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The first part of the table below looks at the demand for Information Security skills in IT jobs advertised for the Scotland region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Information Security over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Scotland region.

 Information Security (INFOSEC)
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank84100148
Rank change year-on-year
Up+16Up+48
Matching permanent IT job ads181630
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Scotland0.967 %0.779 %0.564 %
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category1.490 %1.270 %1.041 %
Salaries quoted61510
Average salary£37,500£47,500£46,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-21.05 %+2.150 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£31,500£32,000£33,850
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£41,250£59,000£55,000
UK excluding London average salary£49,000£50,000£45,000
% change year-on-year
-2.000 %+11.11 %
Scotland IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryAll Processes & Methodologies
Scotland
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
120812602881
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Scotland64.88 %61.31 %54.12 %
Salaries quoted7228881848
Average salary£38,500£40,000£40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-3.750 %-
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£27,500£25,750£26,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£55,000£60,000£60,000
UK excluding London average salary£40,000£40,000£40,000
Information Security UKInformation Security
UK

Information Security
Demand Trend

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

Scotland 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 Scotland region.

Scotland Information Security Salary Trend

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 Scotland region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EdinburghDown-1213£37,500-21.05 %
GlasgowNew entry-4--
South LanarkshireNew entry-1£32,500-
Information Security UKInformation Security
UK

Information Security
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs across the Scotland 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.

111 (39.29 %)Finance
29 (32.14 %)ITIL
38 (28.57 %)Service Delivery
46 (21.43 %)CISA
46 (21.43 %)CISM
46 (21.43 %)ERP
46 (21.43 %)CISSP
46 (21.43 %)IT Governance
46 (21.43 %)COBIT
55 (17.86 %)Legal
64 (14.29 %)Windows
64 (14.29 %)Banking
64 (14.29 %)Computer Forensics
64 (14.29 %)Product Management
73 (10.71 %)Education
73 (10.71 %)Business Continuity
73 (10.71 %)UNIX
73 (10.71 %)Project Management
73 (10.71 %)Internet
82 (7.143 %)ITIL Certification
82 (7.143 %)Oracle
82 (7.143 %)Linux
82 (7.143 %)Firewall
82 (7.143 %)Service Management
82 (7.143 %)Risk Assessment
82 (7.143 %)Oracle Applications
82 (7.143 %)Retail
82 (7.143 %)Retail Banking
82 (7.143 %)Security Testing
91 (3.571 %)Network Security

Information Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs across the Scotland 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.

Scotland IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
11 (3.571 %)MS Visio
Scotland IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
12 (7.143 %)Oracle Applications
Scotland IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
13 (10.71 %)Internet
22 (7.143 %)Firewall
31 (3.571 %)Network Security
31 (3.571 %)MPLS
31 (3.571 %)TCP/IP
31 (3.571 %)VPN
Scotland IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
111 (39.29 %)Finance
25 (17.86 %)Legal
34 (14.29 %)Banking
43 (10.71 %)Education
52 (7.143 %)Retail
52 (7.143 %)Retail Banking
61 (3.571 %)Health
61 (3.571 %)Construction
Scotland IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
18 (28.57 %)Consultant
26 (21.43 %)Security Consultant
26 (21.43 %)Information Security Consultant
35 (17.86 %)Analyst
43 (10.71 %)Information Manager
43 (10.71 %)Senior Analyst
43 (10.71 %)Information Security Manager
43 (10.71 %)Security Manager
52 (7.143 %)Security Analyst
52 (7.143 %)Service Manager
61 (3.571 %)Systems Manager
61 (3.571 %)Technical Analyst
61 (3.571 %)Information Analyst
61 (3.571 %)Technical Specialist
61 (3.571 %)Technical Manager
61 (3.571 %)Security Specialist
61 (3.571 %)Senior Technical Analyst
61 (3.571 %)Business Systems Manager
61 (3.571 %)Delivery Manager
61 (3.571 %)Security Engineer
Scotland IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
11 (3.571 %)Management Information System
Scotland IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
14 (14.29 %)Windows
23 (10.71 %)UNIX
32 (7.143 %)Linux
Scotland IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
19 (32.14 %)ITIL
28 (28.57 %)Service Delivery
36 (21.43 %)ERP
36 (21.43 %)IT Governance
44 (14.29 %)Product Management
44 (14.29 %)Computer Forensics
53 (10.71 %)Project Management
53 (10.71 %)Business Continuity
62 (7.143 %)Risk Assessment
62 (7.143 %)Service Management
62 (7.143 %)Security Testing
71 (3.571 %)Time Management
71 (3.571 %)Penetration Testing
71 (3.571 %)Software Engineering
71 (3.571 %)Systems Analysis
71 (3.571 %)Information Security Management
71 (3.571 %)Security Management
Scotland IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
16 (21.43 %)CISSP
16 (21.43 %)CISA
16 (21.43 %)CISM
22 (7.143 %)ITIL Certification
31 (3.571 %)Degree
Scotland IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (21.43 %)COBIT
21 (3.571 %)ISO27001
Scotland IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
12 (7.143 %)Oracle
21 (3.571 %)Axiom
21 (3.571 %)Qualys