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The table below looks at the demand for the Security Administrator role in IT jobs within the London 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 Security Administrator in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Security Administrator
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank560617
Rank change on same period last yearUp+57
Matching permanent IT job ads5879
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.034 %0.034 %
As % of the category below0.091 %0.083 %
Salaries quoted5052
Average minimum salary£27,389£36,404
Average salary£28,537£37,606
% change on same period last year-24.11 %
Average maximum salary£29,685£38,808
UK excluding London average salary£26,890£28,335
% change on same period last year-5.09 %
London IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
London
Matching permanent IT job ads6357295461
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled36.80 %41.08 %
Salaries quoted5330674301
Average minimum salary£45,799£47,221
Average salary£50,111£51,761
% change on same period last year-3.18 %
Average maximum salary£54,423£56,301
UK excluding London average salary£38,208£39,261
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Security Administrator EnglandSecurity Administrator
England

Security Administrator
Demand Trend

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

London Security Administrator Demand Trend

Security Administrator
Salary Trend

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

London Security Administrator Salary Trend

Security Administrator
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Security Administrator across the London region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

London Security Administrator Salary Histogram

Security Administrator
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Administrator within the London region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
City of LondonDown-1220£26,289-40.08 %
Canary WharfNew entry-9£25,833-
Docklands, LondonUp+438£28,917-1.97 %
Security Administrator EnglandSecurity Administrator
England

Security Administrator
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the London region that cited Security Administrator 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 Administrator in their job title.

137 (48.05 %)Banking
232 (41.56 %)Information Security
330 (38.96 %)Degree
420 (25.97 %)Finance
519 (24.68 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
519 (24.68 %)Active Directory
617 (22.08 %)SLA
617 (22.08 %)Back Office
715 (19.48 %)Firewall
814 (18.18 %)MS Exchange
913 (16.88 %)Investment Banking
1012 (15.58 %)Exchange Server 2003
1012 (15.58 %)Computer Security
1111 (14.29 %)Cisco
1210 (12.99 %)CheckPoint
139 (11.69 %)Windows
139 (11.69 %)Business Continuity
148 (10.39 %)Computer Science
157 (9.091 %)Network Security
157 (9.091 %)Summit
166 (7.792 %)Retail
166 (7.792 %)Calypso
166 (7.792 %)CISSP
166 (7.792 %)Bloomberg
175 (6.494 %)Telecoms
175 (6.494 %)Government
175 (6.494 %)Cisco Certification
175 (6.494 %)Cisco PIX
175 (6.494 %)International Banking
184 (5.195 %)Auditing

Security Administrator
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the London region that cited Security Administrator 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 Administrator in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

London IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (1.299 %)CSS
London IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
114 (18.18 %)MS Exchange
212 (15.58 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (1.299 %)CMS
31 (1.299 %)Exchange Server 5.5
London IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (1.299 %)MS Office
London IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
17 (9.091 %)Summit
London IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
115 (19.48 %)Firewall
27 (9.091 %)Network Security
35 (6.494 %)Cisco PIX
42 (2.597 %)VPN
51 (1.299 %)DNS
51 (1.299 %)Internet
51 (1.299 %)Extranet
51 (1.299 %)NetScreen
51 (1.299 %)LAN
51 (1.299 %)WLAN
51 (1.299 %)WAN
51 (1.299 %)TCP/IP
51 (1.299 %)Cisco ASA
51 (1.299 %)IntruShield
51 (1.299 %)VLAN
London IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
137 (48.05 %)Banking
220 (25.97 %)Finance
317 (22.08 %)Back Office
413 (16.88 %)Investment Banking
56 (7.792 %)Retail
65 (6.494 %)Telecoms
65 (6.494 %)International Banking
65 (6.494 %)Government
74 (5.195 %)Auditing
81 (1.299 %)Education
81 (1.299 %)Retail Banking
London IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (10.39 %)Computer Science
22 (2.597 %)Management Information System
31 (1.299 %)SecurID
London IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (11.69 %)Windows
24 (5.195 %)Linux
24 (5.195 %)UNIX
24 (5.195 %)Red Hat Linux
33 (3.896 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (3.896 %)Windows 2000
42 (2.597 %)Windows 2000 Server
42 (2.597 %)Windows XP
51 (1.299 %)Windows NT
London IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
132 (41.56 %)Information Security
212 (15.58 %)Computer Security
39 (11.69 %)Business Continuity
44 (5.195 %)User Acceptance Testing
53 (3.896 %)Security Cleared
62 (2.597 %)SC Cleared
62 (2.597 %)PRINCE
62 (2.597 %)Project Management
62 (2.597 %)Service Delivery
71 (1.299 %)Configuration Management
71 (1.299 %)Incident Management
London IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
130 (38.96 %)Degree
26 (7.792 %)CISSP
35 (6.494 %)Cisco Certification
43 (3.896 %)ECDL
43 (3.896 %)SSCP
52 (2.597 %)CCSE
52 (2.597 %)Microsoft Certification
52 (2.597 %)Check Point Certification
52 (2.597 %)PMP
52 (2.597 %)PMI Certification
52 (2.597 %)CCSP
52 (2.597 %)CCNA
61 (1.299 %)MCP
61 (1.299 %)MCSE
61 (1.299 %)CCSA
London IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
119 (24.68 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
217 (22.08 %)SLA
31 (1.299 %)ISO27001
London IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
119 (24.68 %)Active Directory
22 (2.597 %)Squid
London IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (2.597 %)MIMEsweeper
21 (1.299 %)OVSD
21 (1.299 %)OpenView
London IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (14.29 %)Cisco
210 (12.99 %)CheckPoint
36 (7.792 %)Bloomberg
36 (7.792 %)Calypso
44 (5.195 %)Nokia
44 (5.195 %)Red Hat
44 (5.195 %)Websense
53 (3.896 %)Microsoft
62 (2.597 %)Clearswift
62 (2.597 %)Finjan
62 (2.597 %)Oracle
62 (2.597 %)Remedy
71 (1.299 %)McAfee Security
71 (1.299 %)Reuters
71 (1.299 %)HP
71 (1.299 %)Juniper
71 (1.299 %)Lucent