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The table below looks at the demand for Information Security (INFOSEC) skills within the Herefordshire 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 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInformation Security (INFOSEC)
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank7270
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching permanent IT job ads55
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.874 %0.994 %
Salaries quoted50
Average minimum salary£40,000-
Average salary£42,800-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£45,600-
UK excluding London average salary£46,287£49,592
% change on same period last year-6.66 %
Herefordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Herefordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads572503
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.329 %0.216 %
Salaries quoted455450
Average minimum salary£38,271£38,126
Average salary£41,388£40,420
% change on same period last year+2.39 %
Average maximum salary£44,504£42,713
UK excluding London average salary£42,667£44,191
% change on same period last year-3.44 %
Information Security West MidlandsInformation Security
West Midlands

Information Security
Demand Trend

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

Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire region.

Herefordshire Information Security Salary Trend

Information Security
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Information Security across the Herefordshire region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire region over the 3 months to 6 October 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
Hemel HempsteadNew entry-4£38,500-
HarpendenNew entry-1£60,000-
Information Security West MidlandsInformation Security
West Midlands

Information Security
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT jobs across the Herefordshire 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.

112 (80.00 %)Security Management
210 (66.67 %)Disaster Recovery
210 (66.67 %)Firewall
38 (53.33 %)Windows
38 (53.33 %)Information Security Management
47 (46.67 %)Management Information System
47 (46.67 %)Windows 2000 Server
47 (46.67 %)Microsoft
47 (46.67 %)Active Directory
47 (46.67 %)Windows Server 2003
47 (46.67 %)ITSM
47 (46.67 %)Change Management
47 (46.67 %)Service Management
55 (33.33 %)VERITAS
64 (26.67 %)Blackberry
64 (26.67 %)MS Exchange
64 (26.67 %)DHCP
64 (26.67 %)DNS
64 (26.67 %)Asset Management
64 (26.67 %)Incident Management
73 (20.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
73 (20.00 %)Performance Management
73 (20.00 %)VMware
73 (20.00 %)Backup Exec
73 (20.00 %)Linux
73 (20.00 %)MS Excel
73 (20.00 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
73 (20.00 %)Configuration Management
73 (20.00 %)Symantec
73 (20.00 %)Norton AntiVirus

Information Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT jobs across the Herefordshire 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.

Herefordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (26.67 %)MS Exchange
23 (20.00 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
23 (20.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
Herefordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (20.00 %)MS Excel
21 (6.667 %)MS Office
Herefordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (66.67 %)Firewall
24 (26.67 %)DHCP
24 (26.67 %)DNS
32 (13.33 %)SAN
41 (6.667 %)LAN
41 (6.667 %)WAN
Herefordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (13.33 %)Government
12 (13.33 %)Health
21 (6.667 %)Law
21 (6.667 %)Insurance
21 (6.667 %)Pensions
Herefordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (53.33 %)IT Manager
26 (40.00 %)Service Manager
26 (40.00 %)IT Services Manager
34 (26.67 %)Analyst
34 (26.67 %)Security Analyst
43 (20.00 %)Security Manager
51 (6.667 %)Administrator
51 (6.667 %)Information Manager
51 (6.667 %)Information Security Manager
51 (6.667 %)Server Administrator
51 (6.667 %)IT Security Manager
Herefordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (46.67 %)Management Information System
24 (26.67 %)Blackberry
Herefordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (53.33 %)Windows
27 (46.67 %)Windows Server 2003
27 (46.67 %)Windows 2000 Server
33 (20.00 %)Linux
42 (13.33 %)Windows XP
51 (6.667 %)UNIX
Herefordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (80.00 %)Security Management
210 (66.67 %)Disaster Recovery
38 (53.33 %)Information Security Management
47 (46.67 %)ITSM
47 (46.67 %)Change Management
47 (46.67 %)Service Management
54 (26.67 %)Incident Management
54 (26.67 %)Asset Management
63 (20.00 %)Performance Management
63 (20.00 %)Configuration Management
72 (13.33 %)Release Management
72 (13.33 %)Business Continuity
81 (6.667 %)Risk Assessment
81 (6.667 %)Cost-Benefit Analysis
81 (6.667 %)Service Delivery
81 (6.667 %)ITIL
81 (6.667 %)PRINCE2
Herefordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (13.33 %)CISSP
12 (13.33 %)CISA
12 (13.33 %)CISM
21 (6.667 %)Degree
21 (6.667 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (6.667 %)MCP
21 (6.667 %)MCSE
Herefordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (13.33 %)ISO27001
12 (13.33 %)PCI DSS
Herefordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (46.67 %)Active Directory
23 (20.00 %)Backup Exec
Herefordshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (20.00 %)Norton AntiVirus
Herefordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (46.67 %)Microsoft
25 (33.33 %)VERITAS
33 (20.00 %)Symantec
33 (20.00 %)VMware