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The table below looks at the demand for the Security Consultant role in IT jobs within the Berkshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Security Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Security Consultant
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank205180
Rank change on same period last yearDown-25
Matching permanent IT job ads35107
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.023 %0.048 %
As % of the category below0.460 %0.938 %
Salaries quoted2886
Average minimum salary£45,429£53,256
Average salary£51,661£56,686
% change on same period last year-8.86 %
Average maximum salary£57,893£60,116
UK excluding London average salary£49,306£56,137
% change on same period last year-12.16 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads761011412
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled4.910 %5.108 %
Salaries quoted63699337
Average minimum salary£38,871£38,405
Average salary£42,272£42,054
% change on same period last year+0.51 %
Average maximum salary£45,673£45,703
UK excluding London average salary£38,468£39,125
% change on same period last year-1.68 %
Security Consultant South EastSecurity Consultant
South East

Security Consultant
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Security Consultant Demand Trend

Security Consultant
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Security Consultant across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire Security Consultant Salary Trend

Security Consultant
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Security Consultant across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Berkshire Security Consultant Salary Histogram

Security Consultant
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Consultant within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ReadingUp+1220£50,000-8.14 %
MaidenheadNew entry-2£47,500-
SloughDown-341£34,000-49.12 %
Security Consultant South EastSecurity Consultant
South East

Security Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Security Consultant 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 IT job ads sampled with Security Consultant in their job title.

139 (39.80 %)CheckPoint
236 (36.73 %)CISSP
236 (36.73 %)Firewall
329 (29.59 %)Juniper
424 (24.49 %)ISO27001
523 (23.47 %)Cisco
621 (21.43 %)Information Security
720 (20.41 %)Nokia
819 (19.39 %)Government
917 (17.35 %)Security Cleared
917 (17.35 %)BS7799
1015 (15.31 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
1015 (15.31 %)CCSE
1114 (14.29 %)Blue Coat
1213 (13.27 %)VPN
1213 (13.27 %)ITIL
1312 (12.24 %)Clearswift
1411 (11.22 %)ProxySG
1411 (11.22 %)SecurID
1411 (11.22 %)Finjan
1411 (11.22 %)Windows
1510 (10.20 %)IronPort
169 (9.184 %)CISA
169 (9.184 %)Telecoms
178 (8.163 %)Finance
178 (8.163 %)CISM
178 (8.163 %)Websense
187 (7.143 %)TCP/IP
187 (7.143 %)Change Management
187 (7.143 %)Risk Management

Security Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Security Consultant 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 IT job ads sampled with Security Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (2.041 %)MS Excel
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
136 (36.73 %)Firewall
213 (13.27 %)VPN
37 (7.143 %)TCP/IP
45 (5.102 %)Network Security
53 (3.061 %)Cisco PIX
53 (3.061 %)Intrusion Detection
62 (2.041 %)SSL
62 (2.041 %)WAN
71 (1.020 %)LAN
71 (1.020 %)IPsec
71 (1.020 %)Internet
71 (1.020 %)VRRP
71 (1.020 %)IntruShield
71 (1.020 %)Cisco ASA
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
119 (19.39 %)Government
29 (9.184 %)Telecoms
38 (8.163 %)Finance
45 (5.102 %)Retail
54 (4.082 %)Marketing
62 (2.041 %)Auditing
62 (2.041 %)Pensions
62 (2.041 %)Health
71 (1.020 %)Banking
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (11.22 %)SecurID
27 (7.143 %)PKI
35 (5.102 %)CESG
35 (5.102 %)CESG CLAS
44 (4.082 %)Management Information System
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (11.22 %)Windows
27 (7.143 %)Linux
36 (6.122 %)UNIX
41 (1.020 %)Solaris
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
121 (21.43 %)Information Security
217 (17.35 %)Security Cleared
313 (13.27 %)ITIL
47 (7.143 %)Six Sigma
47 (7.143 %)Change Management
47 (7.143 %)Security Management
47 (7.143 %)Risk Management
47 (7.143 %)SC Cleared
56 (6.122 %)Data Security
56 (6.122 %)Penetration Testing
64 (4.082 %)Risk Assessment
64 (4.082 %)DV Cleared
64 (4.082 %)Product Marketing
64 (4.082 %)Data Protection
73 (3.061 %)Business Development
73 (3.061 %)Project Management
73 (3.061 %)Information Security Management
81 (1.020 %)Business Continuity
81 (1.020 %)Disaster Recovery
81 (1.020 %)Identity Management
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (7.143 %)C
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
136 (36.73 %)CISSP
215 (15.31 %)CCSE
39 (9.184 %)CISA
48 (8.163 %)CISM
55 (5.102 %)Cisco Certification
64 (4.082 %)CCNA
72 (2.041 %)CCSA
81 (1.020 %)CCSP
81 (1.020 %)SAP Certification
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
124 (24.49 %)ISO27001
217 (17.35 %)BS7799
315 (15.31 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
44 (4.082 %)ISO17799
52 (2.041 %)HIPAA
52 (2.041 %)PCI DSS
52 (2.041 %)COBIT
61 (1.020 %)HMG Infosec
61 (1.020 %)BS25999
61 (1.020 %)PCI QSA
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
111 (11.22 %)ProxySG
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.020 %)Tivoli
11 (1.020 %)Norton AntiVirus
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
139 (39.80 %)CheckPoint
229 (29.59 %)Juniper
323 (23.47 %)Cisco
420 (20.41 %)Nokia
514 (14.29 %)Blue Coat
612 (12.24 %)Clearswift
711 (11.22 %)Finjan
810 (10.20 %)IronPort
98 (8.163 %)Websense
106 (6.122 %)Microsoft
115 (5.102 %)Sophos
124 (4.082 %)Citrix
132 (2.041 %)SAP
132 (2.041 %)Crossbeam
141 (1.020 %)TippingPoint
141 (1.020 %)Kaspersky
141 (1.020 %)Sourcefire
141 (1.020 %)Webroot
141 (1.020 %)Sun
141 (1.020 %)Symantec