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The table below looks at the demand for Information Security (INFOSEC) skills within the West Midlands region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Information Security over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInformation Security (INFOSEC)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank71110
Rank change on same period last yearUp+39
Matching contract IT job ads4517
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.071 %0.018 %
As % of the category below3.249 %1.010 %
Daily rates quoted252
Average minimum daily rate£459£375
Average daily rate£485£375
% change on same period last year+29.41 %
Average maximum daily rate£511£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£443£461
% change on same period last year-3.86 %
Hourly rates quoted21
Average minimum hourly rate£34.00£28.00
Average hourly rate£39.75£28.00
% change on same period last year+41.96 %
Average maximum hourly rate£45.50£28.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.03£29.00
% change on same period last year-13.68 %
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads13851683
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.182 %1.803 %
Daily rates quoted424431
Average minimum daily rate£337£322
Average daily rate£360£346
% change on same period last year+4.18 %
Average maximum daily rate£384£370
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£370
% change on same period last year+2.76 %
Hourly rates quoted145215
Average minimum hourly rate£25.63£23.88
Average hourly rate£27.31£25.34
% change on same period last year+7.79 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.00£26.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.17£29.91
% change on same period last year-5.80 %
Information Security EnglandInformation Security
England

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Information Security
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Information Security across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

West Midlands Information Security Demand Trend

Information Security
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Information Security Daily Rate Trend

Information Security
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Information Security across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

West Midlands Information Security Daily Rate Histogram

Information Security
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Information Security across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Information Security Hourly Rate Trend

Information Security
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 within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ShropshireNew entry-16£562-
StaffordshireDown-68£367-
BirminghamUp+193--
WorcestershireNew entry-2£370-
Information Security EnglandInformation Security
England

Information Security
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Information Security 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.

130 (28.30 %)Government
229 (27.36 %)CISSP
326 (24.53 %)SQL
425 (23.58 %)HTTP
425 (23.58 %)Paros
425 (23.58 %)Auditing
425 (23.58 %)Fiddler
520 (18.87 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
618 (16.98 %)PCI DSS
717 (16.04 %)Risk Assessment
717 (16.04 %)Risk Management
816 (15.09 %)Management Information System
816 (15.09 %)Transact-SQL
816 (15.09 %)VB
816 (15.09 %)ISO27001
914 (13.21 %)Security Cleared
1013 (12.26 %)SC Cleared
1112 (11.32 %)Finance
129 (8.491 %)RMADS
129 (8.491 %)ITIL
138 (7.547 %)Project Management
138 (7.547 %)PKI
147 (6.604 %)NHS
156 (5.660 %)Data Security
156 (5.660 %)CESG
156 (5.660 %)Ethical Hacking
156 (5.660 %)Agile Software Development
165 (4.717 %)TOGAF
165 (4.717 %)Information Management
165 (4.717 %)COBIT

Information Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Information Security 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. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (4.717 %).NET
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (0.943 %)MS Exchange
11 (0.943 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (1.887 %)MS Office
21 (0.943 %)MS Excel
21 (0.943 %)MS Visio
21 (0.943 %)MS PowerPoint
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (1.887 %)SAP ERP
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
125 (23.58 %)HTTP
24 (3.774 %)Firewall
31 (0.943 %)DHCP
31 (0.943 %)DNS
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (0.943 %)RDBMS
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
125 (23.58 %)Paros
125 (23.58 %)Fiddler
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
130 (28.30 %)Government
225 (23.58 %)Auditing
312 (11.32 %)Finance
44 (3.774 %)Financial Institution
53 (2.830 %)Education
61 (0.943 %)Telecoms
61 (0.943 %)Health
61 (0.943 %)Local Government
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
132 (30.19 %)Consultant
223 (21.70 %)Security Consultant
314 (13.21 %)Architect
413 (12.26 %)Analyst
512 (11.32 %)Tester
512 (11.32 %)Developer
610 (9.434 %)Security Architect
78 (7.547 %)Information Manager
78 (7.547 %)Information Security Consultant
78 (7.547 %)CLAS Consultant
87 (6.604 %)Penetration Tester
87 (6.604 %)Security Specialist
87 (6.604 %)Information Security Specialist
96 (5.660 %)Ethical Hacker
96 (5.660 %)Web Architect
96 (5.660 %)Risk Analyst
104 (3.774 %)Security Analyst
104 (3.774 %)Security Officer
104 (3.774 %)Web Tester
113 (2.830 %)Project Leader
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
116 (15.09 %)Management Information System
29 (8.491 %)RMADS
38 (7.547 %)PKI
47 (6.604 %)NHS
56 (5.660 %)CESG
63 (2.830 %)Data Protection Act
63 (2.830 %)Freedom of Information
71 (0.943 %)Freedom of Information Act
71 (0.943 %)CESG CLAS
71 (0.943 %)Blackberry
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (4.717 %)Windows
24 (3.774 %)UNIX
31 (0.943 %)Windows XP
31 (0.943 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (0.943 %)Windows 2000 Server
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
117 (16.04 %)Risk Management
117 (16.04 %)Risk Assessment
214 (13.21 %)Security Cleared
313 (12.26 %)SC Cleared
49 (8.491 %)ITIL
58 (7.547 %)Project Management
66 (5.660 %)Agile Software Development
66 (5.660 %)Data Security
66 (5.660 %)Ethical Hacking
75 (4.717 %)TOGAF
75 (4.717 %)Information Management
75 (4.717 %)Information Assurance
75 (4.717 %)CRAMM
75 (4.717 %)Security Management
75 (4.717 %)Information Security Management
75 (4.717 %)Disaster Recovery
84 (3.774 %)Data Management
84 (3.774 %)Business Continuity
84 (3.774 %)Data Protection
93 (2.830 %)Vulnerability Assessment
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
126 (24.53 %)SQL
216 (15.09 %)Transact-SQL
216 (15.09 %)VB
34 (3.774 %)Java
41 (0.943 %)C
41 (0.943 %)VB.NET
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
129 (27.36 %)CISSP
21 (0.943 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (0.943 %)ITIL Certification
21 (0.943 %)MCP
21 (0.943 %)MCSE
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
120 (18.87 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
218 (16.98 %)PCI DSS
316 (15.09 %)ISO27001
45 (4.717 %)COBIT
45 (4.717 %)HMG Infosec
54 (3.774 %)BS7799
62 (1.887 %)SLA
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.943 %)Active Directory
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (2.830 %)Oracle
22 (1.887 %)SAP
31 (0.943 %)Microsoft
31 (0.943 %)VMware