The first table below looks at the demand for Information Security skills in IT jobs advertised for the York 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 York region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Information Security (INFOSEC)
Rank 23 57 -
Rank change year-on-year
+34 -
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 36 4 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in York 8.612% 0.985% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 11.08% 1.278% -
Number of salaries quoted 12 4 0
Average salary £38,125 £51,250 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
-25.60% -
UK excluding London average salary £50,000 £50,000 £47,000
% change year-on-year
- +6.38%
All Processes & Methodologies
York
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
325 313 330
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in York 77.75% 77.09% 80.68%
Number of salaries quoted 183 219 268
Average salary £35,000 £37,500 £42,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.66% -10.71%
90% offered a salary of more than £23,000 £26,000 £27,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £50,000 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Information Security
North Yorkshire

Information Security
Jobs Demand Trend

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

York 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 York region.

York Information Security Salary Trend

Information Security
Salary Histogram

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

York Information Security Salary Histogram

Information Security
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the York 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 30 (53.57%) Firewall
1 30 (53.57%) Network Security
2 29 (51.79%) Cisco ASA
2 29 (51.79%) Cisco
2 29 (51.79%) CheckPoint
3 25 (44.64%) WAN
3 25 (44.64%) LAN
4 24 (42.86%) VoIP
4 24 (42.86%) WLAN
4 24 (42.86%) Wireless
4 24 (42.86%) Network Design
4 24 (42.86%) WAN Optimisation
5 20 (35.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 20 (35.71%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 20 (35.71%) CISM
5 20 (35.71%) CISSP
6 18 (32.14%) ITIL
6 18 (32.14%) ITSM
6 18 (32.14%) Security Management
6 18 (32.14%) Service Management
6 18 (32.14%) Penetration Testing
6 18 (32.14%) Data Protection
6 18 (32.14%) Data Protection Act
7 5 (8.929%) CCSE
7 5 (8.929%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (8.929%) CCSP
7 5 (8.929%) CCNP
7 5 (8.929%) CCNA
7 5 (8.929%) Cisco PIX
8 3 (5.357%) Internet

Information Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the York 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 1 (1.786%) JDBC
1 1 (1.786%) ODBC
1 1 (1.786%) Middleware
1 1 (1.786%) JSON
1 1 (1.786%) Apache Flex
Application Platforms
1 2 (3.571%) IIS
Communications & Networking
1 30 (53.57%) Firewall
1 30 (53.57%) Network Security
2 29 (51.79%) Cisco ASA
3 25 (44.64%) LAN
3 25 (44.64%) WAN
4 24 (42.86%) VoIP
4 24 (42.86%) WLAN
4 24 (42.86%) Wireless
5 5 (8.929%) Cisco PIX
6 3 (5.357%) Internet
7 1 (1.786%) Wireshark
7 1 (1.786%) HTTP
7 1 (1.786%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.786%) Oracle Reports
General
1 2 (3.571%) Telecoms
2 1 (1.786%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 24 (42.86%) Network Engineer
1 24 (42.86%) Cisco Network Engineer
2 11 (19.64%) Information Manager
2 11 (19.64%) Information Security Manager
2 11 (19.64%) Security Manager
3 9 (16.07%) Consultant
4 8 (14.29%) Security Consultant
5 6 (10.71%) Security Analyst
5 6 (10.71%) Analyst
6 5 (8.929%) Network Analyst
6 5 (8.929%) IT Security Analyst
6 5 (8.929%) Network Security Analyst
7 4 (7.143%) Information Security Consultant
8 2 (3.571%) IT Security Consultant
8 2 (3.571%) Infrastructure Consultant
8 2 (3.571%) IT Consultant
8 2 (3.571%) Infrastructure Security Consultant
8 2 (3.571%) Head of Infrastructure
8 2 (3.571%) Head of Security
9 1 (1.786%) Software Manager
Miscellaneous
1 18 (32.14%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.786%) Windows
1 1 (1.786%) Solaris
1 1 (1.786%) Linux
1 1 (1.786%) Android
1 1 (1.786%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (42.86%) Network Design
1 24 (42.86%) WAN Optimisation
2 18 (32.14%) Data Protection
2 18 (32.14%) Penetration Testing
2 18 (32.14%) ITSM
2 18 (32.14%) Security Management
2 18 (32.14%) ITIL
2 18 (32.14%) Service Management
3 2 (3.571%) Business Continuity
4 1 (1.786%) Business Development
4 1 (1.786%) Service Delivery
4 1 (1.786%) Project Management
4 1 (1.786%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.786%) C
1 1 (1.786%) C++
1 1 (1.786%) Java
1 1 (1.786%) JavaScript
1 1 (1.786%) Perl
1 1 (1.786%) PL/SQL
1 1 (1.786%) SQL
1 1 (1.786%) ActionScript
1 1 (1.786%) Objective-C
Qualifications
1 20 (35.71%) CISSP
1 20 (35.71%) CISM
2 5 (8.929%) CCSE
2 5 (8.929%) Cisco Certification
2 5 (8.929%) CCSP
2 5 (8.929%) CCNP
2 5 (8.929%) CCNA
3 2 (3.571%) CISA
4 1 (1.786%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (35.71%) Sarbanes-Oxley
1 20 (35.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 1 (1.786%) Snort
Systems Management
1 1 (1.786%) Nessus
1 1 (1.786%) Splunk
Vendors
1 29 (51.79%) Cisco
1 29 (51.79%) CheckPoint
2 1 (1.786%) Symantec
2 1 (1.786%) McAfee
2 1 (1.786%) Sophos
2 1 (1.786%) Websense
2 1 (1.786%) Kaspersky
2 1 (1.786%) ArcSight
2 1 (1.786%) Oracle
York, North Yorkshire
The successful candidate’s experience must include proven experience in developing and implementing security policies and procedures, an excellent understanding of enterprise information security and in depth knowledge...
4it Recruitment Ltd
Salary: Unspecified
Posted: 15 May 2013
York, North Yorkshire
CISM, CISSP) * Extensive experience of security management and operational security practices... ISO/IEC 27001) * A sound understanding of data protection and regulatory compliance requirements (e.g. Care Quality...
Rullion IT Plus
Salary: Excellent Bens
Posted: 14 May 2013
York, North Yorkshire
York Overview A global financial services client based in York are currently recruiting an Information Security Officer to work in their European HQ. In order to be considered...
Rullion IT Plus
Posted: 16 May 2013