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This section looks at the demand for Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) in IT contracts within the Berkshire region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited CISSP over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCertified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank116160
Rank change on same period last yearUp+44
Matching contract IT job ads123
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.003 %
As % of the category below3.448 %0.592 %
Daily rates quoted22
Average minimum daily rate£401£425
Average daily rate£451£438
% change on same period last year+2.97 %
Average maximum daily rate£501£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£370£495
% change on same period last year-25.18 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00-
Average hourly rate£26.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£28.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.30-
% change on same period last year-
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads348507
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.464 %0.513 %
Daily rates quoted94146
Average minimum daily rate£356£325
Average daily rate£379£336
% change on same period last year+12.69 %
Average maximum daily rate£401£347
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£338
% change on same period last year-2.41 %
Hourly rates quoted4783
Average minimum hourly rate£15.77£27.56
Average hourly rate£16.71£29.07
% change on same period last year-42.52 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.64£30.58
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.98£25.56
% change on same period last year-2.29 %
CISSP South EastCISSP
South East

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

CISSP
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing CISSP across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Berkshire CISSP Demand Trend

CISSP
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing CISSP across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire CISSP Daily Rate Trend

CISSP
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing CISSP across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire CISSP Hourly Rate Trend

CISSP
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CISSP within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ReadingNew entry-6--
BracknellNew entry-2£400-
SloughDown-52--
CISSP South EastCISSP
South East

CISSP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing CISSP 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 contract IT job ads sampled that cited CISSP.

17 (33.33 %)Finance
26 (28.57 %)Information Security
26 (28.57 %)Firewall
34 (19.05 %)IT Governance
34 (19.05 %)LAN
34 (19.05 %)Tivoli
43 (14.29 %)Security Cleared
43 (14.29 %)CEH
43 (14.29 %)Network Security
43 (14.29 %)TCP/IP
43 (14.29 %)WAN
43 (14.29 %)Cisco
43 (14.29 %)CISA
43 (14.29 %)CISM
43 (14.29 %)Government
52 (9.524 %)Information Security Management
52 (9.524 %)Security Management
52 (9.524 %)CCIE
52 (9.524 %)Cisco Certification
52 (9.524 %)Juniper
52 (9.524 %)Network Design
52 (9.524 %)Penetration Testing
52 (9.524 %)SC Cleared
61 (4.762 %)DV Cleared
61 (4.762 %)FMCG
61 (4.762 %)CESG
61 (4.762 %)CESG CLAS
61 (4.762 %)HMG Infosec
61 (4.762 %)RMADS
61 (4.762 %)BS25999

CISSP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing CISSP also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited CISSP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (4.762 %)IIS
11 (4.762 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (28.57 %)Firewall
24 (19.05 %)LAN
33 (14.29 %)WAN
33 (14.29 %)Network Security
33 (14.29 %)TCP/IP
41 (4.762 %)DNS
41 (4.762 %)Internet
41 (4.762 %)NetScreen
41 (4.762 %)DHCP
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (33.33 %)Finance
23 (14.29 %)Government
31 (4.762 %)Military
31 (4.762 %)Auditing
31 (4.762 %)FMCG
31 (4.762 %)Telecoms
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (33.33 %)Analyst
26 (28.57 %)Security Analyst
35 (23.81 %)Information Analyst
35 (23.81 %)Information Security Analyst
44 (19.05 %)Security Manager
53 (14.29 %)Consultant
62 (9.524 %)Security Consultant
62 (9.524 %)Compliance Manager
62 (9.524 %)Network Specialist
62 (9.524 %)Technical Manager
62 (9.524 %)Security Specialist
62 (9.524 %)Security Engineer
71 (4.762 %)Security Architect
71 (4.762 %)Senior Security Engineer
71 (4.762 %)Security Investigator
71 (4.762 %)Firewall Analyst
71 (4.762 %)Architect
71 (4.762 %)Tester
71 (4.762 %)Penetration Tester
71 (4.762 %)SAP Consultant
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (4.762 %)Blackberry
11 (4.762 %)CESG
11 (4.762 %)CESG CLAS
11 (4.762 %)Computer Science
11 (4.762 %)RMADS
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (4.762 %)UNIX
11 (4.762 %)Windows
11 (4.762 %)Windows 2000
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (28.57 %)Information Security
24 (19.05 %)IT Governance
33 (14.29 %)Security Cleared
42 (9.524 %)SC Cleared
42 (9.524 %)Network Design
42 (9.524 %)Penetration Testing
42 (9.524 %)Information Security Management
42 (9.524 %)Security Management
51 (4.762 %)Validation
51 (4.762 %)Business Continuity
51 (4.762 %)Risk Assessment
51 (4.762 %)Six Sigma
51 (4.762 %)BCP
51 (4.762 %)Project Management
51 (4.762 %)Disaster Recovery
51 (4.762 %)Programme Management
51 (4.762 %)Computer Forensics
51 (4.762 %)DV Cleared
51 (4.762 %)Security Testing
51 (4.762 %)Test Scripting
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (4.762 %)C
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (14.29 %)CISA
13 (14.29 %)CISM
13 (14.29 %)CEH
22 (9.524 %)CCIE
22 (9.524 %)Cisco Certification
31 (4.762 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (4.762 %)CCSA
31 (4.762 %)MCSD
31 (4.762 %)HND
31 (4.762 %)MCSE
31 (4.762 %)MCDBA
31 (4.762 %)Degree
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (4.762 %)GxP
11 (4.762 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
11 (4.762 %)ISO27001
11 (4.762 %)QA
11 (4.762 %)HMG Infosec
11 (4.762 %)BS25999
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (4.762 %)Active Directory
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (19.05 %)Tivoli
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (14.29 %)Cisco
22 (9.524 %)Juniper
31 (4.762 %)VERITAS
31 (4.762 %)CheckPoint
31 (4.762 %)HP
31 (4.762 %)Oracle
31 (4.762 %)SAP
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