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

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Information Assurance
Rank 546 607 615
Rank change year-on-year
+61 +8
Permanent jobs citing Information Assurance 58 34 27
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in London 0.133% 0.063% 0.046%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.167% 0.082% 0.060%
Number of salaries quoted 43 26 21
Average salary £70,000 £66,250 £60,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.66% +10.41%
90% offered a salary of more than £40,500 £42,000 £36,500
10% offered a salary of more than £80,000 £80,000 £67,500
UK excluding London average salary £52,500 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year
-8.69% +9.52%
All Processes & Methodologies
London
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
34653 41316 44698
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in London 79.58% 77.07% 76.12%
Number of salaries quoted 28733 35495 37342
Average salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
90% offered a salary of more than £36,000 £35,000 £35,000
10% offered a salary of more than £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Information Assurance
England

Information Assurance
Jobs Demand Trend

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

London 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 London region.

London Information Assurance Salary Trend

Information Assurance
Salary Histogram

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

London Information Assurance Salary Histogram

Information Assurance
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Assurance within the London 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
City of London +17 17 £70,000 +16.66%
Hayes - 1 £47,500 -
Information Assurance
England

Information Assurance
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the London 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 86 (77.48%) Information Security
2 63 (56.76%) Security Cleared
3 55 (49.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 52 (46.85%) Degree
5 45 (40.54%) CISSP
6 40 (36.04%) CISM
6 40 (36.04%) Finance
7 36 (32.43%) Management Information System
8 30 (27.03%) Risk Management
8 30 (27.03%) Security Management
9 29 (26.13%) PCI DSS
10 28 (25.23%) CISA
11 27 (24.32%) SC Cleared
12 21 (18.92%) Banking
13 20 (18.02%) Information Security Management
14 19 (17.12%) Network Security
14 19 (17.12%) Cyber Security
15 16 (14.41%) Computer Science
15 16 (14.41%) Security Architecture
15 16 (14.41%) Project Management
15 16 (14.41%) Technical Architecture
16 15 (13.51%) RMADS
16 15 (13.51%) DV Cleared
17 13 (11.71%) CESG
17 13 (11.71%) MBA
17 13 (11.71%) Juniper
17 13 (11.71%) Benchmarking
17 13 (11.71%) IBM
18 12 (10.81%) Ethernet
18 12 (10.81%) Legal

