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This section looks at the demand for the IT Security Specialist role in IT jobs within the Leeds 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 IT Security Specialist in their job title over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 IT Security Specialist
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank143-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads90
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.288 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted80
Average minimum salary£36,375-
Average salary£41,225-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£46,075-
UK excluding London average salary£42,545£47,542
% change on same period last year-10.51 %
Leeds IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Leeds
Matching permanent IT job ads31203762
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.680 %1.568 %
Salaries quoted26233094
Average minimum salary£31,166£31,831
Average salary£33,701£34,602
% change on same period last year-2.60 %
Average maximum salary£36,236£37,373
UK excluding London average salary£38,055£39,430
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
IT Security Specialist West YorkshireIT Security Specialist
West Yorkshire

IT Security Specialist
Demand Trend

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

Leeds IT Security Specialist Demand Trend

IT Security Specialist
Salary Trend

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

Leeds IT Security Specialist Salary Trend

IT Security Specialist
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing IT Security Specialist across the Leeds region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Leeds IT Security Specialist Salary Histogram

IT Security Specialist
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Leeds region that cited IT Security Specialist 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 IT Security Specialist in their job title.

17 (70.00 %)Firewall
17 (70.00 %)ITIL
26 (60.00 %)Information Security
35 (50.00 %)Intrusion Detection
35 (50.00 %)Security Management
35 (50.00 %)UNIX
35 (50.00 %)Windows
44 (40.00 %)Finance
44 (40.00 %)ISO27001
44 (40.00 %)COBIT
53 (30.00 %)Legal
62 (20.00 %)IPsec
62 (20.00 %)Telecoms
62 (20.00 %)Data Security
62 (20.00 %)Cisco PIX
62 (20.00 %)ITIL Certification
62 (20.00 %)Service Management
62 (20.00 %)HTTP
62 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
62 (20.00 %)VPN
62 (20.00 %)DNS
62 (20.00 %)HTTPS
62 (20.00 %)Cisco
71 (10.00 %)CCIE
71 (10.00 %)CCNP
71 (10.00 %)CCDP
71 (10.00 %)Active Directory
71 (10.00 %)Cisco Certification
71 (10.00 %)Microsoft Certification
71 (10.00 %)Disaster Recovery

IT Security Specialist
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Leeds region that cited IT Security Specialist 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 IT Security Specialist in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Leeds IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (70.00 %)Firewall
25 (50.00 %)Intrusion Detection
32 (20.00 %)Cisco PIX
32 (20.00 %)IPsec
32 (20.00 %)HTTP
32 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
32 (20.00 %)VPN
32 (20.00 %)DNS
32 (20.00 %)HTTPS
Leeds IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (40.00 %)Finance
23 (30.00 %)Legal
32 (20.00 %)Telecoms
Leeds IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (10.00 %)Management Information System
Leeds IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (50.00 %)UNIX
15 (50.00 %)Windows
Leeds IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (70.00 %)ITIL
26 (60.00 %)Information Security
35 (50.00 %)Security Management
42 (20.00 %)Service Management
42 (20.00 %)Data Security
51 (10.00 %)Disaster Recovery
51 (10.00 %)Business Continuity
Leeds IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (20.00 %)ITIL Certification
21 (10.00 %)MCSE
21 (10.00 %)CCIE
21 (10.00 %)CCNP
21 (10.00 %)CCDP
21 (10.00 %)Cisco Certification
21 (10.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Leeds IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (40.00 %)ISO27001
14 (40.00 %)COBIT
Leeds IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (10.00 %)Active Directory
Leeds IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (20.00 %)Cisco