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

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Information Security (INFOSEC)
Rank 102 143 128
Rank change year-on-year
+41 -15
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 74 29 25
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Yorkshire 2.003% 0.899% 0.846%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.589% 1.170% 1.183%
Number of salaries quoted 34 28 17
Average salary £32,500 £45,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-27.77% +12.50%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,953 £31,500 £30,750
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £54,750 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £50,000 £50,000 £47,000
% change year-on-year
- +6.38%
All Processes & Methodologies
West Yorkshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
2858 2478 2114
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Yorkshire 77.37% 76.84% 71.56%
Number of salaries quoted 2226 2034 1770
Average salary £37,500 £36,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+2.73% +4.28%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £26,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Information Security
Yorkshire

Information Security
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Yorkshire Information Security Jobs Demand Trend

Information Security
Salary Trend

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

West Yorkshire Information Security Salary Trend

Information Security
Salary Histogram

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

West Yorkshire Information Security Salary Histogram

Information Security
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security within the West Yorkshire 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
Leeds -2 36 £36,250 -19.44%
Bradford +17 11 £32,500 -59.37%
Wakefield -1 6 £32,500 -36.58%
Information Security
Yorkshire

Information Security
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing Information 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 Information Security.

1 51 (37.23%) CISSP
2 40 (29.20%) CISM
3 33 (24.09%) Management Information System
3 33 (24.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 29 (21.17%) CISA
5 27 (19.71%) Windows
6 25 (18.25%) Finance
7 23 (16.79%) Project Management
7 23 (16.79%) CheckPoint
7 23 (16.79%) PCI DSS
8 21 (15.33%) Firewall
9 20 (14.60%) Security Management
9 20 (14.60%) Cisco
9 20 (14.60%) Oracle
10 19 (13.87%) Penetration Testing
11 18 (13.14%) UNIX
12 17 (12.41%) Linux
12 17 (12.41%) Risk Management
13 15 (10.95%) Degree
13 15 (10.95%) Network Security
13 15 (10.95%) Service Management
13 15 (10.95%) ITIL
14 14 (10.22%) Information Security Management
14 14 (10.22%) Risk Assessment
15 13 (9.489%) GIAC
15 13 (9.489%) Disaster Recovery
16 12 (8.759%) VMware
16 12 (8.759%) SQL
16 12 (8.759%) Java
16 12 (8.759%) Microsoft

