IT Security Officer Jobs in the South West

IT Security Officer
England > South West

The median IT Security Officer salary in the South West is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 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
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 288 - 309
Rank change year-on-year - - -30
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Security Officer 4 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.044% - 0.051%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.045% - 0.052%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 4
10th Percentile £44,000 - £38,750
25th Percentile £46,250 - £44,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +11.11%
75th Percentile £50,625 - £52,500
90th Percentile £51,750 - -
England median annual salary £50,000 £46,250 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.11% -22.92% +50.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South West

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the South West. 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 the South West with a recognized job title 8,793 6,284 7,625
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.13% 89.31% 96.45%
Number of salaries quoted 6,444 3,903 5,084
10th Percentile £28,000 £29,000 £29,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £54,000 £60,567 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.84% +0.95% +9.09%

IT Security Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings that featured IT Security Officer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for IT Security Officer in the South West

IT Security Officer
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary trend for IT Security Officer in the South West

IT Security Officer
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 IT Security Officer within the South West region over the 6 months to 25 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
Wiltshire - 4 £50,000 -
IT Security Officer
England

IT Security Officer Skill Set
Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, IT Security Officer 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 South West region featuring IT Security Officer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Information Security
1 4 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (50.00%) ISMS
2 2 (50.00%) RMADS
2 2 (50.00%) Data Protection
2 2 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 2 (50.00%) Data Governance
2 2 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 2 (50.00%) ModSecurity
2 2 (50.00%) NCSC
2 2 (50.00%) GRC
2 2 (50.00%) Cisco IPT
2 2 (50.00%) Facilities Management
2 2 (50.00%) CISSP
2 2 (50.00%) CISA
2 2 (50.00%) CISM
2 2 (50.00%) Information Security Management
2 2 (50.00%) Security Management
2 2 (50.00%) Management Information System
2 2 (50.00%) Risk Management

IT Security Officer Skill Set
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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (50.00%) Cisco IPT
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (50.00%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Information Security
2 2 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (50.00%) Data Governance
2 2 (50.00%) Data Protection
2 2 (50.00%) Facilities Management
2 2 (50.00%) Information Security Management
2 2 (50.00%) ISMS
2 2 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (50.00%) Security Management
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (50.00%) CISA
2 2 (50.00%) CISM
2 2 (50.00%) CISSP
2 2 (50.00%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 2 (50.00%) GRC
2 2 (50.00%) NCSC
2 2 (50.00%) RMADS