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This section looks at the demand for Information Security (INFOSEC) skills within the Birmingham region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Information Security over the last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInformation Security (INFOSEC)
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank90126
Rank change on same period last yearUp+36
Matching permanent IT job ads515
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.002 %
As % of the category below2.649 %0.365 %
Salaries quoted443
Average minimum salary£39,864£51,667
Average salary£41,744£58,333
% change on same period last year-28.43 %
Average maximum salary£43,625£65,000
UK excluding London average salary£46,782£49,673
% change on same period last year-5.82 %
Processes & Methodologies BirminghamProcesses & Methodologies
Birmingham
Matching permanent IT job ads19251369
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.944 %0.606 %
Salaries quoted16721078
Average minimum salary£41,353£36,388
Average salary£46,471£40,018
% change on same period last year+16.12 %
Average maximum salary£51,590£43,648
UK excluding London average salary£42,840£44,076
% change on same period last year-2.80 %
Information Security West MidlandsInformation Security
West Midlands

Information Security
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of permanent IT jobs ads citing Information Security across the Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Birmingham Information Security Demand Trend

Information Security
Salary Trend

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

Birmingham Information Security Salary Trend

Information Security
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Information Security across the Birmingham region over the past 3 months.

Birmingham Information Security Salary Histogram

Information Security
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Birmingham region citing Information Security also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Information Security.

144 (68.75 %)ISO27001
243 (67.19 %)ITIL
329 (45.31 %)Service Management
422 (34.38 %)Government
520 (31.25 %)Finance
619 (29.69 %)ITIL Certification
714 (21.88 %)Remedy
813 (20.31 %)BMC
813 (20.31 %)Risk Assessment
911 (17.19 %)BEA
911 (17.19 %)CISSP
911 (17.19 %)WebLogic
1010 (15.63 %)CISM
1010 (15.63 %)Service Delivery
1010 (15.63 %)Change Management
1010 (15.63 %)ITSM
1010 (15.63 %)Business Objects
1010 (15.63 %)BusinessObjects
1010 (15.63 %)Time Management
119 (14.06 %)Degree
119 (14.06 %)Information Security Management
119 (14.06 %)Security Management
128 (12.50 %)Remedy ITSM
128 (12.50 %)ISMS
137 (10.94 %)MS PowerPoint
137 (10.94 %)Disaster Recovery
146 (9.375 %)Firewall
146 (9.375 %)BS25999
155 (7.813 %)Logistics
155 (7.813 %)Unix

Information Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Birmingham region citing Information Security also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Information Security. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
111 (17.19 %)WebLogic
Applications
17 (10.94 %)MS PowerPoint
21 (1.563 %)MS Office
Business Applications
18 (12.50 %)Remedy ITSM
Communications & Networking
16 (9.375 %)Firewall
24 (6.250 %)Network Security
33 (4.688 %)RIP
33 (4.688 %)Internet
33 (4.688 %)BGP
42 (3.125 %)Intrusion Detection
51 (1.563 %)Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
110 (15.63 %)BusinessObjects
22 (3.125 %)GIS
22 (3.125 %)SQL Server
General
122 (34.38 %)Government
220 (31.25 %)Finance
35 (7.813 %)Law
35 (7.813 %)Legal
43 (4.688 %)Health
52 (3.125 %)Auditing
61 (1.563 %)Marketing
Job Titles
115 (23.44 %)Analyst
214 (21.88 %)Service Manager
311 (17.19 %)Support Manager
311 (17.19 %)Security Manager
410 (15.63 %)Information Manager
410 (15.63 %)Information Security Manager
57 (10.94 %)Security Officer
57 (10.94 %)Support Analyst
57 (10.94 %)Database Analyst
66 (9.375 %)Tester
66 (9.375 %)Operations Analyst
66 (9.375 %)Service Support Manager
66 (9.375 %)IT Security Officer
66 (9.375 %)Service Desk Manager
66 (9.375 %)Security Analyst
66 (9.375 %)Penetration Tester
72 (3.125 %)Data Centre Manager
72 (3.125 %)Customer Analyst
72 (3.125 %)Problem Manager
72 (3.125 %)Data Manager
Miscellaneous
14 (6.250 %)Management Information System
22 (3.125 %)CESG
Operating Systems
15 (7.813 %)Unix
15 (7.813 %)Windows
23 (4.688 %)Linux
Processes & Methodologies
143 (67.19 %)ITIL
229 (45.31 %)Service Management
313 (20.31 %)Risk Assessment
410 (15.63 %)Service Delivery
410 (15.63 %)Change Management
410 (15.63 %)ITSM
410 (15.63 %)Time Management
59 (14.06 %)Information Security Management
59 (14.06 %)Security Management
68 (12.50 %)ISMS
77 (10.94 %)Disaster Recovery
85 (7.813 %)Logistics
94 (6.250 %)Risk Management
94 (6.250 %)Business Continuity
103 (4.688 %)Security Testing
112 (3.125 %)Test Management
112 (3.125 %)Problem Management
112 (3.125 %)Data Protection
112 (3.125 %)User Acceptance Testing
112 (3.125 %)Incident Management
Programming Languages
13 (4.688 %)SQL
22 (3.125 %)C
Qualifications
119 (29.69 %)ITIL Certification
211 (17.19 %)CISSP
310 (15.63 %)CISM
49 (14.06 %)Degree
55 (7.813 %)MIIA
55 (7.813 %)QiCA
62 (3.125 %)HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
144 (68.75 %)ISO27001
26 (9.375 %)BS25999
33 (4.688 %)SLA
42 (3.125 %)PCI QSA
System Software
13 (4.688 %)Oracle RAC
21 (1.563 %)Active Directory
Vendors
114 (21.88 %)Remedy
213 (20.31 %)BMC
311 (17.19 %)BEA
410 (15.63 %)Business Objects
54 (6.250 %)Oracle
63 (4.688 %)SAP
72 (3.125 %)Citrix
72 (3.125 %)Kerridge
81 (1.563 %)Microsoft
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