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The table below looks at the demand for Information Security (INFOSEC) skills within the Oxford 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 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInformation Security (INFOSEC)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank10092
Rank change on same period last yearDown-8
Matching permanent IT job ads115
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.136 %1.992 %
Salaries quoted115
Average minimum salary£45,000£35,733
Average salary£45,000£39,867
% change on same period last year+12.87 %
Average maximum salary£45,000£44,000
UK excluding London average salary£47,490£48,277
% change on same period last year-1.63 %
Oxford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Oxford
Matching permanent IT job ads733753
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.406 %0.316 %
Salaries quoted667679
Average minimum salary£34,696£34,853
Average salary£38,031£37,850
% change on same period last year+0.47 %
Average maximum salary£41,366£40,846
UK excluding London average salary£42,540£44,374
% change on same period last year-4.13 %
Information Security OxfordshireInformation Security
Oxfordshire

Information Security
Demand Trend

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

Oxford Information Security Demand Trend

Information Security
Salary Trend

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

Oxford Information Security Salary Trend

Information Security
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Oxford 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.

13 (33.33 %)Windows
13 (33.33 %)Internet
22 (22.22 %)Business Continuity
22 (22.22 %)CISA
22 (22.22 %)CISM
22 (22.22 %)Risk Management
22 (22.22 %)DRM
22 (22.22 %)CISSP
22 (22.22 %)Mac OS X
22 (22.22 %)Linux
22 (22.22 %)Windows XP
22 (22.22 %)Microsoft
22 (22.22 %)Vulnerability Assessment
22 (22.22 %)Penetration Testing
22 (22.22 %)Windows Vista
22 (22.22 %)Network Security
31 (11.11 %)Active Directory
31 (11.11 %)Citrix
31 (11.11 %)MS Exchange
31 (11.11 %)WSH
31 (11.11 %)Windows 2000
31 (11.11 %)HTML
31 (11.11 %)VBScript
31 (11.11 %)XML
31 (11.11 %)EPoS
31 (11.11 %)Terminal Server
31 (11.11 %)CheckPoint
31 (11.11 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (11.11 %)Juniper
31 (11.11 %)VMware

Information Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Oxford 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.

Oxford IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (11.11 %)HTML
11 (11.11 %)XML
11 (11.11 %)WSH
Oxford IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (11.11 %)MS Exchange
Oxford IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (33.33 %)Internet
22 (22.22 %)Network Security
Oxford IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (11.11 %)Retail
Oxford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (33.33 %)Consultant
13 (33.33 %)Bid Manager
22 (22.22 %)Architect
22 (22.22 %)Technical Consultant
22 (22.22 %)Solutions Architect
22 (22.22 %)Technical Support
31 (11.11 %)Field Service Engineer
31 (11.11 %)Field Engineer
31 (11.11 %)Hardware Engineer
Oxford IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (11.11 %)EPoS
Oxford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (33.33 %)Windows
22 (22.22 %)Linux
22 (22.22 %)Windows XP
22 (22.22 %)Mac OS X
22 (22.22 %)Windows Vista
31 (11.11 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (11.11 %)Windows 2000
Oxford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (22.22 %)DRM
12 (22.22 %)Risk Management
12 (22.22 %)Business Continuity
12 (22.22 %)Vulnerability Assessment
12 (22.22 %)Penetration Testing
Oxford IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (11.11 %)VBScript
Oxford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (22.22 %)CISSP
12 (22.22 %)CISA
12 (22.22 %)CISM
Oxford IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (11.11 %)Active Directory
11 (11.11 %)Terminal Server
Oxford IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (22.22 %)Microsoft
21 (11.11 %)Citrix
21 (11.11 %)Juniper
21 (11.11 %)CheckPoint
21 (11.11 %)VMware
21 (11.11 %)Altiris
21 (11.11 %)Blue Coat