Information Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
1 11 (8.029%) .NET
2 8 (5.839%) JSON
3 7 (5.109%) WinForms
3 7 (5.109%) Ajax
3 7 (5.109%) jQuery
3 7 (5.109%) ASP.NET
3 7 (5.109%) SOAP
3 7 (5.109%) Web Services
4 6 (4.380%) HTML
5 2 (1.460%) ASP
6 1 (0.730%) JDBC
6 1 (0.730%) ODBC
6 1 (0.730%) Middleware
6 1 (0.730%) Apache Flex
Application Platforms
1 5 (3.650%) IIS
Applications
1 1 (0.730%) MS Project
1 1 (0.730%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 21 (15.33%) Firewall
2 15 (10.95%) Network Security
3 11 (8.029%) LAN
3 11 (8.029%) WAN
4 8 (5.839%) TCP/IP
5 7 (5.109%) Intrusion Detection
6 5 (3.650%) Internet
6 5 (3.650%) Cisco PIX
6 5 (3.650%) Cisco ASA
6 5 (3.650%) VPN
7 3 (2.190%) SNMP
7 3 (2.190%) Intranet
7 3 (2.190%) DHCP
7 3 (2.190%) DMVPN
7 3 (2.190%) HSRP
8 2 (1.460%) HTTP
9 1 (0.730%) SSL
9 1 (0.730%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (5.109%) SQL Server
1 7 (5.109%) SQL Server 2005
2 1 (0.730%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 2 (1.460%) Oracle Forms
General
1 25 (18.25%) Finance
2 10 (7.299%) Law
3 6 (4.380%) Manufacturing
3 6 (4.380%) Military
4 4 (2.920%) Telecoms
5 3 (2.190%) Legal
6 2 (1.460%) Front Office
6 2 (1.460%) Back Office
7 1 (0.730%) Retail
Job Titles
1 23 (16.79%) Analyst
2 22 (16.06%) Consultant
3 21 (15.33%) Security Consultant
4 18 (13.14%) Security Manager
5 17 (12.41%) Security Specialist
5 17 (12.41%) Security Analyst
6 13 (9.489%) Information Security Consultant
7 12 (8.759%) Information Security Specialist
7 12 (8.759%) Information Specialist
7 12 (8.759%) IT Security Analyst
8 11 (8.029%) Network Operations Manager
8 11 (8.029%) Operations Manager
8 11 (8.029%) Network Manager
9 10 (7.299%) Security Operations Manager
9 10 (7.299%) Network Security Manager
10 7 (5.109%) Developer
10 7 (5.109%) Software Developer
10 7 (5.109%) Architect
11 6 (4.380%) Team Leader
11 6 (4.380%) Security Officer
Miscellaneous
1 33 (24.09%) Management Information System
2 5 (3.650%) Cryptography
2 5 (3.650%) PKI
3 4 (2.920%) Data Protection Act
4 2 (1.460%) Mathematics
4 2 (1.460%) Physics
4 2 (1.460%) Computer Science
4 2 (1.460%) Clustering
4 2 (1.460%) NHS
5 1 (0.730%) Firmware
5 1 (0.730%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 27 (19.71%) Windows
2 18 (13.14%) UNIX
3 17 (12.41%) Linux
4 4 (2.920%) HPUX
5 2 (1.460%) Windows Server 2008
6 1 (0.730%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.730%) Solaris
6 1 (0.730%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (16.79%) Project Management
2 20 (14.60%) Security Management
3 19 (13.87%) Penetration Testing
4 17 (12.41%) Risk Management
5 15 (10.95%) Service Management
5 15 (10.95%) ITIL
6 14 (10.22%) Information Security Management
6 14 (10.22%) Risk Assessment
7 13 (9.489%) Disaster Recovery
8 11 (8.029%) Supplier Management
8 11 (8.029%) SIEM
9 9 (6.569%) CRAMM
10 8 (5.839%) Business Continuity
11 7 (5.109%) TOGAF
11 7 (5.109%) Extreme Programming
11 7 (5.109%) Waterfall
11 7 (5.109%) Data Protection
12 6 (4.380%) Security Architecture
13 5 (3.650%) ISMS
13 5 (3.650%) Business Development
Programming Languages
1 12 (8.759%) Java
1 12 (8.759%) SQL
2 11 (8.029%) C#
3 10 (7.299%) JavaScript
4 7 (5.109%) T-SQL
4 7 (5.109%) C
5 5 (3.650%) Perl
6 4 (2.920%) VB
6 4 (2.920%) VB.NET
6 4 (2.920%) VB6
7 3 (2.190%) C++
8 2 (1.460%) Python
8 2 (1.460%) Bash shell
9 1 (0.730%) Objective-C
9 1 (0.730%) ActionScript
9 1 (0.730%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 51 (37.23%) CISSP
2 40 (29.20%) CISM
3 29 (21.17%) CISA
4 15 (10.95%) Degree
5 13 (9.489%) GIAC
6 11 (8.029%) Cisco Certification
7 10 (7.299%) Security Cleared
8 9 (6.569%) CEH
8 9 (6.569%) ITIL Certification
9 8 (5.839%) CCSP
9 8 (5.839%) CCNP
9 8 (5.839%) CCNA
9 8 (5.839%) CCSE
9 8 (5.839%) SC Cleared
10 5 (3.650%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 4 (2.920%) CCSA
12 3 (2.190%) GCIH
13 2 (1.460%) GCFA
13 2 (1.460%) PhD
13 2 (1.460%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (24.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 23 (16.79%) PCI DSS
3 10 (7.299%) BS7799
4 7 (5.109%) QA
