The first table below looks at the demand for SSCP in IT jobs advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SSCP over the 3 months to 23 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 Qualifications for the South East region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
(ISC)² Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP)
Rank 437 436 421
Rank change year-on-year
-1 -15
Permanent jobs citing SSCP 1 5 11
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 0.005% 0.021% 0.047%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.014% 0.063% 0.171%
Number of salaries quoted 0 4 10
Average salary - £40,000 £45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -11.11%
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £42,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year
- -5.55%
All Qualifications
South East
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
7194 7969 6440
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 32.69% 33.59% 27.70%
Number of salaries quoted 5802 6950 5522
Average salary £41,500 £40,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.75% -
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £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%
SSCP
England

SSCP
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South East SSCP Jobs Demand Trend

SSCP
Salary Trend

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

South East SSCP Salary Trend

SSCP
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SSCP within the South East region over the 3 months to 23 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 - 1 - -
SSCP
England

SSCP
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East region citing SSCP 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 SSCP.

1 6 (85.71%) MCSE
1 6 (85.71%) Microsoft Certification
2 5 (71.43%) CISSP
3 4 (57.14%) Citrix Certification
3 4 (57.14%) CCEA
3 4 (57.14%) GIAC
3 4 (57.14%) CCIA
3 4 (57.14%) NetScaler
4 3 (42.86%) Juniper
4 3 (42.86%) Citrix
5 2 (28.57%) Linux
5 2 (28.57%) Microsoft
5 2 (28.57%) Publishing
6 1 (14.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (14.29%) Degree
6 1 (14.29%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (14.29%) Information Security
6 1 (14.29%) CISM
6 1 (14.29%) Information Security Management
6 1 (14.29%) Security Management
6 1 (14.29%) Risk Management

SSCP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East region citing SSCP 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 SSCP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Spreadsheet
Communications & Networking
1 4 (57.14%) NetScaler
General
1 2 (28.57%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 4 (57.14%) Network Consultant
1 4 (57.14%) Consultant
2 2 (28.57%) Analyst
2 2 (28.57%) Senior Consultant
2 2 (28.57%) Security Analyst
2 2 (28.57%) Senior Network Consultant
3 1 (14.29%) Information Manager
3 1 (14.29%) Information Security Manager
3 1 (14.29%) Security Manager
Operating Systems
1 2 (28.57%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (14.29%) Information Security
1 1 (14.29%) Information Security Management
1 1 (14.29%) Security Management
1 1 (14.29%) Risk Management
Qualifications
1 6 (85.71%) MCSE
1 6 (85.71%) Microsoft Certification
2 5 (71.43%) CISSP
3 4 (57.14%) Citrix Certification
3 4 (57.14%) CCEA
3 4 (57.14%) GIAC
3 4 (57.14%) CCIA
4 1 (14.29%) Degree
4 1 (14.29%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 3 (42.86%) Juniper
1 3 (42.86%) Citrix
2 2 (28.57%) Microsoft