Communications Security Job Trends in the South West

Communications Security (COMSEC)
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South West requiring Communications Security skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 277
Rank change year-on-year - - -35
Permanent jobs citing Communications Security 0 0 6
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West - - 0.060%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - - 0.075%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 6
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £40,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -38.46%
75th Percentile - - £42,500
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £112,500 £60,000 £63,750
% change year-on-year +87.50% -5.88% +12.83%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South West

Communications Security falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 5,327 2,525 7,977
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 69.46% 89.92% 79.53%
Number of salaries quoted 3,537 1,555 5,880
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £38,750 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +2.94% -5.56%
75th Percentile £70,000 £68,525 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £82,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £58,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% +5.45% -12.00%

Communications Security
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Communications Security relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Communications Security job vacancy trend in the South West

Communications Security
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Communications Security.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Communications Security