The first table below looks at the demand for CISSP in IT jobs advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited CISSP 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 West region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
Rank 166 169 193
Rank change year-on-year
+3 +24
Permanent jobs citing CISSP 46 45 27
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 0.873% 0.806% 0.432%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.854% 2.221% 1.288%
Number of salaries quoted 42 43 25
Average salary £50,000 £47,500 £47,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.26% -
90% offered a salary of more than £44,100 £40,000 £37,500
10% offered a salary of more than £72,500 £55,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £55,000 £52,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year
+4.76% +10.52%
All Qualifications
South West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
1612 2026 2096
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 30.58% 36.27% 33.56%
Number of salaries quoted 1402 1756 1772
Average salary £40,000 £38,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.89% +2.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £26,500 £25,252
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,000
% change year-on-year
- +5.26%
CISSP
England

CISSP
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South West CISSP Jobs Demand Trend

CISSP
Salary Trend

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

South West CISSP Salary Trend

CISSP
Salary Histogram

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

South West CISSP Salary Histogram

CISSP
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISSP within the South West 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
Find
Job
Vacancies
Gloucestershire +12 23 £50,000 - 2
Bristol -4 10 £49,500 +4.21% 1
Wiltshire +10 6 £67,500 +68.75% 1
Dorset - 3 £62,500 -
Somerset - 1 £42,500 -
CISSP
England

CISSP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the South West region citing CISSP 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 CISSP.

1 53 (73.61%) Information Security
2 47 (65.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 36 (50.00%) Management Information System
4 29 (40.28%) Risk Management
4 29 (40.28%) CISM
5 27 (37.50%) Security Cleared
6 26 (36.11%) Finance
7 22 (30.56%) Information Assurance
8 19 (26.39%) SC Cleared
9 18 (25.00%) JSP 440
10 16 (22.22%) Incident Management
11 14 (19.44%) TOGAF
11 14 (19.44%) Cryptography
11 14 (19.44%) Aerospace
12 11 (15.28%) Firewall
13 10 (13.89%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 10 (13.89%) Security Management
13 10 (13.89%) PCI DSS
14 9 (12.50%) Technical Architecture
14 9 (12.50%) Degree
14 9 (12.50%) CISA
15 8 (11.11%) Information Security Management
16 7 (9.722%) ISMS
16 7 (9.722%) Legal
17 6 (8.333%) Data Protection
17 6 (8.333%) DV Cleared
17 6 (8.333%) OWASP
18 5 (6.944%) RMADS
18 5 (6.944%) Penetration Testing
18 5 (6.944%) Oracle

CISSP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
1 1 (1.389%) JSP
Application Platforms
1 2 (2.778%) IIS
Applications
1 1 (1.389%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 11 (15.28%) Firewall
2 3 (4.167%) Internet
3 2 (2.778%) SAN
4 1 (1.389%) Network Security
4 1 (1.389%) DMZ
4 1 (1.389%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.389%) Oracle BI EE
1 1 (1.389%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (1.389%) Rational DOORS
General
1 26 (36.11%) Finance
2 14 (19.44%) Aerospace
3 7 (9.722%) Legal
4 4 (5.556%) Military
5 2 (2.778%) Pharmaceutical
5 2 (2.778%) Telecoms
6 1 (1.389%) Banking
6 1 (1.389%) Electronics
6 1 (1.389%) Manufacturing
6 1 (1.389%) Law
Job Titles
1 24 (33.33%) Consultant
2 22 (30.56%) Security Consultant
3 17 (23.61%) Information Security Consultant
4 14 (19.44%) Information Assurance Consultant
4 14 (19.44%) Architect
4 14 (19.44%) Security Architect
5 11 (15.28%) Analyst
6 10 (13.89%) Security Manager
7 9 (12.50%) Solutions Architect
8 8 (11.11%) Information Analyst
8 8 (11.11%) Security Analyst
8 8 (11.11%) Security Solutions Architect
9 7 (9.722%) Information Specialist
9 7 (9.722%) Information Security Manager
9 7 (9.722%) Information Manager
10 6 (8.333%) Security Specialist
10 6 (8.333%) Security Officer
11 5 (6.944%) Risk Consultant
11 5 (6.944%) Information Security Analyst
11 5 (6.944%) Security Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 36 (50.00%) Management Information System
2 14 (19.44%) Cryptography
3 5 (6.944%) RMADS
4 3 (4.167%) Computer Science
5 2 (2.778%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (1.389%) SaaS
6 1 (1.389%) CESG
6 1 (1.389%) Chip and PIN
Operating Systems
1 5 (6.944%) UNIX
2 4 (5.556%) Windows
3 2 (2.778%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (73.61%) Information Security
2 29 (40.28%) Risk Management
3 22 (30.56%) Information Assurance
4 16 (22.22%) Incident Management
5 14 (19.44%) TOGAF
6 10 (13.89%) Security Management
7 9 (12.50%) Technical Architecture
8 8 (11.11%) Information Security Management
9 7 (9.722%) ISMS
10 6 (8.333%) Data Protection
10 6 (8.333%) OWASP
11 5 (6.944%) Penetration Testing
12 4 (5.556%) Stakeholder Management
12 4 (5.556%) SIEM
12 4 (5.556%) Security Architecture
13 3 (4.167%) Zachman Framework
14 2 (2.778%) Project Management
14 2 (2.778%) ITIL
14 2 (2.778%) Business Continuity
14 2 (2.778%) SOA
Programming Languages
1 3 (4.167%) SQL
2 1 (1.389%) C
Qualifications
1 29 (40.28%) CISM
2 27 (37.50%) Security Cleared
3 19 (26.39%) SC Cleared
4 9 (12.50%) Degree
4 9 (12.50%) CISA
5 6 (8.333%) DV Cleared
6 4 (5.556%) CISMP
7 2 (2.778%) Microsoft Certification
7 2 (2.778%) MCSE
7 2 (2.778%) MCP
7 2 (2.778%) CRISC
8 1 (1.389%) GCIA
8 1 (1.389%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (65.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 18 (25.00%) JSP 440
3 10 (13.89%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 10 (13.89%) PCI DSS
4 3 (4.167%) COBIT
5 2 (2.778%) HMG Infosec
Vendors
1 5 (6.944%) Oracle
2 4 (5.556%) Cisco
2 4 (5.556%) Nokia
2 4 (5.556%) CheckPoint
3 2 (2.778%) Sybase
3 2 (2.778%) Microsoft
4 1 (1.389%) ArcSight
Wiltshire, South West
You will provide management and provision of expert technical advice on, selection, design, implementation, and operation of the information security controls and management strategies in order to maintain...
Sand Resources
Salary: £33000 - £47000 per annum + employee benefits (e.g. pension)
Posted: 23 May 2013
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Essential Requirements: -System security architectures and technical security knowledge of networks, communications and cryptography -Risk management and assessment methodologies -Information Assurance and Accreditation Policies and standards (ISO 27001/...
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: 50,000 + benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
Bristol, Avon
SC clearance (possibly DV in future), will be required, although you do not need to be SC cleared to apply for this role... * Service management of SOC services... *...
Connectus
Salary: £60000 per annum
Posted: 15 June 2013
Exeter, Devon
Our IT projects have never been more innovative, more challenging or more fascinating from space weather to mobile apps.... Coming to us with an impressive track record in...
Met Office
Salary: From £30,657 to £35,891 per annum plus benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
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