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The table below looks at the demand for PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Quality Assurance & Compliance category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited PCI DSS over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank241277
Rank change on same period last yearUp+36
Matching permanent IT job ads93
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.001 %
As % of the category below1.493 %0.351 %
Salaries quoted93
Average minimum salary£47,111£27,667
Average salary£56,333£29,000
% change on same period last year+94.25 %
Average maximum salary£65,556£30,333
UK excluding London average salary£49,187£47,199
% change on same period last year+4.21 %
North West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads603855
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.352 %0.367 %
Salaries quoted514709
Average minimum salary£34,029£33,795
Average salary£37,058£37,167
% change on same period last year-0.29 %
Average maximum salary£40,086£40,539
UK excluding London average salary£39,796£39,933
% change on same period last year-0.34 %
PCI DSS EnglandPCI DSS
England

PCI DSS
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing PCI DSS across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

North West PCI DSS Demand Trend

PCI DSS
Salary Trend

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

North West PCI DSS Salary Trend

PCI DSS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing PCI DSS across the North West region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

North West PCI DSS Salary Histogram

PCI DSS
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PCI DSS within the North West region over the 3 months to 7 October 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
ManchesterUp+467£56,000+93.10 %
MerseysideNew entry-1£62,500-
CheshireNew entry-1£52,500-
PCI DSS EnglandPCI DSS
England

PCI DSS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing PCI DSS 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 PCI DSS.

117 (85.00 %)CISSP
216 (80.00 %)ISO27001
314 (70.00 %)CISA
314 (70.00 %)ISMS
314 (70.00 %)BS25999
413 (65.00 %)Data Security
512 (60.00 %)Disaster Recovery
65 (25.00 %)Information Security
74 (20.00 %)CISM
74 (20.00 %)Risk Management
83 (15.00 %)Cisco Certification
83 (15.00 %)Cisco
92 (10.00 %)LAN
92 (10.00 %)VoIP
92 (10.00 %)WAN
92 (10.00 %)CheckPoint
92 (10.00 %)Firewall
92 (10.00 %)CCNP
92 (10.00 %)CCNA
92 (10.00 %)Business Continuity
92 (10.00 %)Auditing
101 (5.000 %)Blue Coat
101 (5.000 %)Tripwire
101 (5.000 %)CEH
101 (5.000 %)Penetration Testing
101 (5.000 %)Marketing
101 (5.000 %)Risk Assessment
101 (5.000 %)Wireless
101 (5.000 %)Business Development
101 (5.000 %)Degree

PCI DSS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing PCI DSS 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 PCI DSS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (10.00 %)LAN
12 (10.00 %)VoIP
12 (10.00 %)WAN
12 (10.00 %)Firewall
21 (5.000 %)Wireless
21 (5.000 %)Cisco PIX
21 (5.000 %)Network Security
21 (5.000 %)VPN
21 (5.000 %)MPLS
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (10.00 %)Auditing
21 (5.000 %)Finance
21 (5.000 %)Government
21 (5.000 %)Marketing
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (75.00 %)Consultant
214 (70.00 %)Senior Consultant
313 (65.00 %)Security Consultant
412 (60.00 %)Senior Security Consultant
51 (5.000 %)Architect
51 (5.000 %)Analyst
51 (5.000 %)Network Analyst
51 (5.000 %)Technical Analyst
51 (5.000 %)Senior Network Engineer
51 (5.000 %)Security Architect
51 (5.000 %)Network Engineer
51 (5.000 %)Systems Engineer
51 (5.000 %)Senior Systems Engineer
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (70.00 %)ISMS
213 (65.00 %)Data Security
312 (60.00 %)Disaster Recovery
45 (25.00 %)Information Security
54 (20.00 %)Risk Management
62 (10.00 %)Business Continuity
71 (5.000 %)Risk Assessment
71 (5.000 %)Penetration Testing
71 (5.000 %)Business Development
71 (5.000 %)Risk Analysis
71 (5.000 %)Internet Marketing
71 (5.000 %)Security Testing
71 (5.000 %)Communications Security
71 (5.000 %)E-Commerce
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
117 (85.00 %)CISSP
214 (70.00 %)CISA
34 (20.00 %)CISM
43 (15.00 %)Cisco Certification
52 (10.00 %)CCNP
52 (10.00 %)CCNA
61 (5.000 %)Microsoft Certification
61 (5.000 %)GIAC
61 (5.000 %)CEH
61 (5.000 %)Degree
61 (5.000 %)MCSE
North West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
116 (80.00 %)ISO27001
214 (70.00 %)BS25999
North West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (5.000 %)ISA Server
North West IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (5.000 %)Tivoli
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (15.00 %)Cisco
22 (10.00 %)CheckPoint
31 (5.000 %)Blue Coat
31 (5.000 %)Tripwire
31 (5.000 %)IBM
31 (5.000 %)Microsoft
31 (5.000 %)Nokia