Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) in IT contracts within the Yorkshire region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited CISSP over the 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCertified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank102131
Rank change on same period last yearUp+29
Matching contract IT job ads513
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.014 %
As % of the category below1.805 %3.394 %
Daily rates quoted45
Average minimum daily rate£350£280
Average daily rate£350£310
% change on same period last year+12.90 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£340
UK excluding London average daily rate£430£384
% change on same period last year+12.10 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.50£32.00
% change on same period last year+14.06 %
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads277383
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.439 %0.408 %
Daily rates quoted68107
Average minimum daily rate£324£321
Average daily rate£342£337
% change on same period last year+1.60 %
Average maximum daily rate£360£353
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£328
% change on same period last year+0.94 %
Hourly rates quoted2239
Average minimum hourly rate£22.16£20.82
Average hourly rate£23.45£21.79
% change on same period last year+7.59 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.73£22.76
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.18£25.30
% change on same period last year-0.46 %
CISSP EnglandCISSP
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.

CISSP
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing CISSP across the Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Yorkshire CISSP Demand Trend

CISSP
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing CISSP across the Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire CISSP Daily Rate Trend

CISSP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing CISSP across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 1 December 2008.

Yorkshire CISSP Daily Rate Histogram

CISSP
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing CISSP across the Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire CISSP Hourly Rate Trend

CISSP
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CISSP within the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 1 December 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
West YorkshireNo change04£350+16.66 %
North YorkshireNew entry-4£350-
CISSP EnglandCISSP
England

CISSP
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region citing CISSP 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 CISSP.

16 (75.00 %)Project Management
25 (62.50 %)ITIL
25 (62.50 %)Information Security
34 (50.00 %)Finance
34 (50.00 %)PRINCE2
34 (50.00 %)ITIL Certification
34 (50.00 %)CISM
43 (37.50 %)ISO27001
52 (25.00 %)PCI DSS
61 (12.50 %)SAN
61 (12.50 %)PRINCE
61 (12.50 %)Firewall
61 (12.50 %)MCSE
61 (12.50 %)MS Excel
61 (12.50 %)MS Exchange
61 (12.50 %)LAN
61 (12.50 %)WAN
61 (12.50 %)Cisco
61 (12.50 %)Microsoft
61 (12.50 %)Active Directory
61 (12.50 %)Microsoft Certification
61 (12.50 %)SQL
61 (12.50 %)Auditing

CISSP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region citing CISSP 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 CISSP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (12.50 %)MS Exchange
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (12.50 %)MS Excel
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (12.50 %)LAN
11 (12.50 %)WAN
11 (12.50 %)SAN
11 (12.50 %)Firewall
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (50.00 %)Finance
21 (12.50 %)Auditing
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (75.00 %)Project Manager
24 (50.00 %)Infrastructure Project Manager
24 (50.00 %)Infrastructure Manager
24 (50.00 %)PRINCE2 Project Manager
32 (25.00 %)Security Project Manager
32 (25.00 %)Security Manager
32 (25.00 %)Security Consultant
32 (25.00 %)Consultant
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (75.00 %)Project Management
25 (62.50 %)Information Security
25 (62.50 %)ITIL
34 (50.00 %)PRINCE2
41 (12.50 %)PRINCE
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (12.50 %)SQL
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (50.00 %)ITIL Certification
14 (50.00 %)CISM
21 (12.50 %)MCSE
21 (12.50 %)Microsoft Certification
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (37.50 %)ISO27001
22 (25.00 %)PCI DSS
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (12.50 %)Active Directory
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (12.50 %)Cisco
11 (12.50 %)Microsoft