Head of Information Security Contracts
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for the Head of Information Security role in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Head of Information Security in their job title over the 3 months to 22 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 Job Titles 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
22 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Head of Information Security
Rank 527 584 585
Rank change year-on-year
+57 +1
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Information Security 7 2 1
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.015% 0.003% 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.016% 0.004% 0.002%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 2 1
Average daily rate £913 £550 £613
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+65.90% -10.20%
UK excluding London average daily rate £725 £550 -
% change year-on-year
+31.81% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Job Titles
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category		 43445 54854 55821
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 92.19% 92.53% 92.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 24929 30221 30365
Average daily rate £400 £400 £425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -5.88%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £238 £240 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £575 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 2155 2623 2895
Average hourly rate £18.50 £18.50 £20.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- -7.50%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.00 £11.00 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £41.50 £40.00 £41.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%

Head of Information Security
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Head of Information Security within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Head of Information Security Jobs Demand Trend

Head of Information Security
Daily Rate Trend

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

Head of Information Security Daily Rate Trend

Head of Information Security
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Head of Information Security within the UK over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Head of Information Security Daily Rate Histogram

Head of Information Security
Top 6 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Information Security within the UK over the 3 months to 22 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 +61 7 £913 +65.90%
London - 4 £963 -
Buckinghamshire - 3 £725 -
South East - 3 £725 -
City of London - 2 £950 -
Milton Keynes - 2 £725 -

Head of Information Security
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Head of Information Security in their job title 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 with Head of Information Security in their job title.

1 9 (100.00%) Information Security
2 3 (33.33%) Business Continuity
2 3 (33.33%) Banking
2 3 (33.33%) Strategic Planning
2 3 (33.33%) COBIT
2 3 (33.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 2 (22.22%) Finance
3 2 (22.22%) CISSP
3 2 (22.22%) Advertising
3 2 (22.22%) COSO
3 2 (22.22%) IEC 61508
4 1 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (11.11%) IT Governance
4 1 (11.11%) SCADA
4 1 (11.11%) Problem Management
4 1 (11.11%) Security Testing
4 1 (11.11%) Data Protection
4 1 (11.11%) Legal
4 1 (11.11%) Disaster Recovery
4 1 (11.11%) Identity Management
4 1 (11.11%) Management Information System
4 1 (11.11%) Risk Management

Head of Information Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Head of Information Security in their job title 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 with Head of Information Security in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

General
1 3 (33.33%) Banking
2 2 (22.22%) Finance
2 2 (22.22%) Advertising
3 1 (11.11%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) SCADA
1 1 (11.11%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (100.00%) Information Security
2 3 (33.33%) Business Continuity
2 3 (33.33%) Strategic Planning
3 1 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (11.11%) IT Governance
3 1 (11.11%) Problem Management
3 1 (11.11%) Security Testing
3 1 (11.11%) Data Protection
3 1 (11.11%) Disaster Recovery
3 1 (11.11%) Identity Management
3 1 (11.11%) Risk Management
Qualifications
1 2 (22.22%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (33.33%) COBIT
1 3 (33.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 2 (22.22%) COSO
2 2 (22.22%) IEC 61508
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