The first table below looks at the demand for Information Security skills in IT jobs advertised for the Reading 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 Reading region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Information Security (INFOSEC)
Rank 75 102 83
Rank change year-on-year
+27 -19
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 59 30 39
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Reading 2.720% 1.325% 2.069%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.114% 1.854% 3.199%
Number of salaries quoted 48 15 33
Average salary £55,000 £57,500 £47,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-4.34% +21.05%
90% offered a salary of more than £43,500 £42,600 £45,000
10% offered a salary of more than £70,000 £74,400 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £50,000 £50,000 £46,250
% change year-on-year
- +8.10%
All Processes & Methodologies
Reading
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
1434 1618 1219
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Reading 66.11% 71.47% 64.67%
Number of salaries quoted 1109 1364 958
Average salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £32,500 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £70,000 £70,000 £63,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Information Security
Berkshire

Information Security
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Reading 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 Reading region.

Reading Information Security Salary Trend

Information Security
Salary Histogram

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

Reading Information Security Salary Histogram

Information Security
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Reading 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 36 (41.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 34 (39.53%) CISSP
3 25 (29.07%) Security Management
3 25 (29.07%) Management Information System
4 20 (23.26%) CISM
4 20 (23.26%) Data Protection
5 19 (22.09%) Risk Management
5 19 (22.09%) Finance
5 19 (22.09%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 17 (19.77%) CISA
7 16 (18.60%) Information Security Management
8 15 (17.44%) COBIT
9 13 (15.12%) PCI DSS
9 13 (15.12%) Data Protection Act
10 12 (13.95%) Security Architecture
11 11 (12.79%) Stakeholder Management
11 11 (12.79%) Information Management
12 10 (11.63%) Intrusion Detection
12 10 (11.63%) Firewall
13 9 (10.47%) TCP/IP
13 9 (10.47%) Information Assurance
13 9 (10.47%) Degree
13 9 (10.47%) Network Security
14 8 (9.302%) SaaS
14 8 (9.302%) Mobile App
15 7 (8.140%) SIEM
15 7 (8.140%) Linux
15 7 (8.140%) Telecoms
16 6 (6.977%) Legal
16 6 (6.977%) Windows

