The first table below looks at the demand for the Information Security Officer role in IT jobs advertised for the London region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Information Security Officer in their job title 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 Job Titles advertised for the London region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Information Security Officer
Rank 589 605 617
Rank change year-on-year
+16 +12
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Officer 15 36 25
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in London 0.034% 0.067% 0.043%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.037% 0.071% 0.046%
Number of salaries quoted 13 31 22
Average salary £55,000 £60,000 £64,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-8.33% -6.25%
90% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £50,000 £55,000
10% offered a salary of more than £87,000 £72,500 £79,250
UK excluding London average salary £45,000 £52,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year
-14.28% +10.52%
All Job Titles
London
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
40671 50354 54941
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in London 93.40% 93.93% 93.57%
Number of salaries quoted 34205 43701 46341
Average salary £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -4.76%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £31,500 £31,500
10% offered a salary of more than £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Information Security Officer
England

Information Security Officer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Information Security Officer across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

London Information Security Officer Jobs Demand Trend

Information Security Officer
Salary Trend

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

London Information Security Officer Salary Trend

Information Security Officer
Salary Histogram

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

London Information Security Officer Salary Histogram

Information Security Officer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security Officer 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 +4 5 £55,000 -8.33%
Information Security Officer
England

Information Security Officer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the London region that cited Information Security Officer in their job title 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 with Information Security Officer in their job title.

1 28 (100.00%) Information Security
2 24 (85.71%) CISSP
3 19 (67.86%) CISM
4 18 (64.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 16 (57.14%) Finance
6 15 (53.57%) CISA
7 12 (42.86%) PCI DSS
8 9 (32.14%) Security Management
9 8 (28.57%) Management Information System
9 8 (28.57%) Firewall
10 7 (25.00%) ITIL
10 7 (25.00%) Linux
11 6 (21.43%) Windows
11 6 (21.43%) Project Management
11 6 (21.43%) Law
12 5 (17.86%) Information Security Management
12 5 (17.86%) Risk Assessment
12 5 (17.86%) Degree
12 5 (17.86%) COBIT
12 5 (17.86%) Risk Management
12 5 (17.86%) E-Commerce
13 4 (14.29%) Microsoft Certification
13 4 (14.29%) MCSA
13 4 (14.29%) Active Directory
13 4 (14.29%) Data Protection
14 3 (10.71%) Penetration Testing
14 3 (10.71%) Business Continuity
14 3 (10.71%) Vulnerability Assessment
14 3 (10.71%) Risk Analysis
14 3 (10.71%) Network Security

Information Security Officer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the London region that cited Information Security Officer in their job title 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 with Information Security Officer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 1 (3.571%) MS Project
Communications & Networking
1 8 (28.57%) Firewall
2 3 (10.71%) Network Security
2 3 (10.71%) Internet
3 2 (7.143%) Intranet
3 2 (7.143%) TCP/IP
3 2 (7.143%) Intrusion Detection
4 1 (3.571%) VPN
General
1 16 (57.14%) Finance
2 6 (21.43%) Law
3 2 (7.143%) Advertising
3 2 (7.143%) Banking
4 1 (3.571%) Retail
4 1 (3.571%) Telecoms
4 1 (3.571%) Financial Institution
Miscellaneous
1 8 (28.57%) Management Information System
2 2 (7.143%) Computer Science
2 2 (7.143%) Hedge funds
3 1 (3.571%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 7 (25.00%) Linux
2 6 (21.43%) Windows
3 2 (7.143%) UNIX
4 1 (3.571%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (100.00%) Information Security
2 9 (32.14%) Security Management
3 7 (25.00%) ITIL
4 6 (21.43%) Project Management
5 5 (17.86%) Information Security Management
5 5 (17.86%) Risk Assessment
5 5 (17.86%) Risk Management
5 5 (17.86%) E-Commerce
6 4 (14.29%) Data Protection
7 3 (10.71%) Penetration Testing
7 3 (10.71%) Business Continuity
7 3 (10.71%) Vulnerability Assessment
7 3 (10.71%) Risk Analysis
8 2 (7.143%) Change Management
8 2 (7.143%) Identity Management
8 2 (7.143%) Investment Management
8 2 (7.143%) ISMS
8 2 (7.143%) Security Architecture
8 2 (7.143%) Continuous Improvement
9 1 (3.571%) Change Control
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.571%) SQL
Qualifications
1 24 (85.71%) CISSP
2 19 (67.86%) CISM
3 15 (53.57%) CISA
4 5 (17.86%) Degree
5 4 (14.29%) Microsoft Certification
5 4 (14.29%) MCSA
6 2 (7.143%) PCI QSA
6 2 (7.143%) CRISC
7 1 (3.571%) CEH
7 1 (3.571%) Security+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (64.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 12 (42.86%) PCI DSS
3 5 (17.86%) COBIT
System Software
1 4 (14.29%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 3 (10.71%) Cisco
1 3 (10.71%) Oracle
1 3 (10.71%) Juniper
1 3 (10.71%) CheckPoint
London
Primarily, you will develop and maintain an ISO27001-certified ISMS (information security management system), as well as putting in place and executing continuous security improvement plans to maintain...
Acumin
Posted: 22 May 2013
City, London
The role of Information Security Officer is seen as key within the company's structure as you will be responsible for providing expert advice on the selection, design,...
Greythorn
Salary: £30000.00 - £35000.00 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
City, London
Primarily your role will involve assisting with security governance, risk management and the implementation of ISO 27001... Experience required: - Direct experience of ISO 27001, PCI DSS and Cobit. -...
Ashdown IT
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum + Bonus + benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
City, London
Requirements * Experienced in the management of both physical and logical security systems * Ability to evaluate business risks and recommend appropriate security controls * Knowledge of the ISO/IEC 27001...
Randstad Technologies
Salary: £30000.00 - £35000.00 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
City, London
A good understanding of the existing IT orientation and infrastructure *Reasonable knowledge of ITIL best practices *Good understanding of PCI DSS, Cobit and ISO27001 standards *Good understanding of...
DGH Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £50000 - £55000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013