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The table below looks at the demand for the Security Engineer role in IT jobs within the Cambridge 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Security Engineer
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank119-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads60
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.232 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted60
Average minimum salary£29,000-
Average salary£34,333-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£39,667-
UK excluding London average salary£40,809£40,788
% change on same period last year+0.05 %
Cambridge IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cambridge
Matching permanent IT job ads25822597
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.495 %1.118 %
Salaries quoted21862128
Average minimum salary£32,869£33,518
Average salary£36,216£36,466
% change on same period last year-0.68 %
Average maximum salary£39,562£39,413
UK excluding London average salary£38,208£39,261
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Security Engineer CambridgeshireSecurity Engineer
Cambridgeshire

Security Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Cambridge 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 Cambridge region.

Cambridge Security Engineer Salary Trend

Security Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Security Engineer across the Cambridge region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Cambridge Security Engineer Salary Histogram

Security Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridge 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.

17 (77.78 %)SSL
26 (66.67 %)C
35 (55.56 %)Linux
44 (44.44 %)HTTP
44 (44.44 %)TCP/IP
53 (33.33 %)Network Security
53 (33.33 %)Firewall
62 (22.22 %)Ruby
62 (22.22 %)PKI
62 (22.22 %)Degree
62 (22.22 %)Cisco PIX
62 (22.22 %)Cryptography
62 (22.22 %)Python
62 (22.22 %)Perl
62 (22.22 %)PHP
62 (22.22 %)Cisco
62 (22.22 %)CCNA
62 (22.22 %)Cisco Certification
62 (22.22 %)CheckPoint
62 (22.22 %)Groovy
62 (22.22 %)VPN
71 (11.11 %)Cisco ASA
71 (11.11 %)Windows Server 2003
71 (11.11 %)OSPF
71 (11.11 %)EIGRP
71 (11.11 %)CCSP
71 (11.11 %)CCNP
71 (11.11 %)Windows
71 (11.11 %)RIP
71 (11.11 %)SecurID

Security Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridge 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.

Cambridge IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (77.78 %)SSL
24 (44.44 %)HTTP
24 (44.44 %)TCP/IP
33 (33.33 %)Firewall
33 (33.33 %)Network Security
42 (22.22 %)Cisco PIX
42 (22.22 %)VPN
51 (11.11 %)RIP
51 (11.11 %)IPsec
51 (11.11 %)OSPF
51 (11.11 %)EIGRP
51 (11.11 %)Cisco ASA
Cambridge IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (22.22 %)Cryptography
12 (22.22 %)PKI
21 (11.11 %)SecurID
Cambridge IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (55.56 %)Linux
21 (11.11 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (11.11 %)Windows
Cambridge IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (11.11 %)Data Security
Cambridge IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (66.67 %)C
22 (22.22 %)Perl
22 (22.22 %)PHP
22 (22.22 %)Python
22 (22.22 %)Ruby
22 (22.22 %)Groovy
Cambridge IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (22.22 %)CCNA
12 (22.22 %)Cisco Certification
12 (22.22 %)Degree
21 (11.11 %)CCSP
21 (11.11 %)CCNP
Cambridge IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (22.22 %)Cisco
12 (22.22 %)CheckPoint