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 11 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 120 124 105
Rank change year-on-year +4 -19 0
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 59 184 191
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 1.65% 1.98% 2.83%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.76% 2.37% 3.00%
Number of salaries quoted 40 139 153
10th Percentile £44,381 £31,000 £35,250
25th Percentile £48,165 £42,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,250 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.50% -9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £68,568 £67,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £107,500 £84,500
England median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +8.33% -7.69% +4.00%

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 3,345 7,760 6,373
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 93.28% 83.57% 94.44%
Number of salaries quoted 1,940 5,572 3,564
10th Percentile £27,250 £28,500 £30,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £37,500 £39,250
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 £69,163
90th Percentile £77,625 £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 11 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 11 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 +1 32 £66,250 +10.23% 32
Wiltshire +19 17 £57,670 +90.64% 8
Somerset +4 4 £40,000 -33.33% 7
Dorset +31 3 - - 4
Gloucestershire +60 2 £100,000 +117.39% 27
Devon +17 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 (33.90%) AWS
2 14 (23.73%) Azure
3 4 (6.78%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (6.78%) Microsoft Purview
4 3 (5.08%) SaaS
5 2 (3.39%) Amazon ECS
5 2 (3.39%) Entra ID
5 2 (3.39%) IaaS
5 2 (3.39%) PaaS
6 1 (1.69%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 10 (16.95%) Firewall
2 7 (11.86%) Network Security
3 6 (10.17%) VPN
4 2 (3.39%) DHCP
4 2 (3.39%) DNS
4 2 (3.39%) Internet
4 2 (3.39%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (6.78%) PostgreSQL
1 4 (6.78%) Relational Database
2 2 (3.39%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (3.39%) Burp Suite
1 2 (3.39%) GitLab
1 2 (3.39%) Jenkins
1 2 (3.39%) Metasploit
General
1 23 (38.98%) Finance
2 13 (22.03%) Retail
3 12 (20.34%) Social Skills
4 4 (6.78%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (5.08%) Influencing Skills
6 2 (3.39%) Aerospace
6 2 (3.39%) Documentation Skills
6 2 (3.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (3.39%) Military
6 2 (3.39%) Telecoms
7 1 (1.69%) Advertising
7 1 (1.69%) Law
7 1 (1.69%) Legal
7 1 (1.69%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 27 (45.76%) Security Manager
2 11 (18.64%) Architect
2 11 (18.64%) Security Architect
2 11 (18.64%) Senior
3 9 (15.25%) Engineering Manager
3 9 (15.25%) Product Architect
3 9 (15.25%) Senior Architect
3 9 (15.25%) Senior Manager
3 9 (15.25%) Senior Security Architect
4 8 (13.56%) Security Engineer
5 7 (11.86%) Lead
6 6 (10.17%) Analyst
6 6 (10.17%) Cybersecurity Manager
6 6 (10.17%) Operations Engineer
6 6 (10.17%) Risk Manager
7 5 (8.47%) Information Manager
7 5 (8.47%) Information Security Manager
7 5 (8.47%) Security Analyst
8 4 (6.78%) Lead Developer
8 4 (6.78%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (6.78%) CSS
1 4 (6.78%) Express.js
1 4 (6.78%) Next.js
1 4 (6.78%) Node.js
1 4 (6.78%) React
1 4 (6.78%) RESTful
1 4 (6.78%) Tailwind CSS
2 2 (3.39%) .NET
2 2 (3.39%) .NET Core
2 2 (3.39%) .NET Framework
2 2 (3.39%) Leaflet
2 2 (3.39%) OAuth
2 2 (3.39%) OAuth2
2 2 (3.39%) OpenID
2 2 (3.39%) REST
2 2 (3.39%) Spring Boot
3 1 (1.69%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 23 (38.98%) Management Information System
2 15 (25.42%) Security Posture
3 6 (10.17%) Cyber Threat
3 6 (10.17%) Security Operations Centre
4 4 (6.78%) N-Tier
5 2 (3.39%) Cloud Security Posture
5 2 (3.39%) CSOC
5 2 (3.39%) Data Protection Act
5 2 (3.39%) Hybrid Cloud
5 2 (3.39%) Onboarding
5 2 (3.39%) Public Cloud
5 2 (3.39%) SWIFT Messaging Network
6 1 (1.69%) Freedom of Information
6 1 (1.69%) Insider Threat
6 1 (1.69%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.39%) Linux
1 2 (3.39%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (28.81%) Cybersecurity
2 15 (25.42%) Cloud Security
3 14 (23.73%) Security Operations
4 13 (22.03%) Risk Management
5 12 (20.34%) Mentoring
5 12 (20.34%) Stakeholder Management
6 11 (18.64%) Project Management
7 10 (16.95%) Agile
7 10 (16.95%) Microservices
8 9 (15.25%) Incident Response
9 8 (13.56%) Data Loss Prevention
9 8 (13.56%) Prototyping
10 7 (11.86%) Service Management
11 6 (10.17%) CI/CD
11 6 (10.17%) Continuous Integration
11 6 (10.17%) Data Management
11 6 (10.17%) Full-Stack Development
11 6 (10.17%) Information Assurance
11 6 (10.17%) OWASP
11 6 (10.17%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 6 (10.17%) SQL
2 4 (6.78%) TypeScript
3 2 (3.39%) Bash
3 2 (3.39%) C#
3 2 (3.39%) Java
3 2 (3.39%) PowerShell
3 2 (3.39%) Python
Qualifications
1 26 (44.07%) CISSP
2 19 (32.20%) Degree
3 18 (30.51%) Security Cleared
4 14 (23.73%) CISM
4 14 (23.73%) SC Cleared
5 9 (15.25%) BPSS Clearance
6 5 (8.47%) DV Cleared
7 4 (6.78%) AWS Certification
7 4 (6.78%) CEH
8 3 (5.08%) CCSK
8 3 (5.08%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (5.08%) GIAC
9 2 (3.39%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 2 (3.39%) CHECK Team Member
9 2 (3.39%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (3.39%) CREST Certified
9 2 (3.39%) HNC
9 2 (3.39%) HND
9 2 (3.39%) ISSAP
9 2 (3.39%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (38.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 16 (27.12%) NIST
3 8 (13.56%) GDPR
3 8 (13.56%) PCI DSS
4 5 (8.47%) GRC
5 3 (5.08%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (5.08%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 2 (3.39%) Actionable Recommendations
6 2 (3.39%) COBIT
6 2 (3.39%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (3.39%) SOC 2
7 1 (1.69%) NIST 800
System Software
1 3 (5.08%) Active Directory
2 2 (3.39%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (3.39%) Host Intrusion Detection System
1 2 (3.39%) Kubernetes
1 2 (3.39%) Nmap
2 1 (1.69%) CSIRT
2 1 (1.69%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 10 (16.95%) Microsoft
2 2 (3.39%) CrowdStrike
3 1 (1.69%) Cisco
3 1 (1.69%) Dell
3 1 (1.69%) Fortinet
3 1 (1.69%) Intel
3 1 (1.69%) Palo Alto
3 1 (1.69%) Sophos