Information Security Jobs in the South West

Information Security (InfoSec)
England > South West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for Information Security skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Information Security over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 133 109 111
Rank change year-on-year -24 +2 +36
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 187 187 254
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 1.99% 2.78% 3.07%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.40% 2.94% 3.23%
Number of salaries quoted 139 149 151
10th Percentile £31,000 £35,000 £38,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £45,904
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -8.33% +33.33%
75th Percentile £67,500 £73,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £107,500 £85,000 £90,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% - +8.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South West

Information Security 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 7,778 6,353 7,863
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 82.84% 94.50% 95.12%
Number of salaries quoted 5,600 3,517 5,034
10th Percentile £28,500 £30,500 £30,538
25th Percentile £37,500 £39,250 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.77% +6.00% +8.70%
75th Percentile £65,000 £69,750 £66,188
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in the South West

Information Security
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary trend for Information Security in the South West

Information Security
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security in the South West over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Information Security in the South West

Information Security
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 Information Security within the South West region over the 6 months to 20 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 +16 89 £60,202 +20.40% 15
Wiltshire -13 40 £32,500 -51.85% 13
Dorset -18 16 £45,000 -15.09% 1
Gloucestershire -34 14 £47,500 -32.14% 6
Devon -10 12 £45,000 +63.64% 5
Somerset +10 10 £61,250 +16.67% 6
Cornwall - 6 £45,000 - 1
Information Security
England

