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This section looks at the demand for Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) in IT jobs within the North West region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited CISSP over the last 3 months to 20 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCertified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
Location
3 months to 20 May 2008Same period last year
Rank195255
Rank change on same period last yearUp+60
Matching permanent IT job ads9327
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.045 %0.012 %
As % of the category below3.523 %1.027 %
Salaries quoted8817
Average minimum salary£45,615£39,588
Average salary£53,964£47,706
% change on same period last year+13.11 %
Average maximum salary£62,313£55,824
UK excluding London average salary£47,284£53,298
% change on same period last year-11.28 %
Qualifications North WestQualifications
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads26402630
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.285 %1.163 %
Salaries quoted22032162
Average minimum salary£32,725£35,130
Average salary£36,111£38,234
% change on same period last year-5.55 %
Average maximum salary£39,497£41,339
UK excluding London average salary£37,523£38,422
% change on same period last year-2.33 %
CISSP EnglandCISSP
England

CISSP
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of permanent IT jobs ads citing CISSP across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

North West CISSP Demand Trend

CISSP
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs ads citing CISSP across the North West region.

North West CISSP Salary Trend

CISSP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing CISSP across the North West region over the past 3 months.

North West CISSP Salary Histogram

CISSP
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISSP within the North West region over the past 3 months.

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
ManchesterUp+6976£55,986+10.13 %
CheshireUp+1012£46,308+5.84 %
LancashireDown-101£35,000-23.07 %
MerseysideNew entry-1£45,000-
CISSP EnglandCISSP
England

CISSP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the North West region citing CISSP also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing CISSP.

1103 (58.86 %)Information Security
285 (48.57 %)Banking
371 (40.57 %)Finance
462 (35.43 %)Unix
559 (33.71 %)Risk Management
650 (28.57 %)Windows
748 (27.43 %)PKI
846 (26.29 %)Cryptography
936 (20.57 %)Vulnerability Assessment
1035 (20.00 %)Legal
1131 (17.71 %)ISO27001
1228 (16.00 %)Web Development
1228 (16.00 %)SecurID
1228 (16.00 %)Stakeholder Management
1228 (16.00 %)IPsec
1228 (16.00 %)Perl
1228 (16.00 %)Python
1228 (16.00 %)SSL
1228 (16.00 %)S/MIME
1325 (14.29 %)CISM
1421 (12.00 %)RACF
1421 (12.00 %)X.509
1520 (11.43 %)JCL
1520 (11.43 %)IBM
1618 (10.29 %)Smartcard
1715 (8.571 %)Auditing
1814 (8.000 %)AS400
1814 (8.000 %)Intrusion Detection
1912 (6.857 %)VMS
2011 (6.286 %)ITIL

CISSP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the North West region citing CISSP also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing CISSP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
128 (16.00 %)SSL
128 (16.00 %)S/MIME
128 (16.00 %)IPsec
221 (12.00 %)X.509
314 (8.000 %)Intrusion Detection
44 (2.286 %)Firewall
44 (2.286 %)Internet
51 (0.571 %)Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
19 (5.143 %)Crystal Reports
General
185 (48.57 %)Banking
271 (40.57 %)Finance
335 (20.00 %)Legal
415 (8.571 %)Auditing
56 (3.429 %)Financial Institution
65 (2.857 %)Government
74 (2.286 %)Telecoms
82 (1.143 %)Health
82 (1.143 %)Retail
82 (1.143 %)Pensions
91 (0.571 %)Insurance
91 (0.571 %)Education
Job Titles
177 (44.00 %)Consultant
243 (24.57 %)Security Consultant
319 (10.86 %)Security Manager
418 (10.29 %)Information Security Manager
418 (10.29 %)Information Manager
517 (9.714 %)Information Security Consultant
615 (8.571 %)Analyst
713 (7.429 %)Security Analyst
812 (6.857 %)Senior Consultant
812 (6.857 %)Operations Manager
99 (5.143 %)IT Security Analyst
99 (5.143 %)IT Consultant
107 (4.000 %)IT Risk Consultant
115 (2.857 %)Architect
115 (2.857 %)Senior Security Consultant
124 (2.286 %)Security Engineer
124 (2.286 %)Information Security Engineer
133 (1.714 %)Cryptography Specialist
133 (1.714 %)IT Security Consultant
133 (1.714 %)Presales Consultant
Miscellaneous
148 (27.43 %)PKI
246 (26.29 %)Cryptography
328 (16.00 %)SecurID
418 (10.29 %)Smartcard
514 (8.000 %)AS400
66 (3.429 %)Mainframe
75 (2.857 %)Data Protection Act
81 (0.571 %)IBM Mainframe
81 (0.571 %)Tandem
Operating Systems
162 (35.43 %)Unix
250 (28.57 %)Windows
312 (6.857 %)VMS
410 (5.714 %)Solaris
51 (0.571 %)Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1103 (58.86 %)Information Security
259 (33.71 %)Risk Management
336 (20.57 %)Vulnerability Assessment
428 (16.00 %)Stakeholder Management
428 (16.00 %)Web Development
511 (6.286 %)Software Engineering
511 (6.286 %)Business Continuity
511 (6.286 %)ITIL
610 (5.714 %)Penetration Testing
79 (5.143 %)Ethical Hacking
79 (5.143 %)Data Protection
88 (4.571 %)Risk Analysis
97 (4.000 %)ISMS
105 (2.857 %)SC Cleared
105 (2.857 %)Security Cleared
105 (2.857 %)Risk Assessment
105 (2.857 %)Benchmarking
105 (2.857 %)Information Security Management
105 (2.857 %)Security Management
114 (2.286 %)Service Management
Programming Languages
128 (16.00 %)Perl
128 (16.00 %)Python
220 (11.43 %)JCL
35 (2.857 %)C
Qualifications
125 (14.29 %)CISM
211 (6.286 %)CISA
39 (5.143 %)CHFI
47 (4.000 %)Cisco Certification
55 (2.857 %)CCDP
64 (2.286 %)CCNA
73 (1.714 %)CCSP
81 (0.571 %)CCNP
81 (0.571 %)MCSE
81 (0.571 %)Citrix Certification
81 (0.571 %)CCEA
81 (0.571 %)Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
131 (17.71 %)ISO27001
211 (6.286 %)BS7799
310 (5.714 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
49 (5.143 %)BS25999
57 (4.000 %)PCI DSS
66 (3.429 %)ISO17799
72 (1.143 %)COBIT
72 (1.143 %)Basel II
72 (1.143 %)BS15000
System Software
121 (12.00 %)RACF
Vendors
120 (11.43 %)IBM
22 (1.143 %)Cisco
31 (0.571 %)Sun
31 (0.571 %)HP
31 (0.571 %)EMC
31 (0.571 %)Intel
31 (0.571 %)Citrix
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