The first table below looks at the demand for Information Security 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 Security 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category for the South East region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Information Security (INFOSEC)
Rank 177 145 170
Rank change year-on-year
-32 +25
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 329 397 297
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 1.483% 1.672% 1.319%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.031% 2.283% 1.857%
Number of salaries quoted 263 312 256
Average salary £55,000 £55,000 £47,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +15.78%
90% offered a salary of more than £35,000 £37,000 £35,000
10% offered a salary of more than £70,000 £80,000 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £50,000 £50,000 £47,000
% change year-on-year
- +6.38%
All Processes & Methodologies
South East
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
16200 17391 15992
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 73.03% 73.26% 71.04%
Number of salaries quoted 13167 14917 13688
Average salary £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +5.88%
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 Security
England

Information Security
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South East 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 South East region.

South East Information Security Salary Trend

Information Security
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Information Security across the South East region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

South East Information Security Salary Histogram

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 South East region over the 3 months to 21 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 +21 109 £56,250 +29.31%
Berkshire +5 89 £55,000 -
Surrey -24 85 £55,000 -8.33%
Buckinghamshire -20 41 £55,000 +3.28%
Oxfordshire -9 30 £50,000 -20.00%
Kent -13 13 £35,000 -31.70%
Middlesex +1 6 £65,000 -35.00%
Thames Valley - 3 £50,000 -
West Sussex -32 2 £70,000 +16.66%
East Sussex -7 1 £45,000 +6.50%
Information Security
England

Information Security
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East 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.

1 202 (28.65%) Finance
2 196 (27.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 188 (26.67%) Management Information System
4 183 (25.96%) CISSP
5 159 (22.55%) Windows
5 159 (22.55%) Firewall
6 145 (20.57%) Degree
7 130 (18.44%) Security Cleared
8 120 (17.02%) Linux
9 117 (16.60%) Microsoft
10 113 (16.03%) SC Cleared
11 109 (15.46%) SIEM
12 108 (15.32%) PCI DSS
13 103 (14.61%) Security Management
14 97 (13.76%) CISM
15 95 (13.48%) Information Assurance
16 93 (13.19%) UNIX
17 89 (12.62%) Penetration Testing
18 84 (11.91%) Internet
19 79 (11.21%) Risk Management
20 78 (11.06%) ITIL
21 76 (10.78%) TCP/IP
21 76 (10.78%) Intrusion Detection
22 73 (10.35%) Information Security Management
23 71 (10.07%) Data Protection
24 70 (9.929%) CISA
24 70 (9.929%) Cisco
25 68 (9.645%) Security Testing
25 68 (9.645%) Incident Management
26 66 (9.362%) Network Security

