The first table below looks at the demand for the Information Security Consultant role in IT jobs advertised for the Berkshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Information Security Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 21 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 Berkshire region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Information Security Consultant
Rank 206 222 -
Rank change year-on-year
+16 -
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Consultant 11 5 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Berkshire 0.211% 0.081% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.224% 0.086% -
Number of salaries quoted 10 0 0
Average salary £55,000 - -
UK excluding London average salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year
-9.09% -
All Job Titles
Berkshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
4908 5802 4813
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Berkshire 94.10% 94.54% 94.24%
Number of salaries quoted 3903 4946 3993
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £42,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +1.19%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £27,500 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £62,500 £62,500 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Information Security Consultant
South East

Information Security Consultant
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Information Security Consultant across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Berkshire Information Security Consultant Jobs Demand Trend

Information Security Consultant
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Information Security Consultant across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire Information Security Consultant Salary Trend

Information Security Consultant
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Information Security Consultant across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Berkshire Information Security Consultant Salary Histogram

Information Security Consultant
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security Consultant within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Reading +9 9 £55,000 -
Information Security Consultant
South East

Information Security Consultant
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Information Security Consultant 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 IT job ads sampled with Information Security Consultant in their job title.

1 12 (100.00%) Information Security
2 9 (75.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (75.00%) PCI DSS
3 8 (66.67%) Risk Management
4 5 (41.67%) Security Architecture
4 5 (41.67%) Data Protection
5 3 (25.00%) PCI QSA
5 3 (25.00%) ISMS
5 3 (25.00%) CISSP
6 2 (16.67%) CISA
6 2 (16.67%) CISM
6 2 (16.67%) Firewall
6 2 (16.67%) Telecoms
6 2 (16.67%) GSEC
6 2 (16.67%) CSSLP
6 2 (16.67%) GCED
7 1 (8.333%) Penetration Testing
7 1 (8.333%) COBIT
7 1 (8.333%) Network Security
7 1 (8.333%) Sarbanes-Oxley

Information Security Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Information Security Consultant 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 IT job ads sampled with Information Security Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 2 (16.67%) Firewall
2 1 (8.333%) Network Security
General
1 2 (16.67%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (100.00%) Information Security
2 8 (66.67%) Risk Management
3 5 (41.67%) Security Architecture
3 5 (41.67%) Data Protection
4 3 (25.00%) ISMS
5 1 (8.333%) Penetration Testing
Qualifications
1 3 (25.00%) PCI QSA
1 3 (25.00%) CISSP
2 2 (16.67%) CISA
2 2 (16.67%) CISM
2 2 (16.67%) GSEC
2 2 (16.67%) CSSLP
2 2 (16.67%) GCED
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (75.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 9 (75.00%) PCI DSS
2 1 (8.333%) COBIT
2 1 (8.333%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Reading, Thames Valley
A blue chip client is looking for an experienced Information Security and Risk Consultant.
Hudson
Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum + bonus and benefits
Posted: 27 April 2013