Security Specialist Jobs in the South West

Security Specialist
England > South West

The median Security Specialist salary in the South West is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 June 2024.

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

6 months to
10 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 281 257 279
Rank change year-on-year -24 +22 +3
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Specialist 12 11 43
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.11% 0.17% 0.50%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% 0.19% 0.52%
Number of salaries quoted 5 3 32
10th Percentile £45,500 £73,920 £31,250
25th Percentile £57,500 £93,075 £59,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £125,000 £90,000
Median % change year-on-year -52.00% +38.89% +44.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £50,500 £65,000 £65,689
% change year-on-year -22.31% -1.05% +1.06%

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 10,047 5,743 8,262
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.13% 88.78% 95.72%
Number of salaries quoted 7,286 3,669 5,113
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £28,750
25th Percentile £37,000 £38,000 £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 £64,750 £68,750 £65,720
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,300 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.94% +0.50% +9.09%

Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Specialist in the South West

Security Specialist
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary trend for Security Specialist in the South West

Security Specialist
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Specialist in the South West over the 6 months to 10 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Specialist in the South West

Security Specialist
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 Specialist within the South West region over the 6 months to 10 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 +11 9 £60,000 -52.00% 3
Security Specialist
England

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

For the 6 months to 10 June 2024, Security Specialist 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 Specialist in the job title.

1 9 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 8 (66.67%) NIST
3 5 (41.67%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (41.67%) Cybersecurity
4 4 (33.33%) OWASP
4 4 (33.33%) Azure
4 4 (33.33%) AWS
4 4 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (33.33%) AWS Certification
4 4 (33.33%) Threat Modelling
4 4 (33.33%) Internal Audit
4 4 (33.33%) Remediation Plan
4 4 (33.33%) CISSP
4 4 (33.33%) GSEC
4 4 (33.33%) Agile
4 4 (33.33%) Retail
4 4 (33.33%) Information Security
4 4 (33.33%) CEH
4 4 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (33.33%) Degree
4 4 (33.33%) Workshop Facilitation
4 4 (33.33%) DevSecOps
4 4 (33.33%) OSCP
4 4 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials
4 4 (33.33%) Serverless
4 4 (33.33%) Static Application Security Testing
4 4 (33.33%) Dynamic Application Security Testing
4 4 (33.33%) Interactive Application Security Testing
4 4 (33.33%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
4 4 (33.33%) Customer Service

Security Specialist 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 (33.33%) AWS
1 4 (33.33%) Azure
1 4 (33.33%) Serverless
General
1 9 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (33.33%) Retail
3 3 (25.00%) Military
3 3 (25.00%) Multimedia
4 1 (8.33%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (33.33%) Onboarding
2 1 (8.33%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (41.67%) Cybersecurity
1 5 (41.67%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (33.33%) Agile
2 4 (33.33%) Cloud Security
2 4 (33.33%) Customer Service
2 4 (33.33%) DevSecOps
2 4 (33.33%) Digital Engineering
2 4 (33.33%) Dynamic Application Security Testing
2 4 (33.33%) Information Security
2 4 (33.33%) Interactive Application Security Testing
2 4 (33.33%) Internal Audit
2 4 (33.33%) OWASP
2 4 (33.33%) Remediation Plan
2 4 (33.33%) Static Application Security Testing
2 4 (33.33%) Threat Modelling
2 4 (33.33%) Workshop Facilitation
3 3 (25.00%) Decision-Making
3 3 (25.00%) Logistics
3 3 (25.00%) Risk Management
4 1 (8.33%) Collaborative Working
Qualifications
1 4 (33.33%) AWS Certification
1 4 (33.33%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
1 4 (33.33%) CEH
1 4 (33.33%) CISSP
1 4 (33.33%) Degree
1 4 (33.33%) GSEC
1 4 (33.33%) OSCP
2 3 (25.00%) Master's Degree
3 1 (8.33%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (66.67%) NIST
2 4 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001