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The table below looks at the demand for the IT Security Specialist role in IT jobs within the Reading 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 IT Security Specialist in their job title over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 IT Security Specialist
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank135-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads50
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.184 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted50
Average minimum salary£46,000-
Average salary£50,500-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£55,000-
UK excluding London average salary£46,627£45,727
% change on same period last year+1.96 %
Reading IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Reading
Matching permanent IT job ads27143273
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.560 %1.402 %
Salaries quoted22662647
Average minimum salary£36,966£38,989
Average salary£40,489£42,176
% change on same period last year-3.99 %
Average maximum salary£44,012£45,362
UK excluding London average salary£38,185£39,281
% change on same period last year-2.78 %
IT Security Specialist BerkshireIT Security Specialist
Berkshire

IT Security Specialist
Demand Trend

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

Reading IT Security Specialist Demand Trend

IT Security Specialist
Salary Trend

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

Reading IT Security Specialist Salary Trend

IT Security Specialist
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing IT Security Specialist across the Reading region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Reading IT Security Specialist Salary Histogram

IT Security Specialist
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT jobs across the Reading region that cited IT Security Specialist 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 IT Security Specialist in their job title.

15 (100.00 %)CISSP
24 (80.00 %)Snort
24 (80.00 %)Cisco Certification
24 (80.00 %)GIAC
24 (80.00 %)Cisco PIX
24 (80.00 %)Wireless Security
24 (80.00 %)UNIX
24 (80.00 %)Solaris
24 (80.00 %)Linux
24 (80.00 %)LAN
24 (80.00 %)WAN
24 (80.00 %)TCP/IP
24 (80.00 %)VPN
24 (80.00 %)Cisco
24 (80.00 %)CCSP
24 (80.00 %)CCIP
24 (80.00 %)SAN
24 (80.00 %)Wireless
24 (80.00 %)IPsec
31 (20.00 %)Ethical Hacking
31 (20.00 %)ITIL
31 (20.00 %)Juniper
31 (20.00 %)Risk Management
31 (20.00 %)Finance
31 (20.00 %)Legal
31 (20.00 %)CheckPoint
31 (20.00 %)Six Sigma
31 (20.00 %)NetScreen
31 (20.00 %)CISA
31 (20.00 %)CISM

IT Security Specialist
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT jobs across the Reading region that cited IT Security Specialist 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 IT Security Specialist in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Reading IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (80.00 %)LAN
14 (80.00 %)WAN
14 (80.00 %)TCP/IP
14 (80.00 %)VPN
14 (80.00 %)SAN
14 (80.00 %)Wireless
14 (80.00 %)IPsec
14 (80.00 %)Cisco PIX
14 (80.00 %)Wireless Security
21 (20.00 %)NetScreen
Reading IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Finance
11 (20.00 %)Legal
Reading IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (80.00 %)UNIX
14 (80.00 %)Solaris
14 (80.00 %)Linux
Reading IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (20.00 %)ITIL
11 (20.00 %)Six Sigma
11 (20.00 %)Security Management
11 (20.00 %)Risk Management
11 (20.00 %)Ethical Hacking
Reading IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (100.00 %)CISSP
24 (80.00 %)Cisco Certification
24 (80.00 %)CCSP
24 (80.00 %)CCIP
24 (80.00 %)GIAC
31 (20.00 %)CISA
31 (20.00 %)CISM
Reading IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (80.00 %)Snort
Reading IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (80.00 %)Cisco
21 (20.00 %)Juniper
21 (20.00 %)CheckPoint