Cybersecurity Jobs in the South West

Cybersecurity
England > South West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for Cybersecurity skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Cybersecurity over the 6 months to 10 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 26 39 49
Rank change year-on-year +13 +10 +7
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 628 488 472
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 6.76% 7.23% 5.85%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.09% 7.66% 6.15%
Number of salaries quoted 485 258 238
10th Percentile £41,250 £35,000 £33,725
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +14.29%
75th Percentile £72,500 £73,827 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,250 £82,875 £90,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -11.54% - +4.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South West

Cybersecurity is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 7,760 6,372 7,671
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 83.57% 94.43% 95.14%
Number of salaries quoted 5,572 3,563 5,004
10th Percentile £28,500 £30,500 £30,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £39,250 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% +5.00% +8.11%
75th Percentile £65,000 £69,325 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £78,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing Cybersecurity as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity in the South West

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity in the South West.

Salary trend for Cybersecurity in the South West

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in the South West over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity in the South West

Cybersecurity
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity within the South West region over the 6 months to 10 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Bristol +3 281 £68,500 +5.38% 48
Gloucestershire +22 176 £56,500 +2.73% 24
Wiltshire -15 65 £63,750 -12.07% 11
Dorset +8 40 £45,000 -15.09% 9
Devon -8 37 £56,337 +43.39% 6
Somerset +1 26 £49,898 -20.16% 12
Cybersecurity
England

Cybersecurity
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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:

