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This section looks at the demand for ISO/IEC 17799 skills within the England region with a comparison to our Quality Assurance & Compliance category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ISO17799 over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkISO/IEC 17799
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank486605
Rank change on same period last yearUp+119
Matching contract IT job ads7433
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.099 %0.033 %
As % of the category below2.434 %0.772 %
Daily rates quoted2916
Average minimum daily rate£381£343
Average daily rate£403£352
% change on same period last year+14.55 %
Average maximum daily rate£426£362
UK excluding London average daily rate£475£400
% change on same period last year+18.78 %
Hourly rates quoted60
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00-
Average hourly rate£27.17-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£29.33-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.17-
% change on same period last year-
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
England
Matching contract IT job ads30404277
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.052 %4.267 %
Daily rates quoted10571453
Average minimum daily rate£378£386
Average daily rate£405£410
% change on same period last year-1.10 %
Average maximum daily rate£433£434
UK excluding London average daily rate£382£358
% change on same period last year+6.72 %
Hourly rates quoted299434
Average minimum hourly rate£21.64£22.98
Average hourly rate£23.34£24.78
% change on same period last year-5.82 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.04£26.58
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.39£25.63
% change on same period last year-8.73 %
ISO17799 UKISO17799
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.

ISO17799
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing ISO17799 across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

England ISO17799 Demand Trend

ISO17799
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing ISO17799 across the England region.

England ISO17799 Daily Rate Trend

ISO17799
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ISO17799 across the England region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

England ISO17799 Daily Rate Histogram

ISO17799
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing ISO17799 across the England region.

England ISO17799 Hourly Rate Trend

ISO17799
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ISO17799 across the England region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

England ISO17799 Hourly Rate Histogram

ISO17799
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ISO17799 within the England region over the 3 months to 29 August 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+9252£392+16.57 %
North WestNew entry-5£650-
South EastUp+585£301+0.16 %
YorkshireUp+194--
East of EnglandNew entry-2--
West MidlandsUp+32--
East MidlandsUp+51£500-
North EastNew entry-1--
South WestUp+161--
ISO17799 UKISO17799
UK

ISO17799
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing ISO17799 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 ISO17799.

170 (66.67 %)ISO27001
244 (41.90 %)BS7799
337 (35.24 %)Information Security
432 (30.48 %)Risk Assessment
531 (29.52 %)Risk Management
627 (25.71 %)CISSP
726 (24.76 %)Government
820 (19.05 %)Firewall
919 (18.10 %)COBIT
1018 (17.14 %)ITIL
1117 (16.19 %)Security Cleared
1216 (15.24 %)Finance
1315 (14.29 %)Project Management
1413 (12.38 %)MS Office
1413 (12.38 %)CISA
1413 (12.38 %)CISM
1413 (12.38 %)Management Information System
1512 (11.43 %)Security Management
1512 (11.43 %)Banking
1512 (11.43 %)Data Protection
1611 (10.48 %)Education
1611 (10.48 %)PRINCE2
1611 (10.48 %)VPN
1710 (9.524 %)Solaris
1710 (9.524 %)Business Continuity
1710 (9.524 %)SC Cleared
189 (8.571 %)Wiki
189 (8.571 %)CRAMM
189 (8.571 %)Windows
189 (8.571 %)Sarbanes-Oxley

