Information Assurance Jobs in the South West

Information Assurance
England > South West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for Information Assurance skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Information Assurance over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 160 240 243
Rank change year-on-year +80 +3 -77
Permanent jobs citing Information Assurance 129 41 69
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 1.41% 0.59% 0.87%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.68% 0.62% 0.91%
Number of salaries quoted 106 27 57
10th Percentile £48,875 £46,650 £53,418
25th Percentile £54,906 £57,500 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,500 £70,000 £75,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.14% -7.28% +47.32%
75th Percentile £70,250 £76,250 £90,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £85,000 £92,500
England median annual salary £66,275 £67,925 £69,500
% change year-on-year -2.43% -2.27% +15.83%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South West

Information Assurance 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 7,698 6,620 7,544
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 84.16% 94.53% 95.08%
Number of salaries quoted 5,535 3,691 4,984
10th Percentile £28,500 £30,500 £30,892
25th Percentile £37,500 £39,250 £38,037
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% +5.00% +7.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Information Assurance
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Assurance in the South West

Information Assurance
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary trend for Information Assurance in the South West

Information Assurance
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Assurance in the South West over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Information Assurance in the South West

Information Assurance
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 Assurance within the South West region over the 6 months to 27 April 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 +78 90 £68,500 +21.45% 9
Wiltshire +3 21 £55,000 -26.67% 2
Gloucestershire -20 13 £45,000 -47.06% 6
Dorset -20 4 £80,000 +14.29%
Information Assurance
England

Information Assurance
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 (9.30%) IIS
2 2 (1.55%) MS Project Server
Applications
1 2 (1.55%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 6 (4.65%) Azure
2 5 (3.88%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.78%) Network Security
1 1 (0.78%) Wi-Fi
Development Applications
1 3 (2.33%) Eclipse
1 3 (2.33%) NetBeans
1 3 (2.33%) Visual Studio
2 2 (1.55%) Rational DOORS
General
1 14 (10.85%) Aerospace
2 12 (9.30%) Finance
3 10 (7.75%) Aviation
3 10 (7.75%) Military
4 7 (5.43%) Public Sector
5 4 (3.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 4 (3.10%) Social Skills
6 2 (1.55%) Games
6 2 (1.55%) Retail
7 1 (0.78%) Manufacturing
7 1 (0.78%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 63 (48.84%) Consultant
2 60 (46.51%) Security Consultant
3 42 (32.56%) Information Assurance Manager
3 42 (32.56%) Information Manager
4 30 (23.26%) Cybersecurity Manager
4 30 (23.26%) Information Security Manager
4 30 (23.26%) Security Assurance Manager
4 30 (23.26%) Security Manager
5 21 (16.28%) Cybersecurity Consultant
6 18 (13.95%) Senior
7 15 (11.63%) Cyber Defence Consultant
8 14 (10.85%) Senior Consultant
8 14 (10.85%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
8 14 (10.85%) Senior Security Consultant
9 6 (4.65%) Architect
10 4 (3.10%) Information Assurance Consultant
10 4 (3.10%) Lead
10 4 (3.10%) Security Architect
10 4 (3.10%) Senior Architect
11 3 (2.33%) Security Solutions Architect
Miscellaneous
1 30 (23.26%) Cyberattack
2 19 (14.73%) Management Information System
3 15 (11.63%) CESG
4 8 (6.20%) Greenfield Project
5 3 (2.33%) Cyber Defence
5 3 (2.33%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 2 (1.55%) Security Operations Centre
7 1 (0.78%) PropTech
7 1 (0.78%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 100 (77.52%) Cybersecurity
2 86 (66.67%) Risk Management
3 32 (24.81%) Security Management
4 30 (23.26%) Stakeholder Management
5 20 (15.50%) Information Security
6 14 (10.85%) Innovative Thinking
7 13 (10.08%) Matrix Organization
8 12 (9.30%) Creative Thinking
9 10 (7.75%) Active Listening
9 10 (7.75%) Project Management
10 8 (6.20%) SIEM
11 7 (5.43%) Security Architecture
12 5 (3.88%) Systems Engineering
12 5 (3.88%) UML
12 5 (3.88%) Vulnerability Management
13 4 (3.10%) Risk Assessment
13 4 (3.10%) Security Operations
14 3 (2.33%) Coaching
14 3 (2.33%) IT Strategy
14 3 (2.33%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 3 (2.33%) Java
Qualifications
1 117 (90.70%) Security Cleared
2 96 (74.42%) SC Cleared
3 48 (37.21%) CESG Certified Professional
4 43 (33.33%) CISSP
5 40 (31.01%) CISM
6 35 (27.13%) CRISC
7 17 (13.18%) CISMP
8 12 (9.30%) IISP
9 9 (6.98%) DV Cleared
10 6 (4.65%) Degree
11 4 (3.10%) CISA
12 2 (1.55%) CompTIA Security+
13 1 (0.78%) CEH
13 1 (0.78%) CLAS
13 1 (0.78%) GIAC
13 1 (0.78%) ISACA
13 1 (0.78%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (38.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 35 (27.13%) NCSC
3 26 (20.16%) NIST
4 20 (15.50%) JSP 440
5 17 (13.18%) RMADS
6 16 (12.40%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 12 (9.30%) NIST 800
8 7 (5.43%) GRC
9 5 (3.88%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (2.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 3 (2.33%) HMG Infosec
11 1 (0.78%) GDPR
11 1 (0.78%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.78%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 2 (1.55%) Firmware
Vendors
1 3 (2.33%) Atlassian
1 3 (2.33%) Microsoft
1 3 (2.33%) Splunk