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The table below looks at the demand for CompTIA Security+ Certification in IT jobs across the UK compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Security+ Certification over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCompTIA Security+ Certification
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank870985
Rank change on same period last yearUp+115
Matching permanent IT job ads226
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.062 %0.013 %
Salaries quoted225
Average minimum salary£34,545£43,000
Average salary£37,545£43,500
% change on same period last year-13.68 %
Average maximum salary£40,545£44,000
UK excluding London average salary£36,167£37,500
% change on same period last year-3.55 %
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads3547847367
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled20.54 %20.38 %
Salaries quoted3012738203
Average minimum salary£37,468£38,544
Average salary£40,945£41,977
% change on same period last year-2.45 %
Average maximum salary£44,423£45,410
UK excluding London average salary£37,889£38,388
% change on same period last year-1.29 %

Security+ Certification
Demand Trend

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

Security+ Certification Demand Trend

Security+ Certification
Salary Trend

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

Security+ Certification Salary Trend

Security+ Certification
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Security+ Certification over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 within the UK.

Security+ Certification Salary Histogram

Security+ Certification
Top 9 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security+ Certification within the UK over the 3 months to 10 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandUp+12021£37,429-13.95 %
LondonUp+9016£38,063-15.41 %
City of LondonDown-810£38,450+9.85 %
HampshireNew entry-3£35,667-
South EastUp+483£35,667-4.88 %
YorkshireNew entry-2£35,000-
South LanarkshireNew entry-1£40,000-
ScotlandNew entry-1£40,000-
East KilbrideNew entry-1£40,000-

Security+ Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing Security+ Certification 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+ Certification.

121 (70.00 %)ITIL
121 (70.00 %)Microsoft Certification
220 (66.67 %)MCP
318 (60.00 %)Windows
417 (56.67 %)CISSP
516 (53.33 %)Active Directory
516 (53.33 %)CISM
614 (46.67 %)Risk Assessment
614 (46.67 %)Windows Server 2003
712 (40.00 %)Finance
811 (36.67 %)Information Security
811 (36.67 %)Security Management
99 (30.00 %)Cisco Certification
99 (30.00 %)Cisco
99 (30.00 %)CCNA
108 (26.67 %)Management Information System
108 (26.67 %)Information Security Management
117 (23.33 %)Microsoft
117 (23.33 %)MCSE
126 (20.00 %)Mitel
126 (20.00 %)VB
126 (20.00 %)ODBC
126 (20.00 %)MSDE
126 (20.00 %)Project Management
126 (20.00 %)Telecoms
126 (20.00 %)Service Delivery
135 (16.67 %)Firewall
135 (16.67 %)VPN
135 (16.67 %)LAN
135 (16.67 %)WAN

Security+ Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing Security+ Certification 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+ Certification. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (20.00 %)ODBC
21 (3.333 %).NET
21 (3.333 %)ASP.NET
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (3.333 %)MS Excel
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (16.67 %)VPN
15 (16.67 %)Firewall
15 (16.67 %)LAN
15 (16.67 %)WAN
24 (13.33 %)Wireless
24 (13.33 %)Network Security
31 (3.333 %)TCP/IP
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (20.00 %)MSDE
21 (3.333 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (3.333 %)SQL Server
21 (3.333 %)SQL Server 2000
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (40.00 %)Finance
26 (20.00 %)Telecoms
32 (6.667 %)Construction
41 (3.333 %)Health
41 (3.333 %)Manufacturing
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (40.00 %)Security Manager
210 (33.33 %)IT Manager
37 (23.33 %)IT Security Manager
46 (20.00 %)Infrastructure Engineer
54 (13.33 %)Systems Architect
54 (13.33 %)Architect
54 (13.33 %)Analyst
54 (13.33 %)Systems Engineer
63 (10.00 %)Security Consultant
63 (10.00 %)IT Consultant
63 (10.00 %)Consultant
63 (10.00 %)IT Security Consultant
63 (10.00 %)Security Analyst
72 (6.667 %)Information Manager
72 (6.667 %)Information Security Manager
72 (6.667 %)Security Specialist
72 (6.667 %)IT Security Analyst
72 (6.667 %)Network Engineer
72 (6.667 %)Information Security Specialist
81 (3.333 %)IT Security Engineer
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (26.67 %)Management Information System
24 (13.33 %)Replication
31 (3.333 %)Cybernetics
31 (3.333 %)Mathematics
31 (3.333 %)Physics
31 (3.333 %)Computer Science
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
118 (60.00 %)Windows
214 (46.67 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (3.333 %)Ubuntu
31 (3.333 %)Solaris
31 (3.333 %)UNIX
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
121 (70.00 %)ITIL
214 (46.67 %)Risk Assessment
311 (36.67 %)Information Security
311 (36.67 %)Security Management
48 (26.67 %)Information Security Management
56 (20.00 %)Project Management
56 (20.00 %)Service Delivery
65 (16.67 %)Web Development
73 (10.00 %)Migration
82 (6.667 %)Investment Management
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (20.00 %)VB
24 (13.33 %)SQL
31 (3.333 %)C#
31 (3.333 %)Perl
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
121 (70.00 %)Microsoft Certification
220 (66.67 %)MCP
317 (56.67 %)CISSP
416 (53.33 %)CISM
59 (30.00 %)Cisco Certification
59 (30.00 %)CCNA
67 (23.33 %)MCSE
74 (13.33 %)ISEB
74 (13.33 %)Network+ Certification
82 (6.667 %)Degree
91 (3.333 %)CCSA
91 (3.333 %)CCSE
91 (3.333 %)ISEB Practitioner
91 (3.333 %)MCSA
91 (3.333 %)A+ Certification
91 (3.333 %)SSCP
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
116 (53.33 %)Active Directory
24 (13.33 %)Terminal Services
32 (6.667 %)ISA Server
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (30.00 %)Cisco
27 (23.33 %)Microsoft
36 (20.00 %)Mitel
44 (13.33 %)Citrix
53 (10.00 %)CheckPoint
61 (3.333 %)Capita
61 (3.333 %)Huawei