Security Consultant Jobs in Bristol

Security Consultant
South West > Bristol

The median Security Consultant salary in Bristol is £68,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 64 121 188
Rank change year-on-year +57 +67 -11
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Consultant 107 48 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 3.45% 1.81% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.56% 1.95% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 66 38 3
10th Percentile £55,000 £55,875 £44,500
25th Percentile £66,750 £58,844 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,500 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.14% +7.69% -16.13%
75th Percentile £104,375 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £79,050 -
South West median annual salary £68,500 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -2.14% +7.69% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bristol

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Bristol. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Bristol with a recognized job title 3,006 2,459 3,216
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.87% 92.79% 97.99%
Number of salaries quoted 2,248 1,546 2,207
10th Percentile £33,500 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,529 £42,710 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,810 £53,112
Median % change year-on-year -0.54% +8.85% +14.22%
75th Percentile £71,250 £74,250 £71,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £85,000
South West median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +11.11%

Security Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Job postings that featured Security Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Job vacancy trend for Security Consultant in Bristol

Security Consultant
Salary Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Consultant in Bristol.

Salary trend for Security Consultant in Bristol

Security Consultant
Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Consultant in Bristol over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Consultant in Bristol

Security Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 29 April 2024, Security Consultant job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Bristol region featuring Security Consultant in the job title.

1 105 (98.13%) Cybersecurity
2 73 (68.22%) Risk Management
3 67 (62.62%) Security Cleared
4 54 (50.47%) Information Assurance
5 49 (45.79%) Social Skills
6 40 (37.38%) NIST
7 38 (35.51%) Mentoring
7 38 (35.51%) Security Operations
8 37 (34.58%) CESG Certified Professional
8 37 (34.58%) SC Cleared
8 37 (34.58%) CISSP
9 35 (32.71%) CISM
9 35 (32.71%) Information Security
9 35 (32.71%) CRISC
10 34 (31.78%) JSP 440
11 30 (28.04%) NIST 800
12 28 (26.17%) Military
13 27 (25.23%) Incident Response
14 20 (18.69%) Incident Management
14 20 (18.69%) Business Development
14 20 (18.69%) DV Cleared
14 20 (18.69%) Coaching
14 20 (18.69%) Protective Monitoring
15 18 (16.82%) Analytical Skills
15 18 (16.82%) Network Security
15 18 (16.82%) Security Operations Centre
15 18 (16.82%) SIEM
15 18 (16.82%) Security Architecture
15 18 (16.82%) Resource Management
15 18 (16.82%) Programme Management

Security Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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 (11.21%) IIS
Communications & Networking
1 18 (16.82%) Network Security
General
1 49 (45.79%) Social Skills
2 28 (26.17%) Military
3 18 (16.82%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (11.21%) Finance
5 10 (9.35%) Aerospace
5 10 (9.35%) Aviation
6 2 (1.87%) Law
6 2 (1.87%) Retail
7 1 (0.93%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 18 (16.82%) Cyber Defence
1 18 (16.82%) Security Operations Centre
2 14 (13.08%) CESG
3 13 (12.15%) Management Information System
4 4 (3.74%) Operational Technology
5 2 (1.87%) Cyber Threat
5 2 (1.87%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.87%) Android
1 2 (1.87%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 105 (98.13%) Cybersecurity
2 73 (68.22%) Risk Management
3 54 (50.47%) Information Assurance
4 38 (35.51%) Mentoring
4 38 (35.51%) Security Operations
5 35 (32.71%) Information Security
6 27 (25.23%) Incident Response
7 20 (18.69%) Business Development
7 20 (18.69%) Coaching
7 20 (18.69%) Incident Management
7 20 (18.69%) Protective Monitoring
8 18 (16.82%) Agile
8 18 (16.82%) Programme Management
8 18 (16.82%) Resource Management
8 18 (16.82%) Scaled Agile Framework
8 18 (16.82%) Security Architecture
8 18 (16.82%) SIEM
9 16 (14.95%) Innovative Thinking
10 13 (12.15%) Matrix Organization
11 12 (11.21%) Creative Thinking
Qualifications
1 67 (62.62%) Security Cleared
2 37 (34.58%) CESG Certified Professional
2 37 (34.58%) CISSP
2 37 (34.58%) SC Cleared
3 35 (32.71%) CISM
3 35 (32.71%) CRISC
4 20 (18.69%) DV Cleared
5 16 (14.95%) CISMP
6 12 (11.21%) IISP
7 7 (6.54%) CHECK Team Member
7 7 (6.54%) Degree
7 7 (6.54%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (37.38%) NIST
2 34 (31.78%) JSP 440
3 30 (28.04%) NIST 800
4 13 (12.15%) HMG Security Policy Framework
4 13 (12.15%) RMADS
5 3 (2.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (1.87%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (1.87%) NCSC
7 1 (0.93%) GRC