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This section looks at the demand for Information Security (INFOSEC) skills within the London 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInformation Security (INFOSEC)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank260356
Rank change on same period last yearUp+96
Matching permanent IT job ads535447
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.288 %0.186 %
As % of the category below1.155 %0.720 %
Salaries quoted396357
Average minimum salary£49,928£47,333
Average salary£54,242£50,865
% change on same period last year+6.63 %
Average maximum salary£58,556£54,397
UK excluding London average salary£48,481£47,635
% change on same period last year+1.77 %
London IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
London
Matching permanent IT job ads4630162107
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled24.93 %25.89 %
Salaries quoted3836848474
Average minimum salary£48,942£49,815
Average salary£53,473£54,538
% change on same period last year-1.95 %
Average maximum salary£58,004£59,261
UK excluding London average salary£42,487£44,463
% change on same period last year-4.44 %
Information Security EnglandInformation Security
England

Information Security
Demand Trend

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

London 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 London region.

London Information Security Salary Trend

Information Security
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Information Security across the London region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

London 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 London region over the 3 months to 20 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
City of LondonUp+68153£59,138-0.59 %
Docklands, LondonUp+6138£45,476+3.20 %
LutonNew entry-20£46,000-
Canary WharfUp+1812£31,875-37.49 %
UxbridgeNew entry-2--
BarkingNew entry-1£32,500-
HayesNew entry-1--
WimbledonNew entry-1£25,000-
Information Security EnglandInformation Security
England

Information Security
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the London 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.

1369 (33.06 %)CISSP
2354 (31.72 %)Finance
3284 (25.45 %)Banking
4253 (22.67 %)ISO27001
5176 (15.77 %)Degree
6157 (14.07 %)Management Information System
7154 (13.80 %)CISM
8138 (12.37 %)CISA
9131 (11.74 %)Oracle
10130 (11.65 %)Risk Management
11125 (11.20 %)Firewall
12124 (11.11 %)Windows
13118 (10.57 %)BS7799
14115 (10.30 %)Investment Banking
15109 (9.767 %)Risk Assessment
16106 (9.498 %)ISO17799
17100 (8.961 %)Security Management
1895 (8.513 %)Penetration Testing
1994 (8.423 %)Government
2088 (7.885 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
2088 (7.885 %)Data Protection
2186 (7.706 %)Internet
2283 (7.437 %)Project Management
2382 (7.348 %)UNIX
2480 (7.168 %)PCI DSS
2577 (6.900 %).NET
2673 (6.541 %)Windows Server 2003
2772 (6.452 %)Telecoms
2867 (6.004 %)Legal
2867 (6.004 %)ITIL

Information Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the London 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.

London IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
177 (6.900 %).NET
263 (5.645 %)J2EE
330 (2.688 %)XML
424 (2.151 %)WebSphere
513 (1.165 %)Middleware
612 (1.075 %)WebServices
77 (0.627 %)SAML
77 (0.627 %)MFC
77 (0.627 %)ATL
86 (0.538 %)jBPM
95 (0.448 %)DCOM
104 (0.358 %)COM
104 (0.358 %)ASP.NET
113 (0.269 %)CGI
122 (0.179 %)Lucene
122 (0.179 %)HTML
131 (0.090 %)AJAX
131 (0.090 %).NET Framework
131 (0.090 %)Adobe Flex
London IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
127 (2.419 %)Tomcat
221 (1.882 %)WebSphere Application Server
221 (1.882 %)Apache
221 (1.882 %)Oracle Application Server
319 (1.703 %)Lotus Notes
416 (1.434 %)MS Exchange
512 (1.075 %)SharePoint
610 (0.896 %)IIS
78 (0.717 %)Exchange Server 2003
87 (0.627 %)ESB
96 (0.538 %)CMS
104 (0.358 %)WebLogic
113 (0.269 %)Exchange Server 2000
113 (0.269 %)SharePoint Portal Server
121 (0.090 %)WebLogic Portal
London IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
119 (1.703 %)MS Office
213 (1.165 %)MS Excel
213 (1.165 %)MS Visio
37 (0.627 %)MS Project
43 (0.269 %)CA Clarity
52 (0.179 %)Spreadsheet
61 (0.090 %)Photoshop
61 (0.090 %)Acrobat
61 (0.090 %)QuarkXPress
61 (0.090 %)Adobe Illustrator
61 (0.090 %)MS PowerPoint
London IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (0.358 %)SAP HR
14 (0.358 %)SAP Payroll
14 (0.358 %)Summit
21 (0.090 %)assyst
London IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1125 (11.20 %)Firewall
286 (7.706 %)Internet
357 (5.108 %)Network Security
439 (3.495 %)Intrusion Detection
536 (3.226 %)TCP/IP
632 (2.867 %)FTP
730 (2.688 %)SAN
829 (2.599 %)LAN
926 (2.330 %)WAN
926 (2.330 %)VPN
1020 (1.792 %)SSL
1118 (1.613 %)Cisco PIX
1212 (1.075 %)Wireless
1212 (1.075 %)LDAP
1311 (0.986 %)Extranet
1311 (0.986 %)NetScreen
1410 (0.896 %)Intranet
156 (0.538 %)SMTP
164 (0.358 %)DNS
164 (0.358 %)DMZ
London IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
158 (5.197 %)Datawarehouse
251 (4.570 %)SQL Server
349 (4.391 %)RDBMS
444 (3.943 %)ETL
521 (1.882 %)DB2
69 (0.806 %)Oracle 8/8i
78 (0.717 %)OLTP
84 (0.358 %)Oracle 10g
93 (0.269 %)SQL Server 2005
102 (0.179 %)GIS
102 (0.179 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
102 (0.179 %)MySQL
111 (0.090 %)Informix
111 (0.090 %)Ingres
111 (0.090 %)SAP BW
111 (0.090 %)SQL Server 2000
London IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (0.090 %)Visual Studio
11 (0.090 %)VSS/SourceSafe
11 (0.090 %)Paros
London IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1354 (31.72 %)Finance
2284 (25.45 %)Banking
3115 (10.30 %)Investment Banking
494 (8.423 %)Government
572 (6.452 %)Telecoms
667 (6.004 %)Legal
745 (4.032 %)Financial Institution
839 (3.495 %)Retail
932 (2.867 %)Education
1030 (2.688 %)Law
1129 (2.599 %)Health
1228 (2.509 %)Pensions
1327 (2.419 %)Insurance
1426 (2.330 %)Auditing
1518 (1.613 %)Military
1613 (1.165 %)Back Office
1712 (1.075 %)Retail Banking
187 (0.627 %)Games
195 (0.448 %)Marketing
203 (0.269 %)Online Betting
London IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1291 (26.08 %)Consultant
2223 (19.98 %)Security Consultant
3180 (16.13 %)Analyst
4151 (13.53 %)Security Analyst
5123 (11.02 %)Security Manager
6120 (10.75 %)Information Security Consultant
775 (6.720 %)Security Officer
871 (6.362 %)Information Analyst
970 (6.272 %)Information Manager
1067 (6.004 %)Information Security Manager
1165 (5.824 %)Information Security Analyst
1263 (5.645 %)Architect
1357 (5.108 %)Information Security Officer
1453 (4.749 %)Senior Consultant
1547 (4.211 %)Administrator
1642 (3.763 %)Security Specialist
1735 (3.136 %)Risk Analyst
1735 (3.136 %)Security Engineer
1735 (3.136 %)Project Manager
1833 (2.957 %)Technical Architect
London IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1157 (14.07 %)Management Information System
244 (3.943 %)PKI
