The first table below looks at the demand for the Information Security Consultant role 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 Security Consultant in their job title 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 Job Titles advertised for the South East region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Information Security Consultant
Rank 411 417 420
Rank change year-on-year
+6 +3
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Consultant 22 22 4
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 0.099% 0.093% 0.017%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.105% 0.097% 0.018%
Number of salaries quoted 18 10 2
Average salary £55,000 £59,000 £55,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.77% +7.27%
90% offered a salary of more than £47,500 £53,500 £53,000
10% offered a salary of more than £63,250 £70,000 £57,000
UK excluding London average salary £54,000 £55,000 £53,750
% change year-on-year
-1.81% +2.32%
All Job Titles
South East
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
20978 22652 21667
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 94.79% 95.25% 94.43%
Number of salaries quoted 17417 19544 18626
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £26,500 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Information Security Consultant
England

Information Security Consultant
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South East Information Security Consultant Jobs Demand Trend

Information Security Consultant
Salary Trend

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

South East Information Security Consultant Salary Trend

Information Security Consultant
Salary Histogram

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

South East Information Security Consultant Salary Histogram

Information Security Consultant
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security Consultant within the South East region over the 3 months to 24 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
Berkshire +10 11 £55,000 -
Kent - 4 £47,500 -
Surrey -4 3 £55,000 -8.33%
Hampshire -6 3 £55,000 -5.17%
Home Counties - 1 £62,500 -
Information Security Consultant
England

Information Security Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East region that cited Information Security 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 Information Security Consultant in their job title.

1 58 (100.00%) Information Security
2 35 (60.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 29 (50.00%) CISSP
4 28 (48.28%) SC Cleared
4 28 (48.28%) Security Cleared
5 27 (46.55%) CISM
6 24 (41.38%) Degree
7 22 (37.93%) PCI DSS
8 19 (32.76%) DV Cleared
8 19 (32.76%) ISMS
9 18 (31.03%) Information Assurance
10 16 (27.59%) RMADS
11 15 (25.86%) Risk Analysis
11 15 (25.86%) CRAMM
11 15 (25.86%) SOA
11 15 (25.86%) Risk Management
11 15 (25.86%) Law
12 12 (20.69%) CISA
12 12 (20.69%) Intrusion Detection
13 11 (18.97%) Penetration Testing
14 8 (13.79%) Risk Assessment
15 7 (12.07%) Mathematics
15 7 (12.07%) Security Architecture
16 6 (10.34%) Firewall
16 6 (10.34%) GAP Analysis
16 6 (10.34%) Vulnerability Management
16 6 (10.34%) Data Protection
17 5 (8.621%) PCI QSA
18 3 (5.172%) PKI
18 3 (5.172%) Management Information System

Information Security Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East region that cited Information Security 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 Information Security Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 12 (20.69%) Intrusion Detection
2 6 (10.34%) Firewall
3 2 (3.448%) Internet
3 2 (3.448%) VPN
4 1 (1.724%) Network Security
General
1 15 (25.86%) Law
2 2 (3.448%) Telecoms
2 2 (3.448%) Finance
2 2 (3.448%) Banking
Miscellaneous
1 16 (27.59%) RMADS
2 7 (12.07%) Mathematics
3 3 (5.172%) PKI
3 3 (5.172%) Management Information System
4 2 (3.448%) Cryptography
4 2 (3.448%) Enterprise Software
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (100.00%) Information Security
2 19 (32.76%) ISMS
3 18 (31.03%) Information Assurance
4 15 (25.86%) Risk Analysis
4 15 (25.86%) CRAMM
4 15 (25.86%) SOA
4 15 (25.86%) Risk Management
5 11 (18.97%) Penetration Testing
6 8 (13.79%) Risk Assessment
7 7 (12.07%) Security Architecture
8 6 (10.34%) GAP Analysis
8 6 (10.34%) Vulnerability Management
8 6 (10.34%) Data Protection
9 3 (5.172%) Identity Management
9 3 (5.172%) Vulnerability Assessment
10 2 (3.448%) Technical Architecture
10 2 (3.448%) E-Commerce
10 2 (3.448%) Business Continuity
10 2 (3.448%) Enterprise Architecture
10 2 (3.448%) IT Governance
Qualifications
1 29 (50.00%) CISSP
2 28 (48.28%) SC Cleared
2 28 (48.28%) Security Cleared
3 27 (46.55%) CISM
4 24 (41.38%) Degree
5 19 (32.76%) DV Cleared
6 12 (20.69%) CISA
7 5 (8.621%) PCI QSA
8 2 (3.448%) GCED
8 2 (3.448%) CSSLP
8 2 (3.448%) GSEC
9 1 (1.724%) CCNA
9 1 (1.724%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (60.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 22 (37.93%) PCI DSS
3 3 (5.172%) BS7799
4 2 (3.448%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 1 (1.724%) COBIT
Aldershot, Hampshire
An experienced Information Security Consultant is required to join a global IT Consultancy, currently a market leader in IT outsourcing, to provide expertise to several key end-clients...
Experis IT
Salary: £45000 - £65000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013