The first table below looks at the demand for CISSP 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 CISSP over the 3 months to 23 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
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
Rank 188 182 242
Rank change year-on-year
-6 +60
Contract jobs citing CISSP 35 60 17
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 0.450% 0.590% 0.161%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.802% 2.731% 0.758%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 15 8
Average daily rate £473 £488 £369
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-3.07% +32.20%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £350 £368 £284
10% offered a daily rate of more than £615 £550 £550
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £475 £400
% change year-on-year
-10.52% +18.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Average hourly rate - £36.38 -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - £36.38 -
All Qualifications
South East
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
1942 2197 2244
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 24.95% 21.60% 21.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 951 985 919
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 £492 £475 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 118 134 206
Average hourly rate £22.38 £22.75 £23.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-1.64% -1.08%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.04 £12.50 £11.33
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%
CISSP
England

CISSP
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South East CISSP Jobs Demand Trend

CISSP
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East CISSP Daily Rate Trend

CISSP
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing CISSP across the South East region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

South East CISSP Daily Rate Histogram

CISSP
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing CISSP across the South East region.

South East CISSP Hourly Rate Trend

CISSP
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CISSP within the South East region over the 3 months to 23 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 +11 14 £550 +69.23%
Hampshire -6 12 £388 -20.51%
Buckinghamshire +9 4 £518 -
Surrey +11 2 £477 -4.60%
Middlesex +7 2 £438 -10.94%
Oxfordshire +9 1 £500 +5.26%
CISSP
England

CISSP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing CISSP 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 CISSP.

1 51 (62.96%) Information Security
2 42 (51.85%) CISM
3 32 (39.51%) Firewall
4 26 (32.10%) CISA
5 22 (27.16%) Security Cleared
6 21 (25.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 19 (23.46%) Risk Management
8 17 (20.99%) Network Security
9 16 (19.75%) SC Cleared
9 16 (19.75%) CESG
10 13 (16.05%) Management Information System
10 13 (16.05%) Cisco
11 12 (14.81%) Cisco Certification
11 12 (14.81%) DV Cleared
12 11 (13.58%) Symantec
12 11 (13.58%) TCP/IP
12 11 (13.58%) CCSP
13 10 (12.35%) SQL
13 10 (12.35%) Security Architecture
14 9 (11.11%) Information Assurance
14 9 (11.11%) Degree
14 9 (11.11%) IIS
14 9 (11.11%) Internet
15 8 (9.877%) Oracle
15 8 (9.877%) Windows
15 8 (9.877%) Finance
15 8 (9.877%) Data Protection
15 8 (9.877%) PCI DSS
15 8 (9.877%) SIEM
16 7 (8.642%) RMADS

