The first table below looks at the demand for the Security Analyst role in IT jobs advertised for the North West 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 22 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 North West region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Security Analyst
Rank 225 225 210
Rank change year-on-year
0 -15
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 23 16 21
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 0.318% 0.223% 0.312%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.333% 0.232% 0.326%
Number of salaries quoted 16 11 20
Average salary £40,000 £25,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+60.00% -37.50%
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £32,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+23.07% -13.33%
All Job Titles
North West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
6899 6891 6432
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 95.51% 95.87% 95.50%
Number of salaries quoted 5861 6087 5695
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
90% offered a salary of more than £23,500 £22,500 £22,500
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 Analyst
England

Security Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

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

North West 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 North West region.

North West Security Analyst Salary Trend

Security Analyst
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Security Analyst across the North West region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

North West Security Analyst Salary Histogram

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 North West region over the 3 months to 22 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 +13 10 £50,000 +100.00%
Merseyside - 6 £38,000 -
Manchester -3 5 £40,000 +33.33%
Security Analyst
England

Security Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West 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 28 (77.78%) Information Security
2 18 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 13 (36.11%) Risk Management
4 9 (25.00%) CISM
4 9 (25.00%) CISSP
5 6 (16.67%) Cisco
5 6 (16.67%) Firewall
5 6 (16.67%) Finance
5 6 (16.67%) Legal
5 6 (16.67%) PCI DSS
6 5 (13.89%) COBIT
6 5 (13.89%) Integration Testing
6 5 (13.89%) ISSAP
6 5 (13.89%) UNIX
6 5 (13.89%) Windows
6 5 (13.89%) Linux
7 4 (11.11%) CISA
7 4 (11.11%) CheckPoint
7 4 (11.11%) Information Governance
8 3 (8.333%) SIEM
8 3 (8.333%) Degree
8 3 (8.333%) IT Governance
8 3 (8.333%) ISPF
8 3 (8.333%) ISSMP
8 3 (8.333%) Retail
8 3 (8.333%) Security Management
8 3 (8.333%) Management Information System
8 3 (8.333%) Mainframe
8 3 (8.333%) REXX
8 3 (8.333%) zOS

Security Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West 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.

Application Development
1 3 (8.333%) ISPF
Application Platforms
1 3 (8.333%) SAS
Applications
1 2 (5.556%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 6 (16.67%) Firewall
2 3 (8.333%) HTTP
3 2 (5.556%) Network Security
4 1 (2.778%) Cisco ASA
4 1 (2.778%) Internet
4 1 (2.778%) MPLS
4 1 (2.778%) LAN
4 1 (2.778%) VoIP
4 1 (2.778%) WAN
4 1 (2.778%) VPN
General
1 6 (16.67%) Finance
1 6 (16.67%) Legal
2 3 (8.333%) Retail
3 2 (5.556%) Financial Institution
3 2 (5.556%) Banking
4 1 (2.778%) Telecoms
4 1 (2.778%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 3 (8.333%) Management Information System
1 3 (8.333%) Mainframe
2 2 (5.556%) Digital Media
2 2 (5.556%) Cryptography
3 1 (2.778%) Data Conversion
3 1 (2.778%) FMCG
3 1 (2.778%) PDA
Operating Systems
1 5 (13.89%) UNIX
1 5 (13.89%) Windows
1 5 (13.89%) Linux
2 3 (8.333%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (77.78%) Information Security
2 13 (36.11%) Risk Management
3 5 (13.89%) Integration Testing
4 4 (11.11%) Information Governance
5 3 (8.333%) SIEM
5 3 (8.333%) IT Governance
5 3 (8.333%) Security Management
5 3 (8.333%) ITIL
6 2 (5.556%) E-Commerce
6 2 (5.556%) Information Security Management
6 2 (5.556%) Risk Assessment
7 1 (2.778%) ISMS
7 1 (2.778%) Root Cause Analysis
7 1 (2.778%) Capacity Management
7 1 (2.778%) Information Assurance
7 1 (2.778%) SAP Security
7 1 (2.778%) Business Analysis
7 1 (2.778%) Incident Management
7 1 (2.778%) Data Security
7 1 (2.778%) Business Continuity
Programming Languages
1 3 (8.333%) REXX
2 2 (5.556%) C++
2 2 (5.556%) Java
Qualifications
1 9 (25.00%) CISM
1 9 (25.00%) CISSP
2 5 (13.89%) ISSAP
3 4 (11.11%) CISA
4 3 (8.333%) Degree
4 3 (8.333%) ISSMP
5 1 (2.778%) SC Cleared
5 1 (2.778%) Security Cleared
5 1 (2.778%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (2.778%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 6 (16.67%) PCI DSS
3 5 (13.89%) COBIT
4 1 (2.778%) HMG Infosec
4 1 (2.778%) QA
4 1 (2.778%) BS7799
4 1 (2.778%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 3 (8.333%) RACF
2 2 (5.556%) Active Directory
3 1 (2.778%) ProxySG
3 1 (2.778%) ISA Server
Vendors
1 6 (16.67%) Cisco
2 4 (11.11%) CheckPoint
3 3 (8.333%) Microsoft
4 1 (2.778%) Blue Coat
4 1 (2.778%) Juniper
4 1 (2.778%) SAP
Manchester, Lancashire
In this vital mainframe security role, you will help safeguard the data stored on. the bank's mainframe systems and infrastructure. Your IT security expertise and z/OS...
The Co-operative Bank
Salary: Circa £40,000 including Standby + Benefits
Posted: 30 April 2013