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

Information Security (INFOSEC)
Location
3 months to
22 May 2012
Same period 2011Same period 2010
Rank216199207
Rank change year-on-year
Down-17Up+8
Matching permanent IT job ads14421487990
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK1.196 %1.213 %1.037 %
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category1.622 %1.665 %1.464 %
Number of salaries quoted11141214790
Average salary£52,500£50,000£50,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.00 %-
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£32,500£35,000£32,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£77,500£70,000£70,000
UK excluding London average salary£50,000£47,000£45,000
% change year-on-year
+6.38 %+4.44 %
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryAll Processes & Methodologies
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
889158928967609
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK73.73 %72.82 %70.81 %
Number of salaries quoted755227477355328
Average salary£47,000£47,500£47,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.05 %-
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£30,000£30,000£29,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£75,000£77,500£75,000
UK excluding London average salary£41,000£40,000£40,000
% change year-on-year
+2.50 %-

Information Security
Demand Trend

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

Information Security Demand Trend

Information Security
Salary Trend

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

Information Security Salary Trend

Information Security
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Information Security over the 3 months to 22 May 2012 within the UK.

Information Security Salary Histogram

Information Security
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 Security within the UK over the 3 months to 22 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-221352£52,500+5.00 %
LondonDown-45537£60,000+9.09 %
South EastUp+27408£55,000+15.78 %
SurreyUp+74138£60,000+33.33 %
South WestDown-19125£38,000-15.55 %
North WestDown-20104£60,000+50.00 %
BerkshireDown-1099£55,000+15.78 %
HampshireUp+493£43,500-13.00 %
East of EnglandUp+1975£43,000+3.61 %
City of LondonDown-7869£55,000-12.00 %
CheshireUp+1068£60,000+50.00 %
GloucestershireNo change056£34,000-5.55 %
BuckinghamshireUp+1848£53,250+52.14 %
YorkshireDown-943£45,000+10.76 %
GuildfordNew entry-40£65,000-
West MidlandsDown-2639£34,000-15.00 %
CreweUp+1336£60,000+50.00 %
CheltenhamUp+836£34,000-13.88 %
ManchesterDown-4434£28,750-42.50 %
FarnboroughUp+2233£53,750+19.44 %
ReigateUp+433£60,000+60.00 %
WokingUp+3432£65,000+36.84 %
HertfordshireUp+132£40,000-3.61 %
ReadingDown-2330£57,500+21.05 %
WiltshireDown-2729£38,500-18.94 %
West YorkshireDown-528£42,500+6.25 %
GloucesterNo change026£38,750-1.89 %
ScotlandDown-3726£41,000-14.58 %
AldershotNew entry-26£65,000-
BristolDown-1725£39,500-21.00 %

Information Security
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2012, IT jobs within the UK citing Information Security 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 Security.

1917 (32.27 %)CISSP
2916 (32.23 %)ISO/IEC 27001
3827 (29.10 %)Finance
4580 (20.41 %)Management Information System
5569 (20.02 %)Degree
6539 (18.97 %)Risk Management
7530 (18.65 %)PCI DSS
8499 (17.56 %)Windows
9489 (17.21 %)CISM
10473 (16.64 %)Security Cleared
11451 (15.87 %)Firewall
12434 (15.27 %)Security Management
13425 (14.95 %)CISA
14365 (12.84 %)Microsoft
15360 (12.67 %)ITIL
16349 (12.28 %)Linux
17347 (12.21 %)UNIX
18341 (12.00 %)Security Architecture
19313 (11.01 %)SC Cleared
20305 (10.73 %)Penetration Testing
21301 (10.59 %)Project Management
22294 (10.34 %)Network Security
23278 (9.782 %)Business Continuity
24276 (9.711 %)Data Protection
25246 (8.656 %)Cisco
26242 (8.515 %)SQL
26242 (8.515 %)Information Security Management
27223 (7.847 %)Information Assurance
28214 (7.530 %)SIEM
29200 (7.037 %)Disaster Recovery

