The first table below looks at the demand for Information Assurance skills in IT jobs advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Information Assurance over the 3 months to 17 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 South East region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Information Assurance
Rank 349 390 390
Rank change year-on-year
+41 0
Permanent jobs citing Information Assurance 87 53 31
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 0.395% 0.223% 0.136%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.540% 0.305% 0.192%
Number of salaries quoted 59 30 21
Average salary £60,000 £57,500 £47,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+4.34% +22.34%
90% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £40,000 £45,000
10% offered a salary of more than £66,000 £82,500 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year
-4.34% +9.52%
All Processes & Methodologies
South East
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
16121 17403 16154
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 73.22% 73.24% 71.03%
Number of salaries quoted 13103 14939 13836
Average salary £45,000 £45,000 £43,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +4.65%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £30,000 £29,500
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £65,000 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Information Assurance
England

Information Assurance
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South East Information Assurance Jobs Demand Trend

Information Assurance
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Information Assurance across the South East region.

South East Information Assurance Salary Trend

Information Assurance
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Information Assurance across the South East region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

South East Information Assurance Salary Histogram

Information Assurance
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Assurance within the South East region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Hampshire +67 70 £45,000 +20.00%
Berkshire +7 15 £60,000 -26.15%
Surrey +9 12 £60,000 -
West Sussex -10 1 £70,000 -
Buckinghamshire - 1 - -
Oxfordshire - 1 - -
Information Assurance
England

Information Assurance
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East region citing Information Assurance 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 Assurance.

1 104 (65.00%) Security Cleared
2 98 (61.25%) Information Security
3 95 (59.38%) SC Cleared
4 79 (49.38%) Management Information System
5 55 (34.38%) Change Control
6 53 (33.13%) CISSP
7 52 (32.50%) Degree
8 51 (31.88%) CESG
9 49 (30.63%) DV Cleared
10 47 (29.38%) Incident Management
10 47 (29.38%) Firewall
11 45 (28.13%) Internet
12 44 (27.50%) SIEM
13 43 (26.88%) Windows
14 42 (26.25%) Microsoft
14 42 (26.25%) CISM
15 36 (22.50%) Linux
15 36 (22.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
16 35 (21.88%) JSP 440
17 34 (21.25%) Security Testing
18 33 (20.63%) Client/Server
19 32 (20.00%) LAN
19 32 (20.00%) Finance
20 31 (19.38%) RMADS
21 30 (18.75%) WAN
21 30 (18.75%) Security Management
22 29 (18.13%) Telecoms
23 28 (17.50%) GIAC
23 28 (17.50%) GCIA
23 28 (17.50%) JSP