Application Platforms
1 16 (2.55%) IIS
1 16 (2.55%) SharePoint
2 13 (2.07%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (0.80%) Apache
4 4 (0.64%) Confluence
4 4 (0.64%) Jupyter
4 4 (0.64%) Site Server
5 3 (0.48%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.48%) Luigi
6 2 (0.32%) MS Project Server
7 1 (0.16%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 12 (1.91%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.11%) Microsoft Project
3 4 (0.64%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 2 (0.32%) Primavera
1 2 (0.32%) SAP FI-GL
2 1 (0.16%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 91 (14.49%) Azure
2 61 (9.71%) AWS
3 37 (5.89%) Microsoft 365
4 23 (3.66%) SaaS
5 19 (3.03%) GCP
6 12 (1.91%) Entra ID
7 11 (1.75%) Cloud Computing
8 8 (1.27%) PaaS
9 7 (1.11%) IaaS
10 6 (0.96%) OneDrive
11 4 (0.64%) Amazon S3
11 4 (0.64%) Azure DevOps
11 4 (0.64%) GitHub
11 4 (0.64%) Power Platform
12 3 (0.48%) Azure Service Bus
12 3 (0.48%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 3 (0.48%) Dynamics 365
12 3 (0.48%) OCI
12 3 (0.48%) PowerApps
12 3 (0.48%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 64 (10.19%) Network Security
2 62 (9.87%) Firewall
3 24 (3.82%) WAN
4 20 (3.18%) LAN
4 20 (3.18%) VPN
5 18 (2.87%) Wi-Fi
6 17 (2.71%) SD-WAN
7 13 (2.07%) VSAN
8 11 (1.75%) Internet
9 10 (1.59%) TCP/IP
10 8 (1.27%) Cisco IPT
11 7 (1.11%) VLAN
11 7 (1.11%) Wireless
12 6 (0.96%) BGP
12 6 (0.96%) MPLS
12 6 (0.96%) VPLS
13 5 (0.80%) Intrusion Detection
14 4 (0.64%) Ethernet
14 4 (0.64%) VoIP
15 3 (0.48%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (1.75%) Big Data
2 9 (1.43%) NoSQL
3 7 (1.11%) Data Lake
3 7 (1.11%) SQL Server
4 6 (0.96%) MongoDB
5 5 (0.80%) Elasticsearch
6 4 (0.64%) Data Warehouse
6 4 (0.64%) Oracle Database
7 3 (0.48%) Bigtable
7 3 (0.48%) CouchDB
7 3 (0.48%) PostgreSQL
7 3 (0.48%) Redis
7 3 (0.48%) RethinkDB
8 1 (0.16%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.16%) Power BI
8 1 (0.16%) SQLPlus
8 1 (0.16%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 13 (2.07%) Jenkins
2 12 (1.91%) Git
3 4 (0.64%) IBM UrbanCode
3 4 (0.64%) Oracle Forms
4 3 (0.48%) Bitbucket
4 3 (0.48%) Cucumber
4 3 (0.48%) Cypress.io
4 3 (0.48%) JIRA
4 3 (0.48%) LabVIEW
4 3 (0.48%) Selenium
4 3 (0.48%) SonarQube
5 2 (0.32%) Burp Suite
5 2 (0.32%) Metasploit
5 2 (0.32%) Rational DOORS
6 1 (0.16%) GCC
General
1 120 (19.11%) Social Skills
2 106 (16.88%) Finance
3 66 (10.51%) Analytical Skills
4 48 (7.64%) Military
5 46 (7.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 38 (6.05%) Aerospace
6 38 (6.05%) Law
7 24 (3.82%) Public Sector
8 22 (3.50%) Banking
9 21 (3.34%) Retail
10 17 (2.71%) Aviation
11 12 (1.91%) Presentation Skills
12 11 (1.75%) Influencing Skills
13 10 (1.59%) Games
13 10 (1.59%) Investment Banking
14 9 (1.43%) Marketing
15 8 (1.27%) Legal
16 5 (0.80%) Electronics
16 5 (0.80%) Manufacturing
17 3 (0.48%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 139 (22.13%) Consultant
2 136 (21.66%) Senior
3 126 (20.06%) Security Consultant
4 78 (12.42%) Software Engineer
5 70 (11.15%) Cybersecurity Consultant
6 55 (8.76%) Analyst
7 50 (7.96%) Embedded Engineer
7 50 (7.96%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 49 (7.80%) Lead
9 47 (7.48%) Architect
9 47 (7.48%) Security Manager
10 41 (6.53%) Senior Software Engineer
11 40 (6.37%) Security Analyst
12 38 (6.05%) Cybersecurity Manager
13 36 (5.73%) Cybersecurity Analyst
13 36 (5.73%) Security Architect
14 32 (5.10%) Information Manager
14 32 (5.10%) Information Security Manager
15 30 (4.78%) Security Assurance Manager
15 30 (4.78%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (1.91%) CSS
2 10 (1.59%) Elastic Stack
3 9 (1.43%) HTML
3 9 (1.43%) React
4 8 (1.27%) ModSecurity
5 7 (1.11%) .NET
5 7 (1.11%) OpenID
5 7 (1.11%) Pandas
6 5 (0.80%) Oracle Fusion
6 5 (0.80%) REST
7 4 (0.64%) .NET Core
7 4 (0.64%) .NET Framework
7 4 (0.64%) Flash
7 4 (0.64%) Keras
7 4 (0.64%) NumPy
7 4 (0.64%) PySpark
7 4 (0.64%) PyTorch
7 4 (0.64%) scikit-learn
7 4 (0.64%) SpaCy
7 4 (0.64%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 42 (6.69%) Cyberattack
2 41 (6.53%) Security Operations Centre
3 33 (5.25%) Management Information System
4 29 (4.62%) Cyber Defence
5 21 (3.34%) Data Centre
