The first table below looks at the demand for Information Security skills in IT jobs advertised for the North Yorkshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Information Security over the 3 months to 23 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category for the North Yorkshire region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Information Security (INFOSEC)
Rank 41 76 74
Rank change year-on-year
+35 -2
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 41 6 9
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in North Yorkshire 4.253% 0.747% 0.945%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.526% 1.038% 1.282%
Number of salaries quoted 16 5 9
Average salary £38,750 £45,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-13.88% +12.50%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £42,000 £37,300
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £51,500 £42,500
UK excluding London average salary £50,000 £50,000 £46,500
% change year-on-year
- +7.52%
All Processes & Methodologies
North Yorkshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
742 578 702
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in North Yorkshire 76.97% 71.98% 73.74%
Number of salaries quoted 511 457 598
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £36,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -4.10%
90% offered a salary of more than £23,000 £25,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £47,500 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Information Security
Yorkshire

Information Security
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Information Security across the North Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

North Yorkshire Information Security Jobs Demand Trend

Information Security
Salary Trend

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

North Yorkshire Information Security Salary Trend

Information Security
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Information Security across the North Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

North Yorkshire Information Security Salary Histogram

Information Security
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security within the North Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 23 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
York +35 36 £39,500 -22.92%
Harrogate -8 7 £32,500 -27.77%
Information Security
Yorkshire

Information Security
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the North Yorkshire region citing Information Security 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 Information Security.

1 33 (48.53%) Firewall
1 33 (48.53%) Network Security
2 32 (47.06%) CheckPoint
3 31 (45.59%) Cisco
4 28 (41.18%) WAN
4 28 (41.18%) LAN
4 28 (41.18%) Cisco ASA
5 26 (38.24%) CISSP
5 26 (38.24%) CISM
6 24 (35.29%) Network Design
7 23 (33.82%) WAN Optimisation
7 23 (33.82%) Wireless
7 23 (33.82%) VoIP
7 23 (33.82%) WLAN
8 22 (32.35%) ITIL
8 22 (32.35%) Service Management
9 21 (30.88%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 21 (30.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 19 (27.94%) Penetration Testing
10 19 (27.94%) Data Protection
10 19 (27.94%) Data Protection Act
10 19 (27.94%) ITSM
10 19 (27.94%) Security Management
11 8 (11.76%) Cisco Certification
12 6 (8.824%) CCSE
13 5 (7.353%) Cisco PIX
13 5 (7.353%) CCSP
13 5 (7.353%) CCNP
13 5 (7.353%) CCNA
13 5 (7.353%) Project Management

