The first table below looks at the demand for the Security Analyst role in IT contracts advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Security Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the England region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Security Analyst
Rank 381 404 442
Rank change year-on-year
+23 +38
Contract jobs requiring a Security Analyst 130 154 130
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 0.313% 0.289% 0.230%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.338% 0.311% 0.248%
Number of daily rates quoted 89 118 80
Average daily rate £400 £413 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-3.03% +10.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £262 £225 £213
10% offered a daily rate of more than £525 £550 £475
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £281 £325
% change year-on-year
+24.44% -13.46%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 5 2
Average hourly rate - £40.50 £102.75
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- -60.58%
UK excluding London average hourly rate - £28.00 £30.50
% change year-on-year
- -8.19%
All Job Titles
England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
38474 49443 52336
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 92.56% 92.67% 92.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 22637 27972 29016
Average daily rate £400 £400 £425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -5.88%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £240 £245 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £575 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 2002 2393 2764
Average hourly rate £19.00 £19.00 £20.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- -5.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.15 £11.00 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.00 £40.00 £40.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-5.40% -7.50%
Security Analyst
UK

Security Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Security Analyst across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

England Security Analyst Jobs Demand Trend

Security Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

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

England Security Analyst Daily Rate Trend

Security Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Security Analyst across the England region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

England Security Analyst Daily Rate Histogram

Security Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England Security Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Security Analyst
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Analyst within the England region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
London 0 72 £400 -5.88%
South East +43 38 £363 +20.83%
North West +14 8 £203 -26.36%
South West +13 6 £350 +40.00%
Yorkshire -3 3 £500 +20.48%
East Midlands +2 2 £438 +1.74%
West Midlands - 1 - -
Security Analyst
UK

Security Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England 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.

1 92 (41.07%) Information Security
2 57 (25.45%) Data Protection
3 52 (23.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 50 (22.32%) Microsoft
5 47 (20.98%) CISSP
6 44 (19.64%) Security Cleared
7 43 (19.20%) Internet
7 43 (19.20%) Fixed Income
8 42 (18.75%) CruiseControl
8 42 (18.75%) CA
8 42 (18.75%) TeamCity
9 41 (18.30%) Firewall
9 41 (18.30%) Finance
10 39 (17.41%) Kerberos
10 39 (17.41%) .NET
11 38 (16.96%) Penetration Testing
12 37 (16.52%) ITIL
12 37 (16.52%) CA SiteMinder
12 37 (16.52%) Continuous Integration
13 36 (16.07%) Java
14 34 (15.18%) SC Cleared
14 34 (15.18%) OWASP
15 28 (12.50%) C#
16 27 (12.05%) Security Testing
17 26 (11.61%) Visual Studio
17 26 (11.61%) HP
18 25 (11.16%) SAML
18 25 (11.16%) Management Information System
19 24 (10.71%) PCI DSS
20 23 (10.27%) Windows

Security Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England 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.