CISSP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing CISSP 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 CISSP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 4 (4.938%) JSP
2 2 (2.469%) J2EE
Application Platforms
1 9 (11.11%) IIS
2 1 (1.235%) SAP Web AS
2 1 (1.235%) MS Exchange
2 1 (1.235%) WebLogic
2 1 (1.235%) Apache
Applications
1 3 (3.704%) MS Excel
1 3 (3.704%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (2.469%) SAP GRC
Communications & Networking
1 32 (39.51%) Firewall
2 17 (20.99%) Network Security
3 11 (13.58%) TCP/IP
4 9 (11.11%) Internet
5 7 (8.642%) VPN
6 6 (7.407%) Intrusion Detection
7 4 (4.938%) LAN
7 4 (4.938%) WAN
8 3 (3.704%) IPsec
8 3 (3.704%) SSL
8 3 (3.704%) OSPF
8 3 (3.704%) ICMP
8 3 (3.704%) Cisco PIX
8 3 (3.704%) Cisco ASA
9 2 (2.469%) MPLS
10 1 (1.235%) DNS
10 1 (1.235%) SMTP
10 1 (1.235%) SAN
10 1 (1.235%) GGSN
10 1 (1.235%) SGSN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.469%) MS Access
1 2 (2.469%) Oracle 8/8i
1 2 (2.469%) SQL Server
1 2 (2.469%) Data Mining
2 1 (1.235%) Oracle Discoverer
2 1 (1.235%) RDBMS
2 1 (1.235%) Oracle 11g
Development Applications
1 1 (1.235%) Visual Studio
General
1 8 (9.877%) Finance
2 6 (7.407%) Legal
3 5 (6.173%) Telecoms
4 1 (1.235%) Manufacturing
4 1 (1.235%) Advertising
4 1 (1.235%) Banking
Job Titles
1 21 (25.93%) Consultant
2 17 (20.99%) Analyst
2 17 (20.99%) Architect
3 16 (19.75%) Security Architect
4 13 (16.05%) Security Analyst
5 12 (14.81%) Security Consultant
6 11 (13.58%) Risk Consultant
7 7 (8.642%) Security Manager
8 4 (4.938%) Security Engineer
9 3 (3.704%) Information Analyst
9 3 (3.704%) Operations Analyst
9 3 (3.704%) Design Engineer
9 3 (3.704%) Information Manager
9 3 (3.704%) Information Security Consultant
9 3 (3.704%) Information Security Manager
9 3 (3.704%) Information Security Analyst
9 3 (3.704%) Network Security Consultant
9 3 (3.704%) Network Consultant
9 3 (3.704%) Information Architect
9 3 (3.704%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 16 (19.75%) CESG
2 13 (16.05%) Management Information System
3 7 (8.642%) RMADS
3 7 (8.642%) Computer Science
3 7 (8.642%) CESG CLAS
4 6 (7.407%) Cryptography
5 5 (6.173%) SCADA
6 4 (4.938%) Data Protection Act
6 4 (4.938%) PKI
7 1 (1.235%) Client/Server
7 1 (1.235%) NHS
7 1 (1.235%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (1.235%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 8 (9.877%) Windows
2 5 (6.173%) UNIX
3 2 (2.469%) Linux
4 1 (1.235%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (62.96%) Information Security
2 19 (23.46%) Risk Management
3 10 (12.35%) Security Architecture
4 9 (11.11%) Information Assurance
5 8 (9.877%) Data Protection
5 8 (9.877%) SIEM
6 7 (8.642%) Security Management
6 7 (8.642%) Risk Assessment
6 7 (8.642%) TOGAF
6 7 (8.642%) Penetration Testing
7 6 (7.407%) Project Management
8 5 (6.173%) Service Delivery
8 5 (6.173%) Supplier Management
8 5 (6.173%) Ethical Hacking
8 5 (6.173%) ITIL
9 4 (4.938%) SAP Security
9 4 (4.938%) Risk Analysis
9 4 (4.938%) Technical Architecture
10 3 (3.704%) Business Continuity
10 3 (3.704%) Network Design
Programming Languages
1 10 (12.35%) SQL
2 2 (2.469%) VB
Qualifications
1 42 (51.85%) CISM
2 26 (32.10%) CISA
3 22 (27.16%) Security Cleared
4 16 (19.75%) SC Cleared
5 12 (14.81%) Cisco Certification
5 12 (14.81%) DV Cleared
6 11 (13.58%) CCSP
7 9 (11.11%) Degree
8 6 (7.407%) GIAC
8 6 (7.407%) CCSA
9 5 (6.173%) GCIA
10 4 (4.938%) ISSAP
11 3 (3.704%) CCSE
11 3 (3.704%) CCIE
12 2 (2.469%) PMP
12 2 (2.469%) PMI Certification
12 2 (2.469%) ISEB
12 2 (2.469%) CEH
12 2 (2.469%) MBA
13 1 (1.235%) ISEB Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (25.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 8 (9.877%) PCI DSS
3 4 (4.938%) JSP 440
3 4 (4.938%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 3 (3.704%) COBIT
5 1 (1.235%) GAMP
5 1 (1.235%) QA
5 1 (1.235%) IEC 61508
5 1 (1.235%) COSO
System Software
1 3 (3.704%) ProxySG
2 1 (1.235%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.235%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (6.173%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 13 (16.05%) Cisco
2 11 (13.58%) Symantec
3 8 (9.877%) Oracle
4 7 (8.642%) Blue Coat
4 7 (8.642%) Sourcefire
4 7 (8.642%) CheckPoint
4 7 (8.642%) Microsoft
5 6 (7.407%) McAfee
6 5 (6.173%) CA
6 5 (6.173%) SAP
6 5 (6.173%) ArcSight
7 4 (4.938%) IronPort
8 3 (3.704%) Nokia
8 3 (3.704%) Juniper
8 3 (3.704%) F5
9 2 (2.469%) Citrix
10 1 (1.235%) VMware
10 1 (1.235%) Sophos
10 1 (1.235%) TippingPoint
Hampshire, South East
Role CESG Clas OfficerStart - ASAPDuration - 9 monthsLocation - HampshireThe roleResponsible for delivering Information Security services to a wide range of MOD projects.This will include detailing the requirement for...
LA International Computer Consultants Ltd.
Rate: Market rates
Posted: 7 May 2013