The first table below looks at the demand for the Security Consultant role in IT jobs advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Security Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 21 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 South East region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Security Consultant
Rank 352 313 329
Rank change year-on-year
-39 +16
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Consultant 89 127 90
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 0.401% 0.535% 0.400%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.423% 0.562% 0.423%
Number of salaries quoted 74 92 69
Average salary £50,000 £52,500 £55,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-4.76% -4.54%
90% offered a salary of more than £41,500 £44,000 £46,500
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £60,000 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
All Job Titles
South East
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
21050 22607 21256
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 94.89% 95.23% 94.42%
Number of salaries quoted 17463 19538 18266
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £26,500 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Security Consultant
England

Security Consultant
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South East Security Consultant Jobs Demand Trend

Security Consultant
Salary Trend

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

South East Security Consultant Salary Trend

Security Consultant
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Security Consultant across the South East region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

South East Security Consultant Salary Histogram

Security Consultant
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Consultant within the South East region over the 3 months to 21 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
Berkshire -3 38 £50,000 -2.43%
Surrey +3 18 £55,000 -4.34%
Hampshire -28 10 £62,500 +13.63%
Kent -17 5 £47,500 -20.83%
Buckinghamshire -18 3 £64,000 +11.30%
Oxfordshire -24 3 £50,000 -
Middlesex - 3 £45,000 -
Security Consultant
England

Security Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East region that cited Security Consultant 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 Consultant in their job title.

1 98 (50.26%) Information Security
2 64 (32.82%) CISSP
3 60 (30.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 60 (30.77%) Security Cleared
4 55 (28.21%) Cisco
5 52 (26.67%) SC Cleared
6 43 (22.05%) CheckPoint
7 41 (21.03%) Firewall
8 40 (20.51%) Juniper
8 40 (20.51%) Network Security
9 39 (20.00%) Degree
10 37 (18.97%) Windows
11 34 (17.44%) PCI DSS
12 32 (16.41%) CISM
13 29 (14.87%) TCP/IP
14 28 (14.36%) Information Assurance
15 27 (13.85%) Blue Coat
15 27 (13.85%) Cisco Certification
16 25 (12.82%) DV Cleared
17 24 (12.31%) HP
18 23 (11.79%) UNIX
18 23 (11.79%) McAfee
18 23 (11.79%) ISMS
19 22 (11.28%) Project Management
19 22 (11.28%) Finance
19 22 (11.28%) IBM
20 21 (10.77%) VPN
20 21 (10.77%) CCSA
20 21 (10.77%) RMADS
21 20 (10.26%) Penetration Testing

