Intrusion detection analyst vs cyber security analyst

The differences between intrusion detection analysts and cyber 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 intrusion detection analyst and a cyber security analyst. Additionally, a cyber security analyst has an average salary of $88,422, which is higher than the $86,862 average annual salary of an intrusion detection analyst.

The top three skills for an intrusion detection analyst include SIEM, incident response and firewall. The most important skills for a cyber security analyst are incident response, windows, and SIEM.

Intrusion detection analyst vs cyber security analyst overview

	Intrusion Detection Analyst	Cyber Security Analyst
Yearly salary	$86,862	$88,422
Hourly rate	$41.76	$42.51
Growth rate	32%	32%
Number of jobs	5,673	64,387
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	6	6

Intrusion detection analyst vs cyber security analyst salary

Intrusion detection analysts and cyber security analysts have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Intrusion Detection Analyst	Cyber Security Analyst
Average salary	$86,862	$88,422
Salary range	Between $65,000 And $115,000	Between $66,000 And $117,000
Highest paying City	-	Los Angeles, CA
Highest paying state	-	Oregon
Best paying company	-	Neighborly
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between intrusion detection analyst and cyber security analyst education

There are a few differences between an intrusion detection analyst and a cyber security analyst in terms of educational background:

	Intrusion Detection Analyst	Cyber Security Analyst
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Most common major	Computer Information Systems	Computer Information Systems
Most common college	University of Washington	California State University - Bakersfield

Intrusion detection analyst vs cyber security analyst demographics

Here are the differences between intrusion detection analysts' and cyber security analysts' demographics:

	Intrusion Detection Analyst	Cyber Security Analyst
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 83.1% Female, 16.9%	Male, 78.5% Female, 21.5%
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 intrusion detection analyst and cyber security analyst duties and responsibilities

Intrusion detection analyst example responsibilities.

Manage endpoint encryption, antivirus/anti-malware host IPS, process documentation, incident management.
Monitor security events in the SIEM and other general office tools.
Monitor and analyze network communication traffic with ArcSight SIEM in a SOC/CERT/CSIRT.
Monitor day-to-day operations of the sensors (SourceFire, EEMSG IronPorts, and ArcSight) locate at supporting customer's locations.
Perform packet analysis utilizing Wireshark.
Used ArcSight for SEM level rule tuning.

Cyber security analyst example responsibilities.

Ensure all requirements are met to successfully achieve an ATO before release.
Leverage this same site-to-site VPN technology to automate and secure transactions between FMC and its business partners.
Lead technical implementation through multiple projects to reduce the cardholder data environment and ultimately reduce the scope of PCI relate environments.
Log analysis & managing the accuracy of DLP identification to lowering/avoiding false positives and negatives.
Review and manage the security and information assurance capabilities of database applications, database structure and architecture.
Implement a manage endpoint encryption solution utilizing TrendMicro MobileArmor to secure university workstations against sensitive data loss.

Intrusion detection analyst vs cyber security analyst skills

Common intrusion detection analyst skills

SIEM, 11%
Incident Response, 10%
Firewall, 8%
SOC, 6%
Security Events, 6%
ArcSight, 5%

Common cyber security analyst skills

Incident Response, 8%
Windows, 6%
SIEM, 5%
DOD, 5%
Linux, 4%
Security Events, 4%

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