The first part of the table below looks at the demand for ISO/IEC 27001 skills in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited ISO/IEC 27001 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 Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

ISO/IEC 27001
Location
3 months to
22 May 2012
Same period 2011Same period 2010
Rank351355362
Rank change year-on-year
Up+4Up+7
Matching permanent IT job ads788718480
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.653 %0.586 %0.503 %
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category7.272 %7.258 %6.824 %
Number of salaries quoted650626391
Average salary£55,000£50,000£50,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+10.00 %-0.99 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£35,000£35,000£32,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£72,500£65,000£67,500
UK excluding London average salary£52,500£50,000£47,500
% change year-on-year
+5.00 %+5.26 %
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryAll Quality Assurance & Compliance
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Quality Assurance & Compliance category
1083698937034
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK8.986 %8.068 %7.367 %
Number of salaries quoted890781565641
Average salary£45,000£45,000£45,000
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£28,000£29,500£27,000
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 %

ISO/IEC 27001
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

ISO/IEC 27001 Demand Trend

ISO/IEC 27001
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 within the UK.

ISO/IEC 27001 Salary Trend

ISO/IEC 27001
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 over the 3 months to 22 May 2012 within the UK.

ISO/IEC 27001 Salary Histogram

ISO/IEC 27001
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ISO/IEC 27001 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
EnglandUp+10751£55,000+10.00 %
LondonUp+14291£60,000+14.28 %
South EastDown-3195£55,000+15.78 %
SurreyUp+1967£60,000+33.33 %
North WestUp+567£57,500+6.97 %
South WestDown-4263£47,500-9.52 %
City of LondonUp+558£57,500+9.52 %
BerkshireDown-2158£57,500+27.77 %
East of EnglandUp+2149£45,000+2.85 %
GloucestershireUp+841£47,500-13.63 %
CheshireUp+940£60,000-
HampshireUp+334£40,750-6.85 %
ReadingDown-630£57,500+27.77 %
YorkshireDown-1930£42,000+12.00 %
West MidlandsDown-1727£39,500-21.00 %
HertfordshireUp+1823£45,000+24.13 %
ManchesterDown-922£42,500-15.00 %
StainesUp+2021£50,000-37.50 %
North EastUp+718£45,000+11.11 %
BirminghamDown-318£37,500+2.73 %
CheltenhamDown-918£32,500-38.09 %
West SussexUp+2116£60,000+4.11 %
Tyne and WearUp+1416£45,000+11.11 %
South YorkshireUp+216£34,500-23.33 %
GloucesterDown-816£45,000-25.00 %
WarringtonDown-1415£56,250+59.57 %
East MidlandsNo change014£45,000+32.35 %
West YorkshireDown-1914£42,500+21.42 %
LeedsDown-1513£42,500+21.42 %
GatesheadNew entry-13£45,000-

ISO/IEC 27001
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2012, IT jobs within the UK citing ISO/IEC 27001 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 ISO/IEC 27001.

1916 (56.79 %)Information Security
2581 (36.02 %)CISSP
3496 (30.75 %)PCI DSS
4447 (27.71 %)ITIL
5392 (24.30 %)Firewall
6371 (23.00 %)Finance
7332 (20.58 %)Windows
8298 (18.47 %)CISM
9296 (18.35 %)Microsoft
10290 (17.98 %)Risk Management
11282 (17.48 %)Security Management
12275 (17.05 %)CISA
13274 (16.99 %)Security Cleared
14273 (16.92 %)Management Information System
15262 (16.24 %)Cisco
16256 (15.87 %)Network Security
17253 (15.69 %)Degree
18224 (13.89 %)UNIX
19211 (13.08 %)Business Continuity
20208 (12.90 %)Linux
21196 (12.15 %)Project Management
21196 (12.15 %)SC Cleared
22176 (10.91 %)Security Architecture
23173 (10.73 %)Data Protection
24143 (8.865 %)Cisco Certification
25141 (8.741 %)Telecoms
26140 (8.679 %)Risk Assessment
26140 (8.679 %)ISO 9001
27139 (8.617 %)Information Security Management
28138 (8.555 %)Disaster Recovery

