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The table below looks at the demand for ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) in IT contracts within the City of London region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited CISM over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank182180
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads52
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.904 %0.350 %
Daily rates quoted31
Average minimum daily rate£367£500
Average daily rate£388£500
% change on same period last year-22.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£410£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£409£267
% change on same period last year+53.51 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£70.00-
Average hourly rate£70.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£70.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£32.33
% change on same period last year-
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
City of London
Matching contract IT job ads553571
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.897 %0.623 %
Daily rates quoted292201
Average minimum daily rate£365£379
Average daily rate£388£398
% change on same period last year-2.50 %
Average maximum daily rate£411£417
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£327
% change on same period last year+1.08 %
Hourly rates quoted3139
Average minimum hourly rate£21.99£22.60
Average hourly rate£24.42£23.97
% change on same period last year+1.85 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.84£25.35
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.70£25.15
% change on same period last year+2.18 %
CISM LondonCISM
London

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.

CISM
Demand Trend

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

City of London CISM Demand Trend

CISM
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing CISM across the City of London region.

City of London CISM Daily Rate Trend

CISM
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing CISM across the City of London region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

City of London CISM Daily Rate Histogram

CISM
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing CISM across the City of London region.

City of London CISM Hourly Rate Trend

CISM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the City of London region citing CISM 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 CISM.

115 (88.24 %)CISSP
212 (70.59 %)Information Security
310 (58.82 %)CISA
310 (58.82 %)Firewall
310 (58.82 %)Finance
47 (41.18 %)ISO27001
55 (29.41 %)TCP/IP
55 (29.41 %)UNIX
55 (29.41 %)Windows
55 (29.41 %)Risk Management
55 (29.41 %)Banking
55 (29.41 %)Degree
64 (23.53 %)Network Security
64 (23.53 %)PKI
64 (23.53 %)Penetration Testing
64 (23.53 %)Legal
64 (23.53 %)VoIP
64 (23.53 %)BS7799
73 (17.65 %)PRINCE2
73 (17.65 %)Risk Assessment
73 (17.65 %)Incident Management
82 (11.76 %)Investment Banking
82 (11.76 %)Management Information System
82 (11.76 %)Project Management
82 (11.76 %)ISO17799
82 (11.76 %)VBA
82 (11.76 %)ITIL
91 (5.882 %)VB
91 (5.882 %)MS Office
91 (5.882 %)MS Excel

CISM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the City of London region citing CISM 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 CISM. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

City of London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (5.882 %)MS Office
11 (5.882 %)MS Excel
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (58.82 %)Firewall
25 (29.41 %)TCP/IP
34 (23.53 %)VoIP
34 (23.53 %)Network Security
41 (5.882 %)Intrusion Detection
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (58.82 %)Finance
25 (29.41 %)Banking
34 (23.53 %)Legal
42 (11.76 %)Investment Banking
51 (5.882 %)Insurance
51 (5.882 %)Telecoms
51 (5.882 %)Education
51 (5.882 %)Government
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (58.82 %)Consultant
28 (47.06 %)Security Consultant
36 (35.29 %)Analyst
36 (35.29 %)Security Analyst
44 (23.53 %)Security Risk Analyst
44 (23.53 %)Information Security Consultant
44 (23.53 %)Risk Analyst
53 (17.65 %)Information Security Analyst
53 (17.65 %)Information Analyst
61 (5.882 %)IT Security Consultant
61 (5.882 %)IT Administrator
61 (5.882 %)IT Consultant
61 (5.882 %)Applications Consultant
61 (5.882 %)Firewall Analyst
61 (5.882 %)CLAS Consultant
61 (5.882 %)Administrator
61 (5.882 %)Junior Consultant
61 (5.882 %)Junior
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (23.53 %)PKI
22 (11.76 %)Management Information System
31 (5.882 %)NHS
31 (5.882 %)Computer Science
31 (5.882 %)French Language
31 (5.882 %)Wiki
31 (5.882 %)RMADS
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (29.41 %)UNIX
15 (29.41 %)Windows
21 (5.882 %)Windows Vista
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (70.59 %)Information Security
25 (29.41 %)Risk Management
34 (23.53 %)Penetration Testing
43 (17.65 %)Incident Management
43 (17.65 %)Risk Assessment
43 (17.65 %)PRINCE2
52 (11.76 %)Project Management
52 (11.76 %)ITIL
61 (5.882 %)Business Continuity
61 (5.882 %)CMMI
61 (5.882 %)Security Management
61 (5.882 %)Enterprise Architecture
61 (5.882 %)CRAMM
61 (5.882 %)Data Protection
61 (5.882 %)Security Cleared
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (11.76 %)VBA
21 (5.882 %)VB
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
115 (88.24 %)CISSP
210 (58.82 %)CISA
35 (29.41 %)Degree
41 (5.882 %)PRINCE2 Certification
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (41.18 %)ISO27001
24 (23.53 %)BS7799
32 (11.76 %)ISO17799
41 (5.882 %)COBIT
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (5.882 %)Microsoft