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 2 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 76 87 86
Rank change year-on-year +11 -1 +10
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 91 95 115
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 2.93% 3.60% 3.49%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.32% 3.77% 3.59%
Number of salaries quoted 67 69 87
10th Percentile £40,250 £36,000 £39,700
25th Percentile £48,125 £46,250 £46,077
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £51,918 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.57% -13.47% +33.33%
75th Percentile £101,250 £61,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £75,500 £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 2,740 2,520 3,201
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 88.33% 95.53% 97.27%
Number of salaries quoted 2,058 1,483 2,174
10th Percentile £35,000 £34,723 £31,983
25th Percentile £43,750 £43,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,750 £59,191 £53,112
Median % change year-on-year -2.43% +11.45% +11.81%
75th Percentile £72,433 £73,853 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £87,500 £85,000
South West median annual salary £50,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.81% +5.00% +7.53%

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 2 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 (13.19%) IIS
2 3 (3.30%) SharePoint
3 2 (2.20%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 6 (6.59%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (6.59%) Microsoft Office
1 6 (6.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 20 (21.98%) Azure
2 16 (17.58%) AWS
3 5 (5.49%) Entra ID
4 4 (4.40%) SaaS
5 3 (3.30%) GCP
5 3 (3.30%) Microsoft 365
6 2 (2.20%) Azure DevOps
6 2 (2.20%) Cloud Computing
6 2 (2.20%) IaaS
6 2 (2.20%) OCI
6 2 (2.20%) OneDrive
6 2 (2.20%) Rubrik
7 1 (1.10%) Power Automate
7 1 (1.10%) Power Platform
7 1 (1.10%) PowerApps
7 1 (1.10%) WhatsApp
7 1 (1.10%) Yammer
Communications & Networking
1 18 (19.78%) Network Security
2 9 (9.89%) Firewall
3 6 (6.59%) Cisco IPT
4 2 (2.20%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (1.10%) Internet
5 1 (1.10%) TCP/IP
5 1 (1.10%) Wireless
5 1 (1.10%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.20%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (1.10%) Burp Suite
1 1 (1.10%) Metasploit
General
1 34 (37.36%) Analytical Skills
2 33 (36.26%) Social Skills
3 28 (30.77%) Military
4 19 (20.88%) Finance
5 12 (13.19%) Aerospace
5 12 (13.19%) Retail
6 10 (10.99%) Aviation
7 5 (5.49%) Organisational Skills
7 5 (5.49%) Public Sector
8 3 (3.30%) Manufacturing
8 3 (3.30%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (2.20%) Publishing
10 1 (1.10%) Law
10 1 (1.10%) Legal
Job Titles
1 35 (38.46%) Consultant
1 35 (38.46%) Security Consultant
2 25 (27.47%) Senior
3 20 (21.98%) Analyst
4 17 (18.68%) Cybersecurity Consultant
5 12 (13.19%) Cyber Defence Consultant
5 12 (13.19%) Lead
5 12 (13.19%) Security Analyst
5 12 (13.19%) Senior Consultant
5 12 (13.19%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
5 12 (13.19%) Senior Security Consultant
6 10 (10.99%) Information Analyst
6 10 (10.99%) Information Security Analyst
6 10 (10.99%) Senior Analyst
7 8 (8.79%) Compliance Analyst
7 8 (8.79%) Security Compliance Analyst
8 6 (6.59%) Data Protection Specialist
9 5 (5.49%) Pensions Analyst
9 5 (5.49%) Security Assurance Coordinator
