The first part of the table below looks at the demand for ISO/IEC 27001 skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited ISO/IEC 27001 over the 3 months to 16 May 2012 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Quality Assurance & Compliance 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.

ISO/IEC 27001
Location
3 months to
16 May 2012
Same period 2011Same period 2010
Rank393465386
Rank change year-on-year
Up+72Down-79
Matching contract IT job ads186116153
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK0.314 %0.189 %0.278 %
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category4.242 %2.670 %4.653 %
Number of daily rates quoted925685
Average daily rate£475£405£400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+17.28 %+1.25 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£230£325£286
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£575£560£590
UK excluding London average daily rate£520£400£384
% change year-on-year
+30.00 %+4.23 %
Number of hourly rates quoted301
Average hourly rate£14.00-£12.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£14.00-£12.00
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryAll Quality Assurance & Compliance
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Quality Assurance & Compliance category
438543453288
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK7.409 %7.081 %5.972 %
Number of daily rates quoted229823741484
Average daily rate£413£450£400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-8.33 %+12.50 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£225£250£225
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£600£600£575
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£375£350
% change year-on-year
-6.66 %+7.14 %
Number of hourly rates quoted230226217
Average hourly rate£16.72£22.50£16.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-25.68 %+40.62 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£11.00£11.00£10.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£36.60£40.00£36.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£16.43£27.50£15.50
% change year-on-year
-40.27 %+77.41 %

ISO/IEC 27001
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

ISO/IEC 27001 Demand Trend

ISO/IEC 27001
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 within the UK.

ISO/IEC 27001 Daily Rate Trend

ISO/IEC 27001
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 within the UK over the 3 months to 16 May 2012.

ISO/IEC 27001 Daily Rate Histogram

ISO/IEC 27001
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 within the UK.

ISO/IEC 27001 Hourly Rate Trend

ISO/IEC 27001
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 within the UK over the 3 months to 16 May 2012.

ISO/IEC 27001 Hourly Rate Histogram

ISO/IEC 27001
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 ISO/IEC 27001 within the UK over the 3 months to 16 May 2012. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank 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
EnglandUp+87185£475+5.55 %
LondonUp+6972£425-5.55 %
North WestUp+2833£200-40.74 %
South EastUp+128£500+24.87 %
City of LondonUp+4924£406-11.68 %
South WestDown-924£575+27.77 %
ManchesterNew entry-22£200-
BerkshireDown-713£550-16.98 %
GloucestershireNew entry-13£575-
East of EnglandDown-310£463+5.71 %
HampshireUp+97£525-4.54 %
DorsetNew entry-7£350-
ReadingNew entry-7£575-
HertfordshireDown-96--
Canary WharfNew entry-6--
North EastNew entry-6£550-
West MidlandsDown-125--
BournemouthNew entry-5£350-
East MidlandsDown-14£290-10.76 %
West YorkshireDown-204£463+32.14 %
YorkshireDown-244£463+32.14 %
CheshireNew entry-4£110-
CheltenhamNew entry-4£575-
GloucesterNew entry-4£575-
StroudNew entry-4£575-
TewkesburyNew entry-4£575-
NottinghamDown-33£290-10.76 %
WiltshireDown-63£300-25.00 %
NottinghamshireDown-63£290-10.76 %
LancashireDown-113--

ISO/IEC 27001
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 16 May 2012, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing ISO/IEC 27001 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 ISO/IEC 27001.

1170 (51.83 %)Information Security
2119 (36.28 %)CISSP
385 (25.91 %)Risk Management
484 (25.61 %)ITIL
564 (19.51 %)Finance
660 (18.29 %)Security Cleared
759 (17.99 %)Management Information System
855 (16.77 %)PCI DSS
954 (16.46 %)CISM
1053 (16.16 %)Security Management
1150 (15.24 %)CISA
1150 (15.24 %)Windows
1150 (15.24 %)Degree
1150 (15.24 %)Security Architecture
1244 (13.41 %)Cisco
1343 (13.11 %)Project Management
1442 (12.80 %)Information Assurance
1442 (12.80 %)Data Protection
1541 (12.50 %)Firewall
1636 (10.98 %)Information Security Management
1735 (10.67 %)CESG
1735 (10.67 %)DV Cleared
1834 (10.37 %)COBIT
1933 (10.06 %)ISMS
1933 (10.06 %)CESG CLAS
2031 (9.451 %)Risk Assessment
2031 (9.451 %)Service Delivery
2129 (8.841 %)Network Security
2129 (8.841 %)SC Cleared
2129 (8.841 %)PRINCE2