ISO17799
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing ISO17799 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 ISO17799. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (0.952 %).NET
11 (0.952 %)ASP.NET
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (7.619 %)MS Exchange
22 (1.905 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
22 (1.905 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (0.952 %)SharePoint Server 2007
31 (0.952 %)Exchange Server 2007
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
113 (12.38 %)MS Office
24 (3.810 %)MS Excel
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
120 (19.05 %)Firewall
211 (10.48 %)VPN
39 (8.571 %)Internet
48 (7.619 %)SSL
56 (5.714 %)Network Security
64 (3.810 %)TCP/IP
73 (2.857 %)WAN
73 (2.857 %)LAN
73 (2.857 %)Cisco PIX
82 (1.905 %)VoIP
82 (1.905 %)ADSL
82 (1.905 %)ISDN
82 (1.905 %)SAN
82 (1.905 %)Wireless Security
82 (1.905 %)Wireless
82 (1.905 %)MPLS
82 (1.905 %)OSPF
82 (1.905 %)BGP
91 (0.952 %)Intrusion Detection
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (1.905 %)SQL Server
12 (1.905 %)GIS
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
126 (24.76 %)Government
216 (15.24 %)Finance
312 (11.43 %)Banking
411 (10.48 %)Education
58 (7.619 %)Investment Banking
63 (2.857 %)Legal
72 (1.905 %)Marketing
72 (1.905 %)Auditing
81 (0.952 %)Health
81 (0.952 %)Law
81 (0.952 %)Police
81 (0.952 %)Telecoms
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
129 (27.62 %)Analyst
129 (27.62 %)Consultant
224 (22.86 %)Security Analyst
315 (14.29 %)Security Consultant
414 (13.33 %)Architect
512 (11.43 %)Security Specialist
512 (11.43 %)Risk Analyst
610 (9.524 %)Security Risk Analyst
79 (8.571 %)IT Security Specialist
79 (8.571 %)Governance Consultant
87 (6.667 %)Security Manager
96 (5.714 %)Data Consultant
96 (5.714 %)Data Architect
96 (5.714 %)Information Security Consultant
105 (4.762 %)Technical Architect
105 (4.762 %)IT Security Analyst
114 (3.810 %)Information Manager
123 (2.857 %)Information Security Manager
123 (2.857 %)Senior Security Consultant
123 (2.857 %)Security Architect
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
113 (12.38 %)Management Information System
29 (8.571 %)Wiki
38 (7.619 %)Freedom of Information
47 (6.667 %)PKI
55 (4.762 %)Data Protection Act
55 (4.762 %)RMADS
55 (4.762 %)Computer Science
64 (3.810 %)Cryptography
64 (3.810 %)Freedom of Information Act
72 (1.905 %)CESG
72 (1.905 %)CESG CLAS
72 (1.905 %)NHS
72 (1.905 %)Blackberry
72 (1.905 %)French Language
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (9.524 %)Solaris
29 (8.571 %)Windows
36 (5.714 %)UNIX
45 (4.762 %)Windows XP
45 (4.762 %)AIX
54 (3.810 %)Windows NT
54 (3.810 %)Windows Server 2003
62 (1.905 %)Windows Mobile
62 (1.905 %)VMS
62 (1.905 %)NetWare
62 (1.905 %)Windows 2000
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
137 (35.24 %)Information Security
232 (30.48 %)Risk Assessment
331 (29.52 %)Risk Management
418 (17.14 %)ITIL
517 (16.19 %)Security Cleared
615 (14.29 %)Project Management
712 (11.43 %)Security Management
712 (11.43 %)Data Protection
811 (10.48 %)PRINCE2
910 (9.524 %)SC Cleared
910 (9.524 %)Business Continuity
109 (8.571 %)CRAMM
117 (6.667 %)CMMI
126 (5.714 %)CTC Cleared
126 (5.714 %)Data Architecture
135 (4.762 %)Service Management
135 (4.762 %)BCP
135 (4.762 %)GAP Analysis
135 (4.762 %)Information Security Management
144 (3.810 %)UML
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (5.714 %)VBA
23 (2.857 %)VB
31 (0.952 %)C
31 (0.952 %)C#
31 (0.952 %)SQL
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
127 (25.71 %)CISSP
213 (12.38 %)CISA
213 (12.38 %)CISM
35 (4.762 %)Degree
35 (4.762 %)Cisco Certification
43 (2.857 %)CCNA
52 (1.905 %)CCSP
61 (0.952 %)MCSE
61 (0.952 %)CCDA
61 (0.952 %)Microsoft Certification
61 (0.952 %)Check Point Certification
61 (0.952 %)ITIL Certification
61 (0.952 %)SSCP
61 (0.952 %)GIAC
61 (0.952 %)GSEC
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
170 (66.67 %)ISO27001
244 (41.90 %)BS7799
319 (18.10 %)COBIT
49 (8.571 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
56 (5.714 %)BS7666
63 (2.857 %)PCI DSS
72 (1.905 %)CESG Infosec
72 (1.905 %)COSO
81 (0.952 %)ISO9001
81 (0.952 %)BS25999
81 (0.952 %)HIPAA
England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (1.905 %)Active Directory
12 (1.905 %)Novell eDirectory
England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (1.905 %)Norton AntiVirus
12 (1.905 %)WSUS
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (7.619 %)Oracle
27 (6.667 %)Microsoft
35 (4.762 %)CheckPoint
44 (3.810 %)Cisco
44 (3.810 %)Juniper
53 (2.857 %)Red Hat
62 (1.905 %)NetIQ
62 (1.905 %)Symantec
62 (1.905 %)Remedy
62 (1.905 %)Novell
62 (1.905 %)Sun
71 (0.952 %)EMC
71 (0.952 %)Citrix
71 (0.952 %)VMware