The first table below looks at the demand for PCI DSS skills in IT jobs advertised for the Wales region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited PCI DSS over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category for the Wales region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS)
Rank 76 100 83
Rank change year-on-year
+24 -17
Permanent jobs citing PCI DSS 19 1 3
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Wales 1.525% 0.088% 0.288%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 15.70% 1.000% 3.297%
Number of salaries quoted 19 1 1
Average salary £45,000 £35,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+26.76% +1.42%
UK excluding London average salary £45,000 £52,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year
-14.28% +10.52%
All Quality Assurance & Compliance
Wales
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Quality Assurance & Compliance category
121 100 91
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Wales 9.711% 8.787% 8.742%
Number of salaries quoted 100 65 80
Average salary £37,500 £33,000 £37,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+13.63% -10.81%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £25,450 £28,050
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £49,750 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £41,000
% change year-on-year
- -2.43%
PCI DSS
UK

PCI DSS
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing PCI DSS across the Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

Wales PCI DSS Jobs Demand Trend

PCI DSS
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing PCI DSS across the Wales region.

Wales PCI DSS Salary Trend

PCI DSS
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing PCI DSS across the Wales region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Wales PCI DSS Salary Histogram

PCI DSS
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PCI DSS within the Wales region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
South Wales +20 19 £45,000 +26.76%
PCI DSS
UK

PCI DSS
Top 29 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Wales region citing PCI DSS 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 PCI DSS.

1 17 (85.00%) PCI QSA
2 13 (65.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 13 (65.00%) Firewall
3 12 (60.00%) Network Security
4 11 (55.00%) Qualys
4 11 (55.00%) Nessus
4 11 (55.00%) Network Design
4 11 (55.00%) Data Security
4 11 (55.00%) ITIL
4 11 (55.00%) VPN
4 11 (55.00%) SIEM
4 11 (55.00%) Vulnerability Management
5 9 (45.00%) ArcSight
5 9 (45.00%) S-PLUS
6 2 (10.00%) Finance
7 1 (5.000%) Service Delivery
7 1 (5.000%) Risk Assessment
7 1 (5.000%) Information Security
7 1 (5.000%) Configuration Management
7 1 (5.000%) Windows
7 1 (5.000%) Linux
7 1 (5.000%) Management Information System
7 1 (5.000%) Risk Management
7 1 (5.000%) Intrusion Detection
7 1 (5.000%) COBIT
7 1 (5.000%) ISMS
7 1 (5.000%) Product Management
7 1 (5.000%) Security Architecture
7 1 (5.000%) Information Governance

PCI DSS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Wales region citing PCI DSS 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 PCI DSS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 9 (45.00%) S-PLUS
Communications & Networking
1 13 (65.00%) Firewall
2 12 (60.00%) Network Security
3 11 (55.00%) VPN
4 1 (5.000%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 2 (10.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 18 (90.00%) Analyst
1 18 (90.00%) Security Analyst
2 10 (50.00%) Network Analyst
2 10 (50.00%) Network Security Analyst
3 6 (30.00%) IT Security Analyst
4 1 (5.000%) Information Security Officer
4 1 (5.000%) Security Officer
4 1 (5.000%) Security Operations Analyst
4 1 (5.000%) Operations Analyst
4 1 (5.000%) Architect
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.000%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 1 (5.000%) Windows
1 1 (5.000%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (55.00%) Data Security
1 11 (55.00%) Network Design
1 11 (55.00%) ITIL
1 11 (55.00%) SIEM
1 11 (55.00%) Vulnerability Management
2 1 (5.000%) Information Governance
2 1 (5.000%) Configuration Management
2 1 (5.000%) Service Delivery
2 1 (5.000%) ISMS
2 1 (5.000%) Product Management
2 1 (5.000%) Security Architecture
2 1 (5.000%) Risk Management
2 1 (5.000%) Risk Assessment
2 1 (5.000%) Information Security
Qualifications
1 17 (85.00%) PCI QSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (65.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (5.000%) COBIT
Systems Management
1 11 (55.00%) Nessus
Vendors
1 11 (55.00%) Qualys
2 9 (45.00%) ArcSight
Caerphilly, Mid Glamorgan
Security Operations Analyst - Network Security, PCI, ISO27001... Knowledge of Security networking products including firewalls, IDS/ IPS and VPN's plus... ITIL standards. SIEM products such as LogRhythm or...
Zorba Consulting Limited
Salary: £40000 - £60000 per annum + Bonus & Competitive Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Caerphilly, Mid Glamorgan
Key Skills: Security, Analyst, PCI, DSS, QSA... As an IT Security Analyst you will be expected to: manage and track security incidents and formulate incident reports for major...
Computer Recruiter Ltd
Salary: To £45K (incl. Bonus) + Benefits
Posted: 18 May 2013