Cybersecurity Jobs in the South West

Cybersecurity
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West requiring Cybersecurity skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cybersecurity over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 27 28 34
Rank change year-on-year +1 +6 +16
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 245 620 509
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 6.96% 6.35% 7.58%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.48% 7.80% 8.00%
Number of salaries quoted 190 478 263
10th Percentile £25,000 £41,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £37,313 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.53% -4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £50,000 £71,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £68,586 £97,250 £85,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% -11.54% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
South West

Cybersecurity 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 3,277 7,953 6,359
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 93.10% 81.43% 94.66%
Number of salaries quoted 1,844 5,709 3,498
10th Percentile £27,250 £28,500 £30,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,500 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.96% -6.48% +8.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £69,938
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%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity in the South West

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary trend for Cybersecurity in the South West

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in the South West over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity in the South West

Cybersecurity
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 Cybersecurity within the South West region over the 6 months to 30 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 -8 92 £47,683 -30.39% 124
Somerset +24 50 £47,683 -2.19% 109
Dorset +28 32 £47,683 -4.63% 80
Wiltshire +15 32 £61,149 -5.93% 82
Gloucestershire -16 28 £44,000 -21.78% 201
Devon -6 9 £33,500 -39.28% 160
Cybersecurity
England

Cybersecurity
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:

