The first table below looks at the demand for PCI QSA in IT jobs advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited PCI QSA over the 3 months to 19 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications for the South East region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
PCI Qualified Security Assessors (PCI QSA)
Rank 427 440 434
Rank change year-on-year
+13 -6
Permanent jobs citing PCI QSA 7 8 4
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 0.032% 0.033% 0.017%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.097% 0.098% 0.060%
Number of salaries quoted 7 8 4
Average salary £60,500 £57,500 £61,250
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.21% -6.12%
90% offered a salary of more than £39,550 £55,250 £54,000
10% offered a salary of more than £67,500 £57,500 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £45,000 £65,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year
-30.76% +13.04%
All Qualifications
South East
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
7225 8189 6716
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 32.75% 34.27% 28.22%
Number of salaries quoted 5875 7076 5750
Average salary £41,250 £40,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+1.85% +1.25%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,000 £27,500 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,000
% change year-on-year
- +5.26%
PCI QSA
England

PCI QSA
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing PCI QSA across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

South East PCI QSA Jobs Demand Trend

PCI QSA
Salary Trend

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

South East PCI QSA Salary Trend

PCI QSA
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing PCI QSA across the South East region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

South East PCI QSA Salary Histogram

PCI QSA
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PCI QSA within the South East region over the 3 months to 19 June 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
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Job
Vacancies
Berkshire +15 3 £40,250 -30.00% 1
Home Counties - 2 £68,750 -
PCI QSA
England

PCI QSA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the South East region citing PCI QSA 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 PCI QSA.

1 35 (89.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 22 (56.41%) Vulnerability Management
3 21 (53.85%) Network Security
3 21 (53.85%) Firewall
4 20 (51.28%) Data Security
4 20 (51.28%) ITIL
4 20 (51.28%) VPN
4 20 (51.28%) SIEM
5 19 (48.72%) Qualys
5 19 (48.72%) PCI DSS
5 19 (48.72%) Nessus
5 19 (48.72%) Network Design
6 18 (46.15%) ArcSight
7 17 (43.59%) S-PLUS
8 13 (33.33%) Information Security
9 12 (30.77%) CISSP
10 8 (20.51%) Risk Management
11 6 (15.38%) Data Protection
12 5 (12.82%) CISM
12 5 (12.82%) Finance
12 5 (12.82%) Disaster Recovery
13 4 (10.26%) CISA
13 4 (10.26%) Microsoft Certification
13 4 (10.26%) Windows Server 2003
13 4 (10.26%) Cisco
13 4 (10.26%) Windows
13 4 (10.26%) MCSE
13 4 (10.26%) MCSA
13 4 (10.26%) Banking
13 4 (10.26%) Cisco ASA

PCI QSA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the South East region citing PCI QSA 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 PCI QSA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 17 (43.59%) S-PLUS
2 1 (2.564%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 21 (53.85%) Network Security
1 21 (53.85%) Firewall
2 20 (51.28%) VPN
3 4 (10.26%) Cisco ASA
General
1 5 (12.82%) Finance
2 4 (10.26%) Banking
3 2 (5.128%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 20 (51.28%) Security Analyst
1 20 (51.28%) Analyst
2 12 (30.77%) Consultant
3 10 (25.64%) Security Consultant
4 8 (20.51%) Information Security Consultant
5 6 (15.38%) Network Analyst
5 6 (15.38%) Network Security Analyst
6 5 (12.82%) Security Operations Analyst
6 5 (12.82%) Operations Analyst
7 2 (5.128%) CLAS Consultant
8 1 (2.564%) Senior Security Consultant
8 1 (2.564%) Security Manager
8 1 (2.564%) IT Operations Manager
8 1 (2.564%) Risk Consultant
8 1 (2.564%) Security Operations Manager
8 1 (2.564%) Operations Manager
8 1 (2.564%) Senior Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 2 (5.128%) CESG
1 2 (5.128%) CESG CLAS
2 1 (2.564%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 4 (10.26%) Windows Server 2003
1 4 (10.26%) Windows
1 4 (10.26%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (56.41%) Vulnerability Management
2 20 (51.28%) Data Security
2 20 (51.28%) ITIL
2 20 (51.28%) SIEM
3 19 (48.72%) Network Design
4 13 (33.33%) Information Security
5 8 (20.51%) Risk Management
6 6 (15.38%) Data Protection
7 5 (12.82%) Disaster Recovery
8 3 (7.692%) ISMS
8 3 (7.692%) Security Architecture
8 3 (7.692%) Security Management
9 2 (5.128%) GAP Analysis
9 2 (5.128%) Information Assurance
9 2 (5.128%) Risk Analysis
9 2 (5.128%) Business Continuity
10 1 (2.564%) Vulnerability Assessment
10 1 (2.564%) Penetration Testing
10 1 (2.564%) Stakeholder Management
10 1 (2.564%) Information Security Management
Qualifications
1 12 (30.77%) CISSP
2 5 (12.82%) CISM
3 4 (10.26%) CISA
3 4 (10.26%) Microsoft Certification
3 4 (10.26%) MCSE
3 4 (10.26%) MCSA
4 1 (2.564%) CCNA
4 1 (2.564%) SAP Certification
4 1 (2.564%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (89.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 19 (48.72%) PCI DSS
Systems Management
1 19 (48.72%) Nessus
Vendors
1 19 (48.72%) Qualys
2 18 (46.15%) ArcSight
3 4 (10.26%) Cisco
4 1 (2.564%) VMware
4 1 (2.564%) Microsoft
4 1 (2.564%) SAP
Berkshire
IT Security Consultant - ISO27001 / PCI DSS / GRC... " Conversant in either ISO 27001, PCI DSS, general GRC... The successful candidate will be an information security professional although a desirable...
Advanced Resource Managers
Salary: £38000.0000 - £42500.0000 per annum + + Car Allowance + Bonus
Posted: 14 June 2013
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