Cybersecurity Jobs in the South West

Cybersecurity
England > South West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for Cybersecurity skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Cybersecurity over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 27 39 52
Rank change year-on-year +12 +13 +7
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 629 492 468
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 6.77% 7.21% 5.80%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.09% 7.63% 6.10%
Number of salaries quoted 486 258 236
10th Percentile £41,250 £35,000 £33,375
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,500 £44,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +12.68%
75th Percentile £71,250 £73,853 £75,188
90th Percentile £96,125 £84,125 £90,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -11.54% - +4.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South West

Cybersecurity 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 7,779 6,447 7,673
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 83.68% 94.46% 95.08%
Number of salaries quoted 5,564 3,582 5,012
10th Percentile £28,600 £30,500 £30,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £39,270 £38,037
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% +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%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity in the South West

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary trend for Cybersecurity in the South West

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in the South West over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity in the South West

Cybersecurity
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 Cybersecurity within the South West region over the 6 months to 8 May 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 +5 283 £68,500 +5.38% 44
Gloucestershire +22 176 £56,500 +2.73% 31
Wiltshire -19 64 £62,500 -13.79% 10
Dorset +6 40 £45,000 -15.09% 9
Devon -5 38 £55,173 +72.42% 6
Somerset +5 25 £46,199 -26.08% 11
Cybersecurity
England

