The first table below looks at the demand for the Security Analyst role in IT jobs advertised for the Glasgow region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Security Analyst 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 Glasgow region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Security Analyst
Rank 95 68 77
Rank change year-on-year
-27 +9
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 1 9 8
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Glasgow 0.085% 1.058% 0.834%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.090% 1.135% 0.884%
Number of salaries quoted 1 8 8
Average salary £32,500 £45,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-27.77% +20.00%
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £32,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+23.07% -13.33%
All Job Titles
Glasgow
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1114 793 905
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Glasgow 94.41% 93.18% 94.37%
Number of salaries quoted 662 584 713
Average salary £40,000 £37,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.66% -6.25%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £25,000 £28,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £52,500 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Security Analyst
Scotland

Security Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Glasgow Security Analyst Jobs Demand Trend

Security Analyst
Salary Trend

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

Glasgow Security Analyst Salary Trend

Security Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Glasgow region that cited Security Analyst 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 Analyst in their job title.

1 8 (88.89%) Finance
2 7 (77.78%) Firewall
3 6 (66.67%) Risk Management
3 6 (66.67%) UNIX
4 5 (55.56%) Information Security
5 4 (44.44%) SIEM
5 4 (44.44%) Windows
5 4 (44.44%) LAN
5 4 (44.44%) WAN
5 4 (44.44%) CISSP
6 3 (33.33%) Cisco Certification
6 3 (33.33%) SSCP
6 3 (33.33%) CCSP
6 3 (33.33%) ITIL
6 3 (33.33%) GIAC
6 3 (33.33%) Security Management
6 3 (33.33%) Management Information System
6 3 (33.33%) ITIL V3
6 3 (33.33%) Cryptography
6 3 (33.33%) Information Management
6 3 (33.33%) CEH
6 3 (33.33%) Vulnerability Assessment
6 3 (33.33%) Intrusion Detection
7 1 (11.11%) Incident Management
7 1 (11.11%) Degree
7 1 (11.11%) Network Security
7 1 (11.11%) ISMS
7 1 (11.11%) Vulnerability Management
7 1 (11.11%) CISA
7 1 (11.11%) Risk Assessment

Security Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Glasgow region that cited Security Analyst 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 Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 7 (77.78%) Firewall
2 4 (44.44%) LAN
2 4 (44.44%) WAN
3 3 (33.33%) Intrusion Detection
4 1 (11.11%) Network Security
General
1 8 (88.89%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 3 (33.33%) Management Information System
1 3 (33.33%) Cryptography
Operating Systems
1 6 (66.67%) UNIX
2 4 (44.44%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (66.67%) Risk Management
2 5 (55.56%) Information Security
3 4 (44.44%) SIEM
4 3 (33.33%) ITIL
4 3 (33.33%) Security Management
4 3 (33.33%) ITIL V3
4 3 (33.33%) Information Management
4 3 (33.33%) Vulnerability Assessment
5 1 (11.11%) Incident Management
5 1 (11.11%) ISMS
5 1 (11.11%) Vulnerability Management
5 1 (11.11%) Risk Assessment
Programming Languages
1 1 (11.11%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 4 (44.44%) CISSP
2 3 (33.33%) Cisco Certification
2 3 (33.33%) SSCP
2 3 (33.33%) CCSP
2 3 (33.33%) GIAC
2 3 (33.33%) CEH
3 1 (11.11%) Degree
3 1 (11.11%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (11.11%) Sarbanes-Oxley