The first table below looks at the demand for Information Security skills 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 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Berkshire region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Information Security (INFOSEC)
Rank 129 134 114
Rank change year-on-year
+5 -20
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 89 95 83
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Berkshire 1.706% 1.548% 1.625%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.463% 2.208% 2.381%
Number of salaries quoted 64 69 66
Average salary £55,000 £55,000 £47,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +15.78%
90% offered a salary of more than £47,000 £40,000 £32,000
10% offered a salary of more than £70,000 £80,000 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £50,000 £50,000 £47,000
% change year-on-year
- +6.38%
All Processes & Methodologies
Berkshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
3613 4303 3486
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Berkshire 69.27% 70.12% 68.26%
Number of salaries quoted 2768 3629 2893
Average salary £47,000 £45,000 £45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+4.44% -
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £31,500 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Information Security
South East

Information Security
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Information Security Jobs Demand Trend

Information Security
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Information Security Salary Trend

Information Security
Salary Histogram

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

Berkshire Information Security Salary Histogram

Information Security
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security 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 +28 58 £55,000 -4.34%
Slough +12 23 £55,000 +37.50%
Maidenhead +13 14 £55,000 -26.66%
Bracknell -22 13 £55,000 -4.34%
Newbury +12 2 - -
Information Security
South East

Information Security
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Information Security.

1 77 (43.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 64 (35.96%) CISSP
3 61 (34.27%) Finance
4 47 (26.40%) Management Information System
5 45 (25.28%) PCI DSS
6 34 (19.10%) Risk Management
7 33 (18.54%) Security Management
8 31 (17.42%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 30 (16.85%) CISM
10 29 (16.29%) Firewall
11 27 (15.17%) Banking
12 25 (14.04%) SIEM
13 24 (13.48%) Telecoms
13 24 (13.48%) Stakeholder Management
13 24 (13.48%) Windows
14 22 (12.36%) Network Security
15 21 (11.80%) Data Protection
15 21 (11.80%) Linux
15 21 (11.80%) Information Security Management
16 20 (11.24%) CISA
16 20 (11.24%) Active Directory
16 20 (11.24%) Security Cleared
16 20 (11.24%) Security Architecture
17 19 (10.67%) Degree
17 19 (10.67%) UNIX
18 18 (10.11%) Internet
19 17 (9.551%) Microsoft
19 17 (9.551%) Data Security
20 16 (8.989%) COBIT
21 15 (8.427%) Vulnerability Assessment

