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The table below looks at the demand for the Security Analyst role in IT contracts within the West Midlands 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Security Analyst
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank111139
Rank change on same period last yearUp+28
Matching contract IT job ads121
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.400 %0.030 %
Daily rates quoted40
Average minimum daily rate£400-
Average daily rate£450-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£500-
UK excluding London average daily rate£406£277
% change on same period last year+46.82 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.00£26.10
% change on same period last year+11.11 %
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads30013349
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.057 %3.303 %
Daily rates quoted750771
Average minimum daily rate£322£326
Average daily rate£343£348
% change on same period last year-1.41 %
Average maximum daily rate£364£370
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted296469
Average minimum hourly rate£19.60£21.33
Average hourly rate£21.09£23.00
% change on same period last year-8.30 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.58£24.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
Security Analyst EnglandSecurity Analyst
England

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 West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region.

West Midlands Security Analyst Daily Rate Trend

Security Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Security Analyst across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

West Midlands Security Analyst Daily Rate Histogram

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 West Midlands region.

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BirminghamUp+186£450-
WolverhamptonNew entry-1--
WarwickshireNew entry-1£450-
StaffordshireNew entry-1--
ShropshireNew entry-1£450-
Security Analyst EnglandSecurity Analyst
England

Security Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands 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.

15 (33.33 %)Firewall
15 (33.33 %)CISSP
24 (26.67 %)Linux
24 (26.67 %)Windows
24 (26.67 %)Risk Management
24 (26.67 %)Government
24 (26.67 %)Information Security
24 (26.67 %)ISO27001
24 (26.67 %)RMADS
24 (26.67 %)SC Cleared
24 (26.67 %)Security Cleared
33 (20.00 %)Network Security
33 (20.00 %)Risk Assessment
33 (20.00 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
33 (20.00 %)Service Delivery
33 (20.00 %)Juniper
42 (13.33 %)MS Excel
42 (13.33 %)VPN
42 (13.33 %)ITIL
42 (13.33 %)Security Management
42 (13.33 %)Intrusion Detection
42 (13.33 %)PCI DSS
51 (6.667 %)HMG Infosec
51 (6.667 %)CRAMM
51 (6.667 %)Project Planning
51 (6.667 %)MS PowerPoint
51 (6.667 %)Incident Management
51 (6.667 %)CESG
51 (6.667 %)CESG CLAS
51 (6.667 %)Automotive

Security Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands 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.

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (13.33 %)MS Excel
21 (6.667 %)MS PowerPoint
21 (6.667 %)MS Project
21 (6.667 %)MS Office
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (33.33 %)Firewall
23 (20.00 %)Network Security
32 (13.33 %)Intrusion Detection
32 (13.33 %)VPN
41 (6.667 %)LDAP
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (26.67 %)Government
21 (6.667 %)Automotive
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (26.67 %)RMADS
21 (6.667 %)CESG
21 (6.667 %)CESG CLAS
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (26.67 %)Windows
14 (26.67 %)Linux
21 (6.667 %)UNIX
21 (6.667 %)Solaris
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (26.67 %)Risk Management
14 (26.67 %)Information Security
14 (26.67 %)SC Cleared
14 (26.67 %)Security Cleared
23 (20.00 %)Risk Assessment
23 (20.00 %)Service Delivery
32 (13.33 %)Security Management
32 (13.33 %)ITIL
41 (6.667 %)Incident Management
41 (6.667 %)Project Planning
41 (6.667 %)CRAMM
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (6.667 %)C
11 (6.667 %)SQL
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (33.33 %)CISSP
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (26.67 %)ISO27001
23 (20.00 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
32 (13.33 %)PCI DSS
41 (6.667 %)HMG Infosec
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (6.667 %)Active Directory
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (20.00 %)Juniper
21 (6.667 %)Sophos
21 (6.667 %)Oracle
21 (6.667 %)Microsoft
21 (6.667 %)HP