Information Assurance
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East region citing Information Assurance 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 Assurance. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 28 (17.50%) JSP
2 14 (8.750%) .NET
3 2 (1.250%) Regular Expression
3 2 (1.250%) Web Services
4 1 (0.625%) CGI
Application Platforms
1 17 (10.63%) MS Exchange
2 9 (5.625%) SharePoint
3 7 (4.375%) MS Project Server
Applications
1 24 (15.00%) MS Excel
2 10 (6.250%) MS Project
3 1 (0.625%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 47 (29.38%) Firewall
2 45 (28.13%) Internet
3 32 (20.00%) LAN
4 30 (18.75%) WAN
5 27 (16.88%) TCP/IP
6 21 (13.13%) DNS
7 20 (12.50%) tcpdump
8 19 (11.88%) Intrusion Detection
8 19 (11.88%) SMTP
8 19 (11.88%) FTP
8 19 (11.88%) HTTP
8 19 (11.88%) LDAP
9 17 (10.63%) Wireshark
9 17 (10.63%) Network Security
10 4 (2.500%) IPsec
10 4 (2.500%) WLAN
10 4 (2.500%) SSL
11 3 (1.875%) VPN
11 3 (1.875%) Ethernet
12 2 (1.250%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.250%) Data Warehouse
1 2 (1.250%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 2 (1.250%) Rational DOORS
General
1 32 (20.00%) Finance
2 29 (18.13%) Telecoms
3 25 (15.63%) Military
4 24 (15.00%) Electronics
5 20 (12.50%) Law
6 9 (5.625%) Aerospace
7 8 (5.000%) Retail
8 4 (2.500%) Advertising
9 3 (1.875%) Manufacturing
10 2 (1.250%) Legal
10 2 (1.250%) Banking
Job Titles
1 38 (23.75%) Consultant
2 35 (21.88%) Security Manager
3 31 (19.38%) Analyst
4 29 (18.13%) Security Analyst
5 27 (16.88%) Security Consultant
6 24 (15.00%) Architect
7 18 (11.25%) Systems Analyst
7 18 (11.25%) Operations Manager
7 18 (11.25%) Information Security Consultant
7 18 (11.25%) Security Operations Manager
8 14 (8.750%) Microsoft Developer
8 14 (8.750%) Developer
9 12 (7.500%) Security Architect
10 11 (6.875%) Systems Architect
10 11 (6.875%) IT Security Manager
11 10 (6.250%) Information Manager
11 10 (6.250%) Information Security Manager
12 6 (3.750%) Coordinator
12 6 (3.750%) Project Coordinator
12 6 (3.750%) CLAS Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 79 (49.38%) Management Information System
2 51 (31.88%) CESG
3 33 (20.63%) Client/Server
4 31 (19.38%) RMADS
5 18 (11.25%) Firmware
6 15 (9.375%) Computer Science
7 13 (8.125%) CESG CLAS
8 6 (3.750%) PKI
9 4 (2.500%) Cryptography
9 4 (2.500%) Human Factors
10 2 (1.250%) Reference Data
10 2 (1.250%) Data Extraction
10 2 (1.250%) Data Integration
10 2 (1.250%) Economics
11 1 (0.625%) Mathematics
11 1 (0.625%) Chip and PIN
Operating Systems
1 43 (26.88%) Windows
2 36 (22.50%) Linux
3 24 (15.00%) Solaris
4 14 (8.750%) Windows 7
4 14 (8.750%) Windows 8
5 7 (4.375%) Apple iOS
5 7 (4.375%) Mac OS
6 5 (3.125%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 98 (61.25%) Information Security
2 55 (34.38%) Change Control
3 47 (29.38%) Incident Management
4 44 (27.50%) SIEM
5 34 (21.25%) Security Testing
6 30 (18.75%) Security Management
7 22 (13.75%) Risk Management
8 18 (11.25%) SOA
8 18 (11.25%) Risk Analysis
8 18 (11.25%) ISMS
9 17 (10.63%) CRAMM
9 17 (10.63%) Penetration Testing
10 16 (10.00%) Service Management
11 15 (9.375%) Service Delivery
11 15 (9.375%) Change Management
11 15 (9.375%) Project Management
12 14 (8.750%) OO
13 13 (8.125%) ITIL
13 13 (8.125%) Ethical Hacking
13 13 (8.125%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 14 (8.750%) C#
1 14 (8.750%) C++
1 14 (8.750%) Python
2 6 (3.750%) SQL
3 1 (0.625%) C
Qualifications
1 104 (65.00%) Security Cleared
2 95 (59.38%) SC Cleared
3 53 (33.13%) CISSP
4 52 (32.50%) Degree
5 49 (30.63%) DV Cleared
6 42 (26.25%) CISM
7 28 (17.50%) GIAC
7 28 (17.50%) GCIA
8 16 (10.00%) CISA
8 16 (10.00%) CEH
9 10 (6.250%) GCIH
10 9 (5.625%) Cisco Certification
10 9 (5.625%) Check Point Certification
11 6 (3.750%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 4 (2.500%) CIMA
12 4 (2.500%) MBA
13 1 (0.625%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (22.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 35 (21.88%) JSP 440
3 8 (5.000%) PCI DSS
4 5 (3.125%) COBIT
5 1 (0.625%) BS25999
5 1 (0.625%) SLA
System Software
1 19 (11.88%) Snort
Vendors
1 42 (26.25%) Microsoft
2 10 (6.250%) Cisco
2 10 (6.250%) Juniper
3 9 (5.625%) CheckPoint
3 9 (5.625%) McAfee
3 9 (5.625%) Blue Coat
4 7 (4.375%) Fujitsu
5 4 (2.500%) Sourcefire
5 4 (2.500%) Oracle
6 3 (1.875%) Sun
7 2 (1.250%) Primavera
8 1 (0.625%) Qualys
Aldershot, Hampshire
They will work as part of a team or solo as necessary, and will work closely with clients to discuss their Information Security requirements, will suggest appropriate solutions...
Experis IT
Salary: £50000 - £65000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Guildford, Surrey
Review technical architecture designs and provide salient feedback... Skills / Experience required: Security Governance Information Assurance Risk Analysis Thorough knowledge of Threat landscape and emerging technologies Network Architecture Experience...
Lorien Resourcing
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum + Benefits Package
Posted: 13 May 2013
Surrey
Previous experience of working with ISO27001, Disaster Recovery, PCI DSS Compliance, Data Protection and Business Continuity (BS25999/ISO22301) is essential. Degree level, security qualification such as CISSP/CISM/...
Alderbridge Network Recruitment
Salary: Up to £55,000 per annum + Benefits + Bonus + £6K Car Allowance
Posted: 17 May 2013
Guildford, South East
New role for an Information Security Manager to join a leading blue chip organisation based in SurreyKey Skills:*Security Governance*Information Assurance*Risk Analysis*Knowledge of 'threat' landscape...
Salary: £50000 - £65000 per annum + benefits + bonus
Posted: 11 May 2013
Hampshire, South East
Application software development on Microsoft based platforms. Configuration and lockdown of Microsoft based networks and platforms for security management. Software development on Microsoft based platforms for security management...
Hays Specialist Recruitment
Salary: £40000.00 - £50000.00 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Hampshire
Microsoft Windows Configuration, scripting and development of automated security check tools... Good OO software design, development skills, practice and lifecycle (including some of .Net/C#, C++, Python, Microsoft...
HAYS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Salary: £40000.00 - £50000.00 per annum
Posted: 13 May 2013