9 5 (5.49%) Technical Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.30%) SailPoint
2 1 (1.10%) ARM Templates
Miscellaneous
1 22 (24.18%) Management Information System
2 19 (20.88%) Security Operations Centre
3 18 (19.78%) Cyber Defence
4 13 (14.29%) CESG
5 6 (6.59%) Data Protection Act
5 6 (6.59%) Onboarding
5 6 (6.59%) SWIFT Messaging Network
6 5 (5.49%) PMI
7 4 (4.40%) Cyber Threat
8 2 (2.20%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 1 (1.10%) Distributed Systems
9 1 (1.10%) Embedded Systems
9 1 (1.10%) Mobile App
9 1 (1.10%) Operational Technology
9 1 (1.10%) PropTech
9 1 (1.10%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 5 (5.49%) Windows
2 2 (2.20%) Apple iOS
2 2 (2.20%) Windows 10
2 2 (2.20%) Windows Server
2 2 (2.20%) Windows Server 2016
3 1 (1.10%) Kali Linux
3 1 (1.10%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (58.24%) Cybersecurity
2 28 (30.77%) Risk Management
3 27 (29.67%) Agile
4 23 (25.27%) Coaching
5 22 (24.18%) Security Operations
6 21 (23.08%) Mentoring
7 20 (21.98%) SIEM
8 19 (20.88%) Programme Management
9 18 (19.78%) Project Management
9 18 (19.78%) Resource Management
9 18 (19.78%) Scaled Agile Framework
9 18 (19.78%) Security Architecture
10 15 (16.48%) Information Assurance
11 12 (13.19%) Creative Thinking
11 12 (13.19%) Innovative Thinking
12 11 (12.09%) Matrix Organization
13 10 (10.99%) Active Listening
13 10 (10.99%) Cloud Security
13 10 (10.99%) Continuous Improvement
13 10 (10.99%) Internal Audit
Programming Languages
1 2 (2.20%) SQL
2 1 (1.10%) Bash
2 1 (1.10%) Bicep
2 1 (1.10%) C#
2 1 (1.10%) Java
2 1 (1.10%) PowerShell
2 1 (1.10%) Python
2 1 (1.10%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 40 (43.96%) Security Cleared
2 25 (27.47%) DV Cleared
3 20 (21.98%) CISSP
4 14 (15.38%) Degree
5 13 (14.29%) CISMP
6 12 (13.19%) IISP
7 10 (10.99%) CISM
8 9 (9.89%) Cisco Certification
9 8 (8.79%) SC Cleared
10 7 (7.69%) CESG Certified Professional
11 6 (6.59%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 6 (6.59%) CCSK
11 6 (6.59%) CCSP
11 6 (6.59%) ISEB
12 5 (5.49%) CEH
12 5 (5.49%) CompTIA Security+
12 5 (5.49%) PMI Certification
13 4 (4.40%) AWS Certification
13 4 (4.40%) Azure Certification
13 4 (4.40%) ISSAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (58.24%) NIST
2 30 (32.97%) NIST 800
3 22 (24.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 17 (18.68%) JSP 440
5 16 (17.58%) RMADS
6 12 (13.19%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 12 (13.19%) PCI DSS
7 10 (10.99%) Cyber Essentials
8 7 (7.69%) GDPR
9 5 (5.49%) NCSC
10 4 (4.40%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 3 (3.30%) SOC 2
12 1 (1.10%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (1.10%) GRC
12 1 (1.10%) HIPAA
System Software
1 7 (7.69%) Active Directory
2 2 (2.20%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (1.10%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (2.20%) CASB
1 2 (2.20%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (2.20%) PingFederate
2 1 (1.10%) Kubernetes
2 1 (1.10%) Nmap
2 1 (1.10%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (1.10%) Terraform
Vendors
1 12 (13.19%) Microsoft
2 5 (5.49%) Cisco
3 4 (4.40%) Oracle
4 2 (2.20%) BeyondTrust
4 2 (2.20%) CA
4 2 (2.20%) Canon
4 2 (2.20%) Citrix
4 2 (2.20%) HP
4 2 (2.20%) Okta
4 2 (2.20%) Salesforce
4 2 (2.20%) SolarWinds
4 2 (2.20%) VMware
5 1 (1.10%) CyberArk
5 1 (1.10%) Google