Information Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
1 8 (4.494%) Regular Expression
2 5 (2.809%) CGI
3 3 (1.685%) HTML5
3 3 (1.685%) Flash
3 3 (1.685%) ODBC
4 2 (1.124%) .NET
4 2 (1.124%) JSP
5 1 (0.562%) COM
5 1 (0.562%) Middleware
Application Platforms
1 3 (1.685%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.124%) IIS
3 1 (0.562%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 7 (3.933%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 29 (16.29%) Firewall
2 22 (12.36%) Network Security
3 18 (10.11%) Internet
4 15 (8.427%) TCP/IP
5 11 (6.180%) Intrusion Detection
6 4 (2.247%) Broadband
7 3 (1.685%) DHCP
7 3 (1.685%) DNS
8 2 (1.124%) MPLS
8 2 (1.124%) 3G
8 2 (1.124%) SS7
8 2 (1.124%) VPN
8 2 (1.124%) SMS
8 2 (1.124%) 2G
8 2 (1.124%) 4G
8 2 (1.124%) IP Telephony
9 1 (0.562%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (5.618%) SQL Server
2 6 (3.371%) SQL Server 2005
3 5 (2.809%) SQL Server 2000
4 3 (1.685%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 4 (2.247%) Metasploit
General
1 61 (34.27%) Finance
2 27 (15.17%) Banking
3 24 (13.48%) Telecoms
4 10 (5.618%) Retail
5 8 (4.494%) Legal
6 6 (3.371%) Marketing
7 4 (2.247%) Games
8 3 (1.685%) French Language
8 3 (1.685%) German Language
8 3 (1.685%) Manufacturing
9 2 (1.124%) Local Government
10 1 (0.562%) Italian Language
10 1 (0.562%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 53 (29.78%) Consultant
2 32 (17.98%) Security Consultant
3 25 (14.04%) Security Manager
4 21 (11.80%) Analyst
4 21 (11.80%) Security Analyst
5 18 (10.11%) Security Officer
5 18 (10.11%) Sales Engineer
6 16 (8.989%) Information Manager
6 16 (8.989%) Information Security Manager
7 15 (8.427%) IT Security Manager
7 15 (8.427%) Chief Security Officer
7 15 (8.427%) Chief Information Security Officer
7 15 (8.427%) Information Security Officer
7 15 (8.427%) Chief Information Officer
7 15 (8.427%) Pre Sales Consultant
7 15 (8.427%) Sales Consultant
7 15 (8.427%) Architect
8 14 (7.865%) Security Architect
8 14 (7.865%) Pre Sales Engineer
9 12 (6.742%) Information Security Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 47 (26.40%) Management Information System
2 13 (7.303%) Data Protection Act
3 11 (6.180%) SaaS
4 8 (4.494%) Mobile App
5 5 (2.809%) Mathematics
5 5 (2.809%) RMADS
6 4 (2.247%) Smartphone
7 3 (1.685%) CESG
7 3 (1.685%) CESG CLAS
7 3 (1.685%) Kindle
7 3 (1.685%) Device Driver
8 2 (1.124%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (1.124%) Computer Science
9 1 (0.562%) PKI
9 1 (0.562%) Taxonomies
9 1 (0.562%) Cryptography
9 1 (0.562%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 24 (13.48%) Windows
2 21 (11.80%) Linux
3 19 (10.67%) UNIX
4 4 (2.247%) AIX
4 4 (2.247%) Solaris
4 4 (2.247%) Debian
4 4 (2.247%) Ubuntu
5 2 (1.124%) Windows Server 2003
5 2 (1.124%) Windows XP
5 2 (1.124%) Windows 7
5 2 (1.124%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (19.10%) Risk Management
2 33 (18.54%) Security Management
3 25 (14.04%) SIEM
4 24 (13.48%) Stakeholder Management
5 21 (11.80%) Data Protection
5 21 (11.80%) Information Security Management
6 20 (11.24%) Security Architecture
7 17 (9.551%) Data Security
8 15 (8.427%) Vulnerability Assessment
8 15 (8.427%) Penetration Testing
8 15 (8.427%) Information Assurance
9 14 (7.865%) ISMS
9 14 (7.865%) Vulnerability Management
10 13 (7.303%) Enterprise Architecture
10 13 (7.303%) Business Continuity
11 12 (6.742%) Risk Analysis
12 11 (6.180%) Information Management
13 10 (5.618%) Disaster Recovery
13 10 (5.618%) Incident Management
14 9 (5.056%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 10 (5.618%) Python
1 10 (5.618%) Perl
1 10 (5.618%) PHP
1 10 (5.618%) Ruby
2 9 (5.056%) C
3 5 (2.809%) SQL
4 3 (1.685%) Java
4 3 (1.685%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 64 (35.96%) CISSP
2 30 (16.85%) CISM
3 20 (11.24%) CISA
3 20 (11.24%) Security Cleared
4 19 (10.67%) Degree
5 15 (8.427%) SC Cleared
6 6 (3.371%) PCI QSA
7 5 (2.809%) Six Sigma Black Belt
8 4 (2.247%) DV Cleared
9 3 (1.685%) CISMP
9 3 (1.685%) CEH
9 3 (1.685%) Security+ Certification
10 2 (1.124%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (1.124%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (1.124%) MCSE
10 2 (1.124%) GSEC
10 2 (1.124%) CSSLP
10 2 (1.124%) GCED
10 2 (1.124%) CCSE
11 1 (0.562%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 77 (43.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 45 (25.28%) PCI DSS
3 31 (17.42%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 16 (8.989%) COBIT
5 3 (1.685%) ISO 9001
6 2 (1.124%) BS7799
6 2 (1.124%) QA
6 2 (1.124%) BS25999
6 2 (1.124%) JSP 440
System Software
1 20 (11.24%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 14 (7.865%) Nessus
2 4 (2.247%) CORE IMPACT
Vendors
1 17 (9.551%) Microsoft
2 13 (7.303%) McAfee
3 10 (5.618%) CheckPoint
3 10 (5.618%) LogLogic
4 9 (5.056%) F5
5 8 (4.494%) Blue Coat
6 7 (3.933%) Juniper
6 7 (3.933%) Cisco
7 6 (3.371%) Sourcefire
8 5 (2.809%) Websense
9 4 (2.247%) Red Hat
10 3 (1.685%) Fortinet
10 3 (1.685%) Fujitsu
10 3 (1.685%) Crossbeam
11 2 (1.124%) HP
11 2 (1.124%) Alcatel-Lucent
11 2 (1.124%) Infoblox
11 2 (1.124%) ArcSight
12 1 (0.562%) Symantec
Reading, Thames Valley
As a Information Security Advisor your skills and qualifications will ideally include: Minimum 3 years' experience in information security Information security risk management skills including (but not be...
Salary: Excellent Salary & Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Berkshire
They are seeking an experienced, extensively qualified Security Specialist (ideally CISSP) who's responsibility it will be to design and implement security aspects associated with their global infrastructure.....
TEKsystems
Salary: £80000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
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
Berkshire
Keywords: PCIDSS, High Level Designs, ISO27001, Low Level Designs, Web Security, Encryption, Authentication, Vulnerability Testing, ITIL, Firewalls, F5, Loadbalancing, Cisco, CISSP My Client, one of the worlds foremost...
Aston Carter
Salary: £60000 - £80000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 18 May 2013
Maidenhead, Berkshire
The successful candidate will be part of a team helping to implement the security within the global datacentre that is being relocated into their Berkshire Office. The successful...
TEKsystems
Salary: £60000 - £80000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
Project Management with £5 million spend on projects background... Detailed knowledge of Project Management methodologies and tools... Work closely with all areas of Technology (Finance, Service Delivery, Enterprise...
Royal Mail Group
Salary: Excellent Salry & Benefits
Posted: 13 May 2013
Reading, Thames Valley
The responsibilities of the Governance, Gating and Compliance Manager include designing and implementing governance processes, conducting audits, ensuring processes and compliance on IT projects are adhered to, providing...
Salary: Excellent Salry & Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Reading, Thames Valley
The Architecture Team is split into two functions, one focused on delivering solution architectures for projects, the other taking a cross project, enterprise perspective, capturing the current and...
Streamline IT Recruitment
Salary: £80000 - £100000 per annum + car, bonus, bens
Posted: 18 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
The Enterprise Security Architect will work closely with the Head of IT Security to define the Strategic Security Architecture and technology templates for the organisation The role will...
Streamline Connections
Salary: £80000 - £100000 per annum + car, bonus, bens
Posted: 17 May 2013