Information Security Analyst Jobs with Work from Home Options

Information Security Analyst
UK > Work from Home

The median Information Security Analyst salary for remote or hybrid work is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 June 2024.

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

6 months to
11 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 521 564 810
Rank change year-on-year +43 +246 -258
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Analyst 81 71 81
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.23% 0.19% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.24% 0.20% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 75 67 69
10th Percentile £41,700 £41,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £47,000 £45,250 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% +11.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £55,875 £60,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £57,500 £65,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% +5.26% -9.52%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 34,116 36,108 73,498
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.27% 95.94% 97.29%
Number of salaries quoted 25,883 26,404 42,665
10th Percentile £33,250 £36,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,000 £45,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Information Security Analyst
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option which featured Information Security Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Information Security Analyst trend for jobs with a WFH option

Information Security Analyst
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Information Security Analyst.

Information Security Analyst salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Information Security Analyst
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Information Security Analyst over the 6 months to 11 June 2024.

Information Security Analyst salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Information Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 11 June 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 jobs with remote work options featuring Information Security Analyst in the job title.

1 81 (100.00%) Information Security
2 57 (70.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 35 (43.21%) SIEM
4 33 (40.74%) Cloud Security
5 28 (34.57%) GRC
6 27 (33.33%) Azure
6 27 (33.33%) CISSP
7 25 (30.86%) Vulnerability Remediation
8 23 (28.40%) Incident Management
9 22 (27.16%) Microsoft 365
9 22 (27.16%) Cyber Essentials
10 21 (25.93%) CISM
11 20 (24.69%) Firewall
11 20 (24.69%) NIST
12 19 (23.46%) Analytical Skills
12 19 (23.46%) Risk Assessment
13 18 (22.22%) Internet
13 18 (22.22%) DNS
13 18 (22.22%) Cyberattack
13 18 (22.22%) DKIM
13 18 (22.22%) DMARC
13 18 (22.22%) CASB
13 18 (22.22%) MITRE ATT&CK
13 18 (22.22%) SOAR
14 17 (20.99%) CISA
14 17 (20.99%) AWS
14 17 (20.99%) ISMS
15 15 (18.52%) Risk Management
16 14 (17.28%) Management Information System
17 13 (16.05%) Social Skills

Information Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 27 (33.33%) Azure
2 22 (27.16%) Microsoft 365
3 17 (20.99%) AWS
4 3 (3.70%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 20 (24.69%) Firewall
2 18 (22.22%) DKIM
2 18 (22.22%) DMARC
2 18 (22.22%) DNS
2 18 (22.22%) Internet
3 8 (9.88%) Intrusion Detection
4 2 (2.47%) Network Security
5 1 (1.23%) Wi-Fi
General
1 19 (23.46%) Analytical Skills
2 13 (16.05%) Social Skills
3 10 (12.35%) Law
4 8 (9.88%) Legal
5 6 (7.41%) Retail
6 2 (2.47%) Finance
6 2 (2.47%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (1.23%) Financial Institution
7 1 (1.23%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 18 (22.22%) Cyberattack
2 14 (17.28%) Management Information System
3 12 (14.81%) Cyber Threat
4 6 (7.41%) Onboarding
4 6 (7.41%) SWIFT Messaging Network
5 5 (6.17%) Security Posture
6 1 (1.23%) CCTV
6 1 (1.23%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 81 (100.00%) Information Security
2 35 (43.21%) SIEM
3 33 (40.74%) Cloud Security
4 25 (30.86%) Vulnerability Remediation
5 23 (28.40%) Incident Management
6 19 (23.46%) Risk Assessment
7 18 (22.22%) MITRE ATT&CK
7 18 (22.22%) SOAR
8 17 (20.99%) ISMS
9 15 (18.52%) Risk Management
10 12 (14.81%) Problem-Solving
11 10 (12.35%) Internal Audit
11 10 (12.35%) Security Monitoring
12 9 (11.11%) Time Management
13 8 (9.88%) Data Protection
13 8 (9.88%) Incident Response
13 8 (9.88%) Regulatory Compliance
13 8 (9.88%) Security Operations
14 7 (8.64%) Information Security Management
14 7 (8.64%) Security Management
Qualifications
1 27 (33.33%) CISSP
2 21 (25.93%) CISM
3 17 (20.99%) CISA
4 10 (12.35%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
5 6 (7.41%) CCSK
6 2 (2.47%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 57 (70.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 28 (34.57%) GRC
3 22 (27.16%) Cyber Essentials
4 20 (24.69%) NIST
5 13 (16.05%) PCI DSS
6 8 (9.88%) GDPR
7 7 (8.64%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 6 (7.41%) SOC 2
9 2 (2.47%) COBIT
10 1 (1.23%) ISO 14001
10 1 (1.23%) ISO 9001
10 1 (1.23%) NCSC
Systems Management
1 18 (22.22%) CASB
Vendors
1 4 (4.94%) Microsoft