SANS Jobs in the South West

SANS Institute
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for SANS qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 169 287 259
Rank change year-on-year +118 -28 +53
Permanent jobs citing SANS 6 6 10
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.17% 0.065% 0.15%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.32% 0.18% 0.36%
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 10
10th Percentile £66,875 - £72,500
25th Percentile £68,125 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 - £75,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +25.00%
75th Percentile £82,500 - -
90th Percentile £86,250 - £125,000
England median annual salary £70,000 £58,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year +20.69% -22.67% -11.76%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South West

SANS falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the South West.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,848 3,271 2,807
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 51.87% 35.34% 41.75%
Number of salaries quoted 1,013 2,139 1,262
10th Percentile £29,750 £30,000 £30,268
25th Percentile £40,000 £39,759 £38,017
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,600 £53,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.68% +1.90% +5.00%
75th Percentile £61,250 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £79,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £54,700 £60,000
% change year-on-year +0.55% -8.83% +9.09%

SANS
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for SANS in the South West

SANS
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary trend for SANS in the South West

SANS
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing SANS in the South West over the 6 months to 15 May 2025.

Salary histogram for SANS in the South West

SANS
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 SANS within the South West region over the 6 months to 15 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 £80,000 - 1
Devon - 1 £70,000 -
Somerset - 1 £67,500 -
SANS
England

SANS
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 3 (50.00%) AWS
1 3 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (50.00%) Firewall
2 2 (33.33%) Network Security
2 2 (33.33%) VPN
3 1 (16.67%) Intrusion Detection
3 1 (16.67%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (16.67%) SQL Server
General
1 3 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Documentation Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Finance
2 2 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (33.33%) Applications Engineer
1 2 (33.33%) Architect
1 2 (33.33%) AWS Architect
1 2 (33.33%) AWS Security Architect
1 2 (33.33%) Security Architect
1 2 (33.33%) Security Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Azure Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Cloud Architect
2 1 (16.67%) Cloud Security Architect
2 1 (16.67%) Cybersecurity Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Security Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Cyber Threat
1 2 (33.33%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (16.67%) Insider Threat
2 1 (16.67%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 1 (16.67%) Linux
1 1 (16.67%) Windows
1 1 (16.67%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Application Security
1 4 (66.67%) Roadmaps
1 4 (66.67%) Security Testing
1 4 (66.67%) Threat Modelling
2 3 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (50.00%) DevSecOps
2 3 (50.00%) Incident Response
2 3 (50.00%) Security Architecture
2 3 (50.00%) Security Operations
2 3 (50.00%) SIEM
3 2 (33.33%) Agile
3 2 (33.33%) Data Protection
3 2 (33.33%) DevOps
3 2 (33.33%) ERP
3 2 (33.33%) Information Security
3 2 (33.33%) OWASP
3 2 (33.33%) Programme Management
3 2 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (33.33%) Technical Architecture
Programming Languages
1 1 (16.67%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 5 (83.33%) CISSP
2 3 (50.00%) GIAC
3 2 (33.33%) CEH
3 2 (33.33%) CISM
3 2 (33.33%) CREST Certified
3 2 (33.33%) Degree
3 2 (33.33%) ISSAP
3 2 (33.33%) Security Cleared
4 1 (16.67%) CCNA
4 1 (16.67%) CCNP
4 1 (16.67%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (16.67%) DV Cleared
4 1 (16.67%) GCIA
4 1 (16.67%) GCIH
4 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (33.33%) Accessibility
1 2 (33.33%) COBIT
1 2 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 2 (33.33%) GDPR
1 2 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (33.33%) NIST
1 2 (33.33%) PCI DSS
1 2 (33.33%) SOC 2
System Software
1 1 (16.67%) Snort
Systems Management
1 1 (16.67%) Ansible
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (16.67%) Terraform
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Cisco
1 1 (16.67%) Fortinet
1 1 (16.67%) HP
1 1 (16.67%) LogRhythm
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft
1 1 (16.67%) Splunk
1 1 (16.67%) VMware