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The table below looks at the demand for ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) in IT contracts within the England 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank514606
Rank change on same period last yearUp+92
Matching contract IT job ads4439
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.062 %0.039 %
As % of the category below0.646 %0.424 %
Daily rates quoted2113
Average minimum daily rate£384£442
Average daily rate£405£456
% change on same period last year-11.22 %
Average maximum daily rate£425£469
UK excluding London average daily rate£388£467
% change on same period last year-16.96 %
Hourly rates quoted41
Average minimum hourly rate£43.00£31.00
Average hourly rate£43.25£31.00
% change on same period last year+39.51 %
Average maximum hourly rate£43.50£31.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.33£31.00
% change on same period last year+10.75 %
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
England
Matching contract IT job ads68149203
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled9.594 %9.300 %
Daily rates quoted23783018
Average minimum daily rate£344£343
Average daily rate£365£361
% change on same period last year+1.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£385£379
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£322
% change on same period last year+4.73 %
Hourly rates quoted749923
Average minimum hourly rate£23.83£24.12
Average hourly rate£25.38£25.80
% change on same period last year-1.63 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.93£27.49
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.54£25.85
% change on same period last year-1.20 %
CISM UKCISM
UK

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 England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

England 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 England region.

England 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 England region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

England 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 England region.

England CISM Hourly Rate Trend

CISM
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing CISM across the England region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

England CISM Hourly Rate Histogram

CISM
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CISM within the England region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
LondonUp+8629£416-8.06 %
East of EnglandUp+234--
YorkshireUp+134£350-
South WestUp+303--
South EastUp+382£575+4.54 %
East MidlandsUp+11£500-
North WestNew entry-1--
CISM UKCISM
UK

CISM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England 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.

170 (81.40 %)CISSP
265 (75.58 %)CISA
340 (46.51 %)Information Security
434 (39.53 %)Finance
532 (37.21 %)ISO27001
623 (26.74 %)Risk Management
722 (25.58 %)COBIT
821 (24.42 %)Risk Assessment
920 (23.26 %)Firewall
1016 (18.60 %)ITIL
1114 (16.28 %)ISO17799
1114 (16.28 %)Security Management
1213 (15.12 %)Banking
1213 (15.12 %)PRINCE2
1213 (15.12 %)BS7799
1213 (15.12 %)Project Management
1311 (12.79 %)Degree
1410 (11.63 %)UNIX
1410 (11.63 %)MS Office
159 (10.47 %)Windows
159 (10.47 %)TCP/IP
159 (10.47 %)Investment Banking
159 (10.47 %)Information Security Management
168 (9.302 %)Internet
168 (9.302 %)CMMI
177 (8.140 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
177 (8.140 %)VBA
177 (8.140 %)Education
177 (8.140 %)Government
177 (8.140 %)Legal

CISM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England 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.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (1.163 %)IIS
11 (1.163 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (11.63 %)MS Office
26 (6.977 %)MS Excel
33 (3.488 %)MS Visio
41 (1.163 %)Spreadsheet
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
120 (23.26 %)Firewall
29 (10.47 %)TCP/IP
38 (9.302 %)Internet
47 (8.140 %)Network Security
55 (5.814 %)VoIP
64 (4.651 %)VPN
64 (4.651 %)Intrusion Detection
72 (2.326 %)LAN
72 (2.326 %)Wireless
72 (2.326 %)DNS
72 (2.326 %)WAN
81 (1.163 %)DHCP
81 (1.163 %)Extranet
81 (1.163 %)SSL
81 (1.163 %)SAN
81 (1.163 %)Intranet
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
134 (39.53 %)Finance
213 (15.12 %)Banking
39 (10.47 %)Investment Banking
47 (8.140 %)Legal
47 (8.140 %)Education
47 (8.140 %)Government
54 (4.651 %)Auditing
63 (3.488 %)Health
71 (1.163 %)Telecoms
71 (1.163 %)Insurance
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
130 (34.88 %)Consultant
229 (33.72 %)Analyst
323 (26.74 %)Security Analyst
419 (22.09 %)Security Consultant
511 (12.79 %)Risk Analyst
69 (10.47 %)Information Security Consultant
69 (10.47 %)Security Risk Analyst
78 (9.302 %)Information Security Analyst
78 (9.302 %)Information Analyst
86 (6.977 %)IT Consultant
95 (5.814 %)Security Specialist
104 (4.651 %)Infrastructure Manager
104 (4.651 %)Risk Manager
104 (4.651 %)PRINCE2 Project Manager
104 (4.651 %)Infrastructure Project Manager
104 (4.651 %)Project Manager
104 (4.651 %)IT Security Specialist
113 (3.488 %)Security Engineer
113 (3.488 %)IT Security Consultant
122 (2.326 %)Information Security Officer
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (6.977 %)Wiki
25 (5.814 %)French Language
25 (5.814 %)PKI
34 (4.651 %)Management Information System
42 (2.326 %)Mainframe
51 (1.163 %)Blackberry
51 (1.163 %)Computer Science
51 (1.163 %)Italian Language
51 (1.163 %)RMADS
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (11.63 %)UNIX
29 (10.47 %)Windows
32 (2.326 %)Windows 2000 Server
41 (1.163 %)Solaris
41 (1.163 %)Linux
41 (1.163 %)Windows Server 2003
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
140 (46.51 %)Information Security
223 (26.74 %)Risk Management
321 (24.42 %)Risk Assessment
416 (18.60 %)ITIL
514 (16.28 %)Security Management
613 (15.12 %)PRINCE2
613 (15.12 %)Project Management
79 (10.47 %)Information Security Management
88 (9.302 %)CMMI
97 (8.140 %)CRAMM
106 (6.977 %)ISMS
106 (6.977 %)Penetration Testing
115 (5.814 %)Business Continuity
124 (4.651 %)Data Protection
124 (4.651 %)Security Cleared
133 (3.488 %)SC Cleared
133 (3.488 %)Incident Management
133 (3.488 %)Data Security
133 (3.488 %)BCP
133 (3.488 %)GAP Analysis
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (8.140 %)VBA
24 (4.651 %)VB
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
170 (81.40 %)CISSP
265 (75.58 %)CISA
311 (12.79 %)Degree
45 (5.814 %)GIAC
45 (5.814 %)SSCP
54 (4.651 %)ITIL Certification
62 (2.326 %)CEH
71 (1.163 %)CISMP
71 (1.163 %)GSEC
71 (1.163 %)QiCA
71 (1.163 %)Microsoft Certification
71 (1.163 %)PRINCE2 Certification
71 (1.163 %)MCSD
71 (1.163 %)MCSE
71 (1.163 %)MCDBA
71 (1.163 %)Citrix Certification
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
132 (37.21 %)ISO27001
222 (25.58 %)COBIT
314 (16.28 %)ISO17799
413 (15.12 %)BS7799
57 (8.140 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
61 (1.163 %)Basel II
61 (1.163 %)BS15000
61 (1.163 %)QA
61 (1.163 %)PCI DSS
61 (1.163 %)HIPAA
61 (1.163 %)ISO9001
England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (2.326 %)Active Directory
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (6.977 %)SAP
23 (3.488 %)CheckPoint
32 (2.326 %)Juniper
32 (2.326 %)Cisco
32 (2.326 %)Microsoft
41 (1.163 %)Citrix
41 (1.163 %)VERITAS
41 (1.163 %)McAfee Security
41 (1.163 %)Websense