Security Posture Jobs in the South West

Security Posture
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Posture in permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Security Posture over the 6 months to 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 274 254 267
Rank change year-on-year -20 +13 +2
Permanent jobs citing Security Posture 15 17 42
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.16% 0.25% 0.53%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.52% 0.61% 1.32%
Number of salaries quoted 11 11 13
10th Percentile - £43,000 £33,700
25th Percentile £37,500 £55,625 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £75,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -40.00% +36.36% +10.00%
75th Percentile £52,500 - £66,000
90th Percentile - - £69,750
England median annual salary £70,000 £66,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% -11.33% +25.00%

All Generic Skills
South West

Security Posture is in the General and Transferable Skills 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 generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 2,907 2,774 3,184
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 31.74% 40.17% 40.05%
Number of salaries quoted 2,027 1,397 1,749
10th Percentile £28,000 £28,750 £31,200
25th Percentile £36,250 £38,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £53,112
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -1.15% +11.81%
75th Percentile £66,250 £71,250 £73,250
90th Percentile £82,500 £87,500 £87,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%

Security Posture
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Posture in the South West

Security Posture
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary trend for Security Posture in the South West

Security Posture
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Posture in the South West over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Posture in the South West

Security Posture
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 Security Posture within the South West region over the 6 months to 28 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 +7 8 £45,000 -14.29% 3
Gloucestershire - 3 £45,000 - 2
Somerset - 3 £49,948 - 1
Wiltshire -13 1 - - 1
Security Posture
England

Security Posture
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:

Cloud Services
1 5 (33.33%) Azure
2 3 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (13.33%) AWS
3 2 (13.33%) Entra ID
4 1 (6.67%) GCP
4 1 (6.67%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 3 (20.00%) Firewall
2 2 (13.33%) Internet
2 2 (13.33%) TCP/IP
2 2 (13.33%) Wireless
2 2 (13.33%) Wireless Security
3 1 (6.67%) Intrusion Detection
3 1 (6.67%) Network Security
3 1 (6.67%) VPN
Development Applications
1 2 (13.33%) Burp Suite
1 2 (13.33%) Metasploit
General
1 8 (53.33%) Social Skills
2 6 (40.00%) Presentation Skills
3 4 (26.67%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (13.33%) Legal
5 1 (6.67%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (6.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 7 (46.67%) Penetration Tester
1 7 (46.67%) Tester
2 3 (20.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 3 (20.00%) Security Manager
3 2 (13.33%) Operational Security Manager
3 2 (13.33%) Operations Manager
3 2 (13.33%) Security Operations Manager
4 1 (6.67%) Architect
4 1 (6.67%) Cybersecurity Specialist
4 1 (6.67%) Governance Manager
4 1 (6.67%) Information Architect
4 1 (6.67%) Information Security Architect
4 1 (6.67%) Lead
4 1 (6.67%) Security Architect
4 1 (6.67%) Security Penetration Tester
4 1 (6.67%) Security Specialist
4 1 (6.67%) Security Tester
Miscellaneous
1 2 (13.33%) Embedded Systems
1 2 (13.33%) Mobile App
2 1 (6.67%) Cyber Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 4 (26.67%) Windows
2 2 (13.33%) Kali Linux
2 2 (13.33%) Mac OS
2 2 (13.33%) Unix
2 2 (13.33%) Windows 10
2 2 (13.33%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (86.67%) Cybersecurity
2 9 (60.00%) Incident Response
3 7 (46.67%) Penetration Testing
4 5 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (26.67%) Collaborative Working
5 4 (26.67%) Computer Science
5 4 (26.67%) Mentoring
5 4 (26.67%) Risk Analysis
5 4 (26.67%) Software Testing
6 3 (20.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 3 (20.00%) OWASP
6 3 (20.00%) Red Team
6 3 (20.00%) Security Operations
6 3 (20.00%) SIEM
6 3 (20.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
6 3 (20.00%) Vulnerability Management
7 2 (13.33%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
7 2 (13.33%) Network Optimisation
7 2 (13.33%) Performance Metrics
7 2 (13.33%) Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 2 (13.33%) Bash
1 2 (13.33%) C#
1 2 (13.33%) Python
Qualifications
1 6 (40.00%) Degree
2 4 (26.67%) CISSP
2 4 (26.67%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (13.33%) CHECK Team Member
3 2 (13.33%) CompTIA Security+
3 2 (13.33%) CREST Certified
3 2 (13.33%) MCSE
3 2 (13.33%) Microsoft Certification
3 2 (13.33%) OSCP
3 2 (13.33%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
4 1 (6.67%) CCNP
4 1 (6.67%) CCSP
4 1 (6.67%) CISA
4 1 (6.67%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (6.67%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (26.67%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (26.67%) NIST
3 2 (13.33%) GDPR
3 2 (13.33%) PCI DSS
4 1 (6.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 1 (6.67%) GRC
4 1 (6.67%) HIPAA
4 1 (6.67%) SOC 2
System Software
1 2 (13.33%) VMware ESXi
2 1 (6.67%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (13.33%) Nmap
Vendors
1 3 (20.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (13.33%) Aruba
2 2 (13.33%) Tanium
2 2 (13.33%) VMware
3 1 (6.67%) Google