The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cryptography in IT jobs advertised for the North West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Cryptography 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 terms in our Miscellaneous category for the North West region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Cryptography (Cryptology)
Rank 226 245 235
Rank change year-on-year
+19 -10
Permanent jobs citing Cryptography 22 6 6
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 0.309% 0.085% 0.087%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.115% 0.320% 0.350%
Number of salaries quoted 22 6 6
Average salary £55,000 £58,750 £54,250
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.38% +8.29%
UK excluding London average salary £50,000 £37,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year
+33.33% -31.81%
All of the Miscellaneous Category
North West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
1973 1877 1715
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 27.67% 26.62% 24.99%
Number of salaries quoted 1670 1557 1488
Average salary £35,000 £35,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.40% +1.42%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £23,000 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,815 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-2.96% +6.66%
Cryptography
England

Cryptography
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Cryptography across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

North West Cryptography Jobs Demand Trend

Cryptography
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Cryptography across the North West region.

North West Cryptography Salary Trend

Cryptography
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Cryptography across the North West region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

North West Cryptography Salary Histogram

Cryptography
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cryptography within the North West region over the 3 months to 17 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
Cheshire +8 10 £55,000 -6.38%
Manchester - 8 £49,500 -
Cryptography
England

Cryptography
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West region citing Cryptography also 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 that cited Cryptography.

1 32 (82.05%) Finance
2 27 (69.23%) Information Security
3 24 (61.54%) PKI
4 21 (53.85%) Java
5 15 (38.46%) Banking
6 11 (28.21%) .NET
7 10 (25.64%) CISSP
8 9 (23.08%) JCE
9 7 (17.95%) Stakeholder Management
9 7 (17.95%) UNIX
9 7 (17.95%) C++
9 7 (17.95%) Degree
10 5 (12.82%) Windows
10 5 (12.82%) Android
10 5 (12.82%) Apple iOS
11 4 (10.26%) Mobile App
11 4 (10.26%) JSON
11 4 (10.26%) C
11 4 (10.26%) J2EE
11 4 (10.26%) Vulnerability Assessment
11 4 (10.26%) Financial Institution
12 3 (7.692%) Management Information System
12 3 (7.692%) Objective-C
12 3 (7.692%) Oracle
12 3 (7.692%) HTML
12 3 (7.692%) Mainframe
12 3 (7.692%) Internet
12 3 (7.692%) Blackberry
12 3 (7.692%) IBM
12 3 (7.692%) Tandem

Cryptography
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West region citing Cryptography also 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 that cited Cryptography. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 11 (28.21%) .NET
2 9 (23.08%) JCE
3 4 (10.26%) JSON
3 4 (10.26%) J2EE
4 3 (7.692%) HTML
5 2 (5.128%) Middleware
5 2 (5.128%) XML
5 2 (5.128%) SOAP
5 2 (5.128%) WebSphere
5 2 (5.128%) EDIFACT
6 1 (2.564%) Spring
6 1 (2.564%) Ajax
6 1 (2.564%) HTML5
6 1 (2.564%) Web Services
6 1 (2.564%) XSL
6 1 (2.564%) XSLT
Application Platforms
1 2 (5.128%) WebSphere MQ
1 2 (5.128%) Oracle Workflow
Communications & Networking
1 3 (7.692%) Internet
2 2 (5.128%) HTTP
3 1 (2.564%) Wireless
3 1 (2.564%) NFC
3 1 (2.564%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.128%) DB2
2 1 (2.564%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (5.128%) Team Foundation Server
2 1 (2.564%) JUnit
General
1 32 (82.05%) Finance
2 15 (38.46%) Banking
3 4 (10.26%) Financial Institution
4 1 (2.564%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 15 (38.46%) Consultant
1 15 (38.46%) Security Consultant
2 8 (20.51%) Developer
3 6 (15.38%) Security Engineer
4 4 (10.26%) Architect
4 4 (10.26%) Java Developer
5 3 (7.692%) Security Specialist
5 3 (7.692%) Information Security Specialist
5 3 (7.692%) Information Specialist
6 2 (5.128%) Information Security Consultant
6 2 (5.128%) Lead Architect
6 2 (5.128%) iOS Developer
6 2 (5.128%) Security Architect
6 2 (5.128%) Analyst Developer
6 2 (5.128%) IT Security Consultant
6 2 (5.128%) Analyst
6 2 (5.128%) IT Consultant
6 2 (5.128%) Security Analyst
6 2 (5.128%) Solutions Architect
7 1 (2.564%) Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 24 (61.54%) PKI
2 4 (10.26%) Mobile App
3 3 (7.692%) IBM Mainframe
3 3 (7.692%) Blackberry
3 3 (7.692%) Mainframe
3 3 (7.692%) Management Information System
3 3 (7.692%) Tandem
4 2 (5.128%) SWIFT
5 1 (2.564%) Computer Science
5 1 (2.564%) EMV
Operating Systems
1 7 (17.95%) UNIX
2 5 (12.82%) Windows
2 5 (12.82%) Android
2 5 (12.82%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (69.23%) Information Security
2 7 (17.95%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (10.26%) Vulnerability Assessment
4 3 (7.692%) Data Protection
4 3 (7.692%) Security Architecture
5 2 (5.128%) Test Strategy
5 2 (5.128%) Risk Management
5 2 (5.128%) Workflow
5 2 (5.128%) OO
5 2 (5.128%) Project Management
5 2 (5.128%) Service Delivery
5 2 (5.128%) Supply Chain Management
5 2 (5.128%) System Testing
6 1 (2.564%) Unit Testing
6 1 (2.564%) Change Management
6 1 (2.564%) Data Security
6 1 (2.564%) Risk Assessment
6 1 (2.564%) Mobile Application Development
6 1 (2.564%) Database Security
6 1 (2.564%) Penetration Testing
Programming Languages
1 21 (53.85%) Java
2 7 (17.95%) C++
3 4 (10.26%) C
4 3 (7.692%) Objective-C
5 2 (5.128%) COBOL
5 2 (5.128%) JavaScript
5 2 (5.128%) SQL
Qualifications
1 10 (25.64%) CISSP
2 7 (17.95%) Degree
3 1 (2.564%) CCNA
3 1 (2.564%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (2.564%) CISA
3 1 (2.564%) CISM
Vendors
1 3 (7.692%) Oracle
1 3 (7.692%) IBM
2 2 (5.128%) Pega
3 1 (2.564%) Google
Cheshire
key management systems, PKI, HSMs, application cryptography, key material handling, standard and non-standard cryptographic algorithms) - Excellent understanding of secure JAVA and .NET application development... - A broad understanding...
ANSON MCCADE
Salary: Up to £55,000 per annum + banking bonus and excellent benefits
Posted: 13 May 2013
Cheshire
Be experienced in leading complex, high-risk, technical deployments - Have a deep understanding of IT security in general, beyond cryptography. This is an excellent opportunity for an excellent...
ANSON MCCADE
Salary: Up to £75,000 per annum + banking bonus and excellent benefits
Posted: 13 May 2013