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The table below looks at the demand for Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) in IT jobs within the Essex 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 8 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCertified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
Location
3 months to
8 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank76121
Rank change on same period last yearUp+45
Matching permanent IT job ads413
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.023 %0.001 %
As % of the category below9.469 %0.781 %
Salaries quoted132
Average minimum salary£52,000£37,500
Average salary£53,712£39,000
% change on same period last year+37.72 %
Average maximum salary£55,423£40,500
UK excluding London average salary£51,093£51,404
% change on same period last year-0.60 %
Essex IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Essex
Matching permanent IT job ads433384
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.240 %0.162 %
Salaries quoted349319
Average minimum salary£34,956£34,489
Average salary£36,980£36,408
% change on same period last year+1.56 %
Average maximum salary£39,003£38,328
UK excluding London average salary£37,908£38,528
% change on same period last year-1.61 %
CISSP East of EnglandCISSP
East of England

CISSP
Demand Trend

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

Essex 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 Essex region.

Essex CISSP Salary Trend

CISSP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing CISSP across the Essex region over the 3 months to 8 September 2008.

Essex CISSP Salary Histogram

CISSP
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISSP within the Essex region over the 3 months to 8 September 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BasildonNew entry-30£41,875-
CISSP East of EnglandCISSP
East of England

CISSP
Top 24 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT jobs across the Essex 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.

136 (87.80 %)Firewall
233 (80.49 %)CISA
233 (80.49 %)CISM
328 (68.29 %)SSCP
328 (68.29 %)Mainframe
328 (68.29 %)Data Security
328 (68.29 %)Management Information System
328 (68.29 %)VPN
328 (68.29 %)Information Security
427 (65.85 %)PCI DSS
58 (19.51 %)Network Security
58 (19.51 %)Penetration Testing
58 (19.51 %)Insurance
58 (19.51 %)Cisco
58 (19.51 %)UNIX
58 (19.51 %)TCP/IP
65 (12.20 %)BCP
65 (12.20 %)Business Continuity
74 (9.756 %)Project Management
74 (9.756 %)MS Office
74 (9.756 %)MS Visio
83 (7.317 %)French Language
83 (7.317 %)Italian Language
91 (2.439 %)Systems Analysis

CISSP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT jobs across the Essex 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.

Essex IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (9.756 %)MS Office
14 (9.756 %)MS Visio
Essex IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
136 (87.80 %)Firewall
228 (68.29 %)VPN
38 (19.51 %)TCP/IP
38 (19.51 %)Network Security
Essex IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (19.51 %)Insurance
Essex IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
113 (31.71 %)Analyst
211 (26.83 %)Security Analyst
38 (19.51 %)Operations Analyst
38 (19.51 %)Senior Security Analyst
38 (19.51 %)Senior Analyst
Essex IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
128 (68.29 %)Mainframe
128 (68.29 %)Management Information System
23 (7.317 %)French Language
23 (7.317 %)Italian Language
Essex IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (19.51 %)UNIX
Essex IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
128 (68.29 %)Data Security
128 (68.29 %)Information Security
28 (19.51 %)Penetration Testing
35 (12.20 %)Business Continuity
35 (12.20 %)BCP
44 (9.756 %)Project Management
51 (2.439 %)Systems Analysis
Essex IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
133 (80.49 %)CISA
133 (80.49 %)CISM
228 (68.29 %)SSCP
Essex IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
127 (65.85 %)PCI DSS
Essex IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (19.51 %)Cisco