Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Information Security (INFOSEC) skills within the South Wales region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Information Security over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInformation Security (INFOSEC)
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank10391
Rank change on same period last yearDown-12
Matching permanent IT job ads111
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.107 %1.041 %
Salaries quoted111
Average minimum salary£35,000£40,909
Average salary£42,500£48,636
% change on same period last year-12.61 %
Average maximum salary£50,000£56,364
UK excluding London average salary£46,112£49,577
% change on same period last year-6.98 %
South Wales IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
South Wales
Matching permanent IT job ads9351057
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.546 %0.464 %
Salaries quoted886975
Average minimum salary£33,789£34,911
Average salary£38,214£39,244
% change on same period last year-2.62 %
Average maximum salary£42,639£43,576
UK excluding London average salary£42,627£44,249
% change on same period last year-3.66 %
Information Security WalesInformation Security
Wales

Information Security
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Information Security across the South Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

South Wales Information Security Demand Trend

Information Security
Salary Trend

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

South Wales Information Security Salary Trend

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 Wales region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
GwentNew entry-1£42,500-
Information Security WalesInformation Security
Wales

Information Security
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the South Wales 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.

16 (46.15 %)BS7799
25 (38.46 %)ITIL
25 (38.46 %)CISSP
34 (30.77 %)Government
43 (23.08 %)Business Continuity
43 (23.08 %)Communications Security
43 (23.08 %)Computer Security
43 (23.08 %)IBM
43 (23.08 %)UNIX
43 (23.08 %)Windows
43 (23.08 %)AS400
43 (23.08 %)Security Cleared
52 (15.38 %)Information Security Management
52 (15.38 %)Security Management
52 (15.38 %)Management Information System
52 (15.38 %)CISM
52 (15.38 %)Local Government
52 (15.38 %)Military
61 (7.692 %)ISO27001
61 (7.692 %)Degree
61 (7.692 %)JSP 440
61 (7.692 %)SC Cleared
61 (7.692 %)Disaster Recovery
61 (7.692 %)Risk Management
61 (7.692 %)Education
61 (7.692 %)ISO17799
61 (7.692 %)Microsoft
61 (7.692 %)CCSP
61 (7.692 %)Cisco Certification
61 (7.692 %)JSP

Information Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the South Wales 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.

South Wales IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (7.692 %)JSP
South Wales IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (30.77 %)Government
22 (15.38 %)Military
22 (15.38 %)Local Government
31 (7.692 %)Education
South Wales IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (69.23 %)Security Manager
25 (38.46 %)IT Security Manager
33 (23.08 %)Systems Engineer
33 (23.08 %)Security Engineer
42 (15.38 %)Information Manager
42 (15.38 %)Information Security Manager
51 (7.692 %)Senior Security Engineer
51 (7.692 %)Senior Systems Engineer
51 (7.692 %)Security Specialist
51 (7.692 %)IT Security Specialist
South Wales IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (23.08 %)AS400
22 (15.38 %)Management Information System
South Wales IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (23.08 %)UNIX
13 (23.08 %)Windows
South Wales IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (38.46 %)ITIL
23 (23.08 %)Business Continuity
23 (23.08 %)Communications Security
23 (23.08 %)Computer Security
23 (23.08 %)Security Cleared
32 (15.38 %)Information Security Management
32 (15.38 %)Security Management
41 (7.692 %)Risk Management
41 (7.692 %)Disaster Recovery
41 (7.692 %)SC Cleared
South Wales IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (38.46 %)CISSP
22 (15.38 %)CISM
31 (7.692 %)Degree
31 (7.692 %)Cisco Certification
31 (7.692 %)CCSP
South Wales IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (46.15 %)BS7799
21 (7.692 %)ISO27001
21 (7.692 %)JSP 440
21 (7.692 %)ISO17799
South Wales IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (23.08 %)IBM
21 (7.692 %)Microsoft