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 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 124 103 113
Rank change year-on-year -21 +10 +32
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 186 216 229
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 2.03% 3.08% 2.89%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.42% 3.26% 3.04%
Number of salaries quoted 138 160 160
10th Percentile £30,875 £36,125 £38,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £45,976
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -8.33% +33.33%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,875 £75,000
90th Percentile £107,500 £82,750 £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 7,698 6,620 7,544
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 84.16% 94.53% 95.08%
Number of salaries quoted 5,535 3,691 4,984
10th Percentile £28,500 £30,500 £30,892
25th Percentile £37,500 £39,250 £38,037
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% +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 27 April 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 27 April 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 0 92 £60,000 +15.57% 19
Wiltshire -18 41 £38,750 -42.59% 3
Dorset -10 16 £45,000 -15.09% 3
Gloucestershire -35 13 £49,750 -27.64% 6
Somerset +9 10 £60,000 -4.00% 5
Devon -12 8 £45,000 +63.64% 4
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 (6.45%) IIS
2 9 (4.84%) SharePoint
3 4 (2.15%) Oracle Workflow
4 2 (1.08%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 6 (3.23%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (3.23%) Microsoft Office
1 6 (3.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (2.15%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 11 (5.91%) Dynamics NAV
2 4 (2.15%) NEC Housing
3 2 (1.08%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 35 (18.82%) Azure
2 25 (13.44%) AWS
3 10 (5.38%) Entra ID
3 10 (5.38%) GCP
4 8 (4.30%) IaaS
5 7 (3.76%) Microsoft 365
6 6 (3.23%) PaaS
7 5 (2.69%) SaaS
8 3 (1.61%) WhatsApp
9 2 (1.08%) Azure DevOps
9 2 (1.08%) Cloud Computing
9 2 (1.08%) OCI
9 2 (1.08%) OneDrive
9 2 (1.08%) Rubrik
10 1 (0.54%) Power Automate
10 1 (0.54%) Power Platform
10 1 (0.54%) PowerApps
10 1 (0.54%) Yammer
Communications & Networking
1 20 (10.75%) Network Security
2 13 (6.99%) Cisco IPT
3 11 (5.91%) Firewall
4 3 (1.61%) Intrusion Detection
5 2 (1.08%) Internet
5 2 (1.08%) TCP/IP
5 2 (1.08%) Wireless
5 2 (1.08%) Wireless Security
6 1 (0.54%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (5.38%) Relational Database
2 6 (3.23%) MySQL
2 6 (3.23%) SQL Server
3 4 (2.15%) Data Mining
4 2 (1.08%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 4 (2.15%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
1 4 (2.15%) Toad
2 2 (1.08%) Burp Suite
2 2 (1.08%) Metasploit
General
1 58 (31.18%) Social Skills
2 43 (23.12%) Analytical Skills
3 33 (17.74%) Military
4 28 (15.05%) Finance
4 28 (15.05%) Retail
5 15 (8.06%) Public Sector
6 12 (6.45%) Aerospace
7 10 (5.38%) Aviation
8 9 (4.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 9 (4.84%) Organisational Skills
9 4 (2.15%) Law
9 4 (2.15%) Legal
9 4 (2.15%) Presentation Skills
10 3 (1.61%) Manufacturing
11 2 (1.08%) Banking
11 2 (1.08%) Financial Institution
11 2 (1.08%) Investment Banking
11 2 (1.08%) Marketing
11 2 (1.08%) Publishing
11 2 (1.08%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 41 (22.04%) Consultant
2 40 (21.51%) Analyst
2 40 (21.51%) Security Consultant
3 38 (20.43%) Senior
4 24 (12.90%) Security Analyst
5 23 (12.37%) Senior Analyst
6 19 (10.22%) Cybersecurity Consultant
7 17 (9.14%) Lead
8 16 (8.60%) IT Support
9 15 (8.06%) IT Support Technician
9 15 (8.06%) IT Technician
9 15 (8.06%) Support Technician
10 12 (6.45%) Cyber Defence Consultant
10 12 (6.45%) Cybersecurity Analyst
10 12 (6.45%) Senior Consultant
10 12 (6.45%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
10 12 (6.45%) Senior Security Consultant
11 11 (5.91%) IT Analyst
11 11 (5.91%) IT Security Analyst
11 11 (5.91%) Senior Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (3.76%) ModSecurity
