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The table below looks at the demand for Information Security (INFOSEC) skills within the Cambridge 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 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInformation Security (INFOSEC)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank134-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads100
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.686 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted80
Average minimum salary£34,250-
Average salary£37,250-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£40,250-
UK excluding London average salary£47,490£48,277
% change on same period last year-1.63 %
Cambridge IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Cambridge
Matching permanent IT job ads14581261
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.807 %0.529 %
Salaries quoted12411044
Average minimum salary£35,066£36,115
Average salary£38,250£39,317
% change on same period last year-2.71 %
Average maximum salary£41,434£42,519
UK excluding London average salary£42,540£44,374
% change on same period last year-4.13 %
Information Security CambridgeshireInformation Security
Cambridgeshire

Information Security
Demand Trend

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

Cambridge Information Security Demand Trend

Information Security
Salary Trend

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

Cambridge Information Security Salary Trend

Information Security
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Information Security across the Cambridge region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Cambridge Information Security Salary Histogram

Information Security
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridge 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.

17 (53.85 %)Project Management
17 (53.85 %)Pensions
25 (38.46 %)PCI DSS
25 (38.46 %)Windows
34 (30.77 %)Active Directory
43 (23.08 %)CISM
43 (23.08 %)Firewall
43 (23.08 %)Auditing
43 (23.08 %)ISO27001
43 (23.08 %)Linux
43 (23.08 %)Internet
43 (23.08 %)CISSP
43 (23.08 %)Security Cleared
52 (15.38 %)CCTV
52 (15.38 %)Juniper
52 (15.38 %)SAN
52 (15.38 %)Sage
52 (15.38 %)3G
52 (15.38 %)Blackberry
52 (15.38 %)MS Office
52 (15.38 %)ITIL
52 (15.38 %)EMC
52 (15.38 %)Cisco
52 (15.38 %)Microsoft
52 (15.38 %)MS Excel
52 (15.38 %)CRM
52 (15.38 %)Windows XP
52 (15.38 %)MS Exchange
52 (15.38 %)VoIP
52 (15.38 %)Penetration Testing

Information Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridge 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.

Cambridge IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (7.692 %)HTML
Cambridge IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (15.38 %)MS Exchange
Cambridge IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (15.38 %)MS Office
12 (15.38 %)MS Excel
Cambridge IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (23.08 %)Internet
13 (23.08 %)Firewall
22 (15.38 %)IP Telephony
22 (15.38 %)SAN
22 (15.38 %)3G
22 (15.38 %)VoIP
31 (7.692 %)HTTP
31 (7.692 %)TCP/IP
Cambridge IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (7.692 %)Subversion
Cambridge IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (53.85 %)Pensions
23 (23.08 %)Auditing
32 (15.38 %)Telecoms
32 (15.38 %)Marketing
Cambridge IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (30.77 %)Consultant
14 (30.77 %)Security Consultant
14 (30.77 %)Information Security Consultant
23 (23.08 %)Account Manager
32 (15.38 %)Administrator
32 (15.38 %)Systems Administrator
32 (15.38 %)Test Manager
32 (15.38 %)Junior
41 (7.692 %)Developer
41 (7.692 %)Analyst
41 (7.692 %)Software Developer
41 (7.692 %)Project Manager
41 (7.692 %)IT Manager
41 (7.692 %)Junior Project Manager
41 (7.692 %)IT Project Manager
41 (7.692 %)Junior Developer
41 (7.692 %)PC Support
41 (7.692 %)Analyst Programmer
41 (7.692 %)Systems Support
41 (7.692 %)Programmer
Cambridge IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (15.38 %)Blackberry
12 (15.38 %)CCTV
21 (7.692 %)Mathematics
21 (7.692 %)Computer Science
Cambridge IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (38.46 %)Windows
23 (23.08 %)Linux
32 (15.38 %)Windows XP
41 (7.692 %)UNIX
Cambridge IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (53.85 %)Project Management
23 (23.08 %)Security Cleared
32 (15.38 %)GAP Analysis
32 (15.38 %)Risk Assessment
32 (15.38 %)ITIL
32 (15.38 %)CRM
32 (15.38 %)Penetration Testing
41 (7.692 %)OOP
41 (7.692 %)OO
41 (7.692 %)Computer Forensics
Cambridge IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (7.692 %)C++
11 (7.692 %)SQL
Cambridge IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (23.08 %)CISSP
13 (23.08 %)CISM
21 (7.692 %)Degree
Cambridge IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (38.46 %)PCI DSS
23 (23.08 %)ISO27001
31 (7.692 %)PCI QSA
Cambridge IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (30.77 %)Active Directory
22 (15.38 %)VMware ESX
22 (15.38 %)Backup Exec
Cambridge IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (15.38 %)Cisco
12 (15.38 %)Microsoft
12 (15.38 %)EMC
12 (15.38 %)Juniper
12 (15.38 %)Sage
12 (15.38 %)VMware