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The first part of the table below looks at the demand for Information Assurance skills in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Information Assurance over the 3 months to 22 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category.

LinkInformation Assurance
Location
3 months to
22 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank589533918
Rank change year-on-year
Down-56Up+385
Matching permanent IT job ads9814052
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.113 %0.164 %0.026 %
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category0.174 %0.274 %0.045 %
Salaries quoted709637
Average salary£50,000£50,000£55,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
--9.090 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£36,400£33,125£30,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£65,750£70,000£80,000
UK excluding London average salary£50,000£52,000£51,500
% change year-on-year
-3.840 %+0.970 %
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryAll Processes & Methodologies
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
5629051098114544
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK65.07 %60.03 %56.28 %
Salaries quoted465144172192990
Average salary£45,000£42,500£45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.880 %-5.550 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£27,500£27,500£28,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£75,000£70,000£70,000
UK excluding London average salary£40,000£40,000£40,000

Information Assurance
Demand Trend

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

Information Assurance Demand Trend

Information Assurance
Salary Trend

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

Information Assurance Salary Trend

Information Assurance
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Information Assurance over the 3 months to 22 March 2010 within the UK.

Information Assurance Salary Histogram

Information Assurance
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Assurance within the UK over the 3 months to 22 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-4896£50,000-4.76 %
South EastUp+1147£60,000+14.28 %
HampshireUp+2432£54,000+2.85 %
LondonDown-3716£50,000+8.69 %
South WestUp+712£40,000-42.85 %
West MidlandsNo change010£38,609-18.71 %
BasingstokeUp+187£55,000-
GloucestershireNew entry-7£24,495-
BerkshireUp+65£75,000+30.43 %
HertfordshireNew entry-4£51,250-
East of EnglandNew entry-4£50,000-
North WestNo change03£56,500+105.45 %
AldershotNew entry-3£52,500-
ChesterNew entry-3£56,500-
CheltenhamNew entry-3£24,495-
CheshireNew entry-3£56,500-
ShropshireUp+102--
MidlandsUp+32£43,500+40.32 %
TelfordNo change02--
Home CountiesDown-172£60,000+4.34 %
City of LondonDown-522£55,750-
GloucesterNew entry-2--
CambridgeshireNew entry-2£50,000-
BuckinghamshireNew entry-2£50,000-
CoventryNew entry-2£38,555-
BirminghamUp+71£39,400+21.23 %
BanburyUp+31£31,000-4.61 %
BracknellUp+31£62,500+8.69 %
LutonDown-51£50,000+8.69 %
OxfordshireDown-51£31,000-8.14 %

Information Assurance
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 March 2010, IT jobs within the UK citing Information Assurance 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 Assurance.

1106 (54.08 %)Information Security
294 (47.96 %)Government
379 (40.31 %)Security Cleared
466 (33.67 %)CESG
557 (29.08 %)Security Architecture
653 (27.04 %)SC Cleared
750 (25.51 %)Risk Management
841 (20.92 %)ISO27001
934 (17.35 %)CISSP
1033 (16.84 %)CESG CLAS
1033 (16.84 %)RMADS
1125 (12.76 %)Project Management
1125 (12.76 %)Management Information System
1125 (12.76 %)DV Cleared
1223 (11.73 %)Risk Assessment
1223 (11.73 %)JSP 440
1320 (10.20 %)Security Management
1419 (9.694 %)JSP
1419 (9.694 %)Service Delivery
1518 (9.184 %)Degree
1617 (8.673 %)Business Continuity
1716 (8.163 %)CISM
1716 (8.163 %)Finance
1815 (7.653 %)Health
1914 (7.143 %)Migration
2013 (6.633 %)Education
2013 (6.633 %)Marketing
2013 (6.633 %)PCI DSS
2112 (6.122 %)Change Management
2211 (5.612 %)Web Services

