The first table below looks at the demand for the Security Engineer role in IT jobs advertised for the Wales region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Security Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 19 June 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 Wales region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Security Engineer
Rank 87 88 86
Rank change year-on-year
+1 -2
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Engineer 7 9 3
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Wales 0.557% 0.792% 0.260%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.570% 0.815% 0.274%
Number of salaries quoted 6 9 3
Average salary £48,750 £33,500 £45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+45.52% -25.55%
UK excluding London average salary £39,000 £42,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year
-8.23% -
All Job Titles
Wales
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1227 1104 1094
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Wales 97.61% 97.18% 94.88%
Number of salaries quoted 1096 995 1014
Average salary £35,000 £34,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+2.94% -2.85%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £24,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £52,000 £50,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-1.29% +2.66%
Security Engineer
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Security Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Wales Security Engineer Jobs Demand Trend

Security Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Wales Security Engineer Salary Trend

Security Engineer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Security Engineer across the Wales region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

Wales Security Engineer Salary Histogram

Security Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Engineer within the Wales region over the 3 months to 19 June 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
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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
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South Wales -1 7 £48,750 +45.52% 2
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UK

Security Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Wales region that cited Security Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Firewall
2 6 (85.71%) ITIL
2 6 (85.71%) VPN
2 6 (85.71%) Cisco
2 6 (85.71%) Network Security
3 5 (71.43%) Cisco IOS
3 5 (71.43%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (71.43%) Cisco ASA
3 5 (71.43%) VMware
3 5 (71.43%) IPsec
3 5 (71.43%) TCP/IP
3 5 (71.43%) CCNP
3 5 (71.43%) Cisco Certification
4 4 (57.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (28.57%) Asset Management
5 2 (28.57%) Security Architecture
5 2 (28.57%) TippingPoint
5 2 (28.57%) PCI DSS
5 2 (28.57%) SAP Certification
5 2 (28.57%) SAP
5 2 (28.57%) ISO 9001
5 2 (28.57%) Microsoft
6 1 (14.29%) B2B
6 1 (14.29%) NHS
6 1 (14.29%) HP
6 1 (14.29%) CISSP
6 1 (14.29%) Data Security
6 1 (14.29%) Qualys
6 1 (14.29%) SIEM
6 1 (14.29%) Change Control

Security Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Wales region that cited Security Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 7 (100.00%) Firewall
2 6 (85.71%) VPN
2 6 (85.71%) Network Security
3 5 (71.43%) Cisco IOS
3 5 (71.43%) Cisco ASA
3 5 (71.43%) IPsec
3 5 (71.43%) TCP/IP
4 1 (14.29%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 1 (14.29%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) ITIL
2 2 (28.57%) Asset Management
2 2 (28.57%) Security Architecture
3 1 (14.29%) B2B
3 1 (14.29%) Data Security
3 1 (14.29%) SIEM
3 1 (14.29%) Change Control
3 1 (14.29%) Vulnerability Management
3 1 (14.29%) Network Design
Qualifications
1 5 (71.43%) CCNP
1 5 (71.43%) Cisco Certification
2 2 (28.57%) SAP Certification
3 1 (14.29%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (57.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (28.57%) PCI DSS
2 2 (28.57%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 5 (71.43%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (14.29%) Nessus
Vendors
1 6 (85.71%) Cisco
2 5 (71.43%) VMware
3 2 (28.57%) TippingPoint
3 2 (28.57%) SAP
3 2 (28.57%) Microsoft
4 1 (14.29%) HP
4 1 (14.29%) Qualys
Caerphilly, Mid Glamorgan
Key Skills: Network, Security, Solutions, Engineer, Cisco, Firewall, Routers, Switches, VMware, ITIL, TCP/IP, UDP, VPN... VMware and Cisco virtualisation; Good communication skills; Strong organisational and planning skills;...
Computer Recruiter Ltd
Salary: To £50K (incl. Bonus) + Benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
Wales
CASSIDIAN, an EADS Company, is a worldwide leader in global security solutions and systems, providing lead system integration and value-added products and services to civil and military...
EADS
Posted: 12 June 2013
Caerphilly, Mid Glamorgan
Key Skills: IT, Security, Engineer, Firewall, IPS, Our client, an IT managed services provider, is looking for an experienced IT Security Engineer to perform design, configuration, problem determination,...
Computer Recruiter Ltd
Salary: To £35K (incl. Bonus) + Benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
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