Internet security specialist vs senior security analyst

The differences between internet security specialists and senior security analysts can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both an internet security specialist and a senior security analyst. Additionally, a senior security analyst has an average salary of $103,571, which is higher than the $102,561 average annual salary of an internet security specialist.

The top three skills for an internet security specialist include SQL, web application and . The most important skills for a senior security analyst are NIST, incident response, and cloud security.

Internet security specialist vs senior security analyst overview

	Internet Security Specialist	Senior Security Analyst
Yearly salary	$102,561	$103,571
Hourly rate	$49.31	$49.79
Growth rate	32%	32%
Number of jobs	54,538	61,108
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	6	6

Internet security specialist vs senior security analyst salary

Internet security specialists and senior security analysts have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Internet Security Specialist	Senior Security Analyst
Average salary	$102,561	$103,571
Salary range	Between $66,000 And $158,000	Between $79,000 And $135,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Coinbase
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between internet security specialist and senior security analyst education

There are a few differences between an internet security specialist and a senior security analyst in terms of educational background:

	Internet Security Specialist	Senior Security Analyst
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Stanford University

Internet security specialist vs senior security analyst demographics

Here are the differences between internet security specialists' and senior security analysts' demographics:

	Internet Security Specialist	Senior Security Analyst
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 76.7% Female, 23.3%	Male, 76.5% Female, 23.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 9.0% Asian, 9.6% White, 65.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 9.0% Asian, 9.6% White, 65.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between internet security specialist and senior security analyst duties and responsibilities

Internet security specialist example responsibilities.

Develop and manage covert CCTV program to support corporate investigations.
Develop documentation for all processes relating to the SQL server in Visio format.
Provide network LAN/WAN design, implementation, consulting and leadership for data and converge communications infrastructure base largely on Cisco equipment.
Develop and implement internal security policy and procedure base on current NISPOM requirements.

Senior security analyst example responsibilities.

Supervise and manage information security assets associate with DISA STIGS and HBSS.
Utilize Unix utilities and management packages to analyze and manage traffic flow in the corporate backbone.
Manage GLBA security awareness and training program and annual information security awareness activities.
Introduce dashboards to identify preemptive attacks on corporate perimeter using intrusion detection and web application firewall technologies.
Evaluate DoD security tools; determine compatibility issues with existing network configuration/infrastructure, and present conclusions to management.
Contribute in defining time tables and SIEM project plans.

Internet security specialist vs senior security analyst skills

Common internet security specialist skills

SQL, 53%
Web Application, 47%

Common senior security analyst skills

NIST, 7%
Incident Response, 5%
Cloud Security, 4%
Encryption, 4%
Firewall, 4%
Switches, 4%

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