ISO/IEC 27001
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2012, IT jobs within the UK citing ISO/IEC 27001 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 ISO/IEC 27001. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
184 (5.208 %)Web Services
248 (2.976 %).NET
248 (2.976 %)CSS
317 (1.054 %)ASP
317 (1.054 %)XML
415 (0.930 %)Regular Expression
514 (0.868 %)HTML
514 (0.868 %)SOAP
612 (0.744 %)SAML
711 (0.682 %)JSP
711 (0.682 %)ASP.NET
88 (0.496 %)ODBC
97 (0.434 %)LAMP
97 (0.434 %)Java EE
97 (0.434 %)MDX
106 (0.372 %)REST
106 (0.372 %)J2EE
114 (0.248 %)Flash
114 (0.248 %)Ajax
114 (0.248 %)FIX Protocol
IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
186 (5.332 %)IIS
260 (3.720 %)MS Exchange
337 (2.294 %)Exchange Server 2010
426 (1.612 %)SAS
426 (1.612 %)SharePoint
524 (1.488 %)Exchange Server 2007
622 (1.364 %)CMS
721 (1.302 %)Apache
820 (1.240 %)Exchange Server 2003
912 (0.744 %)EPiServer CMS
1010 (0.620 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
115 (0.310 %)SharePoint 2010
124 (0.248 %)Tomcat
133 (0.186 %)SharePoint Server
133 (0.186 %)Drupal
142 (0.124 %)WebLogic
151 (0.062 %)BizTalk Server
151 (0.062 %)Lotus Notes
151 (0.062 %)Office Communications Server
151 (0.062 %)Amazon EC2
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
1136 (8.431 %)MS Excel
239 (2.418 %)MS Visio
239 (2.418 %)MS Office
322 (1.364 %)MS PowerPoint
48 (0.496 %)MS Project
53 (0.186 %)InfoPath
62 (0.124 %)SPSS
71 (0.062 %)Spreadsheet
IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
19 (0.558 %)Dynamics NAV
28 (0.496 %)SAP GRC
33 (0.186 %)SAP ERP
33 (0.186 %)SAP R/3
33 (0.186 %)SAP CRM
42 (0.124 %)Google Analytics
51 (0.062 %)Dynamics CRM
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
1392 (24.30 %)Firewall
2256 (15.87 %)Network Security
3118 (7.316 %)VPN
4103 (6.386 %)Internet
5102 (6.324 %)TCP/IP
683 (5.146 %)DNS
782 (5.084 %)Intrusion Detection
869 (4.278 %)SAN
967 (4.154 %)VLAN
1057 (3.534 %)WAN
1152 (3.224 %)Cisco ASA
1251 (3.162 %)LAN
1251 (3.162 %)OSPF
1251 (3.162 %)BGP
1344 (2.728 %)SNMP
1441 (2.542 %)TACACS
1539 (2.418 %)SSL
1632 (1.984 %)MPLS
1632 (1.984 %)Wireless
1726 (1.612 %)Cisco PIX
IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
185 (5.270 %)SQL Server
223 (1.426 %)MySQL
320 (1.240 %)SQL Server 2005
416 (0.992 %)SQL Server Integration Services
416 (0.992 %)Oracle 8/8i
515 (0.930 %)SQL Server 2008
613 (0.806 %)Data Warehouse
79 (0.558 %)ETL
79 (0.558 %)PostgreSQL
79 (0.558 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
88 (0.496 %)OLAP
97 (0.434 %)Star Schema
97 (0.434 %)Oracle OLAP
97 (0.434 %)Pentaho
105 (0.310 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
105 (0.310 %)DB2
113 (0.186 %)SQL Server 2000
113 (0.186 %)RDBMS
122 (0.124 %)Informix
122 (0.124 %)MS Access
IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
19 (0.558 %)Rational DOORS
28 (0.496 %)JIRA
37 (0.434 %)Subversion
46 (0.372 %)Visual Studio
46 (0.372 %)Rational Rose
52 (0.124 %)JMeter
52 (0.124 %)AppScan
52 (0.124 %)StarTeam
52 (0.124 %)Selenium
52 (0.124 %)Talend Open Studio
