Information Security Jobs in Bristol

Information Security (InfoSec)
South West > Bristol

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Bristol with a requirement for Information Security skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Information Security over the 6 months to 13 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
13 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 80 85 86
Rank change year-on-year +5 +1 +14
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 88 88 118
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 2.84% 3.35% 3.56%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.22% 3.51% 3.66%
Number of salaries quoted 66 65 89
10th Percentile £40,250 £35,000 £39,850
25th Percentile £48,125 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,101 £50,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.20% -16.67% +33.33%
75th Percentile £106,875 £61,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £76,500 £90,000
South West median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% -8.33% +33.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Bristol

Information Security is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Bristol with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,731 2,509 3,227
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 88.04% 95.58% 97.40%
Number of salaries quoted 2,056 1,488 2,162
10th Percentile £33,750 £33,750 £32,000
25th Percentile £43,938 £43,162 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £59,144 £53,325
Median % change year-on-year -1.93% +10.91% +12.26%
75th Percentile £72,433 £73,750 £73,675
90th Percentile £87,500 £87,500 £85,000
South West median annual salary £51,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.86% +5.00% +8.70%

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in Bristol

Information Security
Salary Trend in Bristol

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

Salary trend for Information Security in Bristol

Information Security
Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security in Bristol over the 6 months to 13 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Information Security in Bristol

Information 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:

Application Platforms
1 12 (13.64%) IIS
2 2 (2.27%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (2.27%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (6.82%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (6.82%) Microsoft Office
1 6 (6.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 17 (19.32%) Azure
2 15 (17.05%) AWS
3 3 (3.41%) Entra ID
3 3 (3.41%) GCP
3 3 (3.41%) SaaS
4 2 (2.27%) Azure DevOps
4 2 (2.27%) Cloud Computing
4 2 (2.27%) IaaS
4 2 (2.27%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (2.27%) OCI
4 2 (2.27%) OneDrive
4 2 (2.27%) Rubrik
4 2 (2.27%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 18 (20.45%) Network Security
2 7 (7.95%) Firewall
3 6 (6.82%) Cisco IPT
4 1 (1.14%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.27%) SQL Server
General
1 35 (39.77%) Social Skills
2 34 (38.64%) Analytical Skills
3 28 (31.82%) Military
4 19 (21.59%) Finance
5 12 (13.64%) Aerospace
5 12 (13.64%) Retail
6 10 (11.36%) Aviation
7 5 (5.68%) Organisational Skills
7 5 (5.68%) Public Sector
8 3 (3.41%) Manufacturing
9 2 (2.27%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (2.27%) Publishing
10 1 (1.14%) Legal
Job Titles
1 35 (39.77%) Consultant
1 35 (39.77%) Security Consultant
2 23 (26.14%) Senior
3 19 (21.59%) Analyst
4 17 (19.32%) Cybersecurity Consultant
5 12 (13.64%) Cyber Defence Consultant
5 12 (13.64%) Senior Consultant
5 12 (13.64%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
5 12 (13.64%) Senior Security Consultant
6 11 (12.50%) Lead
6 11 (12.50%) Security Analyst
7 10 (11.36%) Information Analyst
7 10 (11.36%) Information Security Analyst
8 9 (10.23%) Senior Analyst
9 8 (9.09%) Compliance Analyst
9 8 (9.09%) Security Compliance Analyst
10 6 (6.82%) Data Protection Specialist
11 5 (5.68%) Pensions Analyst
11 5 (5.68%) Security Assurance Coordinator
11 5 (5.68%) Technical Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.14%) ARM Templates
1 1 (1.14%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 22 (25.00%) Management Information System
2 19 (21.59%) Cyber Defence
2 19 (21.59%) Security Operations Centre
3 13 (14.77%) CESG
4 7 (7.95%) Data Protection Act
5 6 (6.82%) Onboarding
5 6 (6.82%) SWIFT Messaging Network
6 5 (5.68%) PMI
7 3 (3.41%) Cyber Threat
8 1 (1.14%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 1 (1.14%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 1 (1.14%) Distributed Systems
8 1 (1.14%) Operational Technology
8 1 (1.14%) PropTech
Operating Systems
1 4 (4.55%) Windows
2 2 (2.27%) Apple iOS
2 2 (2.27%) Windows 10
2 2 (2.27%) Windows Server
2 2 (2.27%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 52 (59.09%) Cybersecurity
2 28 (31.82%) Agile
3 27 (30.68%) Risk Management
4 23 (26.14%) Coaching
5 21 (23.86%) Mentoring
5 21 (23.86%) Security Operations
6 20 (22.73%) SIEM
7 19 (21.59%) Programme Management
8 18 (20.45%) Project Management
8 18 (20.45%) Resource Management
8 18 (20.45%) Scaled Agile Framework
8 18 (20.45%) Security Architecture
9 15 (17.05%) Information Assurance
10 12 (13.64%) Creative Thinking
10 12 (13.64%) Innovative Thinking
11 11 (12.50%) Matrix Organization
12 10 (11.36%) Active Listening
12 10 (11.36%) Cloud Security
12 10 (11.36%) Continuous Improvement
12 10 (11.36%) Internal Audit
Programming Languages
1 2 (2.27%) SQL
2 1 (1.14%) Bicep
2 1 (1.14%) Java
Qualifications
1 41 (46.59%) Security Cleared
2 26 (29.55%) DV Cleared
3 19 (21.59%) CISSP
4 14 (15.91%) Degree
5 13 (14.77%) CISMP
6 12 (13.64%) IISP
7 10 (11.36%) CISM
8 8 (9.09%) Cisco Certification
8 8 (9.09%) SC Cleared
9 7 (7.95%) CESG Certified Professional
10 6 (6.82%) CCSK
10 6 (6.82%) ISEB
11 5 (5.68%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 5 (5.68%) CCSP
11 5 (5.68%) CEH
11 5 (5.68%) PMI Certification
12 4 (4.55%) AWS Certification
12 4 (4.55%) Azure Certification
12 4 (4.55%) CompTIA Security+
12 4 (4.55%) ISSAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (60.23%) NIST
2 31 (35.23%) NIST 800
3 22 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 17 (19.32%) JSP 440
5 16 (18.18%) RMADS
6 12 (13.64%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 12 (13.64%) PCI DSS
7 10 (11.36%) Cyber Essentials
8 7 (7.95%) GDPR
9 5 (5.68%) NCSC
10 4 (4.55%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 2 (2.27%) SOC 2
12 1 (1.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (1.14%) GRC
12 1 (1.14%) HIPAA
12 1 (1.14%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 5 (5.68%) Active Directory
2 2 (2.27%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (1.14%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (2.27%) CASB
1 2 (2.27%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.14%) Kubernetes
2 1 (1.14%) PingFederate
2 1 (1.14%) Terraform
Vendors
1 11 (12.50%) Microsoft
2 5 (5.68%) Cisco
3 3 (3.41%) Oracle
4 2 (2.27%) Canon
4 2 (2.27%) Citrix
4 2 (2.27%) HP
4 2 (2.27%) Salesforce
4 2 (2.27%) SolarWinds
4 2 (2.27%) VMware
5 1 (1.14%) BeyondTrust
5 1 (1.14%) CA
5 1 (1.14%) Google
5 1 (1.14%) Okta