The first table below looks at the demand for the Information Security Consultant role in IT jobs advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Information Security Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 22 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 Job Titles advertised for the South West region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Information Security Consultant
Rank 207 198 208
Rank change year-on-year
-9 +10
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Consultant 3 13 6
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 0.057% 0.231% 0.102%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.059% 0.242% 0.107%
Number of salaries quoted 2 10 6
Average salary £52,500 £53,750 £36,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-2.32% +49.30%
90% offered a salary of more than £50,500 £47,500 £33,250
10% offered a salary of more than £54,500 £57,500 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £50,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year
-8.18% -
All Job Titles
South West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
5102 5375 5614
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 96.56% 95.34% 94.99%
Number of salaries quoted 4493 4642 4804
Average salary £35,500 £36,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.38% +2.85%
90% offered a salary of more than £23,635 £24,000 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Information Security Consultant
England

Information Security Consultant
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Information Security Consultant across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

South West Information Security Consultant Jobs Demand Trend

Information Security Consultant
Salary Trend

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

South West Information Security Consultant Salary Trend

Information Security Consultant
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security Consultant within the South West region over the 3 months to 22 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
Bristol -5 2 £52,500 +10.52%
Information Security Consultant
England

Information Security Consultant
Top 28 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West region that cited Information Security Consultant in their job title 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 with Information Security Consultant in their job title.

1 14 (100.00%) Information Security
2 12 (85.71%) Finance
3 8 (57.14%) Business Continuity
4 4 (28.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (28.57%) CISSP
4 4 (28.57%) CISM
5 3 (21.43%) CISA
5 3 (21.43%) Risk Management
5 3 (21.43%) PCI DSS
6 2 (14.29%) Security Cleared
6 2 (14.29%) Information Assurance
6 2 (14.29%) JSP 440
6 2 (14.29%) Incident Management
6 2 (14.29%) Cryptography
6 2 (14.29%) Management Information System
6 2 (14.29%) Process Management
7 1 (7.143%) Information Security Management
7 1 (7.143%) Security Management
7 1 (7.143%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (7.143%) Stakeholder Management
7 1 (7.143%) Penetration Testing
7 1 (7.143%) Risk Assessment
7 1 (7.143%) COBIT
7 1 (7.143%) Data Protection Act
7 1 (7.143%) Network Security
7 1 (7.143%) ISMS
7 1 (7.143%) Data Protection
7 1 (7.143%) Security Architecture

Information Security Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West region that cited Information Security Consultant in their job title 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 with Information Security Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 1 (7.143%) Network Security
General
1 12 (85.71%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 2 (14.29%) Cryptography
1 2 (14.29%) Management Information System
2 1 (7.143%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (100.00%) Information Security
2 8 (57.14%) Business Continuity
3 3 (21.43%) Risk Management
4 2 (14.29%) Information Assurance
4 2 (14.29%) Incident Management
4 2 (14.29%) Process Management
5 1 (7.143%) Information Security Management
5 1 (7.143%) Security Management
5 1 (7.143%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (7.143%) Penetration Testing
5 1 (7.143%) Risk Assessment
5 1 (7.143%) ISMS
5 1 (7.143%) Data Protection
5 1 (7.143%) Security Architecture
Qualifications
1 4 (28.57%) CISSP
1 4 (28.57%) CISM
2 3 (21.43%) CISA
3 2 (14.29%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (28.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (21.43%) PCI DSS
3 2 (14.29%) JSP 440
4 1 (7.143%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 1 (7.143%) COBIT