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The table below looks at the demand for the Security Officer role in IT jobs within the West Midlands region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Security Officer in their job title over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Security Officer
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank220218
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching permanent IT job ads26
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.026 %0.072 %
Salaries quoted21
Average minimum salary£22,845£30,000
Average salary£22,845£32,500
% change on same period last year-29.70 %
Average maximum salary£22,845£35,000
UK excluding London average salary£50,434£37,424
% change on same period last year+34.76 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads77568345
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled4.292 %3.500 %
Salaries quoted66047255
Average minimum salary£32,846£33,931
Average salary£35,714£36,685
% change on same period last year-2.64 %
Average maximum salary£38,583£39,438
UK excluding London average salary£38,058£39,448
% change on same period last year-3.52 %
Security Officer EnglandSecurity Officer
England

Security Officer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Security Officer across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

West Midlands Security Officer Demand Trend

Security Officer
Salary Trend

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

West Midlands Security Officer Salary Trend

Security Officer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Security Officer across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

West Midlands Security Officer Salary Histogram

Security Officer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Officer within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
WolverhamptonNew entry-2£22,845-
Security Officer EnglandSecurity Officer
England

Security Officer
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Security Officer 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 Officer in their job title.

15 (71.43 %)Information Security
22 (28.57 %)Data Protection Act
22 (28.57 %)Freedom of Information Act
22 (28.57 %)Freedom of Information
22 (28.57 %)Data Protection
31 (14.29 %)Information Security Management
31 (14.29 %)Security Management
31 (14.29 %)Risk Assessment
31 (14.29 %)ISO27001
31 (14.29 %)ISMS

Security Officer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Security Officer 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 Officer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (28.57 %)Freedom of Information
12 (28.57 %)Data Protection Act
12 (28.57 %)Freedom of Information Act
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (71.43 %)Information Security
22 (28.57 %)Data Protection
31 (14.29 %)ISMS
31 (14.29 %)Information Security Management
31 (14.29 %)Security Management
31 (14.29 %)Risk Assessment
West Midlands IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (14.29 %)ISO27001