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The table below looks at the demand for the Security Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Security Engineer
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank181179
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching permanent IT job ads59108
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.038 %0.048 %
As % of the category below0.775 %0.946 %
Salaries quoted4597
Average minimum salary£36,000£35,985
Average salary£39,117£39,186
% change on same period last year-0.17 %
Average maximum salary£42,233£42,387
UK excluding London average salary£41,699£40,520
% change on same period last year+2.90 %
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 Engineer South EastSecurity Engineer
South East

Security Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Security Engineer Demand Trend

Security Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Security Engineer Salary Trend

Security Engineer
Salary Histogram

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

Berkshire Security Engineer Salary Histogram

Security Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Engineer 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+1431£35,159-10.13 %
SloughDown-25£43,500-20.90 %
MaidenheadNew entry-1--
WokinghamNew entry-1£30,000-
Security Engineer South EastSecurity Engineer
South East

Security Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

172 (54.96 %)CheckPoint
263 (48.09 %)Juniper
359 (45.04 %)Firewall
452 (39.69 %)Cisco
538 (29.01 %)TCP/IP
637 (28.24 %)Blue Coat
736 (27.48 %)Network Security
829 (22.14 %)VPN
927 (20.61 %)Internet
1025 (19.08 %)Cisco Certification
1124 (18.32 %)UNIX
1222 (16.79 %)Cisco PIX
1321 (16.03 %)CCSA
1420 (15.27 %)Nokia
1420 (15.27 %)Windows
1420 (15.27 %)Manufacturing
1519 (14.50 %)Linux
1618 (13.74 %)CCSE
1717 (12.98 %)CISSP
1813 (9.924 %)Microsoft
1813 (9.924 %)Information Security
1912 (9.160 %)CCSP
1912 (9.160 %)CCNA
2011 (8.397 %)SSL
2110 (7.634 %)LAN
2110 (7.634 %)Solaris
2110 (7.634 %)WAN
229 (6.870 %)MCSE
229 (6.870 %)SLA
229 (6.870 %)Microsoft Certification

Security Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (0.763 %)CSS
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (1.527 %)MS Excel
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
159 (45.04 %)Firewall
238 (29.01 %)TCP/IP
336 (27.48 %)Network Security
429 (22.14 %)VPN
527 (20.61 %)Internet
622 (16.79 %)Cisco PIX
711 (8.397 %)SSL
810 (7.634 %)LAN
810 (7.634 %)WAN
98 (6.107 %)Wireless
106 (4.580 %)NetScreen
115 (3.817 %)Cisco IOS
124 (3.053 %)Intrusion Detection
124 (3.053 %)IPsec
124 (3.053 %)VRRP
133 (2.290 %)BGP
133 (2.290 %)VLAN
133 (2.290 %)Cisco ASA
142 (1.527 %)OSPF
151 (0.763 %)EIGRP
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
120 (15.27 %)Manufacturing
27 (5.344 %)Telecoms
34 (3.053 %)Government
43 (2.290 %)Health
43 (2.290 %)Pensions
52 (1.527 %)Back Office
61 (0.763 %)Publishing
61 (0.763 %)Law
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (5.344 %)German Language
24 (3.053 %)Italian Language
24 (3.053 %)Russian Language
24 (3.053 %)Spanish Language
24 (3.053 %)SecurID
24 (3.053 %)French Language
31 (0.763 %)Smartcard
31 (0.763 %)PKI
31 (0.763 %)Computer Science
31 (0.763 %)Video Conferencing
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
124 (18.32 %)UNIX
220 (15.27 %)Windows
319 (14.50 %)Linux
410 (7.634 %)Solaris
52 (1.527 %)Windows Server 2003
61 (0.763 %)Windows Vista
61 (0.763 %)Windows Server 2008
61 (0.763 %)Red Hat Linux
61 (0.763 %)Windows 2000
61 (0.763 %)Windows XP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (9.924 %)Information Security
27 (5.344 %)Project Planning
27 (5.344 %)Security Cleared
35 (3.817 %)SC Cleared
44 (3.053 %)ITIL
44 (3.053 %)B2B
53 (2.290 %)Change Management
53 (2.290 %)Incident Management
62 (1.527 %)Ethical Hacking
62 (1.527 %)Penetration Testing
71 (0.763 %)Project Management
71 (0.763 %)Fault Management
71 (0.763 %)Unit Testing
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (1.527 %)C
21 (0.763 %)C++
21 (0.763 %)Perl
21 (0.763 %)PHP
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
125 (19.08 %)Cisco Certification
221 (16.03 %)CCSA
318 (13.74 %)CCSE
417 (12.98 %)CISSP
512 (9.160 %)CCNA
512 (9.160 %)CCSP
69 (6.870 %)MCSE
69 (6.870 %)Microsoft Certification
78 (6.107 %)CCNP
87 (5.344 %)CCIP
94 (3.053 %)MCSA
94 (3.053 %)CCIE
94 (3.053 %)Check Point Certification
94 (3.053 %)CEH
94 (3.053 %)JNCIA
103 (2.290 %)Degree
112 (1.527 %)SSCP
121 (0.763 %)RHCE
121 (0.763 %)PhD
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
19 (6.870 %)SLA
23 (2.290 %)ISO27001
32 (1.527 %)ISO17799
41 (0.763 %)BS7799
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (4.580 %)Active Directory
21 (0.763 %)Snort
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.763 %)MAILsweeper
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
172 (54.96 %)CheckPoint
263 (48.09 %)Juniper
352 (39.69 %)Cisco
437 (28.24 %)Blue Coat
520 (15.27 %)Nokia
613 (9.924 %)Microsoft
78 (6.107 %)Fortinet
87 (5.344 %)Websense
96 (4.580 %)Clearswift
96 (4.580 %)Finjan
104 (3.053 %)SonicWALL
104 (3.053 %)IronPort
104 (3.053 %)McAfee Security
113 (2.290 %)Nortel
122 (1.527 %)Crossbeam
122 (1.527 %)HP
131 (0.763 %)Red Hat
131 (0.763 %)Amdocs