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The table looks at the demand for the IT Security Specialist role in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited IT Security Specialist in their job title over the 3 months to 3 July 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles currently tracked.

 IT Security Specialist
Location
3 months to
3 Jul 2009
Same period last year
Rank613906
Rank change on the same period last yearUp+293
Matching permanent IT job ads1140
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.016 %0.020 %
As % of the Job Titles category0.018 %0.022 %
Salaries quoted918
Average salary£65,000£42,500
Average salary % change on the same period last year+52.94 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£45,000£32,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£70,000£49,050
UK excluding London average salary£50,000£42,500
% change on same period last year+17.64 %
IT Job Market, Job TitlesAll Job Titles
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
61844182955
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK90.83 %91.72 %
Salaries quoted51383150133
Average salary£40,000£40,000
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£25,000£25,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£65,000£65,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£35,000

IT Security Specialist
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing IT Security Specialist within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

IT Security Specialist Demand Trend

IT Security Specialist
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing IT Security Specialist within the UK.

IT Security Specialist Salary Trend

IT Security Specialist
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing IT Security Specialist over the 3 months to 3 July 2009 within the UK.

IT Security Specialist Salary Histogram

IT Security Specialist
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Security Specialist within the UK over the 3 months to 3 July 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandUp+31511£65,000+44.44 %
West MidlandsNew entry-6£48,750-
LondonUp+2413£67,500+17.39 %
WorcestershireNew entry-3£45,000-
South EastUp+1822£65,000+100.00 %
MalvernNew entry-2£45,000-
BirminghamNew entry-2£70,000-
City of LondonUp+1271--
SurreyUp+1111£65,000-
Canary WharfNew entry-1£65,000-
MiddlesexNew entry-1--
HerefordshireNew entry-1£50,000-
WorcesterNew entry-1£47,500-
GuildfordNew entry-1£65,000-

IT Security Specialist
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT jobs within the UK that cited IT Security Specialist 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 IT Security Specialist in their job title.

114 (45.16 %)CISSP
213 (41.94 %)Penetration Testing
312 (38.71 %)Internet
49 (29.03 %)Firewall
49 (29.03 %)Computer Science
49 (29.03 %)SC Cleared
49 (29.03 %)Security Cleared
57 (22.58 %)Information Security
57 (22.58 %)Microsoft
66 (19.35 %)Linux
66 (19.35 %)CISM
66 (19.35 %)ISO27001
66 (19.35 %)Finance
66 (19.35 %)Health
75 (16.13 %)Business Continuity
75 (16.13 %)Government
75 (16.13 %)Cisco
75 (16.13 %)Disaster Recovery
75 (16.13 %)Degree
75 (16.13 %)Project Management
75 (16.13 %)Windows
75 (16.13 %)PCI DSS
84 (12.90 %)Information Assurance
84 (12.90 %)Network Security
84 (12.90 %)Mathematics
84 (12.90 %)Change Management
84 (12.90 %)PKI
84 (12.90 %)Risk Management
84 (12.90 %)Risk Assessment
93 (9.677 %)Telecoms

IT Security Specialist
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT jobs within the UK that cited IT Security Specialist 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 IT Security Specialist in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (9.677 %)MS Excel
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (38.71 %)Internet
29 (29.03 %)Firewall
34 (12.90 %)Network Security
42 (6.452 %)VPN
42 (6.452 %)IPsec
51 (3.226 %)TCP/IP
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (3.226 %)SQL Server
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (19.35 %)Finance
16 (19.35 %)Health
25 (16.13 %)Government
33 (9.677 %)Telecoms
33 (9.677 %)Banking
42 (6.452 %)Retail
42 (6.452 %)Pensions
42 (6.452 %)Education
51 (3.226 %)Auditing
51 (3.226 %)Investment Banking
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (29.03 %)Computer Science
24 (12.90 %)Mathematics
24 (12.90 %)PKI
31 (3.226 %)Fat Client
31 (3.226 %)Management Information System
31 (3.226 %)Cryptography
31 (3.226 %)CESG
31 (3.226 %)Thin Client
31 (3.226 %)Mainframe
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (19.35 %)Linux
25 (16.13 %)Windows
33 (9.677 %)UNIX
42 (6.452 %)Windows NT
42 (6.452 %)Windows XP
51 (3.226 %)Solaris
51 (3.226 %)Windows 2000
51 (3.226 %)Windows Server 2003
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (41.94 %)Penetration Testing
27 (22.58 %)Information Security
35 (16.13 %)Business Continuity
35 (16.13 %)Disaster Recovery
35 (16.13 %)Project Management
44 (12.90 %)Information Assurance
44 (12.90 %)Change Management
44 (12.90 %)Risk Management
44 (12.90 %)Risk Assessment
52 (6.452 %)Network Design
52 (6.452 %)Data Protection
61 (3.226 %)Security Testing
61 (3.226 %)Data Security
61 (3.226 %)Security Management
61 (3.226 %)ITIL
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (6.452 %)SQL
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
114 (45.16 %)CISSP
29 (29.03 %)SC Cleared
29 (29.03 %)Security Cleared
36 (19.35 %)CISM
45 (16.13 %)Degree
53 (9.677 %)Microsoft Certification
61 (3.226 %)CCSA
61 (3.226 %)CCSP
61 (3.226 %)Cisco Certification
61 (3.226 %)CISA
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (19.35 %)ISO27001
25 (16.13 %)PCI DSS
31 (3.226 %)ISO17799
31 (3.226 %)BS7799
31 (3.226 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (3.226 %)Active Directory
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (22.58 %)Microsoft
25 (16.13 %)Cisco
31 (3.226 %)TippingPoint
31 (3.226 %)Oracle
31 (3.226 %)Nokia
31 (3.226 %)CheckPoint
31 (3.226 %)Symantec