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This section looks at the demand for Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) in IT jobs within the Birmingham region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited CISSP over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCertified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank118111
Rank change on same period last yearDown-7
Matching permanent IT job ads2219
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.008 %
As % of the category below3.259 %2.849 %
Salaries quoted2219
Average minimum salary£45,182£59,474
Average salary£54,114£68,947
% change on same period last year-21.51 %
Average maximum salary£63,045£78,421
UK excluding London average salary£51,379£51,573
% change on same period last year-0.37 %
Birmingham IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Birmingham
Matching permanent IT job ads675667
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.363 %0.278 %
Salaries quoted602518
Average minimum salary£32,440£34,080
Average salary£35,463£37,148
% change on same period last year-4.53 %
Average maximum salary£38,487£40,215
UK excluding London average salary£37,833£38,491
% change on same period last year-1.70 %
CISSP West MidlandsCISSP
West Midlands

CISSP
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham CISSP Demand Trend

CISSP
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing CISSP across the Birmingham region.

Birmingham CISSP Salary Trend

CISSP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing CISSP across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Birmingham CISSP Salary Histogram

CISSP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham 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 IT job ads sampled that cited CISSP.

128 (71.79 %)CISM
222 (56.41 %)Government
318 (46.15 %)Risk Management
417 (43.59 %)RMADS
516 (41.03 %)ISO27001
516 (41.03 %)ITIL
612 (30.77 %)Information Security
711 (28.21 %)Service Delivery
810 (25.64 %)Risk Assessment
99 (23.08 %)QiCA
108 (20.51 %)Finance
117 (17.95 %)Degree
125 (12.82 %)Security Management
125 (12.82 %)Firewall
125 (12.82 %)MIIA
125 (12.82 %)Law
125 (12.82 %)Legal
134 (10.26 %)CISMP
134 (10.26 %)Incident Management
134 (10.26 %)CISA
134 (10.26 %)ACCA
134 (10.26 %)Windows
134 (10.26 %)Linux
143 (7.692 %)Remedy
143 (7.692 %)Service Management
143 (7.692 %)CIMA
143 (7.692 %)ITSM
143 (7.692 %)Intrusion Detection
143 (7.692 %)Remedy ITSM
143 (7.692 %)Remedy AR System

CISSP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham 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 IT job ads sampled that cited CISSP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (7.692 %)Remedy ITSM
13 (7.692 %)Remedy AR System
Birmingham IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (12.82 %)Firewall
23 (7.692 %)Intrusion Detection
31 (2.564 %)VoIP
31 (2.564 %)WLAN
31 (2.564 %)WAN
31 (2.564 %)VPN
31 (2.564 %)SSL
Birmingham IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
122 (56.41 %)Government
28 (20.51 %)Finance
35 (12.82 %)Law
35 (12.82 %)Legal
42 (5.128 %)Auditing
Birmingham IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (25.64 %)Information Manager
110 (25.64 %)Information Security Manager
110 (25.64 %)Security Manager
26 (15.38 %)Security Analyst
26 (15.38 %)Analyst
34 (10.26 %)Consultant
34 (10.26 %)Operations Analyst
43 (7.692 %)Security Consultant
51 (2.564 %)Network Consultant
51 (2.564 %)Information Security Consultant
51 (2.564 %)IT Security Analyst
Birmingham IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
117 (43.59 %)RMADS
22 (5.128 %)Management Information System
31 (2.564 %)Video Conferencing
Birmingham IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (10.26 %)Windows
14 (10.26 %)Linux
Birmingham IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
118 (46.15 %)Risk Management
216 (41.03 %)ITIL
312 (30.77 %)Information Security
411 (28.21 %)Service Delivery
510 (25.64 %)Risk Assessment
65 (12.82 %)Security Management
74 (10.26 %)Incident Management
83 (7.692 %)ITSM
83 (7.692 %)Service Management
92 (5.128 %)Project Management
92 (5.128 %)Data Protection
101 (2.564 %)ISMS
101 (2.564 %)PRINCE2
101 (2.564 %)ERP
101 (2.564 %)Information Security Management
Birmingham IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
128 (71.79 %)CISM
29 (23.08 %)QiCA
37 (17.95 %)Degree
45 (12.82 %)MIIA
54 (10.26 %)ACCA
54 (10.26 %)CISA
54 (10.26 %)CISMP
63 (7.692 %)CIMA
71 (2.564 %)CCNP
71 (2.564 %)CCNA
71 (2.564 %)CCDA
71 (2.564 %)CCDP
71 (2.564 %)Cisco Certification
Birmingham IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
116 (41.03 %)ISO27001
Birmingham IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (7.692 %)Remedy
21 (2.564 %)Oracle
21 (2.564 %)SAP