Information Security Jobs in the South West

Information Security (InfoSec)
England > South West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for Information Security skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Information Security over the 6 months to 7 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 137 104 109
Rank change year-on-year -33 +5 +34
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 182 202 254
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 1.97% 2.96% 3.15%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.36% 3.13% 3.31%
Number of salaries quoted 137 159 154
10th Percentile £30,750 £36,000 £37,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,450 £45,904
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -8.33% +33.33%
75th Percentile £67,500 £72,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £107,500 £83,000 £90,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% +4.17%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South West

Information Security is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 7,727 6,447 7,673
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 83.81% 94.46% 95.08%
Number of salaries quoted 5,531 3,582 5,012
10th Percentile £28,500 £30,500 £30,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £39,270 £38,037
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,952 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.95% +5.00% +7.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in the South West

Information Security
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary trend for Information Security in the South West

Information Security
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security in the South West over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Information Security in the South West

Information 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 Information Security within the South West region over the 6 months to 7 May 2024. 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 -5 88 £60,000 +15.57% 19
Wiltshire -17 40 £32,500 -51.85% 2
Dorset -14 16 £45,000 -15.09% 3
Gloucestershire -36 13 £46,000 -34.29% 4
Devon -12 10 £45,000 +63.64% 2
Somerset +12 9 £60,000 +20.00% 8
Cornwall - 6 £45,000 - 1
Information Security
England

Information 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:

Application Platforms
1 12 (6.59%) IIS
2 7 (3.85%) SharePoint
3 4 (2.20%) Oracle Workflow
4 2 (1.10%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 6 (3.30%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (3.30%) Microsoft Office
1 6 (3.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (2.20%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 11 (6.04%) Dynamics NAV
2 4 (2.20%) NEC Housing
3 1 (0.55%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 31 (17.03%) Azure
2 25 (13.74%) AWS
3 10 (5.49%) GCP
4 7 (3.85%) Entra ID
4 7 (3.85%) IaaS
5 5 (2.75%) PaaS
6 4 (2.20%) Microsoft 365
7 3 (1.65%) SaaS
8 2 (1.10%) Azure DevOps
8 2 (1.10%) Cloud Computing
8 2 (1.10%) OCI
8 2 (1.10%) OneDrive
8 2 (1.10%) Rubrik
8 2 (1.10%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 19 (10.44%) Network Security
2 14 (7.69%) Cisco IPT
3 9 (4.95%) Firewall
4 3 (1.65%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (0.55%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (5.49%) Relational Database
2 6 (3.30%) MySQL
2 6 (3.30%) SQL Server
3 4 (2.20%) Data Mining
4 2 (1.10%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 4 (2.20%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
1 4 (2.20%) Toad
General
1 58 (31.87%) Social Skills
2 43 (23.63%) Analytical Skills
3 35 (19.23%) Military
4 28 (15.38%) Retail
5 27 (14.84%) Finance
6 14 (7.69%) Public Sector
7 12 (6.59%) Aerospace
8 10 (5.49%) Aviation
9 9 (4.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 9 (4.95%) Organisational Skills
10 3 (1.65%) Law
10 3 (1.65%) Legal
10 3 (1.65%) Manufacturing
11 2 (1.10%) Banking
11 2 (1.10%) Financial Institution
11 2 (1.10%) Investment Banking
11 2 (1.10%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (1.10%) Publishing
11 2 (1.10%) Welsh Language
12 1 (0.55%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 40 (21.98%) Analyst
1 40 (21.98%) Consultant
2 39 (21.43%) Security Consultant
3 36 (19.78%) Senior
4 24 (13.19%) Security Analyst
5 22 (12.09%) Senior Analyst
6 18 (9.89%) Cybersecurity Consultant
7 16 (8.79%) IT Support
7 16 (8.79%) Lead
8 15 (8.24%) IT Support Technician
8 15 (8.24%) IT Technician
8 15 (8.24%) Support Technician
9 12 (6.59%) Cyber Defence Consultant
9 12 (6.59%) Cybersecurity Analyst
9 12 (6.59%) Senior Consultant
9 12 (6.59%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
9 12 (6.59%) Senior Security Consultant
10 11 (6.04%) IT Analyst
10 11 (6.04%) IT Security Analyst
10 11 (6.04%) Security Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (4.40%) ModSecurity
2 6 (3.30%) AngularJS
2 6 (3.30%) CSS
2 6 (3.30%) HTML
2 6 (3.30%) React
2 6 (3.30%) Symfony
3 1 (0.55%) ARM Templates
3 1 (0.55%) Middleware
3 1 (0.55%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 58 (31.87%) Management Information System
2 29 (15.93%) Security Operations Centre
3 19 (10.44%) Cyber Defence
4 15 (8.24%) Data Protection Act
4 15 (8.24%) Driving Licence
5 13 (7.14%) CESG
6 9 (4.95%) PMI
7 6 (3.30%) Onboarding
7 6 (3.30%) SWIFT Messaging Network
8 4 (2.20%) Cyber Threat
8 4 (2.20%) Data Centre
8 4 (2.20%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 3 (1.65%) IBM Mainframe
9 3 (1.65%) Mainframe
10 1 (0.55%) CCTV
10 1 (0.55%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 1 (0.55%) Distributed Systems
10 1 (0.55%) Insider Threat
10 1 (0.55%) Operational Technology
10 1 (0.55%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 23 (12.64%) Windows
2 17 (9.34%) Windows 10
3 4 (2.20%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.65%) zOS
5 2 (1.10%) Apple iOS
5 2 (1.10%) Windows Server 2012
5 2 (1.10%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.55%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 85 (46.70%) Cybersecurity
2 38 (20.88%) Risk Management
3 32 (17.58%) Problem-Solving
3 32 (17.58%) Security Operations
4 31 (17.03%) SIEM
5 30 (16.48%) Mentoring
6 29 (15.93%) Cloud Security
7 28 (15.38%) Agile
8 25 (13.74%) Coaching
8 25 (13.74%) Data Protection
9 24 (13.19%) Security Architecture
10 22 (12.09%) Configuration Management
10 22 (12.09%) ISMS
11 20 (10.99%) Information Assurance
12 19 (10.44%) Programme Management
13 18 (9.89%) Change Management
13 18 (9.89%) ITIL
13 18 (9.89%) Project Management
13 18 (9.89%) Resource Management
13 18 (9.89%) Scaled Agile Framework
Programming Languages
1 6 (3.30%) PHP
1 6 (3.30%) SQL
1 6 (3.30%) TypeScript
2 5 (2.75%) Bash
2 5 (2.75%) Java
2 5 (2.75%) Python
3 3 (1.65%) PowerShell
4 1 (0.55%) Bicep
4 1 (0.55%) Julia
4 1 (0.55%) Perl
4 1 (0.55%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 81 (44.51%) Security Cleared
2 46 (25.27%) CISSP
3 42 (23.08%) SC Cleared
4 31 (17.03%) Degree
5 27 (14.84%) DV Cleared
6 23 (12.64%) CISM
7 15 (8.24%) A+ Certification
8 13 (7.14%) CISA
8 13 (7.14%) CISMP
9 12 (6.59%) Cisco Certification
9 12 (6.59%) CompTIA CySA+
9 12 (6.59%) IISP
10 10 (5.49%) Azure Certification
10 10 (5.49%) Master's Degree
11 9 (4.95%) PMI Certification
12 8 (4.40%) CESG Certified Professional
13 7 (3.85%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 7 (3.85%) CCSP
13 7 (3.85%) CEH
13 7 (3.85%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 68 (37.36%) NIST
2 42 (23.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 31 (17.03%) NIST 800
4 22 (12.09%) PCI DSS
5 20 (10.99%) Cyber Essentials
6 18 (9.89%) GDPR
6 18 (9.89%) RMADS
7 17 (9.34%) JSP 440
8 15 (8.24%) NCSC
9 12 (6.59%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 10 (5.49%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 8 (4.40%) GRC
12 4 (2.20%) Data Quality
12 4 (2.20%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 4 (2.20%) SOC 2
13 2 (1.10%) HIPAA
13 2 (1.10%) SLA
System Software
1 24 (13.19%) Active Directory
2 7 (3.85%) Docker
3 3 (1.65%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 11 (6.04%) CASB
2 7 (3.85%) Kubernetes
3 3 (1.65%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (1.10%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 2 (1.10%) Terraform
5 1 (0.55%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 1 (0.55%) PingFederate
5 1 (0.55%) SCCM
Vendors
1 49 (26.92%) Microsoft
2 8 (4.40%) Google
3 7 (3.85%) Oracle
4 6 (3.30%) Cisco
5 4 (2.20%) Civica
5 4 (2.20%) NEC
6 3 (1.65%) IBM
6 3 (1.65%) VMware
7 2 (1.10%) Canon
7 2 (1.10%) Citrix
7 2 (1.10%) HP
7 2 (1.10%) Salesforce
7 2 (1.10%) SolarWinds
8 1 (0.55%) BeyondTrust
8 1 (0.55%) CA
8 1 (0.55%) Okta
8 1 (0.55%) SAP
8 1 (0.55%) ServiceNow