The first table below looks at the demand for the Security Architect 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 Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 19 June 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
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Security Architect
Rank 230 241 225
Rank change year-on-year
+11 -16
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect 16 10 5
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 0.219% 0.137% 0.071%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.229% 0.142% 0.075%
Number of salaries quoted 9 10 4
Average salary £62,500 £67,500 £60,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-7.40% +12.50%
90% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £64,250 £50,000
10% offered a salary of more than £68,000 £72,000 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £70,000 £68,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year
+2.94% +4.61%
All Job Titles
North West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
6980 7021 6692
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 95.43% 95.92% 95.40%
Number of salaries quoted 5948 6227 5918
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
90% offered a salary of more than £23,500 £23,000 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-1.29% +2.66%
Security Architect
England

Security Architect
Jobs Demand Trend

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

North West Security Architect Jobs Demand Trend

Security Architect
Salary Trend

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

North West Security Architect Salary Trend

Security Architect
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Security Architect across the North West region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

North West Security Architect Salary Histogram

Security Architect
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Architect within the North West region over the 3 months to 19 June 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
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Job
Vacancies
Cheshire +16 10 £57,500 -14.81% 1
Manchester -7 6 £63,750 -20.31% 4
Security Architect
England

Security Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the North West region that cited Security Architect 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 Architect in their job title.

1 17 (47.22%) Finance
2 14 (38.89%) Firewall
2 14 (38.89%) Security Architecture
3 11 (30.56%) Retail
4 10 (27.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 10 (27.78%) Citrix
5 9 (25.00%) Windows
5 9 (25.00%) Banking
5 9 (25.00%) Information Security
6 8 (22.22%) Telecoms
6 8 (22.22%) Windows 7
6 8 (22.22%) Windows 8
7 7 (19.44%) Fujitsu
8 6 (16.67%) Network Security
8 6 (16.67%) Security Cleared
9 5 (13.89%) VMware Infrastructure
9 5 (13.89%) Time Management
9 5 (13.89%) SC Cleared
9 5 (13.89%) Load Balancing
9 5 (13.89%) Unified Communications
9 5 (13.89%) F5
9 5 (13.89%) Mac OS
9 5 (13.89%) Identity Management
9 5 (13.89%) Wireless
9 5 (13.89%) IPsec
9 5 (13.89%) Cisco Certification
9 5 (13.89%) Juniper
9 5 (13.89%) CheckPoint
9 5 (13.89%) Symantec
9 5 (13.89%) LAN

Security Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the North West region that cited Security Architect 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 Architect in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 3 (8.333%) HTML5
2 2 (5.556%) Ajax
3 1 (2.778%) J2EE
Communications & Networking
1 14 (38.89%) Firewall
2 6 (16.67%) Network Security
3 5 (13.89%) Unified Communications
3 5 (13.89%) Wireless
3 5 (13.89%) IPsec
3 5 (13.89%) LAN
3 5 (13.89%) WLAN
3 5 (13.89%) VPN
3 5 (13.89%) SSL
4 1 (2.778%) Cisco PIX
4 1 (2.778%) Cisco ASA
4 1 (2.778%) SCCP
General
1 17 (47.22%) Finance
2 11 (30.56%) Retail
3 9 (25.00%) Banking
4 8 (22.22%) Telecoms
5 4 (11.11%) Pharmaceutical
6 2 (5.556%) Marketing
7 1 (2.778%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 3 (8.333%) Mobile App
1 3 (8.333%) PKI
1 3 (8.333%) Cryptography
2 2 (5.556%) Blackberry
3 1 (2.778%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 9 (25.00%) Windows
2 8 (22.22%) Windows 7
2 8 (22.22%) Windows 8
3 5 (13.89%) Mac OS
4 3 (8.333%) Android
4 3 (8.333%) Apple iOS
5 1 (2.778%) Linux
5 1 (2.778%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (38.89%) Security Architecture
2 9 (25.00%) Information Security
3 5 (13.89%) Time Management
3 5 (13.89%) Load Balancing
3 5 (13.89%) Identity Management
3 5 (13.89%) Stakeholder Management
4 4 (11.11%) Risk Management
5 2 (5.556%) Technical Architecture
5 2 (5.556%) SOA
5 2 (5.556%) Project Management
5 2 (5.556%) SIEM
5 2 (5.556%) Vulnerability Management
6 1 (2.778%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 1 (2.778%) Strategic Management
6 1 (2.778%) TOGAF
6 1 (2.778%) Incident Management
6 1 (2.778%) Network Design
6 1 (2.778%) Vulnerability Assessment
6 1 (2.778%) Penetration Testing
Programming Languages
1 3 (8.333%) Java
2 2 (5.556%) C
3 1 (2.778%) C++
Qualifications
1 6 (16.67%) Security Cleared
2 5 (13.89%) SC Cleared
2 5 (13.89%) Cisco Certification
2 5 (13.89%) CCIE
3 4 (11.11%) CCNP
3 4 (11.11%) CCDP
3 4 (11.11%) CISSP
4 2 (5.556%) CCSP
5 1 (2.778%) DV Cleared
5 1 (2.778%) ISACA
5 1 (2.778%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (2.778%) MCSE
5 1 (2.778%) Degree
5 1 (2.778%) GIAC
5 1 (2.778%) ISSAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (27.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (11.11%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 5 (13.89%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (2.778%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (8.333%) SCCM
Vendors
1 10 (27.78%) Citrix
2 7 (19.44%) Fujitsu
3 5 (13.89%) F5
3 5 (13.89%) Juniper
3 5 (13.89%) CheckPoint
3 5 (13.89%) Symantec
3 5 (13.89%) Cisco
3 5 (13.89%) HP
3 5 (13.89%) Blue Coat
3 5 (13.89%) Brocade
3 5 (13.89%) Fortinet
3 5 (13.89%) VMware
4 1 (2.778%) Oracle
Manchester, Lancashire
eveloping Infosec standards and guidelines that support the Global Infosec Architecture, so previous experience within banking environments and CISSP is a must. While working with audit and infosec...
ANSON MCCADE
Salary: From £65,000 to £75,000 per annum plus excellent package inc car and b
Posted: 12 June 2013
Manchester, North West
This multi $billion consulting giant employs over 80,000 people globally are regarded as true experts in providing strategic Management Consulting and Outsourcing services are up-scaling their...
Selecture Limited
Salary: £55000 - £75000 per annum + Benefits & Bonus
Posted: 30 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
The ideal candidate solid knowledge of information security, principles, practices and controls, working experience with security operations to include areas such as PKI, intrusion detection, access & identity management,...
ANSON MCCADE
Salary: From £45,000 to £85,000 per annum plus EXCELLENT package and benefits
Posted: 12 June 2013
Manchester, North West
Are you looking to progress your career in infrastructure security architecture?... As an Infrastructure Security Architect, you will have expertise in the following: Strong background Win 7 /8...
Selecture Limited
Salary: £50000 - £75000 per annum
Posted: 2 June 2013
Cheshire
certifications are desirable - Financial services experience would be an advantage but not essential , as is consulting experience, but any backgrounds will be considered - Experience working on mobile apps...
ANSON MCCADE
Salary: Up to £55,000 per annum + excellent banking bonus + flexible benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
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