Information Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2012, IT jobs within the UK citing Information Security 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 Security. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
1122 (4.293 %).NET
295 (3.343 %)Web Services
384 (2.956 %)XML
456 (1.970 %)ASP.NET
543 (1.513 %)HTML
634 (1.196 %)CSS
733 (1.161 %)J2EE
830 (1.056 %)Ajax
927 (0.950 %)SOAP
1024 (0.844 %)SAML
1120 (0.704 %)Middleware
1120 (0.704 %)RESTful
1120 (0.704 %)Regular Expression
1219 (0.669 %)Java EE
1318 (0.633 %)JSP
1417 (0.598 %)WebSphere
1417 (0.598 %)REST
1516 (0.563 %)XSLT
1614 (0.493 %)ASP
1614 (0.493 %)SailPoint
IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
1115 (4.046 %)IIS
259 (2.076 %)SharePoint
348 (1.689 %)MS Exchange
436 (1.267 %)SAS
535 (1.232 %)Apache
622 (0.774 %)Exchange Server 2007
720 (0.704 %)SharePoint 2010
818 (0.633 %)Tomcat
914 (0.493 %)Exchange Server 2010
1013 (0.457 %)WebLogic
1110 (0.352 %)Lotus Notes
127 (0.246 %)MQSeries
127 (0.246 %)Exchange Server 2003
136 (0.211 %)SharePoint Server
136 (0.211 %)Lotus Domino
136 (0.211 %)NetWeaver
136 (0.211 %)Lync
136 (0.211 %)Mule
136 (0.211 %)nginx
145 (0.176 %)SAP Portal
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
1186 (6.545 %)MS Excel
261 (2.146 %)MS Visio
261 (2.146 %)MS Office
325 (0.880 %)MS PowerPoint
412 (0.422 %)MS Project
511 (0.387 %)InfoPath
62 (0.070 %)Spreadsheet
IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
119 (0.669 %)SAP GRC
217 (0.598 %)Dynamics CRM
37 (0.246 %)Misys Equation
37 (0.246 %)Summit
44 (0.141 %)SAP PP
44 (0.141 %)Oracle ERP
53 (0.106 %)Line 50
62 (0.070 %)Remedy ITSM
62 (0.070 %)Remedy AR System
62 (0.070 %)SAP HR
71 (0.035 %)SAP Oil and Gas
71 (0.035 %)Dynamics NAV
71 (0.035 %)Google Analytics
71 (0.035 %)Oracle 11i
71 (0.035 %)PeopleSoft HRMS
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
1451 (15.87 %)Firewall
2294 (10.34 %)Network Security
3165 (5.806 %)Internet
4164 (5.771 %)TCP/IP
5152 (5.348 %)Intrusion Detection
6117 (4.117 %)VPN
791 (3.202 %)WAN
889 (3.132 %)LAN
963 (2.217 %)SAN
1053 (1.865 %)DNS
1129 (1.020 %)LDAP
1228 (0.985 %)DHCP
1228 (0.985 %)NAS
1325 (0.880 %)Wireshark
1325 (0.880 %)Cisco PIX
1422 (0.774 %)VLAN
1521 (0.739 %)HTTP
1619 (0.669 %)Wireless
1718 (0.633 %)MPLS
1817 (0.598 %)Kerberos
IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
1163 (5.735 %)SQL Server
265 (2.287 %)Data Warehouse
335 (1.232 %)SQL Server 2005
433 (1.161 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
532 (1.126 %)SQL Server Integration Services
629 (1.020 %)DB2
629 (1.020 %)MySQL
723 (0.809 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
822 (0.774 %)SQL Server 2008
921 (0.739 %)NoSQL
1020 (0.704 %)Data Mining
1119 (0.669 %)DTS
1218 (0.633 %)ETL
1316 (0.563 %)SQL Server 2000
148 (0.281 %)GIS
148 (0.281 %)Informix
157 (0.246 %)Oracle 8/8i
157 (0.246 %)BusinessObjects
165 (0.176 %)Apache Cassandra
174 (0.141 %)Oracle 10g
IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
124 (0.844 %)Hudson
223 (0.809 %)Subversion
315 (0.528 %)Metasploit
411 (0.387 %)Maven
411 (0.387 %)JUnit
57 (0.246 %)Mercurial
66 (0.211 %)Selenium
66 (0.211 %)Rational DOORS
75 (0.176 %)Mockito
75 (0.176 %)TestNG
