Security Analyst Jobs in Bristol

Security Analyst
South West > Bristol

The median Security Analyst salary in Bristol is £51,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 91 132 159
Rank change year-on-year +41 +27 +19
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 8 34 10
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 0.65% 1.10% 0.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.68% 1.13% 0.41%
Number of salaries quoted 8 31 7
10th Percentile £40,125 £40,250 £32,200
25th Percentile £42,188 £48,750 £35,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,250 £65,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -21.15% +44.44% -15.27%
75th Percentile £55,000 £70,000 £50,625
90th Percentile - - £52,250
South West median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £48,750
% change year-on-year -13.64% +12.82% +2.63%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies 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 1,173 3,010 2,435
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.90% 97.03% 92.76%
Number of salaries quoted 790 2,259 1,531
10th Percentile £34,350 £33,200 £31,250
25th Percentile £47,231 £42,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,443 £57,500 £57,810
Median % change year-on-year -0.10% -0.54% +8.85%
75th Percentile £71,250 £71,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £87,500 £87,500
South West median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%

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 14 May 2025.

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 14 May 2025, 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 8 (100.00%) NIST
2 7 (87.50%) Finance
3 5 (62.50%) Cybersecurity
4 4 (50.00%) Vulnerability Management
4 4 (50.00%) Task Automation
4 4 (50.00%) Regulatory Compliance
4 4 (50.00%) GDPR
4 4 (50.00%) Risk Assessment
4 4 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (50.00%) Azure
4 4 (50.00%) AWS
4 4 (50.00%) Accessibility
4 4 (50.00%) RBAC
4 4 (50.00%) Application Security
4 4 (50.00%) Technology Transformation
5 3 (37.50%) CCSK
5 3 (37.50%) Cloud Security
5 3 (37.50%) Influencing Skills
5 3 (37.50%) ISMS
5 3 (37.50%) PCI DSS
5 3 (37.50%) CISSP
5 3 (37.50%) Information Security
5 3 (37.50%) Firewall
5 3 (37.50%) GAP Analysis
5 3 (37.50%) Risk Management
5 3 (37.50%) Attestation
6 2 (25.00%) AWS Certification
6 2 (25.00%) SWIFT Messaging Network
6 2 (25.00%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
6 2 (25.00%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

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 4 (50.00%) AWS
1 4 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (12.50%) Cloudflare
2 1 (12.50%) Datadog
2 1 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (37.50%) Firewall
Development Applications
1 1 (12.50%) JIRA
General
1 7 (87.50%) Finance
2 3 (37.50%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) SWIFT Messaging Network
2 1 (12.50%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (12.50%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (62.50%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (50.00%) Application Security
2 4 (50.00%) RBAC
2 4 (50.00%) Regulatory Compliance
2 4 (50.00%) Risk Assessment
2 4 (50.00%) Task Automation
2 4 (50.00%) Technology Transformation
2 4 (50.00%) Vulnerability Management
3 3 (37.50%) Attestation
3 3 (37.50%) Cloud Security
3 3 (37.50%) GAP Analysis
3 3 (37.50%) Information Security
3 3 (37.50%) ISMS
3 3 (37.50%) Risk Management
4 1 (12.50%) Risk Analysis
4 1 (12.50%) Threat Management
4 1 (12.50%) Vulnerability Scanning
Qualifications
1 3 (37.50%) CCSK
1 3 (37.50%) CISSP
2 2 (25.00%) AWS Certification
2 2 (25.00%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
2 2 (25.00%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (100.00%) NIST
2 4 (50.00%) Accessibility
2 4 (50.00%) GDPR
2 4 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (37.50%) PCI DSS
4 1 (12.50%) GRC
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft