The first table below looks at the demand for CISA in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited CISA 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 Qualifications currently tracked.

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
ISACA Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
Rank 436 475 547
Rank change year-on-year
+39 +72
Contract jobs citing CISA 105 95 54
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.218% 0.164% 0.087%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.203% 0.953% 0.549%
Number of daily rates quoted 65 47 21
Average daily rate £475 £500 £450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-5.00% +11.11%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £388 £300
10% offered a daily rate of more than £525 £620 £550
UK excluding London average daily rate £475 £475 £400
% change year-on-year
- +18.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 9
Average hourly rate - - £39.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - £38.00
All Qualifications
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
8728 9969 9842
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 18.14% 17.18% 15.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 4650 5163 4803
Average daily rate £375 £375 £375
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £225 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £538 £550 £550
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 491 522 685
Average hourly rate £22.13 £20.50 £22.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+7.92% -8.88%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.28 £12.00 £12.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £45.00 £40.00 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £21.50 £24.00
% change year-on-year
+2.32% -10.41%

CISA
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing CISA within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

CISA Jobs Demand Trend

CISA
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing CISA within the UK.

CISA Daily Rate Trend

CISA
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing CISA within the UK over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

CISA Daily Rate Histogram

CISA
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing CISA within the UK.

CISA Hourly Rate Trend

CISA
Top 30 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CISA within the UK over the 3 months to 19 June 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
Find
Job
Vacancies
England +11 92 £475 -5.00% 43
London +10 40 £450 -15.49% 26
South East +44 32 £500 +1.26% 10
Berkshire - 20 £500 - 6
Reading - 15 £500 - 4
North West +20 11 £350 - 3
City of London -5 10 £450 -12.19% 11
Scotland - 8 £250 - 2
Cheshire - 8 £338 -
Kent - 5 £150 -
South West +27 3 £475 -
Yorkshire +7 3 £525 -
South Yorkshire - 3 £525 -
Sheffield - 3 £525 -
Surrey +14 2 £500 -
Middlesex +3 2 - -
Hampshire -3 2 £525 - 3
Bournemouth -3 2 - -
Dorset -5 2 - -
North East +13 1 - -
East Midlands -4 1 - -
Birmingham - 1 £480 -
Wiltshire - 1 £475 -
Tyne and Wear - 1 - -
West Midlands - 1 £480 -
Nottinghamshire - 1 - -
West Sussex - 1 £380 -
Coventry - 1 £480 -
Swindon - 1 £475 -
Nottingham - 1 - -

CISA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing CISA 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 CISA.

1 123 (75.93%) CISSP
2 104 (64.20%) CISM
3 99 (61.11%) Information Security
4 73 (45.06%) Finance
5 44 (27.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 37 (22.84%) Risk Management
7 35 (21.60%) Project Management
8 30 (18.52%) Risk Assessment
8 30 (18.52%) Data Protection
9 27 (16.67%) PCI DSS
10 26 (16.05%) Degree
11 25 (15.43%) Banking
11 25 (15.43%) ITIL
12 24 (14.81%) CRISC
13 23 (14.20%) Security Management
14 21 (12.96%) Management Information System
14 21 (12.96%) GIAC
14 21 (12.96%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 17 (10.49%) Oracle
15 17 (10.49%) COBIT
16 15 (9.259%) Security Cleared
16 15 (9.259%) Network Security
16 15 (9.259%) SQL
16 15 (9.259%) Windows
17 14 (8.642%) MS Excel
17 14 (8.642%) Information Assurance
18 13 (8.025%) Information Security Management
19 12 (7.407%) Firewall
19 12 (7.407%) Stakeholder Management
19 12 (7.407%) Tivoli

