The first table below looks at the demand for the Security Architect 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 Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 23 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
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Security Architect
Rank 193 210 185
Rank change year-on-year
+17 -25
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect 17 4 33
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 0.324% 0.072% 0.540%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.336% 0.075% 0.569%
Number of salaries quoted 16 3 33
Average salary £72,500 £80,000 £60,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-9.37% +33.33%
UK excluding London average salary £67,500 £70,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year
-3.57% +12.00%
All Job Titles
South West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
5066 5299 5804
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 96.55% 95.41% 94.93%
Number of salaries quoted 4456 4574 4970
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 £24,000 £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 Architect
England

Security Architect
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South West Security Architect Jobs Demand Trend

Security Architect
Salary Trend

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

South West Security Architect Salary Trend

Security Architect
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Architect within the South West region over the 3 months to 23 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
Gloucestershire +19 11 £72,500 -9.37%
Wiltshire +14 4 £68,750 +58.04%
Somerset - 2 £67,500 -
Devon - 1 - -
Security Architect
England

Security Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West region that cited Security Architect 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 Architect in their job title.

1 23 (92.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 17 (68.00%) Management Information System
3 14 (56.00%) CISSP
3 14 (56.00%) TOGAF
4 12 (48.00%) CISM
5 9 (36.00%) Finance
5 9 (36.00%) Risk Management
5 9 (36.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 9 (36.00%) Technical Architecture
6 7 (28.00%) Cyber Security
6 7 (28.00%) SC Cleared
6 7 (28.00%) Security Cleared
6 7 (28.00%) JSP 440
6 7 (28.00%) JSP
6 7 (28.00%) Firewall
6 7 (28.00%) Stakeholder Management
7 6 (24.00%) Aerospace
7 6 (24.00%) PCI DSS
7 6 (24.00%) OWASP
7 6 (24.00%) Network Management
8 4 (16.00%) Security Architecture
8 4 (16.00%) Information Security
9 3 (12.00%) CISA
9 3 (12.00%) Zachman Framework
10 2 (8.000%) Computer Science
10 2 (8.000%) Enterprise Architecture
10 2 (8.000%) Degree
10 2 (8.000%) COBIT
10 2 (8.000%) Portfolio Management
10 2 (8.000%) Security Management

Security Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West region that cited Security Architect 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 Architect in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 7 (28.00%) JSP
2 1 (4.000%) Web Services
Communications & Networking
1 7 (28.00%) Firewall
2 2 (8.000%) SAN
3 1 (4.000%) SMTP
3 1 (4.000%) TCP/IP
3 1 (4.000%) DNS
3 1 (4.000%) Cisco ASA
3 1 (4.000%) Network Security
Development Applications
1 1 (4.000%) Rational DOORS
General
1 9 (36.00%) Finance
2 6 (24.00%) Aerospace
3 1 (4.000%) Electronics
3 1 (4.000%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 17 (68.00%) Management Information System
2 2 (8.000%) Computer Science
3 1 (4.000%) Chip and PIN
3 1 (4.000%) RMADS
Operating Systems
1 2 (8.000%) UNIX
1 2 (8.000%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (56.00%) TOGAF
2 9 (36.00%) Risk Management
2 9 (36.00%) Technical Architecture
3 7 (28.00%) Cyber Security
3 7 (28.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 6 (24.00%) OWASP
4 6 (24.00%) Network Management
5 4 (16.00%) Security Architecture
5 4 (16.00%) Information Security
6 3 (12.00%) Zachman Framework
7 2 (8.000%) Enterprise Architecture
7 2 (8.000%) Portfolio Management
7 2 (8.000%) Security Management
7 2 (8.000%) SOA
8 1 (4.000%) Project Management
8 1 (4.000%) Risk Assessment
8 1 (4.000%) Information Assurance
8 1 (4.000%) DoDAF
8 1 (4.000%) MODAF
Programming Languages
1 2 (8.000%) SQL
Qualifications
1 14 (56.00%) CISSP
2 12 (48.00%) CISM
3 7 (28.00%) SC Cleared
3 7 (28.00%) Security Cleared
4 3 (12.00%) CISA
5 2 (8.000%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (92.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (36.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 7 (28.00%) JSP 440
4 6 (24.00%) PCI DSS
5 2 (8.000%) COBIT
6 1 (4.000%) HMG Infosec
Vendors
1 2 (8.000%) Oracle
2 1 (4.000%) Cisco
2 1 (4.000%) Juniper