The first table below looks at the demand for Information Security skills in IT contracts advertised for the Buckinghamshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Information Security over the 3 months to 22 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 Buckinghamshire region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Information Security (INFOSEC)
Rank 51 68 70
Rank change year-on-year
+17 +2
Contract jobs citing Information Security 18 5 4
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire 2.217% 0.499% 0.378%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.163% 0.752% 0.634%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 3 1
Average daily rate £425 £160 £358
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+165.62% -55.24%
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £423 £380
% change year-on-year
+0.59% +11.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.71 £43.75 £38.00
% change year-on-year
-59.52% +15.13%
All Processes & Methodologies
Buckinghamshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
569 665 631
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire 70.07% 66.30% 59.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 347 313 261
Average daily rate £325 £325 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -7.14%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £200 £200 £190
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £425 £508
UK excluding London average daily rate £365 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
- -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 30 47
Average hourly rate £17.75 £15.00 £20.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+18.33% -25.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.50 £10.58 £13.10
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £27.00 £18.50 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.00 £25.00 £29.00
% change year-on-year
+24.00% -13.79%
Information Security
South East

Information Security
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Information Security Jobs Demand Trend

Information Security
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Information Security across the Buckinghamshire region.

Buckinghamshire Information Security Daily Rate Trend

Information Security
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Information Security across the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Buckinghamshire Information Security Daily Rate Histogram

Information Security
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Information Security across the Buckinghamshire region.

Buckinghamshire Information Security Hourly Rate Trend

Information Security
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security within the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 22 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Milton Keynes +18 14 £425 +165.62%
High Wycombe - 1 - -
Information Security
South East

Information Security
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire 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 contract IT job ads sampled that cited Information Security.

1 10 (45.45%) Microsoft
2 8 (36.36%) SQL Server
2 8 (36.36%) Windows
2 8 (36.36%) Citrix
3 7 (31.82%) CISSP
3 7 (31.82%) Active Directory
3 7 (31.82%) MS Exchange
3 7 (31.82%) Security Management
4 6 (27.27%) VMware
4 6 (27.27%) LAN
4 6 (27.27%) WAN
4 6 (27.27%) Firewall
4 6 (27.27%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (22.73%) Capacity Planning
5 5 (22.73%) Hyper-V
5 5 (22.73%) Exchange Server 2010
5 5 (22.73%) Compatibility Testing
5 5 (22.73%) Windows Server 2008
5 5 (22.73%) SQL Server 2008
5 5 (22.73%) Windows Server 2012
5 5 (22.73%) Windows Server 2003
5 5 (22.73%) WLAN
5 5 (22.73%) Wireless
5 5 (22.73%) SQL Server 2005
5 5 (22.73%) Exchange Server 2003
6 4 (18.18%) COBIT
6 4 (18.18%) Management Information System
6 4 (18.18%) VoIP
6 4 (18.18%) ISO 9001
6 4 (18.18%) Sarbanes-Oxley

Information Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire 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 contract IT job ads sampled that cited Information Security. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 7 (31.82%) MS Exchange
2 5 (22.73%) Exchange Server 2010
2 5 (22.73%) Exchange Server 2003
3 3 (13.64%) IIS
Applications
1 3 (13.64%) MS PowerPoint
2 2 (9.091%) MS Excel
3 1 (4.545%) Spreadsheet
3 1 (4.545%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 6 (27.27%) LAN
1 6 (27.27%) WAN
1 6 (27.27%) Firewall
2 5 (22.73%) WLAN
2 5 (22.73%) Wireless
3 4 (18.18%) VoIP
4 3 (13.64%) Network Security
4 3 (13.64%) SAN
5 1 (4.545%) ICMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (36.36%) SQL Server
2 5 (22.73%) SQL Server 2008
2 5 (22.73%) SQL Server 2005
General
1 2 (9.091%) Advertising
2 1 (4.545%) Finance
Job Titles
1 7 (31.82%) Consultant
2 5 (22.73%) Analyst
3 4 (18.18%) Security Analyst
4 3 (13.64%) Head of Information Security
4 3 (13.64%) Head of Security
4 3 (13.64%) Security Consultant
4 3 (13.64%) Information Security Consultant
4 3 (13.64%) Infrastructure Consultant
5 2 (9.091%) Information Security Analyst
5 2 (9.091%) Risk Analyst
5 2 (9.091%) Information Analyst
5 2 (9.091%) IT Administrator
5 2 (9.091%) Administrator
5 2 (9.091%) Architect
5 2 (9.091%) Network Consultant
6 1 (4.545%) Information Specialist
6 1 (4.545%) IT Risk Analyst
6 1 (4.545%) Information Assurance Analyst
6 1 (4.545%) Systems Engineer
6 1 (4.545%) Security Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 4 (18.18%) Management Information System
2 3 (13.64%) RMADS
3 1 (4.545%) SCADA
3 1 (4.545%) CESG
3 1 (4.545%) PKI
3 1 (4.545%) Cryptography
Operating Systems
1 8 (36.36%) Windows
2 5 (22.73%) Windows Server 2008
2 5 (22.73%) Windows Server 2012
2 5 (22.73%) Windows Server 2003
3 1 (4.545%) Linux
3 1 (4.545%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (31.82%) Security Management
2 5 (22.73%) Capacity Planning
2 5 (22.73%) Compatibility Testing
3 3 (13.64%) Network Management
3 3 (13.64%) Risk Analysis
3 3 (13.64%) Disaster Recovery
3 3 (13.64%) Vulnerability Assessment
3 3 (13.64%) Penetration Testing
4 2 (9.091%) Business Continuity
4 2 (9.091%) Information Security Management
4 2 (9.091%) Information Assurance
4 2 (9.091%) Load Balancing
5 1 (4.545%) SIEM
5 1 (4.545%) Vulnerability Management
5 1 (4.545%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 1 (4.545%) Time Management
5 1 (4.545%) ISMS
5 1 (4.545%) Data Protection
5 1 (4.545%) Service Delivery
5 1 (4.545%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (9.091%) SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (31.82%) CISSP
2 4 (18.18%) Security Cleared
3 3 (13.64%) SC Cleared
3 3 (13.64%) CISM
4 2 (9.091%) Degree
4 2 (9.091%) DV Cleared
5 1 (4.545%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (18.18%) COBIT
1 4 (18.18%) ISO 9001
1 4 (18.18%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 3 (13.64%) COSO
2 3 (13.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (9.091%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 7 (31.82%) Active Directory
2 6 (27.27%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (22.73%) Hyper-V
4 4 (18.18%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 3 (13.64%) XenApp
5 3 (13.64%) XenDesktop
Vendors
1 10 (45.45%) Microsoft
2 8 (36.36%) Citrix
3 6 (27.27%) VMware
4 2 (9.091%) Remedy
5 1 (4.545%) Oracle
5 1 (4.545%) AppSense
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