The first table below looks at the demand for ISO/IEC 27001 skills in IT jobs advertised for the Manchester region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited ISO/IEC 27001 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 Quality Assurance & Compliance category for the Manchester region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
ISO/IEC 27001
Rank 160 153 142
Rank change year-on-year
-7 -11
Permanent jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 29 22 29
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester 0.712% 0.604% 0.720%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 9.898% 8.429% 12.13%
Number of salaries quoted 21 18 26
Average salary £52,500 £42,500 £50,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+23.52% -15.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £40,000 £37,500 £34,250
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £53,500 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £49,500 £52,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year
-5.71% +10.52%
All Quality Assurance & Compliance
Manchester
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Quality Assurance & Compliance category
293 261 239
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester 7.194% 7.166% 5.933%
Number of salaries quoted 263 211 207
Average salary £35,000 £37,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.66% -
90% offered a salary of more than £23,500 £23,500 £25,500
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £60,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £41,000
% change year-on-year
- -2.43%
ISO/IEC 27001
North West

ISO/IEC 27001
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 across the Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

Manchester ISO/IEC 27001 Jobs Demand Trend

ISO/IEC 27001
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 across the Manchester region.

Manchester ISO/IEC 27001 Salary Trend

ISO/IEC 27001
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

Manchester ISO/IEC 27001 Salary Histogram

ISO/IEC 27001
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing ISO/IEC 27001 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 ISO/IEC 27001.

1 41 (64.06%) Information Security
2 28 (43.75%) CISSP
3 27 (42.19%) CISA
3 27 (42.19%) CISM
3 27 (42.19%) Microsoft
4 25 (39.06%) Risk Management
5 24 (37.50%) Firewall
6 23 (35.94%) PCI DSS
7 22 (34.38%) Finance
8 21 (32.81%) Banking
9 16 (25.00%) ITIL
10 14 (21.88%) SQL Server
10 14 (21.88%) ISACA
11 13 (20.31%) Disaster Recovery
12 12 (18.75%) SQL
12 12 (18.75%) MS Excel
12 12 (18.75%) Database Security
13 11 (17.19%) Network Security
13 11 (17.19%) Microsoft Certification
13 11 (17.19%) Data Security
14 10 (15.63%) COBIT
15 9 (14.06%) Business Continuity
15 9 (14.06%) SQL Server 2008
16 8 (12.50%) High Availability
16 8 (12.50%) Management Information System
16 8 (12.50%) Clustering
16 8 (12.50%) SQL Server Integration Services
16 8 (12.50%) SQL Server Reporting Services
17 7 (10.94%) Cisco Certification
17 7 (10.94%) Windows

