -14 2 £42,000 -20.00% 2
North East -6 1 - -
Information Security Analyst
UK

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

For the 6 months to 28 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 England region featuring Information Security Analyst in the job title.

1 166 (100.00%) Information Security
2 91 (54.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 56 (33.73%) NIST
4 54 (32.53%) SIEM
5 53 (31.93%) GRC
6 51 (30.72%) Azure
7 49 (29.52%) Cloud Security
8 45 (27.11%) CISSP
9 41 (24.70%) Cybersecurity
10 38 (22.89%) Risk Management
11 37 (22.29%) Cyber Essentials
12 36 (21.69%) Microsoft 365
13 35 (21.08%) Firewall
14 31 (18.67%) Risk Assessment
15 30 (18.07%) Incident Management
16 28 (16.87%) ISMS
17 27 (16.27%) CISM
18 26 (15.66%) Analytical Skills
18 26 (15.66%) Social Skills
18 26 (15.66%) Vulnerability Remediation
19 25 (15.06%) CISA
20 24 (14.46%) Law
21 23 (13.86%) PCI DSS
22 22 (13.25%) Management Information System
23 21 (12.65%) DNS
23 21 (12.65%) DKIM
23 21 (12.65%) DMARC
24 20 (12.05%) GDPR
25 19 (11.45%) Incident Response
25 19 (11.45%) Microsoft

Information Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 51 (30.72%) Azure
2 36 (21.69%) Microsoft 365
3 19 (11.45%) AWS
4 3 (1.81%) GCP
5 2 (1.20%) Power Platform
6 1 (0.60%) IaaS
6 1 (0.60%) PaaS
6 1 (0.60%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 35 (21.08%) Firewall
2 21 (12.65%) DKIM
2 21 (12.65%) DMARC
2 21 (12.65%) DNS
3 17 (10.24%) Internet
4 10 (6.02%) Intrusion Detection
5 3 (1.81%) LAN
5 3 (1.81%) Network Security
5 3 (1.81%) SSL
5 3 (1.81%) WAN
5 3 (1.81%) Wireshark
6 2 (1.20%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.60%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.20%) Power BI
General
1 26 (15.66%) Analytical Skills
1 26 (15.66%) Social Skills
2 24 (14.46%) Law
3 19 (11.45%) Legal
4 15 (9.04%) Finance
5 6 (3.61%) Retail
6 3 (1.81%) Automotive
7 2 (1.20%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (1.20%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (0.60%) Advertising
8 1 (0.60%) Financial Institution
8 1 (0.60%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.20%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 22 (13.25%) Management Information System
2 17 (10.24%) Cyberattack
3 14 (8.43%) Cyber Threat
4 13 (7.83%) Security Posture
5 11 (6.63%) Onboarding
6 6 (3.61%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 3 (1.81%) Operational Technology
7 3 (1.81%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (1.20%) Data Protection Act
8 2 (1.20%) Public Cloud
9 1 (0.60%) Blog
9 1 (0.60%) CCTV
9 1 (0.60%) e-Learning
9 1 (0.60%) PKI
9 1 (0.60%) PMI
9 1 (0.60%) Security Operations Centre
9 1 (0.60%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 4 (2.41%) Linux
1 4 (2.41%) Unix
1 4 (2.41%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 166 (100.00%) Information Security
2 54 (32.53%) SIEM
3 49 (29.52%) Cloud Security
4 41 (24.70%) Cybersecurity
5 38 (22.89%) Risk Management
6 31 (18.67%) Risk Assessment
7 30 (18.07%) Incident Management
8 28 (16.87%) ISMS
9 26 (15.66%) Vulnerability Remediation
10 19 (11.45%) Incident Response
10 19 (11.45%) Vulnerability Management
11 18 (10.84%) MITRE ATT&CK
11 18 (10.84%) Security Operations
12 17 (10.24%) SOAR
13 16 (9.64%) GAP Analysis
13 16 (9.64%) Problem-Solving
14 15 (9.04%) Security Monitoring
15 13 (7.83%) Internal Audit
16 12 (7.23%) Data Loss Prevention
17 11 (6.63%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 3 (1.81%) Python
Qualifications
1 45 (27.11%) CISSP
2 27 (16.27%) CISM
3 25 (15.06%) CISA
4 16 (9.64%) Degree
5 13 (7.83%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 10 (6.02%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 10 (6.02%) CCSP
6 10 (6.02%) Cisco Certification
7 6 (3.61%) CCSK
7 6 (3.61%) CompTIA Security+
8 5 (3.01%) Azure Certification
9 4 (2.41%) CRISC
9 4 (2.41%) GCIH
10 3 (1.81%) GCFA
10 3 (1.81%) GCIA
10 3 (1.81%) Security Cleared
11 2 (1.20%) SC Cleared
12 1 (0.60%) CEH
12 1 (0.60%) ISACA
12 1 (0.60%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 91 (54.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 56 (33.73%) NIST
3 53 (31.93%) GRC
4 37 (22.29%) Cyber Essentials
5 23 (13.86%) PCI DSS
6 20 (12.05%) GDPR
7 14 (8.43%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 10 (6.02%) COBIT
9 8 (4.82%) NCSC
10 6 (3.61%) SOC 2
11 5 (3.01%) ISO 22301
11 5 (3.01%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 3 (1.81%) ISO 9001
12 3 (1.81%) TickIT
13 2 (1.20%) GLBA
13 2 (1.20%) ISO 31000
14 1 (0.60%) ISO 14001
14 1 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 1 (0.60%) PMBOK
Systems Management
1 17 (10.24%) CASB
2 2 (1.20%) Nessus
Vendors
1 19 (11.45%) Microsoft
2 13 (7.83%) Cisco
3 7 (4.22%) CrowdStrike
3 7 (4.22%) Proofpoint
3 7 (4.22%) Rapid7
4 3 (1.81%) Qualys
4 3 (1.81%) VMware