The first table below looks at the demand for CISSP in IT jobs advertised for the Reading region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited CISSP 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 Qualifications for the Reading region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
Rank 90 108 81
Rank change year-on-year
+18 -27
Permanent jobs citing CISSP 43 24 41
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Reading 1.982% 1.060% 2.175%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.563% 3.008% 7.537%
Number of salaries quoted 32 19 28
Average salary £50,000 £57,500 £45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-13.04% +27.77%
UK excluding London average salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year
-4.76% +5.00%
All Qualifications
Reading
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
773 798 544
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Reading 35.64% 35.25% 28.86%
Number of salaries quoted 599 720 413
Average salary £45,000 £42,500 £45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.88% -5.55%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £27,500 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year
- +3.89%
CISSP
Berkshire

CISSP
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing CISSP across the Reading region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Reading CISSP Jobs Demand Trend

CISSP
Salary Trend

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

Reading CISSP Salary Trend

CISSP
Salary Histogram

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

Reading CISSP Salary Histogram

CISSP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Reading region citing CISSP 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 CISSP.

1 68 (63.55%) TCP/IP
2 66 (61.68%) Windows
3 65 (60.75%) Cisco
4 64 (59.81%) CheckPoint
4 64 (59.81%) UNIX
4 64 (59.81%) Blue Coat
4 64 (59.81%) Sourcefire
4 64 (59.81%) F5
5 63 (58.88%) Juniper
6 62 (57.94%) McAfee
7 61 (57.01%) Project Management
8 60 (56.07%) CCSE
9 59 (55.14%) JNCIA
9 59 (55.14%) JNCIE
9 59 (55.14%) IBM
9 59 (55.14%) PRINCE2
9 59 (55.14%) CCSA
10 34 (31.78%) Information Security
11 20 (18.69%) CISM
12 18 (16.82%) CISA
12 18 (16.82%) Information Assurance
13 16 (14.95%) Security Management
14 15 (14.02%) Management Information System
15 12 (11.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
16 11 (10.28%) Finance
17 10 (9.346%) Risk Management
17 10 (9.346%) ITIL
17 10 (9.346%) Intrusion Detection
17 10 (9.346%) Security Cleared
18 9 (8.411%) ITIL V3

