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The table below looks at the demand for the Security Specialist role in IT jobs within the 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 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
Rank220239
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching permanent IT job ads614
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.084 %0.137 %
Salaries quoted54
Average minimum salary£38,333£37,500
Average salary£40,417£40,000
% change on same period last year+1.04 %
Average maximum salary£42,500£42,500
UK excluding London average salary£48,694£45,548
% change on same period last year+6.90 %
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads715210213
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled4.629 %4.554 %
Salaries quoted61448387
Average minimum salary£31,455£30,910
Average salary£33,883£33,385
% change on same period last year+1.49 %
Average maximum salary£36,311£35,860
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 Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire Security Specialist Salary Trend

Security Specialist
Salary Histogram

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

Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire 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
South YorkshireUp+82£42,500+10.86 %
West YorkshireUp+102£43,333-3.70 %
Security Specialist EnglandSecurity Specialist
England

Security Specialist
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Yorkshire 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.

115 (65.22 %)Firewall
29 (39.13 %)Security Management
29 (39.13 %)Finance
29 (39.13 %)Information Security
29 (39.13 %)Network Security
37 (30.43 %)Cisco PIX
37 (30.43 %)Cisco
46 (26.09 %)ITIL
46 (26.09 %)Cisco Certification
55 (21.74 %)CheckPoint
55 (21.74 %)CCNP
55 (21.74 %)Windows
64 (17.39 %)LAN
64 (17.39 %)WAN
64 (17.39 %)UNIX
64 (17.39 %)CCNA
64 (17.39 %)Juniper
64 (17.39 %)Nokia
64 (17.39 %)Intrusion Detection
73 (13.04 %)ISO27001
73 (13.04 %)COBIT
73 (13.04 %)Health
73 (13.04 %)Legal
73 (13.04 %)SLA
82 (8.696 %)Microsoft
82 (8.696 %)CCIE
82 (8.696 %)HTTP
82 (8.696 %)TCP/IP
82 (8.696 %)VPN
82 (8.696 %)DNS

Security Specialist
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Yorkshire 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.

Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (4.348 %)NetWeaver
Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (4.348 %)MS Excel
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (4.348 %)SAP R/3
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
115 (65.22 %)Firewall
29 (39.13 %)Network Security
37 (30.43 %)Cisco PIX
44 (17.39 %)LAN
44 (17.39 %)WAN
44 (17.39 %)Intrusion Detection
52 (8.696 %)HTTP
52 (8.696 %)TCP/IP
52 (8.696 %)VPN
52 (8.696 %)DNS
52 (8.696 %)HTTPS
52 (8.696 %)IPsec
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (4.348 %)SAP BW
Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (39.13 %)Finance
23 (13.04 %)Health
23 (13.04 %)Legal
32 (8.696 %)Telecoms
41 (4.348 %)Pensions
Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (8.696 %)NHS
12 (8.696 %)NPfIT
21 (4.348 %)PKI
21 (4.348 %)Management Information System
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (21.74 %)Windows
24 (17.39 %)UNIX
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (39.13 %)Security Management
19 (39.13 %)Information Security
26 (26.09 %)ITIL
32 (8.696 %)Service Management
32 (8.696 %)Information Security Management
32 (8.696 %)Data Security
41 (4.348 %)Business Continuity
41 (4.348 %)Disaster Recovery
41 (4.348 %)CRM
Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (26.09 %)Cisco Certification
25 (21.74 %)CCNP
34 (17.39 %)CCNA
42 (8.696 %)CCIE
42 (8.696 %)MCSE
42 (8.696 %)ISEB
42 (8.696 %)Microsoft Certification
42 (8.696 %)ITIL Certification
42 (8.696 %)Security+ Certification
51 (4.348 %)ISEB Practitioner
51 (4.348 %)CISA
51 (4.348 %)CISSP
51 (4.348 %)CCDP
51 (4.348 %)CCSP
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (13.04 %)ISO27001
13 (13.04 %)COBIT
13 (13.04 %)SLA
Yorkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (8.696 %)Active Directory
Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (30.43 %)Cisco
25 (21.74 %)CheckPoint
34 (17.39 %)Juniper
34 (17.39 %)Nokia
42 (8.696 %)Microsoft
51 (4.348 %)Fortinet
51 (4.348 %)McAfee Security
51 (4.348 %)SAP