Information security analysts are below average when it comes to happiness.
At CareerExplorer, we conduct an ongoing survey with millions of people and ask them how satisfied they are with their careers. As it turns out, information security analysts rate their career happiness 2.9 out of 5 stars which puts them in the bottom 27% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy information security analysts are to similar careers in the industry. Take a look at the results below:
Salaries and satisfaction ratings in similar careers
| Career | Satisfaction | Avg Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Systems analyst | 3.0 | $79k |
| Software quality assurance engineer | 3.0 | $90k |
| Search engine marketing specialist | 3.0 | $43k |
| Server administrator | 3.0 | $44k |
| Information security analyst | 2.9 | $98k |
| Drafter | 2.9 | $60k |
| Command and control center specialist | 2.9 | $37k |
| Data analyst | 2.9 | $44k |
| Operations research analyst | 2.9 | $82k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are information security analysts happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do information security analysts find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as information security analysts?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are information security analyst’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are information security analysts making the best use of their abilities?
Are information security analysts happy with their salary?
Information security analysts rated their satisfaction with their salaries 3.5/5. The majority of information security analysts are quite happy with their salaries, with very few having complaints about their income level.
We asked information security analysts how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
3.5 out of 5 stars
217 information security analysts
21% of information security analysts rated their compensation 5 stars
32% of information security analysts rated their compensation 4 stars
26% of information security analysts rated their compensation 3 stars
13% of information security analysts rated their compensation 2 stars
8% of information security analysts rated their compensation 1 stars
Do information security analysts find their jobs meaningful?
On average, information security analysts rate the meaningfulness of their work a 2.7/5. While most information security analysts aren’t very fulfilled by their work, some people may still manage to find meaning in it.
We asked information security analysts how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
2.7 out of 5 stars
216 information security analysts
10% of information security analysts rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
17% of information security analysts rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
26% of information security analysts rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
25% of information security analysts rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
23% of information security analysts rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as information security analysts?
Information security analysts rated their personality fit with their work an average of 3.6/5. The majority of information security analysts find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked information security analysts how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
3.6 out of 5 stars
247 information security analysts
26% of information security analysts rated their career fit 5 stars
36% of information security analysts rated their career fit 4 stars
22% of information security analysts rated their career fit 3 stars
10% of information security analysts rated their career fit 2 stars
6% of information security analysts rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is an information security analyst’s work environment?
As a whole, information security analysts rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.4/5. A solid majority of information security analysts enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as an information security analyst.
We asked information security analysts how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.4 out of 5 stars
245 information security analysts
21% of information security analysts rated their work environment 5 stars
31% of information security analysts rated their work environment 4 stars
26% of information security analysts rated their work environment 3 stars
14% of information security analysts rated their work environment 2 stars
8% of information security analysts rated their work environment 1 stars
Are information security analysts making the best use of their abilities?
Former information security analysts on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.0/5. Most information security analysts are satisfied with how well their abilities are skills are made of use.
We asked information security analysts how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.0 out of 5 stars
242 information security analysts
14% of information security analysts rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
25% of information security analysts rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
25% of information security analysts rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
23% of information security analysts rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
12% of information security analysts rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars