Information Security Jobs in the South West

Information Security (InfoSec)
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West requiring Information Security skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Information Security over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 127 129 111
Rank change year-on-year +2 -18 +6
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 52 190 182
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 1.47% 1.94% 2.75%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.58% 2.38% 2.90%
Number of salaries quoted 37 140 144
10th Percentile £42,500 £31,125 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £42,500 £46,550
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -9.09% -9.09%
75th Percentile £68,568 £67,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £73,750 £107,500 £85,684
England median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +8.33% -7.69% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
South West

Information 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 3,300 7,971 6,271
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 93.04% 81.38% 94.59%
Number of salaries quoted 1,860 5,719 3,481
10th Percentile £27,225 £28,500 £30,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £39,294
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 £69,000
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%

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 31 May 2025.

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 31 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 +4 28 £65,000 +7.97% 26
Wiltshire +21 16 £51,058 +49.07% 4
Somerset +7 4 £40,000 -36.00% 9
Dorset +27 3 - - 4
Devon +6 1 £67,500 +50.00% 7
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:

Cloud Services
1 20 (38.46%) AWS
2 14 (26.92%) Azure
3 4 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (7.69%) Microsoft Purview
4 3 (5.77%) SaaS
5 2 (3.85%) Amazon ECS
5 2 (3.85%) Entra ID
5 2 (3.85%) IaaS
5 2 (3.85%) PaaS
6 1 (1.92%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 9 (17.31%) Firewall
2 6 (11.54%) Network Security
2 6 (11.54%) VPN
3 2 (3.85%) DHCP
3 2 (3.85%) DNS
3 2 (3.85%) Internet
3 2 (3.85%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (7.69%) PostgreSQL
1 4 (7.69%) Relational Database
2 2 (3.85%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (3.85%) Burp Suite
1 2 (3.85%) GitLab
1 2 (3.85%) Jenkins
1 2 (3.85%) Metasploit
2 1 (1.92%) Cypress.io
2 1 (1.92%) Git
2 1 (1.92%) webpack
General
1 25 (48.08%) Finance
2 12 (23.08%) Retail
3 11 (21.15%) Social Skills
4 5 (9.62%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (5.77%) Advertising
5 3 (5.77%) Aerospace
5 3 (5.77%) Influencing Skills
5 3 (5.77%) Military
6 2 (3.85%) Documentation Skills
6 2 (3.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (3.85%) Telecoms
7 1 (1.92%) Law
7 1 (1.92%) Legal
Job Titles
1 20 (38.46%) Security Manager
2 11 (21.15%) Architect
2 11 (21.15%) Security Architect
2 11 (21.15%) Senior
3 9 (17.31%) Engineering Manager
3 9 (17.31%) Product Architect
3 9 (17.31%) Senior Architect
3 9 (17.31%) Senior Manager
3 9 (17.31%) Senior Security Architect
4 8 (15.38%) Security Engineer
5 7 (13.46%) Lead
6 6 (11.54%) Cybersecurity Manager
6 6 (11.54%) Operations Engineer
7 5 (9.62%) Analyst
7 5 (9.62%) Security Analyst
7 5 (9.62%) Software Engineer
8 4 (7.69%) Developer
8 4 (7.69%) Lead Developer
8 4 (7.69%) Risk Manager
9 3 (5.77%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (9.62%) CSS
2 4 (7.69%) Express.js
2 4 (7.69%) Next.js
2 4 (7.69%) Node.js
2 4 (7.69%) React
2 4 (7.69%) RESTful
2 4 (7.69%) Tailwind CSS
3 2 (3.85%) .NET
3 2 (3.85%) .NET Core
3 2 (3.85%) .NET Framework
3 2 (3.85%) HTML
3 2 (3.85%) Leaflet
3 2 (3.85%) OAuth
3 2 (3.85%) OAuth2
3 2 (3.85%) OpenID
3 2 (3.85%) REST
3 2 (3.85%) Spring Boot
4 1 (1.92%) Jest
4 1 (1.92%) Playwright
4 1 (1.92%) RxJS
Miscellaneous
1 22 (42.31%) Management Information System
2 12 (23.08%) Security Posture
3 6 (11.54%) Security Operations Centre
4 4 (7.69%) Cyber Threat
4 4 (7.69%) N-Tier
5 2 (3.85%) Cloud Security Posture
5 2 (3.85%) CSOC
5 2 (3.85%) Data Protection Act
5 2 (3.85%) Hybrid Cloud
5 2 (3.85%) Public Cloud
5 2 (3.85%) SWIFT Messaging Network
6 1 (1.92%) Freedom of Information
6 1 (1.92%) IoT
6 1 (1.92%) Onboarding
6 1 (1.92%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.85%) Linux
1 2 (3.85%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (30.77%) Cybersecurity
2 15 (28.85%) Cloud Security
3 12 (23.08%) Mentoring
3 12 (23.08%) Security Operations
4 11 (21.15%) Agile
4 11 (21.15%) Project Management
4 11 (21.15%) Stakeholder Management
5 10 (19.23%) Microservices
6 9 (17.31%) Prototyping
7 8 (15.38%) Data Loss Prevention
7 8 (15.38%) Incident Response
7 8 (15.38%) Risk Management
8 7 (13.46%) Full-Stack Development
9 6 (11.54%) API Integration
9 6 (11.54%) CI/CD
9 6 (11.54%) Continuous Integration
9 6 (11.54%) Data Management
9 6 (11.54%) Scrum
9 6 (11.54%) Service Management
9 6 (11.54%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 6 (11.54%) SQL
2 5 (9.62%) TypeScript
3 2 (3.85%) Bash
3 2 (3.85%) C#
3 2 (3.85%) Java
3 2 (3.85%) PowerShell
3 2 (3.85%) Python
4 1 (1.92%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 24 (46.15%) CISSP
2 19 (36.54%) Degree
3 14 (26.92%) Security Cleared
4 11 (21.15%) CISM
5 10 (19.23%) SC Cleared
6 9 (17.31%) BPSS Clearance
7 4 (7.69%) AWS Certification
8 3 (5.77%) CCSK
8 3 (5.77%) CEH
8 3 (5.77%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (5.77%) DV Cleared
9 2 (3.85%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 2 (3.85%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
9 2 (3.85%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 2 (3.85%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (3.85%) GIAC
9 2 (3.85%) HNC
9 2 (3.85%) HND
9 2 (3.85%) ISSAP
9 2 (3.85%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (36.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 13 (25.00%) NIST
3 7 (13.46%) PCI DSS
4 6 (11.54%) GDPR
5 3 (5.77%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (5.77%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 2 (3.85%) Actionable Recommendations
6 2 (3.85%) COBIT
6 2 (3.85%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (3.85%) GRC
6 2 (3.85%) SOC 2
System Software
1 3 (5.77%) Active Directory
1 3 (5.77%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (3.85%) Host Intrusion Detection System
1 2 (3.85%) Kubernetes
1 2 (3.85%) Nmap
2 1 (1.92%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 10 (19.23%) Microsoft
2 2 (3.85%) CrowdStrike
3 1 (1.92%) Cisco
3 1 (1.92%) Dell
3 1 (1.92%) Fortinet
3 1 (1.92%) Palo Alto
3 1 (1.92%) Sophos