The first table below looks at the demand for Information Security skills in IT jobs advertised for the Hampshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Information Security over the 3 months to 23 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 Hampshire region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Information Security (INFOSEC)
Rank 77 94 99
Rank change year-on-year
+17 +5
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 108 97 76
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hampshire 3.154% 2.525% 2.072%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.144% 3.299% 2.877%
Number of salaries quoted 90 92 65
Average salary £55,000 £43,500 £50,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+26.43% -13.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £35,000 £40,000
10% offered a salary of more than £70,000 £80,000 £67,500
UK excluding London average salary £50,000 £50,000 £46,500
% change year-on-year
- +7.52%
All Processes & Methodologies
Hampshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
2606 2940 2642
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hampshire 76.11% 76.54% 72.03%
Number of salaries quoted 2202 2545 2224
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +6.25%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £29,500 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £66,500 £62,500 £62,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Information Security
South East

Information Security
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Hampshire 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 Hampshire region.

Hampshire Information Security Salary Trend

Information Security
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Information Security across the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

Hampshire Information Security Salary Histogram

Information Security
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security within the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Southampton +30 28 £50,000 -25.92%
Farnborough -4 26 £57,500 +6.97%
Basingstoke +9 24 £60,000 +71.42%
Aldershot -2 14 £55,000 -15.38%
Winchester - 6 £37,500 -
Portsmouth 0 3 £24,000 -40.00%
Information Security
South East

Information Security
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Hampshire 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 89 (37.55%) Management Information System
2 85 (35.86%) Finance
3 79 (33.33%) Firewall
4 78 (32.91%) SIEM
5 75 (31.65%) CISSP
6 67 (28.27%) Security Cleared
7 64 (27.00%) Windows
8 63 (26.58%) SC Cleared
8 63 (26.58%) Information Assurance
9 57 (24.05%) Linux
10 53 (22.36%) Intrusion Detection
11 49 (20.68%) Penetration Testing
12 46 (19.41%) Incident Management
12 46 (19.41%) Internet
13 44 (18.57%) Degree
14 43 (18.14%) Change Control
15 42 (17.72%) CESG
15 42 (17.72%) Security Testing
16 41 (17.30%) CISM
17 40 (16.88%) UNIX
18 39 (16.46%) Cisco
18 39 (16.46%) GIAC
18 39 (16.46%) GCIA
19 38 (16.03%) DV Cleared
19 38 (16.03%) TCP/IP
19 38 (16.03%) JSP
20 37 (15.61%) Microsoft
21 36 (15.19%) JSP 440
21 36 (15.19%) Ethical Hacking
22 33 (13.92%) Vulnerability Assessment

