Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for CISM in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited CISM over the 3 months to 17 March 2010 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 Qualifications currently tracked.

LinkISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
Location
3 months to
17 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank537488846
Rank change year-on-year
Down-49Up+358
Matching permanent IT job ads151198132
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.176 %0.233 %0.065 %
As % of the Qualifications category0.845 %0.990 %0.304 %
Salaries quoted124146102
Average salary£46,975£53,750£47,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-12.60 %+13.15 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£32,700£41,750£31,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£65,000£67,500£60,000
UK excluding London average salary£45,000£50,000£42,000
% change year-on-year
-10.00 %+19.04 %
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryAll Qualifications
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
178692000043426
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK20.80 %23.54 %21.43 %
Salaries quoted149141672436182
Average salary£40,000£37,500£40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.660 %-6.250 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£25,000£25,000£24,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£65,000£62,500£60,000
UK excluding London average salary£37,500£35,000£35,000
% change year-on-year
+7.140 %-

CISM
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing CISM within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

CISM Demand Trend

CISM
Salary Trend

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

CISM Salary Trend

CISM
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing CISM over the 3 months to 17 March 2010 within the UK.

CISM Salary Histogram

CISM
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISM within the UK over the 3 months to 17 March 2010. 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-43144£46,450-15.54 %
South EastUp+1642£55,000+10.00 %
LondonDown-3241£48,350-17.70 %
East of EnglandUp+923£35,000-23.91 %
SurreyUp+720£62,500+25.00 %
CambridgeshireNew entry-18£35,000-
GuildfordUp+1913£62,500+25.00 %
North WestUp+1312£45,725+1.61 %
BerkshireUp+912£65,000+62.50 %
YorkshireUp+312£40,150-27.00 %
West YorkshireUp+109£40,000-27.27 %
ManchesterUp+39£47,500+5.55 %
BirminghamUp+167£56,150-6.41 %
West MidlandsUp+147£56,150+22.06 %
South WestUp+16£45,000-36.61 %
City of LondonDown-446£66,250+10.41 %
PeterboroughNew entry-6£32,500-
East MidlandsNew entry-6£45,000-
GloucestershireUp+25£45,000-40.00 %
LeedsUp+15£40,150-27.00 %
HertfordshireDown-75£65,000+41.30 %
OxfordshireDown-85£35,000-
HampshireUp+254£53,000-11.66 %
CheltenhamUp+234£45,000-40.00 %
ScotlandUp+14--
EdinburghDown-114--
LincolnshireNew entry-4£41,250-
NorthamptonshireNew entry-4£41,250-
CheshireUp+53£35,000+16.66 %
BuckinghamshireDown-32£57,500+59.72 %

CISM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 March 2010, IT jobs within the UK citing CISM 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 CISM.

1343 (96.35 %)CISSP
2282 (79.21 %)Information Security
3202 (56.74 %)CISA
4197 (55.34 %)ISO27001
5123 (34.55 %)PCI DSS
679 (22.19 %)Finance
775 (21.07 %)Risk Management
869 (19.38 %)Firewall
869 (19.38 %)COBIT
958 (16.29 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
1047 (13.20 %)Network Security
1047 (13.20 %)Government
1145 (12.64 %)Risk Assessment
1235 (9.831 %)PCI QSA
1334 (9.551 %)Degree
1334 (9.551 %)Project Management
1433 (9.270 %)Insurance
1531 (8.708 %)Security Architecture
1630 (8.427 %)Security Management
1729 (8.146 %)BS7799
1828 (7.865 %)GAP Analysis
1828 (7.865 %)TCP/IP
1927 (7.584 %)ITIL
1927 (7.584 %)Data Security
1927 (7.584 %)RMADS
2026 (7.303 %)Data Protection
2125 (7.022 %)Information Security Management
2221 (5.899 %)JSP 440
2221 (5.899 %)Internet
2320 (5.618 %)IIS

