Information Security Contracts in the City of London
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for Information Security skills in IT contracts advertised for the City of London region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Information Security over the 3 months to 24 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 City of London 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
24 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Information Security (INFOSEC)
Rank 120 118 217
Rank change year-on-year
-2 +99
Contract jobs citing Information Security 84 101 28
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the City of London 1.317% 1.284% 0.286%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.791% 1.790% 0.398%
Number of daily rates quoted 64 64 22
Average daily rate £453 £475 £431
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-4.73% +10.14%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £350 £297 £303
10% offered a daily rate of more than £625 £598 £548
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £425 £380
% change year-on-year
- +11.84%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 3 1
Average hourly rate £18.00 £62.50 £15.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-71.20% +316.66%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.71 £47.50 £30.25
% change year-on-year
-62.71% +57.02%
Search 28 Information Security jobs in the City of London
All Processes & Methodologies
City of London
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category		 4690 5642 7035
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the City of London 73.52% 71.74% 71.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 3529 4083 5194
Average daily rate £450 £463 £500
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-2.70% -7.50%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £313 £300 £325
10% offered a daily rate of more than £600 £625 £650
UK excluding London average daily rate £365 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
- -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 80 98 100
Average hourly rate £41.50 £24.00 £25.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+72.91% -4.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £17.20 £15.00 £14.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £135.00 £47.50 £50.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.00 £25.00 £29.50
% change year-on-year
+20.00% -15.25%
Information Security
London

Information Security
Jobs Demand Trend

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

City of London 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 City of London region.

City of London 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 City of London region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

City of London 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 City of London region.

City of London Information Security Hourly Rate Trend

Information Security
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the City of London 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 50 (37.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 46 (34.85%) Finance
3 35 (26.52%) ITIL
3 35 (26.52%) Security Cleared
4 33 (25.00%) Risk Management
5 31 (23.48%) SC Cleared
6 30 (22.73%) Banking
7 29 (21.97%) Risk Assessment
8 28 (21.21%) Information Assurance
9 25 (18.94%) CISSP
10 23 (17.42%) Management Information System
11 21 (15.91%) Change Management
12 20 (15.15%) Linux
13 19 (14.39%) MS Office
14 18 (13.64%) MS Visio
15 17 (12.88%) Legal
15 17 (12.88%) UNIX
15 17 (12.88%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 16 (12.12%) Windows
16 16 (12.12%) CISM
17 15 (11.36%) Stakeholder Management
18 14 (10.61%) Firewall
18 14 (10.61%) Cisco
19 13 (9.848%) Juniper
20 12 (9.091%) Telecoms
20 12 (9.091%) Penetration Testing
20 12 (9.091%) Vulnerability Management
21 11 (8.333%) Project Management
21 11 (8.333%) Active Directory
22 10 (7.576%) Microsoft

