CISSP Contracts
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for CISSP in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited CISSP over the 3 months to 20 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 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
20 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
Rank 336 321 431
Rank change year-on-year
-15 +110
Contract jobs citing CISSP 209 280 159
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.449% 0.480% 0.264%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.482% 2.775% 1.671%
Number of daily rates quoted 110 163 98
Average daily rate £450 £488 £400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-7.69% +21.87%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £319 £375 £325
10% offered a daily rate of more than £603 £600 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £475 £410
% change year-on-year
-10.52% +15.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Average hourly rate - £50.69 -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - £36.38 -
All Qualifications
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category		 8421 10091 9517
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 18.10% 17.30% 15.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 4511 5263 4536
Average daily rate £375 £375 £375
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £215 £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 456 547 656
Average hourly rate £23.20 £22.00 £22.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+5.45% -2.22%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.00 £12.50 £12.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £47.50 £42.50 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.50 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
- -10.00%

CISSP
Jobs Demand Trend

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

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 within the UK.

CISSP Daily Rate Trend

CISSP
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing CISSP within the UK over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

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 within the UK.

CISSP Hourly Rate Trend

CISSP
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 CISSP within the UK over the 3 months to 20 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
England -14 186 £475 -2.56%
London -14 105 £494 -1.25%
South East +1 38 £473 -3.07%
North West +28 26 £300 -31.03%
City of London -5 19 £475 -5.00%
Berkshire +14 16 £550 +69.23%
Cheshire +20 13 £220 -
Reading +17 12 £550 -
Hampshire -7 12 £388 -23.45%
Chester +4 9 - -
Manchester +9 8 £375 -13.79%
Scotland -2 8 £370 -12.94%
Yorkshire +5 7 £500 +33.33%
Buckinghamshire +10 4 £518 -
South Yorkshire +2 4 £500 +22.69%
South West -15 4 £450 -14.28%
Wales - 4 £350 -
Hammersmith - 4 £325 -
Aldershot - 4 - -
East of England +16 3 £450 +38.46%
Lancashire +11 3 £450 +0.55%
Blackpool +6 3 £450 -6.25%
West Yorkshire -1 3 - -
West Midlands - 3 - -
South Wales - 3 £350 -
Erskine - 3 £370 -
Glasgow - 3 £275 -
Renfrewshire - 3 £370 -
Surrey +13 2 £477 -4.60%
Hertfordshire +10 2 £450 -

CISSP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

1 218 (52.15%) Information Security
2 141 (33.73%) CISM
3 115 (27.51%) Firewall
4 111 (26.56%) Finance
5 98 (23.44%) Risk Management
6 92 (22.01%) CISA
7 89 (21.29%) ITIL
8 81 (19.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 71 (16.99%) Management Information System
10 63 (15.07%) Security Cleared
11 61 (14.59%) Windows
12 59 (14.11%) Cisco
13 53 (12.68%) Security Architecture
14 50 (11.96%) SIEM
14 50 (11.96%) PCI DSS
14 50 (11.96%) Security Management
15 49 (11.72%) TCP/IP
16 48 (11.48%) Microsoft
17 46 (11.00%) Cisco Certification
17 46 (11.00%) Project Management
17 46 (11.00%) Linux
17 46 (11.00%) Degree
18 45 (10.77%) Risk Assessment
19 41 (9.809%) UNIX
19 41 (9.809%) SC Cleared
20 40 (9.569%) Banking
20 40 (9.569%) SQL
21 39 (9.330%) Legal
21 39 (9.330%) CEH
21 39 (9.330%) Network Security