6 20 (3.18%) Cyber Threat
7 19 (3.03%) Public Cloud
8 18 (2.87%) Operational Technology
9 15 (2.39%) CESG
10 13 (2.07%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 13 (2.07%) Product Ownership
11 12 (1.91%) Security Posture
12 11 (1.75%) Hybrid Cloud
13 10 (1.59%) Data Protection Act
14 7 (1.11%) Self-Motivation
15 5 (0.80%) Cloud Native
15 5 (0.80%) Cyber Security Posture
15 5 (0.80%) Private Cloud
15 5 (0.80%) Reinsurance
15 5 (0.80%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 102 (16.24%) Linux
2 82 (13.06%) Windows
3 50 (7.96%) Embedded Linux
4 15 (2.39%) Windows Server
5 13 (2.07%) Unix
6 8 (1.27%) Apple iOS
7 7 (1.11%) Windows 10
8 4 (0.64%) Mac OS
8 4 (0.64%) Ubuntu
9 3 (0.48%) Windows Server 2019
10 2 (0.32%) Kali Linux
10 2 (0.32%) Windows 7
11 1 (0.16%) Android
11 1 (0.16%) VMS
11 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 118 (18.79%) Risk Management
2 98 (15.61%) Information Assurance
3 88 (14.01%) Software Engineering
4 86 (13.69%) Information Security
5 80 (12.74%) Agile
5 80 (12.74%) Security Operations
6 66 (10.51%) Problem-Solving
7 65 (10.35%) SIEM
8 62 (9.87%) Mentoring
9 61 (9.71%) Incident Response
10 55 (8.76%) Security Architecture
11 45 (7.17%) Project Delivery
12 44 (7.01%) Computer Science
13 43 (6.85%) Incident Management
13 43 (6.85%) Penetration Testing
14 42 (6.69%) Vulnerability Management
15 38 (6.05%) Machine Learning
15 38 (6.05%) Stakeholder Management
16 35 (5.57%) Coaching
17 34 (5.41%) Security Management
Programming Languages
1 136 (21.66%) Python
2 93 (14.81%) Bash
3 69 (10.99%) C
4 53 (8.44%) Rust
5 50 (7.96%) Embedded C
6 30 (4.78%) SQL
7 21 (3.34%) Java
8 17 (2.71%) JavaScript
9 16 (2.55%) PowerShell
10 15 (2.39%) C#
11 14 (2.23%) C++
12 5 (0.80%) R
12 5 (0.80%) Scala
13 3 (0.48%) MATLAB
14 2 (0.32%) Perl
15 1 (0.16%) Go
15 1 (0.16%) PHP
15 1 (0.16%) VB
Qualifications
1 282 (44.90%) Security Cleared
2 120 (19.11%) SC Cleared
3 96 (15.29%) CISSP
4 79 (12.58%) Degree
4 79 (12.58%) DV Cleared
5 74 (11.78%) CISM
6 54 (8.60%) CRISC
7 37 (5.89%) CESG Certified Professional
8 31 (4.94%) CISA
9 18 (2.87%) Master's Degree
10 17 (2.71%) CISMP
10 17 (2.71%) Computer Science Degree
11 16 (2.55%) Cisco Certification
12 13 (2.07%) CompTIA CySA+
13 12 (1.91%) CompTIA Security+
13 12 (1.91%) IISP
14 11 (1.75%) CEH
14 11 (1.75%) GIAC
14 11 (1.75%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
15 10 (1.59%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 94 (14.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 92 (14.65%) NIST
3 45 (7.17%) NCSC
4 37 (5.89%) JSP 440
5 30 (4.78%) NIST 800
6 28 (4.46%) Cyber Essentials
7 22 (3.50%) GDPR
8 17 (2.71%) PCI DSS
9 14 (2.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 14 (2.23%) RMADS
10 13 (2.07%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 11 (1.75%) Accessibility
12 8 (1.27%) GRC
12 8 (1.27%) SOC 2
13 7 (1.11%) DO-254
14 5 (0.80%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 5 (0.80%) SOC 1
15 4 (0.64%) ISO 9001
15 4 (0.64%) JTAG
15 4 (0.64%) QA
System Software
1 31 (4.94%) VMware Infrastructure
2 30 (4.78%) Active Directory
3 23 (3.66%) vSphere
4 21 (3.34%) Docker
5 8 (1.27%) Firmware
5 8 (1.27%) Hyper-V
6 4 (0.64%) NFS
6 4 (0.64%) Slurm Workload Manager
6 4 (0.64%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (0.48%) Forefront TMG
7 3 (0.48%) VMware Workstation
8 2 (0.32%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 23 (3.66%) Ansible
2 20 (3.18%) Kubernetes
3 18 (2.87%) WSUS
4 16 (2.55%) Microsoft Intune
5 15 (2.39%) Puppet
6 13 (2.07%) vCenter Server
7 12 (1.91%) CASB
8 9 (1.43%) Terraform
9 5 (0.80%) Nagios
10 4 (0.64%) Grafana
11 3 (0.48%) HP Fortify
11 3 (0.48%) SCOM
12 2 (0.32%) Nmap
12 2 (0.32%) SCCM
13 1 (0.16%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
13 1 (0.16%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 80 (12.74%) Microsoft
2 34 (5.41%) VMware
3 26 (4.14%) Cisco
4 12 (1.91%) Google
4 12 (1.91%) Tanium
5 10 (1.59%) SolarWinds
5 10 (1.59%) Tripwire
6 8 (1.27%) Salesforce
7 7 (1.11%) Oracle
8 6 (0.96%) Apple
8 6 (0.96%) Juniper
8 6 (0.96%) PagerDuty
9 5 (0.80%) Databricks
10 4 (0.64%) Dataiku
10 4 (0.64%) Intel
10 4 (0.64%) Mentor Graphics
10 4 (0.64%) SAP
10 4 (0.64%) Siemens
10 4 (0.64%) Splunk
10 4 (0.64%) Xilinx