Information Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the City of London 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 Development
1 3 (2.273%) .NET
1 3 (2.273%) SailPoint
2 2 (1.515%) Web Services
2 2 (1.515%) WebSphere
3 1 (0.758%) LAMP
3 1 (0.758%) Windows SharePoint Services
3 1 (0.758%) Software Packaging
3 1 (0.758%) ASP.NET
3 1 (0.758%) SOAP
3 1 (0.758%) J2EE
3 1 (0.758%) Flash
3 1 (0.758%) Middleware
3 1 (0.758%) K2 blackpearl
Application Platforms
1 6 (4.545%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.515%) Exchange Server 2010
2 2 (1.515%) IIS
2 2 (1.515%) MS Exchange
3 1 (0.758%) IBM HTTP Server
3 1 (0.758%) CMS
3 1 (0.758%) SharePoint Server
3 1 (0.758%) WebSphere Message Broker
3 1 (0.758%) Apache
3 1 (0.758%) Tomcat
3 1 (0.758%) WebSphere MQ
Applications
1 19 (14.39%) MS Office
2 18 (13.64%) MS Visio
3 10 (7.576%) MS Excel
4 7 (5.303%) MS PowerPoint
5 1 (0.758%) InfoPath
Business Applications
1 1 (0.758%) SAP GRC
Communications & Networking
1 14 (10.61%) Firewall
2 9 (6.818%) Network Security
3 7 (5.303%) LAN
4 6 (4.545%) TCP/IP
4 6 (4.545%) VPN
4 6 (4.545%) WAN
5 4 (3.030%) Internet
5 4 (3.030%) MPLS
5 4 (3.030%) SDH
5 4 (3.030%) ATM
6 3 (2.273%) Intrusion Detection
6 3 (2.273%) DNS
6 3 (2.273%) HTTP
6 3 (2.273%) Intranet
6 3 (2.273%) Wireless
7 2 (1.515%) NetScaler
7 2 (1.515%) LDAP
8 1 (0.758%) Wireshark
8 1 (0.758%) HTTPS
8 1 (0.758%) Kerberos
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.030%) SQL Server
2 3 (2.273%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.758%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (0.758%) SQL Server 2005
3 1 (0.758%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 1 (0.758%) QlikView
3 1 (0.758%) Data Mining
3 1 (0.758%) MySQL
3 1 (0.758%) DB2
Development Applications
1 2 (1.515%) Subversion
General
1 46 (34.85%) Finance
2 30 (22.73%) Banking
3 17 (12.88%) Legal
4 12 (9.091%) Telecoms
5 8 (6.061%) Investment Banking
6 7 (5.303%) Law
7 5 (3.788%) Retail
7 5 (3.788%) Advertising
8 4 (3.030%) Financial Institution
9 3 (2.273%) Publishing
10 2 (1.515%) Manufacturing
10 2 (1.515%) Marketing
11 1 (0.758%) Local Government
11 1 (0.758%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 46 (34.85%) Analyst
2 24 (18.18%) Business Analyst
3 18 (13.64%) Architect
4 17 (12.88%) Consultant
5 15 (11.36%) Security Architect
6 14 (10.61%) Security Analyst
6 14 (10.61%) Security Consultant
7 12 (9.091%) Change Analyst
8 10 (7.576%) Information Security Analyst
8 10 (7.576%) Information Analyst
8 10 (7.576%) Business Change Analyst
9 9 (6.818%) Security Specialist
10 7 (5.303%) Security Manager
11 6 (4.545%) Senior Analyst
11 6 (4.545%) Information Security Consultant
12 5 (3.788%) Information Security Specialist
12 5 (3.788%) Information Specialist
13 4 (3.030%) Information Security Architect
13 4 (3.030%) Information Architect
13 4 (3.030%) Senior Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 23 (17.42%) Management Information System
2 5 (3.788%) PKI
2 5 (3.788%) SWIFT
2 5 (3.788%) Data Protection Act
3 4 (3.030%) CESG
4 3 (2.273%) Mainframe
4 3 (2.273%) Digital Media
5 2 (1.515%) Freedom of Information Act
5 2 (1.515%) IBM Mainframe
5 2 (1.515%) FMCG
5 2 (1.515%) SaaS
5 2 (1.515%) Freedom of Information
5 2 (1.515%) CESG CLAS
6 1 (0.758%) Streaming Video
6 1 (0.758%) CLARiiON
6 1 (0.758%) Symmetrix
6 1 (0.758%) EMC Centera
6 1 (0.758%) Fixed Income
6 1 (0.758%) Clustering
6 1 (0.758%) Equities
Operating Systems
1 20 (15.15%) Linux
2 17 (12.88%) UNIX
3 16 (12.12%) Windows
4 3 (2.273%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (1.515%) AIX
6 1 (0.758%) Mac OS X
6 1 (0.758%) Windows Server 2003
6 1 (0.758%) Windows XP
6 1 (0.758%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (26.52%) ITIL
2 33 (25.00%) Risk Management
3 29 (21.97%) Risk Assessment
4 28 (21.21%) Information Assurance
5 21 (15.91%) Change Management
6 17 (12.88%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 15 (11.36%) Stakeholder Management
8 12 (9.091%) Penetration Testing
8 12 (9.091%) Vulnerability Management
9 11 (8.333%) Project Management
10 10 (7.576%) PRINCE2
10 10 (7.576%) GAP Analysis
10 10 (7.576%) Security Architecture
10 10 (7.576%) Data Protection
11 9 (6.818%) Business Continuity
12 8 (6.061%) Security Management
13 6 (4.545%) Load Balancing
13 6 (4.545%) SIEM
13 6 (4.545%) Enterprise Architecture
14 5 (3.788%) Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 8 (6.061%) SQL
2 7 (5.303%) C
3 2 (1.515%) C#
3 2 (1.515%) Java
4 1 (0.758%) ActionScript
4 1 (0.758%) Python
4 1 (0.758%) Shell Script
