The first table below looks at the demand for CISM in IT contracts advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited CISM over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications for the South East 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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
Rank 210 218 248
Rank change year-on-year
+8 +30
Contract jobs citing CISM 14 21 5
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 0.180% 0.207% 0.048%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.717% 0.961% 0.225%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 5 3
Average daily rate £475 £495 £550
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-4.04% -10.00%
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £463 £500
% change year-on-year
-8.10% -7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Qualifications
South East
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
1952 2186 2219
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 25.04% 21.55% 21.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 950 977 912
Average daily rate £350 £350 £350
90% offered a daily rate of more than £240 £200 £220
10% offered a daily rate of more than £485 £475 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 123 134 203
Average hourly rate £21.88 £22.00 £23.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-0.56% -6.38%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.00 £12.50 £11.05
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £45.00 £42.00 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
-2.22% -10.00%
CISM
England

CISM
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing CISM across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

South East CISM Jobs Demand Trend

CISM
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing CISM across the South East region.

South East CISM Daily Rate Trend

CISM
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing CISM across the South East region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

South East CISM Daily 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 South East region over the 3 months to 24 May 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.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Berkshire +21 7 £550 -
Hampshire -8 3 £475 -
Surrey +9 2 £477 -4.60%
Middlesex +3 2 £438 -10.94%
CISM
England

CISM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East 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.

1 42 (100.00%) CISSP
2 39 (92.86%) Information Security
3 22 (52.38%) CISA
4 18 (42.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 14 (33.33%) Risk Management
6 11 (26.19%) Symantec
7 10 (23.81%) SQL
7 10 (23.81%) Management Information System
8 9 (21.43%) Network Security
8 9 (21.43%) Firewall
8 9 (21.43%) IIS
9 8 (19.05%) CESG
9 8 (19.05%) Security Cleared
10 7 (16.67%) PCI DSS
10 7 (16.67%) SC Cleared
10 7 (16.67%) CESG CLAS
11 6 (14.29%) Risk Assessment
11 6 (14.29%) Security Management
11 6 (14.29%) Finance
11 6 (14.29%) Legal
11 6 (14.29%) Oracle
11 6 (14.29%) TCP/IP
11 6 (14.29%) Security Architecture
12 5 (11.90%) SCADA
12 5 (11.90%) RMADS
12 5 (11.90%) Data Protection
12 5 (11.90%) CA
12 5 (11.90%) Tivoli
12 5 (11.90%) Microsoft
12 5 (11.90%) TOGAF

CISM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East 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.

Application Development
1 2 (4.762%) JSP
1 2 (4.762%) J2EE
Application Platforms
1 9 (21.43%) IIS
2 1 (2.381%) Apache
2 1 (2.381%) SAP Web AS
Communications & Networking
1 9 (21.43%) Network Security
1 9 (21.43%) Firewall
2 6 (14.29%) TCP/IP
3 4 (9.524%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.381%) SQL Server
General
1 6 (14.29%) Finance
1 6 (14.29%) Legal
2 2 (4.762%) Telecoms
3 1 (2.381%) Banking
Job Titles
1 14 (33.33%) Consultant
2 10 (23.81%) Risk Consultant
3 9 (21.43%) Security Architect
3 9 (21.43%) Architect
4 8 (19.05%) Analyst
5 7 (16.67%) Security Analyst
6 6 (14.29%) Security Consultant
6 6 (14.29%) Security Manager
7 3 (7.143%) Security Officer
7 3 (7.143%) Information Manager
7 3 (7.143%) Information Security Consultant
7 3 (7.143%) Information Security Manager
7 3 (7.143%) Information Security Analyst
7 3 (7.143%) Information Analyst
8 2 (4.762%) Risk Management Consultant
8 2 (4.762%) Management Consultant
8 2 (4.762%) Designer
9 1 (2.381%) Information Assurance Analyst
9 1 (2.381%) Security Operations Analyst
9 1 (2.381%) Project Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 10 (23.81%) Management Information System
2 8 (19.05%) CESG
3 7 (16.67%) CESG CLAS
4 5 (11.90%) SCADA
4 5 (11.90%) RMADS
5 3 (7.143%) Data Protection Act
6 2 (4.762%) Computer Science
7 1 (2.381%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (2.381%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.381%) UNIX
1 1 (2.381%) Windows
1 1 (2.381%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (92.86%) Information Security
2 14 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 6 (14.29%) Risk Assessment
3 6 (14.29%) Security Management
3 6 (14.29%) Security Architecture
4 5 (11.90%) Data Protection
4 5 (11.90%) TOGAF
4 5 (11.90%) Ethical Hacking
5 4 (9.524%) Project Management
5 4 (9.524%) Risk Analysis
5 4 (9.524%) Technical Architecture
5 4 (9.524%) Supplier Management
6 3 (7.143%) Vulnerability Management
6 3 (7.143%) Service Delivery
7 2 (4.762%) Business Continuity
7 2 (4.762%) Vulnerability Assessment
7 2 (4.762%) Penetration Testing
7 2 (4.762%) ITIL
7 2 (4.762%) Data Modelling
7 2 (4.762%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 10 (23.81%) SQL
Qualifications
1 42 (100.00%) CISSP
2 22 (52.38%) CISA
3 8 (19.05%) Security Cleared
4 7 (16.67%) SC Cleared
5 4 (9.524%) ISSAP
6 3 (7.143%) Degree
7 2 (4.762%) MBA
7 2 (4.762%) ISEB
7 2 (4.762%) DV Cleared
8 1 (2.381%) SSCP
8 1 (2.381%) CEH
8 1 (2.381%) ISEB Practitioner
8 1 (2.381%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (42.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 7 (16.67%) PCI DSS
3 2 (4.762%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 2 (4.762%) JSP 440
Systems Management
1 5 (11.90%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 11 (26.19%) Symantec
2 6 (14.29%) Oracle
3 5 (11.90%) CA
3 5 (11.90%) Microsoft
4 4 (9.524%) Cisco
5 3 (7.143%) SAP