52 (0.124 %)Metasploit
52 (0.124 %)Hudson
52 (0.124 %)JUnit
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
1371 (23.00 %)Finance
2141 (8.741 %)Telecoms
388 (5.456 %)Banking
463 (3.906 %)Legal
542 (2.604 %)Law
634 (2.108 %)Retail
728 (1.736 %)Marketing
827 (1.674 %)Advertising
916 (0.992 %)Investment Banking
1013 (0.806 %)Back Office
1111 (0.682 %)Local Government
1111 (0.682 %)Publishing
1111 (0.682 %)International Banking
128 (0.496 %)Games
136 (0.372 %)Military
136 (0.372 %)Aerospace
145 (0.310 %)Manufacturing
145 (0.310 %)Financial Institution
154 (0.248 %)Russian Language
162 (0.124 %)Private Banking
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
1373 (23.12 %)Consultant
2267 (16.55 %)Security Consultant
3242 (15.00 %)Analyst
4177 (10.97 %)Security Analyst
5171 (10.60 %)Security Manager
6163 (10.11 %)Architect
7139 (8.617 %)Security Architect
891 (5.642 %)Information Security Consultant
986 (5.332 %)Information Manager
1083 (5.146 %)Security Officer
1177 (4.774 %)Information Security Manager
1275 (4.650 %)Network Engineer
1366 (4.092 %)Security Engineer
1460 (3.720 %)Service Manager
1559 (3.658 %)Information Analyst
1657 (3.534 %)Senior Consultant
1755 (3.410 %)Information Security Officer
1851 (3.162 %)Security Specialist
1950 (3.100 %)Information Security Analyst
2042 (2.604 %)IT Consultant
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
1273 (16.92 %)Management Information System
283 (5.146 %)Data Protection Act
359 (3.658 %)RMADS
456 (3.472 %)CESG
544 (2.728 %)PKI
641 (2.542 %)Computer Science
735 (2.170 %)CESG CLAS
832 (1.984 %)Clustering
929 (1.798 %)Mathematics
1026 (1.612 %)SaaS
1116 (0.992 %)CMDB
1116 (0.992 %)Cryptography
1215 (0.930 %)Statistics
1313 (0.806 %)Client/Server
1412 (0.744 %)Blackberry
1511 (0.682 %)NHS
1511 (0.682 %)Freedom of Information
1511 (0.682 %)SecurID
169 (0.558 %)CCTV
169 (0.558 %)PMI
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
1332 (20.58 %)Windows
2224 (13.89 %)UNIX
3208 (12.90 %)Linux
478 (4.836 %)Windows Server 2003
563 (3.906 %)Windows Server 2008
639 (2.418 %)Solaris
718 (1.116 %)Windows XP
718 (1.116 %)Windows 7
817 (1.054 %)AIX
915 (0.930 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
1011 (0.682 %)Windows NT
1110 (0.620 %)Windows 2000 Server
127 (0.434 %)Windows CE
133 (0.186 %)HPUX
141 (0.062 %)VMS
141 (0.062 %)Windows 2000
141 (0.062 %)Windows Vista
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
1916 (56.79 %)Information Security
2447 (27.71 %)ITIL
3290 (17.98 %)Risk Management
4282 (17.48 %)Security Management
5211 (13.08 %)Business Continuity
6196 (12.15 %)Project Management
7176 (10.91 %)Security Architecture
8173 (10.73 %)Data Protection
9140 (8.679 %)Risk Assessment
10139 (8.617 %)Information Security Management
11138 (8.555 %)Disaster Recovery
12135 (8.369 %)Service Delivery
13134 (8.308 %)ISMS
14122 (7.564 %)Penetration Testing
15112 (6.944 %)Incident Management
16107 (6.634 %)SIEM
17103 (6.386 %)Risk Analysis
1890 (5.580 %)Vulnerability Assessment
1988 (5.456 %)PRINCE2
2085 (5.270 %)Information Assurance
