The first table below looks at the demand for Security Architecture skills in IT jobs advertised for the Scotland region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Security Architecture over the 3 months to 18 June 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 Scotland region.

Location
3 months to
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Security Architecture
Rank 158 151 143
Rank change year-on-year
-7 -8
Permanent jobs citing Security Architecture 3 5 15
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Scotland 0.091% 0.147% 0.417%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.123% 0.203% 0.540%
Number of salaries quoted 2 1 13
Average salary £50,000 £45,000 £52,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+11.11% -14.28%
UK excluding London average salary £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year
- +4.34%
All Processes & Methodologies
Scotland
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
2438 2469 2778
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Scotland 73.77% 72.40% 77.23%
Number of salaries quoted 1527 1749 2017
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £41,165
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -2.82%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £27,000 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Security Architecture
UK

Security Architecture
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Scotland Security Architecture Jobs Demand Trend

Security Architecture
Salary Trend

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

Scotland Security Architecture Salary Trend

Security Architecture
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Architecture within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 18 June 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
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Job
Vacancies
Glasgow -17 3 £50,000 +11.11%
Security Architecture
UK

Security Architecture
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the Scotland region citing Security Architecture 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 Architecture.

1 7 (46.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (33.33%) CCSA
2 5 (33.33%) CISSP
2 5 (33.33%) CISM
3 4 (26.67%) Windows
3 4 (26.67%) Information Security
4 3 (20.00%) Microsoft
4 3 (20.00%) Project Management
4 3 (20.00%) .NET
4 3 (20.00%) MS Office
4 3 (20.00%) ITIL
4 3 (20.00%) MS Excel
4 3 (20.00%) Windows XP
4 3 (20.00%) Banking
4 3 (20.00%) Finance
4 3 (20.00%) Penetration Testing
4 3 (20.00%) Windows 7
4 3 (20.00%) .NET Framework
5 2 (13.33%) Data Security
5 2 (13.33%) Cryptography
5 2 (13.33%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (13.33%) MCP
5 2 (13.33%) MCSE
6 1 (6.667%) VBScript
6 1 (6.667%) Linux
6 1 (6.667%) UNIX
6 1 (6.667%) XML
6 1 (6.667%) Shell Script
6 1 (6.667%) SharePoint
6 1 (6.667%) ISO 9001

Security Architecture
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the Scotland region citing Security Architecture 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 Architecture. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 3 (20.00%) .NET
1 3 (20.00%) .NET Framework
2 1 (6.667%) XML
2 1 (6.667%) XML Schema
Application Platforms
1 1 (6.667%) SharePoint
1 1 (6.667%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 3 (20.00%) MS Office
1 3 (20.00%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 1 (6.667%) Firewall
1 1 (6.667%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 3 (20.00%) Finance
1 3 (20.00%) Banking
Job Titles
1 6 (40.00%) Analyst
2 5 (33.33%) Security Analyst
2 5 (33.33%) IT Security Analyst
3 4 (26.67%) Architect
4 3 (20.00%) Security Architect
4 3 (20.00%) Desktop Engineer
4 3 (20.00%) Build Engineer
5 2 (13.33%) Consultant
5 2 (13.33%) Security Consultant
6 1 (6.667%) IT Architect
6 1 (6.667%) Senior Desktop Engineer
6 1 (6.667%) Senior Technical Specialist
6 1 (6.667%) IT Security Specialist
6 1 (6.667%) IT Security Architect
6 1 (6.667%) Information Assurance Analyst
6 1 (6.667%) Senior Architect
6 1 (6.667%) Senior Manager
6 1 (6.667%) IT Consultant
6 1 (6.667%) Information Analyst
6 1 (6.667%) Technical Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 2 (13.33%) Cryptography
2 1 (6.667%) PKI
2 1 (6.667%) RMADS
Operating Systems
1 4 (26.67%) Windows
2 3 (20.00%) Windows XP
2 3 (20.00%) Windows 7
3 1 (6.667%) Linux
3 1 (6.667%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (26.67%) Information Security
2 3 (20.00%) ITIL
2 3 (20.00%) Project Management
2 3 (20.00%) Penetration Testing
3 2 (13.33%) Data Security
4 1 (6.667%) Validation
4 1 (6.667%) Migration
4 1 (6.667%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (6.667%) Incident Management
4 1 (6.667%) Web Development
4 1 (6.667%) Data Architecture
4 1 (6.667%) Information Assurance
4 1 (6.667%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (6.667%) Document Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (6.667%) VBScript
1 1 (6.667%) Shell Script
1 1 (6.667%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 5 (33.33%) CISSP
1 5 (33.33%) CISM
1 5 (33.33%) CCSA
2 2 (13.33%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (13.33%) MCP
2 2 (13.33%) MCSE
3 1 (6.667%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (46.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (6.667%) PCI DSS
2 1 (6.667%) ISO 9001
2 1 (6.667%) ISO 9002
Vendors
1 3 (20.00%) Microsoft