Security Analyst Jobs in the South West

Security Analyst
England > South West

The median Security Analyst salary in the South West is £52,500 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 250 245 289
Rank change year-on-year -5 +44 -36
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 48 25 30
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.48% 0.38% 0.36%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.50% 0.43% 0.37%
Number of salaries quoted 42 16 20
10th Percentile £40,250 £35,625 £27,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,019 £30,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,500 £45,750
Median % change year-on-year - +14.75% +15.82%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £57,188
90th Percentile £72,500 £75,489 £66,070
England median annual salary £52,500 £51,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% +5.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South West

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 9,607 5,879 8,100
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.17% 88.91% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 7,030 3,696 5,109
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £36,838 £37,971 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £65,720
90th Percentile £77,500 £79,750 £80,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,567 £60,000
% change year-on-year -13.32% +0.95% +9.09%

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 2 June 2024.

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 2 June 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 +20 31 £65,000 +57.58% 4
Dorset - 11 £45,000 -
Gloucestershire - 5 £65,000 - 1
Wiltshire -12 1 £32,500 -45.83%
Security Analyst
England

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

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 South West region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 36 (75.00%) Cybersecurity
2 22 (45.83%) Information Security
3 20 (41.67%) Cloud Security
4 19 (39.58%) CISSP
5 18 (37.50%) NIST
6 17 (35.42%) SIEM
7 16 (33.33%) PCI DSS
7 16 (33.33%) Retail
8 14 (29.17%) Firewall
8 14 (29.17%) Analytical Skills
9 13 (27.08%) Security Operations
9 13 (27.08%) Degree
9 13 (27.08%) Vulnerability Management
10 12 (25.00%) Risk Management
11 11 (22.92%) CompTIA CySA+
11 11 (22.92%) Microsoft
12 10 (20.83%) Law
12 10 (20.83%) Network Monitoring
12 10 (20.83%) Security Architecture
12 10 (20.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 10 (20.83%) Security Operations Centre
12 10 (20.83%) Vulnerability Scanning
12 10 (20.83%) Data Loss Prevention
12 10 (20.83%) Master's Degree
13 9 (18.75%) GDPR
13 9 (18.75%) Data Protection
13 9 (18.75%) CASB
13 9 (18.75%) Data Protection Act
13 9 (18.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
13 9 (18.75%) E-Commerce

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 8 (16.67%) Azure
2 7 (14.58%) AWS
3 1 (2.08%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 14 (29.17%) Firewall
2 1 (2.08%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 16 (33.33%) Retail
2 14 (29.17%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (20.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 10 (20.83%) Law
4 6 (12.50%) Social Skills
5 4 (8.33%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 10 (20.83%) Security Operations Centre
2 9 (18.75%) Data Protection Act
3 6 (12.50%) Onboarding
3 6 (12.50%) SWIFT Messaging Network
4 5 (10.42%) Cyber Security Posture
5 2 (4.17%) Management Information System
6 1 (2.08%) CCTV
6 1 (2.08%) Cyberattack
6 1 (2.08%) Data Centre
6 1 (2.08%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
6 1 (2.08%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 3 (6.25%) Windows
2 2 (4.17%) Windows Server
3 1 (2.08%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (75.00%) Cybersecurity
2 22 (45.83%) Information Security
3 20 (41.67%) Cloud Security
4 17 (35.42%) SIEM
5 13 (27.08%) Security Operations
5 13 (27.08%) Vulnerability Management
6 12 (25.00%) Risk Management
7 10 (20.83%) Data Loss Prevention
7 10 (20.83%) Network Monitoring
7 10 (20.83%) Security Architecture
7 10 (20.83%) Vulnerability Scanning
8 9 (18.75%) Data Protection
8 9 (18.75%) E-Commerce
9 7 (14.58%) ISMS
9 7 (14.58%) Problem-Solving
10 6 (12.50%) Attestation
10 6 (12.50%) GAP Analysis
11 4 (8.33%) Incident Response
12 3 (6.25%) Mentoring
12 3 (6.25%) Penetration Testing
Qualifications
1 19 (39.58%) CISSP
2 13 (27.08%) Degree
3 11 (22.92%) CompTIA CySA+
4 10 (20.83%) Master's Degree
5 7 (14.58%) Security Cleared
6 6 (12.50%) CCSK
7 2 (4.17%) CEH
7 2 (4.17%) CISM
7 2 (4.17%) CompTIA Security+
7 2 (4.17%) CRISC
7 2 (4.17%) GIAC
8 1 (2.08%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 1 (2.08%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
8 1 (2.08%) CCSP
8 1 (2.08%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (2.08%) DV Cleared
8 1 (2.08%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (37.50%) NIST
2 16 (33.33%) PCI DSS
3 9 (18.75%) GDPR
3 9 (18.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (4.17%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (4.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (2.08%) GRC
5 1 (2.08%) SLA
5 1 (2.08%) SOC 2
Systems Management
1 9 (18.75%) CASB
Vendors
1 11 (22.92%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.08%) Splunk