ISO/IEC 27001
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 16 May 2012, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing ISO/IEC 27001 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 ISO/IEC 27001. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
14 (1.220 %)CSS
23 (0.915 %)VML
32 (0.610 %).NET
32 (0.610 %)JSP
32 (0.610 %)Web Services
41 (0.305 %)Forefront TMG
41 (0.305 %)WPF
41 (0.305 %)WebSphere
41 (0.305 %)SOAP
41 (0.305 %)J2EE
41 (0.305 %)ASP
41 (0.305 %)SAML
IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
123 (7.012 %)IIS
214 (4.268 %)SharePoint
36 (1.829 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
45 (1.524 %)Exchange Server 2010
45 (1.524 %)MS Exchange
52 (0.610 %)Lotus Notes
52 (0.610 %)Apache
52 (0.610 %)Exchange Server 2003
52 (0.610 %)SharePoint 2010
61 (0.305 %)EPiServer CMS
61 (0.305 %)CMS
61 (0.305 %)SAS
IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
19 (2.744 %)MS Excel
28 (2.439 %)MS Office
37 (2.134 %)MS Visio
46 (1.829 %)MS Project
54 (1.220 %)MS PowerPoint
IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
12 (0.610 %)Dynamics CRM
21 (0.305 %)Sage 200
21 (0.305 %)Sage 50
21 (0.305 %)Dynamics NAV
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
141 (12.50 %)Firewall
229 (8.841 %)Network Security
324 (7.317 %)TCP/IP
419 (5.793 %)Internet
518 (5.488 %)VPN
614 (4.268 %)SSL
713 (3.963 %)Intrusion Detection
810 (3.049 %)LDAP
810 (3.049 %)DNS
99 (2.744 %)VoIP
108 (2.439 %)VLAN
108 (2.439 %)Cisco ASA
117 (2.134 %)Wireless
117 (2.134 %)BGP
117 (2.134 %)OSPF
117 (2.134 %)SAN
126 (1.829 %)LAN
126 (1.829 %)SNMP
135 (1.524 %)WAN
144 (1.220 %)EIGRP
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (2.439 %)SQL Server
23 (0.915 %)RDBMS
32 (0.610 %)SQL Server 2000
32 (0.610 %)Informix
32 (0.610 %)DTS
32 (0.610 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
32 (0.610 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (0.610 %)SQL Server Integration Services
32 (0.610 %)SQL Server 2008
32 (0.610 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
41 (0.305 %)NonStop SQL
41 (0.305 %)MySQL
IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
164 (19.51 %)Finance
226 (7.927 %)Legal
319 (5.793 %)Banking
418 (5.488 %)Telecoms
511 (3.354 %)Retail
67 (2.134 %)Publishing
75 (1.524 %)Financial Institution
84 (1.220 %)Law
84 (1.220 %)Investment Banking
92 (0.610 %)Games
92 (0.610 %)Electronics
92 (0.610 %)Back Office
101 (0.305 %)German Language
101 (0.305 %)Billing
IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
1104 (31.71 %)Consultant
259 (17.99 %)Security Consultant
354 (16.46 %)Analyst
436 (10.98 %)Security Analyst
531 (9.451 %)Security Manager
624 (7.317 %)Information Analyst
720 (6.098 %)Architect
720 (6.098 %)Information Security Consultant
720 (6.098 %)Information Security Analyst
819 (5.793 %)Information Assurance Consultant
819 (5.793 %)CLAS Consultant
918 (5.488 %)Security Specialist
1016 (4.878 %)Information Manager
1115 (4.573 %)Project Manager
1214 (4.268 %)Information Security Manager
1214 (4.268 %)Security Architect
1312 (3.659 %)Systems Programmer
1312 (3.659 %)Programmer
1411 (3.354 %)Senior Consultant
1510 (3.049 %)Senior Security Consultant
IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
159 (17.99 %)Management Information System
235 (10.67 %)CESG
333 (10.06 %)CESG CLAS
419 (5.793 %)RMADS
518 (5.488 %)Data Protection Act
613 (3.963 %)Mainframe
