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This section looks at the demand for the Security Analyst role in IT contracts within the Edinburgh region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Security Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Security Analyst
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5667
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching contract IT job ads54
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.595 %0.317 %
Daily rates quoted21
Average minimum daily rate£375£600
Average daily rate£404£600
% change on same period last year-32.70 %
Average maximum daily rate£433£600
UK excluding London average daily rate£393£281
% change on same period last year+39.94 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00-
Average hourly rate£20.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.00£24.88
% change on same period last year+16.58 %
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Edinburgh
Matching contract IT job ads8411263
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.121 %1.260 %
Daily rates quoted195283
Average minimum daily rate£278£311
Average daily rate£306£328
% change on same period last year-6.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£334£345
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£355
% change on same period last year+0.30 %
Hourly rates quoted2851
Average minimum hourly rate£25.51£27.35
Average hourly rate£27.75£28.57
% change on same period last year-2.86 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.98£29.78
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.79£25.66
% change on same period last year-7.31 %
Security Analyst ScotlandSecurity Analyst
Scotland

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Security Analyst
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Security Analyst across the Edinburgh region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Edinburgh Security Analyst Demand Trend

Security Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Security Analyst across the Edinburgh region.

Edinburgh Security Analyst Daily Rate Trend

Security Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Security Analyst across the Edinburgh region.

Edinburgh Security Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Security Analyst
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh region that cited Security Analyst in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Security Analyst in their job title.

13 (42.86 %)Banking
13 (42.86 %)PKI
22 (28.57 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
22 (28.57 %)Password Management
22 (28.57 %)Data Security
22 (28.57 %)Security Management
22 (28.57 %)Finance
31 (14.29 %)Information Security
31 (14.29 %)Tandem
31 (14.29 %)UNIX
31 (14.29 %)Windows
31 (14.29 %)OpenVMS
31 (14.29 %)TCP/IP
31 (14.29 %)RACF
31 (14.29 %)Retail Banking
31 (14.29 %)Retail
31 (14.29 %)Ethical Hacking
31 (14.29 %)IntruShield
31 (14.29 %)Business Analysis

Security Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh region that cited Security Analyst in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Security Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (14.29 %)TCP/IP
11 (14.29 %)IntruShield
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (42.86 %)Banking
22 (28.57 %)Finance
31 (14.29 %)Retail
31 (14.29 %)Retail Banking
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (42.86 %)PKI
21 (14.29 %)Tandem
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (14.29 %)UNIX
11 (14.29 %)Windows
11 (14.29 %)OpenVMS
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (28.57 %)Password Management
12 (28.57 %)Data Security
12 (28.57 %)Security Management
21 (14.29 %)Information Security
21 (14.29 %)Ethical Hacking
21 (14.29 %)Business Analysis
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (28.57 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (14.29 %)RACF