Security Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East region that cited Security Consultant 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 Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 6 (3.077%) Regular Expression
2 5 (2.564%) JSP
2 5 (2.564%) BAPI
3 3 (1.538%) .NET
4 1 (0.513%) Middleware
4 1 (0.513%) ASP
4 1 (0.513%) ODBC
4 1 (0.513%) HTML
Application Platforms
1 6 (3.077%) IIS
2 4 (2.051%) Apache
2 4 (2.051%) Tomcat
3 3 (1.538%) WebLogic
Applications
1 10 (5.128%) MS Excel
2 2 (1.026%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 9 (4.615%) SAP GRC
2 3 (1.538%) SAP HR
Communications & Networking
1 41 (21.03%) Firewall
2 40 (20.51%) Network Security
3 29 (14.87%) TCP/IP
4 21 (10.77%) VPN
5 18 (9.231%) Cisco ASA
6 16 (8.205%) LAN
6 16 (8.205%) Intrusion Detection
7 12 (6.154%) WAN
8 11 (5.641%) Cisco PIX
8 11 (5.641%) Cisco Nexus
8 11 (5.641%) Wireless
9 9 (4.615%) Junos
9 9 (4.615%) WLAN
10 6 (3.077%) Unified Communications
11 5 (2.564%) MPLS
11 5 (2.564%) OSPF
11 5 (2.564%) Internet
11 5 (2.564%) BGP
12 4 (2.051%) RIP
12 4 (2.051%) Cisco IOS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (4.103%) SQL Server
2 4 (2.051%) Oracle 8/8i
3 3 (1.538%) SQL Server 2005
3 3 (1.538%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 4 (2.051%) QuickTest Pro
1 4 (2.051%) LoadRunner
1 4 (2.051%) SilkTest
2 3 (1.538%) Rational DOORS
3 2 (1.026%) AppScan
4 1 (0.513%) Metasploit
General
1 22 (11.28%) Finance
2 20 (10.26%) Telecoms
3 15 (7.692%) Law
4 9 (4.615%) Retail
5 6 (3.077%) Electronics
5 6 (3.077%) Aerospace
5 6 (3.077%) Military
5 6 (3.077%) Banking
6 4 (2.051%) Manufacturing
7 2 (1.026%) Publishing
8 1 (0.513%) Financial Institution
Miscellaneous
1 21 (10.77%) RMADS
2 20 (10.26%) Management Information System
3 7 (3.590%) Mathematics
4 4 (2.051%) Cloud Computing
4 4 (2.051%) Data Protection Act
5 3 (1.538%) Cryptography
5 3 (1.538%) Computer Science
5 3 (1.538%) PKI
5 3 (1.538%) Kindle
5 3 (1.538%) Enterprise Software
5 3 (1.538%) Chip and PIN
5 3 (1.538%) CESG
6 2 (1.026%) CESG CLAS
6 2 (1.026%) SaaS
7 1 (0.513%) SecurID
7 1 (0.513%) Digital Media
Operating Systems
1 37 (18.97%) Windows
2 23 (11.79%) UNIX
3 13 (6.667%) Linux
4 4 (2.051%) Windows XP
4 4 (2.051%) Windows Server 2003
4 4 (2.051%) Windows 7
4 4 (2.051%) Windows Server 2008
5 2 (1.026%) Android
5 2 (1.026%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 98 (50.26%) Information Security
2 28 (14.36%) Information Assurance
3 23 (11.79%) ISMS
4 22 (11.28%) Project Management
5 20 (10.26%) Penetration Testing
5 20 (10.26%) Risk Management
6 18 (9.231%) Risk Analysis
6 18 (9.231%) Security Architecture
7 17 (8.718%) SIEM
8 15 (7.692%) CRAMM
8 15 (7.692%) SOA
9 11 (5.641%) Vulnerability Assessment
9 11 (5.641%) Data Protection
10 10 (5.128%) PRINCE2
10 10 (5.128%) Network Design
11 9 (4.615%) Cyber Security
11 9 (4.615%) Vulnerability Management
11 9 (4.615%) SAP Security
11 9 (4.615%) Risk Assessment
12 8 (4.103%) Security Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (5.128%) SQL
2 7 (3.590%) C
3 5 (2.564%) Java
4 4 (2.051%) Python
5 2 (1.026%) Perl
5 2 (1.026%) PHP
5 2 (1.026%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 64 (32.82%) CISSP
2 60 (30.77%) Security Cleared
3 52 (26.67%) SC Cleared
4 39 (20.00%) Degree
5 32 (16.41%) CISM
6 27 (13.85%) Cisco Certification
7 25 (12.82%) DV Cleared
8 21 (10.77%) CCSA
9 19 (9.744%) CCSE
10 17 (8.718%) JNCIA
10 17 (8.718%) CCNP
11 12 (6.154%) CISA
12 10 (5.128%) CCNA
13 9 (4.615%) JNCIE
14 8 (4.103%) CCIE
14 8 (4.103%) JNCIS
15 7 (3.590%) Check Point Certification
16 6 (3.077%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
17 5 (2.564%) PCI QSA
17 5 (2.564%) CSSLP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (30.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 34 (17.44%) PCI DSS
3 7 (3.590%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 5 (2.564%) COBIT
4 5 (2.564%) JSP 440
5 4 (2.051%) BS7799
6 3 (1.538%) HMG Infosec
6 3 (1.538%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.513%) QA
System Software
1 14 (7.179%) Active Directory
2 11 (5.641%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (2.051%) VMware ESX
3 4 (2.051%) VMware Workstation
4 1 (0.513%) Nmap
4 1 (0.513%) Forefront TMG
4 1 (0.513%) ISA Server
Systems Management
1 4 (2.051%) HP Quality Center
2 2 (1.026%) Nessus
2 2 (1.026%) AppDetective
3 1 (0.513%) WebInspect
Vendors
1 55 (28.21%) Cisco
2 43 (22.05%) CheckPoint
3 40 (20.51%) Juniper
4 27 (13.85%) Blue Coat
5 24 (12.31%) HP
6 23 (11.79%) McAfee
7 22 (11.28%) IBM
8 17 (8.718%) F5
8 17 (8.718%) Sourcefire
9 16 (8.205%) Microsoft
10 12 (6.154%) Fortinet
11 11 (5.641%) Websense
11 11 (5.641%) VMware
12 10 (5.128%) Symantec
13 9 (4.615%) Twitter
13 9 (4.615%) SAP
14 7 (3.590%) Citrix
15 6 (3.077%) Clearswift
15 6 (3.077%) NetApp
15 6 (3.077%) Dell
Berkshire
Your role will be to participate in teh delivery of consultancy assignments in Information and Technical Security projects. At least 3 years experience in customer facing support, presales...
OSM Ltd
Salary: £50000 - £55000 per annum + company benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
IT SECURITY /27001 CONSULTANTS OF THE WORLD, WHERE ARE YOU?! /PCI / 27001 £40-60k packages - Reading or home-based. Very interesting role for mid-level person! 27001 knowledge...
Circle Recruitment
Salary: £40000 - £60000 per annum + CAR, inc OTE, training/certs
Posted: 17 May 2013
Aldershot, Hampshire
An experienced Information Security Consultant is required to join a global IT Consultancy, currently a market leader in IT outsourcing, to provide expertise to several key end-clients...
Experis IT
Salary: £45000 - £65000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Aldershot, Hampshire
They will work as part of a team or solo as necessary, and will work closely with clients to discuss their Information Security requirements, will suggest appropriate solutions...
Experis IT
Salary: £50000 - £65000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Reading, Thames Valley
A blue chip client is looking for an experienced Information Security and Risk Consultant.
Hudson
Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum + bonus and benefits
Posted: 27 April 2013
Slough, South East
A highly successful global Managed Services and IT solutions Provider with a solid reputation seeks a high-calibre Software and Virtualisation Pre-sales Consultant for a home based...
GSA Techsource
Salary: GBP55000 to GBP65000 per annum + Benefits: Car Allowance + Bonus
Posted: 8 May 2013
Newbury, Berkshire
JOB PURPOSE Security consultant to join the existing Professional Services team to design and implement security solutions using best of breed security technologies from Check Point, Fortinet, Websense,...
GCS IT Recruitment Specialists
Salary: £65000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013