Cybersecurity
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 16 (2.54%) IIS
1 16 (2.54%) SharePoint
2 13 (2.07%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (0.79%) Apache
4 4 (0.64%) Confluence
4 4 (0.64%) Jupyter
4 4 (0.64%) Site Server
5 3 (0.48%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.48%) Luigi
6 2 (0.32%) MS Project Server
7 1 (0.16%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 12 (1.91%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.11%) Microsoft Project
3 4 (0.64%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 2 (0.32%) Primavera
1 2 (0.32%) SAP FI-GL
2 1 (0.16%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 92 (14.63%) Azure
2 62 (9.86%) AWS
3 38 (6.04%) Microsoft 365
4 23 (3.66%) SaaS
5 19 (3.02%) GCP
6 12 (1.91%) Entra ID
7 11 (1.75%) Cloud Computing
8 8 (1.27%) PaaS
9 7 (1.11%) IaaS
10 6 (0.95%) OneDrive
11 4 (0.64%) Amazon S3
11 4 (0.64%) Azure DevOps
11 4 (0.64%) GitHub
11 4 (0.64%) Power Platform
12 3 (0.48%) Azure Service Bus
12 3 (0.48%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 3 (0.48%) Dynamics 365
12 3 (0.48%) OCI
12 3 (0.48%) PowerApps
12 3 (0.48%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 63 (10.02%) Firewall
1 63 (10.02%) Network Security
2 24 (3.82%) WAN
3 20 (3.18%) LAN
3 20 (3.18%) VPN
4 18 (2.86%) Wi-Fi
5 17 (2.70%) SD-WAN
6 13 (2.07%) VSAN
7 11 (1.75%) Internet
8 10 (1.59%) TCP/IP
9 8 (1.27%) Cisco IPT
10 7 (1.11%) VLAN
10 7 (1.11%) Wireless
11 6 (0.95%) BGP
11 6 (0.95%) Intrusion Detection
11 6 (0.95%) MPLS
11 6 (0.95%) VPLS
12 4 (0.64%) Ethernet
12 4 (0.64%) VoIP
13 3 (0.48%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (1.75%) Big Data
2 9 (1.43%) NoSQL
3 7 (1.11%) Data Lake
3 7 (1.11%) SQL Server
4 6 (0.95%) MongoDB
5 5 (0.79%) Elasticsearch
6 4 (0.64%) Data Warehouse
6 4 (0.64%) Oracle Database
7 3 (0.48%) Bigtable
7 3 (0.48%) CouchDB
7 3 (0.48%) PostgreSQL
7 3 (0.48%) Redis
7 3 (0.48%) RethinkDB
8 1 (0.16%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.16%) Power BI
8 1 (0.16%) SQLPlus
8 1 (0.16%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 13 (2.07%) Jenkins
2 12 (1.91%) Git
3 4 (0.64%) IBM UrbanCode
3 4 (0.64%) Oracle Forms
4 3 (0.48%) Bitbucket
4 3 (0.48%) Cucumber
4 3 (0.48%) Cypress.io
4 3 (0.48%) JIRA
4 3 (0.48%) LabVIEW
4 3 (0.48%) Selenium
4 3 (0.48%) SonarQube
5 2 (0.32%) Burp Suite
5 2 (0.32%) Metasploit
5 2 (0.32%) Rational DOORS
6 1 (0.16%) GCC
General
1 120 (19.08%) Social Skills
2 104 (16.53%) Finance
3 66 (10.49%) Analytical Skills
4 48 (7.63%) Military
5 46 (7.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 39 (6.20%) Law
7 38 (6.04%) Aerospace
8 24 (3.82%) Public Sector
9 22 (3.50%) Banking
10 21 (3.34%) Retail
11 17 (2.70%) Aviation
12 12 (1.91%) Presentation Skills
13 11 (1.75%) Influencing Skills
14 10 (1.59%) Games
14 10 (1.59%) Investment Banking
14 10 (1.59%) Legal
15 9 (1.43%) Marketing
16 5 (0.79%) Electronics
16 5 (0.79%) Manufacturing
17 3 (0.48%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 137 (21.78%) Consultant
1 137 (21.78%) Senior
2 124 (19.71%) Security Consultant
3 78 (12.40%) Software Engineer
4 68 (10.81%) Cybersecurity Consultant
5 57 (9.06%) Analyst
6 50 (7.95%) Embedded Engineer
6 50 (7.95%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 49 (7.79%) Lead
8 47 (7.47%) Architect
8 47 (7.47%) Security Manager
9 42 (6.68%) Security Analyst
10 41 (6.52%) Senior Software Engineer
11 38 (6.04%) Cybersecurity Manager
12 37 (5.88%) Cybersecurity Analyst
13 36 (5.72%) Security Architect
14 32 (5.09%) Information Manager
14 32 (5.09%) Information Security Manager
15 30 (4.77%) Security Assurance Manager
15 30 (4.77%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (1.91%) CSS
2 9 (1.43%) Elastic Stack
2 9 (1.43%) HTML
2 9 (1.43%) React
3 8 (1.27%) ModSecurity
4 7 (1.11%) .NET
4 7 (1.11%) OpenID
4 7 (1.11%) Pandas
5 5 (0.79%) Oracle Fusion
5 5 (0.79%) REST
6 4 (0.64%) .NET Core
6 4 (0.64%) Flash
6 4 (0.64%) Keras
6 4 (0.64%) NumPy
6 4 (0.64%) PySpark
6 4 (0.64%) PyTorch
6 4 (0.64%) scikit-learn
6 4 (0.64%) SpaCy
6 4 (0.64%) Statsmodels
6 4 (0.64%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 42 (6.68%) Cyberattack
1 42 (6.68%) Security Operations Centre
2 34 (5.41%) Management Information System
3 29 (4.61%) Cyber Defence