2 6 (3.23%) AngularJS
2 6 (3.23%) CSS
2 6 (3.23%) HTML
2 6 (3.23%) React
2 6 (3.23%) Symfony
3 3 (1.61%) SailPoint
4 1 (0.54%) ARM Templates
Miscellaneous
1 56 (30.11%) Management Information System
2 29 (15.59%) Security Operations Centre
3 18 (9.68%) Cyber Defence
4 16 (8.60%) Data Protection Act
5 15 (8.06%) Driving Licence
6 13 (6.99%) CESG
7 9 (4.84%) PMI
8 6 (3.23%) Onboarding
8 6 (3.23%) SWIFT Messaging Network
9 5 (2.69%) Cyber Threat
10 4 (2.15%) Data Centre
10 4 (2.15%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 3 (1.61%) IBM Mainframe
11 3 (1.61%) Mainframe
12 2 (1.08%) Embedded Systems
12 2 (1.08%) Mobile App
13 1 (0.54%) CCTV
13 1 (0.54%) Operational Technology
13 1 (0.54%) Renewable Energy
13 1 (0.54%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 26 (13.98%) Windows
2 17 (9.14%) Windows 10
3 4 (2.15%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.61%) zOS
5 2 (1.08%) Apple iOS
5 2 (1.08%) Kali Linux
5 2 (1.08%) Unix
5 2 (1.08%) Windows Server 2012
5 2 (1.08%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.54%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 89 (47.85%) Cybersecurity
2 38 (20.43%) Risk Management
3 33 (17.74%) Problem-Solving
4 32 (17.20%) Security Operations
5 30 (16.13%) Mentoring
5 30 (16.13%) SIEM
6 29 (15.59%) Cloud Security
7 28 (15.05%) Agile
8 26 (13.98%) Data Protection
9 25 (13.44%) Coaching
10 24 (12.90%) Security Architecture
11 22 (11.83%) ISMS
12 21 (11.29%) Configuration Management
13 20 (10.75%) Information Assurance
14 19 (10.22%) Change Management
14 19 (10.22%) Programme Management
14 19 (10.22%) Project Management
15 18 (9.68%) ITIL
15 18 (9.68%) Resource Management
15 18 (9.68%) Scaled Agile Framework
Programming Languages
1 7 (3.76%) Bash
1 7 (3.76%) Python
2 6 (3.23%) PHP
2 6 (3.23%) SQL
2 6 (3.23%) TypeScript
3 5 (2.69%) Java
4 4 (2.15%) PowerShell
5 2 (1.08%) C#
6 1 (0.54%) Bicep
6 1 (0.54%) Julia
6 1 (0.54%) Perl
6 1 (0.54%) Ruby
6 1 (0.54%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 79 (42.47%) Security Cleared
2 46 (24.73%) CISSP
3 41 (22.04%) SC Cleared
4 35 (18.82%) Degree
5 26 (13.98%) DV Cleared
6 23 (12.37%) CISM
7 15 (8.06%) A+ Certification
8 13 (6.99%) CISA
8 13 (6.99%) CISMP
9 12 (6.45%) Cisco Certification
9 12 (6.45%) CompTIA CySA+
9 12 (6.45%) IISP
9 12 (6.45%) Master's Degree
10 10 (5.38%) Azure Certification
11 9 (4.84%) PMI Certification
12 8 (4.30%) CESG Certified Professional
13 7 (3.76%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 7 (3.76%) CCSP
13 7 (3.76%) CompTIA Security+
14 6 (3.23%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 68 (36.56%) NIST
2 44 (23.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 30 (16.13%) NIST 800
4 23 (12.37%) PCI DSS
5 20 (10.75%) Cyber Essentials
6 19 (10.22%) RMADS
7 18 (9.68%) GDPR
8 17 (9.14%) JSP 440
9 14 (7.53%) NCSC
10 13 (6.99%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 9 (4.84%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 8 (4.30%) GRC
13 4 (2.15%) Data Quality
13 4 (2.15%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 4 (2.15%) SOC 2
14 2 (1.08%) HIPAA
14 2 (1.08%) SLA
15 1 (0.54%) Government Security Classifications
System Software
1 26 (13.98%) Active Directory
2 7 (3.76%) Docker
3 4 (2.15%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 11 (5.91%) CASB
2 7 (3.76%) Kubernetes
3 2 (1.08%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 2 (1.08%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (1.08%) Nmap
3 2 (1.08%) PingFederate
3 2 (1.08%) Terraform
4 1 (0.54%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 1 (0.54%) SCCM
4 1 (0.54%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 52 (27.96%) Microsoft
2 8 (4.30%) Google
2 8 (4.30%) Oracle
3 7 (3.76%) Cisco
4 4 (2.15%) Civica
4 4 (2.15%) NEC
4 4 (2.15%) VMware
5 3 (1.61%) IBM
6 2 (1.08%) BeyondTrust
6 2 (1.08%) CA
6 2 (1.08%) Canon
6 2 (1.08%) Citrix
6 2 (1.08%) HP
6 2 (1.08%) Okta
6 2 (1.08%) Salesforce
6 2 (1.08%) SAP
6 2 (1.08%) SolarWinds
7 1 (0.54%) CyberArk
7 1 (0.54%) ServiceNow