79 (2.744 %)PKI
88 (2.439 %)Blackberry
96 (1.829 %)Handset
105 (1.524 %)Freedom of Information
105 (1.524 %)Cryptography
114 (1.220 %)SaaS
123 (0.915 %)Cloud Computing
123 (0.915 %)EFT
132 (0.610 %)NHS
132 (0.610 %)PMI
132 (0.610 %)Smart Meter
132 (0.610 %)iSeries
132 (0.610 %)Informatics
141 (0.305 %)PaaS
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
150 (15.24 %)Windows
218 (5.488 %)UNIX
314 (4.268 %)zOS
412 (3.659 %)Linux
510 (3.049 %)Windows XP
510 (3.049 %)Windows Server 2008
68 (2.439 %)Windows 7
77 (2.134 %)Solaris
86 (1.829 %)Windows Server 2003
91 (0.305 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
1170 (51.83 %)Information Security
285 (25.91 %)Risk Management
384 (25.61 %)ITIL
453 (16.16 %)Security Management
550 (15.24 %)Security Architecture
643 (13.11 %)Project Management
742 (12.80 %)Information Assurance
742 (12.80 %)Data Protection
836 (10.98 %)Information Security Management
933 (10.06 %)ISMS
1031 (9.451 %)Risk Assessment
1031 (9.451 %)Service Delivery
1129 (8.841 %)PRINCE2
1226 (7.927 %)Continuous Improvement
1322 (6.707 %)Disaster Recovery
1420 (6.098 %)Business Continuity
1516 (4.878 %)Data Security
1612 (3.659 %)Information Management
1711 (3.354 %)Change Management
1711 (3.354 %)Service Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
112 (3.659 %)SQL
26 (1.829 %)C
32 (0.610 %)T-SQL
32 (0.610 %)VB
32 (0.610 %)PowerShell
41 (0.305 %)VB.NET
41 (0.305 %)C#
41 (0.305 %)Java
41 (0.305 %)Perl
IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
1119 (36.28 %)CISSP
260 (18.29 %)Security Cleared
354 (16.46 %)CISM
450 (15.24 %)CISA
450 (15.24 %)Degree
535 (10.67 %)DV Cleared
629 (8.841 %)SC Cleared
722 (6.707 %)Microsoft Certification
816 (4.878 %)Cisco Certification
913 (3.963 %)CCNP
913 (3.963 %)ISACA
1012 (3.659 %)MCP
1110 (3.049 %)MCSE
128 (2.439 %)MCDST
137 (2.134 %)CCSA
137 (2.134 %)CCSP
146 (1.829 %)MCSA
146 (1.829 %)CCSE
155 (1.524 %)MCTS
155 (1.524 %)CCNA
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
155 (16.77 %)PCI DSS
234 (10.37 %)COBIT
320 (6.098 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
413 (3.963 %)ISO 9001
413 (3.963 %)JSP 440
413 (3.963 %)COSO
58 (2.439 %)ISO/IEC 17799
67 (2.134 %)QA
67 (2.134 %)BS25999
74 (1.220 %)Basel II
74 (1.220 %)ISO 9000
74 (1.220 %)SLA
74 (1.220 %)ISO/IEC 20000
83 (0.915 %)HIPAA
83 (0.915 %)21 CFR Part 11
83 (0.915 %)BS7799
92 (0.610 %)ISO 14000
101 (0.305 %)Solvency II
IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
121 (6.402 %)Active Directory
213 (3.963 %)RACF
39 (2.744 %)VMware Infrastructure
42 (0.610 %)Terminal Services
42 (0.610 %)Snort
42 (0.610 %)UAG
42 (0.610 %)vSphere
51 (0.305 %)XenApp
51 (0.305 %)XenDesktop
51 (0.305 %)Hyper-V
51 (0.305 %)VMware ESX
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
15 (1.524 %)Cisco CUCM
23 (0.915 %)MIMEsweeper
32 (0.610 %)OpenView
32 (0.610 %)ServiceCenter
41 (0.305 %)WSUS
41 (0.305 %)Nessus
41 (0.305 %)Norton AntiVirus
IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
144 (13.41 %)Cisco
228 (8.537 %)Microsoft
320 (6.098 %)VMware
417 (5.183 %)CheckPoint
510 (3.049 %)Symantec
510 (3.049 %)Juniper
510 (3.049 %)Nokia
510 (3.049 %)IBM
510 (3.049 %)Crossbeam
69 (2.744 %)Citrix
77 (2.134 %)HP
86 (1.829 %)ArcSight
95 (1.524 %)Oracle
95 (1.524 %)Websense
104 (1.220 %)Genesys
104 (1.220 %)Avaya
104 (1.220 %)Lumension
104 (1.220 %)F5
113 (0.915 %)IronPort
113 (0.915 %)Blue Coat