The first table below looks at the demand for the Risk Consultant role in IT jobs advertised for the Reading region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Risk Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 21 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 Job Titles advertised for the Reading region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Risk Consultant
Rank 128 126 117
Rank change year-on-year
-2 -9
Permanent jobs requiring a Risk Consultant 4 7 2
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Reading 0.186% 0.308% 0.107%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.197% 0.323% 0.115%
Number of salaries quoted 4 7 2
Average salary £38,750 £57,500 £62,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-32.60% -8.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £36,050 £38,000 £60,500
10% offered a salary of more than £44,950 £60,000 £64,500
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £60,000 £41,500
% change year-on-year
-41.66% +44.57%
All Job Titles
Reading
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
2035 2166 1744
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Reading 94.83% 95.21% 93.61%
Number of salaries quoted 1663 1864 1400
Average salary £42,500 £42,000 £42,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+1.19% -1.17%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £26,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Risk Consultant
Berkshire

Risk Consultant
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Reading Risk Consultant Jobs Demand Trend

Risk Consultant
Salary Trend

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

Reading Risk Consultant Salary Trend

Risk Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Reading region that cited Risk Consultant in their job title 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 with Risk Consultant in their job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
1 6 (100.00%) COBIT
2 5 (83.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (83.33%) Information Security
3 4 (66.67%) Information Management
3 4 (66.67%) Data Protection Act
3 4 (66.67%) Data Protection
3 4 (66.67%) Information Security Management
3 4 (66.67%) Security Management
3 4 (66.67%) Management Information System
3 4 (66.67%) Finance
3 4 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (33.33%) Network Security
4 2 (33.33%) Penetration Testing
5 1 (16.67%) Enterprise Architecture
5 1 (16.67%) Computer Forensics
5 1 (16.67%) QA
5 1 (16.67%) PCI DSS
5 1 (16.67%) Security Architecture
5 1 (16.67%) Database Security
5 1 (16.67%) Mobile Device Management
5 1 (16.67%) Risk Assessment
5 1 (16.67%) Legal
5 1 (16.67%) Risk Management
5 1 (16.67%) CISA
5 1 (16.67%) CISM
5 1 (16.67%) Firewall
5 1 (16.67%) TCP/IP
5 1 (16.67%) CISSP
5 1 (16.67%) Project Management

Risk Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Reading region that cited Risk Consultant in their job title 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 with Risk Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 2 (33.33%) Network Security
2 1 (16.67%) Firewall
2 1 (16.67%) TCP/IP
General
1 4 (66.67%) Finance
2 1 (16.67%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 4 (66.67%) Data Protection Act
1 4 (66.67%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Information Security
2 4 (66.67%) Information Management
2 4 (66.67%) Data Protection
2 4 (66.67%) Information Security Management
2 4 (66.67%) Security Management
2 4 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (33.33%) Penetration Testing
4 1 (16.67%) Enterprise Architecture
4 1 (16.67%) Computer Forensics
4 1 (16.67%) Security Architecture
4 1 (16.67%) Database Security
4 1 (16.67%) Mobile Device Management
4 1 (16.67%) Risk Assessment
4 1 (16.67%) Risk Management
4 1 (16.67%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) CISA
1 1 (16.67%) CISM
1 1 (16.67%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (100.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
1 6 (100.00%) COBIT
2 5 (83.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (16.67%) QA
3 1 (16.67%) PCI DSS
Reading, Berkshire
IT SECURITY /27001 CONSULTANTS OF THE WORLD, WHERE ARE YOU?! /PCI / 27001 £40-60k packages - Reading or home-based. Very interesting role for mid-level person! 27001 knowledge...
Circle Recruitment
Salary: £40000 - £60000 per annum + CAR, inc OTE, training/certs
Posted: 17 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