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The table below looks at the demand for the Security Specialist 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 Specialist in their job title over the 3 months to 18 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Security Specialist
Location
3 months to
18 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank203217
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching permanent IT job ads1515
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.209 %0.175 %
Salaries quoted712
Average minimum salary£33,571£39,500
Average salary£39,429£43,917
% change on same period last year-10.21 %
Average maximum salary£45,286£48,333
UK excluding London average salary£48,694£45,548
% change on same period last year+6.90 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads71898571
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled4.653 %3.822 %
Salaries quoted61607335
Average minimum salary£33,437£34,093
Average salary£36,477£37,389
% change on same period last year-2.44 %
Average maximum salary£39,517£40,686
UK excluding London average salary£38,454£39,134
% change on same period last year-1.73 %
Security Specialist EnglandSecurity Specialist
England

Security Specialist
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Security Specialist Demand Trend

Security Specialist
Salary Trend

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

West Midlands Security Specialist Salary Trend

Security Specialist
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Security Specialist across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 18 November 2008.

West Midlands Security Specialist Salary Histogram

Security Specialist
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Specialist within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 18 November 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
ShropshireNo change08£50,000+20.48 %
WarwickshireNew entry-3£32,500-
BirminghamUp+151£50,000-
Security Specialist EnglandSecurity Specialist
England

Security Specialist
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Security Specialist 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 Specialist in their job title.

112 (48.00 %)Firewall
211 (44.00 %)Internet
211 (44.00 %)Network Security
39 (36.00 %)Network Design
48 (32.00 %)MPLS
48 (32.00 %)Cisco
48 (32.00 %)VLAN
56 (24.00 %)CheckPoint
56 (24.00 %)CISSP
56 (24.00 %)SQL
56 (24.00 %)HTTP
65 (20.00 %)BIG-IP
74 (16.00 %)Risk Assessment
74 (16.00 %)VPN
74 (16.00 %)SSL
74 (16.00 %)PKI
83 (12.00 %)Technical Architecture
83 (12.00 %)Information Security
83 (12.00 %)Risk Management
83 (12.00 %)Education
92 (8.000 %)Health
92 (8.000 %)Penetration Testing
92 (8.000 %)SLA
92 (8.000 %)UNIX
92 (8.000 %)Linux
92 (8.000 %)LAN
92 (8.000 %)WAN
92 (8.000 %)Microsoft Certification
92 (8.000 %)Microsoft
92 (8.000 %)Remedy

Security Specialist
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Security Specialist 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 Specialist in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (48.00 %)Firewall
211 (44.00 %)Internet
211 (44.00 %)Network Security
38 (32.00 %)MPLS
38 (32.00 %)VLAN
46 (24.00 %)HTTP
55 (20.00 %)BIG-IP
64 (16.00 %)VPN
64 (16.00 %)SSL
72 (8.000 %)LAN
72 (8.000 %)WAN
81 (4.000 %)Cisco PIX
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (12.00 %)Education
22 (8.000 %)Health
22 (8.000 %)Auditing
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (16.00 %)PKI
22 (8.000 %)Computer Science
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (8.000 %)UNIX
12 (8.000 %)Linux
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (36.00 %)Network Design
24 (16.00 %)Risk Assessment
33 (12.00 %)Technical Architecture
33 (12.00 %)Information Security
33 (12.00 %)Risk Management
42 (8.000 %)Penetration Testing
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (24.00 %)SQL
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (24.00 %)CISSP
22 (8.000 %)Microsoft Certification
West Midlands IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (8.000 %)SLA
12 (8.000 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (32.00 %)Cisco
26 (24.00 %)CheckPoint
32 (8.000 %)Microsoft
32 (8.000 %)Remedy