CISA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing CISA 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 CISA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 2 (1.235%) JSP
1 2 (1.235%) J2EE
2 1 (0.617%) WebSphere
2 1 (0.617%) .NET
2 1 (0.617%) COM
Application Platforms
1 8 (4.938%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.852%) SharePoint 2010
2 3 (1.852%) IIS
3 2 (1.235%) IBM Notes
4 1 (0.617%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
4 1 (0.617%) WebLogic
4 1 (0.617%) Tomcat
Applications
1 14 (8.642%) MS Excel
2 11 (6.790%) MS PowerPoint
3 8 (4.938%) MS Office
4 2 (1.235%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (4.321%) SAP GRC
Communications & Networking
1 15 (9.259%) Network Security
2 12 (7.407%) Firewall
3 5 (3.086%) LDAP
4 3 (1.852%) Internet
4 3 (1.852%) HTTP
4 3 (1.852%) LAN
5 2 (1.235%) DNS
6 1 (0.617%) BSS
6 1 (0.617%) Wireless Security
6 1 (0.617%) Cisco PIX
6 1 (0.617%) Cisco ASA
6 1 (0.617%) Wireless
6 1 (0.617%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.617%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (3.704%) QlikView
2 2 (1.235%) Data Mining
2 2 (1.235%) MS Access
3 1 (0.617%) MySQL
3 1 (0.617%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.617%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 1 (0.617%) Metasploit
General
1 73 (45.06%) Finance
2 25 (15.43%) Banking
3 11 (6.790%) Retail
3 11 (6.790%) Legal
4 6 (3.704%) Telecoms
5 4 (2.469%) Local Government
6 3 (1.852%) International Banking
6 3 (1.852%) Financial Institution
6 3 (1.852%) Manufacturing
7 1 (0.617%) General Ledger
7 1 (0.617%) French Language
7 1 (0.617%) German Language
7 1 (0.617%) Italian Language
7 1 (0.617%) Portuguese Language
7 1 (0.617%) Spanish Language
7 1 (0.617%) Electronics
7 1 (0.617%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 45 (27.78%) Analyst
2 43 (26.54%) Consultant
3 29 (17.90%) Security Analyst
4 28 (17.28%) Security Consultant
5 17 (10.49%) Risk Analyst
6 16 (9.877%) Risk Consultant
7 13 (8.025%) Auditor
8 12 (7.407%) IT Auditor
8 12 (7.407%) Security Manager
9 11 (6.790%) Risk Manager
10 10 (6.173%) Architect
10 10 (6.173%) Information Security Consultant
11 8 (4.938%) IT Consultant
11 8 (4.938%) Security Architect
11 8 (4.938%) Information Analyst
11 8 (4.938%) IT Security Consultant
11 8 (4.938%) Information Security Analyst
12 7 (4.321%) Compliance Manager
12 7 (4.321%) Security Officer
13 6 (3.704%) Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 21 (12.96%) Management Information System
2 11 (6.790%) CESG
2 11 (6.790%) CESG CLAS
2 11 (6.790%) Computer Science
3 8 (4.938%) Data Protection Act
4 5 (3.086%) Mainframe
5 3 (1.852%) SaaS
6 2 (1.235%) FMCG
6 2 (1.235%) RMADS
7 1 (0.617%) Freedom of Information
7 1 (0.617%) Freedom of Information Act
7 1 (0.617%) Open Source
7 1 (0.617%) Fixed Income
7 1 (0.617%) PMI
7 1 (0.617%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 15 (9.259%) Windows
2 7 (4.321%) UNIX
3 6 (3.704%) Linux
4 3 (1.852%) Solaris
5 2 (1.235%) HPUX
5 2 (1.235%) Windows 7
6 1 (0.617%) Windows Server 2008
6 1 (0.617%) Windows XP
6 1 (0.617%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 99 (61.11%) Information Security
2 37 (22.84%) Risk Management
3 35 (21.60%) Project Management
4 30 (18.52%) Risk Assessment
4 30 (18.52%) Data Protection
5 25 (15.43%) ITIL
6 23 (14.20%) Security Management
7 14 (8.642%) Information Assurance
8 13 (8.025%) Information Security Management
