The first table below looks at the demand for Security Cleared in IT jobs advertised for the Northampton region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Security Cleared 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 Qualifications for the Northampton region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Security Clearance
Rank 52 55 -
Rank change year-on-year
+3 -
Permanent jobs citing Security Cleared 4 1 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Northampton 1.015% 0.215% -
As % of the Qualifications category 4.082% 0.549% -
Number of salaries quoted 4 1 0
Average salary £22,500 £36,000 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
-37.50% -
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £43,250 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-1.73% +8.12%
All Qualifications
Northampton
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
98 182 169
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Northampton 24.87% 39.06% 36.50%
Number of salaries quoted 85 178 164
Average salary £37,500 £35,000 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.14% +7.69%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £22,300 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £70,000 £37,500 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,000
% change year-on-year
- +5.26%
Security Cleared
Northamptonshire

Security Cleared
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Security Cleared across the Northampton region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Northampton Security Cleared Jobs Demand Trend

Security Cleared
Salary Trend

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

Northampton Security Cleared Salary Trend

Security Cleared
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Northampton region citing Security Cleared 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 Security Cleared.

1 8 (80.00%) MCP
1 8 (80.00%) Windows
1 8 (80.00%) MS Office
1 8 (80.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 8 (80.00%) Windows Server 2003
2 7 (70.00%) Windows Server 2008
3 5 (50.00%) IP Telephony
3 5 (50.00%) VMware
3 5 (50.00%) SLA
3 5 (50.00%) Cisco
3 5 (50.00%) Microsoft
3 5 (50.00%) Citrix
3 5 (50.00%) SC Cleared
4 3 (30.00%) TCP/IP
4 3 (30.00%) Exchange Server 2003
4 3 (30.00%) Windows Vista
4 3 (30.00%) MCSE
4 3 (30.00%) MCSA
4 3 (30.00%) Windows XP
4 3 (30.00%) MS Exchange
5 2 (20.00%) LAN
5 2 (20.00%) WAN
5 2 (20.00%) ITIL
5 2 (20.00%) Exchange Server 2007
5 2 (20.00%) Windows 7
5 2 (20.00%) MCITP
6 1 (10.00%) MS Excel

Security Cleared
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Northampton region citing Security Cleared 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 Security Cleared. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 3 (30.00%) Exchange Server 2003
1 3 (30.00%) MS Exchange
2 2 (20.00%) Exchange Server 2007
Applications
1 8 (80.00%) MS Office
2 1 (10.00%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 5 (50.00%) IP Telephony
2 3 (30.00%) TCP/IP
3 2 (20.00%) LAN
3 2 (20.00%) WAN
Job Titles
1 10 (100.00%) Analyst
2 6 (60.00%) Service Analyst
2 6 (60.00%) Service Desk Analyst
3 5 (50.00%) 2nd Line Support
3 5 (50.00%) Help Desk Support
4 4 (40.00%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
4 4 (40.00%) Support Analyst
5 3 (30.00%) Senior Analyst
6 2 (20.00%) Software Analyst
6 2 (20.00%) Help Desk Support Analyst
6 2 (20.00%) Senior Support Analyst
6 2 (20.00%) Help Desk Analyst
7 1 (10.00%) Technical Support
7 1 (10.00%) Senior Technical Support
Operating Systems
1 8 (80.00%) Windows
1 8 (80.00%) Windows Server 2003
2 7 (70.00%) Windows Server 2008
3 3 (30.00%) Windows Vista
3 3 (30.00%) Windows XP
4 2 (20.00%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (20.00%) ITIL
Qualifications
1 8 (80.00%) MCP
1 8 (80.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 5 (50.00%) SC Cleared
3 3 (30.00%) MCSE
3 3 (30.00%) MCSA
4 2 (20.00%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (50.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 5 (50.00%) VMware
1 5 (50.00%) Cisco
1 5 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 5 (50.00%) Citrix