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This section looks at the demand for Information Security (INFOSEC) skills within the Lancashire 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInformation Security (INFOSEC)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank8681
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching permanent IT job ads41
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.603 %0.165 %
Salaries quoted40
Average minimum salary£40,000-
Average salary£55,000-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£70,000-
UK excluding London average salary£47,949£47,758
% change on same period last year+0.40 %
Lancashire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Lancashire
Matching permanent IT job ads663607
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.362 %0.255 %
Salaries quoted534475
Average minimum salary£31,467£35,467
Average salary£35,001£39,400
% change on same period last year-11.16 %
Average maximum salary£38,536£43,333
UK excluding London average salary£42,478£44,432
% change on same period last year-4.39 %
Information Security North WestInformation Security
North West

Information Security
Demand Trend

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

Lancashire 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 Lancashire region.

Lancashire Information Security Salary Trend

Information Security
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Information Security across the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Lancashire Information Security Salary Histogram

Information Security
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
PrestonDown-63£55,000-
Information Security North WestInformation Security
North West

Information Security
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Lancashire 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.

15 (71.43 %)Content Management
24 (57.14 %)SC Cleared
24 (57.14 %)Security Cleared
24 (57.14 %)Data Architecture
32 (28.57 %)Cisco
32 (28.57 %)LAN
32 (28.57 %)VoIP
32 (28.57 %)VLAN
41 (14.29 %)ISO27001
41 (14.29 %)Windows Vista
41 (14.29 %)IBM Mainframe
41 (14.29 %)Intrusion Detection
41 (14.29 %)ISO17799
41 (14.29 %)UNIX
41 (14.29 %)Windows
41 (14.29 %)MCSE
41 (14.29 %)Tandem
41 (14.29 %)IBM
41 (14.29 %)CCNA
41 (14.29 %)Intel
41 (14.29 %)CISSP
41 (14.29 %)Cisco Certification
41 (14.29 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (14.29 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (14.29 %)Mainframe
41 (14.29 %)Firewall
41 (14.29 %)Management Information System
41 (14.29 %)AS400
41 (14.29 %)Finance
41 (14.29 %)Government

Information Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Lancashire 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.

Lancashire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (28.57 %)LAN
12 (28.57 %)VoIP
12 (28.57 %)VLAN
21 (14.29 %)Firewall
21 (14.29 %)Intrusion Detection
Lancashire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (14.29 %)Finance
11 (14.29 %)Government
Lancashire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (57.14 %)Data Architect
14 (57.14 %)Architect
22 (28.57 %)Security Engineer
22 (28.57 %)Network Engineer
31 (14.29 %)Senior Analyst
31 (14.29 %)Security Analyst
31 (14.29 %)Senior Security Analyst
31 (14.29 %)Analyst
Lancashire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (14.29 %)Mainframe
11 (14.29 %)Management Information System
11 (14.29 %)AS400
11 (14.29 %)Tandem
11 (14.29 %)IBM Mainframe
Lancashire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (14.29 %)UNIX
11 (14.29 %)Windows
11 (14.29 %)Windows Server 2003
11 (14.29 %)Windows Vista
Lancashire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (71.43 %)Content Management
24 (57.14 %)SC Cleared
24 (57.14 %)Security Cleared
24 (57.14 %)Data Architecture
Lancashire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (14.29 %)MCSE
11 (14.29 %)CCNA
11 (14.29 %)CISSP
11 (14.29 %)Cisco Certification
11 (14.29 %)Microsoft Certification
Lancashire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (14.29 %)ISO17799
11 (14.29 %)ISO27001
Lancashire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (28.57 %)Cisco
21 (14.29 %)IBM
21 (14.29 %)Intel