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

 Security Engineer
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank267285
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching permanent IT job ads66
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.054 %0.047 %
Salaries quoted66
Average minimum salary£28,000£29,167
Average salary£30,583£33,333
% change on same period last year-8.25 %
Average maximum salary£33,167£37,500
UK excluding London average salary£39,491£42,259
% change on same period last year-6.55 %
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads1114812772
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled5.885 %5.230 %
Salaries quoted940710740
Average minimum salary£32,555£34,146
Average salary£36,431£37,829
% change on same period last year-3.69 %
Average maximum salary£40,307£41,512
UK excluding London average salary£38,197£39,483
% change on same period last year-3.25 %
Security Engineer EnglandSecurity Engineer
England

Security Engineer
Demand Trend

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

North West Security Engineer Demand Trend

Security Engineer
Salary Trend

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

North West Security Engineer Salary Trend

Security Engineer
Salary Histogram

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

North West Security Engineer Salary Histogram

Security Engineer
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Engineer within the North West region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ManchesterUp+333£20,833-57.26 %
CheshireDown-52£34,250+28.43 %
Security Engineer EnglandSecurity Engineer
England

Security Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

116 (48.48 %)Finance
215 (45.45 %)UNIX
312 (36.36 %)Windows
312 (36.36 %)Cisco
312 (36.36 %)Information Security
410 (30.30 %)Network Design
410 (30.30 %)Penetration Testing
59 (27.27 %)Auditing
59 (27.27 %)ISO27001
59 (27.27 %)Juniper
59 (27.27 %)ISO17799
67 (21.21 %)CheckPoint
76 (18.18 %)HP
76 (18.18 %)Sun
76 (18.18 %)AIX
76 (18.18 %)Pensions
76 (18.18 %)Banking
76 (18.18 %)Health
76 (18.18 %)Firewall
85 (15.15 %)Crossbeam
94 (12.12 %)Cisco PIX
94 (12.12 %)Network Security
94 (12.12 %)LAN
94 (12.12 %)Nokia
94 (12.12 %)CISSP
94 (12.12 %)Websense
94 (12.12 %)NetScreen
103 (9.091 %)Cisco Certification
103 (9.091 %)VPN
103 (9.091 %)IronPort

Security Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (6.061 %)MS Office
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (18.18 %)Firewall
24 (12.12 %)NetScreen
24 (12.12 %)LAN
24 (12.12 %)Cisco PIX
24 (12.12 %)Network Security
33 (9.091 %)VPN
42 (6.061 %)VoIP
42 (6.061 %)WAN
42 (6.061 %)VLAN
51 (3.030 %)Intrusion Detection
51 (3.030 %)BIG-IP
51 (3.030 %)DNS
51 (3.030 %)SSL
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (48.48 %)Finance
29 (27.27 %)Auditing
36 (18.18 %)Health
36 (18.18 %)Banking
36 (18.18 %)Pensions
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (3.030 %)Management Information System
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (45.45 %)UNIX
212 (36.36 %)Windows
36 (18.18 %)AIX
42 (6.061 %)Windows NT
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (36.36 %)Information Security
210 (30.30 %)Network Design
210 (30.30 %)Penetration Testing
31 (3.030 %)Incident Management
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (12.12 %)CISSP
23 (9.091 %)Cisco Certification
32 (6.061 %)CCSP
32 (6.061 %)CCNP
41 (3.030 %)CCNA
41 (3.030 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (3.030 %)MCSE
North West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
19 (27.27 %)ISO17799
19 (27.27 %)ISO27001
North West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (3.030 %)Active Directory
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (36.36 %)Cisco
29 (27.27 %)Juniper
37 (21.21 %)CheckPoint
46 (18.18 %)Sun
46 (18.18 %)HP
55 (15.15 %)Crossbeam
64 (12.12 %)Websense
64 (12.12 %)Nokia
73 (9.091 %)IronPort
82 (6.061 %)McAfee Security
82 (6.061 %)Microsoft
91 (3.030 %)Citrix
91 (3.030 %)WatchGuard
91 (3.030 %)SonicWALL
91 (3.030 %)Clearswift
91 (3.030 %)Blue Coat
91 (3.030 %)Sourcefire
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