The first table below looks at the demand for Network Security skills in IT jobs advertised for the Wales region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Network Security 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 of the Communications & Networking category for the Wales region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Network Security
Rank 66 85 81
Rank change year-on-year
+19 -4
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 29 16 5
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Wales 2.327% 1.406% 0.480%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 11.28% 6.667% 3.876%
Number of salaries quoted 27 16 5
Average salary £45,000 £36,096 £42,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+24.66% -15.06%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,600 £23,313 £29,300
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £46,250 £48,500
UK excluding London average salary £41,500 £42,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year
-2.35% -5.55%
All Communications & Networking
Wales
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
257 240 129
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Wales 20.63% 21.09% 12.39%
Number of salaries quoted 242 203 114
Average salary £32,500 £35,000 £36,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-7.14% -2.77%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,500 £24,800 £24,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £50,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £39,750 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-0.62% +6.66%
Network Security
UK

Network Security
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Network Security across the Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Wales Network Security Jobs Demand Trend

Network Security
Salary Trend

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

Wales Network Security Salary Trend

Network Security
Salary Histogram

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

Wales Network Security Salary Histogram

Network Security
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Security within the Wales 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
South Wales +11 24 £45,000 +31.77%
North Wales - 5 £25,000 -
Network Security
UK

Network Security
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Wales region citing Network Security 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 Network Security.

1 33 (86.84%) Firewall
2 20 (52.63%) VPN
3 19 (50.00%) Network Design
4 18 (47.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 18 (47.37%) ITIL
5 16 (42.11%) Data Security
5 16 (42.11%) Qualys
5 16 (42.11%) Nessus
5 16 (42.11%) SIEM
5 16 (42.11%) Vulnerability Management
6 15 (39.47%) PCI QSA
6 15 (39.47%) ArcSight
6 15 (39.47%) S-PLUS
7 12 (31.58%) PCI DSS
8 10 (26.32%) Cisco
8 10 (26.32%) Cisco Certification
9 9 (23.68%) CCNP
9 9 (23.68%) CheckPoint
9 9 (23.68%) Cisco Nexus
10 7 (18.42%) Juniper
10 7 (18.42%) LAN
11 6 (15.79%) WAN
11 6 (15.79%) Cisco ASA
12 5 (13.16%) BGP
12 5 (13.16%) CCIE
13 4 (10.53%) CCSP
13 4 (10.53%) Windows
13 4 (10.53%) EIGRP
13 4 (10.53%) VMware
13 4 (10.53%) Cisco PIX

Network Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Wales region citing Network Security 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 Network Security. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 2 (5.263%) HTML
1 2 (5.263%) CSS
2 1 (2.632%) .NET
Application Platforms
1 1 (2.632%) SharePoint
1 1 (2.632%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
Applications
1 15 (39.47%) S-PLUS
2 3 (7.895%) MS Excel
3 2 (5.263%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 33 (86.84%) Firewall
2 20 (52.63%) VPN
3 9 (23.68%) Cisco Nexus
4 7 (18.42%) LAN
5 6 (15.79%) Cisco ASA
5 6 (15.79%) WAN
6 5 (13.16%) BGP
7 4 (10.53%) EIGRP
7 4 (10.53%) Cisco PIX
7 4 (10.53%) FWSM
8 3 (7.895%) Unified Communications
8 3 (7.895%) MPLS
9 2 (5.263%) OSPF
9 2 (5.263%) Intranet
9 2 (5.263%) Internet
9 2 (5.263%) VoIP
9 2 (5.263%) Broadband
9 2 (5.263%) ISDN
9 2 (5.263%) Wireless
9 2 (5.263%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.263%) SQL Server
General
1 2 (5.263%) Pharmaceutical
1 2 (5.263%) Finance
2 1 (2.632%) Retail
Job Titles
1 16 (42.11%) Analyst
1 16 (42.11%) Security Analyst
2 15 (39.47%) Network Security Analyst
2 15 (39.47%) Network Analyst
3 6 (15.79%) Senior Network Engineer
3 6 (15.79%) Network Engineer
4 3 (7.895%) Systems Support
5 2 (5.263%) Support Engineer
5 2 (5.263%) Network Support Engineer
5 2 (5.263%) Network Consultant
5 2 (5.263%) Consultant
5 2 (5.263%) Architect
5 2 (5.263%) Network Support
5 2 (5.263%) Senior Support Engineer
5 2 (5.263%) Senior Network Support
5 2 (5.263%) Senior Network Support Engineer
5 2 (5.263%) Cisco Consultant
5 2 (5.263%) Cisco Network Consultant
6 1 (2.632%) PHP Developer
6 1 (2.632%) Security Officer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (5.263%) Cloud Computing
1 2 (5.263%) SaaS
2 1 (2.632%) Blackberry
2 1 (2.632%) Management Information System
2 1 (2.632%) Handset
2 1 (2.632%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 4 (10.53%) Windows
2 2 (5.263%) Linux
2 2 (5.263%) Windows Server 2008
2 2 (5.263%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (50.00%) Network Design
2 18 (47.37%) ITIL
3 16 (42.11%) SIEM
3 16 (42.11%) Vulnerability Management
3 16 (42.11%) Data Security
4 2 (5.263%) Web Development
4 2 (5.263%) Load Balancing
4 2 (5.263%) Capacity Management
4 2 (5.263%) Product Management
4 2 (5.263%) Security Architecture
5 1 (2.632%) Configuration Management
5 1 (2.632%) Service Delivery
5 1 (2.632%) Information Governance
5 1 (2.632%) ISMS
5 1 (2.632%) Risk Management
5 1 (2.632%) Migration
5 1 (2.632%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (2.632%) Risk Assessment
5 1 (2.632%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 2 (5.263%) JavaScript
1 2 (5.263%) PHP
1 2 (5.263%) SQL
Qualifications
1 15 (39.47%) PCI QSA
2 10 (26.32%) Cisco Certification
3 9 (23.68%) CCNP
4 5 (13.16%) CCIE
5 4 (10.53%) CCSP
6 3 (7.895%) CCIP
7 2 (5.263%) CCDP
7 2 (5.263%) CISSP
7 2 (5.263%) Security Cleared
7 2 (5.263%) JNCIA
7 2 (5.263%) JNCIS
7 2 (5.263%) Degree
7 2 (5.263%) CCSA
7 2 (5.263%) CCVP
7 2 (5.263%) CCSE
8 1 (2.632%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 1 (2.632%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (47.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 12 (31.58%) PCI DSS
3 1 (2.632%) SLA
3 1 (2.632%) COBIT
System Software
1 3 (7.895%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (2.632%) VMware ESX
Systems Management
1 16 (42.11%) Nessus
2 1 (2.632%) CiscoWorks
Vendors
1 16 (42.11%) Qualys
2 15 (39.47%) ArcSight
3 10 (26.32%) Cisco
4 9 (23.68%) CheckPoint
5 7 (18.42%) Juniper
6 4 (10.53%) VMware
6 4 (10.53%) F5
7 3 (7.895%) Microsoft
8 2 (5.263%) Oracle
8 2 (5.263%) SAP
8 2 (5.263%) Nokia
9 1 (2.632%) Twitter
9 1 (2.632%) NetApp
Caerphilly, Mid Glamorgan
Security Operations Analyst - Network Security, PCI, ISO27001... Knowledge of Security networking products including firewalls, IDS/ IPS and VPN's plus... ITIL standards. SIEM products such as LogRhythm or...
Zorba Consulting Limited
Salary: £40000 - £60000 per annum + Bonus & Competitive Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013