Security Analyst Jobs in Bristol

Security Analyst
South West > Bristol

The median Security Analyst salary in Bristol is £65,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 137 157 189
Rank change year-on-year +20 +32 -18
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 31 9 12
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 0.93% 0.36% 0.35%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.96% 0.39% 0.36%
Number of salaries quoted 25 6 9
10th Percentile - £31,500 £45,000
25th Percentile £40,250 £35,313 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £41,250 £53,112
Median % change year-on-year +57.58% -22.33% +18.03%
75th Percentile £70,000 £49,375 £65,275
90th Percentile - £50,625 £73,225
South West median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £45,750
% change year-on-year - +14.75% +15.82%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bristol

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 3,246 2,318 3,351
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.10% 92.57% 97.64%
Number of salaries quoted 2,414 1,464 2,171
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,740 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,905 £53,325
Median % change year-on-year -5.02% +8.59% +12.26%
75th Percentile £70,250 £73,600 £73,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £86,250 £85,000
South West median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +11.11%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Analyst in Bristol

Security Analyst
Salary Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Analyst in Bristol.

Salary trend for Security Analyst in Bristol

Security Analyst
Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Analyst in Bristol over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Analyst in Bristol

Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 2 June 2024, 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 Bristol region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 20 (64.52%) Cybersecurity
2 11 (35.48%) Cloud Security
3 10 (32.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 10 (32.26%) Security Architecture
3 10 (32.26%) Information Security
3 10 (32.26%) Law
4 9 (29.03%) Firewall
4 9 (29.03%) CISSP
4 9 (29.03%) Analytical Skills
5 8 (25.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 8 (25.81%) Azure
5 8 (25.81%) NIST
6 7 (22.58%) AWS
6 7 (22.58%) ISMS
6 7 (22.58%) PCI DSS
6 7 (22.58%) Risk Management
7 6 (19.35%) GAP Analysis
7 6 (19.35%) Retail
7 6 (19.35%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 6 (19.35%) Attestation
7 6 (19.35%) CCSK
7 6 (19.35%) Onboarding
8 4 (12.90%) Incident Response
8 4 (12.90%) Finance
9 3 (9.68%) Vulnerability Management
9 3 (9.68%) Security Operations
10 2 (6.45%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (6.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (6.45%) Problem-Solving
10 2 (6.45%) CompTIA Security+

Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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 8 (25.81%) Azure
2 7 (22.58%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 9 (29.03%) Firewall
2 1 (3.23%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 10 (32.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 10 (32.26%) Law
2 9 (29.03%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (19.35%) Retail
4 4 (12.90%) Finance
5 1 (3.23%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 6 (19.35%) Onboarding
1 6 (19.35%) SWIFT Messaging Network
2 1 (3.23%) Cyberattack
2 1 (3.23%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
2 1 (3.23%) Management Information System
2 1 (3.23%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (6.45%) Windows
1 2 (6.45%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (64.52%) Cybersecurity
2 11 (35.48%) Cloud Security
3 10 (32.26%) Information Security
3 10 (32.26%) Security Architecture
4 7 (22.58%) ISMS
4 7 (22.58%) Risk Management
5 6 (19.35%) Attestation
5 6 (19.35%) GAP Analysis
6 4 (12.90%) Incident Response
7 3 (9.68%) Security Operations
7 3 (9.68%) Vulnerability Management
8 2 (6.45%) Penetration Testing
8 2 (6.45%) Problem-Solving
8 2 (6.45%) SIEM
9 1 (3.23%) DDoS Mitigation
9 1 (3.23%) Information Security Management
9 1 (3.23%) ITIL
9 1 (3.23%) OWASP
9 1 (3.23%) Requirements Analysis
9 1 (3.23%) Security Management
Qualifications
1 9 (29.03%) CISSP
2 6 (19.35%) CCSK
3 2 (6.45%) CEH
3 2 (6.45%) CISM
3 2 (6.45%) CompTIA Security+
3 2 (6.45%) CRISC
3 2 (6.45%) Degree
3 2 (6.45%) GIAC
4 1 (3.23%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 1 (3.23%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
4 1 (3.23%) CCSP
4 1 (3.23%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (3.23%) CompTIA CySA+
4 1 (3.23%) SC Cleared
4 1 (3.23%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (25.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 8 (25.81%) NIST
2 7 (22.58%) PCI DSS
3 2 (6.45%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (6.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 1 (3.23%) GRC
4 1 (3.23%) SOC 2
Vendors
1 2 (6.45%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.23%) Splunk