Information Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East 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 43 (6.099%) JSP
2 32 (4.539%) .NET
3 26 (3.688%) Middleware
4 16 (2.270%) XML
5 12 (1.702%) LAMP
6 11 (1.560%) Web Services
7 10 (1.418%) EJB
7 10 (1.418%) Regular Expression
8 8 (1.135%) HTML
9 6 (0.851%) HTML5
10 5 (0.709%) CGI
11 3 (0.426%) ODBC
11 3 (0.426%) Flash
12 2 (0.284%) Spring
12 2 (0.284%) WSDL
12 2 (0.284%) JDBC
12 2 (0.284%) ASP.NET
12 2 (0.284%) JMS
12 2 (0.284%) Hibernate
13 1 (0.142%) RESTful
Application Platforms
1 34 (4.823%) MS Exchange
2 21 (2.979%) Apache
3 20 (2.837%) IIS
4 17 (2.411%) Exchange Server 2007
5 14 (1.986%) Lync
6 12 (1.702%) WebLogic
7 11 (1.560%) Exchange Server 2010
8 9 (1.277%) Oracle Workflow
8 9 (1.277%) SharePoint
9 7 (0.993%) Documentum
10 6 (0.851%) Office Communications Server
11 3 (0.426%) CMS
11 3 (0.426%) Sitecore CMS
12 2 (0.284%) Exchange Server 2003
12 2 (0.284%) Lotus Notes
13 1 (0.142%) SharePoint Server
13 1 (0.142%) ESB
Applications
1 50 (7.092%) MS Excel
2 26 (3.688%) MS Office
3 1 (0.142%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 9 (1.277%) Oracle ERP
1 9 (1.277%) Oracle 11i
Communications & Networking
1 159 (22.55%) Firewall
2 84 (11.91%) Internet
3 76 (10.78%) TCP/IP
3 76 (10.78%) Intrusion Detection
4 66 (9.362%) Network Security
5 53 (7.518%) WAN
6 50 (7.092%) LAN
7 43 (6.099%) DNS
8 40 (5.674%) LDAP
9 39 (5.532%) VPN
10 28 (3.972%) HTTP
11 27 (3.830%) VoIP
12 26 (3.688%) FTP
13 24 (3.404%) SMTP
14 23 (3.262%) tcpdump
15 20 (2.837%) SAN
16 17 (2.411%) Asterisk PBX
16 17 (2.411%) Wireless
16 17 (2.411%) SSL
17 16 (2.270%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (4.113%) SQL Server
2 19 (2.695%) Data Mining
3 13 (1.844%) SQL Server 2008
4 12 (1.702%) SQL Server 2005
4 12 (1.702%) MySQL
5 11 (1.560%) Data Warehouse
6 8 (1.135%) Oracle Reports
7 7 (0.993%) GIS
8 5 (0.709%) SQL Server 2000
9 4 (0.567%) Crystal Reports
10 2 (0.284%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 5 (0.709%) Metasploit
2 1 (0.142%) Git (software)
2 1 (0.142%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (0.142%) Visual Studio
General
1 202 (28.65%) Finance
2 47 (6.667%) Telecoms
3 46 (6.525%) Banking
4 38 (5.390%) Retail
5 26 (3.688%) Law
6 25 (3.546%) Legal
7 13 (1.844%) Military
8 12 (1.702%) Manufacturing
9 11 (1.560%) Aerospace
10 10 (1.418%) Electronics
11 9 (1.277%) Games
12 8 (1.135%) Publishing
13 7 (0.993%) Advertising
14 6 (0.851%) Marketing
14 6 (0.851%) Financial Institution
15 5 (0.709%) German Language
16 3 (0.426%) Pharmaceutical
16 3 (0.426%) French Language
17 2 (0.284%) Local Government
17 2 (0.284%) Italian Language
Job Titles
1 144 (20.43%) Consultant
2 111 (15.74%) Analyst
3 98 (13.90%) Security Consultant
4 87 (12.34%) Security Manager
5 82 (11.63%) Security Analyst
6 58 (8.227%) Architect
7 55 (7.801%) Information Security Consultant
8 48 (6.809%) Security Specialist
9 43 (6.099%) Security Architect
10 33 (4.681%) Operations Manager
10 33 (4.681%) Information Security Manager
10 33 (4.681%) Information Manager
11 32 (4.539%) Security Engineer
12 29 (4.113%) Administrator
13 28 (3.972%) Security Operations Manager
14 24 (3.404%) Security Officer
15 22 (3.121%) Project Manager
16 21 (2.979%) Systems Administrator
16 21 (2.979%) Systems Analyst
17 20 (2.837%) Risk Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 188 (26.67%) Management Information System
2 64 (9.078%) CESG
3 43 (6.099%) Computer Science
4 29 (4.113%) RMADS
5 27 (3.830%) Client/Server
6 26 (3.688%) PKI
7 21 (2.979%) Cryptography
8 20 (2.837%) SaaS
9 19 (2.695%) Data Protection Act
10 17 (2.411%) Firmware
10 17 (2.411%) Mathematics
11 11 (1.560%) CESG CLAS
12 10 (1.418%) Blog
13 8 (1.135%) Mobile App
14 7 (0.993%) NHS
15 6 (0.851%) Statistics
15 6 (0.851%) Social Media
16 5 (0.709%) Enterprise Software
16 5 (0.709%) Embedded Systems
16 5 (0.709%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 159 (22.55%) Windows
2 120 (17.02%) Linux
3 93 (13.19%) UNIX
4 31 (4.397%) Windows Server 2008
5 29 (4.113%) Solaris
6 24 (3.404%) Windows 7
7 19 (2.695%) Ubuntu
8 17 (2.411%) Windows XP
8 17 (2.411%) Mac OS X
8 17 (2.411%) Windows Server 2003
9 16 (2.270%) Mac OS
9 16 (2.270%) Mac OS X Server
10 15 (2.128%) AIX
11 10 (1.418%) Android
11 10 (1.418%) Apple iOS
12 7 (0.993%) CentOS
13 4 (0.567%) Debian
14 1 (0.142%) Windows 8