9 12 (7.407%) Stakeholder Management
10 8 (4.938%) Business Continuity
10 8 (4.938%) Data Analysis
11 7 (4.321%) Penetration Testing
11 7 (4.321%) ISMS
11 7 (4.321%) SAP Security
11 7 (4.321%) Identity Management
11 7 (4.321%) PRINCE2
12 6 (3.704%) Security Architecture
12 6 (3.704%) Vulnerability Assessment
12 6 (3.704%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 15 (9.259%) SQL
2 6 (3.704%) VBA
3 4 (2.469%) C
4 2 (1.235%) VB
5 1 (0.617%) Bash shell
5 1 (0.617%) C#
5 1 (0.617%) Java
5 1 (0.617%) Perl
Qualifications
1 123 (75.93%) CISSP
2 104 (64.20%) CISM
3 26 (16.05%) Degree
4 24 (14.81%) CRISC
5 21 (12.96%) GIAC
6 15 (9.259%) Security Cleared
7 11 (6.790%) SC Cleared
7 11 (6.790%) ISACA
8 9 (5.556%) CGEIT
9 7 (4.321%) QiCA
10 6 (3.704%) MBA
10 6 (3.704%) PCI QSA
11 4 (2.469%) PMP
11 4 (2.469%) PMI Certification
11 4 (2.469%) ISEB
12 3 (1.852%) CEH
12 3 (1.852%) ISEB Practitioner
12 3 (1.852%) SSCP
13 2 (1.235%) ITIL Certification
13 2 (1.235%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (27.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 27 (16.67%) PCI DSS
3 21 (12.96%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 17 (10.49%) COBIT
5 11 (6.790%) ISO 9001
6 3 (1.852%) Basel II
7 2 (1.235%) JSP 440
8 1 (0.617%) Data Quality
8 1 (0.617%) QA
8 1 (0.617%) BS25999
8 1 (0.617%) COSO
8 1 (0.617%) ISO/IEC 17799
System Software
1 8 (4.938%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.617%) Nmap
2 1 (0.617%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 12 (7.407%) Tivoli
2 6 (3.704%) Tivoli Identity Manager
2 6 (3.704%) Oracle Identity Manager
3 1 (0.617%) WSUS
3 1 (0.617%) SCOM
3 1 (0.617%) Splunk
Vendors
1 17 (10.49%) Oracle
2 10 (6.173%) Symantec
3 9 (5.556%) SAP
4 7 (4.321%) IBM
5 6 (3.704%) Microsoft
5 6 (3.704%) CA
6 4 (2.469%) Juniper
6 4 (2.469%) Cisco
6 4 (2.469%) Fortinet
7 3 (1.852%) Citrix
8 2 (1.235%) Lotus
8 2 (1.235%) VMware
9 1 (0.617%) Facebook
9 1 (0.617%) LANDesk
9 1 (0.617%) Qualys
9 1 (0.617%) ArcSight
9 1 (0.617%) Q1 Labs
9 1 (0.617%) Mercator
9 1 (0.617%) Sun
City, London
We urgently require an Information Security Risk Advisor to work in London... These could be upgrades on certain systems, new applications, Websites going live or software as a...
LA International
Rate: £300 - £325 per day
Posted: 13 June 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
With responsibility for the successful management of Information Security across the business the ideal candidate will work on risk management, gap analysis, security policy implementation and the reduction...
Lorien Resourcing
Posted: 14 June 2013
Reading, South East
An exciting opportunity for a Security Analyst has arisen with a large complex end user undergoing significant change- Due to increased business demand, an experienced Security Analyst is...
GSA Techsource
Rate: GBP500 to GBP520 per day
Posted: 11 June 2013
Berkshire, Thames Valley
Assist with overall consistency and project management of various network and information security projects and programs... Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, MIS, Business Management, Finance, Accounting or...
Volt
Rate: £450.00 - £500.00 per day
Posted: 11 June 2013
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
North West England
Capita Resourcing
Posted: 5 June 2013
City, London
Apollo Solutions
Rate: £475 - £525 per day
Posted: 18 June 2013
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