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This section looks at the demand for the Security Specialist role in IT jobs within the Manchester 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 Specialist in their job title over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Security Specialist
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank183218
Rank change on same period last yearUp+35
Matching permanent IT job ads41
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.079 %0.015 %
Salaries quoted40
Average minimum salary£16,000-
Average salary£18,500-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£21,000-
UK excluding London average salary£45,254£47,047
% change on same period last year-3.81 %
Manchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Manchester
Matching permanent IT job ads50776551
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.680 %2.683 %
Salaries quoted42535618
Average minimum salary£33,152£35,795
Average salary£38,079£40,436
% change on same period last year-5.82 %
Average maximum salary£43,006£45,076
UK excluding London average salary£38,197£39,483
% change on same period last year-3.25 %
Security Specialist North WestSecurity Specialist
North West

Security Specialist
Demand Trend

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

Manchester Security Specialist Demand Trend

Security Specialist
Salary Trend

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

Manchester Security Specialist Salary Trend

Security Specialist
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Security Specialist across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Manchester Security Specialist Salary Histogram

Security Specialist
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester region that cited 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 Security Specialist in their job title.

114 (100.00 %)Penetration Testing
28 (57.14 %)Firewall
28 (57.14 %)Identity Management
35 (35.71 %)Nessus
35 (35.71 %)Vulnerability Assessment
35 (35.71 %)Nmap
35 (35.71 %)C
35 (35.71 %)Java
35 (35.71 %)Perl
35 (35.71 %)UNIX
35 (35.71 %)Linux
35 (35.71 %)Python
35 (35.71 %)TCP/IP
35 (35.71 %)Internet
41 (7.143 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
41 (7.143 %)Oracle
41 (7.143 %)Wireless
41 (7.143 %)Incident Management
41 (7.143 %)Auditing
41 (7.143 %)ISO27001

Security Specialist
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester region that cited 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 Security Specialist in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Manchester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (57.14 %)Firewall
25 (35.71 %)TCP/IP
25 (35.71 %)Internet
31 (7.143 %)Wireless
Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (7.143 %)Auditing
Manchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (35.71 %)UNIX
15 (35.71 %)Linux
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (100.00 %)Penetration Testing
28 (57.14 %)Identity Management
35 (35.71 %)Vulnerability Assessment
41 (7.143 %)Incident Management
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (35.71 %)C
15 (35.71 %)Java
15 (35.71 %)Perl
15 (35.71 %)Python
Manchester IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (7.143 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
11 (7.143 %)ISO27001
Manchester IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (35.71 %)Nmap
Manchester IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (35.71 %)Nessus
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (7.143 %)Oracle
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