Information Security Jobs in Bristol

Information Security (InfoSec)
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Bristol requiring Information Security skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Information Security over the 6 months leading up to 18 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 73 78 94
Rank change year-on-year +5 +16 -9
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 30 87 80
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 2.41% 2.78% 3.11%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.55% 3.17% 3.25%
Number of salaries quoted 21 65 58
10th Percentile £42,500 £40,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £48,125 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,202 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.97% +20.40% -17.01%
75th Percentile £73,750 £107,500 £64,063
90th Percentile £82,500 - £80,500
South West median annual salary £61,250 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +22.50% -9.09% -8.71%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Bristol

Information 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 1,175 2,744 2,465
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 94.30% 87.53% 95.69%
Number of salaries quoted 769 2,066 1,452
10th Percentile £30,950 £33,625 £33,750
25th Percentile £47,231 £43,750 £43,122
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,443 £57,500 £59,191
Median % change year-on-year -0.10% -2.86% +11.00%
75th Percentile £71,250 £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%

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 18 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Information Security in Bristol

Information 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 Information Security within the Bristol region over the 6 months to 18 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 - 2 £63,750 -
Information Security
South West

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:

Cloud Services
1 13 (43.33%) AWS
2 11 (36.67%) Azure
3 3 (10.00%) SaaS
4 2 (6.67%) Entra ID
4 2 (6.67%) IaaS
4 2 (6.67%) PaaS
5 1 (3.33%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 9 (30.00%) Firewall
2 4 (13.33%) Network Security
3 2 (6.67%) DHCP
3 2 (6.67%) DNS
3 2 (6.67%) Internet
3 2 (6.67%) TCP/IP
3 2 (6.67%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (13.33%) PostgreSQL
1 4 (13.33%) Relational Database
2 2 (6.67%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (6.67%) Burp Suite
1 2 (6.67%) GitLab
1 2 (6.67%) Jenkins
1 2 (6.67%) Metasploit
General
1 15 (50.00%) Finance
2 11 (36.67%) Social Skills
3 3 (10.00%) Aerospace
3 3 (10.00%) Influencing Skills
3 3 (10.00%) Retail
4 2 (6.67%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (6.67%) Documentation Skills
4 2 (6.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (6.67%) Telecoms
5 1 (3.33%) Advertising
5 1 (3.33%) Military
5 1 (3.33%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 10 (33.33%) Security Manager
2 6 (20.00%) Lead
3 5 (16.67%) Architect
3 5 (16.67%) Security Architect
3 5 (16.67%) Senior
4 4 (13.33%) Developer
4 4 (13.33%) Lead Developer
4 4 (13.33%) Software Engineer
5 3 (10.00%) Analyst
5 3 (10.00%) Engineering Manager
5 3 (10.00%) Information Manager
5 3 (10.00%) Information Security Manager
5 3 (10.00%) IT Manager
5 3 (10.00%) IT Security Manager
5 3 (10.00%) Product Architect
5 3 (10.00%) Security Analyst
5 3 (10.00%) Senior Architect
5 3 (10.00%) Senior Manager
5 3 (10.00%) Senior Security Architect
6 2 (6.67%) IT Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (13.33%) CSS
1 4 (13.33%) Express.js
1 4 (13.33%) Next.js
1 4 (13.33%) Node.js
1 4 (13.33%) React
1 4 (13.33%) RESTful
1 4 (13.33%) Tailwind CSS
2 2 (6.67%) .NET
2 2 (6.67%) .NET Core
2 2 (6.67%) .NET Framework
2 2 (6.67%) OAuth
2 2 (6.67%) OAuth2
2 2 (6.67%) OpenID
2 2 (6.67%) REST
2 2 (6.67%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 11 (36.67%) Management Information System
2 5 (16.67%) Security Posture
3 4 (13.33%) Cyber Threat
3 4 (13.33%) N-Tier
4 2 (6.67%) Data Protection Act
4 2 (6.67%) Hybrid Cloud
4 2 (6.67%) Public Cloud
4 2 (6.67%) SWIFT Messaging Network
5 1 (3.33%) IoT
5 1 (3.33%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (33.33%) Agile
1 10 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 9 (30.00%) Risk Management
3 8 (26.67%) Microservices
3 8 (26.67%) Prototyping
4 6 (20.00%) Continuous Integration
4 6 (20.00%) Design Patterns
4 6 (20.00%) Full-Stack Development
4 6 (20.00%) OWASP
4 6 (20.00%) Scrum
5 5 (16.67%) Cloud Security
5 5 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
5 5 (16.67%) Mentoring
5 5 (16.67%) Project Management
5 5 (16.67%) SIEM
6 4 (13.33%) Data Loss Prevention
6 4 (13.33%) Security Operations
6 4 (13.33%) Security Patching
6 4 (13.33%) SOLID
6 4 (13.33%) Vulnerability Scanning
Programming Languages
1 6 (20.00%) SQL
2 4 (13.33%) TypeScript
3 2 (6.67%) Bash
3 2 (6.67%) C#
3 2 (6.67%) Java
3 2 (6.67%) PowerShell
3 2 (6.67%) Python
Qualifications
1 13 (43.33%) CISSP
2 8 (26.67%) Degree
3 6 (20.00%) CISM
4 3 (10.00%) BPSS Clearance
4 3 (10.00%) CCSK
5 2 (6.67%) AWS Certification
5 2 (6.67%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
5 2 (6.67%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
5 2 (6.67%) CEH
5 2 (6.67%) CHECK Team Member
5 2 (6.67%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (6.67%) CREST Certified
5 2 (6.67%) GIAC
5 2 (6.67%) ISSAP
5 2 (6.67%) Master's Degree
5 2 (6.67%) SANS
5 2 (6.67%) Security Cleared
6 1 (3.33%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (43.33%) NIST
2 12 (40.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 8 (26.67%) PCI DSS
4 7 (23.33%) GDPR
5 3 (10.00%) GRC
6 2 (6.67%) Actionable Recommendations
6 2 (6.67%) COBIT
6 2 (6.67%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (6.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (6.67%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 2 (6.67%) SOC 2
System Software
1 2 (6.67%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (6.67%) Host Intrusion Detection System
1 2 (6.67%) Nmap
Vendors
1 5 (16.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.33%) Cisco
2 1 (3.33%) CrowdStrike
2 1 (3.33%) Dell