Information Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Hampshire 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 38 (16.03%) JSP
2 18 (7.595%) Middleware
3 13 (5.485%) .NET
4 3 (1.266%) XML
5 2 (0.844%) JMS
5 2 (0.844%) EJB
5 2 (0.844%) JDBC
5 2 (0.844%) Web Services
5 2 (0.844%) WSDL
6 1 (0.422%) HTML
6 1 (0.422%) DOM
6 1 (0.422%) LAMP
6 1 (0.422%) SAP Basis
6 1 (0.422%) CodeIgniter
6 1 (0.422%) Velocity
6 1 (0.422%) RESTful
6 1 (0.422%) Kohana
Application Platforms
1 14 (5.907%) MS Exchange
2 6 (2.532%) Apache
3 3 (1.266%) SharePoint
Applications
1 24 (10.13%) MS Excel
2 1 (0.422%) MS Project
2 1 (0.422%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 79 (33.33%) Firewall
2 53 (22.36%) Intrusion Detection
3 46 (19.41%) Internet
4 38 (16.03%) TCP/IP
5 32 (13.50%) WAN
6 30 (12.66%) LAN
7 27 (11.39%) DNS
8 26 (10.97%) HTTP
9 24 (10.13%) LDAP
10 23 (9.705%) tcpdump
11 22 (9.283%) SMTP
11 22 (9.283%) FTP
12 21 (8.861%) VPN
12 21 (8.861%) Network Security
13 17 (7.173%) SSL
14 16 (6.751%) SSH
15 14 (5.907%) Wireshark
16 10 (4.219%) Wireless
17 7 (2.954%) VoIP
18 5 (2.110%) ATM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (5.063%) MySQL
2 8 (3.376%) Data Mining
3 3 (1.266%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 1 (0.422%) Rational DOORS
General
1 85 (35.86%) Finance
2 15 (6.329%) Telecoms
3 11 (4.641%) Aerospace
3 11 (4.641%) Military
4 10 (4.219%) Retail
4 10 (4.219%) Legal
5 9 (3.797%) Electronics
6 6 (2.532%) Manufacturing
7 3 (1.266%) Financial Institution
8 1 (0.422%) Law
Job Titles
1 53 (22.36%) Analyst
2 49 (20.68%) Security Manager
3 43 (18.14%) Security Analyst
4 28 (11.81%) Consultant
5 24 (10.13%) Security Specialist
6 23 (9.705%) Security Operations Manager
6 23 (9.705%) Operations Manager
6 23 (9.705%) Security Engineer
7 21 (8.861%) Systems Analyst
8 20 (8.439%) Security Architect
8 20 (8.439%) Architect
9 19 (8.017%) Information Manager
9 19 (8.017%) Information Security Manager
10 16 (6.751%) IT Security Specialist
11 13 (5.485%) Technical Consultant
12 12 (5.063%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 12 (5.063%) Infrastructure Security Engineer
13 11 (4.641%) Administrator
13 11 (4.641%) IT Security Manager
14 10 (4.219%) Security Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 89 (37.55%) Management Information System
2 42 (17.72%) CESG
3 27 (11.39%) Client/Server
4 24 (10.13%) PKI
5 20 (8.439%) Cryptography
6 17 (7.173%) Firmware
7 7 (2.954%) RMADS
8 5 (2.110%) SCADA
8 5 (2.110%) Mathematics
8 5 (2.110%) Computer Science
8 5 (2.110%) iPhone
8 5 (2.110%) Embedded Systems
9 4 (1.688%) SaaS
9 4 (1.688%) LPAR
9 4 (1.688%) Statistics
9 4 (1.688%) CESG CLAS
9 4 (1.688%) HACMP
10 3 (1.266%) Enterprise Software
11 2 (0.844%) Chip and PIN
Operating Systems
1 64 (27.00%) Windows
2 57 (24.05%) Linux
3 40 (16.88%) UNIX
4 21 (8.861%) Solaris
5 12 (5.063%) Windows Server 2008
6 11 (4.641%) AIX
7 7 (2.954%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 78 (32.91%) SIEM
2 63 (26.58%) Information Assurance
3 49 (20.68%) Penetration Testing
4 46 (19.41%) Incident Management
5 43 (18.14%) Change Control
6 42 (17.72%) Security Testing
7 36 (15.19%) Ethical Hacking
8 33 (13.92%) Vulnerability Assessment
9 29 (12.24%) Security Management
10 25 (10.55%) Business Continuity
11 24 (10.13%) Security Architecture
12 22 (9.283%) Vulnerability Management
13 21 (8.861%) Disaster Recovery
14 20 (8.439%) Change Management
15 17 (7.173%) Service Delivery
15 17 (7.173%) Data Protection
16 15 (6.329%) Information Security Management
16 15 (6.329%) Project Management
17 14 (5.907%) Service Management
17 14 (5.907%) Network Architecture
Programming Languages
1 20 (8.439%) Java
2 18 (7.595%) C++
3 10 (4.219%) Perl
3 10 (4.219%) SQL
4 7 (2.954%) PHP
5 5 (2.110%) C#
6 4 (1.688%) Shell Script
7 3 (1.266%) ABAP
8 1 (0.422%) VBA
8 1 (0.422%) C
8 1 (0.422%) XPath
8 1 (0.422%) PHP5
8 1 (0.422%) Bash shell
Qualifications
1 75 (31.65%) CISSP
2 67 (28.27%) Security Cleared
3 63 (26.58%) SC Cleared
4 44 (18.57%) Degree
5 41 (17.30%) CISM
6 39 (16.46%) GIAC
6 39 (16.46%) GCIA
7 38 (16.03%) DV Cleared
8 28 (11.81%) CEH
9 23 (9.705%) CISA
10 11 (4.641%) GCIH
11 10 (4.219%) CHFI
12 9 (3.797%) Cisco Certification
13 8 (3.376%) IBM AIX Certification
14 7 (2.954%) Check Point Certification
15 6 (2.532%) ISEB
16 5 (2.110%) PRINCE2 Certification
16 5 (2.110%) CISMP
17 3 (1.266%) Security+ Certification
18 2 (0.844%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (15.19%) JSP 440
2 30 (12.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 29 (12.24%) PCI DSS
4 21 (8.861%) QA
5 14 (5.907%) SLA
6 5 (2.110%) COBIT
6 5 (2.110%) BS25999
7 3 (1.266%) ISO/IEC 17799
7 3 (1.266%) BS7799
8 2 (0.844%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.422%) COSO
System Software
1 14 (5.907%) Active Directory
2 12 (5.063%) Hyper-V
2 12 (5.063%) Snort
3 10 (4.219%) XenApp
3 10 (4.219%) XenServer
3 10 (4.219%) XenDesktop
3 10 (4.219%) Microsoft App-V
4 4 (1.688%) OpenSSH
4 4 (1.688%) NFS
Systems Management
1 13 (5.485%) SCCM
2 12 (5.063%) SCOM
3 10 (4.219%) Opalis
Vendors
1 39 (16.46%) Cisco
2 37 (15.61%) Microsoft
3 24 (10.13%) Tripwire
4 19 (8.017%) Blue Coat
5 18 (7.595%) CheckPoint
6 16 (6.751%) Juniper
7 15 (6.329%) Sourcefire
8 11 (4.641%) ArcSight
9 10 (4.219%) Qualys
9 10 (4.219%) Websense
9 10 (4.219%) Citrix
9 10 (4.219%) F5
10 8 (3.376%) TippingPoint
10 8 (3.376%) IBM
11 7 (2.954%) McAfee
12 4 (1.688%) Nokia
13 3 (1.266%) Sun
13 3 (1.266%) SAP
13 3 (1.266%) Sage
14 2 (0.844%) Infoblox
Aldershot, Hampshire
They will work as part of a team or solo as necessary, and will work closely with clients to discuss their Information Security requirements, will suggest appropriate solutions...
Experis IT
Salary: £50000 - £65000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Aldershot, Hampshire
An experienced Information Security Consultant is required to join a global IT Consultancy, currently a market leader in IT outsourcing, to provide expertise to several key end-clients...
Experis IT
Salary: £45000 - £65000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Basingstoke, South East
Technical Background & Desirable Experience: * Strong and demonstrable experience in the design, implementation and operation of a Security Compliance Monitoring framework in a multi platform, enterprise class business.* Demonstrable...
Hudson
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum + Car Allowance, Bonus + Bens.
Posted: 11 May 2013