The first table below looks at the demand for Computer Security skills in IT jobs advertised for the Cambridge region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Computer Security over the 3 months to 24 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Cambridge region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Computer Security (COMPUSEC)
Rank - 117 113
Permanent jobs citing Computer Security 0 6 11
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridge - 0.299% 0.513%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - 0.468% 0.770%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Average salary - - -
UK excluding London average salary £30,250 £65,000 £42,000
% change year-on-year
-53.46% +54.76%
All Processes & Methodologies
Cambridge
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
1261 1281 1429
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridge 69.48% 63.73% 66.68%
Number of salaries quoted 1091 1083 1271
Average salary £42,500 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.25% +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £31,000 £29,500
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £62,500 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Computer Security
Cambridgeshire

Computer Security
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Computer Security across the Cambridge region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Cambridge Computer Security Jobs Demand Trend

Computer Security
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Computer Security across the Cambridge region.

Cambridge Computer Security Salary Trend

Computer Security
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridge region citing Computer Security also 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 that cited Computer Security.

1 3 (100.00%) C
1 3 (100.00%) C#
1 3 (100.00%) C++
1 3 (100.00%) Java
1 3 (100.00%) UNIX
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
1 3 (100.00%) Python
1 3 (100.00%) E-Commerce
1 3 (100.00%) ISO 9000
1 3 (100.00%) ISO 9001
1 3 (100.00%) Internet
1 3 (100.00%) TickIT
1 3 (100.00%) Cryptography
1 3 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 3 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
1 3 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 3 (100.00%) Computer Science

Computer Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridge region citing Computer Security also 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 that cited Computer Security. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 3 (100.00%) Internet
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Software Engineer
1 3 (100.00%) Cryptography Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Cryptography
1 3 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 3 (100.00%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) UNIX
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) E-Commerce
1 3 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 3 (100.00%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) C
1 3 (100.00%) C#
1 3 (100.00%) C++
1 3 (100.00%) Java
1 3 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) ISO 9000
1 3 (100.00%) ISO 9001
1 3 (100.00%) TickIT