Information Security
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 12 (6.42%) IIS
2 8 (4.28%) SharePoint
3 4 (2.14%) Oracle Workflow
4 2 (1.07%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 7 (3.74%) Microsoft Excel
1 7 (3.74%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (3.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (2.14%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 11 (5.88%) Dynamics NAV
2 4 (2.14%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 31 (16.58%) Azure
2 22 (11.76%) AWS
3 11 (5.88%) Entra ID
4 10 (5.35%) GCP
5 7 (3.74%) IaaS
6 5 (2.67%) Microsoft 365
6 5 (2.67%) PaaS
7 4 (2.14%) SaaS
7 4 (2.14%) WhatsApp
8 3 (1.60%) OneDrive
9 2 (1.07%) Azure DevOps
9 2 (1.07%) Cloud Computing
9 2 (1.07%) OCI
9 2 (1.07%) Rubrik
10 1 (0.53%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 19 (10.16%) Network Security
2 14 (7.49%) Cisco IPT
3 7 (3.74%) Firewall
4 2 (1.07%) TCP/IP
4 2 (1.07%) VPN
5 1 (0.53%) DHCP
5 1 (0.53%) DNS
5 1 (0.53%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (0.53%) LAN
5 1 (0.53%) VoIP
5 1 (0.53%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (5.35%) Relational Database
2 6 (3.21%) MySQL
2 6 (3.21%) SQL Server
3 4 (2.14%) Data Mining
4 2 (1.07%) Big Data
5 1 (0.53%) Power BI
5 1 (0.53%) PowerPivot
Development Applications
1 4 (2.14%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
1 4 (2.14%) Toad
General
1 59 (31.55%) Social Skills
2 43 (22.99%) Analytical Skills
3 36 (19.25%) Military
4 31 (16.58%) Finance
5 28 (14.97%) Retail
6 14 (7.49%) Public Sector
7 12 (6.42%) Aerospace
8 10 (5.35%) Aviation
9 9 (4.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 9 (4.81%) Organisational Skills
10 5 (2.67%) Banking
11 4 (2.14%) Legal
12 3 (1.60%) Law
12 3 (1.60%) Manufacturing
13 2 (1.07%) Financial Institution
13 2 (1.07%) Investment Banking
13 2 (1.07%) Presentation Skills
13 2 (1.07%) Publishing
13 2 (1.07%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 41 (21.93%) Consultant
2 40 (21.39%) Analyst
2 40 (21.39%) Security Consultant
3 39 (20.86%) Senior
4 24 (12.83%) Senior Analyst
5 21 (11.23%) Security Analyst
6 19 (10.16%) Cybersecurity Consultant
7 16 (8.56%) IT Support
7 16 (8.56%) Lead
8 15 (8.02%) IT Support Technician
8 15 (8.02%) IT Technician
8 15 (8.02%) Support Technician
9 12 (6.42%) Cyber Defence Consultant
9 12 (6.42%) Senior Consultant
9 12 (6.42%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
9 12 (6.42%) Senior Security Consultant
10 11 (5.88%) IT Analyst
10 11 (5.88%) IT Security Analyst
10 11 (5.88%) Security Officer
11 10 (5.35%) Senior Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (4.28%) ModSecurity
2 6 (3.21%) AngularJS
2 6 (3.21%) CSS
2 6 (3.21%) HTML
2 6 (3.21%) React
2 6 (3.21%) Symfony
3 2 (1.07%) Middleware
4 1 (0.53%) ARM Templates
4 1 (0.53%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 62 (33.16%) Management Information System
2 29 (15.51%) Security Operations Centre
3 19 (10.16%) Cyber Defence
4 16 (8.56%) Data Protection Act
5 15 (8.02%) Driving Licence
6 13 (6.95%) CESG
7 9 (4.81%) PMI
8 6 (3.21%) Onboarding
8 6 (3.21%) SWIFT Messaging Network
9 4 (2.14%) Data Centre
10 3 (1.60%) IBM Mainframe
10 3 (1.60%) Mainframe
11 2 (1.07%) Cyber Threat
11 2 (1.07%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 2 (1.07%) Operational Technology
12 1 (0.53%) Cyber Kill Chain
12 1 (0.53%) Distributed Systems
12 1 (0.53%) Insider Threat
12 1 (0.53%) PropTech
12 1 (0.53%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 22 (11.76%) Windows
2 17 (9.09%) Windows 10
3 4 (2.14%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.60%) zOS
5 2 (1.07%) Apple iOS
5 2 (1.07%) Windows Server 2012
5 2 (1.07%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.53%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (46.52%) Cybersecurity
2 39 (20.86%) Risk Management
3 34 (18.18%) Agile
4 33 (17.65%) Security Operations
5 32 (17.11%) Problem-Solving
6 30 (16.04%) Mentoring
7 29 (15.51%) Coaching
7 29 (15.51%) SIEM
8 28 (14.97%) Cloud Security
9 25 (13.37%) Data Protection
10 23 (12.30%) Configuration Management
10 23 (12.30%) Security Architecture
11 21 (11.23%) ISMS
12 19 (10.16%) Information Assurance
12 19 (10.16%) ITIL
12 19 (10.16%) Programme Management
12 19 (10.16%) Project Management
13 18 (9.63%) Change Management
13 18 (9.63%) ITSM
13 18 (9.63%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (4.81%) SQL
2 6 (3.21%) PHP
2 6 (3.21%) PowerShell
2 6 (3.21%) TypeScript
3 5 (2.67%) Bash
3 5 (2.67%) Java
3 5 (2.67%) Python
4 1 (0.53%) Bicep
4 1 (0.53%) Julia
4 1 (0.53%) Perl
4 1 (0.53%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 82 (43.85%) Security Cleared
2 44 (23.53%) SC Cleared
3 43 (22.99%) CISSP
4 32 (17.11%) Degree
5 27 (14.44%) DV Cleared
6 23 (12.30%) CISM
7 15 (8.02%) A+ Certification
8 13 (6.95%) CISA
8 13 (6.95%) CISMP
9 12 (6.42%) IISP
10 10 (5.35%) Azure Certification
10 10 (5.35%) Cisco Certification
10 10 (5.35%) CompTIA CySA+
10 10 (5.35%) Master's Degree
11 9 (4.81%) PMI Certification
12 8 (4.28%) CESG Certified Professional
13 7 (3.74%) CEH
14 6 (3.21%) AWS Certification
14 6 (3.21%) CCSK
14 6 (3.21%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 66 (35.29%) NIST
2 43 (22.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 31 (16.58%) NIST 800
4 22 (11.76%) PCI DSS
5 19 (10.16%) Cyber Essentials
6 18 (9.63%) GDPR
6 18 (9.63%) RMADS
7 17 (9.09%) JSP 440
8 14 (7.49%) NCSC
9 12 (6.42%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 10 (5.35%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 8 (4.28%) GRC
12 4 (2.14%) Data Quality
12 4 (2.14%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 3 (1.60%) SLA
14 2 (1.07%) HIPAA
14 2 (1.07%) SOC 2
15 1 (0.53%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 27 (14.44%) Active Directory
2 7 (3.74%) Docker
3 3 (1.60%) RACF
4 2 (1.07%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 11 (5.88%) CASB
2 7 (3.74%) Kubernetes
3 4 (2.14%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (1.07%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 2 (1.07%) Terraform
5 1 (0.53%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 1 (0.53%) PingFederate
5 1 (0.53%) SCCM
Vendors
1 51 (27.27%) Microsoft
2 8 (4.28%) Google
3 7 (3.74%) Oracle
4 5 (2.67%) Cisco
5 4 (2.14%) Civica
5 4 (2.14%) NEC
6 3 (1.60%) CyberArk
6 3 (1.60%) IBM
7 2 (1.07%) Canon
7 2 (1.07%) Citrix
7 2 (1.07%) HP
7 2 (1.07%) Salesforce
7 2 (1.07%) SolarWinds
7 2 (1.07%) VMware
8 1 (0.53%) BeyondTrust
8 1 (0.53%) CA
8 1 (0.53%) Okta
8 1 (0.53%) ServiceNow