Security Analyst Jobs in Bristol

Security Analyst
South West > Bristol

The median Security Analyst salary in Bristol is £65,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 128 155 187
Rank change year-on-year +27 +32 -20
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 36 10 13
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 1.16% 0.38% 0.40%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.20% 0.40% 0.40%
Number of salaries quoted 33 7 10
10th Percentile £40,250 £28,000 £46,125
25th Percentile £50,000 £32,125 £50,352
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £45,000 £53,112
Median % change year-on-year +44.44% -15.27% +24.97%
75th Percentile £70,000 £50,625 £65,275
90th Percentile - £52,250 £73,225
South West median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% +5.26% +24.18%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bristol

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 2,999 2,476 3,213
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.84% 92.87% 98.02%
Number of salaries quoted 2,236 1,556 2,224
10th Percentile £33,500 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,719 £42,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £58,000 £53,112
Median % change year-on-year -0.86% +9.20% +14.22%
75th Percentile £71,250 £74,250 £71,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £85,000
South West median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +11.11%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Analyst in Bristol

Security Analyst
Salary Trend in Bristol

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

Salary trend for Security Analyst in Bristol

Security Analyst
Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Analyst in Bristol over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Analyst in Bristol

Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, Security Analyst 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 Security Analyst in the job title.

1 26 (72.22%) Cybersecurity
2 13 (36.11%) Firewall
2 13 (36.11%) Law
3 12 (33.33%) Information Security
3 12 (33.33%) Security Architecture
3 12 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 12 (33.33%) Cloud Security
4 11 (30.56%) Azure
4 11 (30.56%) CISSP
5 10 (27.78%) NIST
6 9 (25.00%) AWS
7 8 (22.22%) ISMS
7 8 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
7 8 (22.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 7 (19.44%) Risk Management
8 7 (19.44%) Security Operations
8 7 (19.44%) PCI DSS
9 6 (16.67%) SWIFT Messaging Network
9 6 (16.67%) GAP Analysis
9 6 (16.67%) Retail
9 6 (16.67%) CompTIA Security+
9 6 (16.67%) Attestation
9 6 (16.67%) CCSK
9 6 (16.67%) Onboarding
10 5 (13.89%) Incident Response
10 5 (13.89%) Vulnerability Management
11 4 (11.11%) Windows Server
11 4 (11.11%) CEH
11 4 (11.11%) GIAC
11 4 (11.11%) Finance

Security Analyst 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:

Cloud Services
1 11 (30.56%) Azure
2 9 (25.00%) AWS
3 3 (8.33%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (2.78%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 13 (36.11%) Firewall
2 3 (8.33%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 13 (36.11%) Law
2 12 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 8 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (16.67%) Retail
5 4 (11.11%) Finance
6 2 (5.56%) Legal
7 1 (2.78%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 6 (16.67%) Onboarding
1 6 (16.67%) SWIFT Messaging Network
2 3 (8.33%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
3 2 (5.56%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (2.78%) Cyberattack
4 1 (2.78%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 4 (11.11%) Windows
1 4 (11.11%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (72.22%) Cybersecurity
2 12 (33.33%) Cloud Security
2 12 (33.33%) Information Security
2 12 (33.33%) Security Architecture
3 8 (22.22%) ISMS
4 7 (19.44%) Risk Management
4 7 (19.44%) Security Operations
5 6 (16.67%) Attestation
5 6 (16.67%) GAP Analysis
6 5 (13.89%) Incident Response
6 5 (13.89%) Vulnerability Management
7 3 (8.33%) DDoS Mitigation
7 3 (8.33%) Penetration Testing
7 3 (8.33%) Runbook
7 3 (8.33%) Security Monitoring
7 3 (8.33%) SIEM
8 2 (5.56%) Computer Science
8 2 (5.56%) Kalman Filter
8 2 (5.56%) Mobile Device Management
8 2 (5.56%) Use Case
Qualifications
1 11 (30.56%) CISSP
2 6 (16.67%) CCSK
2 6 (16.67%) CompTIA Security+
3 4 (11.11%) CEH
3 4 (11.11%) GIAC
4 3 (8.33%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 3 (8.33%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
4 3 (8.33%) CCSP
4 3 (8.33%) Cisco Certification
4 3 (8.33%) CompTIA CySA+
5 2 (5.56%) CISM
5 2 (5.56%) CRISC
5 2 (5.56%) Degree
5 2 (5.56%) GSEC
5 2 (5.56%) Network+ Certification
6 1 (2.78%) SC Cleared
6 1 (2.78%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (27.78%) NIST
2 8 (22.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 7 (19.44%) PCI DSS
4 3 (8.33%) Cyber Essentials
4 3 (8.33%) SOC 2
5 1 (2.78%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (2.78%) GRC
System Software
1 2 (5.56%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (5.56%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 2 (5.56%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.78%) Splunk