Cybersecurity Consultant Jobs in Bristol

Cybersecurity Consultant
South West > Bristol

The median Cybersecurity Consultant salary in Bristol is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 July 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 67 109 151
Rank change year-on-year +42 +42 +50
Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Consultant 23 40 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 1.84% 1.29% 0.47%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.99% 1.33% 0.49%
Number of salaries quoted 23 10 9
10th Percentile - £34,750 £37,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £40,563 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £61,750 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -19.03% -11.79% -
75th Percentile £52,500 £75,000 £78,750
90th Percentile - £75,750 £83,000
South West median annual salary £50,000 £91,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -45.36% +30.71% +3.70%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 1,154 2,997 2,223
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.17% 96.99% 94.76%
Number of salaries quoted 847 2,170 1,467
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,279 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £42,605
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £58,500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.98% +6.36%
75th Percentile £72,500 £70,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £88,500 £85,000 £86,250
South West median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - -4.76% +5.00%

Cybersecurity Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Job postings that featured Cybersecurity Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity Consultant in Bristol

Cybersecurity Consultant
Salary Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity Consultant in Bristol.

Salary trend for Cybersecurity Consultant in Bristol

Cybersecurity Consultant
Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity Consultant in Bristol over the 6 months to 21 July 2025.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity Consultant in Bristol

Cybersecurity Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 21 July 2025, Cybersecurity Consultant 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 Bristol region featuring Cybersecurity Consultant in the job title.

1 23 (100.00%) CISSP
1 23 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 23 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 23 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 23 (100.00%) NIST
1 23 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
2 22 (95.65%) Vulnerability Management
2 22 (95.65%) Public Sector
2 22 (95.65%) CompTIA Security+
2 22 (95.65%) Mentoring
2 22 (95.65%) Digital Marketing
2 22 (95.65%) Network Security
2 22 (95.65%) PCI DSS
2 22 (95.65%) Security Cleared
2 22 (95.65%) SAP
2 22 (95.65%) Business Intelligence
2 22 (95.65%) CEH
2 22 (95.65%) Marketing
2 22 (95.65%) Electronics
2 22 (95.65%) Telecoms
2 22 (95.65%) Finance
2 22 (95.65%) Manufacturing
2 22 (95.65%) Programme Management
3 1 (4.35%) Agile
3 1 (4.35%) CISM
3 1 (4.35%) Risk Management
3 1 (4.35%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (4.35%) Smart City
3 1 (4.35%) GRC
3 1 (4.35%) Social Skills

Cybersecurity Consultant Skill Set
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:

Communications & Networking
1 22 (95.65%) Network Security
General
1 23 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 22 (95.65%) Electronics
2 22 (95.65%) Finance
2 22 (95.65%) Manufacturing
2 22 (95.65%) Marketing
2 22 (95.65%) Public Sector
2 22 (95.65%) Telecoms
3 1 (4.35%) Cyber-Physical System
3 1 (4.35%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 23 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (4.35%) Operational Technology
2 1 (4.35%) Smart City
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 22 (95.65%) Business Intelligence
2 22 (95.65%) Digital Marketing
2 22 (95.65%) Mentoring
2 22 (95.65%) Programme Management
2 22 (95.65%) Vulnerability Management
3 1 (4.35%) Agile
3 1 (4.35%) Risk Management
3 1 (4.35%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 23 (100.00%) CISSP
2 22 (95.65%) CEH
2 22 (95.65%) CompTIA Security+
2 22 (95.65%) Security Cleared
3 1 (4.35%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 23 (100.00%) NIST
2 22 (95.65%) PCI DSS
3 1 (4.35%) GRC
Vendors
1 22 (95.65%) SAP