The first table below looks at the demand for Information Assurance skills in IT jobs advertised for the Gloucester region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Information Assurance over the 3 months to 21 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 Gloucester region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Information Assurance
Rank 48 49 -
Rank change year-on-year
+1 -
Permanent jobs citing Information Assurance 3 12 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Gloucester 1.250% 2.978% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.622% 3.797% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 4 0
Average salary £46,750 £63,750 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
-26.66% -
UK excluding London average salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year
-4.34% +9.52%
All Processes & Methodologies
Gloucester
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
185 316 149
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Gloucester 77.08% 78.41% 74.50%
Number of salaries quoted 143 229 124
Average salary £37,000 £40,000 £41,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-7.50% -3.61%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £30,000 £28,000
10% offered a salary of more than £72,500 £64,000 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Information Assurance
Gloucestershire

Information Assurance
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Gloucester Information Assurance Jobs Demand Trend

Information Assurance
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Information Assurance across the Gloucester region.

Gloucester Information Assurance Salary Trend

Information Assurance
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Gloucester region citing Information Assurance 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 Assurance.

1 11 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 11 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 9 (81.82%) SC Cleared
2 9 (81.82%) Internet
2 9 (81.82%) Firewall
3 8 (72.73%) Business Continuity
3 8 (72.73%) BS7799
3 8 (72.73%) PKI
3 8 (72.73%) Risk Analysis
3 8 (72.73%) HMG Infosec
3 8 (72.73%) Security Architecture
4 2 (18.18%) RMADS
4 2 (18.18%) Information Security
5 1 (9.091%) IIS
5 1 (9.091%) CISSP
5 1 (9.091%) CISM

Information Assurance
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Gloucester region citing Information Assurance 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 Assurance. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 1 (9.091%) IIS
Communications & Networking
1 9 (81.82%) Internet
1 9 (81.82%) Firewall
Job Titles
1 9 (81.82%) CLAS Consultant
1 9 (81.82%) Consultant
2 8 (72.73%) Information Assurance Consultant
3 1 (9.091%) Security Architect
3 1 (9.091%) Security Engineer
3 1 (9.091%) Architect
3 1 (9.091%) Security Consultant
3 1 (9.091%) Information Specialist
3 1 (9.091%) Information Assurance Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 8 (72.73%) PKI
2 2 (18.18%) RMADS
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (72.73%) Business Continuity
1 8 (72.73%) Risk Analysis
1 8 (72.73%) Security Architecture
2 2 (18.18%) Information Security
Qualifications
1 11 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 9 (81.82%) SC Cleared
3 1 (9.091%) CISSP
3 1 (9.091%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 8 (72.73%) BS7799
2 8 (72.73%) HMG Infosec