CISSP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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 17 (4.067%) .NET
2 13 (3.110%) .NET Framework
3 11 (2.632%) Web Services
4 10 (2.392%) J2EE
4 10 (2.392%) REST
5 9 (2.153%) SOAP
5 9 (2.153%) Spring
6 6 (1.435%) JSP
7 5 (1.196%) XML
7 5 (1.196%) XML Schema
8 4 (0.957%) ASP
8 4 (0.957%) HTML
8 4 (0.957%) Ajax
8 4 (0.957%) Software Packaging
9 3 (0.718%) OLE
9 3 (0.718%) JCE
10 2 (0.478%) COM
11 1 (0.239%) Spring Security
11 1 (0.239%) Java EE
11 1 (0.239%) JSON
Application Platforms
1 21 (5.024%) IIS
2 10 (2.392%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.196%) SharePoint Server
4 3 (0.718%) SharePoint 2010
4 3 (0.718%) WebLogic
5 2 (0.478%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 1 (0.239%) SAP Web AS
6 1 (0.239%) MS Exchange
6 1 (0.239%) Apache
6 1 (0.239%) Tomcat
Applications
1 28 (6.699%) MS Excel
2 12 (2.871%) MS PowerPoint
3 10 (2.392%) MS Office
4 3 (0.718%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (0.478%) SAP GRC
Communications & Networking
1 115 (27.51%) Firewall
2 49 (11.72%) TCP/IP
3 39 (9.330%) Network Security
4 37 (8.852%) Intrusion Detection
5 34 (8.134%) VPN
6 32 (7.656%) LAN
7 29 (6.938%) WAN
8 25 (5.981%) Internet
9 15 (3.589%) LDAP
10 11 (2.632%) SSL
11 9 (2.153%) HTTP
12 7 (1.675%) IPsec
13 6 (1.435%) Wireless
13 6 (1.435%) SAN
13 6 (1.435%) VoIP
14 5 (1.196%) SMTP
14 5 (1.196%) MPLS
14 5 (1.196%) OSPF
14 5 (1.196%) NetScreen
14 5 (1.196%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.435%) Big Data
2 3 (0.718%) GIS
2 3 (0.718%) Hadoop
2 3 (0.718%) SQL Server
2 3 (0.718%) Oracle 8/8i
2 3 (0.718%) Data Mining
3 2 (0.478%) Oracle Discoverer
3 2 (0.478%) RDBMS
3 2 (0.478%) MS Access
3 2 (0.478%) Oracle 11g
4 1 (0.239%) NoSQL
4 1 (0.239%) MySQL
4 1 (0.239%) DB2
4 1 (0.239%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (0.239%) Oracle 10g
Development Applications
1 2 (0.478%) Visual Studio
General
1 111 (26.56%) Finance
2 40 (9.569%) Banking
3 39 (9.330%) Legal
4 29 (6.938%) Telecoms
5 16 (3.828%) Retail
6 12 (2.871%) Law
7 6 (1.435%) Investment Banking
8 5 (1.196%) Manufacturing
8 5 (1.196%) Financial Institution
9 4 (0.957%) Publishing
10 3 (0.718%) Games
10 3 (0.718%) Retail Banking
11 2 (0.478%) International Banking
11 2 (0.478%) Electronics
11 2 (0.478%) French Language
12 1 (0.239%) German Language
12 1 (0.239%) Italian Language
12 1 (0.239%) Portuguese Language
12 1 (0.239%) Spanish Language
12 1 (0.239%) Swedish Language
Job Titles
1 108 (25.84%) Consultant
2 88 (21.05%) Analyst
3 87 (20.81%) Security Consultant
4 62 (14.83%) Architect
5 54 (12.92%) Security Analyst
6 53 (12.68%) Security Architect
7 31 (7.416%) Information Security Consultant
8 30 (7.177%) Risk Consultant
9 26 (6.220%) Security Manager
10 21 (5.024%) Security Specialist
11 17 (4.067%) Security Engineer
12 14 (3.349%) Information Manager
13 13 (3.110%) Senior Analyst
14 12 (2.871%) Information Analyst
14 12 (2.871%) Information Security Analyst
14 12 (2.871%) Security Officer
15 11 (2.632%) Information Security Manager
15 11 (2.632%) Administrator
15 11 (2.632%) Project Manager
15 11 (2.632%) Information Architect
Miscellaneous
1 71 (16.99%) Management Information System
2 22 (5.263%) CESG
3 18 (4.306%) Computer Science
4 16 (3.828%) Cryptography
5 15 (3.589%) PKI
6 14 (3.349%) Data Protection Act
7 12 (2.871%) SCADA
8 11 (2.632%) RMADS
8 11 (2.632%) CESG CLAS
9 10 (2.392%) Enterprise Software
10 7 (1.675%) Client/Server
10 7 (1.675%) SWIFT
11 6 (1.435%) SecurID
