GISP Job Trends in Bristol

GIAC Information Security Professional (GISP)
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Bristol with a requirement for GISP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 122 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing GISP 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 0.091% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.57% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £71,750 - -
25th Percentile £74,375 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,500 - -
75th Percentile £86,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £82,500 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Bristol

GISP falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Bristol.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 530 354 606
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 16.13% 31.66% 26.41%
Number of salaries quoted 312 242 343
10th Percentile £31,000 £29,000 £37,259
25th Percentile £50,000 £41,563 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £52,600 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +33.08% -15.84% +4.17%
75th Percentile £82,500 £69,688 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £87,500 £87,500
South West median annual salary £65,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +30.00% -9.09% +4.76%

GISP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (33.33%) Aviation
1 1 (33.33%) Military
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Lead
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (100.00%) Line Management
1 3 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 3 (100.00%) Project Management
2 2 (66.67%) Business Strategy
3 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
3 1 (33.33%) People Management
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) Technical Leadership
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Chartered Engineer
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
1 3 (100.00%) GIAC
1 3 (100.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) DO-254
1 3 (100.00%) IEC 61508
Systems Management
1 3 (100.00%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Rockwell
1 3 (100.00%) Siemens