4 1 (0.758%) ActionScript 2.0
4 1 (0.758%) Bash shell
Qualifications
1 35 (26.52%) Security Cleared
2 31 (23.48%) SC Cleared
3 25 (18.94%) CISSP
4 16 (12.12%) CISM
5 9 (6.818%) CISA
6 5 (3.788%) Degree
7 4 (3.030%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 4 (3.030%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (2.273%) JNCIE
8 3 (2.273%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (2.273%) CCIE
8 3 (2.273%) MCSE
8 3 (2.273%) DV Cleared
9 2 (1.515%) BC Cleared
9 2 (1.515%) ISACA
9 2 (1.515%) Postgraduate
9 2 (1.515%) MCP
9 2 (1.515%) CITP
9 2 (1.515%) GCIA
9 2 (1.515%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (37.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 8 (6.061%) COBIT
3 7 (5.303%) PCI DSS
4 3 (2.273%) ISO/IEC 17799
5 2 (1.515%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 1 (0.758%) SLA
6 1 (0.758%) HIPAA
6 1 (0.758%) COSO
System Software
1 11 (8.333%) Active Directory
2 4 (3.030%) Forefront TMG
2 4 (3.030%) UAG
3 2 (1.515%) Snort
4 1 (0.758%) ProxySG
4 1 (0.758%) Nmap
4 1 (0.758%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.758%) SRDF
Systems Management
1 3 (2.273%) Tivoli Identity Manager
2 1 (0.758%) WSUS
2 1 (0.758%) SCCM
2 1 (0.758%) Tivoli
2 1 (0.758%) Tivoli Storage Manager
2 1 (0.758%) McAfee ePO
Vendors
1 14 (10.61%) Cisco
2 13 (9.848%) Juniper
3 10 (7.576%) Microsoft
4 7 (5.303%) IBM
5 4 (3.030%) Riverbed
5 4 (3.030%) Alcatel-Lucent
6 3 (2.273%) BMC
6 3 (2.273%) Red Hat
6 3 (2.273%) EMC
6 3 (2.273%) Nortel
6 3 (2.273%) Aveksa
6 3 (2.273%) Sonus
7 2 (1.515%) Websense
7 2 (1.515%) Symantec
7 2 (1.515%) SAP
7 2 (1.515%) Oracle
7 2 (1.515%) Citrix
7 2 (1.515%) Fortinet
8 1 (0.758%) VMware
8 1 (0.758%) Computacenter
Lead Information Security Architect
City of London
Security Architect: Key Skills and BackgroundPrevious experience working in a Security Architect role (or similar).Good understanding of systems in general as well a broad spectrum of security...
Capita Resourcing Ltd
Rate: £600 - £750 per day
Posted: 22 May 2013
Lead Information Security Architect
City, London
ITIL Version 3... SABSA, CISSP, CISM, GIAC and/or CEH... It would be of advantage if Candidates have current SC clearance but must be willing and eligible to...
Capita Resourcing - IT Resourcing
Rate: £600 - £750 per day
Posted: 21 May 2013
Consultant Accreditor - DV Clearance
City, London
Our Customer is looking for a Consultant Accreditor to support the Security Accreditation team in various activities as part of the formal process of risk assessment and accreditation...
LA International
Rate: £600 - £670 per day
Posted: 22 May 2013
ArcSight SIEM Analyst - SOC, SANS GCIA
City, London
Senior Analyst, ArcSight, ArcSight ESM, Security Event Management, SIEM, SOC, Security Operations Centre, SANS GCIA, ACSA... * Proficient in the operation and troubleshooting of computer operating systems such as...
Connections Recruitment Ltd.
Rate: £300 - £400 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Information Security Risk Specialist
City of London
Any experience of the following products would be extremely advantageous Symantec Data Insight, Varonis, 8Man or EMC Kazeon. An in-depth understanding of implementing Active Directory and NTFS...
Interquest Group PLC
Posted: 7 May 2013
Network Security Engineer - Intusion Detection
City, London
London 6 months IDS/Intrusion Detection My client a Specialist Consultancy in the network and information security arena require a Network Security Engineer for an initial 6 month...
Advanced Resource Managers
Rate: £250.00 - £300.00 per day
Posted: 20 May 2013
Business Analyst - Information Security - RBAC
City of London
As the rest of the banking industry my client is making sure that they are safe from both internal threats and also external - This role is going to...
Real Staffing
Rate: £350 - £450 per annum
Posted: 24 May 2013
Automation Development Tester
City, London
Support the creation scripts to be run under Continuous Integration using Hudson, Maven and Subversion... -Familiar of testing frameworks using Java and Groovy. -Competent in TESTNG. -Good SQL...
Harvey Nash plc
Rate: £320 - £365 per day
Posted: 22 May 2013
Change Management Compliance Specialist
City, London
Management Risk portfolio experience * Previous Global SOx experience. * Understanding SOx and Information Security requirements * Technology experience, within a multi-platform environment, within support or project teams with exposure...
Lorien Resourcing
Posted: 22 May 2013
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