Application Development
1 39 (17.41%) .NET
2 25 (11.16%) SAML
3 2 (0.893%) ISPF
3 2 (0.893%) Software Packaging
4 1 (0.446%) JSON
4 1 (0.446%) SAP XI
Application Platforms
1 3 (1.339%) IIS
2 2 (0.893%) MS Exchange
2 2 (0.893%) SAS
3 1 (0.446%) CICS
3 1 (0.446%) CMS
3 1 (0.446%) Exchange Server 2007
3 1 (0.446%) SAP Portal
3 1 (0.446%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 19 (8.482%) MS Excel
2 5 (2.232%) MS Office
3 1 (0.446%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (1.339%) SAP GRC
2 2 (0.893%) Sentinel
3 1 (0.446%) SAP Oil and Gas
3 1 (0.446%) Oracle EBS
Communications & Networking
1 43 (19.20%) Internet
2 41 (18.30%) Firewall
3 39 (17.41%) Kerberos
4 15 (6.696%) VPN
5 12 (5.357%) SSL
5 12 (5.357%) TCP/IP
5 12 (5.357%) Intrusion Detection
5 12 (5.357%) Network Security
6 4 (1.786%) Cisco ASA
6 4 (1.786%) HTTP
6 4 (1.786%) WAN
7 3 (1.339%) SMTP
7 3 (1.339%) LDAP
7 3 (1.339%) LAN
7 3 (1.339%) DNS
8 2 (0.893%) SAN
8 2 (0.893%) VLAN
8 2 (0.893%) Wireshark
8 2 (0.893%) EIGRP
8 2 (0.893%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.893%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.446%) DB2
2 1 (0.446%) Oracle 8/8i
2 1 (0.446%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (0.446%) SAP BW
2 1 (0.446%) GIS
2 1 (0.446%) Microsoft Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 42 (18.75%) CruiseControl
1 42 (18.75%) TeamCity
2 26 (11.61%) Visual Studio
3 14 (6.250%) MSBuild
4 1 (0.446%) ChangeMan
4 1 (0.446%) GDB
General
1 41 (18.30%) Finance
2 19 (8.482%) Banking
3 6 (2.679%) Investment Banking
3 6 (2.679%) Telecoms
4 5 (2.232%) Law
4 5 (2.232%) Legal
4 5 (2.232%) Retail
5 4 (1.786%) Financial Institution
6 3 (1.339%) Games
7 2 (0.893%) Manufacturing
7 2 (0.893%) Aerospace
7 2 (0.893%) Retail Banking
7 2 (0.893%) Corporate Banking
7 2 (0.893%) Avionics
8 1 (0.446%) Private Banking
8 1 (0.446%) Local Government
8 1 (0.446%) Front Office
Miscellaneous
1 43 (19.20%) Fixed Income
2 25 (11.16%) Management Information System
3 15 (6.696%) Data Protection Act
4 12 (5.357%) Freedom of Information
4 12 (5.357%) CESG
5 8 (3.571%) RMADS
6 6 (2.679%) Freedom of Information Act
6 6 (2.679%) Cryptography
7 5 (2.232%) Mainframe
7 5 (2.232%) Computer Science
8 4 (1.786%) PKI
9 3 (1.339%) Online Games
10 2 (0.893%) IBM Mainframe
10 2 (0.893%) FMCG
10 2 (0.893%) SaaS
10 2 (0.893%) Open Source
10 2 (0.893%) Mathematics
11 1 (0.446%) Derivative
11 1 (0.446%) Equity Derivative
11 1 (0.446%) STB
Operating Systems
1 23 (10.27%) Windows
2 16 (7.143%) Linux
3 13 (5.804%) UNIX
4 4 (1.786%) Solaris
4 4 (1.786%) Windows Server 2008
5 3 (1.339%) Windows 7
5 3 (1.339%) AIX
6 2 (0.893%) HPUX
6 2 (0.893%) Windows XP
6 2 (0.893%) zOS
7 1 (0.446%) Windows Server 2003
7 1 (0.446%) Debian
7 1 (0.446%) Windows Vista
7 1 (0.446%) NetWare
7 1 (0.446%) Mac OS X
7 1 (0.446%) Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
1 92 (41.07%) Information Security
2 57 (25.45%) Data Protection
3 38 (16.96%) Penetration Testing
4 37 (16.52%) Continuous Integration
4 37 (16.52%) ITIL
5 34 (15.18%) OWASP
6 27 (12.05%) Security Testing
7 22 (9.821%) Security Management
8 20 (8.929%) Incident Management
9 18 (8.036%) Information Assurance
9 18 (8.036%) SIEM
10 17 (7.589%) Information Security Management
11 16 (7.143%) ISMS
12 15 (6.696%) Vulnerability Management
13 11 (4.911%) Ethical Hacking
13 11 (4.911%) Data Modelling
14 10 (4.464%) Business Continuity
14 10 (4.464%) Data Security
14 10 (4.464%) SAP Security
15 9 (4.018%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 36 (16.07%) Java
2 28 (12.50%) C#
3 7 (3.125%) C++
3 7 (3.125%) SQL
4 3 (1.339%) C
5 2 (0.893%) REXX
6 1 (0.446%) Shell Script
6 1 (0.446%) Bash shell
6 1 (0.446%) Python
6 1 (0.446%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.446%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 47 (20.98%) CISSP
2 44 (19.64%) Security Cleared
3 34 (15.18%) SC Cleared
4 18 (8.036%) CISM
5 12 (5.357%) CISA
6 10 (4.464%) DV Cleared
7 9 (4.018%) Degree
7 9 (4.018%) GIAC
8 5 (2.232%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (1.786%) Microsoft Certification
9 4 (1.786%) GCIA
10 3 (1.339%) CCSP
11 2 (0.893%) CCNA
11 2 (0.893%) MCP
11 2 (0.893%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 2 (0.893%) CCSA
11 2 (0.893%) CCSE
11 2 (0.893%) CEH
12 1 (0.446%) JNCIA
12 1 (0.446%) MCTS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (23.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 24 (10.71%) PCI DSS
3 12 (5.357%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 3 (1.339%) COBIT
5 1 (0.446%) BS25999
5 1 (0.446%) SLA
5 1 (0.446%) HIPAA
System Software
1 14 (6.250%) Active Directory
2 7 (3.125%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (2.232%) Snort
4 3 (1.339%) RACF
5 1 (0.446%) Nmap
Systems Management
1 37 (16.52%) CA SiteMinder
2 6 (2.679%) Tivoli
3 4 (1.786%) WSUS
3 4 (1.786%) SCCM
3 4 (1.786%) McAfee ePO
4 3 (1.339%) Norton AntiVirus
5 2 (0.893%) Tivoli Identity Manager
5 2 (0.893%) Oracle Identity Manager
6 1 (0.446%) Nessus
Vendors
1 50 (22.32%) Microsoft
2 42 (18.75%) CA
3 26 (11.61%) HP
4 14 (6.250%) Symantec
5 13 (5.804%) SAP
6 11 (4.911%) Oracle
6 11 (4.911%) VMware
7 10 (4.464%) Remedy
8 9 (4.018%) Cisco
8 9 (4.018%) Sourcefire
8 9 (4.018%) CheckPoint
9 8 (3.571%) McAfee
10 6 (2.679%) Citrix
10 6 (2.679%) ArcSight
11 5 (2.232%) Juniper
12 4 (1.786%) Qualys
12 4 (1.786%) Blue Coat
13 3 (1.339%) Kaspersky
13 3 (1.339%) IronPort
13 3 (1.339%) F5
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