The first table below looks at the demand for Information Security Management skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Information Security Management over the 3 months to 24 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category.

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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Information Security Management
Rank 496 533 564
Rank change year-on-year
+37 +31
Contract jobs citing Information Security Management 33 51 20
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.071% 0.087% 0.033%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.100% 0.129% 0.048%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 25 2
Average daily rate £413 £475 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-13.15% +46.15%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £309 £230 £205
10% offered a daily rate of more than £443 £603 £445
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £423 £175
% change year-on-year
+0.59% +141.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Processes & Methodologies
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
32941 39581 41270
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 71.01% 67.87% 67.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 19678 22705 23413
Average daily rate £413 £403 £438
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+2.48% -8.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £275 £275 £275
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £580 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £365 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
- -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 976 1282 1475
Average hourly rate £30.00 £25.00 £29.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+20.00% -13.79%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.50 £12.50 £13.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £50.00 £45.00 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.00 £25.00 £29.50
% change year-on-year
+20.00% -15.25%

Information Security Management
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Information Security Management within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Information Security Management Jobs Demand Trend

Information Security Management
Daily Rate Trend

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

Information Security Management Daily Rate Trend

Information Security Management
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Information Security Management within the UK over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Information Security Management Daily Rate Histogram

Information Security Management
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Information Security Management Hourly Rate Trend

Information Security Management
Top 17 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 Management within the UK over the 3 months to 24 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 +26 28 £350 -26.31%
London +20 10 £350 -30.00%
South West +32 9 - -
South East +21 8 £310 -46.08%
Taunton - 7 - -
Somerset - 7 - -
Middlesex - 3 £265 -
Hampshire - 3 £425 -
Devon - 2 - -
Buckinghamshire - 2 £310 -
Uxbridge - 2 - -
Portsmouth - 2 - -
North West +11 1 £425 +0.59%
City of London +5 1 £450 +2.85%
Hammersmith - 1 £325 -
Milton Keynes - 1 - -
Manchester - 1 £425 -

Information Security Management
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Information Security Management 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 Management.

1 58 (100.00%) Security Management
1 58 (100.00%) Information Security
2 41 (70.69%) Management Information System
3 40 (68.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 36 (62.07%) ISMS
5 23 (39.66%) CISSP
6 19 (32.76%) Risk Management
7 17 (29.31%) Data Protection
7 17 (29.31%) PCI DSS
8 16 (27.59%) ITIL
8 16 (27.59%) Data Protection Act
9 14 (24.14%) Risk Assessment
9 14 (24.14%) Finance
9 14 (24.14%) CISM
10 13 (22.41%) Security Cleared
11 11 (18.97%) Information Assurance
11 11 (18.97%) Service Delivery
11 11 (18.97%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 10 (17.24%) IIS
12 10 (17.24%) SC Cleared
13 9 (15.52%) Remedy
13 9 (15.52%) CESG
14 8 (13.79%) Incident Management
14 8 (13.79%) Degree
14 8 (13.79%) Freedom of Information
14 8 (13.79%) Symantec
15 7 (12.07%) RMADS
16 6 (10.34%) CISA
16 6 (10.34%) SAP
16 6 (10.34%) Microsoft

