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This section looks at the demand for Information Security (INFOSEC) skills within the Hertfordshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Information Security over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInformation Security (INFOSEC)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank8091
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching contract IT job ads12
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.112 %0.209 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£300
Average daily rate-£350
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£422£402
% change on same period last year+4.80 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.48£39.56
% change on same period last year-22.95 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads891955
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.176 %0.951 %
Daily rates quoted326396
Average minimum daily rate£377£354
Average daily rate£404£374
% change on same period last year+8.10 %
Average maximum daily rate£432£395
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£377
% change on same period last year+0.71 %
Hourly rates quoted9690
Average minimum hourly rate£29.89£26.44
Average hourly rate£30.48£28.44
% change on same period last year+7.17 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.07£30.44
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.34£30.18
% change on same period last year+0.55 %
Information Security East of EnglandInformation Security
East of England

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.

Information Security
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Information Security across the Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Hertfordshire Information Security Demand Trend

Information Security
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Information Security Daily Rate Trend

Information Security
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Information Security Hourly Rate Trend

Information Security
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

111 (84.62 %)Information Security Management
111 (84.62 %)Security Management
210 (76.92 %)Management Information System
210 (76.92 %)Finance
39 (69.23 %)Legal
39 (69.23 %)Firewall
39 (69.23 %)PCI DSS
39 (69.23 %)Oracle
43 (23.08 %)PKI
43 (23.08 %)ISO27001
51 (7.692 %)Risk Management
51 (7.692 %)Windows
51 (7.692 %)AIX
51 (7.692 %)Citrix
51 (7.692 %)CISSP
51 (7.692 %)ISA Server
51 (7.692 %)Project Management
51 (7.692 %)Mainframe
51 (7.692 %)Cryptography
51 (7.692 %)ISMS

Information Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (69.23 %)Firewall
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (76.92 %)Finance
29 (69.23 %)Legal
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (84.62 %)Consultant
26 (46.15 %)Security Consultant
33 (23.08 %)Information Security Consultant
42 (15.38 %)Analyst
51 (7.692 %)Business Systems Analyst
51 (7.692 %)Systems Analyst
51 (7.692 %)Business Analyst
51 (7.692 %)Security Analyst
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (76.92 %)Management Information System
23 (23.08 %)PKI
31 (7.692 %)Mainframe
31 (7.692 %)Cryptography
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (7.692 %)Windows
11 (7.692 %)AIX
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (84.62 %)Information Security Management
111 (84.62 %)Security Management
21 (7.692 %)Risk Management
21 (7.692 %)Project Management
21 (7.692 %)ISMS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (7.692 %)CISSP
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
19 (69.23 %)PCI DSS
23 (23.08 %)ISO27001
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (7.692 %)ISA Server
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (69.23 %)Oracle
21 (7.692 %)Citrix