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The table below looks at the demand for Information Security (INFOSEC) skills within the Staffordshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Information Security over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInformation Security (INFOSEC)
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2016
Rank change on same period last yearDown-4
Matching contract IT job ads157
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.007 %
As % of the category below14.15 %8.861 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£338-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£375-
UK excluding London average daily rate£420£443
% change on same period last year-5.18 %
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£24.13£30.58
% change on same period last year-21.10 %
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Staffordshire
Matching contract IT job ads10679
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.151 %0.082 %
Daily rates quoted4231
Average minimum daily rate£294£341
Average daily rate£330£363
% change on same period last year-8.89 %
Average maximum daily rate£366£384
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£370
% change on same period last year+1.93 %
Hourly rates quoted1212
Average minimum hourly rate£18.96£16.95
Average hourly rate£21.13£18.48
% change on same period last year+14.35 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.29£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.30£29.76
% change on same period last year-1.54 %
Information Security West MidlandsInformation Security
West Midlands

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.

Information Security
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Information Security across the Staffordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Staffordshire Information Security Demand Trend

Information Security
Daily Rate Trend

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

Staffordshire Information Security Daily Rate Trend

Information Security
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 within the Staffordshire region over the 3 months to 15 October 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
Stoke-on-TrentNew entry-11--
Information Security West MidlandsInformation Security
West Midlands

Information Security
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Staffordshire 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.

138 (90.48 %)SQL
138 (90.48 %)HTTP
138 (90.48 %)Paros
138 (90.48 %)Fiddler
138 (90.48 %)Auditing
229 (69.05 %)Transact-SQL
229 (69.05 %)VB
36 (14.29 %)Ethical Hacking
43 (7.143 %)Finance
43 (7.143 %)Agile Software Development
43 (7.143 %)Management Information System
43 (7.143 %)Project Management
52 (4.762 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
52 (4.762 %)CISSP
52 (4.762 %)Data Security
52 (4.762 %)PCI DSS
61 (2.381 %)HMG Infosec
61 (2.381 %)CRAMM
61 (2.381 %)RMADS
61 (2.381 %)Government
61 (2.381 %)Risk Assessment
61 (2.381 %)CESG
61 (2.381 %)CESG CLAS
61 (2.381 %)VB.NET
61 (2.381 %).NET
61 (2.381 %)Risk Management
61 (2.381 %)Service Delivery

Information Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Staffordshire 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.

Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (2.381 %).NET
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
138 (90.48 %)HTTP
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
138 (90.48 %)Paros
138 (90.48 %)Fiddler
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
138 (90.48 %)Auditing
23 (7.143 %)Finance
31 (2.381 %)Government
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
123 (54.76 %)Tester
221 (50.00 %)Developer
310 (23.81 %)Web Tester
48 (19.05 %)Web Architect
48 (19.05 %)Architect
48 (19.05 %)Consultant
48 (19.05 %)Security Consultant
57 (16.67 %)Web Developer
57 (16.67 %)Penetration Tester
66 (14.29 %)Ethical Hacker
74 (9.524 %)Security Architect
81 (2.381 %)Analyst
81 (2.381 %)Security Analyst
81 (2.381 %)Web Designer
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (7.143 %)Management Information System
21 (2.381 %)CESG
21 (2.381 %)CESG CLAS
21 (2.381 %)RMADS
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (14.29 %)Ethical Hacking
23 (7.143 %)Agile Software Development
23 (7.143 %)Project Management
32 (4.762 %)Data Security
41 (2.381 %)Risk Management
41 (2.381 %)Risk Assessment
41 (2.381 %)Service Delivery
41 (2.381 %)CRAMM
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
138 (90.48 %)SQL
229 (69.05 %)Transact-SQL
229 (69.05 %)VB
31 (2.381 %)VB.NET
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (4.762 %)CISSP
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (4.762 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
12 (4.762 %)PCI DSS
21 (2.381 %)HMG Infosec