The first table below looks at the demand for GIAC in IT jobs advertised for the Leeds region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited GIAC 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 Qualifications for the Leeds region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC)
Rank 139 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs citing GIAC 9 0 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Leeds 0.346% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 1.378% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
Average salary £38,000 - -
UK excluding London average salary £50,000 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year
+25.00% -11.11%
All Qualifications
Leeds
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
653 551 384
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Leeds 25.13% 26.41% 20.76%
Number of salaries quoted 495 460 337
Average salary £35,000 £37,500 £34,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.66% +10.29%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,000 £24,000 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year
- +3.89%
GIAC
West Yorkshire

GIAC
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing GIAC across the Leeds region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Leeds GIAC Jobs Demand Trend

GIAC
Salary Trend

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

Leeds GIAC Salary Trend

GIAC
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing GIAC across the Leeds region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Leeds GIAC Salary Histogram

GIAC
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Leeds region citing GIAC 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 GIAC.

1 15 (83.33%) CISSP
2 13 (72.22%) Information Security
3 12 (66.67%) CISM
3 12 (66.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 12 (66.67%) PCI DSS
4 9 (50.00%) CRAMM
4 9 (50.00%) BS7799
4 9 (50.00%) CISA
4 9 (50.00%) Risk Assessment
5 5 (27.78%) Intrusion Detection
6 4 (22.22%) CEH
7 3 (16.67%) SIEM
7 3 (16.67%) DMVPN
7 3 (16.67%) HSRP
7 3 (16.67%) Fortinet
7 3 (16.67%) Firewall
7 3 (16.67%) CCSA
7 3 (16.67%) TOGAF
7 3 (16.67%) CCSE
7 3 (16.67%) Cisco Certification
7 3 (16.67%) Juniper
7 3 (16.67%) CheckPoint
7 3 (16.67%) ITIL
7 3 (16.67%) LAN
7 3 (16.67%) WAN
7 3 (16.67%) ISO/IEC 17799
7 3 (16.67%) DHCP
7 3 (16.67%) SNMP
7 3 (16.67%) TCP/IP
7 3 (16.67%) VPN

GIAC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Leeds region citing GIAC 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 GIAC. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 5 (27.78%) Intrusion Detection
2 3 (16.67%) DMVPN
2 3 (16.67%) HSRP
2 3 (16.67%) Firewall
2 3 (16.67%) LAN
2 3 (16.67%) WAN
2 3 (16.67%) DHCP
2 3 (16.67%) SNMP
2 3 (16.67%) TCP/IP
2 3 (16.67%) VPN
3 2 (11.11%) Wireless
3 2 (11.11%) Network Security
Job Titles
1 9 (50.00%) Consultant
1 9 (50.00%) Security Consultant
1 9 (50.00%) Information Security Consultant
2 6 (33.33%) Architect
3 3 (16.67%) Security Architect
3 3 (16.67%) Security Analyst
3 3 (16.67%) Network Architect
3 3 (16.67%) Analyst
4 2 (11.11%) Operations Analyst
4 2 (11.11%) IT Operations Analyst
4 2 (11.11%) Security Operations Analyst
5 1 (5.556%) IT Security Analyst
5 1 (5.556%) Junior Analyst
5 1 (5.556%) Junior
Miscellaneous
1 2 (11.11%) Cryptography
Operating Systems
1 2 (11.11%) UNIX
1 2 (11.11%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (72.22%) Information Security
2 9 (50.00%) CRAMM
2 9 (50.00%) Risk Assessment
3 3 (16.67%) SIEM
3 3 (16.67%) TOGAF
3 3 (16.67%) ITIL
4 2 (11.11%) E-Commerce
4 2 (11.11%) Enterprise Architecture
Qualifications
1 15 (83.33%) CISSP
2 12 (66.67%) CISM
3 9 (50.00%) CISA
4 4 (22.22%) CEH
5 3 (16.67%) CCSA
5 3 (16.67%) CCSE
5 3 (16.67%) Cisco Certification
5 3 (16.67%) CCSP
5 3 (16.67%) CCNP
6 2 (11.11%) GCIH
7 1 (5.556%) Security Cleared
7 1 (5.556%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (66.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 12 (66.67%) PCI DSS
2 9 (50.00%) BS7799
3 3 (16.67%) ISO/IEC 17799
Systems Management
1 2 (11.11%) Nessus
Vendors
1 3 (16.67%) Fortinet
1 3 (16.67%) Juniper
1 3 (16.67%) CheckPoint
1 3 (16.67%) Cisco
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Previous experience working in a Security Architect role (or similar) - Good understanding of systems in general as well a broad spectrum of security technologies - Ability to explain technical...
Hotfoot Resourcing.
Salary: Unspecified
Posted: 21 May 2013
Leeds, Yorkshire
This position will Act as a Security Technical Design Authority, providing direction and advice for projects and will be responsible for the following: To provide design, planning and...
Hays Specialist Recruitment
Salary: £1 per annum + Salary Negotiable+Company Benefits
Posted: 8 May 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
The successful Information Security Architect will come from an extensive Security Architecture / Design background, with strong experience of working in an e-commerce and web applications environment, and...
4it Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £Excellent + Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013