Security Researcher Job Trends in the South West

Security Researcher
England > South West

The median Security Researcher salary in the South West is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 September 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 242 - 224
Rank change year-on-year - - +5
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Researcher 2 0 12
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.020% - 0.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.022% - 0.17%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 11
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 - £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -21.31%
England median annual salary £90,000 £100,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +66.67% -14.29%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 9,271 3,213 7,249
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.11% 92.33% 95.07%
Number of salaries quoted 6,418 2,117 4,769
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,150 £30,000
25th Percentile £38,750 £31,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £45,272 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year +21.49% -12.94% -5.45%
75th Percentile £75,000 £63,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £59,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.27% - -8.33%

Security Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Security Researcher' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Security Researcher job vacancy trend in the South West

Security Researcher
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for Security Researcher job vacancies in the South West.

Salary distribution trend for Security Researcher job vacancies in the South West

Security Researcher
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 Researcher within the South West region over the 6 months to 12 September 2026. 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
Gloucestershire - 2 £90,000 - 6
Security Researcher
England

Security Researcher Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 12 September 2026, Security Researcher job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the South West region featuring Security Researcher in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Android
1 2 (100.00%) Android Development
1 2 (100.00%) Reverse Engineering

Security Researcher Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Android Development
1 2 (100.00%) Reverse Engineering