The first table below looks at the demand for the Security Officer role in IT jobs advertised for the City of London region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Security Officer in their job title over the 3 months to 23 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 City of London region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Security Officer
Rank 313 316 321
Rank change year-on-year
+3 +5
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Officer 7 12 6
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the City of London 0.060% 0.092% 0.038%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.065% 0.099% 0.041%
Number of salaries quoted 7 11 5
Average salary £54,000 £60,000 £64,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-10.00% -6.25%
90% offered a salary of more than £44,500 £50,000 £45,850
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £72,500 £83,000
UK excluding London average salary £45,000 £51,250 £47,500
% change year-on-year
-12.19% +7.89%
All Job Titles
City of London
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
10773 12165 14632
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the City of London 92.88% 93.10% 93.66%
Number of salaries quoted 9280 11060 13186
Average salary £52,500 £52,500 £55,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -4.54%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £32,500 £32,500
10% offered a salary of more than £75,000 £85,000 £80,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Security Officer
London

Security Officer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

City of London Security Officer Jobs Demand Trend

Security Officer
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Security Officer across the City of London region.

City of London Security Officer Salary Trend

Security Officer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Security Officer across the City of London region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

City of London Security Officer Salary Histogram

Security Officer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the City of London region that cited Security Officer 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 Officer in their job title.

1 15 (100.00%) Information Security
2 9 (60.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (60.00%) CISSP
2 9 (60.00%) CISM
3 8 (53.33%) Security Management
4 7 (46.67%) Finance
5 6 (40.00%) Risk Management
5 6 (40.00%) Active Directory
5 6 (40.00%) Windows
6 5 (33.33%) Linux
6 5 (33.33%) Information Security Management
6 5 (33.33%) CISA
6 5 (33.33%) PCI DSS
7 4 (26.67%) COBIT
7 4 (26.67%) Management Information System
7 4 (26.67%) MCSA
7 4 (26.67%) ITIL
7 4 (26.67%) Project Management
7 4 (26.67%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (20.00%) Oracle
8 3 (20.00%) Firewall
8 3 (20.00%) Business Continuity
8 3 (20.00%) Risk Assessment
9 2 (13.33%) Supply Chain Management
9 2 (13.33%) Degree
9 2 (13.33%) Risk Analysis
9 2 (13.33%) Data Protection
9 2 (13.33%) Stakeholder Management
9 2 (13.33%) UNIX
10 1 (6.667%) Solaris

Security Officer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the City of London region that cited Security Officer 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 Officer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 3 (20.00%) Firewall
2 1 (6.667%) VPN
2 1 (6.667%) Intranet
2 1 (6.667%) Internet
2 1 (6.667%) Network Security
General
1 7 (46.67%) Finance
2 1 (6.667%) Advertising
2 1 (6.667%) Financial Institution
2 1 (6.667%) Banking
Miscellaneous
1 4 (26.67%) Management Information System
2 1 (6.667%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 6 (40.00%) Windows
2 5 (33.33%) Linux
3 2 (13.33%) UNIX
4 1 (6.667%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (100.00%) Information Security
2 8 (53.33%) Security Management
3 6 (40.00%) Risk Management
4 5 (33.33%) Information Security Management
5 4 (26.67%) ITIL
5 4 (26.67%) Project Management
6 3 (20.00%) Business Continuity
6 3 (20.00%) Risk Assessment
7 2 (13.33%) Supply Chain Management
7 2 (13.33%) Risk Analysis
7 2 (13.33%) Data Protection
7 2 (13.33%) Stakeholder Management
8 1 (6.667%) Change Management
8 1 (6.667%) Disaster Recovery
8 1 (6.667%) Security Architecture
8 1 (6.667%) Network Architecture
8 1 (6.667%) Continuous Improvement
8 1 (6.667%) Penetration Testing
8 1 (6.667%) Vulnerability Assessment
Qualifications
1 9 (60.00%) CISSP
1 9 (60.00%) CISM
2 5 (33.33%) CISA
3 4 (26.67%) MCSA
3 4 (26.67%) Microsoft Certification
4 2 (13.33%) Degree
5 1 (6.667%) Security+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (60.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (33.33%) PCI DSS
3 4 (26.67%) COBIT
System Software
1 6 (40.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 3 (20.00%) Oracle
2 1 (6.667%) Cisco
2 1 (6.667%) Juniper
2 1 (6.667%) CheckPoint
City, London
The role of Information Security Officer is seen as key within the company's structure as you will be responsible for providing expert advice on the selection, design,...
Greythorn
Salary: £30000.00 - £35000.00 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
City, London
Requirements * Experienced in the management of both physical and logical security systems * Ability to evaluate business risks and recommend appropriate security controls * Knowledge of the ISO/IEC 27001...
Randstad Technologies
Salary: £30000.00 - £35000.00 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
City, London
A good understanding of the existing IT orientation and infrastructure *Reasonable knowledge of ITIL best practices *Good understanding of PCI DSS, Cobit and ISO27001 standards *Good understanding of...
DGH Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £50000 - £55000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013