Information Security Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Information Security Management 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 Management. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 2 (3.448%) ASP.NET
1 2 (3.448%) .NET
1 2 (3.448%) HTML
Application Platforms
1 10 (17.24%) IIS
Applications
1 3 (5.172%) MS Excel
2 1 (1.724%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (1.724%) SAP Oil and Gas
1 1 (1.724%) Summit
Communications & Networking
1 4 (6.897%) Network Security
1 4 (6.897%) TCP/IP
1 4 (6.897%) VPN
1 4 (6.897%) Firewall
2 2 (3.448%) Broadband
2 2 (3.448%) Internet
3 1 (1.724%) DVB
3 1 (1.724%) Ethernet
3 1 (1.724%) RIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.448%) SQL Server 2008
1 2 (3.448%) DTS
1 2 (3.448%) SQL Server
1 2 (3.448%) SQL Server 2000
1 2 (3.448%) GIS
1 2 (3.448%) SQL Server 2005
1 2 (3.448%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 2 (3.448%) Visual Studio
2 1 (1.724%) InstallShield
2 1 (1.724%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 14 (24.14%) Finance
2 6 (10.34%) Legal
3 5 (8.621%) Telecoms
4 4 (6.897%) Law
5 2 (3.448%) Banking
6 1 (1.724%) French Language
6 1 (1.724%) Retail
6 1 (1.724%) Multimedia
6 1 (1.724%) Advertising
6 1 (1.724%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 24 (41.38%) Analyst
2 21 (36.21%) Security Analyst
3 11 (18.97%) Security Officer
4 9 (15.52%) Consultant
4 9 (15.52%) IT Security Officer
5 7 (12.07%) Security Consultant
6 6 (10.34%) Senior Security Analyst
6 6 (10.34%) Senior Analyst
7 4 (6.897%) Information Security Consultant
8 3 (5.172%) Security Manager
8 3 (5.172%) Information Security Analyst
8 3 (5.172%) Team Leader
8 3 (5.172%) Information Analyst
9 2 (3.448%) Governance Manager
9 2 (3.448%) CLAS Consultant
9 2 (3.448%) Developer
9 2 (3.448%) IT Consultant
9 2 (3.448%) Senior Consultant
9 2 (3.448%) IT Security Consultant
9 2 (3.448%) Senior Security Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 41 (70.69%) Management Information System
2 16 (27.59%) Data Protection Act
3 9 (15.52%) CESG
4 8 (13.79%) Freedom of Information
5 7 (12.07%) RMADS
6 4 (6.897%) Freedom of Information Act
7 2 (3.448%) CESG CLAS
7 2 (3.448%) Computer Science
8 1 (1.724%) Mainframe
8 1 (1.724%) W3C
8 1 (1.724%) SaaS
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.448%) Windows
2 1 (1.724%) Windows Server 2003
2 1 (1.724%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (100.00%) Security Management
1 58 (100.00%) Information Security
2 36 (62.07%) ISMS
3 19 (32.76%) Risk Management
4 17 (29.31%) Data Protection
5 16 (27.59%) ITIL
6 14 (24.14%) Risk Assessment
7 11 (18.97%) Information Assurance
7 11 (18.97%) Service Delivery
8 8 (13.79%) Incident Management
9 6 (10.34%) Data Modelling
9 6 (10.34%) Data Analysis
10 5 (8.621%) ITIL V3
11 4 (6.897%) SAP Security
11 4 (6.897%) Quality Management
11 4 (6.897%) Business Continuity
12 3 (5.172%) Vulnerability Assessment
12 3 (5.172%) Stakeholder Management
12 3 (5.172%) Disaster Recovery
12 3 (5.172%) QMS
Programming Languages
1 5 (8.621%) SQL
2 2 (3.448%) T-SQL
2 2 (3.448%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 23 (39.66%) CISSP
2 14 (24.14%) CISM
3 13 (22.41%) Security Cleared
4 10 (17.24%) SC Cleared
5 8 (13.79%) Degree
6 6 (10.34%) CISA
7 4 (6.897%) CRISC
8 1 (1.724%) Six Sigma Black Belt
8 1 (1.724%) CEH
8 1 (1.724%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (68.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 17 (29.31%) PCI DSS
3 11 (18.97%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 5 (8.621%) ISO 9001
5 3 (5.172%) COBIT
6 1 (1.724%) WAI
6 1 (1.724%) ISO 14001
6 1 (1.724%) ISO/IEC 17799
6 1 (1.724%) ISO 9000
6 1 (1.724%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (5.172%) Terminal Services
1 3 (5.172%) Active Directory
1 3 (5.172%) XenApp
1 3 (5.172%) XenDesktop
2 2 (3.448%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (1.724%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 2 (3.448%) Norton AntiVirus
Vendors
1 9 (15.52%) Remedy
2 8 (13.79%) Symantec
3 6 (10.34%) SAP
3 6 (10.34%) Microsoft
4 4 (6.897%) Citrix
4 4 (6.897%) VMware
5 2 (3.448%) IBM
5 2 (3.448%) Juniper
5 2 (3.448%) Fortinet
6 1 (1.724%) Qualys
Devon
The successful CLAS Consultant wll need to have SC Clearance as an Immediate start is required... * Able to provide a level of technical expertise commensurate with that of...
Rullion IT Plus
Posted: 20 May 2013
Staines, Middlesex
Assisting with the co-ordination and delivery of Information Security Management activity across Corporate Functions... Skills - Hands-on exposure to assisting with supporting Information Security in an large...
Advanced Resource Managers
Rate: Negotiable
Posted: 23 May 2013
Staines, Middlesex
My client a top FTSE 100 energy and utilities company is currently looking to recruit an Information Security Analyst to join its team in Staines on a contract...
Lorien Resourcing
Posted: 23 May 2013
Portsmouth, South East
In depth SQL Server (2005/2008) skills including performance tuning, T-SQL, stored procedures, using SSIS to implement and manage Extract Transform Load (ETL) Strong written and communication...
DP Connect Ltd
Rate: £30000 per annum + YES
Posted: 23 May 2013
Portsmouth, South East
In depth SQL Server (2005/2008) skills including performance tuning, T-SQL, stored procedures, using SSIS to implement and manage Extract Transform Load (ETL) Strong written and communication...
DP Connect Ltd
Rate: YES
Posted: 8 May 2013