The first table below looks at the demand for the Security Officer 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 Officer in their job title 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 Job Titles advertised for the Manchester region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Security Officer
Rank 172 170 168
Rank change year-on-year
-2 -2
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Officer 20 3 2
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester 0.488% 0.083% 0.051%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.511% 0.086% 0.053%
Number of salaries quoted 15 2 1
Average salary £52,500 £46,250 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+13.51% +54.16%
UK excluding London average salary £45,000 £51,250 £47,500
% change year-on-year
-12.19% +7.89%
All Job Titles
Manchester
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
3913 3494 3793
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester 95.56% 96.41% 95.93%
Number of salaries quoted 3384 3103 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 £56,500 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Security Officer
North West

Security Officer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Manchester Security Officer Jobs Demand Trend

Security Officer
Salary Trend

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

Manchester Security Officer Salary Trend

Security Officer
Salary Histogram

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

Manchester Security Officer Salary Histogram

Security Officer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Officer within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Salford - 1 £29,712 -
Security Officer
North West

Security Officer
Top 29 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Manchester region that cited Security Officer 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 Officer in their job title.

1 18 (90.00%) Information Security
1 18 (90.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 14 (70.00%) ISACA
2 14 (70.00%) CISSP
2 14 (70.00%) CISA
2 14 (70.00%) CISM
3 12 (60.00%) Firewall
4 11 (55.00%) Disaster Recovery
5 10 (50.00%) Banking
5 10 (50.00%) Business Continuity
6 9 (45.00%) Microsoft
7 8 (40.00%) Data Security
8 6 (30.00%) Finance
9 4 (20.00%) Security Management
9 4 (20.00%) Risk Management
9 4 (20.00%) Retail
9 4 (20.00%) ITIL
9 4 (20.00%) Information Security Management
9 4 (20.00%) Advertising
9 4 (20.00%) Retail Banking
9 4 (20.00%) International Banking
9 4 (20.00%) COBIT
10 2 (10.00%) Data Protection Act
10 2 (10.00%) Freedom of Information Act
10 2 (10.00%) Copywriting
10 2 (10.00%) Data Protection
10 2 (10.00%) Freedom of Information
11 1 (5.000%) Law
11 1 (5.000%) BCP

Security Officer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Manchester region that cited Security Officer 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 Officer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 12 (60.00%) Firewall
General
1 10 (50.00%) Banking
2 6 (30.00%) Finance
3 4 (20.00%) Retail
3 4 (20.00%) Advertising
3 4 (20.00%) Retail Banking
3 4 (20.00%) International Banking
4 1 (5.000%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 2 (10.00%) Data Protection Act
1 2 (10.00%) Freedom of Information Act
1 2 (10.00%) Copywriting
1 2 (10.00%) Freedom of Information
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (90.00%) Information Security
2 11 (55.00%) Disaster Recovery
3 10 (50.00%) Business Continuity
4 8 (40.00%) Data Security
5 4 (20.00%) Security Management
5 4 (20.00%) Risk Management
5 4 (20.00%) ITIL
5 4 (20.00%) Information Security Management
6 2 (10.00%) Data Protection
7 1 (5.000%) BCP
Qualifications
1 14 (70.00%) ISACA
1 14 (70.00%) CISSP
1 14 (70.00%) CISA
1 14 (70.00%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (90.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (20.00%) COBIT
Vendors
1 9 (45.00%) Microsoft
Manchester, Lancashire
You should ideally have experience adhering to and implementing the ISO27001 accreditation. Core responsibilities: * Design, develop and manage information security * Identify and manage information security risks * Specify, install...
Senitor Associates
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
A large professional services organisation with offices throughout the UK requires an Information Security Officer to join their IT department. Reporting into the CTO, as an Information Security...
4it Recruitment Ltd
Salary: Up to £55,000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013