CISSP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
1 1 (0.935%) Middleware
1 1 (0.935%) Regular Expression
Communications & Networking
1 68 (63.55%) TCP/IP
2 10 (9.346%) Intrusion Detection
3 8 (7.477%) Firewall
3 8 (7.477%) Network Security
4 1 (0.935%) Wireless
4 1 (0.935%) Internet
4 1 (0.935%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (4.673%) SQL Server 2000
1 5 (4.673%) SQL Server
1 5 (4.673%) SQL Server 2005
General
1 11 (10.28%) Finance
2 8 (7.477%) Telecoms
3 6 (5.607%) Retail
4 4 (3.738%) Legal
5 1 (0.935%) Banking
Job Titles
1 56 (52.34%) Security Analyst
1 56 (52.34%) Analyst
2 26 (24.30%) Senior Analyst
2 26 (24.30%) Senior Security Analyst
3 20 (18.69%) Consultant
4 16 (14.95%) Security Consultant
5 12 (11.21%) Security Architect
5 12 (11.21%) Information Manager
5 12 (11.21%) Information Security Manager
5 12 (11.21%) Architect
5 12 (11.21%) Security Manager
6 9 (8.411%) IT Security Manager
7 6 (5.607%) Sales Engineer
8 3 (2.804%) Lead Architect
8 3 (2.804%) IT Security Analyst
9 2 (1.869%) Pre Sales Consultant
9 2 (1.869%) Risk Consultant
9 2 (1.869%) Information Security Architect
9 2 (1.869%) Information Architect
9 2 (1.869%) Information Security Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 15 (14.02%) Management Information System
2 9 (8.411%) CESG
2 9 (8.411%) CESG CLAS
3 3 (2.804%) Kindle
4 1 (0.935%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (0.935%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 66 (61.68%) Windows
2 64 (59.81%) UNIX
3 6 (5.607%) Linux
4 4 (3.738%) Ubuntu
4 4 (3.738%) AIX
4 4 (3.738%) Solaris
4 4 (3.738%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 61 (57.01%) Project Management
2 59 (55.14%) PRINCE2
3 34 (31.78%) Information Security
4 18 (16.82%) Information Assurance
5 16 (14.95%) Security Management
6 10 (9.346%) Risk Management
6 10 (9.346%) ITIL
7 9 (8.411%) ITIL V3
8 8 (7.477%) Security Architecture
9 7 (6.542%) SIEM
10 6 (5.607%) Information Security Management
11 5 (4.673%) ISMS
11 5 (4.673%) Network Management
12 4 (3.738%) Vulnerability Assessment
12 4 (3.738%) Business Continuity
13 3 (2.804%) Disaster Recovery
13 3 (2.804%) BCP
13 3 (2.804%) Vulnerability Management
14 2 (1.869%) Penetration Testing
14 2 (1.869%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.935%) SQL
Qualifications
1 60 (56.07%) CCSE
2 59 (55.14%) JNCIA
2 59 (55.14%) JNCIE
2 59 (55.14%) CCSA
3 20 (18.69%) CISM
4 18 (16.82%) CISA
5 10 (9.346%) Security Cleared
6 9 (8.411%) SC Cleared
7 7 (6.542%) DV Cleared
8 4 (3.738%) Degree
9 3 (2.804%) Security+ Certification
9 3 (2.804%) CEH
9 3 (2.804%) CISMP
10 2 (1.869%) GCED
10 2 (1.869%) CSSLP
10 2 (1.869%) GSEC
11 1 (0.935%) Cisco Certification
11 1 (0.935%) CCNP
11 1 (0.935%) CCNA
11 1 (0.935%) EnCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (11.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 6 (5.607%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 4 (3.738%) PCI DSS
4 3 (2.804%) ISO 9001
5 2 (1.869%) JSP 440
6 1 (0.935%) BS25999
6 1 (0.935%) COBIT
System Software
1 5 (4.673%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 65 (60.75%) Cisco
2 64 (59.81%) CheckPoint
2 64 (59.81%) Blue Coat
2 64 (59.81%) Sourcefire
2 64 (59.81%) F5
3 63 (58.88%) Juniper
4 62 (57.94%) McAfee
5 59 (55.14%) IBM
6 7 (6.542%) Fujitsu
7 4 (3.738%) Red Hat
8 3 (2.804%) Crossbeam
9 2 (1.869%) ArcSight
9 2 (1.869%) Websense
10 1 (0.935%) Microsoft
Reading, Thames Valley
As a Information Security Advisor your skills and qualifications will ideally include: Minimum 3 years' experience in information security Information security risk management skills including (but not be...
Salary: Excellent Salary & Benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
Reading, Thames Valley
Aptitude for learning is a must Bachelor's Degree in Information Security or Information Technology preferred... Recognized security professional certification such as CISM, CISA, CISSP or ISO 27001...
Salary: Excellent Salary & Benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
Internet/Network Security skills - firewalls, proxies, Intrusion Detection Systems, etc. Solid Exposure of UNIX & Windows OS. Also, any Professional IT Accreditations (CISSP, CCSA, CCSE, JNCIA) would be considered...
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: 30000 - 40000
Posted: 20 May 2013
Reading, Thames Valley
As a Security Cleared Lead Security Architect your skills & qualifications will include: Current Security Clearance to SC level... As a Security Cleared Lead Security Architect desirable skills and...
Capita Resourcing Ltd
Salary: £60000 - £65000 per annum + £6k Car Allowance + Bonus
Posted: 21 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
As a Security Cleared Lead Security Architect your skills & qualifications will include : Current Security Clearance to SC level... As a Security Cleared Lead Security Architect desirable skills and...
Capita Resourcing - IT Resourcing
Salary: £60000 - £65000 per annum + £6k Car Allowance + Bonus
Posted: 20 May 2013