339 (3.495 %)Biometrics
432 (2.867 %)Computer Science
526 (2.330 %)Data Protection Act
619 (1.703 %)Client/Server
717 (1.523 %)French Language
812 (1.075 %)SecurID
911 (0.986 %)Mainframe
1010 (0.896 %)Cryptography
115 (0.448 %)CESG
115 (0.448 %)CESG CLAS
115 (0.448 %)E-Learning
124 (0.358 %)Smartcard
133 (0.269 %)Freedom of Information
133 (0.269 %)PMI
133 (0.269 %)Freedom of Information Act
142 (0.179 %)CCTV
142 (0.179 %)German Language
142 (0.179 %)Spanish Language
London IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1124 (11.11 %)Windows
282 (7.348 %)UNIX
373 (6.541 %)Windows Server 2003
467 (6.004 %)Windows 2000
529 (2.599 %)Linux
615 (1.344 %)Solaris
75 (0.448 %)AIX
75 (0.448 %)HPUX
75 (0.448 %)Windows Vista
75 (0.448 %)Windows 2000 Server
83 (0.269 %)Red Hat Linux
83 (0.269 %)Windows XP
83 (0.269 %)VMS
92 (0.179 %)CentOS
101 (0.090 %)Mac OS X
101 (0.090 %)FreeBSD
101 (0.090 %)Windows NT
London IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1130 (11.65 %)Risk Management
2109 (9.767 %)Risk Assessment
3100 (8.961 %)Security Management
495 (8.513 %)Penetration Testing
588 (7.885 %)Data Protection
683 (7.437 %)Project Management
767 (6.004 %)ITIL
863 (5.645 %)Risk Analysis
952 (4.659 %)Business Continuity
1048 (4.301 %)Technical Architecture
1147 (4.211 %)Information Security Management
1245 (4.032 %)PRINCE2
1245 (4.032 %)Security Cleared
1340 (3.584 %)Change Management
1439 (3.495 %)Identity Management
1439 (3.495 %)ISMS
1534 (3.047 %)Document Management
1633 (2.957 %)Vulnerability Assessment
1633 (2.957 %)E-Commerce
1633 (2.957 %)EAI
London IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
158 (5.197 %)Java
235 (3.136 %)SQL
321 (1.882 %)C
415 (1.344 %)C#
513 (1.165 %)Perl
611 (0.986 %)C++
77 (0.627 %)Tcl
86 (0.538 %)VB
93 (0.269 %)Python
93 (0.269 %)Shell Script
102 (0.179 %)JCL
102 (0.179 %)PHP
111 (0.090 %)VBScript
111 (0.090 %)JavaScript
111 (0.090 %)Ruby
London IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1369 (33.06 %)CISSP
2176 (15.77 %)Degree
3154 (13.80 %)CISM
4138 (12.37 %)CISA
547 (4.211 %)Cisco Certification
639 (3.495 %)GIAC
738 (3.405 %)CCNA
829 (2.599 %)Microsoft Certification
927 (2.419 %)MCSE
1026 (2.330 %)CCSA
1112 (1.075 %)CCSE
1112 (1.075 %)CEH
127 (0.627 %)CCSP
127 (0.627 %)CCNP
136 (0.538 %)ITIL Certification
145 (0.448 %)PMP
145 (0.448 %)PMI Certification
145 (0.448 %)CCIE
154 (0.358 %)PRINCE2 Certification
154 (0.358 %)ISEB
London IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
1253 (22.67 %)ISO27001
2118 (10.57 %)BS7799
3106 (9.498 %)ISO17799
488 (7.885 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
580 (7.168 %)PCI DSS
638 (3.405 %)COBIT
733 (2.957 %)PCI QSA
825 (2.240 %)QA
924 (2.151 %)SLA
107 (0.627 %)COSO
113 (0.269 %)Basel II
122 (0.179 %)ISO9000
122 (0.179 %)HMG Infosec
122 (0.179 %)CESG Infosec
122 (0.179 %)PABP
131 (0.090 %)JSP 440
131 (0.090 %)BS25999
131 (0.090 %)ISO9001
London IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
163 (5.645 %)Active Directory
215 (1.344 %)ISA Server
310 (0.896 %)VMware Infrastructure
46 (0.538 %)Snort
53 (0.269 %)VMware ESX
62 (0.179 %)Backup Exec
62 (0.179 %)Nmap
62 (0.179 %)Terminal Server
71 (0.090 %)RACF
71 (0.090 %)AquaLogic
London IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (0.538 %)Norton AntiVirus
16 (0.538 %)MIMEsweeper
24 (0.358 %)Nessus
31 (0.090 %)MOM
London IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1131 (11.74 %)Oracle
243 (3.853 %)CheckPoint
340 (3.584 %)Cisco
438 (3.405 %)Microsoft
530 (2.688 %)NetApp
530 (2.688 %)McAfee Security
629 (2.599 %)VMware
629 (2.599 %)Citrix
724 (2.151 %)IBM
724 (2.151 %)Sybase
823 (2.061 %)CA
920 (1.792 %)Sun
1019 (1.703 %)Lotus
1118 (1.613 %)Juniper
129 (0.806 %)Symantec
138 (0.717 %)Calypso
147 (0.627 %)BMC
156 (0.538 %)Lucent
156 (0.538 %)Adobe
156 (0.538 %)SAP