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
1136 (8.431 %)SQL
291 (5.642 %)C
357 (3.534 %)Java
431 (1.922 %)C#
526 (1.612 %)Perl
622 (1.364 %)PHP
716 (0.992 %)Python
815 (0.930 %)PowerShell
911 (0.682 %)T-SQL
1010 (0.620 %)Shell Script
119 (0.558 %)VB.NET
127 (0.434 %)PL/SQL
127 (0.434 %)JavaScript
127 (0.434 %)Delphi
136 (0.372 %)C++
144 (0.248 %)VB
144 (0.248 %)Bash shell
152 (0.124 %)VBA
152 (0.124 %)VB6
152 (0.124 %)Ruby
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
1581 (36.02 %)CISSP
2298 (18.47 %)CISM
3275 (17.05 %)CISA
4274 (16.99 %)Security Cleared
5253 (15.69 %)Degree
6196 (12.15 %)SC Cleared
7143 (8.865 %)Cisco Certification
8102 (6.324 %)CCNP
989 (5.518 %)DV Cleared
1082 (5.084 %)Microsoft Certification
1161 (3.782 %)PCI QSA
1256 (3.472 %)CCNA
1355 (3.410 %)ITIL Certification
1452 (3.224 %)MCSE
1550 (3.100 %)CCSP
1635 (2.170 %)MCSA
1635 (2.170 %)MCITP
1730 (1.860 %)CEH
1827 (1.674 %)CCIE
1925 (1.550 %)PRINCE2 Certification
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
1496 (30.75 %)PCI DSS
2140 (8.679 %)ISO 9001
3110 (6.820 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
472 (4.464 %)COBIT
544 (2.728 %)SLA
643 (2.666 %)BS7799
643 (2.666 %)ISO/IEC 17799
742 (2.604 %)BS25999
838 (2.356 %)QA
935 (2.170 %)JSP 440
1025 (1.550 %)ISO 14001
1025 (1.550 %)ISO 9000
1123 (1.426 %)HMG Infosec
1219 (1.178 %)HIPAA
134 (0.248 %)COSO
143 (0.186 %)ISO/IEC 20000
151 (0.062 %)TickIT
IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
1112 (6.944 %)Active Directory
243 (2.666 %)VMware Infrastructure
321 (1.302 %)vSphere
417 (1.054 %)Hyper-V
514 (0.868 %)Nmap
68 (0.496 %)Snort
76 (0.372 %)UAG
76 (0.372 %)VMware ESXi
83 (0.186 %)ProxySG
92 (0.124 %)NFS
92 (0.124 %)Postfix
92 (0.124 %)XenApp
92 (0.124 %)MetaFrame
92 (0.124 %)VMware ESX
92 (0.124 %)VMware Workstation
101 (0.062 %)Squid
101 (0.062 %)MailMarshal
101 (0.062 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
101 (0.062 %)Oracle RAC
101 (0.062 %)VMware Server
IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
147 (2.914 %)Nessus
225 (1.550 %)NetBackup
225 (1.550 %)Tivoli
318 (1.116 %)PureDisk
417 (1.054 %)Backup Exec
511 (0.682 %)Cisco CUCM
610 (0.620 %)Norton AntiVirus
79 (0.558 %)Novell Identity Manager
79 (0.558 %)Tivoli Identity Manager
88 (0.496 %)OpenView
97 (0.434 %)Puppet
106 (0.372 %)WhatsUp Gold
115 (0.310 %)WebInspect
115 (0.310 %)WSUS
124 (0.248 %)SCCM
124 (0.248 %)SCOM
133 (0.186 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
142 (0.124 %)OpenView Configuration Management
142 (0.124 %)WMI
142 (0.124 %)Tivoli Endpoint Manager
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1296 (18.35 %)Microsoft
2262 (16.24 %)Cisco
3100 (6.200 %)VMware
482 (5.084 %)Juniper
574 (4.588 %)Oracle
666 (4.092 %)HP
762 (3.844 %)CheckPoint
845 (2.790 %)Symantec
930 (1.860 %)SAP
1027 (1.674 %)McAfee
1126 (1.612 %)Sun
1126 (1.612 %)ArcSight
1126 (1.612 %)LogLogic
1225 (1.550 %)IBM
1324 (1.488 %)Citrix
1423 (1.426 %)Blue Coat
1522 (1.364 %)Tripwire
1621 (1.302 %)Red Hat
1720 (1.240 %)Intel
1819 (1.178 %)CA