Information Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
1 5 (5.814%) CGI
2 3 (3.488%) Flash
2 3 (3.488%) HTML5
3 1 (1.163%) COM
3 1 (1.163%) Regular Expression
Application Platforms
1 3 (3.488%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.163%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 1 (1.163%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 10 (11.63%) Intrusion Detection
1 10 (11.63%) Firewall
2 9 (10.47%) TCP/IP
2 9 (10.47%) Network Security
3 3 (3.488%) Internet
4 2 (2.326%) DHCP
4 2 (2.326%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (5.814%) SQL Server 2005
1 5 (5.814%) SQL Server
1 5 (5.814%) SQL Server 2000
Development Applications
1 4 (4.651%) Metasploit
General
1 19 (22.09%) Finance
2 7 (8.140%) Telecoms
3 6 (6.977%) Legal
4 2 (2.326%) Marketing
5 1 (1.163%) French Language
5 1 (1.163%) German Language
Job Titles
1 31 (36.05%) Consultant
2 18 (20.93%) Security Consultant
3 16 (18.60%) Sales Engineer
4 13 (15.12%) Security Manager
4 13 (15.12%) Information Security Manager
4 13 (15.12%) Security Analyst
4 13 (15.12%) Information Manager
4 13 (15.12%) Analyst
5 11 (12.79%) Pre Sales Engineer
5 11 (12.79%) Sales Consultant
5 11 (12.79%) Pre Sales Consultant
6 10 (11.63%) Information Security Consultant
7 9 (10.47%) IT Security Manager
8 7 (8.140%) Security Specialist
8 7 (8.140%) Architect
9 6 (6.977%) Security Architect
10 5 (5.814%) Risk Consultant
11 4 (4.651%) IT Security Analyst
11 4 (4.651%) Information Security Analyst
11 4 (4.651%) Information Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 25 (29.07%) Management Information System
2 13 (15.12%) Data Protection Act
3 8 (9.302%) SaaS
3 8 (9.302%) Mobile App
4 5 (5.814%) Mathematics
5 3 (3.488%) Device Driver
5 3 (3.488%) Kindle
6 1 (1.163%) CESG
6 1 (1.163%) CESG CLAS
6 1 (1.163%) Taxonomies
6 1 (1.163%) Computer Science
6 1 (1.163%) RMADS
Operating Systems
1 7 (8.140%) Linux
2 6 (6.977%) Windows
3 5 (5.814%) UNIX
4 4 (4.651%) AIX
4 4 (4.651%) Solaris
4 4 (4.651%) Ubuntu
4 4 (4.651%) Debian
5 1 (1.163%) Windows XP
5 1 (1.163%) Windows Server 2003
5 1 (1.163%) Windows 7
5 1 (1.163%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (29.07%) Security Management
2 20 (23.26%) Data Protection
3 19 (22.09%) Risk Management
4 16 (18.60%) Information Security Management
5 12 (13.95%) Security Architecture
6 11 (12.79%) Stakeholder Management
6 11 (12.79%) Information Management
7 9 (10.47%) Information Assurance
8 7 (8.140%) SIEM
9 5 (5.814%) Project Management
9 5 (5.814%) Network Management
9 5 (5.814%) Cyber Security
9 5 (5.814%) ISMS
10 4 (4.651%) OWASP
10 4 (4.651%) Identity Management
10 4 (4.651%) Disaster Recovery
10 4 (4.651%) Service Delivery
10 4 (4.651%) ITIL
10 4 (4.651%) Enterprise Architecture
10 4 (4.651%) Penetration Testing
Programming Languages
1 3 (3.488%) C
1 3 (3.488%) Java
1 3 (3.488%) Shell Script
2 1 (1.163%) SQL
Qualifications
1 34 (39.53%) CISSP
2 20 (23.26%) CISM
3 17 (19.77%) CISA
4 9 (10.47%) Degree
5 5 (5.814%) Security Cleared
5 5 (5.814%) SC Cleared
6 3 (3.488%) CISMP
6 3 (3.488%) CEH
6 3 (3.488%) Security+ Certification
6 3 (3.488%) DV Cleared
7 2 (2.326%) CSSLP
7 2 (2.326%) GCED
7 2 (2.326%) GSEC
8 1 (1.163%) CCSE
8 1 (1.163%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (1.163%) CCNP
8 1 (1.163%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (41.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 19 (22.09%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 15 (17.44%) COBIT
4 13 (15.12%) PCI DSS
5 3 (3.488%) ISO 9001
6 2 (2.326%) QA
7 1 (1.163%) BS7799
7 1 (1.163%) BS25999
System Software
1 5 (5.814%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (4.651%) CORE IMPACT
1 4 (4.651%) Nessus
Vendors
1 5 (5.814%) Sourcefire
1 5 (5.814%) Blue Coat
1 5 (5.814%) Cisco
1 5 (5.814%) CheckPoint
1 5 (5.814%) F5
2 4 (4.651%) Red Hat
3 3 (3.488%) McAfee
3 3 (3.488%) Juniper
3 3 (3.488%) Microsoft
3 3 (3.488%) Crossbeam
4 2 (2.326%) ArcSight
4 2 (2.326%) Infoblox
4 2 (2.326%) Websense
4 2 (2.326%) Alcatel-Lucent
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
A blue chip client is looking for an experienced Information Security and Risk Consultant.
Hudson
Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum + bonus and benefits
Posted: 27 April 2013
Reading, Berkshire
Bachelor's Degree in Information Security or Information Technology preferred... Recognized security professional certification such as CISM, CISA, CISSP or ISO 27001 Lead Auditor is highly desirable. Knowledge...
Royal Mail Group
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, Thames Valley
Strong conceptual understanding of SIEM technology and threat analysis tools such as Maltego, CIF, Splunk,etc... Knowledge of networking protocols and infrastructure designs; including routing, firewall functionality, host...
Salary: Excellent Salary & Benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
Strong conceptual understanding of SIEM technology and threat analysis tools such as Maltego, CIF, Splunk,etc... Knowledge of networking protocols and infrastructure designs; including routing, firewall functionality, host...
Royal Mail Group
Salary: Excellent Salary & Benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
Project Management with £5 million spend on projects background... Detailed knowledge of Project Management methodologies and tools... Work closely with all areas of Technology (Finance, Service Delivery, Enterprise...
Royal Mail Group
Salary: Excellent Salry & Benefits
Posted: 13 May 2013
Reading, Thames Valley
The responsibilities of the Governance, Gating and Compliance Manager include designing and implementing governance processes, conducting audits, ensuring processes and compliance on IT projects are adhered to, providing...
Salary: Excellent Salry & Benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
Reading, Thames Valley
The Architecture Team is split into two functions, one focused on delivering solution architectures for projects, the other taking a cross project, enterprise perspective, capturing the current and...
Streamline IT Recruitment
Salary: £80000 - £100000 per annum + car, bonus, bens
Posted: 18 May 2013