75 (0.176 %)Ant
75 (0.176 %)Visual Studio
75 (0.176 %)ClearCase
75 (0.176 %)Rational Rose
84 (0.141 %)AppScan
93 (0.106 %)ERwin
93 (0.106 %)JMeter
93 (0.106 %)Git (software)
93 (0.106 %)FitNesse
93 (0.106 %)Atlassian Bamboo
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
1827 (29.10 %)Finance
2189 (6.650 %)Banking
3133 (4.680 %)Legal
4121 (4.258 %)Telecoms
573 (2.569 %)Investment Banking
657 (2.006 %)Law
749 (1.724 %)Retail
843 (1.513 %)Marketing
934 (1.196 %)Financial Institution
1030 (1.056 %)Publishing
1128 (0.985 %)Advertising
1217 (0.598 %)Back Office
1315 (0.528 %)Manufacturing
1413 (0.457 %)Billing
1511 (0.387 %)International Banking
1511 (0.387 %)Local Government
1511 (0.387 %)Games
168 (0.281 %)Military
168 (0.281 %)Front Office
177 (0.246 %)Retail Banking
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
1672 (23.65 %)Consultant
2468 (16.47 %)Analyst
3433 (15.24 %)Security Consultant
4327 (11.51 %)Security Analyst
5294 (10.34 %)Security Manager
6252 (8.867 %)Architect
7193 (6.791 %)Information Manager
8189 (6.650 %)Information Security Consultant
9185 (6.510 %)Security Architect
10173 (6.087 %)Information Security Manager
11133 (4.680 %)Security Specialist
12131 (4.609 %)Security Officer
13122 (4.293 %)Information Analyst
14114 (4.011 %)Information Security Analyst
15110 (3.871 %)Senior Consultant
16105 (3.695 %)Security Engineer
1799 (3.483 %)Information Security Officer
1887 (3.061 %)Developer
1982 (2.885 %)Senior Security Consultant
2068 (2.393 %)IT Consultant
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
1580 (20.41 %)Management Information System
2146 (5.137 %)Computer Science
3121 (4.258 %)CESG
4107 (3.765 %)Data Protection Act
596 (3.378 %)RMADS
686 (3.026 %)CESG CLAS
768 (2.393 %)PKI
862 (2.182 %)Cryptography
958 (2.041 %)Mathematics
1036 (1.267 %)Clustering
1134 (1.196 %)Hedge funds
1233 (1.161 %)Client/Server
1329 (1.020 %)Open Source
1428 (0.985 %)Mainframe
1523 (0.809 %)AS400
1622 (0.774 %)Cloud Computing
1720 (0.704 %)Web 2.0
1819 (0.669 %)Replication
1819 (0.669 %)Smartcard
1819 (0.669 %)Statistics
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
1499 (17.56 %)Windows
2349 (12.28 %)Linux
3347 (12.21 %)UNIX
495 (3.343 %)Windows Server 2003
566 (2.322 %)Windows Server 2008
664 (2.252 %)Solaris
731 (1.091 %)Windows XP
731 (1.091 %)Windows 2000 Server
825 (0.880 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
922 (0.774 %)Windows Vista
1020 (0.704 %)Windows NT
1118 (0.633 %)Windows 7
1216 (0.563 %)AIX
1310 (0.352 %)Windows 2000
149 (0.317 %)Windows CE
157 (0.246 %)CentOS
164 (0.141 %)SUSE
172 (0.070 %)OS/390
172 (0.070 %)Android
172 (0.070 %)OS/400
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
1539 (18.97 %)Risk Management
2434 (15.27 %)Security Management
3360 (12.67 %)ITIL
4341 (12.00 %)Security Architecture
5305 (10.73 %)Penetration Testing
6301 (10.59 %)Project Management
7278 (9.782 %)Business Continuity
8276 (9.711 %)Data Protection
9242 (8.515 %)Information Security Management
10223 (7.847 %)Information Assurance
11214 (7.530 %)SIEM
12200 (7.037 %)Disaster Recovery
13180 (6.334 %)Risk Assessment
14178 (6.263 %)Service Delivery
15176 (6.193 %)Incident Management
16151 (5.313 %)Risk Analysis
