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This section looks at the demand for Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) in IT contracts within the South West region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited CISSP over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCertified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank144157
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching contract IT job ads812
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.012 %
As % of the category below1.566 %1.805 %
Daily rates quoted13
Average minimum daily rate£250£300
Average daily rate£288£300
% change on same period last year-4.16 %
Average maximum daily rate£325£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£392£442
% change on same period last year-11.19 %
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£29.30-
% change on same period last year-
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
South West
Matching contract IT job ads511665
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.674 %0.662 %
Daily rates quoted176200
Average minimum daily rate£308£304
Average daily rate£331£319
% change on same period last year+3.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£354£335
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£329
% change on same period last year+0.48 %
Hourly rates quoted66109
Average minimum hourly rate£23.01£23.18
Average hourly rate£25.23£24.72
% change on same period last year+2.05 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.45£26.26
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.31£25.67
% change on same period last year-5.30 %
CISSP EnglandCISSP
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.

CISSP
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing CISSP across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

South West CISSP Demand Trend

CISSP
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West CISSP Daily Rate Trend

CISSP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West CISSP Hourly Rate Trend

CISSP
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CISSP within the South West region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
GloucestershireDown-93--
DevonNew entry-1--
WiltshireNew entry-1£288-
CISSP EnglandCISSP
England

CISSP
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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.

16 (60.00 %)Finance
24 (40.00 %)ISO27001
32 (20.00 %)Risk Management
32 (20.00 %)Intrusion Detection
32 (20.00 %)Information Security
32 (20.00 %)Internet
32 (20.00 %)CISA
32 (20.00 %)CISM
41 (10.00 %)CMMI
41 (10.00 %)Firewall
41 (10.00 %)Security Management
41 (10.00 %)Government
41 (10.00 %)Health
41 (10.00 %)Military
41 (10.00 %)EAM
41 (10.00 %)Project Management
41 (10.00 %)C
41 (10.00 %)MCSE
41 (10.00 %)RUP
41 (10.00 %)CCNA
41 (10.00 %)Cisco Certification
41 (10.00 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (10.00 %)Ethical Hacking
41 (10.00 %)Penetration Testing
41 (10.00 %)Network Security
41 (10.00 %)Security Cleared

CISSP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (20.00 %)Intrusion Detection
12 (20.00 %)Internet
21 (10.00 %)Firewall
21 (10.00 %)Network Security
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (60.00 %)Finance
21 (10.00 %)Government
21 (10.00 %)Health
21 (10.00 %)Military
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (50.00 %)Consultant
24 (40.00 %)Security Consultant
24 (40.00 %)Analyst
33 (30.00 %)Security Analyst
33 (30.00 %)IT Security Analyst
42 (20.00 %)IT Security Consultant
42 (20.00 %)IT Consultant
51 (10.00 %)Technical Analyst
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (20.00 %)Risk Management
12 (20.00 %)Information Security
21 (10.00 %)CMMI
21 (10.00 %)Security Management
21 (10.00 %)EAM
21 (10.00 %)Project Management
21 (10.00 %)RUP
21 (10.00 %)Ethical Hacking
21 (10.00 %)Penetration Testing
21 (10.00 %)Security Cleared
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (10.00 %)C
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (20.00 %)CISA
12 (20.00 %)CISM
21 (10.00 %)MCSE
21 (10.00 %)CCNA
21 (10.00 %)Cisco Certification
21 (10.00 %)Microsoft Certification
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (40.00 %)ISO27001