The first part of the table below looks at the demand for BS25999 skills in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited BS25999 over the 3 months to 21 May 2012 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

BS 25999
Location
3 months to
21 May 2012
Same period 2011Same period 2010
Rank854815738
Rank change year-on-year
Down-39Down-77
Matching permanent IT job ads254314
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.021 %0.035 %0.015 %
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category0.229 %0.437 %0.200 %
Number of salaries quoted253614
Average salary£32,500£40,000£47,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-18.75 %-15.78 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£27,500£35,000£41,600
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£43,500£50,000£52,850
UK excluding London average salary£32,500£39,000£45,000
% change year-on-year
-16.66 %-13.33 %
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryAll Quality Assurance & Compliance
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Quality Assurance & Compliance category
1089898507005
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK8.992 %8.072 %7.357 %
Number of salaries quoted896281285618
Average salary£45,000£45,000£45,000
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£28,000£29,500£26,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£72,500£70,000£72,500
UK excluding London average salary£40,000£41,000£40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43 %+2.50 %

BS25999
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing BS25999 within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

BS25999 Demand Trend

BS25999
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing BS25999 within the UK.

BS25999 Salary Trend

BS25999
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing BS25999 over the 3 months to 21 May 2012 within the UK.

BS25999 Salary Histogram

BS25999
Top 19 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing BS25999 within the UK over the 3 months to 21 May 2012. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandDown-925£32,500-18.75 %
GloucestershireDown-712£32,500-15.58 %
South WestDown-912£32,500-16.66 %
CheltenhamNew entry-8£32,500-
South EastDown-226£43,500+24.28 %
HampshireDown-64£43,500+3.57 %
YorkshireNew entry-4£32,000-
North WestDown-153£34,000-20.00 %
South YorkshireNew entry-3£32,000-
SheffieldNew entry-3£32,000-
ManchesterDown-42£34,000-20.00 %
MaidenheadNew entry-2£50,000-
SalfordNew entry-2£34,000-
BerkshireNew entry-2£50,000-
West YorkshireNew entry-1£42,500-
CheshireNew entry-1£25,000-
WarringtonNew entry-1£25,000-
LeedsNew entry-1£42,500-
GloucesterNew entry-1£32,500-

BS25999
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2012, IT jobs within the UK citing BS25999 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 BS25999.

143 (86.00 %)Information Security
242 (84.00 %)ISO/IEC 27001
341 (82.00 %)Business Continuity
422 (44.00 %)CISSP
422 (44.00 %)ITIL
519 (38.00 %)Security Management
618 (36.00 %)PCI DSS
714 (28.00 %)Risk Management
714 (28.00 %)Information Security Management
813 (26.00 %)Disaster Recovery
912 (24.00 %)ISO 9001
912 (24.00 %)Security Cleared
1011 (22.00 %)Management Information System
1110 (20.00 %)Microsoft
1110 (20.00 %)Incident Management
129 (18.00 %)Degree
129 (18.00 %)SC Cleared
129 (18.00 %)Service Delivery
138 (16.00 %)Service Management
138 (16.00 %)Finance
138 (16.00 %)Data Protection
147 (14.00 %)Security Architecture
147 (14.00 %)CISM
147 (14.00 %)MS Excel
147 (14.00 %)Java
156 (12.00 %)COBIT
156 (12.00 %)ISMS
165 (10.00 %)E-Commerce
165 (10.00 %)BCP
165 (10.00 %)CISA

BS25999
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2012, IT jobs within the UK citing BS25999 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 BS25999. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
12 (4.000 %)SAS
21 (2.000 %)IIS
21 (2.000 %)Lotus Notes
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
17 (14.00 %)MS Excel
23 (6.000 %)MS Visio
31 (2.000 %)MS Project
31 (2.000 %)MS Office
31 (2.000 %)MS PowerPoint
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
18 (16.00 %)Finance
23 (6.000 %)Legal
32 (4.000 %)Telecoms
41 (2.000 %)Back Office
41 (2.000 %)Advertising
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
124 (48.00 %)Analyst
218 (36.00 %)Security Analyst
315 (30.00 %)Information Analyst
414 (28.00 %)Information Security Analyst
59 (18.00 %)Consultant
67 (14.00 %)Services Delivery Manager
67 (14.00 %)Business Continuity Analyst
67 (14.00 %)Delivery Manager
67 (14.00 %)Service Manager
67 (14.00 %)Business Analyst
75 (10.00 %)Security Consultant
84 (8.000 %)Security Manager
93 (6.000 %)Infrastructure Delivery Manager
93 (6.000 %)Infrastructure Services Manager
93 (6.000 %)Infrastructure Manager
102 (4.000 %)Security Specialist
102 (4.000 %)Information Security Consultant
111 (2.000 %)Infrastructure Analyst
111 (2.000 %)2nd Line Support
111 (2.000 %)Support Analyst
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
111 (22.00 %)Management Information System
24 (8.000 %)Data Protection Act
24 (8.000 %)PKI
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
13 (6.000 %)Windows
21 (2.000 %)Windows XP
21 (2.000 %)Windows 7
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
143 (86.00 %)Information Security
241 (82.00 %)Business Continuity
322 (44.00 %)ITIL
419 (38.00 %)Security Management
514 (28.00 %)Risk Management
514 (28.00 %)Information Security Management
613 (26.00 %)Disaster Recovery
710 (20.00 %)Incident Management
89 (18.00 %)Service Delivery
98 (16.00 %)Service Management
98 (16.00 %)Data Protection
107 (14.00 %)Security Architecture
116 (12.00 %)ISMS
125 (10.00 %)E-Commerce
125 (10.00 %)BCP
134 (8.000 %)Project Management
134 (8.000 %)Six Sigma
134 (8.000 %)Lean Six Sigma
134 (8.000 %)Risk Analysis
134 (8.000 %)Vulnerability Assessment
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
17 (14.00 %)Java
22 (4.000 %)SQL
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
122 (44.00 %)CISSP
212 (24.00 %)Security Cleared
39 (18.00 %)Degree
39 (18.00 %)SC Cleared
47 (14.00 %)CISM
55 (10.00 %)CISA
63 (6.000 %)PCI QSA
72 (4.000 %)IRCA
81 (2.000 %)Microsoft Certification
81 (2.000 %)MCDST
81 (2.000 %)CRISC
81 (2.000 %)DV Cleared
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
142 (84.00 %)ISO/IEC 27001
218 (36.00 %)PCI DSS
312 (24.00 %)ISO 9001
46 (12.00 %)COBIT
54 (8.000 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
54 (8.000 %)SLA
62 (4.000 %)BS7799
71 (2.000 %)ISO 9000
71 (2.000 %)COSO
IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
11 (2.000 %)Active Directory
IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
11 (2.000 %)OpenView
11 (2.000 %)ServiceCenter
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
110 (20.00 %)Microsoft
21 (2.000 %)Lotus
21 (2.000 %)HP