The first table below looks at the demand for the Security Consultant role in IT jobs advertised for the Cheshire region. 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 22 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 Job Titles advertised for the Cheshire region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Security Consultant
Rank 110 114 102
Rank change year-on-year
+4 -12
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Consultant 10 17 14
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cheshire 0.555% 0.847% 0.865%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.580% 0.887% 0.919%
Number of salaries quoted 10 17 13
Average salary £55,000 £57,500 £60,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-4.34% -4.16%
UK excluding London average salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
All Job Titles
Cheshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1724 1917 1524
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cheshire 95.72% 95.47% 94.19%
Number of salaries quoted 1370 1682 1299
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
90% offered a salary of more than £23,000 £22,500 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Security Consultant
North West

Security Consultant
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Security Consultant across the Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Cheshire Security Consultant Jobs Demand Trend

Security Consultant
Salary Trend

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

Cheshire Security Consultant Salary Trend

Security Consultant
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Security Consultant across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Knutsford +6 3 £55,000 -13.38%
Warrington - 1 £40,000 -
Security Consultant
North West

Security Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cheshire 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.

1 13 (92.86%) Information Security
2 11 (78.57%) Finance
3 8 (57.14%) Java
4 7 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 7 (50.00%) Cryptography
5 6 (42.86%) PKI
6 5 (35.71%) CISM
6 5 (35.71%) CISSP
7 4 (28.57%) .NET
7 4 (28.57%) Banking
7 4 (28.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (28.57%) Network Security
8 3 (21.43%) PCI DSS
8 3 (21.43%) CEH
8 3 (21.43%) UNIX
8 3 (21.43%) Windows
9 2 (14.29%) CISA
9 2 (14.29%) Data Protection
9 2 (14.29%) Security Architecture
10 1 (7.143%) Security Testing
10 1 (7.143%) Degree
10 1 (7.143%) Ruby
10 1 (7.143%) Vulnerability Assessment
10 1 (7.143%) Wireless
10 1 (7.143%) Risk Management
10 1 (7.143%) Validation
10 1 (7.143%) Ethical Hacking
10 1 (7.143%) C
10 1 (7.143%) C++
10 1 (7.143%) Python

Security Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cheshire 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.

Application Development
1 4 (28.57%) .NET
Communications & Networking
1 4 (28.57%) Network Security
2 1 (7.143%) Wireless
General
1 11 (78.57%) Finance
2 4 (28.57%) Banking
Miscellaneous
1 7 (50.00%) Cryptography
2 6 (42.86%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 3 (21.43%) UNIX
1 3 (21.43%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (92.86%) Information Security
2 7 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (14.29%) Data Protection
3 2 (14.29%) Security Architecture
4 1 (7.143%) Security Testing
4 1 (7.143%) Vulnerability Assessment
4 1 (7.143%) Risk Management
4 1 (7.143%) Validation
4 1 (7.143%) Ethical Hacking
Programming Languages
1 8 (57.14%) Java
2 1 (7.143%) Ruby
2 1 (7.143%) C
2 1 (7.143%) C++
2 1 (7.143%) Python
2 1 (7.143%) Perl
2 1 (7.143%) PHP
2 1 (7.143%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (35.71%) CISM
1 5 (35.71%) CISSP
2 3 (21.43%) CEH
3 2 (14.29%) CISA
4 1 (7.143%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (28.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (21.43%) PCI DSS
Cheshire
A leading global bank is searching for a Security Solutions Consultant (Banking, Risk, Assurance , PCI) to assume a client facing role within its information security practice... - Relevant industry...
ANSON MCCADE
Salary: £55,000 per annum + Banking Bonus and Flexible Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Warrington, Cheshire
Given the sensitive nature of our client (Finance), the team of SIEM Consultants play an important role in increasing resourcing challenges of our clients business as a whole... -...
EXCELerate
Salary: Up to £60,000 per annum Competitive Salary and Benefits Package includ
Posted: 21 May 2013