Information Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the North Yorkshire region citing Information Security 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 Information Security. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 2 (2.941%) JSON
1 2 (2.941%) Apache Flex
1 2 (2.941%) Middleware
1 2 (2.941%) JDBC
1 2 (2.941%) ODBC
Application Platforms
1 4 (5.882%) IIS
Communications & Networking
1 33 (48.53%) Firewall
1 33 (48.53%) Network Security
2 28 (41.18%) WAN
2 28 (41.18%) LAN
2 28 (41.18%) Cisco ASA
3 23 (33.82%) Wireless
3 23 (33.82%) VoIP
3 23 (33.82%) WLAN
4 5 (7.353%) Cisco PIX
5 3 (4.412%) Internet
6 2 (2.941%) HTTP
6 2 (2.941%) TCP/IP
7 1 (1.471%) VPN
7 1 (1.471%) DNS
7 1 (1.471%) SSL
7 1 (1.471%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.941%) Oracle Reports
General
1 4 (5.882%) Finance
2 2 (2.941%) Marketing
2 2 (2.941%) Telecoms
3 1 (1.471%) Banking
Job Titles
1 26 (38.24%) Network Engineer
2 23 (33.82%) Cisco Network Engineer
3 13 (19.12%) Information Manager
3 13 (19.12%) Security Manager
3 13 (19.12%) Information Security Manager
4 10 (14.71%) Security Analyst
4 10 (14.71%) Analyst
4 10 (14.71%) Consultant
5 9 (13.24%) Security Consultant
5 9 (13.24%) Network Analyst
5 9 (13.24%) Network Security Analyst
6 5 (7.353%) IT Security Analyst
6 5 (7.353%) Information Security Consultant
7 3 (4.412%) Senior Manager
7 3 (4.412%) Senior Project Manager
7 3 (4.412%) Project Manager
8 2 (2.941%) Information Security Officer
8 2 (2.941%) Infrastructure Consultant
8 2 (2.941%) Software Manager
8 2 (2.941%) Infrastructure Security Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 19 (27.94%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (1.471%) Clustering
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.941%) Android
1 2 (2.941%) Apple iOS
1 2 (2.941%) Windows
2 1 (1.471%) Solaris
2 1 (1.471%) Linux
2 1 (1.471%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (35.29%) Network Design
2 23 (33.82%) WAN Optimisation
3 22 (32.35%) ITIL
3 22 (32.35%) Service Management
4 19 (27.94%) Penetration Testing
4 19 (27.94%) Data Protection
4 19 (27.94%) ITSM
4 19 (27.94%) Security Management
5 5 (7.353%) Project Management
6 3 (4.412%) PRINCE2
7 2 (2.941%) Matrix Management
7 2 (2.941%) Service Delivery
7 2 (2.941%) Business Continuity
8 1 (1.471%) SIEM
8 1 (1.471%) Business Development
Programming Languages
1 2 (2.941%) Objective-C
1 2 (2.941%) C
1 2 (2.941%) C++
1 2 (2.941%) Java
1 2 (2.941%) JavaScript
1 2 (2.941%) Perl
1 2 (2.941%) PL/SQL
1 2 (2.941%) SQL
1 2 (2.941%) ActionScript
Qualifications
1 26 (38.24%) CISSP
1 26 (38.24%) CISM
2 8 (11.76%) Cisco Certification
3 6 (8.824%) CCSE
4 5 (7.353%) CCSP
4 5 (7.353%) CCNP
4 5 (7.353%) CCNA
5 4 (5.882%) CISA
6 3 (4.412%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 3 (4.412%) ITIL Certification
6 3 (4.412%) Degree
7 2 (2.941%) Security Cleared
7 2 (2.941%) CRISC
8 1 (1.471%) CCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (30.88%) Sarbanes-Oxley
1 21 (30.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (2.941%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 1 (1.471%) Snort
Systems Management
1 1 (1.471%) Splunk
1 1 (1.471%) Nessus
Vendors
1 32 (47.06%) CheckPoint
2 31 (45.59%) Cisco
3 2 (2.941%) Oracle
4 1 (1.471%) HP
4 1 (1.471%) Symantec
4 1 (1.471%) McAfee
4 1 (1.471%) Sophos
4 1 (1.471%) Juniper
4 1 (1.471%) Websense
4 1 (1.471%) ArcSight
4 1 (1.471%) Kaspersky
4 1 (1.471%) TippingPoint
4 1 (1.471%) Blue Coat
York, North Yorkshire
The successful candidate’s experience must include proven experience in developing and implementing security policies and procedures, an excellent understanding of enterprise information security and in depth knowledge...
4it Recruitment Ltd
Salary: Unspecified
Posted: 22 May 2013
York, North Yorkshire
CISM, CISSP) * Extensive experience of security management and operational security practices... ISO/IEC 27001) * A sound understanding of data protection and regulatory compliance requirements (e.g. Care Quality...
Rullion IT Plus
Salary: Excellent Bens
Posted: 22 May 2013
York, North Yorkshire
York Overview A global financial services client based in York are currently recruiting an Information Security Officer to work in their European HQ. In order to be considered...
Rullion IT Plus
Posted: 21 May 2013