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This section looks at the demand for Information Security (INFOSEC) skills within the North West 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 last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInformation Security (INFOSEC)
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank151252
Rank change on same period last yearUp+101
Matching permanent IT job ads13440
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.066 %0.018 %
As % of the category below1.800 %0.517 %
Salaries quoted12332
Average minimum salary£46,121£37,712
Average salary£54,552£42,109
% change on same period last year+29.55 %
Average maximum salary£62,983£46,505
UK excluding London average salary£46,782£49,673
% change on same period last year-5.82 %
Processes & Methodologies North WestProcesses & Methodologies
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads74447731
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled3.650 %3.423 %
Salaries quoted62516256
Average minimum salary£36,731£39,336
Average salary£40,599£43,518
% change on same period last year-6.70 %
Average maximum salary£44,468£47,699
UK excluding London average salary£42,840£44,076
% change on same period last year-2.80 %
Information Security EnglandInformation Security
England

Information Security
Demand Trend

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

North West Information Security Demand Trend

Information Security
Salary Trend

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

North West Information Security Salary Trend

Information Security
Salary Histogram

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

North West 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 North West region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1ManchesterUp+6370£53,824+29.60 %
2CheshireUp+4445£58,228+68.77 %
3MerseysideDown-712£51,042+30.59 %
4LancashireDown-213£35,500-7.39 %
Information Security EnglandInformation Security
England

Information Security
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the North West region citing Information Security 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 Information Security.

1135 (60.00 %)Finance
2104 (46.22 %)CISSP
392 (40.89 %)Banking
473 (32.44 %)Risk Management
547 (20.89 %)Legal
639 (17.33 %)Unix
738 (16.89 %)Windows
738 (16.89 %)Vulnerability Assessment
837 (16.44 %)PKI
932 (14.22 %)RACF
1031 (13.78 %)JCL
1031 (13.78 %)Auditing
1031 (13.78 %)ISO27001
1124 (10.67 %)Financial Institution
1222 (9.778 %)Firewall
1222 (9.778 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
1222 (9.778 %)Data Protection
1321 (9.333 %)Penetration Testing
1418 (8.000 %)Service Management
1517 (7.556 %)CISM
1517 (7.556 %)VB
1616 (7.111 %)AS400
1616 (7.111 %)Intrusion Detection
1714 (6.222 %)VMS
1813 (5.778 %)ITIL
1813 (5.778 %)BS7799
1912 (5.333 %)ISO17799
1912 (5.333 %)Business Continuity
2011 (4.889 %)CISA
2011 (4.889 %)XML

Information Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the North West region citing Information Security 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 Information Security. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
111 (4.889 %).NET
111 (4.889 %)J2EE
111 (4.889 %)XML
210 (4.444 %)Middleware
Application Platforms
110 (4.444 %)MQSeries
23 (1.333 %)MS Exchange
Applications
12 (0.889 %)MS Office
12 (0.889 %)MS Excel
Communications & Networking
122 (9.778 %)Firewall
216 (7.111 %)Intrusion Detection
36 (2.667 %)HTTP
43 (1.333 %)BIG-IP
43 (1.333 %)Cisco PIX
52 (0.889 %)VLAN
52 (0.889 %)SSL
52 (0.889 %)X.509
52 (0.889 %)LAN
52 (0.889 %)VoIP
61 (0.444 %)Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
12 (0.889 %)SQL Server
Development Applications
16 (2.667 %)Paros
16 (2.667 %)Fiddler
General
1135 (60.00 %)Finance
292 (40.89 %)Banking
347 (20.89 %)Legal
431 (13.78 %)Auditing
524 (10.67 %)Financial Institution
67 (3.111 %)Government
75 (2.222 %)Pensions
83 (1.333 %)Health
92 (0.889 %)Insurance
101 (0.444 %)Retail
101 (0.444 %)Telecoms
101 (0.444 %)Education
Job Titles
147 (20.89 %)Consultant
241 (18.22 %)Analyst
338 (16.89 %)Security Manager
435 (15.56 %)Security Consultant
435 (15.56 %)Security Analyst
530 (13.33 %)Information Analyst
530 (13.33 %)Information Security Analyst
623 (10.22 %)Information Manager
623 (10.22 %)Information Security Manager
722 (9.778 %)Information Security Consultant
812 (5.333 %)Head Of Operations
812 (5.333 %)Security Engineer
911 (4.889 %)Data Analyst
911 (4.889 %)Data Protection Analyst
1010 (4.444 %)IT Consultant
119 (4.000 %)Technical Lead
127 (3.111 %)Architect
127 (3.111 %)Senior Consultant
136 (2.667 %)IT Risk Consultant
136 (2.667 %)IT Security Consultant
Miscellaneous
137 (16.44 %)PKI
216 (7.111 %)AS400
35 (2.222 %)Management Information System
44 (1.778 %)Mainframe
44 (1.778 %)Data Protection Act
53 (1.333 %)Cryptography
62 (0.889 %)Tandem
62 (0.889 %)Smartcard
62 (0.889 %)Computer Science
62 (0.889 %)IBM Mainframe
71 (0.444 %)CESG
71 (0.444 %)CESG CLAS
71 (0.444 %)SecurID
Operating Systems
139 (17.33 %)Unix
238 (16.89 %)Windows
314 (6.222 %)VMS
411 (4.889 %)zOS
411 (4.889 %)MVS
52 (0.889 %)Solaris
52 (0.889 %)Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
173 (32.44 %)Risk Management
238 (16.89 %)Vulnerability Assessment
322 (9.778 %)Data Protection
421 (9.333 %)Penetration Testing
518 (8.000 %)Service Management
613 (5.778 %)ITIL
712 (5.333 %)Business Continuity
89 (4.000 %)Network Design
98 (3.556 %)Security Management
98 (3.556 %)ISMS
107 (3.111 %)Risk Analysis
107 (3.111 %)Information Security Management
116 (2.667 %)Risk Assessment
116 (2.667 %)Benchmarking
116 (2.667 %)Problem Management
125 (2.222 %)Disaster Recovery
134 (1.778 %)Security Testing
134 (1.778 %)Systems Analysis
143 (1.333 %)Business Analysis
143 (1.333 %)Data Analysis
Programming Languages
131 (13.78 %)JCL
217 (7.556 %)VB
311 (4.889 %)REXX
311 (4.889 %)C
311 (4.889 %)C#
48 (3.556 %)SQL
56 (2.667 %)Transact-SQL
Qualifications
1104 (46.22 %)CISSP
217 (7.556 %)CISM
311 (4.889 %)CISA
45 (2.222 %)Degree
51 (0.444 %)MCSE
51 (0.444 %)CCNA
51 (0.444 %)Cisco Certification
51 (0.444 %)Microsoft Certification
51 (0.444 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
131 (13.78 %)ISO27001
222 (9.778 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
313 (5.778 %)BS7799
412 (5.333 %)ISO17799
59 (4.000 %)BS25999
68 (3.556 %)SLA
77 (3.111 %)PCI DSS
84 (1.778 %)COBIT
93 (1.333 %)Basel II
102 (0.889 %)BS15000
111 (0.444 %)CESG Infosec
System Software
132 (14.22 %)RACF
Vendors
111 (4.889 %)Symantec
28 (3.556 %)Cisco
34 (1.778 %)IBM
43 (1.333 %)Juniper
43 (1.333 %)CheckPoint
43 (1.333 %)SAP
43 (1.333 %)Blue Coat
52 (0.889 %)McAfee Security
52 (0.889 %)Microsoft
61 (0.444 %)Intel
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