The first table below looks at the demand for the Security Consultant role in IT jobs advertised for the West Yorkshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Security Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 21 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 Job Titles advertised for the West Yorkshire region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Security Consultant
Rank 154 162 136
Rank change year-on-year
+8 -26
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Consultant 21 6 9
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Yorkshire 0.569% 0.186% 0.306%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.597% 0.191% 0.317%
Number of salaries quoted 5 6 9
Average salary £32,500 £52,500 £52,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-38.09% -
UK excluding London average salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
All Job Titles
West Yorkshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
3516 3145 2836
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Yorkshire 95.23% 97.34% 96.53%
Number of salaries quoted 2812 2625 2364
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £33,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +6.05%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £23,000 £23,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £50,000 £48,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Security Consultant
Yorkshire

Security Consultant
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Yorkshire Security Consultant Jobs Demand Trend

Security Consultant
Salary Trend

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

West Yorkshire Security Consultant Salary Trend

Security Consultant
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Security Consultant across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

West Yorkshire Security Consultant Salary Histogram

Security Consultant
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Consultant within the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 21 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
Bradford +9 3 £32,500 -23.52%
Leeds -15 1 £50,000 -6.97%
Security Consultant
Yorkshire

Security Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region that cited Security Consultant 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 Consultant in their job title.

1 20 (64.52%) Information Security
2 16 (51.61%) Penetration Testing
3 15 (48.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 15 (48.39%) PCI DSS
3 15 (48.39%) CISA
3 15 (48.39%) CISM
3 15 (48.39%) CISSP
4 11 (35.48%) Network Security
5 10 (32.26%) Blog
5 10 (32.26%) Security Testing
5 10 (32.26%) SC Cleared
5 10 (32.26%) Security Cleared
6 9 (29.03%) BS7799
6 9 (29.03%) GIAC
6 9 (29.03%) Risk Assessment
6 9 (29.03%) CRAMM
7 5 (16.13%) Windows
8 4 (12.90%) Oracle
8 4 (12.90%) UNIX
8 4 (12.90%) Risk Management
9 3 (9.677%) Management Information System
10 2 (6.452%) Firewall
11 1 (3.226%) Perl
11 1 (3.226%) Finance
11 1 (3.226%) VMware
11 1 (3.226%) Clustering
11 1 (3.226%) Banking
11 1 (3.226%) Retail
11 1 (3.226%) Internet
11 1 (3.226%) Linux

Security Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region that cited Security Consultant 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 Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 11 (35.48%) Network Security
2 2 (6.452%) Firewall
3 1 (3.226%) Internet
3 1 (3.226%) TCP/IP
General
1 1 (3.226%) Finance
1 1 (3.226%) Banking
1 1 (3.226%) Retail
1 1 (3.226%) Pharmaceutical
Miscellaneous
1 10 (32.26%) Blog
2 3 (9.677%) Management Information System
3 1 (3.226%) Clustering
Operating Systems
1 5 (16.13%) Windows
2 4 (12.90%) UNIX
3 1 (3.226%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (64.52%) Information Security
2 16 (51.61%) Penetration Testing
3 10 (32.26%) Security Testing
4 9 (29.03%) Risk Assessment
4 9 (29.03%) CRAMM
5 4 (12.90%) Risk Management
6 1 (3.226%) Disaster Recovery
6 1 (3.226%) Load Balancing
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.226%) Perl
1 1 (3.226%) Bash shell
Qualifications
1 15 (48.39%) CISA
1 15 (48.39%) CISM
1 15 (48.39%) CISSP
2 10 (32.26%) SC Cleared
2 10 (32.26%) Security Cleared
3 9 (29.03%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (48.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 15 (48.39%) PCI DSS
2 9 (29.03%) BS7799
System Software
1 1 (3.226%) Active Directory
1 1 (3.226%) vSphere
1 1 (3.226%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (3.226%) XenServer
Vendors
1 4 (12.90%) Oracle
2 1 (3.226%) VMware
2 1 (3.226%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.226%) Citrix
2 1 (3.226%) Imperva
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: 20 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
You will be responsible for leading penetration testing and security assessment consulting services... This role requires you to demonstrate: Experience of all aspects of penetration testing in a...
The Bridge Ltd
Salary: £excellent + big bonus + car + benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013