Application Security Jobs in the South West

Application Security (AppSec)
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West requiring Application Security skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Application Security over the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 166 272 261
Rank change year-on-year +106 -11 +16
Permanent jobs citing Application Security 12 20 10
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.34% 0.22% 0.15%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.36% 0.26% 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 12 14 4
10th Percentile - £52,500 £93,250
25th Percentile £55,000 £68,750 £94,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,250 £75,000 £112,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.67% -33.33% +73.08%
75th Percentile £82,500 £80,938 £125,000
90th Percentile £89,250 £87,625 -
England median annual salary £75,000 £75,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year - -6.25% +10.34%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South West

Application Security falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,311 7,748 6,436
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 93.29% 83.55% 94.48%
Number of salaries quoted 1,921 5,564 3,572
10th Percentile £27,500 £28,500 £30,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £37,500 £39,238
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,600 £51,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.14% -2.86% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £81,250
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%

Application Security
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing Application Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Application Security in the South West

Application Security
Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Application Security in the South West.

Salary trend for Application Security in the South West

Application Security
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Application Security in the South West over the 6 months to 9 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Application Security in the South West

Application Security
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Application Security within the South West region over the 6 months to 9 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Bristol +61 12 £66,250 -11.67% 3
Application Security
England

Application Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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 2 (16.67%) AWS
1 2 (16.67%) Azure
2 1 (8.33%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (8.33%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 2 (16.67%) Firewall
1 2 (16.67%) Network Security
1 2 (16.67%) VPN
General
1 7 (58.33%) Finance
2 3 (25.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (16.67%) Documentation Skills
3 2 (16.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 4 (33.33%) Analyst
1 4 (33.33%) Cybersecurity Analyst
1 4 (33.33%) Security Analyst
2 3 (25.00%) Architect
2 3 (25.00%) Security Architect
2 3 (25.00%) Security Engineer
3 2 (16.67%) Applications Engineer
3 2 (16.67%) AWS Architect
3 2 (16.67%) AWS Security Architect
3 2 (16.67%) Security Manager
4 1 (8.33%) Applications Manager
4 1 (8.33%) Cloud Architect
4 1 (8.33%) Cloud Security Architect
4 1 (8.33%) Information Manager
4 1 (8.33%) Information Security Manager
4 1 (8.33%) IT Engineer
4 1 (8.33%) IT Security Engineer
4 1 (8.33%) Principal Architect
4 1 (8.33%) Principal Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (8.33%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 2 (16.67%) Cyber Threat
1 2 (16.67%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 1 (8.33%) Windows
1 1 (8.33%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (50.00%) Technology Transformation
2 5 (41.67%) Threat Modelling
3 4 (33.33%) Cloud Security
3 4 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
3 4 (33.33%) Information Security
3 4 (33.33%) RBAC
3 4 (33.33%) Regulatory Compliance
3 4 (33.33%) Risk Assessment
3 4 (33.33%) Roadmaps
3 4 (33.33%) Security Testing
3 4 (33.33%) Task Automation
3 4 (33.33%) Vulnerability Management
4 3 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (25.00%) Identity Access Management
4 3 (25.00%) Incident Response
4 3 (25.00%) Logistics
4 3 (25.00%) OWASP
4 3 (25.00%) Security Operations
4 3 (25.00%) SIEM
5 2 (16.67%) API Integration
Qualifications
1 5 (41.67%) CISSP
2 4 (33.33%) Degree
2 4 (33.33%) SANS
3 3 (25.00%) CISM
4 2 (16.67%) CEH
4 2 (16.67%) CREST Certified
4 2 (16.67%) GIAC
4 2 (16.67%) ISSAP
5 1 (8.33%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (58.33%) GDPR
1 7 (58.33%) NIST
2 6 (50.00%) Accessibility
3 3 (25.00%) PCI DSS
4 2 (16.67%) COBIT
4 2 (16.67%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (16.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 2 (16.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (16.67%) SOC 2
Vendors
1 2 (16.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (8.33%) Cisco
2 1 (8.33%) CrowdStrike
2 1 (8.33%) Dell
2 1 (8.33%) Graphcore