The first table below looks at the demand for Security Management skills in IT jobs advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Security Management over the 3 months to 22 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 Processes & Methodologies category for the West Midlands region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Security Management
Rank 156 166 150
Rank change year-on-year
+10 -16
Permanent jobs citing Security Management 43 24 21
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 0.855% 0.520% 0.516%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.144% 0.748% 0.750%
Number of salaries quoted 32 21 20
Average salary £45,000 £32,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+38.46% -18.75%
UK excluding London average salary £45,000 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year
+5.88% +6.25%
All Processes & Methodologies
West Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
3760 3207 2799
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 74.75% 69.49% 68.72%
Number of salaries quoted 3164 2776 2362
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £26,500 £27,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £62,500 £62,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Security Management
England

Security Management
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Security Management across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

West Midlands Security Management Jobs Demand Trend

Security Management
Salary Trend

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

West Midlands Security Management Salary Trend

Security Management
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Security Management across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

West Midlands Security Management Salary Histogram

Security Management
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Management within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 22 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
Coventry - 20 £47,500 -
Staffordshire 0 10 £45,000 +80.00%
Birmingham -13 9 £45,000 +38.46%
Security Management
England

Security Management
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Security Management 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 Management.

1 42 (71.19%) Information Security
2 33 (55.93%) Information Security Management
3 32 (54.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 30 (50.85%) Management Information System
5 23 (38.98%) Data Protection
6 21 (35.59%) TCP/IP
7 20 (33.90%) Risk Management
8 19 (32.20%) Firewall
8 19 (32.20%) CISM
9 18 (30.51%) CISA
10 17 (28.81%) Network Security
11 16 (27.12%) DNS
11 16 (27.12%) DHCP
11 16 (27.12%) Windows
12 15 (25.42%) Cisco
12 15 (25.42%) CISSP
12 15 (25.42%) Legal
13 13 (22.03%) COBIT
13 13 (22.03%) Security Testing
13 13 (22.03%) Process Management
14 10 (16.95%) McAfee
14 10 (16.95%) Microsoft
14 10 (16.95%) SSL
14 10 (16.95%) Degree
15 9 (15.25%) Penetration Testing
15 9 (15.25%) Retail
16 8 (13.56%) Migration
16 8 (13.56%) Sophos
16 8 (13.56%) Juniper
16 8 (13.56%) CA

Security Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Security Management 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 Management. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 21 (35.59%) TCP/IP
2 19 (32.20%) Firewall
3 17 (28.81%) Network Security
4 16 (27.12%) DNS
4 16 (27.12%) DHCP
5 10 (16.95%) SSL
6 8 (13.56%) Unified Communications
7 6 (10.17%) Internet
8 4 (6.780%) Wireless
9 1 (1.695%) LAN
9 1 (1.695%) WAN
9 1 (1.695%) HTTP
General
1 15 (25.42%) Legal
2 9 (15.25%) Retail
3 4 (6.780%) Law
4 2 (3.390%) Telecoms
5 1 (1.695%) Finance
Job Titles
1 15 (25.42%) Consultant
1 15 (25.42%) Security Manager
2 9 (15.25%) Analyst
2 9 (15.25%) Security Analyst
2 9 (15.25%) Information Manager
2 9 (15.25%) Information Security Manager
3 8 (13.56%) Team Leader
3 8 (13.56%) Security Consultant
3 8 (13.56%) Information Security Officer
3 8 (13.56%) Security Officer
4 7 (11.86%) IT Security Analyst
4 7 (11.86%) Technical Consultant
5 5 (8.475%) Information Management Consultant
5 5 (8.475%) Network Security Manager
5 5 (8.475%) Management Consultant
5 5 (8.475%) Network Manager
5 5 (8.475%) Information Security Consultant
6 4 (6.780%) Security Specialist
6 4 (6.780%) Information Analyst
6 4 (6.780%) IT Security Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 30 (50.85%) Management Information System
2 6 (10.17%) SaaS
2 6 (10.17%) Mobile App
3 5 (8.475%) Computer Science
3 5 (8.475%) Cryptography
4 4 (6.780%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 16 (27.12%) Windows
2 7 (11.86%) UNIX
3 5 (8.475%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (71.19%) Information Security
2 33 (55.93%) Information Security Management
3 23 (38.98%) Data Protection
4 20 (33.90%) Risk Management
5 13 (22.03%) Security Testing
5 13 (22.03%) Process Management
6 9 (15.25%) Penetration Testing
7 8 (13.56%) Migration
8 7 (11.86%) Project Management
8 7 (11.86%) Disaster Recovery
8 7 (11.86%) Business Continuity
9 5 (8.475%) Vulnerability Management
9 5 (8.475%) E-Discovery
9 5 (8.475%) Systems Analysis
9 5 (8.475%) ITIL
9 5 (8.475%) Service Delivery
10 4 (6.780%) Risk Assessment
10 4 (6.780%) Risk Analysis
11 3 (5.085%) Continuous Improvement
11 3 (5.085%) E-Commerce
Programming Languages
1 5 (8.475%) SQL
Qualifications
1 19 (32.20%) CISM
2 18 (30.51%) CISA
3 15 (25.42%) CISSP
4 10 (16.95%) Degree
5 7 (11.86%) Cisco Certification
5 7 (11.86%) CCIE
5 7 (11.86%) CCSP
6 6 (10.17%) CEH
7 4 (6.780%) IRCA
8 2 (3.390%) CCIP
9 1 (1.695%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (54.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 13 (22.03%) COBIT
3 6 (10.17%) ISO 9001
4 4 (6.780%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 6 (10.17%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 15 (25.42%) Cisco
2 10 (16.95%) McAfee
2 10 (16.95%) Microsoft
3 8 (13.56%) Sophos
3 8 (13.56%) Juniper
3 8 (13.56%) CA
4 6 (10.17%) CheckPoint
5 5 (8.475%) Remedy
Walsgrave, Coventry
A track record of successfully managing an information security management function is essential, with experience of IT service, operations and support... You must be an expert in information...
Sainsburys
Salary: £attractive
Posted: 22 May 2013
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
you will support the creation of policy for information security, ensuring compliance with identified legislative, regulatory and audit requirements. A track record of successfully managing an information security...
Sainsburys
Salary: £attractive
Posted: 15 May 2013
Coventry
The candidate must also a minimum of 3-5 years of solid information security management... Principle accountabilities: Working with the Architects, support the creation of the IT Division'...
Scope AT
Salary: Competitive + bonus + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Coventry
The candidate must also a minimum of 3-5 years of solid information security management from either a major blue-chip/Financial Services/FTSE100 company.The candidate will...
Scope AT
Salary: Competitive + bonus + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013