ISO/IEC 27001
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing ISO/IEC 27001 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 ISO/IEC 27001. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 4 (6.250%) Web Services
2 2 (3.125%) Spring
2 2 (3.125%) Hibernate
3 1 (1.563%) HTML
Application Platforms
1 5 (7.813%) Exchange Server 2010
1 5 (7.813%) MS Exchange
2 3 (4.688%) Exchange Server 2003
3 2 (3.125%) SharePoint
3 2 (3.125%) SharePoint 2010
4 1 (1.563%) SharePoint 2013
4 1 (1.563%) Lync
Applications
1 12 (18.75%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 24 (37.50%) Firewall
2 11 (17.19%) Network Security
3 6 (9.375%) VoIP
4 5 (7.813%) VPN
5 4 (6.250%) Broadband
5 4 (6.250%) Internet
6 3 (4.688%) WAN
7 2 (3.125%) Wireless
7 2 (3.125%) LAN
7 2 (3.125%) WLAN
7 2 (3.125%) Cisco ASA
7 2 (3.125%) Cisco PIX
7 2 (3.125%) FWSM
7 2 (3.125%) Unified Communications
8 1 (1.563%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (21.88%) SQL Server
2 9 (14.06%) SQL Server 2008
3 8 (12.50%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 8 (12.50%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (1.563%) SQL Server 2012
Development Applications
1 2 (3.125%) Ant
1 2 (3.125%) Eclipse
General
1 22 (34.38%) Finance
2 21 (32.81%) Banking
3 7 (10.94%) Legal
4 6 (9.375%) Telecoms
5 4 (6.250%) Retail Banking
5 4 (6.250%) International Banking
5 4 (6.250%) Retail
5 4 (6.250%) Advertising
5 4 (6.250%) Law
Job Titles
1 17 (26.56%) Security Officer
2 16 (25.00%) Information Security Officer
3 8 (12.50%) SQL DBA
3 8 (12.50%) Senior DBA
3 8 (12.50%) Senior SQL DBA
3 8 (12.50%) Consultant
3 8 (12.50%) DBA
4 7 (10.94%) Security Manager
5 6 (9.375%) Security Consultant
6 5 (7.813%) Architect
6 5 (7.813%) Security Architect
6 5 (7.813%) Team Leader
7 4 (6.250%) Chief Security Officer
7 4 (6.250%) Chief Information Officer
7 4 (6.250%) Chief Information Security Officer
7 4 (6.250%) Information Security Consultant
7 4 (6.250%) Head of Managed Services
8 3 (4.688%) Infrastructure Team Leader
9 2 (3.125%) Cisco Consultant
9 2 (3.125%) Security Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 8 (12.50%) Management Information System
1 8 (12.50%) Clustering
2 1 (1.563%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (1.563%) PDA
Operating Systems
1 7 (10.94%) Windows
2 5 (7.813%) Windows Server 2008
3 4 (6.250%) Linux
3 4 (6.250%) Windows Server 2003
4 1 (1.563%) Windows Server 2012
4 1 (1.563%) Windows XP
4 1 (1.563%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (64.06%) Information Security
2 25 (39.06%) Risk Management
3 16 (25.00%) ITIL
4 13 (20.31%) Disaster Recovery
5 12 (18.75%) Database Security
6 11 (17.19%) Data Security
7 9 (14.06%) Business Continuity
8 8 (12.50%) High Availability
9 6 (9.375%) Information Security Management
9 6 (9.375%) Security Management
10 5 (7.813%) Identity Management
10 5 (7.813%) Penetration Testing
10 5 (7.813%) Business Development
11 4 (6.250%) Operations Management
11 4 (6.250%) Computer Forensics
11 4 (6.250%) Service Delivery
11 4 (6.250%) Change Management
12 3 (4.688%) ISMS
12 3 (4.688%) Data Protection
12 3 (4.688%) BCP
Programming Languages
1 12 (18.75%) SQL
2 3 (4.688%) Java
3 2 (3.125%) JavaScript
4 1 (1.563%) VB
4 1 (1.563%) C++
Qualifications
1 28 (43.75%) CISSP
2 27 (42.19%) CISA
2 27 (42.19%) CISM
3 14 (21.88%) ISACA
4 11 (17.19%) Microsoft Certification
5 7 (10.94%) Cisco Certification
6 5 (7.813%) CCNA
7 3 (4.688%) MCSE
7 3 (4.688%) Degree
8 2 (3.125%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 2 (3.125%) CCSA
8 2 (3.125%) CCVP
8 2 (3.125%) CCIE
8 2 (3.125%) CCSP
8 2 (3.125%) CCNP
8 2 (3.125%) CCIP
8 2 (3.125%) CCDP
8 2 (3.125%) CCDE
8 2 (3.125%) VCAP
9 1 (1.563%) PCI QSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (35.94%) PCI DSS
2 10 (15.63%) COBIT
3 6 (9.375%) COSO
4 5 (7.813%) ISO 9001
5 4 (6.250%) SLA
5 4 (6.250%) BS7799
5 4 (6.250%) ISO 14001
6 2 (3.125%) ISO 9000
System Software
1 4 (6.250%) Active Directory
2 2 (3.125%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (1.563%) Forefront TMG
3 1 (1.563%) vSphere
3 1 (1.563%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 4 (6.250%) SCOM
2 2 (3.125%) CiscoWorks
3 1 (1.563%) McAfee ePO
3 1 (1.563%) SCCM
Vendors
1 27 (42.19%) Microsoft
2 4 (6.250%) VMware
2 4 (6.250%) Cisco
3 2 (3.125%) Oracle
3 2 (3.125%) Citrix
3 2 (3.125%) CheckPoint
4 1 (1.563%) McAfee
4 1 (1.563%) Juniper
4 1 (1.563%) NetApp
Manchester, Lancashire
A large professional services organisation with offices throughout the UK requires an Information Security Officer to join their IT department. Reporting into the CTO, as an Information Security...
4it Recruitment Ltd
Salary: Up to £55,000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
You should ideally have experience adhering to and implementing the ISO27001 accreditation. Core responsibilities: * Design, develop and manage information security * Identify and manage information security risks * Specify, install...
Senitor Associates
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
It has Council-wide influence and impact and as such requires someone who is well versed in communicating with a wide range of stakeholders, from IT Analysts to...
Manchester City Council
Salary: £0 - £50,000 per year
Posted: 23 May 2013
Manchester, Cheshire, Lancashire, Merseyside,...
Your skill set should include: - 12 months+ Java - SQL Server or Oracle RDB design/development - Web based applications - Spring - Unit Testing Familiar with OO analysis and design, experience...
Actis Recruitment Ltd
Salary: To £35,000 + excellent bonus and benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Manchester, Cheshire, Lancashire, Greater...
Your skill set should include: - Java - SQL Server or Oracle RDB design/development - Web based applications - Spring - Unit Testing Familiar with OO analysis and design, experience of the...
Actis Recruitment Ltd
Salary: To £35,000 + excellent bonus and benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013