The first table below looks at the demand for the Head of Security role in IT contracts advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Head of Security in their job title over the 3 months to 23 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 advertised for the West Midlands region.

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
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Head of Security
Rank - 104 -
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Security 0 1 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands - 0.044% -
As % of the Job Titles category - 0.048% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 0
Average daily rate - £825 -
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
West Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1506 2081 1765
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 92.34% 92.53% 92.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 679 951 794
Average daily rate £325 £325 £325
90% offered a daily rate of more than £209 £217 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £460 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 129 165 156
Average hourly rate £20.00 £15.56 £18.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+28.53% -13.55%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.00 £10.00 £10.99
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £37.80 £33.00 £37.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Head of Security
England

Head of Security
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Head of Security Jobs Demand Trend

Head of Security
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Head of Security across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Head of Security Daily Rate Trend

Head of Security
Top 6 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Head of 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 Security in their job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement

Head of Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Head of 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 Security in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement