The first table below looks at the demand for ISO/IEC 27001 skills in IT jobs advertised for the North West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited ISO/IEC 27001 over the 3 months to 24 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 North West region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
ISO/IEC 27001
Rank 178 179 184
Rank change year-on-year
+1 +5
Permanent jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 66 68 50
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 0.919% 0.958% 0.728%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 12.20% 11.89% 11.04%
Number of salaries quoted 41 63 48
Average salary £45,000 £57,500 £51,250
Average salary % change year-on-year
-21.73% +12.19%
90% offered a salary of more than £35,000 £37,500 £33,450
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £68,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year
- +5.26%
All Quality Assurance & Compliance
North West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Quality Assurance & Compliance category
541 572 453
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 7.530% 8.059% 6.597%
Number of salaries quoted 448 473 402
Average salary £35,000 £37,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.66% -
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £23,500 £26,650
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £60,000 £58,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £41,000
% change year-on-year
- -2.43%
ISO/IEC 27001
England

ISO/IEC 27001
Jobs Demand Trend

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

North West 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 North West region.

North West 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 North West region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

North West ISO/IEC 27001 Salary Histogram

ISO/IEC 27001
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 within the North West region over the 3 months to 24 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
Cheshire -2 33 £43,750 -27.08%
Manchester -11 30 £52,500 +23.52%
Cumbria - 2 - -
Merseyside +18 1 - -
ISO/IEC 27001
England

ISO/IEC 27001
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West 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 96 (71.11%) Information Security
2 46 (34.07%) Risk Management
3 40 (29.63%) PCI DSS
4 39 (28.89%) CISSP
5 36 (26.67%) CISM
6 30 (22.22%) CISA
6 30 (22.22%) Firewall
7 27 (20.00%) Microsoft
7 27 (20.00%) ITIL
8 24 (17.78%) Finance
9 23 (17.04%) Banking
10 20 (14.81%) SQL Server
11 19 (14.07%) Digital Media
12 18 (13.33%) E-Commerce
13 16 (11.85%) ISACA
13 16 (11.85%) Linux
14 15 (11.11%) Disaster Recovery
15 14 (10.37%) Network Security
16 13 (9.630%) Integration Testing
16 13 (9.630%) Information Governance
16 13 (9.630%) Data Security
17 12 (8.889%) Windows
17 12 (8.889%) Business Continuity
17 12 (8.889%) Management Information System
17 12 (8.889%) Legal
17 12 (8.889%) COBIT
18 11 (8.148%) Security Architecture
18 11 (8.148%) Database Security
18 11 (8.148%) Oracle
18 11 (8.148%) SQL

ISO/IEC 27001
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West 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 (2.963%) Web Services
1 4 (2.963%) Hibernate
1 4 (2.963%) Spring
2 1 (0.741%) HTML
Application Platforms
1 7 (5.185%) SharePoint
2 5 (3.704%) Exchange Server 2010
2 5 (3.704%) MS Exchange
3 3 (2.222%) Exchange Server 2003
4 2 (1.481%) SharePoint 2010
5 1 (0.741%) SharePoint 2013
5 1 (0.741%) Lync
Applications
1 11 (8.148%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 30 (22.22%) Firewall
2 14 (10.37%) Network Security
3 11 (8.148%) VoIP
4 5 (3.704%) DHCP
4 5 (3.704%) VPN
4 5 (3.704%) DNS
4 5 (3.704%) SAN
5 4 (2.963%) Internet
5 4 (2.963%) Broadband
6 3 (2.222%) HTTP
6 3 (2.222%) WAN
7 2 (1.481%) WLAN
7 2 (1.481%) LAN
7 2 (1.481%) Wireless
7 2 (1.481%) Unified Communications
7 2 (1.481%) FWSM
7 2 (1.481%) Cisco ASA
7 2 (1.481%) Cisco PIX
8 1 (0.741%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (14.81%) SQL Server
2 8 (5.926%) SQL Server 2008
3 7 (5.185%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 7 (5.185%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (0.741%) SQL Server 2012
Development Applications
1 4 (2.963%) Eclipse
1 4 (2.963%) Ant
General
1 24 (17.78%) Finance
2 23 (17.04%) Banking
3 12 (8.889%) Legal
4 9 (6.667%) Telecoms
5 4 (2.963%) Advertising
5 4 (2.963%) Law
5 4 (2.963%) Retail
5 4 (2.963%) Retail Banking
5 4 (2.963%) International Banking
6 1 (0.741%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 24 (17.78%) Analyst
2 20 (14.81%) Security Specialist
3 18 (13.33%) Information Specialist
3 18 (13.33%) Security Officer
3 18 (13.33%) Information Security Specialist
3 18 (13.33%) Security Analyst
4 17 (12.59%) Information Security Officer
5 13 (9.630%) Security Architect
5 13 (9.630%) Graduate
5 13 (9.630%) Architect
6 12 (8.889%) Information Security Analyst
6 12 (8.889%) Information Analyst
6 12 (8.889%) Consultant
6 12 (8.889%) Security Manager
7 10 (7.407%) Security Consultant
8 7 (5.185%) Senior SQL DBA
8 7 (5.185%) Senior Analyst
8 7 (5.185%) DBA
8 7 (5.185%) Team Leader
8 7 (5.185%) Information Security Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 19 (14.07%) Digital Media
2 12 (8.889%) Management Information System
3 7 (5.185%) Clustering
4 2 (1.481%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (0.741%) PDA
Operating Systems
1 16 (11.85%) Linux
2 12 (8.889%) Windows
3 10 (7.407%) Windows Server 2008
4 4 (2.963%) Windows Server 2003
5 1 (0.741%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (0.741%) Windows XP
5 1 (0.741%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 96 (71.11%) Information Security
2 46 (34.07%) Risk Management
3 27 (20.00%) ITIL
4 18 (13.33%) E-Commerce
5 15 (11.11%) Disaster Recovery
6 13 (9.630%) Integration Testing
6 13 (9.630%) Information Governance
6 13 (9.630%) Data Security
7 12 (8.889%) Business Continuity
8 11 (8.148%) Security Architecture
8 11 (8.148%) Database Security
9 8 (5.926%) Security Management
10 7 (5.185%) High Availability
11 6 (4.444%) Information Security Management
11 6 (4.444%) Change Control
11 6 (4.444%) Business Development
11 6 (4.444%) ISMS
12 5 (3.704%) Penetration Testing
12 5 (3.704%) Stakeholder Management
12 5 (3.704%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 11 (8.148%) SQL
2 6 (4.444%) Java
3 4 (2.963%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.741%) VB
4 1 (0.741%) C++
Qualifications
1 39 (28.89%) CISSP
2 36 (26.67%) CISM
3 30 (22.22%) CISA
4 16 (11.85%) ISACA
5 10 (7.407%) Microsoft Certification
6 7 (5.185%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (3.704%) Degree
7 5 (3.704%) CCNA
7 5 (3.704%) ITIL Certification
8 3 (2.222%) SC Cleared
8 3 (2.222%) Security Cleared
8 3 (2.222%) CEH
8 3 (2.222%) MCSE
9 2 (1.481%) CCDP
9 2 (1.481%) CCIE
9 2 (1.481%) CCSP
9 2 (1.481%) CCNP
9 2 (1.481%) CCIP
9 2 (1.481%) CCSA
9 2 (1.481%) CCVP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (29.63%) PCI DSS
2 12 (8.889%) COBIT
3 9 (6.667%) SLA
3 9 (6.667%) ISO 9001
4 6 (4.444%) COSO
5 4 (2.963%) BS7799
5 4 (2.963%) ISO 14001
6 2 (1.481%) ISO 9000
7 1 (0.741%) HMG Infosec
7 1 (0.741%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 7 (5.185%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (2.963%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.741%) vSphere
3 1 (0.741%) Forefront TMG
3 1 (0.741%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 5 (3.704%) MOM
1 5 (3.704%) Nagios
2 4 (2.963%) SCOM
3 2 (1.481%) CiscoWorks
4 1 (0.741%) SCCM
4 1 (0.741%) McAfee ePO
Vendors
1 27 (20.00%) Microsoft
2 11 (8.148%) Oracle
3 9 (6.667%) VMware
3 9 (6.667%) Cisco
4 5 (3.704%) HP
4 5 (3.704%) IBM
4 5 (3.704%) Avaya
5 2 (1.481%) Citrix
5 2 (1.481%) CheckPoint
6 1 (0.741%) NetApp
6 1 (0.741%) Juniper
6 1 (0.741%) McAfee
Seascale, North West
ISO 27001 Knowledge of information risk management processes and standards Knowledge of information assurance processes and standards Ability to present ideas in business-friendly and user-friendly language.
Capita Resourcing
Posted: 1 May 2013
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, 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: 25 May 2013
North West
You will also be involved in coordinating Information Security activities, implementing solutions to improve Information Security, IT Infrastructure and IT Security; specify Information Security architecture, standards and best...
Quindell Plc - Metaskil
Salary: From £50,000 to £60,000 per annum c£60k on exp plus benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
Key Skills: * Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2008 * Microsoft Windows XP / 7 * Microsoft SCCM 2007 SP3 * Microsoft SCOM 2012 * Microsoft Exchange 2010 * Microsoft SharePoint 2010 * VMWARE vSphere 4.1/...
Adria Solutions Ltd
Salary: £38000 - £42000 per annum + Benefits
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