The first table below looks at the demand for the Security Analyst role in IT jobs advertised for the Reading region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Security Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 17 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 Job Titles advertised for the Reading region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Security Analyst
Rank 91 121 108
Rank change year-on-year
+30 -13
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 41 12 6
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Reading 1.947% 0.531% 0.322%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.052% 0.558% 0.345%
Number of salaries quoted 26 12 6
Average salary £35,000 £30,000 £46,250
Average salary % change year-on-year
+16.66% -35.13%
90% offered a salary of more than £33,000 £30,000 £38,250
10% offered a salary of more than £47,250 £36,000 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £39,000 £35,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+11.42% -6.66%
All Job Titles
Reading
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1998 2150 1741
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Reading 94.87% 95.17% 93.50%
Number of salaries quoted 1633 1856 1398
Average salary £42,500 £41,000 £42,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.65% -3.52%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £26,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Security Analyst
Berkshire

Security Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Reading Security Analyst Jobs Demand Trend

Security Analyst
Salary Trend

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

Reading Security Analyst Salary Trend

Security Analyst
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Security Analyst across the Reading region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Reading Security Analyst Salary Histogram

Security Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Reading region that cited Security Analyst 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 Analyst in their job title.

1 58 (73.42%) CISSP
1 58 (73.42%) TCP/IP
2 57 (72.15%) UNIX
2 57 (72.15%) Windows
3 52 (65.82%) Cisco
3 52 (65.82%) IBM
3 52 (65.82%) Juniper
3 52 (65.82%) McAfee
3 52 (65.82%) Project Management
3 52 (65.82%) CheckPoint
3 52 (65.82%) PRINCE2
3 52 (65.82%) CCSA
3 52 (65.82%) Sourcefire
3 52 (65.82%) Blue Coat
3 52 (65.82%) CCSE
3 52 (65.82%) JNCIA
3 52 (65.82%) JNCIE
3 52 (65.82%) F5
4 13 (16.46%) Information Security
5 10 (12.66%) Degree
6 8 (10.13%) SC Cleared
6 8 (10.13%) Security Cleared
6 8 (10.13%) Telecoms
7 7 (8.861%) Linux
8 6 (7.595%) Finance
8 6 (7.595%) Risk Management
8 6 (7.595%) Firewall
8 6 (7.595%) Network Security
9 5 (6.329%) Test Automation
9 5 (6.329%) HP Quality Center

Security Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Reading region that cited Security Analyst 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 Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 3 (3.797%) Flash
1 3 (3.797%) CGI
1 3 (3.797%) HTML5
2 1 (1.266%) COM
Application Platforms
1 5 (6.329%) SharePoint
2 4 (5.063%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 1 (1.266%) MS Office
1 1 (1.266%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 58 (73.42%) TCP/IP
2 6 (7.595%) Firewall
2 6 (7.595%) Network Security
3 3 (3.797%) Intrusion Detection
3 3 (3.797%) Internet
Development Applications
1 5 (6.329%) WinRunner
1 5 (6.329%) TestDirector
1 5 (6.329%) QuickTest Pro
General
1 8 (10.13%) Telecoms
2 6 (7.595%) Finance
3 5 (6.329%) Retail
4 2 (2.532%) Marketing
4 2 (2.532%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 5 (6.329%) Management Information System
2 3 (3.797%) Device Driver
2 3 (3.797%) Data Protection Act
2 3 (3.797%) Mathematics
Operating Systems
1 57 (72.15%) UNIX
1 57 (72.15%) Windows
2 7 (8.861%) Linux
3 5 (6.329%) Windows Server 2003
4 4 (5.063%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 52 (65.82%) PRINCE2
1 52 (65.82%) Project Management
2 13 (16.46%) Information Security
3 6 (7.595%) Risk Management
4 5 (6.329%) Test Scripting
4 5 (6.329%) Test Automation
5 3 (3.797%) Systems Analysis
5 3 (3.797%) Data Protection
5 3 (3.797%) Cyber Security
6 2 (2.532%) Risk Analysis
6 2 (2.532%) Penetration Testing
6 2 (2.532%) Identity Management
6 2 (2.532%) Information Security Management
6 2 (2.532%) Security Management
7 1 (1.266%) Stakeholder Management
7 1 (1.266%) Information Management
7 1 (1.266%) ITIL
7 1 (1.266%) Security Architecture
7 1 (1.266%) ISMS
Programming Languages
1 3 (3.797%) C
1 3 (3.797%) Java
1 3 (3.797%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 58 (73.42%) CISSP
2 52 (65.82%) CCSA
2 52 (65.82%) CCSE
2 52 (65.82%) JNCIA
2 52 (65.82%) JNCIE
3 10 (12.66%) Degree
4 8 (10.13%) SC Cleared
4 8 (10.13%) Security Cleared
5 5 (6.329%) ISTQB
5 5 (6.329%) ISEB
6 3 (3.797%) Security+ Certification
6 3 (3.797%) CEH
6 3 (3.797%) CISMP
6 3 (3.797%) DV Cleared
7 1 (1.266%) CISA
7 1 (1.266%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (6.329%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (3.797%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 2 (2.532%) PCI DSS
4 1 (1.266%) COBIT
System Software
1 5 (6.329%) Active Directory
1 5 (6.329%) Snort
Systems Management
1 5 (6.329%) HP Quality Center
2 4 (5.063%) Netcool
2 4 (5.063%) OpenView Configuration Management
Vendors
1 52 (65.82%) Cisco
1 52 (65.82%) IBM
1 52 (65.82%) Juniper
1 52 (65.82%) CheckPoint
1 52 (65.82%) McAfee
1 52 (65.82%) Blue Coat
1 52 (65.82%) Sourcefire
1 52 (65.82%) F5
2 5 (6.329%) HP
2 5 (6.329%) Fujitsu
3 3 (3.797%) Symantec
4 2 (2.532%) Microsoft
Reading, Thames Valley
As a Information Security Advisor your skills and qualifications will ideally include: Minimum 3 years' experience in information security Information security risk management skills including (but not be...
Salary: Excellent Salary & Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
Skills: Current security clearance to SC Level, ISEB or ISTQB accreditation, planning / execution test experience, application testing experience, an understanding of MS Office and Windows Infrastructure and knowledge...
Lorien Resourcing
Salary: Negotiable on Application
Posted: 13 May 2013