The first table below looks at the demand for Information Security skills in IT jobs advertised for the Bracknell region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Information Security over the 3 months to 17 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 Bracknell region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Information Security (INFOSEC)
Rank 68 41 45
Rank change year-on-year
-27 +4
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 12 10 4
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bracknell 2.235% 2.597% 1.078%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.817% 4.167% 1.527%
Number of salaries quoted 10 1 4
Average salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-4.34% +4.54%
UK excluding London average salary £50,000 £50,000 £47,000
% change year-on-year
- +6.38%
All Processes & Methodologies
Bracknell
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
426 240 262
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bracknell 79.33% 62.34% 70.62%
Number of salaries quoted 238 183 222
Average salary £45,000 £40,000 £47,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+12.50% -15.78%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,500 £27,500 £35,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £60,000 £62,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Information Security
Berkshire

Information Security
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Bracknell 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 Bracknell region.

Bracknell Information Security Salary Trend

Information Security
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Information Security across the Bracknell region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Bracknell Information Security Salary Histogram

Information Security
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bracknell 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 10 (43.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (39.13%) CISSP
3 6 (26.09%) SaaS
3 6 (26.09%) Mobile App
3 6 (26.09%) Firewall
3 6 (26.09%) Windows
4 5 (21.74%) Linux
4 5 (21.74%) SQL Server
4 5 (21.74%) UNIX
4 5 (21.74%) TCP/IP
4 5 (21.74%) Active Directory
4 5 (21.74%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 5 (21.74%) SQL Server 2000
4 5 (21.74%) Finance
4 5 (21.74%) Network Management
4 5 (21.74%) SIEM
4 5 (21.74%) Security Cleared
4 5 (21.74%) Network Security
4 5 (21.74%) Intrusion Detection
4 5 (21.74%) SQL Server 2005
5 4 (17.39%) Ubuntu
5 4 (17.39%) Debian
5 4 (17.39%) CISM
5 4 (17.39%) Red Hat
5 4 (17.39%) AIX
5 4 (17.39%) Solaris
6 3 (13.04%) Telecoms
6 3 (13.04%) Retail
6 3 (13.04%) PCI DSS
6 3 (13.04%) Fujitsu

Information Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bracknell 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 1 (4.348%) Regular Expression
Application Platforms
1 2 (8.696%) IIS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (26.09%) Firewall
2 5 (21.74%) Intrusion Detection
2 5 (21.74%) Network Security
2 5 (21.74%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (21.74%) SQL Server
1 5 (21.74%) SQL Server 2000
1 5 (21.74%) SQL Server 2005
General
1 5 (21.74%) Finance
2 3 (13.04%) Retail
2 3 (13.04%) Telecoms
3 2 (8.696%) Local Government
4 1 (4.348%) French Language
4 1 (4.348%) German Language
Job Titles
1 13 (56.52%) Sales Engineer
2 10 (43.48%) Consultant
3 8 (34.78%) Sales Consultant
3 8 (34.78%) Pre Sales Consultant
3 8 (34.78%) Pre Sales Engineer
4 5 (21.74%) Security Officer
5 3 (13.04%) Chief Information Officer
5 3 (13.04%) Chief Information Security Officer
5 3 (13.04%) Information Security Officer
5 3 (13.04%) Chief Security Officer
6 2 (8.696%) CLAS Consultant
6 2 (8.696%) Head of Service Delivery
6 2 (8.696%) Delivery Manager
6 2 (8.696%) Services Delivery Manager
6 2 (8.696%) Service Manager
7 1 (4.348%) 1st Line Support
7 1 (4.348%) Support Engineer
7 1 (4.348%) 1st Line Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (26.09%) SaaS
1 6 (26.09%) Mobile App
2 2 (8.696%) CESG
2 2 (8.696%) CESG CLAS
3 1 (4.348%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 6 (26.09%) Windows
2 5 (21.74%) Linux
2 5 (21.74%) UNIX
3 4 (17.39%) AIX
3 4 (17.39%) Solaris
3 4 (17.39%) Debian
3 4 (17.39%) Ubuntu
4 1 (4.348%) Windows Server 2008
4 1 (4.348%) Windows 7
4 1 (4.348%) Windows XP
4 1 (4.348%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (21.74%) Network Management
1 5 (21.74%) SIEM
2 2 (8.696%) CRM
2 2 (8.696%) Service Delivery
2 2 (8.696%) Security Management
2 2 (8.696%) Risk Management
2 2 (8.696%) Time Management
2 2 (8.696%) ISMS
3 1 (4.348%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.348%) SQL
Qualifications
1 9 (39.13%) CISSP
2 5 (21.74%) Security Cleared
3 4 (17.39%) CISM
4 2 (8.696%) Degree
4 2 (8.696%) PCI QSA
4 2 (8.696%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (43.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (21.74%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 3 (13.04%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 5 (21.74%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 4 (17.39%) Red Hat
2 3 (13.04%) Fujitsu
3 2 (8.696%) HP