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 10 May 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
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 131 159 179
Rank change year-on-year +28 +20 +2
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 34 10 12
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 1.09% 0.38% 0.37%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.13% 0.41% 0.37%
Number of salaries quoted 31 7 10
10th Percentile £40,250 £32,200 £46,125
25th Percentile £48,750 £35,625 £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 £48,750 £47,500
% change year-on-year +12.82% +2.63% +21.79%

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 3,021 2,415 3,214
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.04% 92.67% 97.81%
Number of salaries quoted 2,266 1,517 2,188
10th Percentile £33,125 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,656 £42,500 £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 £72,500
90th Percentile £86,875 £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 10 May 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 10 May 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 24 (70.59%) Cybersecurity
2 12 (35.29%) Security Architecture
2 12 (35.29%) Firewall
2 12 (35.29%) Law
2 12 (35.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 11 (32.35%) Cloud Security
3 11 (32.35%) Information Security
4 10 (29.41%) CISSP
4 10 (29.41%) Azure
5 9 (26.47%) NIST
6 8 (23.53%) AWS
6 8 (23.53%) ISMS
6 8 (23.53%) Analytical Skills
7 7 (20.59%) PCI DSS
7 7 (20.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 7 (20.59%) Risk Management
8 6 (17.65%) Retail
8 6 (17.65%) GAP Analysis
8 6 (17.65%) SWIFT Messaging Network
8 6 (17.65%) Security Operations
8 6 (17.65%) Attestation
8 6 (17.65%) Onboarding
8 6 (17.65%) CCSK
9 5 (14.71%) Incident Response
9 5 (14.71%) CompTIA Security+
9 5 (14.71%) Vulnerability Management
10 4 (11.76%) Windows Server
10 4 (11.76%) Windows
10 4 (11.76%) CEH
10 4 (11.76%) 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 10 (29.41%) Azure
2 8 (23.53%) AWS
3 2 (5.88%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 12 (35.29%) Firewall
2 2 (5.88%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 12 (35.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 12 (35.29%) Law
2 8 (23.53%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (17.65%) Retail
4 4 (11.76%) Finance
5 1 (2.94%) Legal
5 1 (2.94%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 6 (17.65%) Onboarding
1 6 (17.65%) SWIFT Messaging Network
2 2 (5.88%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
3 1 (2.94%) Cyber Threat
3 1 (2.94%) Cyberattack
3 1 (2.94%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 4 (11.76%) Windows
1 4 (11.76%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (70.59%) Cybersecurity
2 12 (35.29%) Security Architecture
3 11 (32.35%) Cloud Security
3 11 (32.35%) Information Security
4 8 (23.53%) ISMS
5 7 (20.59%) Risk Management
6 6 (17.65%) Attestation
6 6 (17.65%) GAP Analysis
6 6 (17.65%) Security Operations
7 5 (14.71%) Incident Response
7 5 (14.71%) Vulnerability Management
8 2 (5.88%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
8 2 (5.88%) DDoS Mitigation
8 2 (5.88%) Kalman Filter
8 2 (5.88%) Mobile Device Management
8 2 (5.88%) Penetration Testing
8 2 (5.88%) Runbook
8 2 (5.88%) Security Monitoring
8 2 (5.88%) SIEM
8 2 (5.88%) Threat Intelligence
Qualifications
1 10 (29.41%) CISSP
2 6 (17.65%) CCSK
3 5 (14.71%) CompTIA Security+
4 4 (11.76%) CEH
4 4 (11.76%) GIAC
5 2 (5.88%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 2 (5.88%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
5 2 (5.88%) CCSP
5 2 (5.88%) Cisco Certification
5 2 (5.88%) CISM
5 2 (5.88%) CompTIA CySA+
5 2 (5.88%) CRISC
5 2 (5.88%) Degree
5 2 (5.88%) GSEC
6 1 (2.94%) Network+ Certification
6 1 (2.94%) SC Cleared
6 1 (2.94%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (26.47%) NIST
2 7 (20.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 7 (20.59%) PCI DSS
3 2 (5.88%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (5.88%) SOC 2
4 1 (2.94%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 1 (2.94%) GRC
System Software
1 2 (5.88%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (5.88%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 1 (2.94%) Microsoft
1 1 (2.94%) Splunk