Security Analyst Jobs in the South West

Security Analyst
England > South West

The median Security Analyst salary in the South West is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 173 240 251
Rank change year-on-year +67 +11 +30
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 11 51 23
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.31% 0.55% 0.34%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.33% 0.57% 0.38%
Number of salaries quoted 11 48 14
10th Percentile £41,250 £40,250 £35,375
25th Percentile £42,000 £45,000 £42,019
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £48,750
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% +12.82% +2.63%
75th Percentile £55,000 £70,000 £57,500
90th Percentile - £72,500 £65,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +9.52% +5.00% -5.66%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South West. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the South West with a recognized job title 3,331 8,899 6,043
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.75% 96.21% 89.13%
Number of salaries quoted 1,992 6,521 3,788
10th Percentile £27,250 £28,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,365 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £63,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,250 £77,500 £78,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings that featured Security Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Security Analyst in the South West

Security Analyst
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary trend for Security Analyst in the South West

Security Analyst
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Analyst in the South West over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Security Analyst in the South West

Security Analyst
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 Security Analyst within the South West region over the 6 months to 14 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 +41 8 £51,250 -21.15% 1
Wiltshire +43 2 £44,000 +35.38% 2
Somerset - 1 £67,500 -
Security Analyst
England

Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 14 May 2025, Security Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the South West region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 8 (72.73%) Finance
1 8 (72.73%) Cybersecurity
1 8 (72.73%) NIST
2 5 (45.45%) Vulnerability Management
2 5 (45.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (36.36%) CISSP
3 4 (36.36%) Azure
3 4 (36.36%) AWS
3 4 (36.36%) Firewall
3 4 (36.36%) Risk Assessment
3 4 (36.36%) Information Security
3 4 (36.36%) Accessibility
3 4 (36.36%) RBAC
3 4 (36.36%) Application Security
3 4 (36.36%) Technology Transformation
3 4 (36.36%) Regulatory Compliance
3 4 (36.36%) GDPR
3 4 (36.36%) Task Automation
3 4 (36.36%) Cloud Security
4 3 (27.27%) Influencing Skills
4 3 (27.27%) Risk Management
4 3 (27.27%) CCSK
4 3 (27.27%) Attestation
4 3 (27.27%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (27.27%) GAP Analysis
4 3 (27.27%) ISMS
4 3 (27.27%) PCI DSS
5 2 (18.18%) DV Cleared
5 2 (18.18%) Security Cleared
5 2 (18.18%) SWIFT Messaging Network

Security Analyst Skill Set
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 4 (36.36%) AWS
1 4 (36.36%) Azure
2 1 (9.09%) Cloudflare
2 1 (9.09%) Datadog
2 1 (9.09%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (36.36%) Firewall
2 1 (9.09%) Intrusion Detection
Development Applications
1 1 (9.09%) JIRA
General
1 8 (72.73%) Finance
2 3 (27.27%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (27.27%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (9.09%) Advertising
Miscellaneous
1 2 (18.18%) Security Posture
1 2 (18.18%) SWIFT Messaging Network
2 1 (9.09%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (9.09%) Insider Threat
2 1 (9.09%) Management Information System
2 1 (9.09%) Onboarding
2 1 (9.09%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (72.73%) Cybersecurity
2 5 (45.45%) Vulnerability Management
3 4 (36.36%) Application Security
3 4 (36.36%) Cloud Security
3 4 (36.36%) Information Security
3 4 (36.36%) RBAC
3 4 (36.36%) Regulatory Compliance
3 4 (36.36%) Risk Assessment
3 4 (36.36%) Task Automation
3 4 (36.36%) Technology Transformation
4 3 (27.27%) Attestation
4 3 (27.27%) GAP Analysis
4 3 (27.27%) ISMS
4 3 (27.27%) Risk Management
5 2 (18.18%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
5 2 (18.18%) Incident Response
5 2 (18.18%) Security Operations
5 2 (18.18%) SIEM
5 2 (18.18%) Threat Intelligence
5 2 (18.18%) Threat Management
Qualifications
1 4 (36.36%) CISSP
2 3 (27.27%) CCSK
3 2 (18.18%) AWS Certification
3 2 (18.18%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
3 2 (18.18%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
3 2 (18.18%) DV Cleared
3 2 (18.18%) Security Cleared
4 1 (9.09%) CEH
4 1 (9.09%) GCIA
4 1 (9.09%) GCIH
4 1 (9.09%) GIAC
4 1 (9.09%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (72.73%) NIST
2 5 (45.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (36.36%) Accessibility
3 4 (36.36%) GDPR
4 3 (27.27%) PCI DSS
5 1 (9.09%) GRC
System Software
1 1 (9.09%) Snort
Vendors
1 2 (18.18%) Splunk
2 1 (9.09%) LogRhythm
2 1 (9.09%) Microsoft