The first table below looks at the demand for the Security Analyst role in IT jobs advertised for the South West 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 South West region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Security Analyst
Rank 179 167 179
Rank change year-on-year
-12 +12
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Analyst 31 48 26
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 0.591% 0.870% 0.444%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.612% 0.912% 0.466%
Number of salaries quoted 29 46 23
Average salary £40,000 £30,000 £34,900
Average salary % change year-on-year
+33.33% -14.04%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,700 £25,800 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £44,000 £35,900 £37,500
UK excluding London average salary £39,000 £35,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+11.42% -6.66%
All Job Titles
South West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
5066 5265 5574
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 96.57% 95.45% 95.09%
Number of salaries quoted 4462 4544 4772
Average salary £35,500 £36,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.38% +2.85%
90% offered a salary of more than £23,500 £24,000 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Security Analyst
England

Security Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South West 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 South West region.

South West Security Analyst Salary Trend

Security Analyst
Salary Histogram

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

South West Security Analyst Salary Histogram

Security Analyst
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Analyst within the South West region over the 3 months to 17 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
Somerset 0 10 £40,000 +25.00%
Wiltshire +10 7 £34,000 +36.00%
Bristol -13 7 £37,500 +36.36%
Gloucestershire -7 4 £23,500 -21.66%
Security Analyst
England

Security Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West 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 22 (43.14%) Information Security
2 17 (33.33%) Windows
3 15 (29.41%) Firewall
4 14 (27.45%) ITIL
5 13 (25.49%) Degree
5 13 (25.49%) SAP Security
5 13 (25.49%) SAP
6 12 (23.53%) Business Intelligence
7 11 (21.57%) Risk Management
7 11 (21.57%) Penetration Testing
8 10 (19.61%) Management Information System
8 10 (19.61%) Cisco
9 9 (17.65%) CheckPoint
10 8 (15.69%) CISSP
10 8 (15.69%) SQL
10 8 (15.69%) Security Cleared
11 7 (13.73%) SIEM
11 7 (13.73%) Vulnerability Assessment
11 7 (13.73%) Network Security
12 6 (11.76%) Information Assurance
12 6 (11.76%) Finance
12 6 (11.76%) VMware
12 6 (11.76%) SQL Server
12 6 (11.76%) DHCP
12 6 (11.76%) TCP/IP
12 6 (11.76%) VPN
12 6 (11.76%) DNS
13 5 (9.804%) DMZ
13 5 (9.804%) FTP
13 5 (9.804%) HTTP

Security Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West 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 (5.882%) SAP XI
2 1 (1.961%) HTML5
2 1 (1.961%) Flash
2 1 (1.961%) CGI
Applications
1 5 (9.804%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 15 (29.41%) Firewall
2 7 (13.73%) Network Security
3 6 (11.76%) TCP/IP
3 6 (11.76%) VPN
3 6 (11.76%) DNS
3 6 (11.76%) DHCP
4 5 (9.804%) FTP
4 5 (9.804%) HTTP
4 5 (9.804%) Extranet
4 5 (9.804%) X.400
4 5 (9.804%) DMZ
4 5 (9.804%) SMTP
5 4 (7.843%) Intrusion Detection
6 3 (5.882%) Cisco ASA
7 1 (1.961%) IPsec
7 1 (1.961%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (11.76%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 5 (9.804%) Metasploit
General
1 6 (11.76%) Finance
2 3 (5.882%) Back Office
2 3 (5.882%) Telecoms
3 2 (3.922%) Retail
3 2 (3.922%) Financial Institution
Miscellaneous
1 10 (19.61%) Management Information System
2 5 (9.804%) PKI
3 4 (7.843%) Statistics
3 4 (7.843%) Cryptography
4 3 (5.882%) Mainframe
5 1 (1.961%) Device Driver
5 1 (1.961%) Mathematics
5 1 (1.961%) Computer Science
5 1 (1.961%) RMADS
Operating Systems
1 17 (33.33%) Windows
2 4 (7.843%) Windows Server 2003
3 3 (5.882%) UNIX
4 1 (1.961%) Windows Server 2008
4 1 (1.961%) Windows 8
4 1 (1.961%) Linux
4 1 (1.961%) Windows NT
4 1 (1.961%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (43.14%) Information Security
2 14 (27.45%) ITIL
3 13 (25.49%) SAP Security
4 12 (23.53%) Business Intelligence
5 11 (21.57%) Risk Management
5 11 (21.57%) Penetration Testing
6 7 (13.73%) Vulnerability Assessment
6 7 (13.73%) SIEM
7 6 (11.76%) Information Assurance
8 4 (7.843%) ISMS
8 4 (7.843%) Security Management
8 4 (7.843%) Information Security Management
9 3 (5.882%) Data Protection
9 3 (5.882%) Incident Management
9 3 (5.882%) Security Testing
9 3 (5.882%) Change Control
9 3 (5.882%) Cyber Security
10 2 (3.922%) Vulnerability Management
10 2 (3.922%) Database Security
11 1 (1.961%) Data Security
Programming Languages
1 8 (15.69%) SQL
2 5 (9.804%) ABAP
3 1 (1.961%) Shell Script
3 1 (1.961%) C
3 1 (1.961%) Java
Qualifications
1 13 (25.49%) Degree
2 8 (15.69%) CISSP
2 8 (15.69%) Security Cleared
3 5 (9.804%) DV Cleared
4 3 (5.882%) HNC
4 3 (5.882%) HND
4 3 (5.882%) CISMP
5 2 (3.922%) CCSA
6 1 (1.961%) SC Cleared
6 1 (1.961%) CCNA
6 1 (1.961%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (1.961%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (9.804%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (1.961%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 5 (9.804%) Nmap
1 5 (9.804%) VMware Infrastructure
1 5 (9.804%) UAG
2 4 (7.843%) Active Directory
3 1 (1.961%) vSphere
3 1 (1.961%) Forefront TMG
Systems Management
1 5 (9.804%) Nessus
2 4 (7.843%) Norton AntiVirus
Vendors
1 13 (25.49%) SAP
2 10 (19.61%) Cisco
3 9 (17.65%) CheckPoint
4 6 (11.76%) VMware
5 5 (9.804%) Symantec
6 4 (7.843%) Microsoft
7 3 (5.882%) McAfee
8 2 (3.922%) Juniper
8 2 (3.922%) Nokia
9 1 (1.961%) HP
9 1 (1.961%) Dell
9 1 (1.961%) Tripwire
Bristol, Avon
SAP Security Analyst with Authorisations exp... The focus of this role will be the overall responsibility for the security of all SAP Systems as well as ensuring that...
Smart Sourcing
Salary: Unspecified
Posted: 17 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
To be considered for this opportunity, you must have: - Experience of securing MS Windows environments - A proven track record of using enterprise security solutions for infrastructure and application...
Webrecruit
Salary: Up to £35,000 Plus 25 Days’ Holiday, Option to Sell Holiday
Posted: 14 May 2013
Wiltshire
Experience of enterprise security solutions for infrastructure and application architectures including: MS UAG, RSA/SecureIDs, VPNs & Firewalls, VMWare, Checkpoint, Symantec, PKI, Cryptography, WinTel platforms and Penetration Testing at...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £33000 - £35000 per annum + Good Benefits Package
Posted: 13 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
Keywords: IBM Mainframe Security, RACF, CICS, Vanguard, SDSF, JESPOOL, REXX/CLIST, SMTP Commutable from: Bristol, Bath, Chippenham, Gloucester, Cheltenham, Newport, Cardiff, Weston-Super-Mare, Taunton... Suitable candidates will...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £33000 - £38000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013