4 21 (3.34%) Cyber Threat
4 21 (3.34%) Data Centre
5 19 (3.02%) Public Cloud
6 17 (2.70%) Operational Technology
7 15 (2.38%) CESG
8 13 (2.07%) Product Ownership
9 12 (1.91%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 12 (1.91%) Security Posture
10 11 (1.75%) Hybrid Cloud
11 9 (1.43%) Data Protection Act
12 7 (1.11%) Self-Motivation
13 5 (0.79%) Cloud Native
13 5 (0.79%) Cyber Security Posture
13 5 (0.79%) Mainframe
13 5 (0.79%) Private Cloud
13 5 (0.79%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 103 (16.38%) Linux
2 83 (13.20%) Windows
3 50 (7.95%) Embedded Linux
4 16 (2.54%) Windows Server
5 13 (2.07%) Unix
6 8 (1.27%) Apple iOS
7 7 (1.11%) Windows 10
8 4 (0.64%) Mac OS
8 4 (0.64%) Ubuntu
9 3 (0.48%) Windows Server 2019
10 2 (0.32%) Kali Linux
10 2 (0.32%) Windows 7
11 1 (0.16%) Android
11 1 (0.16%) VMS
11 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 119 (18.92%) Risk Management
2 98 (15.58%) Information Assurance
3 88 (13.99%) Software Engineering
4 85 (13.51%) Information Security
5 82 (13.04%) Security Operations
6 79 (12.56%) Agile
7 67 (10.65%) Problem-Solving
8 66 (10.49%) SIEM
9 63 (10.02%) Mentoring
10 61 (9.70%) Incident Response
11 55 (8.74%) Security Architecture
12 45 (7.15%) Penetration Testing
12 45 (7.15%) Project Delivery
13 43 (6.84%) Computer Science
13 43 (6.84%) Incident Management
14 42 (6.68%) Vulnerability Management
15 38 (6.04%) Machine Learning
15 38 (6.04%) Stakeholder Management
16 36 (5.72%) Coaching
17 34 (5.41%) Security Management
Programming Languages
1 136 (21.62%) Python
2 93 (14.79%) Bash
3 69 (10.97%) C
4 53 (8.43%) Rust
5 50 (7.95%) Embedded C
6 30 (4.77%) SQL
7 21 (3.34%) Java
8 17 (2.70%) JavaScript
9 16 (2.54%) PowerShell
10 15 (2.38%) C#
11 14 (2.23%) C++
12 5 (0.79%) R
12 5 (0.79%) Scala
13 3 (0.48%) MATLAB
14 2 (0.32%) Perl
15 1 (0.16%) Go
15 1 (0.16%) PHP
15 1 (0.16%) VB
Qualifications
1 280 (44.52%) Security Cleared
2 119 (18.92%) SC Cleared
3 98 (15.58%) CISSP
4 79 (12.56%) Degree
5 78 (12.40%) DV Cleared
6 75 (11.92%) CISM
7 55 (8.74%) CRISC
8 37 (5.88%) CESG Certified Professional
9 31 (4.93%) CISA
10 18 (2.86%) Master's Degree
11 17 (2.70%) Cisco Certification
11 17 (2.70%) CISMP
11 17 (2.70%) Computer Science Degree
12 15 (2.38%) CompTIA CySA+
13 14 (2.23%) CompTIA Security+
14 12 (1.91%) IISP
15 11 (1.75%) CEH
15 11 (1.75%) GIAC
15 11 (1.75%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
16 10 (1.59%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 94 (14.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 92 (14.63%) NIST
3 45 (7.15%) NCSC
4 37 (5.88%) JSP 440
5 30 (4.77%) NIST 800
6 29 (4.61%) Cyber Essentials
7 22 (3.50%) GDPR
8 17 (2.70%) PCI DSS
9 14 (2.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 14 (2.23%) RMADS
10 13 (2.07%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 11 (1.75%) Accessibility
12 9 (1.43%) SOC 2
13 8 (1.27%) GRC
14 7 (1.11%) DO-254
15 5 (0.79%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
15 5 (0.79%) SOC 1
16 4 (0.64%) ISO 9001
16 4 (0.64%) JTAG
16 4 (0.64%) QA
System Software
1 31 (4.93%) VMware Infrastructure
2 30 (4.77%) Active Directory
3 22 (3.50%) vSphere
4 21 (3.34%) Docker
5 8 (1.27%) Firmware
5 8 (1.27%) Hyper-V
6 4 (0.64%) NFS
6 4 (0.64%) Slurm Workload Manager
6 4 (0.64%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (0.48%) Forefront TMG
7 3 (0.48%) VMware Workstation
8 2 (0.32%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 23 (3.66%) Ansible
2 20 (3.18%) Kubernetes
3 18 (2.86%) WSUS
4 16 (2.54%) Microsoft Intune
5 15 (2.38%) Puppet
6 13 (2.07%) vCenter Server
7 12 (1.91%) CASB
8 9 (1.43%) Terraform
9 5 (0.79%) Nagios
10 4 (0.64%) Grafana
11 3 (0.48%) HP Fortify
11 3 (0.48%) SCOM
12 2 (0.32%) Nmap
12 2 (0.32%) SCCM
13 1 (0.16%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
13 1 (0.16%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 81 (12.88%) Microsoft
2 34 (5.41%) VMware
3 26 (4.13%) Cisco
4 12 (1.91%) Google
5 11 (1.75%) Tanium
6 9 (1.43%) SolarWinds
6 9 (1.43%) Tripwire
7 8 (1.27%) Salesforce
8 7 (1.11%) Oracle
9 6 (0.95%) Apple
9 6 (0.95%) Juniper
9 6 (0.95%) PagerDuty
10 5 (0.79%) Databricks
11 4 (0.64%) Dataiku
11 4 (0.64%) Intel
11 4 (0.64%) Mentor Graphics
11 4 (0.64%) ServiceNow
11 4 (0.64%) Siemens
11 4 (0.64%) Splunk
11 4 (0.64%) Xilinx