The first table below looks at the demand for the Information Security Consultant role in IT contracts advertised for the London region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Information Security Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 19 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the 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
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Information Security Consultant
Rank 363 401 436
Rank change year-on-year
+38 +35
Contract jobs requiring an Information Security Consultant 21 9 7
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London 0.092% 0.034% 0.022%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.100% 0.037% 0.024%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 7 6
Average daily rate £513 £475 £488
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+7.89% -2.56%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £355 £425
10% offered a daily rate of more than £550 £535 £525
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £475 £400
% change year-on-year
-10.52% +18.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Job Titles
London
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
20976 24602 29086
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London 91.99% 92.53% 92.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 14169 15932 18722
Average daily rate £450 £438 £475
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+2.85% -7.89%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £275 £275 £293
10% offered a daily rate of more than £600 £600 £625
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 447 607 665
Average hourly rate £20.00 £19.50 £20.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+2.56% -2.50%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.50 £12.50 £12.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £45.00 £41.00 £47.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £19.94
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -9.72%
Information Security Consultant
England

Information Security Consultant
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Information Security Consultant across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

London Information Security Consultant Jobs Demand Trend

Information Security Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

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

London Information Security Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Information Security Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Information Security Consultant across the London region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

London Information Security Consultant Daily Rate Histogram

Information Security Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London Information Security Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Information Security Consultant
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security Consultant within the London region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

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Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
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IT Job Ads
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Average Daily Rate
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on Same Period
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Information Security Consultant
England

Information Security Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the London region that cited Information Security Consultant in their job title 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 with Information Security Consultant in their job title.

1 40 (97.56%) Information Security
2 20 (48.78%) CISSP
3 15 (36.59%) CISM
3 15 (36.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 12 (29.27%) Risk Management
4 12 (29.27%) Finance
4 12 (29.27%) PCI DSS
5 11 (26.83%) Risk Assessment
6 8 (19.51%) Banking
6 8 (19.51%) Data Protection
7 7 (17.07%) Risk Analysis
7 7 (17.07%) Telecoms
7 7 (17.07%) GAP Analysis
8 6 (14.63%) CISA
8 6 (14.63%) ITIL
8 6 (14.63%) Legal
8 6 (14.63%) Data Protection Act
9 5 (12.20%) SC Cleared
9 5 (12.20%) Security Cleared
9 5 (12.20%) Information Assurance
9 5 (12.20%) Network Management
9 5 (12.20%) Business Continuity
9 5 (12.20%) Juniper
9 5 (12.20%) MPLS
10 4 (9.756%) Linux
10 4 (9.756%) Cisco
10 4 (9.756%) Stakeholder Management
10 4 (9.756%) Security Management
10 4 (9.756%) Release Management
10 4 (9.756%) COBIT

Information Security Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the London region that cited Information Security Consultant in their job title 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 with Information Security Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.439%) SharePoint
Communications & Networking
1 5 (12.20%) MPLS
2 3 (7.317%) Network Security
2 3 (7.317%) ATM
2 3 (7.317%) LAN
2 3 (7.317%) SDH
2 3 (7.317%) Firewall
3 2 (4.878%) WLAN
3 2 (4.878%) WAN
4 1 (2.439%) Internet
4 1 (2.439%) DNS
General
1 12 (29.27%) Finance
2 8 (19.51%) Banking
3 7 (17.07%) Telecoms
4 6 (14.63%) Legal
5 3 (7.317%) Retail
5 3 (7.317%) Investment Banking
5 3 (7.317%) Advertising
6 2 (4.878%) Retail Banking
6 2 (4.878%) Corporate Banking
7 1 (2.439%) Local Government
7 1 (2.439%) Financial Institution
Miscellaneous
1 6 (14.63%) Data Protection Act
2 3 (7.317%) SWIFT
2 3 (7.317%) Management Information System
3 1 (2.439%) New Media
3 1 (2.439%) Video on Demand
3 1 (2.439%) FMCG
3 1 (2.439%) RMADS
3 1 (2.439%) PKI
3 1 (2.439%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 4 (9.756%) Linux
2 3 (7.317%) UNIX
3 1 (2.439%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (97.56%) Information Security
2 12 (29.27%) Risk Management
3 11 (26.83%) Risk Assessment
4 8 (19.51%) Data Protection
5 7 (17.07%) Risk Analysis
5 7 (17.07%) GAP Analysis
6 6 (14.63%) ITIL
7 5 (12.20%) Information Assurance
7 5 (12.20%) Network Management
7 5 (12.20%) Business Continuity
8 4 (9.756%) Stakeholder Management
8 4 (9.756%) Security Management
8 4 (9.756%) Release Management
9 3 (7.317%) Disaster Recovery
9 3 (7.317%) Information Security Management
9 3 (7.317%) Data Security
10 2 (4.878%) Identity Management
10 2 (4.878%) Quality Management
10 2 (4.878%) Penetration Testing
10 2 (4.878%) Change Control
Qualifications
1 20 (48.78%) CISSP
2 15 (36.59%) CISM
3 6 (14.63%) CISA
4 5 (12.20%) SC Cleared
4 5 (12.20%) Security Cleared
5 2 (4.878%) Degree
6 1 (2.439%) CRISC
6 1 (2.439%) GPEN
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (36.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 12 (29.27%) PCI DSS
3 4 (9.756%) COBIT
4 2 (4.878%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 5 (12.20%) Juniper
2 4 (9.756%) Cisco
3 2 (4.878%) IBM
3 2 (4.878%) Fortinet
4 1 (2.439%) VMware
4 1 (2.439%) Alcatel-Lucent
London
Knowledge of ISO27001, PCI-DSS - Strong knowledge of Firewalls LAN/WAN technologies and Encryption - CISSP Certified - Cyber-Ark - Quest Reporter - Quest Active Role Server - RSA EnVision - Strong stakeholder...
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Rate: £500 - £550 per day + Negotiable
Posted: 17 June 2013