CISM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 March 2010, IT jobs within the UK citing CISM 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 CISM. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
14 (1.124 %)Tivoli Directory Integrator
23 (0.843 %)WebSphere
31 (0.281 %).NET
31 (0.281 %)JSP
31 (0.281 %)Web Services
IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
120 (5.618 %)IIS
21 (0.281 %)WebLogic
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
15 (1.404 %)MS Excel
23 (0.843 %)MS Visio
32 (0.562 %)MS Office
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
169 (19.38 %)Firewall
247 (13.20 %)Network Security
328 (7.865 %)TCP/IP
421 (5.899 %)Internet
519 (5.337 %)Intrusion Detection
68 (2.247 %)VoIP
74 (1.124 %)LDAP
74 (1.124 %)Intranet
74 (1.124 %)LAN
83 (0.843 %)Cisco PIX
83 (0.843 %)NetScreen
83 (0.843 %)VPN
92 (0.562 %)PBX
92 (0.562 %)GPRS
92 (0.562 %)GSM
92 (0.562 %)3G
101 (0.281 %)BIG-IP
101 (0.281 %)Wireless Security
101 (0.281 %)Extranet
101 (0.281 %)Wireless
IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (1.124 %)SQL Server
23 (0.843 %)DB2
IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
11 (0.281 %)Ant
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
179 (22.19 %)Finance
247 (13.20 %)Government
333 (9.270 %)Insurance
418 (5.056 %)Auditing
512 (3.371 %)Retail
68 (2.247 %)Education
68 (2.247 %)Legal
68 (2.247 %)Banking
76 (1.685 %)Health
76 (1.685 %)Telecoms
85 (1.404 %)Investment Banking
94 (1.124 %)Police
94 (1.124 %)Home Office
94 (1.124 %)Marketing
103 (0.843 %)Pensions
112 (0.562 %)Military
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
1153 (42.98 %)Consultant
296 (26.97 %)Security Consultant
360 (16.85 %)Analyst
455 (15.45 %)Security Analyst
550 (14.04 %)Information Analyst
550 (14.04 %)Information Security Consultant
645 (12.64 %)Information Security Analyst
743 (12.08 %)Security Manager
837 (10.39 %)IT Consultant
927 (7.584 %)CLAS Consultant
1026 (7.303 %)IT Security Consultant
1125 (7.022 %)Information Manager
1224 (6.742 %)Senior Consultant
1322 (6.180 %)Security Specialist
1322 (6.180 %)Information Security Manager
1417 (4.775 %)Security Officer
1516 (4.494 %)IT Risk Consultant
1615 (4.213 %)Information Security Officer
1711 (3.090 %)Senior Security Consultant
1711 (3.090 %)IT Audit Consultant
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
127 (7.584 %)RMADS
218 (5.056 %)CESG
218 (5.056 %)CESG CLAS
315 (4.213 %)PKI
413 (3.652 %)Management Information System
512 (3.371 %)Data Protection Act
66 (1.685 %)Cryptography
73 (0.843 %)iSeries
82 (0.562 %)Chip and PIN
82 (0.562 %)NHS
82 (0.562 %)E-Learning
82 (0.562 %)French Language
82 (0.562 %)German Language
91 (0.281 %)Italian Language
91 (0.281 %)Computer Science
91 (0.281 %)Blackberry
91 (0.281 %)Clustering
91 (0.281 %)Client/Server
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
118 (5.056 %)Windows
211 (3.090 %)UNIX
36 (1.685 %)Linux
44 (1.124 %)Windows XP
44 (1.124 %)Windows Server 2003
53 (0.843 %)Windows 2000
61 (0.281 %)Solaris
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
1282 (79.21 %)Information Security
275 (21.07 %)Risk Management
345 (12.64 %)Risk Assessment
434 (9.551 %)Project Management
531 (8.708 %)Security Architecture
630 (8.427 %)Security Management
728 (7.865 %)GAP Analysis
827 (7.584 %)ITIL
827 (7.584 %)Data Security
926 (7.303 %)Data Protection
1025 (7.022 %)Information Security Management
1119 (5.337 %)Penetration Testing
1217 (4.775 %)Information Assurance
1315 (4.213 %)PRINCE2
1412 (3.371 %)Risk Analysis
1511 (3.090 %)Ethical Hacking
1511 (3.090 %)Vulnerability Assessment
1511 (3.090 %)IT Governance
1511 (3.090 %)Business Continuity
1610 (2.809 %)E-Commerce
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
110 (2.809 %)C
27 (1.966 %)SQL
36 (1.685 %)Java
45 (1.404 %)Perl
45 (1.404 %)PHP
45 (1.404 %)VB
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
1343 (96.35 %)CISSP
2202 (56.74 %)CISA
335 (9.831 %)PCI QSA
434 (9.551 %)Degree
517 (4.775 %)CEH
616 (4.494 %)GIAC
715 (4.213 %)Security Cleared
812 (3.371 %)Cisco Certification
910 (2.809 %)CCNA
109 (2.528 %)SC Cleared
116 (1.685 %)Microsoft Certification
125 (1.404 %)MCSE
133 (0.843 %)CCIE
133 (0.843 %)MCSA
133 (0.843 %)MCP
142 (0.562 %)ITIL Certification
142 (0.562 %)CCNP
142 (0.562 %)CCDA
142 (0.562 %)CCDP
142 (0.562 %)CWNA
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
1197 (55.34 %)ISO27001
2123 (34.55 %)PCI DSS
369 (19.38 %)COBIT
458 (16.29 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
529 (8.146 %)BS7799
621 (5.899 %)JSP 440
76 (1.685 %)ISO17799
85 (1.404 %)HIPAA
92 (0.562 %)QA
92 (0.562 %)CESG Infosec
92 (0.562 %)BS25999
101 (0.281 %)HMG Infosec
101 (0.281 %)Basel II
IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
116 (4.494 %)Active Directory
21 (0.281 %)VMware Infrastructure
IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
117 (4.775 %)SCOM
24 (1.124 %)Tivoli
24 (1.124 %)Tivoli Identity Manager
24 (1.124 %)Nessus
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
119 (5.337 %)CheckPoint
218 (5.056 %)Juniper
312 (3.371 %)Cisco
411 (3.090 %)Blue Coat
59 (2.528 %)Microsoft
59 (2.528 %)SAP
66 (1.685 %)Tripwire
74 (1.124 %)IronPort
83 (0.843 %)IBM
92 (0.562 %)Websense
92 (0.562 %)Tufin
101 (0.281 %)VMware
101 (0.281 %)Citrix