Application Platforms
1 10 (4.08%) IIS
2 8 (3.27%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (1.22%) Confluence
4 1 (0.41%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.41%) SharePoint
Applications
1 13 (5.31%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 45 (18.37%) Azure
2 42 (17.14%) Microsoft 365
3 20 (8.16%) AWS
4 12 (4.90%) Entra ID
5 5 (2.04%) Cloud Computing
5 5 (2.04%) GCP
5 5 (2.04%) SaaS
6 4 (1.63%) GitHub
7 3 (1.22%) AWS Lambda
7 3 (1.22%) Serverless
8 2 (0.82%) IaaS
8 2 (0.82%) PaaS
9 1 (0.41%) Amazon S3
9 1 (0.41%) Amazon SageMaker
9 1 (0.41%) AWS Step Functions
9 1 (0.41%) Azure DevOps
9 1 (0.41%) Cloudflare
9 1 (0.41%) Datadog
9 1 (0.41%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 37 (15.10%) Firewall
2 20 (8.16%) DHCP
2 20 (8.16%) DNS
3 19 (7.76%) VLAN
4 16 (6.53%) VPN
5 11 (4.49%) VoIP
6 10 (4.08%) ADSL
7 9 (3.67%) Network Security
8 5 (2.04%) LAN
8 5 (2.04%) WAN
9 4 (1.63%) Internet
10 3 (1.22%) DMZ
10 3 (1.22%) Intrusion Detection
10 3 (1.22%) SSL
10 3 (1.22%) Wireshark
11 2 (0.82%) Broadband
11 2 (0.82%) SSH
11 2 (0.82%) TCP/IP
11 2 (0.82%) Wi-Fi
12 1 (0.41%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (6.12%) Amazon RDS
2 6 (2.45%) MongoDB
3 4 (1.63%) NoSQL
4 2 (0.82%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.41%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.41%) Elasticsearch
5 1 (0.41%) Neo4j
5 1 (0.41%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 4 (1.63%) Git
1 4 (1.63%) GitLab
2 3 (1.22%) JIRA
3 2 (0.82%) Burp Suite
3 2 (0.82%) Metasploit
4 1 (0.41%) Cucumber
4 1 (0.41%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.41%) Subversion
General
1 81 (33.06%) Presentation Skills
2 43 (17.55%) Social Skills
3 41 (16.73%) Finance
4 17 (6.94%) Banking
5 13 (5.31%) Analytical Skills
6 11 (4.49%) Aerospace
7 9 (3.67%) Legal
8 8 (3.27%) Games
9 7 (2.86%) Back Office
9 7 (2.86%) Manufacturing
9 7 (2.86%) Marketing
9 7 (2.86%) Public Sector
9 7 (2.86%) Retail
10 4 (1.63%) Electronics
10 4 (1.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 4 (1.63%) Telecoms
11 3 (1.22%) Advertising
11 3 (1.22%) Military
12 2 (0.82%) French Language
12 2 (0.82%) Law
Job Titles
1 82 (33.47%) Systems Engineer
2 40 (16.33%) Analyst
3 27 (11.02%) Support Analyst
4 20 (8.16%) IT Analyst
5 19 (7.76%) Graduate
5 19 (7.76%) IT Support
6 16 (6.53%) Graduate Sales Executive
6 16 (6.53%) Sales Executive
7 15 (6.12%) IT Support Analyst
8 14 (5.71%) 2nd Line Support
8 14 (5.71%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
9 11 (4.49%) Desktop Support
10 10 (4.08%) 3rd Line Support
10 10 (4.08%) 3rd Line Support Analyst
11 9 (3.67%) Consultant
11 9 (3.67%) Security Analyst
12 7 (2.86%) Desktop Support Technician
12 7 (2.86%) Desktop Technician
12 7 (2.86%) IT Engineer
12 7 (2.86%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (4.90%) Software Packaging
2 6 (2.45%) .NET
2 6 (2.45%) Kafka
3 3 (1.22%) EDI
3 3 (1.22%) React
4 2 (0.82%) HTML
4 2 (0.82%) Leaflet
4 2 (0.82%) ModSecurity
4 2 (0.82%) Node.js
4 2 (0.82%) RESTful
4 2 (0.82%) Web Services
5 1 (0.41%) AngularJS
5 1 (0.41%) Hugging Face
5 1 (0.41%) MERN Stack
5 1 (0.41%) PyTorch
5 1 (0.41%) RabbitMQ
5 1 (0.41%) scikit-learn
5 1 (0.41%) Spring
5 1 (0.41%) Spring Boot
5 1 (0.41%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 17 (6.94%) Data Centre
2 15 (6.12%) Management Information System
3 8 (3.27%) Cyber Threat
4 7 (2.86%) Security Posture
5 5 (2.04%) Onboarding
5 5 (2.04%) Product Ownership
6 4 (1.63%) e-Learning
6 4 (1.63%) Security Operations Centre
7 3 (1.22%) Video Conferencing
8 2 (0.82%) Analytical Mindset
8 2 (0.82%) CSOC
8 2 (0.82%) Cyberattack
8 2 (0.82%) Hybrid Cloud
8 2 (0.82%) IoT
8 2 (0.82%) Operational Technology
8 2 (0.82%) PKI
8 2 (0.82%) Renewable Energy
8 2 (0.82%) Self-Motivation
9 1 (0.41%) Hackathon
9 1 (0.41%) Insider Threat
Operating Systems
1 40 (16.33%) Windows
2 27 (11.02%) Windows Server
3 21 (8.57%) Linux
4 7 (2.86%) Windows 10
5 4 (1.63%) Windows Server 2012
6 2 (0.82%) Android
6 2 (0.82%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.41%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.41%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.41%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 83 (33.88%) Agile
2 82 (33.47%) Systems Engineering
3 79 (32.24%) MODAF
4 78 (31.84%) SysML
4 78 (31.84%) UML
5 31 (12.65%) Artificial Intelligence
6 27 (11.02%) ITIL
7 25 (10.20%) Software Engineering
8 24 (9.80%) Customer Experience
8 24 (9.80%) Disaster Recovery
9 21 (8.57%) Continuous Improvement
10 20 (8.16%) Problem-Solving
11 17 (6.94%) Customer Service
11 17 (6.94%) Mathematics
11 17 (6.94%) Risk Management
12 16 (6.53%) Information Security
12 16 (6.53%) Ticket Management
13 15 (6.12%) Analytics
13 15 (6.12%) Roadmaps
14 14 (5.71%) Line Management
Programming Languages
1 78 (31.84%) MATLAB
2 18 (7.35%) Python
3 15 (6.12%) SQL
4 14 (5.71%) PowerShell
5 7 (2.86%) Java
6 6 (2.45%) Bash
7 5 (2.04%) C#
7 5 (2.04%) TypeScript
8 4 (1.63%) JavaScript
8 4 (1.63%) Perl
8 4 (1.63%) PHP
9 2 (0.82%) C
9 2 (0.82%) C++
9 2 (0.82%) Rust
10 1 (0.41%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 119 (48.57%) Degree
2 82 (33.47%) BPSS Clearance
3 52 (21.22%) Security Cleared
4 24 (9.80%) SC Cleared
5 15 (6.12%) DV Cleared
6 11 (4.49%) CISSP
7 10 (4.08%) A+ Certification
7 10 (4.08%) Network+ Certification
8 7 (2.86%) CTC Cleared
9 5 (2.04%) CCNA
9 5 (2.04%) Cisco Certification
9 5 (2.04%) CISM
10 4 (1.63%) AWS Certification
10 4 (1.63%) Computer Science Degree
10 4 (1.63%) Master's Degree
10 4 (1.63%) PhD
10 4 (1.63%) PMI Certification
11 3 (1.22%) Azure Certification
11 3 (1.22%) FFIEC
11 3 (1.22%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (9.39%) NIST
2 18 (7.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 13 (5.31%) GDPR
4 8 (3.27%) SLA
5 6 (2.45%) JSP 440
6 4 (1.63%) Accessibility
6 4 (1.63%) Def Stans
6 4 (1.63%) NIST 800
7 3 (1.22%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 2 (0.82%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.82%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.41%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.41%) GRC
9 1 (0.41%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.41%) NCSC
System Software
1 29 (11.84%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.04%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (1.22%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.82%) Docker
5 1 (0.41%) Snort
5 1 (0.41%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.41%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 20 (8.16%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (1.63%) Terraform
3 3 (1.22%) Ansible
3 3 (1.22%) BMC PATROL
3 3 (1.22%) Iperf
4 2 (0.82%) Host Intrusion Detection System
4 2 (0.82%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.82%) Nmap
5 1 (0.41%) QRadar
Vendors
1 53 (21.63%) Microsoft
2 13 (5.31%) Cisco
3 10 (4.08%) VMware
4 5 (2.04%) Fortinet
4 5 (2.04%) Splunk
5 4 (1.63%) F5
6 3 (1.22%) Ruckus Wireless
6 3 (1.22%) ServiceNow
6 3 (1.22%) SonicWALL
7 2 (0.82%) Palo Alto
7 2 (0.82%) SAP
7 2 (0.82%) Thales
8 1 (0.41%) Allen-Bradley
8 1 (0.41%) Cognizant
8 1 (0.41%) Google
8 1 (0.41%) HP
8 1 (0.41%) Oracle
8 1 (0.41%) Siemens
8 1 (0.41%) SolarWinds
8 1 (0.41%) Sophos