17148 (5.208 %)ISMS
18133 (4.680 %)Vulnerability Assessment
19112 (3.941 %)Business Development
2097 (3.413 %)Identity Management
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
1242 (8.515 %)SQL
2160 (5.630 %)Java
3127 (4.469 %)Perl
4109 (3.835 %)C
598 (3.448 %)C#
656 (1.970 %)C++
754 (1.900 %)Python
842 (1.478 %)JavaScript
940 (1.407 %)PHP
1037 (1.302 %)PowerShell
1129 (1.020 %)T-SQL
1224 (0.844 %)Bash shell
1323 (0.809 %)Ruby
1417 (0.598 %)Shell Script
1514 (0.493 %)VB
1613 (0.457 %)PL/SQL
1712 (0.422 %)AWK
1811 (0.387 %)VB.NET
198 (0.281 %)VC++
207 (0.246 %)Delphi
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
1917 (32.27 %)CISSP
2569 (20.02 %)Degree
3489 (17.21 %)CISM
4473 (16.64 %)Security Cleared
5425 (14.95 %)CISA
6313 (11.01 %)SC Cleared
7166 (5.841 %)DV Cleared
8100 (3.519 %)Microsoft Certification
986 (3.026 %)Cisco Certification
1081 (2.850 %)PCI QSA
1178 (2.745 %)CEH
1272 (2.533 %)GIAC
1355 (1.935 %)CCNA
1451 (1.795 %)MCSE
1542 (1.478 %)ITIL Certification
1639 (1.372 %)ISEB
1735 (1.232 %)CCNP
1834 (1.196 %)ISACA
1932 (1.126 %)PRINCE2 Certification
2029 (1.020 %)MCP
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
1916 (32.23 %)ISO/IEC 27001
2530 (18.65 %)PCI DSS
3147 (5.172 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
4119 (4.187 %)COBIT
599 (3.483 %)ISO 9001
660 (2.111 %)ISO/IEC 17799
754 (1.900 %)QA
845 (1.583 %)SLA
943 (1.513 %)BS25999
1035 (1.232 %)JSP 440
1131 (1.091 %)BS7799
1215 (0.528 %)ISO 14001
1314 (0.493 %)HIPAA
1411 (0.387 %)COSO
1411 (0.387 %)ISO 9000
156 (0.211 %)Data Quality
165 (0.176 %)HMG Infosec
171 (0.035 %)CESG Infosec
171 (0.035 %)TickIT
171 (0.035 %)WCAG
IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
1181 (6.369 %)Active Directory
267 (2.357 %)VMware Infrastructure
330 (1.056 %)Nmap
429 (1.020 %)Hyper-V
525 (0.880 %)Snort
613 (0.457 %)VMware ESX
712 (0.422 %)Novell eDirectory
712 (0.422 %)UAG
811 (0.387 %)Terminal Server
99 (0.317 %)vSphere
107 (0.246 %)XenApp
115 (0.176 %)VMware ESXi
124 (0.141 %)XenServer
124 (0.141 %)XenDesktop
133 (0.106 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
133 (0.106 %)Oracle RAC
133 (0.106 %)ISA Server
133 (0.106 %)VMware Workstation
133 (0.106 %)NDS
142 (0.070 %)MetaFrame
IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
198 (3.448 %)Nessus
243 (1.513 %)Tivoli
331 (1.091 %)Tivoli Identity Manager
430 (1.056 %)Novell Identity Manager
516 (0.563 %)SCCM
615 (0.528 %)WSUS
615 (0.528 %)McAfee ePO
713 (0.457 %)CORE IMPACT
812 (0.422 %)Backup Exec
812 (0.422 %)CA SiteMinder
97 (0.246 %)CiscoWorks
97 (0.246 %)Puppet
97 (0.246 %)Splunk
97 (0.246 %)WebInspect
106 (0.211 %)OSSEC
115 (0.176 %)MOM
124 (0.141 %)NetBackup
124 (0.141 %)SCOM
133 (0.106 %)WhatsUp Gold
133 (0.106 %)HP Quality Center
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1365 (12.84 %)Microsoft
2246 (8.656 %)Cisco
3168 (5.911 %)Oracle
4131 (4.609 %)Juniper
5111 (3.906 %)VMware
6109 (3.835 %)CheckPoint
782 (2.885 %)LogLogic
880 (2.815 %)McAfee
968 (2.393 %)ArcSight
1064 (2.252 %)Symantec
1064 (2.252 %)SAP
1148 (1.689 %)Sun
1148 (1.689 %)Citrix
1148 (1.689 %)HP
1245 (1.583 %)Websense
1341 (1.443 %)Blue Coat
1439 (1.372 %)Novell
1537 (1.302 %)IBM
1636 (1.267 %)Sourcefire
1732 (1.126 %)F5