The first table below looks at the demand for Information Security skills in IT jobs advertised for the Northamptonshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Information Security 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 Processes & Methodologies category for the Northamptonshire region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Information Security (INFOSEC)
Rank 64 60 73
Rank change year-on-year
-4 +13
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 5 8 6
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Northamptonshire 0.756% 1.062% 0.750%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.029% 1.358% 1.045%
Number of salaries quoted 5 8 6
Average salary £75,000 £45,000 £34,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+66.66% +32.35%
UK excluding London average salary £50,000 £50,000 £46,250
% change year-on-year
- +8.10%
All Processes & Methodologies
Northamptonshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
486 589 574
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Northamptonshire 73.52% 78.22% 71.75%
Number of salaries quoted 405 546 528
Average salary £38,500 £37,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+2.66% +7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £24,000 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £53,000 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Information Security
East Midlands

Information Security
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Information Security across the Northamptonshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Northamptonshire Information Security Jobs Demand Trend

Information Security
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Information Security across the Northamptonshire region.

Northamptonshire Information Security Salary Trend

Information Security
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Information Security across the Northamptonshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Northamptonshire Information Security Salary Histogram

Information Security
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security within the Northamptonshire 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
Northampton -5 1 £50,000 +11.11%
Information Security
East Midlands

Information Security
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Northamptonshire region citing Information Security 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 Information Security.

1 14 (82.35%) Finance
2 7 (41.18%) Security Management
2 7 (41.18%) CISSP
3 6 (35.29%) Business Continuity
4 5 (29.41%) Information Management
4 5 (29.41%) Data Security
4 5 (29.41%) Degree
5 4 (23.53%) Computer Science
5 4 (23.53%) Banking
5 4 (23.53%) GIAC
5 4 (23.53%) CISM
5 4 (23.53%) ISACA
6 3 (17.65%) Service Delivery
6 3 (17.65%) Financial Institution
6 3 (17.65%) Information Security Management
6 3 (17.65%) CISA
6 3 (17.65%) Management Information System
6 3 (17.65%) Penetration Testing
6 3 (17.65%) ISSMP
6 3 (17.65%) Risk Analysis
6 3 (17.65%) Security Testing
6 3 (17.65%) Cryptography
7 2 (11.76%) Cisco
7 2 (11.76%) PCI DSS
7 2 (11.76%) CRISC
8 1 (5.882%) Twitter
8 1 (5.882%) Mobile App
8 1 (5.882%) Security Architecture
8 1 (5.882%) Apple iOS
8 1 (5.882%) Android

Information Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Northamptonshire region citing Information Security 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 Information Security. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.882%) Network Security
General
1 14 (82.35%) Finance
2 4 (23.53%) Banking
3 3 (17.65%) Financial Institution
4 1 (5.882%) Retail
Job Titles
1 6 (35.29%) Security Specialist
1 6 (35.29%) Head of Security
2 3 (17.65%) IT Security Specialist
2 3 (17.65%) Consultant
2 3 (17.65%) Security Consultant
3 2 (11.76%) Risk Manager
3 2 (11.76%) Information Manager
3 2 (11.76%) Information Risk Manager
4 1 (5.882%) Information Specialist
4 1 (5.882%) Lead Security Consultant
4 1 (5.882%) Information Security Specialist
4 1 (5.882%) Security Engineer
4 1 (5.882%) Solutions Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 4 (23.53%) Computer Science
2 3 (17.65%) Management Information System
2 3 (17.65%) Cryptography
3 1 (5.882%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 1 (5.882%) Apple iOS
1 1 (5.882%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (41.18%) Security Management
2 6 (35.29%) Business Continuity
3 5 (29.41%) Information Management
3 5 (29.41%) Data Security
4 3 (17.65%) Service Delivery
4 3 (17.65%) Information Security Management
4 3 (17.65%) Penetration Testing
4 3 (17.65%) Risk Analysis
4 3 (17.65%) Security Testing
5 1 (5.882%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 1 (5.882%) Java
Qualifications
1 7 (41.18%) CISSP
2 5 (29.41%) Degree
3 4 (23.53%) GIAC
3 4 (23.53%) CISM
3 4 (23.53%) ISACA
4 3 (17.65%) CISA
4 3 (17.65%) ISSMP
5 2 (11.76%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (11.76%) PCI DSS
2 1 (5.882%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 2 (11.76%) Cisco
2 1 (5.882%) Twitter