The first table below looks at the demand for the Security Analyst role in IT jobs advertised for the Merseyside region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Security Analyst 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 Merseyside region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Security Analyst
Rank 55 - 63
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 6 0 2
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Merseyside 1.342% - 0.432%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.382% - 0.445%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 2
Average salary £38,000 - £27,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £32,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+23.07% -13.33%
All Job Titles
Merseyside
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
434 654 449
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Merseyside 97.09% 97.18% 96.98%
Number of salaries quoted 364 583 368
Average salary £37,500 £37,500 £37,500
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £25,000 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Security Analyst
North West

Security Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Merseyside Security Analyst Jobs Demand Trend

Security Analyst
Salary Trend

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

Merseyside Security Analyst Salary Trend

Security Analyst
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Analyst within the Merseyside 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
Liverpool - 4 £38,000 -
Security Analyst
North West

Security Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1 8 (88.89%) Information Security
2 6 (66.67%) CISSP
2 6 (66.67%) CISM
3 5 (55.56%) UNIX
3 5 (55.56%) Windows
3 5 (55.56%) Linux
3 5 (55.56%) ISSAP
4 4 (44.44%) Cisco
4 4 (44.44%) COBIT
5 3 (33.33%) ITIL
5 3 (33.33%) Firewall
5 3 (33.33%) ISSMP
5 3 (33.33%) Degree
5 3 (33.33%) Retail
5 3 (33.33%) CheckPoint
6 2 (22.22%) CISA
6 2 (22.22%) Risk Assessment
6 2 (22.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (22.22%) Information Security Management
6 2 (22.22%) Security Management
6 2 (22.22%) Microsoft
6 2 (22.22%) MS Excel
6 2 (22.22%) SIEM
7 1 (11.11%) Integration Testing
7 1 (11.11%) ISMS
7 1 (11.11%) Data Conversion
7 1 (11.11%) FMCG
7 1 (11.11%) Cisco ASA
7 1 (11.11%) SAP Security
7 1 (11.11%) E-Commerce

Security Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Applications
1 2 (22.22%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 3 (33.33%) Firewall
2 1 (11.11%) Cisco ASA
General
1 3 (33.33%) Retail
2 1 (11.11%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) Data Conversion
1 1 (11.11%) FMCG
1 1 (11.11%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 5 (55.56%) UNIX
1 5 (55.56%) Windows
1 5 (55.56%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (88.89%) Information Security
2 3 (33.33%) ITIL
3 2 (22.22%) Risk Assessment
3 2 (22.22%) Information Security Management
3 2 (22.22%) Security Management
3 2 (22.22%) SIEM
4 1 (11.11%) Integration Testing
4 1 (11.11%) ISMS
4 1 (11.11%) SAP Security
4 1 (11.11%) E-Commerce
4 1 (11.11%) Risk Management
4 1 (11.11%) Business Continuity
4 1 (11.11%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 6 (66.67%) CISSP
1 6 (66.67%) CISM
2 5 (55.56%) ISSAP
3 3 (33.33%) ISSMP
3 3 (33.33%) Degree
4 2 (22.22%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (44.44%) COBIT
2 2 (22.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 1 (11.11%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 4 (44.44%) Cisco
2 3 (33.33%) CheckPoint
3 2 (22.22%) Microsoft
4 1 (11.11%) SAP