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The table below looks at the demand for the Security Engineer role in IT jobs within the West Yorkshire 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 Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Security Engineer
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank162175
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching permanent IT job ads1116
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.266 %0.278 %
Salaries quoted1116
Average minimum salary£39,667£30,031
Average salary£41,625£33,359
% change on same period last year+24.77 %
Average maximum salary£43,583£36,688
UK excluding London average salary£41,873£41,011
% change on same period last year+2.10 %
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
West Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads41375763
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.767 %2.571 %
Salaries quoted35274889
Average minimum salary£30,952£30,688
Average salary£33,610£33,286
% change on same period last year+0.97 %
Average maximum salary£36,268£35,884
UK excluding London average salary£38,498£39,074
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Security Engineer YorkshireSecurity Engineer
Yorkshire

Security Engineer
Demand Trend

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

West Yorkshire Security Engineer Demand Trend

Security Engineer
Salary Trend

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

West Yorkshire Security Engineer Salary Trend

Security Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Security Engineer across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

West Yorkshire Security Engineer Salary Histogram

Security Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Engineer within the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
LeedsUp+207£39,857+15.59 %
WakefieldNew entry-5£44,100-
Security Engineer YorkshireSecurity Engineer
Yorkshire

Security Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region that cited Security Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title.

123 (71.88 %)Network Security
222 (68.75 %)Firewall
317 (53.13 %)TCP/IP
317 (53.13 %)CheckPoint
414 (43.75 %)VPN
513 (40.63 %)LAN
612 (37.50 %)DNS
612 (37.50 %)Cisco
711 (34.38 %)WAN
711 (34.38 %)HTTP
89 (28.13 %)SMTP
89 (28.13 %)FTP
98 (25.00 %)MPLS
107 (21.88 %)CISSP
107 (21.88 %)Cisco Certification
107 (21.88 %)VLAN
116 (18.75 %)Penetration Testing
116 (18.75 %)Juniper
125 (15.63 %)CCSP
125 (15.63 %)Intrusion Detection
125 (15.63 %)CCSA
134 (12.50 %)ISO27001
134 (12.50 %)CISA
134 (12.50 %)CCIE
143 (9.375 %)ITIL
143 (9.375 %)Windows
143 (9.375 %)Linux
143 (9.375 %)Information Security
143 (9.375 %)Degree
143 (9.375 %)Cisco PIX

Security Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region that cited Security Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (3.125 %)IIS
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
123 (71.88 %)Network Security
222 (68.75 %)Firewall
317 (53.13 %)TCP/IP
414 (43.75 %)VPN
513 (40.63 %)LAN
612 (37.50 %)DNS
711 (34.38 %)WAN
711 (34.38 %)HTTP
89 (28.13 %)FTP
89 (28.13 %)SMTP
98 (25.00 %)MPLS
107 (21.88 %)VLAN
115 (15.63 %)Intrusion Detection
123 (9.375 %)Cisco PIX
132 (6.250 %)Cisco ASA
132 (6.250 %)DMZ
141 (3.125 %)Broadband
141 (3.125 %)OSPF
141 (3.125 %)BGP
141 (3.125 %)Wi-Fi
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (6.250 %)Telecoms
21 (3.125 %)Health
21 (3.125 %)Multimedia
21 (3.125 %)Pensions
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (3.125 %)SecurID
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (9.375 %)Windows
13 (9.375 %)Linux
21 (3.125 %)Windows Server 2003
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (18.75 %)Penetration Testing
23 (9.375 %)ITIL
23 (9.375 %)Information Security
31 (3.125 %)Password Management
31 (3.125 %)Load Balancing
31 (3.125 %)Fault Management
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (21.88 %)CISSP
17 (21.88 %)Cisco Certification
25 (15.63 %)CCSP
25 (15.63 %)CCSA
34 (12.50 %)CISA
34 (12.50 %)CCIE
43 (9.375 %)Degree
52 (6.250 %)CCNA
61 (3.125 %)MCSE
61 (3.125 %)Microsoft Certification
61 (3.125 %)Check Point Certification
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (12.50 %)ISO27001
21 (3.125 %)SLA
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
117 (53.13 %)CheckPoint
212 (37.50 %)Cisco
36 (18.75 %)Juniper
41 (3.125 %)Nokia
41 (3.125 %)Symantec
41 (3.125 %)Websense
41 (3.125 %)Blue Coat
41 (3.125 %)WatchGuard