Senior information specialist vs information security analyst

The differences between senior information specialists and information security analysts can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a senior information specialist, becoming an information security analyst takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a senior information specialist has an average salary of $99,505, which is higher than the $98,144 average annual salary of an information security analyst.

The top three skills for a senior information specialist include litigation, data entry and technical support. The most important skills for an information security analyst are incident response, risk assessments, and windows.

Senior information specialist vs information security analyst overview

	Senior Information Specialist	Information Security Analyst
Yearly salary	$99,505	$98,144
Hourly rate	$47.84	$47.18
Growth rate	10%	32%
Number of jobs	119,287	112,818
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	2	6

Senior information specialist vs information security analyst salary

Senior information specialists and information security analysts have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Senior Information Specialist	Information Security Analyst
Average salary	$99,505	$98,144
Salary range	Between $76,000 And $129,000	Between $71,000 And $135,000
Highest paying City	Mountain View, CA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	California	California
Best paying company	Novartis	The Walt Disney Company
Best paying industry	Pharmaceutical	Professional

Differences between senior information specialist and information security analyst education

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

	Senior Information Specialist	Information Security Analyst
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Senior information specialist vs information security analyst demographics

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

	Senior Information Specialist	Information Security Analyst
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 48.6% Female, 51.4%	Male, 72.9% Female, 27.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.6% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 14.7% Asian, 12.5% White, 54.6% 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	11%	9%

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

Senior information specialist example responsibilities.

Lead in-house and consultant team in large-scale Linux server upgrade for multinational consulting firm, which significantly enhance system performance.
Develop and edit HTML for online credit card payment website.
Perform QA review of other associates work prior to production implementation.
Used knowledge of HTML to code marketing e-mails before sending them via MailChimp.
Perform routine QA and update records as necessary to add new or correct information to existing records.
Recruit to develop new mainframe applications, as well as, convert and continue to support existing applications.

Information security analyst example responsibilities.

Manage IA personnel in the performance of IAVM tasks.
Lead maritime IP intrusion detection analysis special project providing models to identify Cyber terrorist's capabilities, methods, and strategies.
Manage and configure perimeter Cisco routers and switches.
Implement a manage endpoint encryption solution utilizing TrendMicro MobileArmor to secure university workstations against sensitive data loss.
Perform vulnerability assessment and remediation of systems to ensure compliance to policies, regulations and controls (HIPAA & NIST).
Monitor and analyze SIEM events to identify security issues for remediation.

Senior information specialist vs information security analyst skills

Common senior information specialist skills

Litigation, 28%
Data Entry, 10%
Technical Support, 8%
DOD, 5%
QA, 4%
Scientific Literature, 4%

Common information security analyst skills

Incident Response, 7%
Risk Assessments, 5%
Windows, 5%
SIEM, 4%
Data Loss Prevention, 4%
Network Security, 3%

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