The first table below looks at the demand for the Security Consultant role in IT jobs advertised for the Manchester region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Security Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 17 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 Manchester region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Security Consultant
Rank 178 160 138
Rank change year-on-year
-18 -22
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Consultant 16 15 35
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester 0.394% 0.414% 0.887%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.413% 0.429% 0.923%
Number of salaries quoted 16 15 28
Average salary £47,500 £47,500 £47,500
90% offered a salary of more than £40,000 £42,500 £37,500
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £51,500 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £55,000 £55,000 £53,750
% change year-on-year
- +2.32%
All Job Titles
Manchester
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
3875 3500 3791
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester 95.49% 96.53% 96.07%
Number of salaries quoted 3350 3122 3469
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
90% offered a salary of more than £23,500 £23,000 £21,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Security Consultant
North West

Security Consultant
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Manchester Security Consultant Jobs Demand Trend

Security Consultant
Salary Trend

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

Manchester Security Consultant Salary Trend

Security Consultant
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Security Consultant across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Manchester Security Consultant Salary Histogram

Security Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Manchester region that cited Security Consultant 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 Consultant in their job title.

1 21 (44.68%) Information Security
2 15 (31.91%) Penetration Testing
3 13 (27.66%) Cisco
4 12 (25.53%) Network Security
5 11 (23.40%) PKI
5 11 (23.40%) Windows
5 11 (23.40%) Cisco Certification
6 10 (21.28%) Firewall
7 9 (19.15%) Juniper
7 9 (19.15%) Finance
7 9 (19.15%) Microsoft
8 8 (17.02%) Active Directory
8 8 (17.02%) Cryptography
8 8 (17.02%) Windows Server 2008
8 8 (17.02%) Forefront TMG
8 8 (17.02%) UAG
9 7 (14.89%) Security Architecture
9 7 (14.89%) Banking
9 7 (14.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 7 (14.89%) CheckPoint
9 7 (14.89%) BS7799
9 7 (14.89%) CISSP
9 7 (14.89%) Identity Management
10 6 (12.77%) CISA
10 6 (12.77%) CISM
10 6 (12.77%) CCNA
10 6 (12.77%) Blue Coat
11 5 (10.64%) Computer Forensics
11 5 (10.64%) Fortinet
11 5 (10.64%) Business Development

Security Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Manchester region that cited Security Consultant 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 Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 4 (8.511%) .NET
2 2 (4.255%) BAPI
3 1 (2.128%) JSON
3 1 (2.128%) XML
3 1 (2.128%) Flash
3 1 (2.128%) XHTML
Application Platforms
1 1 (2.128%) Apache
Business Applications
1 2 (4.255%) SAP GRC
Communications & Networking
1 12 (25.53%) Network Security
2 10 (21.28%) Firewall
3 5 (10.64%) Wireless
3 5 (10.64%) WLAN
3 5 (10.64%) Cisco ASA
4 4 (8.511%) Cisco Nexus
5 3 (6.383%) LAN
6 2 (4.255%) SSL
6 2 (4.255%) VPN
7 1 (2.128%) DNS
7 1 (2.128%) Unified Communications
7 1 (2.128%) VoIP
7 1 (2.128%) SNMP
7 1 (2.128%) TCP/IP
7 1 (2.128%) IPsec
7 1 (2.128%) Cisco PIX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.128%) MySQL
1 1 (2.128%) SQL Server
General
1 9 (19.15%) Finance
2 7 (14.89%) Banking
Miscellaneous
1 11 (23.40%) PKI
2 8 (17.02%) Cryptography
3 2 (4.255%) Management Information System
4 1 (2.128%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 11 (23.40%) Windows
2 8 (17.02%) Windows Server 2008
3 3 (6.383%) UNIX
4 1 (2.128%) Apple iOS
4 1 (2.128%) Solaris
4 1 (2.128%) Linux
4 1 (2.128%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (44.68%) Information Security
2 15 (31.91%) Penetration Testing
3 7 (14.89%) Identity Management
3 7 (14.89%) Security Architecture
4 5 (10.64%) Database Security
4 5 (10.64%) Data Security
4 5 (10.64%) Business Development
4 5 (10.64%) Computer Forensics
4 5 (10.64%) Change Management
5 4 (8.511%) Vulnerability Assessment
5 4 (8.511%) Project Management
5 4 (8.511%) Customer Engagement
6 2 (4.255%) SAP Security
6 2 (4.255%) Data Protection
6 2 (4.255%) Risk Management
6 2 (4.255%) Stakeholder Management
7 1 (2.128%) Risk Assessment
7 1 (2.128%) Security Management
7 1 (2.128%) Service Management
7 1 (2.128%) Information Security Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (10.64%) Java
2 1 (2.128%) JavaScript
2 1 (2.128%) Perl
2 1 (2.128%) PHP
2 1 (2.128%) SQL
2 1 (2.128%) Python
2 1 (2.128%) Ruby
2 1 (2.128%) Bash shell
Qualifications
1 11 (23.40%) Cisco Certification
2 7 (14.89%) CISSP
3 6 (12.77%) CCNA
3 6 (12.77%) CISA
3 6 (12.77%) CISM
4 5 (10.64%) Degree
5 4 (8.511%) CCSE
5 4 (8.511%) CCNP
5 4 (8.511%) Check Point Certification
6 2 (4.255%) PCI QSA
7 1 (2.128%) SC Cleared
7 1 (2.128%) Security Cleared
7 1 (2.128%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (2.128%) CCDA
7 1 (2.128%) MCP
7 1 (2.128%) MCSE
7 1 (2.128%) MCSA
7 1 (2.128%) CCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (14.89%) BS7799
1 7 (14.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (8.511%) PCI DSS
3 1 (2.128%) QA
System Software
1 8 (17.02%) Active Directory
1 8 (17.02%) Forefront TMG
1 8 (17.02%) UAG
2 1 (2.128%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (2.128%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 13 (27.66%) Cisco
2 9 (19.15%) Microsoft
2 9 (19.15%) Juniper
3 7 (14.89%) CheckPoint
4 6 (12.77%) Blue Coat
5 5 (10.64%) Fortinet
5 5 (10.64%) Foundry
5 5 (10.64%) HP
6 4 (8.511%) ProCurve
6 4 (8.511%) Sourcefire
7 2 (4.255%) SAP
8 1 (2.128%) Oracle
8 1 (2.128%) Brocade
8 1 (2.128%) F5
8 1 (2.128%) Citrix
8 1 (2.128%) Symantec
8 1 (2.128%) VMware
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Salary: £60000 - £70000 per annum
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Salary: £65000 - £70000 per annum + Car Allowance
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