Information Assurance
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the London 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 Development
1 1 (0.901%) Java EE
1 1 (0.901%) EDI
1 1 (0.901%) .NET
Application Platforms
1 2 (1.802%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (1.802%) MS Excel
2 1 (0.901%) MS Project
2 1 (0.901%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 19 (17.12%) Network Security
2 12 (10.81%) Ethernet
3 11 (9.910%) VPN
3 11 (9.910%) WAN
3 11 (9.910%) MPLS
4 2 (1.802%) Unified Communications
5 1 (0.901%) Asterisk PBX
5 1 (0.901%) Intranet
5 1 (0.901%) ISDN
5 1 (0.901%) LAN
5 1 (0.901%) VoIP
5 1 (0.901%) WLAN
Development Applications
1 1 (0.901%) Rational DOORS
General
1 40 (36.04%) Finance
2 21 (18.92%) Banking
3 12 (10.81%) Legal
4 6 (5.405%) Retail
5 2 (1.802%) Financial Institution
6 1 (0.901%) Retail Banking
6 1 (0.901%) Marketing
6 1 (0.901%) Investment Banking
6 1 (0.901%) Advertising
6 1 (0.901%) Law
Job Titles
1 55 (49.55%) Consultant
2 44 (39.64%) Security Consultant
3 27 (24.32%) Security Manager
4 23 (20.72%) Information Security Consultant
5 16 (14.41%) Information Manager
6 15 (13.51%) Information Security Manager
7 10 (9.009%) Senior Consultant
8 9 (8.108%) Senior Security Consultant
9 8 (7.207%) CLAS Consultant
10 6 (5.405%) IT Security Consultant
10 6 (5.405%) Sales Manager
10 6 (5.405%) Bid Manager
10 6 (5.405%) IT Consultant
10 6 (5.405%) CLAS Security Consultant
11 4 (3.604%) Analyst
11 4 (3.604%) Security Analyst
11 4 (3.604%) Risk Consultant
12 3 (2.703%) Solutions Consultant
12 3 (2.703%) Enterprise Consultant
12 3 (2.703%) Security Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 36 (32.43%) Management Information System
2 16 (14.41%) Computer Science
3 15 (13.51%) RMADS
4 13 (11.71%) CESG
5 11 (9.910%) CESG CLAS
6 10 (9.009%) Economics
7 8 (7.207%) Mathematics
8 2 (1.802%) Client/Server
9 1 (0.901%) Semantic Web
9 1 (0.901%) Open Source
9 1 (0.901%) Hedge funds
9 1 (0.901%) Derivative
9 1 (0.901%) PKI
9 1 (0.901%) Web 2.0
9 1 (0.901%) Data Protection Act
9 1 (0.901%) Cryptography
9 1 (0.901%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 3 (2.703%) Linux
1 3 (2.703%) UNIX
2 2 (1.802%) Windows
3 1 (0.901%) CentOS
3 1 (0.901%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 1 (0.901%) Oracle Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 86 (77.48%) Information Security
2 30 (27.03%) Risk Management
2 30 (27.03%) Security Management
3 20 (18.02%) Information Security Management
4 19 (17.12%) Cyber Security
5 16 (14.41%) Security Architecture
5 16 (14.41%) Project Management
5 16 (14.41%) Technical Architecture
6 13 (11.71%) Benchmarking
7 12 (10.81%) Business Continuity
8 11 (9.910%) Penetration Testing
9 8 (7.207%) Service Management
9 8 (7.207%) Risk Analysis
9 8 (7.207%) Continuous Improvement
10 7 (6.306%) SIEM
10 7 (6.306%) Information Management
11 6 (5.405%) Risk Assessment
11 6 (5.405%) Data Analysis
11 6 (5.405%) Quality Management
11 6 (5.405%) BCP
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.901%) Shell Script
1 1 (0.901%) C
1 1 (0.901%) SQL
Qualifications
1 63 (56.76%) Security Cleared
2 52 (46.85%) Degree
3 45 (40.54%) CISSP
4 40 (36.04%) CISM
5 28 (25.23%) CISA
6 27 (24.32%) SC Cleared
7 15 (13.51%) DV Cleared
8 13 (11.71%) MBA
9 6 (5.405%) MCITP
9 6 (5.405%) Cisco Certification
9 6 (5.405%) CCNP
10 5 (4.505%) MCTS
10 5 (4.505%) PCI QSA
10 5 (4.505%) CCIE
11 3 (2.703%) Microsoft Certification
12 2 (1.802%) GIAC
12 2 (1.802%) ISSAP
13 1 (0.901%) Security+ Certification
13 1 (0.901%) GSEC
13 1 (0.901%) RHCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (49.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 29 (26.13%) PCI DSS
3 6 (5.405%) ISO 9001
4 3 (2.703%) COBIT
5 2 (1.802%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 1 (0.901%) ISO/IEC 17799
System Software
1 1 (0.901%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 13 (11.71%) Juniper
1 13 (11.71%) IBM
2 12 (10.81%) Fortinet
3 5 (4.505%) Microsoft
4 4 (3.604%) Cisco
5 2 (1.802%) Oracle
6 1 (0.901%) Fundtech
6 1 (0.901%) VMware
6 1 (0.901%) Cognizant
6 1 (0.901%) Red Hat
6 1 (0.901%) TIBCO
6 1 (0.901%) HP
6 1 (0.901%) Sun
London
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: £40000 - £50000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
London
The successful Information Security Consultant will be responsible for providing consultancy services to end-clients with regards Governance, Risk and Compliance. They will work as part of a...
Experis IT
Salary: £45000 - £55000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
London
I am looking for an experienced Information Security Sales/Bid Manager to join the Assurance Capability of a global consultancy... - Implement techniques and procedures for Risk assessments, Information...
Claremont Consulting Ltd
Salary: £70000 - £80000 per annum + + CORPORATE BENEFITS PACKAGE
Posted: 17 May 2013
London
A leading Public sector client is looking for a contract Information Assurance Manager to support the programme's security accreditation activities... The suitable candidate will have proven demonstrable...
Reed Technology
Posted: 21 May 2013
London
Are you an experienced Senior Information Security CLAS Consultant that wants to work for a leading global consultancy?... You should be able to demonstrate strategic and business focused...
Networking People
Posted: 20 May 2013
South West London
Your portfolio will include industry standard certification in areas of IT Security, Risk and Compliance such as Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)...
British Council
Salary: Attractive Salary & Benefits Package
Posted: 20 May 2013
City of London
I am looking for an Information Security Consultant to join my client's rapidly expanding InfoSec practice... Ideally you will come from a big 4 background and demonstrate...
Salary: £50000 - £80000 per annum + Benefits & Bonus
Posted: 1 May 2013
London
My client are looking to cover the entire IT Security spectrum so are looking for Sales and Business Development people with experience in any and as many of...
Claremont Consulting
Salary: £70000 - £80000 per annum + UNCAPPED COMMISSION + BENEFITS
Posted: 23 May 2013