Information Assurance
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 March 2010, IT jobs within the UK citing Information Assurance 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 Assurance. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
119 (9.694 %)JSP
211 (5.612 %)Web Services
34 (2.041 %).NET
IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
16 (3.061 %)IIS
21 (0.510 %)SharePoint
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
14 (2.041 %)MS Visio
23 (1.531 %)MS PowerPoint
23 (1.531 %)MS Office
23 (1.531 %)MS Excel
IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
14 (2.041 %)SAP GRC
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
111 (5.612 %)Internet
210 (5.102 %)Network Security
39 (4.592 %)Firewall
43 (1.531 %)Intranet
51 (0.510 %)X.25
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
194 (47.96 %)Government
216 (8.163 %)Finance
315 (7.653 %)Health
413 (6.633 %)Education
413 (6.633 %)Marketing
511 (5.612 %)Pensions
68 (4.082 %)Auditing
76 (3.061 %)Telecoms
83 (1.531 %)Legal
92 (1.020 %)Military
92 (1.020 %)Retail
101 (0.510 %)Insurance
101 (0.510 %)Banking
101 (0.510 %)Manufacturing
101 (0.510 %)Financial Institution
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
1104 (53.06 %)Consultant
239 (19.90 %)Security Consultant
337 (18.88 %)Information Assurance Consultant
431 (15.82 %)Architect
527 (13.78 %)Security Architect
624 (12.24 %)Senior Consultant
718 (9.184 %)CLAS Consultant
816 (8.163 %)Senior Information Assurance Consultant
913 (6.633 %)Information Security Consultant
1011 (5.612 %)Information Manager
118 (4.082 %)Senior Security Consultant
127 (3.571 %)Security Specialist
136 (3.061 %)IT Consultant
136 (3.061 %)Network Specialist
136 (3.061 %)Security Manager
136 (3.061 %)Senior Architect
136 (3.061 %)Information Assurance Specialist
145 (2.551 %)Information Architect
145 (2.551 %)Information Security Specialist
145 (2.551 %)Analyst
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
166 (33.67 %)CESG
233 (16.84 %)CESG CLAS
233 (16.84 %)RMADS
325 (12.76 %)Management Information System
45 (2.551 %)PKI
54 (2.041 %)Computer Science
54 (2.041 %)Freedom of Information
54 (2.041 %)Biometrics
62 (1.020 %)Taxonomies
62 (1.020 %)Data Protection Act
71 (0.510 %)NHS
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
16 (3.061 %)Windows
16 (3.061 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (1.020 %)Windows 2000
22 (1.020 %)Windows XP
31 (0.510 %)Linux
31 (0.510 %)UNIX
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
1106 (54.08 %)Information Security
257 (29.08 %)Security Architecture
350 (25.51 %)Risk Management
425 (12.76 %)Project Management
523 (11.73 %)Risk Assessment
620 (10.20 %)Security Management
719 (9.694 %)Service Delivery
817 (8.673 %)Business Continuity
914 (7.143 %)Migration
1012 (6.122 %)Change Management
1110 (5.102 %)SOA
128 (4.082 %)Data Protection
137 (3.571 %)Quality Management
137 (3.571 %)Information Management
137 (3.571 %)Technical Architecture
137 (3.571 %)Risk Analysis
146 (3.061 %)Business Development
146 (3.061 %)Penetration Testing
146 (3.061 %)Information Security Management
155 (2.551 %)Identity Management
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
14 (2.041 %)Java
22 (1.020 %)C
31 (0.510 %)C++
31 (0.510 %)Perl
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
179 (40.31 %)Security Cleared
253 (27.04 %)SC Cleared
334 (17.35 %)CISSP
425 (12.76 %)DV Cleared
518 (9.184 %)Degree
616 (8.163 %)CISM
79 (4.592 %)CISA
85 (2.551 %)GIAC
94 (2.041 %)CEH
94 (2.041 %)PCI QSA
101 (0.510 %)CTC Cleared
101 (0.510 %)PRINCE2 Certification
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
141 (20.92 %)ISO27001
223 (11.73 %)JSP 440
313 (6.633 %)PCI DSS
47 (3.571 %)QA
47 (3.571 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
55 (2.551 %)CESG Infosec
55 (2.551 %)BS25999
63 (1.531 %)ISO9001
72 (1.020 %)BS7799
72 (1.020 %)ISO17799
72 (1.020 %)HMG Infosec
81 (0.510 %)COBIT
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
14 (2.041 %)SAP
23 (1.531 %)Microsoft