14 1 (0.142%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 109 (15.46%) SIEM
2 103 (14.61%) Security Management
3 95 (13.48%) Information Assurance
4 89 (12.62%) Penetration Testing
5 79 (11.21%) Risk Management
6 78 (11.06%) ITIL
7 73 (10.35%) Information Security Management
8 71 (10.07%) Data Protection
9 68 (9.645%) Security Testing
9 68 (9.645%) Incident Management
10 55 (7.801%) Project Management
10 55 (7.801%) Change Control
10 55 (7.801%) Security Architecture
11 49 (6.950%) ISMS
11 49 (6.950%) Vulnerability Assessment
12 48 (6.809%) Business Continuity
13 40 (5.674%) Vulnerability Management
14 38 (5.390%) Ethical Hacking
15 37 (5.248%) Risk Analysis
16 35 (4.965%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 36 (5.106%) Java
1 36 (5.106%) SQL
2 26 (3.688%) C++
3 23 (3.262%) Perl
4 20 (2.837%) PHP
5 11 (1.560%) Python
5 11 (1.560%) Ruby
6 10 (1.418%) C
7 9 (1.277%) PowerShell
8 8 (1.135%) C#
9 7 (0.993%) Shell Script
10 3 (0.426%) Bash shell
10 3 (0.426%) ABAP
11 2 (0.284%) VBScript
11 2 (0.284%) JavaScript
12 1 (0.142%) VBA
12 1 (0.142%) XPath
12 1 (0.142%) PHP5
Qualifications
1 183 (25.96%) CISSP
2 145 (20.57%) Degree
3 130 (18.44%) Security Cleared
4 113 (16.03%) SC Cleared
5 97 (13.76%) CISM
6 70 (9.929%) CISA
7 60 (8.511%) DV Cleared
8 43 (6.099%) GIAC
9 40 (5.674%) GCIA
10 31 (4.397%) CEH
11 24 (3.404%) Cisco Certification
12 17 (2.411%) Microsoft Certification
13 14 (1.986%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 14 (1.986%) CSSLP
14 13 (1.844%) ISEB
15 12 (1.702%) GWAPT
16 11 (1.560%) GCIH
17 10 (1.418%) CHFI
18 9 (1.277%) CCNA
18 9 (1.277%) PCI QSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 196 (27.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 108 (15.32%) PCI DSS
3 50 (7.092%) COBIT
4 43 (6.099%) JSP 440
5 42 (5.957%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 27 (3.830%) QA
7 18 (2.553%) SLA
8 14 (1.986%) BS7799
9 8 (1.135%) BS25999
9 8 (1.135%) ISO 9001
10 6 (0.851%) COSO
11 4 (0.567%) ISO/IEC 17799
12 2 (0.284%) HIPAA
13 1 (0.142%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 56 (7.943%) Active Directory
2 22 (3.121%) Hyper-V
3 17 (2.411%) Samba
4 12 (1.702%) Snort
5 11 (1.560%) XenApp
5 11 (1.560%) XenServer
5 11 (1.560%) XenDesktop
6 10 (1.418%) Microsoft App-V
7 8 (1.135%) Terminal Services
8 6 (0.851%) VMware Infrastructure
9 4 (0.567%) NFS
9 4 (0.567%) OpenSSH
9 4 (0.567%) vSphere
10 2 (0.284%) Terminal Server
11 1 (0.142%) Nmap
Systems Management
1 17 (2.411%) Nessus
2 16 (2.270%) SCCM
3 14 (1.986%) AppDetective
4 13 (1.844%) SCOM
5 10 (1.418%) Opalis
6 5 (0.709%) CORE IMPACT
7 2 (0.284%) WebInspect
Vendors
1 117 (16.60%) Microsoft
2 70 (9.929%) Cisco
3 32 (4.539%) IBM
4 30 (4.255%) HP
5 26 (3.688%) Blue Coat
5 26 (3.688%) Juniper
5 26 (3.688%) CheckPoint
6 24 (3.404%) Tripwire
6 24 (3.404%) Oracle
7 22 (3.121%) Citrix
8 20 (2.837%) McAfee
9 18 (2.553%) Sourcefire
10 17 (2.411%) F5
11 14 (1.986%) Websense
12 12 (1.702%) VMware
13 11 (1.560%) ArcSight
13 11 (1.560%) LogLogic
13 11 (1.560%) Qualys
14 8 (1.135%) TippingPoint
15 6 (0.851%) SAP
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: 20 May 2013
Berkshire
They are seeking an experienced, extensively qualified Security Specialist (ideally CISSP) who's responsibility it will be to design and implement security aspects associated with their global infrastructure.....
TEKsystems
Salary: £80000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Epsom, Surrey
You will be the business's subject matter expert and as such is expected that you will be CISA,CISM or CoBiT certified with a good understanding of...
Ashdown IT
Salary: £48000 - £50000 per annum + benefits package
Posted: 20 May 2013
Woking, South East
Information Security, Cyber Security, Security Manager, IT Security, CISSP, CISM, Certified Information Systems Security Professional, Certified Information Security ManagerCornucopia is currently working with a leading company which is...
Cornucopia IT Resourcing Limited
Salary: £55000 - £65000 per annum + Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Woking, Surrey
Information Security, Cyber Security, Security Manager, IT Security, CISSP, CISM, Certified Information Systems Security Professional, Certified Information Security Manager Cornucopia is currently working with a leading company which...
Cornucopia IT Resourcing
