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Information Security Contracts in Reading
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Related Skills
Browse 6 Information Security job vacancies in Reading

The first table below looks at the demand for Information Security skills in IT contracts advertised for the Reading region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Information Security 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Reading 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 (INFOSEC)
Rank 44 75 76
Rank change year-on-year
+31 +1
Contract jobs citing Information Security 29 6 2
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Reading 3.295% 0.521% 0.198%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.924% 0.796% 0.294%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 4 1
Average daily rate £480 £525 £425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-8.57% +23.52%
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £440 £400
% change year-on-year
-3.40% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.42 £38.88 £31.50
% change year-on-year
-55.18% +23.41%
All Processes & Methodologies
Reading
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category		 589 754 680
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Reading 66.93% 65.51% 67.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 243 288 313
Average daily rate £413 £370 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+11.48% +5.71%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £264 £235 £210
10% offered a daily rate of more than £525 £550 £493
UK excluding London average daily rate £370 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
+1.36% -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 18 15
Average hourly rate £30.00 £14.50 £20.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+106.89% -27.50%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £14.50 £11.00 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £34.50 £24.80 £24.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.00 £25.00 £29.00
% change year-on-year
+24.00% -13.79%
Information Security
Berkshire

Information Security
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Reading 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 Reading region.

Reading 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 Reading region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

Reading 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 Reading region.

Reading Information Security Hourly Rate Trend

Information Security
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Reading 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 29 (54.72%) CISSP
1 29 (54.72%) CISA
2 26 (49.06%) CISM
3 22 (41.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 17 (32.08%) PCI DSS
5 16 (30.19%) CESG
5 16 (30.19%) Finance
6 14 (26.42%) Network Security
7 13 (24.53%) Security Cleared
8 12 (22.64%) TOGAF
8 12 (22.64%) SQL
8 12 (22.64%) Oracle
9 11 (20.75%) Tivoli
9 11 (20.75%) Project Management
9 11 (20.75%) Data Protection
10 10 (18.87%) Security Architecture
10 10 (18.87%) Service Delivery
10 10 (18.87%) Symantec
11 9 (16.98%) CA
11 9 (16.98%) Firewall
11 9 (16.98%) SC Cleared
11 9 (16.98%) Technical Architecture
11 9 (16.98%) Ethical Hacking
12 8 (15.09%) Intrusion Detection
12 8 (15.09%) Incident Management
12 8 (15.09%) Management Information System
13 7 (13.21%) ITIL
13 7 (13.21%) Change Control
13 7 (13.21%) Data Protection Act
14 6 (11.32%) Business Intelligence

Information Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Reading 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 2 (3.774%) Flash
1 2 (3.774%) J2EE
2 1 (1.887%) .NET
Applications
1 1 (1.887%) MS Project
1 1 (1.887%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 14 (26.42%) Network Security
2 9 (16.98%) Firewall
3 8 (15.09%) Intrusion Detection
4 4 (7.547%) Internet
5 2 (3.774%) SAN
6 1 (1.887%) TCP/IP
6 1 (1.887%) GSM
6 1 (1.887%) BSS
Development Applications
1 1 (1.887%) ClearCase
1 1 (1.887%) Eclipse
1 1 (1.887%) Visual Studio
General
1 16 (30.19%) Finance
2 5 (9.434%) Telecoms
3 4 (7.547%) Legal
4 1 (1.887%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 19 (35.85%) Consultant
2 14 (26.42%) Analyst
3 12 (22.64%) Security Analyst
3 12 (22.64%) Architect
4 11 (20.75%) Risk Consultant
5 8 (15.09%) Security Architect
5 8 (15.09%) Security Consultant
6 7 (13.21%) Security Manager
7 6 (11.32%) Information Architect
8 5 (9.434%) Information Analyst
9 4 (7.547%) Information Security Analyst
9 4 (7.547%) Technical Analyst
9 4 (7.547%) Technical Security Analyst
10 3 (5.660%) Information Security Consultant
10 3 (5.660%) Lead Architect
11 2 (3.774%) Compliance Manager
11 2 (3.774%) Storage Specialist
11 2 (3.774%) Security Operations Manager
11 2 (3.774%) Information Security Architect
11 2 (3.774%) Designer
Miscellaneous
1 16 (30.19%) CESG
2 8 (15.09%) Management Information System
3 7 (13.21%) Data Protection Act
4 5 (9.434%) RMADS
4 5 (9.434%) CESG CLAS
5 2 (3.774%) Computer Science
5 2 (3.774%) IBM Mainframe
5 2 (3.774%) CLARiiON
5 2 (3.774%) Symmetrix
5 2 (3.774%) EMC Centera
5 2 (3.774%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 5 (9.434%) UNIX
2 4 (7.547%) Windows
2 4 (7.547%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (22.64%) TOGAF
2 11 (20.75%) Project Management
2 11 (20.75%) Data Protection
3 10 (18.87%) Security Architecture
3 10 (18.87%) Service Delivery
4 9 (16.98%) Technical Architecture
4 9 (16.98%) Ethical Hacking
5 8 (15.09%) Incident Management
6 7 (13.21%) ITIL
6 7 (13.21%) Change Control
7 6 (11.32%) Business Intelligence
8 5 (9.434%) Security Testing
9 4 (7.547%) Database Security
9 4 (7.547%) Mobile Device Management
9 4 (7.547%) Information Architecture
10 3 (5.660%) Information Security Management
10 3 (5.660%) Security Management
10 3 (5.660%) PRINCE2
10 3 (5.660%) Customer Engagement
10 3 (5.660%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 12 (22.64%) SQL
2 2 (3.774%) Shell Script
3 1 (1.887%) C
3 1 (1.887%) C++
3 1 (1.887%) Java
Qualifications
1 29 (54.72%) CISSP
1 29 (54.72%) CISA
2 26 (49.06%) CISM
3 13 (24.53%) Security Cleared
4 9 (16.98%) SC Cleared
5 6 (11.32%) GIAC
6 3 (5.660%) ISEB
7 2 (3.774%) Degree
7 2 (3.774%) ISEB Practitioner
7 2 (3.774%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (41.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 17 (32.08%) PCI DSS
3 5 (9.434%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 4 (7.547%) ISO 9001
5 3 (5.660%) COBIT
System Software
1 2 (3.774%) SRDF
Systems Management
1 11 (20.75%) Tivoli
2 2 (3.774%) Tivoli Storage Manager
Vendors
1 12 (22.64%) Oracle
2 10 (18.87%) Symantec
3 9 (16.98%) CA
4 2 (3.774%) Qualys
4 2 (3.774%) Cisco
4 2 (3.774%) IBM
4 2 (3.774%) EMC
5 1 (1.887%) Salesforce.com
5 1 (1.887%) Siebel
5 1 (1.887%) Huawei
Information Security Analyst (ISO9001) - £480 to £520 p/day
Reading, Berkshire
Your experience could be complimented by some of the following certifications: CISA, CIA, CISSP, CISM, GIAC, or CPA and being familiar with data protection laws in the EU...
Understanding Recruitment
Rate: £480 - £520 per day
Posted: 16 June 2013
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