Application Security Jobs in Bristol

Application Security (AppSec)
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Bristol requiring Application Security skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Application Security over the 6 months leading up to 7 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 92 158 165
Rank change year-on-year +66 +7 +28
Permanent jobs citing Application Security 14 9 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 1.11% 0.29% 0.26%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.17% 0.33% 0.28%
Number of salaries quoted 12 9 3
10th Percentile - £52,500 £101,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £63,750 £110,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,250 £75,000 £125,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.67% -40.00% +92.31%
75th Percentile £82,500 £80,000 -
90th Percentile £89,250 £82,000 -
South West median annual salary £66,250 £75,000 £112,500
% change year-on-year -11.67% -33.33% +73.08%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Bristol

Application 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 Bristol.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,194 2,739 2,539
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 94.69% 88.33% 95.56%
Number of salaries quoted 783 2,060 1,506
10th Percentile £31,050 £33,975 £34,723
25th Percentile £47,231 £43,750 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £58,000 £59,191
Median % change year-on-year -0.86% -2.01% +11.00%
75th Percentile £71,625 £72,433 £73,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £87,500 £87,500
South West median annual salary £52,600 £51,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +3.14% -2.86% +5.00%

Application Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Job postings citing Application Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Job vacancy trend for Application Security in Bristol

Application Security
Salary Trend in Bristol

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

Salary trend for Application Security in Bristol

Application Security
Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing Application Security in Bristol over the 6 months to 7 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Application Security in Bristol

Application Security
Job Locations in Bristol

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Application Security within the Bristol region over the 6 months to 7 May 2025. 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
Avonmouth - 1 £62,500 -
Application Security
South West

Application Security
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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (14.29%) AWS
1 2 (14.29%) Azure
2 1 (7.14%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (7.14%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 2 (14.29%) Firewall
1 2 (14.29%) Network Security
1 2 (14.29%) VPN
General
1 9 (64.29%) Finance
2 3 (21.43%) Social Skills
3 2 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (14.29%) Documentation Skills
3 2 (14.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 5 (35.71%) Security Engineer
2 4 (28.57%) Analyst
2 4 (28.57%) Applications Engineer
2 4 (28.57%) Cybersecurity Analyst
2 4 (28.57%) Security Analyst
3 3 (21.43%) Architect
3 3 (21.43%) Security Architect
4 2 (14.29%) AWS Architect
4 2 (14.29%) AWS Security Architect
4 2 (14.29%) Lead
4 2 (14.29%) Security Manager
5 1 (7.14%) Applications Manager
5 1 (7.14%) Cloud Architect
5 1 (7.14%) Cloud Security Architect
5 1 (7.14%) Information Manager
5 1 (7.14%) Information Security Manager
5 1 (7.14%) IT Engineer
5 1 (7.14%) IT Security Engineer
5 1 (7.14%) Principal Architect
5 1 (7.14%) Principal Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (7.14%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 2 (14.29%) Cyber Threat
1 2 (14.29%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 1 (7.14%) Windows
1 1 (7.14%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (42.86%) Technology Transformation
2 5 (35.71%) Threat Modelling
3 4 (28.57%) Cloud Security
3 4 (28.57%) Cybersecurity
3 4 (28.57%) Information Security
3 4 (28.57%) RBAC
3 4 (28.57%) Regulatory Compliance
3 4 (28.57%) Risk Assessment
3 4 (28.57%) Roadmaps
3 4 (28.57%) Security Testing
3 4 (28.57%) Task Automation
3 4 (28.57%) Vulnerability Management
4 3 (21.43%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (21.43%) Identity Access Management
4 3 (21.43%) Incident Response
4 3 (21.43%) Logistics
4 3 (21.43%) OWASP
4 3 (21.43%) Security Operations
4 3 (21.43%) SIEM
5 2 (14.29%) API Integration
Qualifications
1 5 (35.71%) CISSP
2 4 (28.57%) Degree
2 4 (28.57%) SANS
3 3 (21.43%) CISM
4 2 (14.29%) CEH
4 2 (14.29%) CREST Certified
4 2 (14.29%) GIAC
4 2 (14.29%) ISSAP
5 1 (7.14%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (50.00%) GDPR
1 7 (50.00%) NIST
2 6 (42.86%) Accessibility
3 3 (21.43%) PCI DSS
4 2 (14.29%) COBIT
4 2 (14.29%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (14.29%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 2 (14.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (14.29%) SOC 2
Vendors
1 2 (14.29%) Microsoft
2 1 (7.14%) Cisco
2 1 (7.14%) CrowdStrike
2 1 (7.14%) Dell
2 1 (7.14%) Graphcore