5 3 (2.190%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 3 (2.190%) COBIT
System Software
1 2 (1.460%) Active Directory
1 2 (1.460%) VMware Infrastructure
1 2 (1.460%) vSphere
2 1 (0.730%) XenServer
2 1 (0.730%) ProxySG
2 1 (0.730%) Snort
Systems Management
1 1 (0.730%) Nessus
Vendors
1 23 (16.79%) CheckPoint
2 20 (14.60%) Oracle
2 20 (14.60%) Cisco
3 12 (8.759%) Microsoft
3 12 (8.759%) VMware
4 8 (5.839%) Juniper
5 7 (5.109%) ArcSight
6 3 (2.190%) Fortinet
7 2 (1.460%) Blue Coat
7 2 (1.460%) Google
7 2 (1.460%) CA
7 2 (1.460%) HP
8 1 (0.730%) EMC
8 1 (0.730%) Citrix
8 1 (0.730%) Novell
8 1 (0.730%) Symantec
8 1 (0.730%) LogLogic
8 1 (0.730%) Q1 Labs
8 1 (0.730%) Tripwire
8 1 (0.730%) Proofpoint
West Yorkshire
Information Security Specialist. Information, Security, InfoSec, CISSP, CISM, CISA, Penetration Testing, Pen Testing, Software, Online, Application, Software, Development, Application... We are particularly interested in hearing from candidates who...
The Bridge Ltd
Salary: £excellent plus Car plus Pension plus bonus
Posted: 13 May 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Knowledge and understanding of legislation affecting security, privacy and systems assurance and standards such as PCI-DSS, ISO 17799, 27001. -Comprehensive knowledge of IT and information security subject...
William Hill
Salary: Competitive
Posted: 23 April 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
The Junior IT Security Analyst role includes monitoring and analysing Intrusion detection systems, firewall event logs and SIEM Security Incident and Event Management logs... Requirements: Experience in operational...
Alderbridge Network Recruitment
Salary: From £19,000 to £25,000 per annum + shift allowance+ benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Bradford, West Yorkshire
We also require you to be able to communicate effectively with clients at both a technical and business level, and help support clients in their remediation activities and...
SYSTEM RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: £35000 - £50000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Key Experience Required: - Deep Understanding of Security Technologies for Networks, Operating Systems and Applications - Technical Security Architecture Principles - Excellent Knowledge of Security Strategy, Policies and Standards (ISO27001, 1779...
Northern Recruitment Group
Salary: £Negotiable
Posted: 17 May 2013
West Yorkshire
Further responsibilities will include: - Ensuring accurate recordings of security alerts and security incidents - Ensuring that security incidents are escalated correctly - Analysing security alerts and incidents to understand the...
Alderbridge Network Recruitment
Salary: From £35,000 to £40,000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Maintaining, managing and updating the analytics cluster and SIEM (Security Incident Event Management) toolset... Working knowledge of web technologies, HTML and JavaScript. Knowledge of supporting SIEM technologies such...
Alderbridge Network Recruitment
Salary: Up to £35,000 per annum + Excellent benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Network Security Operations... As the Network Security Manager you will ensure the services provided are meeting agreed Service Levels and Business Partner levels of expectation. A large part...
William Hill
Salary: Excellent + Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 25 April 2013
West Yorkshire
Preferably degree qualified. Knowledge and experience in many of : C, C++, Java, ODBC, JDBC, database specific APIs, Perl, Flex, ActionScript, Javascript, network programming and protocols, iOS, Objective-C,...
Alderbridge Network Recruitment
Salary: From £45,000 to £55,000 per annum depending on experience + excellent
Posted: 16 May 2013
West Yorkshire
The company is currently in the process of a large scale systems upgrade from Legacy systems to Oracle based systems and require a senior manager to oversee this...
The Bridge Ltd
Salary: £55k-£75k + bonus + good benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013