Salary: £55000 - £65000 per annum + Bonus + Car + Benefits
Posted: 20 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
Surrey
Experience of or a strong understanding of ISO27001, PCI DSS, Data Protection and Business Continuity... Knowledge of Penetration Testing and Vulnerability assessments... Working towards IT Security qualifications such...
Alderbridge Network Recruitment
Salary: From £30,000 to £35,000 per annum depending on experience + Benefits
Posted: 17 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
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
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
Berkshire
Keywords: PCIDSS, High Level Designs, ISO27001, Low Level Designs, Web Security, Encryption, Authentication, Vulnerability Testing, ITIL, Firewalls, F5, Loadbalancing, Cisco, CISSP My Client, one of the worlds foremost...
Aston Carter
Salary: £60000 - £80000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 18 May 2013
Maidenhead, Berkshire
The successful candidate will be part of a team helping to implement the security within the global datacentre that is being relocated into their Berkshire Office. The successful...
TEKsystems
Salary: £60000 - £80000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Hook, South East
An exciting opportunity has become available for a Compliance and Risk Specialist to work for one of the largest fixed and mobile telephone, television and broadband internet providers...
Fulcrum Telecom
Salary: £35000.00 - £45000.00 per annum
Posted: 11 May 2013
Surrey, South East
IT Security Skills/ Experience required: + CISSP certified or in progress. + Proven technical skills in the IT security area including networking, web application vulnerabilities, TCP/IP, VPN, network security...
Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum + Pension/Bonus
Posted: 14 May 2013
Egham, Surrey
An Information Security Architect is required by our client, a leading global corporation... IT Professional Security Certifications - CISSP or CISA / equivalent would be advantageous... Stakeholder management skills. Aside...
Canary Wharf and City
Salary: Up to £75,000 per annum plus benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Basingstoke, South East
Technical Background & Desirable Experience: * Strong and demonstrable experience in the design, implementation and operation of a Security Compliance Monitoring framework in a multi platform, enterprise class business.* Demonstrable...
Hudson
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum + Car Allowance, Bonus + Bens.
Posted: 11 May 2013
Reigate, South East
Undertake detailed analysis of proposals from 3rd party bids from a data protection and information security perspective... + Assist with the data protection breach and data security incident management...
Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum + BONUS + BENEFITS
Posted: 14 May 2013
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Milton Keynes£35,000 + Benefits As a member of the Information Security team, you will ensure that the confidentiality, availability and integrity of the company's information and...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £30000 - £36000 per annum
Posted: 20 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
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
An established Information Security Engineer is required to join a Global Blue-Chip Organisation to be responsible for, design and implement security solutions. As the Information Security Engineer,...
Rullion IT Plus
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + Excellent Package
Posted: 17 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: 20 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, Berkshire
The Enterprise Security Architect will work closely with the Head of IT Security to define the Strategic Security Architecture and technology templates for the organisation The role will...
Streamline Connections
Salary: £80000 - £100000 per annum + car, bonus, bens
Posted: 17 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
Oxford, South East
Candidates should come from a strong software development background with expertise in either Java or C++ as well hands-on experience with security testing tools such as Checkmarx...
Volt
Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013