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 leading to 25 June 2024.

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

6 months to
25 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 139 150 193
Rank change year-on-year +11 +43 -14
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 28 7 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 0.79% 0.28% 0.31%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.81% 0.31% 0.32%
Number of salaries quoted 21 5 8
10th Percentile - £30,800 £45,000
25th Percentile £40,250 £35,000 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £45,000 £55,575
Median % change year-on-year +44.44% -19.03% +19.52%
75th Percentile £70,000 £50,000 £67,263
90th Percentile - £50,750 £73,225
South West median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £45,750
% change year-on-year -9.09% +20.22% +19.61%

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 3,438 2,275 3,388
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.15% 92.55% 96.97%
Number of salaries quoted 2,517 1,445 2,162
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,810 £53,412
Median % change year-on-year -4.86% +8.23% +12.45%
75th Percentile £70,250 £72,647 £73,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £86,250 £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 25 June 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 25 June 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 18 (64.29%) Cybersecurity
2 11 (39.29%) Cloud Security
3 10 (35.71%) Information Security
4 9 (32.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (32.14%) Firewall
4 9 (32.14%) CISSP
4 9 (32.14%) Analytical Skills
5 8 (28.57%) Azure
5 8 (28.57%) Security Architecture
5 8 (28.57%) Law
5 8 (28.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 7 (25.00%) NIST
6 7 (25.00%) AWS
6 7 (25.00%) ISMS
6 7 (25.00%) PCI DSS
7 6 (21.43%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 6 (21.43%) Attestation
7 6 (21.43%) Retail
7 6 (21.43%) Risk Management
7 6 (21.43%) GAP Analysis
7 6 (21.43%) CCSK
7 6 (21.43%) Onboarding
8 5 (17.86%) Incident Response
9 3 (10.71%) Finance
9 3 (10.71%) Microsoft
9 3 (10.71%) Penetration Testing
9 3 (10.71%) Security Operations
9 3 (10.71%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (10.71%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 3 (10.71%) SIEM

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 8 (28.57%) Azure
2 7 (25.00%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 9 (32.14%) Firewall
2 1 (3.57%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 9 (32.14%) Analytical Skills
2 8 (28.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 8 (28.57%) Law
3 6 (21.43%) Retail
4 3 (10.71%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 6 (21.43%) Onboarding
1 6 (21.43%) SWIFT Messaging Network
2 2 (7.14%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (3.57%) Cyberattack
3 1 (3.57%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
Operating Systems
1 2 (7.14%) Windows
1 2 (7.14%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (64.29%) Cybersecurity
2 11 (39.29%) Cloud Security
3 10 (35.71%) Information Security
4 8 (28.57%) Security Architecture
5 7 (25.00%) ISMS
6 6 (21.43%) Attestation
6 6 (21.43%) GAP Analysis
6 6 (21.43%) Risk Management
7 5 (17.86%) Incident Response
8 3 (10.71%) Penetration Testing
8 3 (10.71%) Security Operations
8 3 (10.71%) SIEM
9 2 (7.14%) Data Loss Prevention
9 2 (7.14%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 2 (7.14%) ITIL
9 2 (7.14%) Problem-Solving
9 2 (7.14%) Vulnerability Management
10 1 (3.57%) Risk Register
10 1 (3.57%) Security Monitoring
10 1 (3.57%) Technology Transformation
Qualifications
1 9 (32.14%) CISSP
2 6 (21.43%) CCSK
3 2 (7.14%) CEH
3 2 (7.14%) CISM
3 2 (7.14%) CompTIA Security+
3 2 (7.14%) CRISC
3 2 (7.14%) GIAC
4 1 (3.57%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 1 (3.57%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
4 1 (3.57%) CCSP
4 1 (3.57%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (3.57%) CompTIA CySA+
4 1 (3.57%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (32.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 7 (25.00%) NIST
2 7 (25.00%) PCI DSS
3 3 (10.71%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (10.71%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 1 (3.57%) GRC
4 1 (3.57%) SOC 2
Vendors
1 3 (10.71%) Microsoft