12 5 (1.196%) Taxonomies
12 5 (1.196%) NHS
12 5 (1.196%) Mainframe
12 5 (1.196%) SaaS
12 5 (1.196%) Mobile App
13 4 (0.957%) CMDB
13 4 (0.957%) Blackberry
Operating Systems
1 61 (14.59%) Windows
2 46 (11.00%) Linux
3 41 (9.809%) UNIX
4 7 (1.675%) Windows 7
5 6 (1.435%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (1.196%) Windows XP
7 4 (0.957%) AIX
8 3 (0.718%) Windows Server 2008
9 2 (0.478%) HPUX
9 2 (0.478%) Solaris
9 2 (0.478%) Mac OS X
10 1 (0.239%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 218 (52.15%) Information Security
2 98 (23.44%) Risk Management
3 89 (21.29%) ITIL
4 53 (12.68%) Security Architecture
5 50 (11.96%) SIEM
5 50 (11.96%) Security Management
6 46 (11.00%) Project Management
7 45 (10.77%) Risk Assessment
8 34 (8.134%) Vulnerability Assessment
8 34 (8.134%) Data Protection
8 34 (8.134%) Information Assurance
9 32 (7.656%) Incident Management
10 29 (6.938%) Stakeholder Management
11 28 (6.699%) Penetration Testing
11 28 (6.699%) TOGAF
12 25 (5.981%) Vulnerability Management
13 24 (5.742%) Service Management
14 23 (5.502%) ISMS
15 22 (5.263%) Risk Analysis
15 22 (5.263%) Information Security Management
Programming Languages
1 40 (9.569%) SQL
2 22 (5.263%) Java
3 12 (2.871%) VBScript
4 11 (2.632%) Perl
5 7 (1.675%) VB
6 6 (1.435%) JavaScript
6 6 (1.435%) PowerShell
7 5 (1.196%) C#
7 5 (1.196%) VB.NET
8 4 (0.957%) Python
9 3 (0.718%) C
10 1 (0.239%) Bash shell
10 1 (0.239%) Ruby
10 1 (0.239%) C++
Qualifications
1 141 (33.73%) CISM
2 92 (22.01%) CISA
3 63 (15.07%) Security Cleared
4 46 (11.00%) Degree
4 46 (11.00%) Cisco Certification
5 41 (9.809%) SC Cleared
6 39 (9.330%) CEH
7 27 (6.459%) GIAC
8 22 (5.263%) DV Cleared
9 19 (4.545%) CCSP
10 18 (4.306%) Microsoft Certification
11 16 (3.828%) CCIE
11 16 (3.828%) MCSE
12 15 (3.589%) CCSA
13 14 (3.349%) CCNP
14 12 (2.871%) CCNA
15 11 (2.632%) MCP
16 9 (2.153%) ITIL Certification
17 8 (1.914%) PMP
17 8 (1.914%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 81 (19.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 50 (11.96%) PCI DSS
3 29 (6.938%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 16 (3.828%) COBIT
5 8 (1.914%) ISO/IEC 17799
6 6 (1.435%) HIPAA
6 6 (1.435%) JSP 440
7 4 (0.957%) SLA
7 4 (0.957%) BS7799
7 4 (0.957%) QA
8 2 (0.478%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.239%) GAMP
9 1 (0.239%) COSO
9 1 (0.239%) IEC 61508
9 1 (0.239%) Data Quality
System Software
1 31 (7.416%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.914%) ProxySG
2 8 (1.914%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (1.196%) Microsoft App-V
4 2 (0.478%) Nmap
5 1 (0.239%) Oracle RAC
5 1 (0.239%) XenApp
5 1 (0.239%) XenDesktop
5 1 (0.239%) vSphere
5 1 (0.239%) Snort
5 1 (0.239%) RACF
Systems Management
1 12 (2.871%) Tivoli
2 11 (2.632%) McAfee ePO
3 6 (1.435%) Oracle Identity Manager
3 6 (1.435%) Tivoli Identity Manager
3 6 (1.435%) SCCM
4 5 (1.196%) WSUS
5 4 (0.957%) Splunk
6 3 (0.718%) Norton AntiVirus
7 1 (0.239%) OVSD
7 1 (0.239%) Cisco CUCM
7 1 (0.239%) OpenView
Vendors
1 59 (14.11%) Cisco
2 48 (11.48%) Microsoft
3 31 (7.416%) CheckPoint
4 28 (6.699%) Oracle
5 24 (5.742%) Juniper
6 23 (5.502%) McAfee
7 19 (4.545%) Symantec
8 18 (4.306%) VMware
8 18 (4.306%) ArcSight
9 17 (4.067%) HP
10 13 (3.110%) Blue Coat
11 12 (2.871%) F5
11 12 (2.871%) Nokia
12 11 (2.632%) Sourcefire
13 7 (1.675%) Fortinet
13 7 (1.675%) SAP
13 7 (1.675%) IBM
14 6 (1.435%) Red Hat
14 6 (1.435%) NetApp
15 5 (1.196%) CA
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