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The table looks at the demand for Security+ Certification IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Security+ Certification 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 Qualifications currently tracked.

LinkCompTIA Security+ Certification
Location
3 months to
3 Jul 2009
Same period last year
Rank618940
Rank change on the same period last yearUp+322
Matching permanent IT job ads66
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.009 %0.003 %
As % of the Qualifications category0.039 %0.013 %
Salaries quoted66
Average salary£50,000£32,500
Average salary % change on the same period last year+53.84 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£25,000£23,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£70,000£32,500
UK excluding London average salary£47,500£32,500
% change on same period last year+46.15 %
IT Job Market, QualificationsAll Qualifications
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
1541744550
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK22.64 %22.33 %
Salaries quoted1300837006
Average salary£37,500£38,500
Average salary % change on the same period last year-2.590 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£24,500£24,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£62,500£60,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£35,000

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 3 July 2009 within the UK.

Security+ Certification Salary Histogram

Security+ Certification
Top 6 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 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+3326£50,000+53.84 %
South EastNew entry-4£47,500-
SurreyNew entry-2£70,000-
OxfordshireNew entry-2£25,000-
LondonNew entry-2£50,000-
GuildfordNew entry-2£70,000-

Security+ Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, 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.

16 (100.00 %)Microsoft
16 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (66.67 %)CCDA
24 (66.67 %)HP
24 (66.67 %)Citrix
24 (66.67 %)CISSP
24 (66.67 %)Cisco Certification
24 (66.67 %)Sun
24 (66.67 %)MCSE
24 (66.67 %)MS Excel
24 (66.67 %)Nokia
24 (66.67 %)CheckPoint
24 (66.67 %)Firewall
24 (66.67 %)CCSE
24 (66.67 %)SC Cleared
24 (66.67 %)Security Cleared
24 (66.67 %)Cisco
32 (33.33 %)PDA
32 (33.33 %)Pensions
32 (33.33 %)Network Security
32 (33.33 %)Government
32 (33.33 %)Network+ Certification
32 (33.33 %)Windows XP
32 (33.33 %)LAN
32 (33.33 %)CCNP
32 (33.33 %)MS Office
32 (33.33 %)MCP
32 (33.33 %)Windows
32 (33.33 %)Active Directory
32 (33.33 %)A+ Certification

Security+ Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, 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, ApplicationsApplications
14 (66.67 %)MS Excel
22 (33.33 %)MS Office
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (66.67 %)Firewall
22 (33.33 %)Network Security
22 (33.33 %)LAN
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (33.33 %)Pensions
12 (33.33 %)Government
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (66.67 %)Architect
14 (66.67 %)Technical Architect
22 (33.33 %)Support Analyst
22 (33.33 %)Desktop Support Analyst
22 (33.33 %)Desktop Analyst
22 (33.33 %)Desktop Support
22 (33.33 %)Analyst
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (33.33 %)PDA
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (33.33 %)Windows XP
12 (33.33 %)Windows
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (66.67 %)CCDA
24 (66.67 %)CISSP
24 (66.67 %)Cisco Certification
24 (66.67 %)MCSE
24 (66.67 %)CCSE
24 (66.67 %)SC Cleared
24 (66.67 %)Security Cleared
32 (33.33 %)Network+ Certification
32 (33.33 %)CCNP
32 (33.33 %)MCP
32 (33.33 %)A+ Certification
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (33.33 %)Active Directory
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (100.00 %)Microsoft
24 (66.67 %)HP
24 (66.67 %)Citrix
24 (66.67 %)Sun
24 (66.67 %)Nokia
24 (66.67 %)CheckPoint
24 (66.67 %)Cisco