The first table below looks at the demand for the Information Security Manager role in IT jobs advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Information Security Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 23 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 Job Titles advertised for the West Midlands region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Information Security Manager
Rank 185 181 171
Rank change year-on-year
-4 -10
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Manager 19 3 1
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 0.379% 0.066% 0.024%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.395% 0.069% 0.025%
Number of salaries quoted 9 2 1
Average salary £65,000 £55,000 £50,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+18.18% +10.00%
UK excluding London average salary £60,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year
+9.09% +10.00%
All Job Titles
West Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
4806 4353 4043
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 95.97% 95.88% 95.74%
Number of salaries quoted 3989 3821 3443
Average salary £37,500 £37,500 £37,500
90% offered a salary of more than £23,500 £25,000 £24,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Information Security Manager
England

Information Security Manager
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Information Security Manager across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

West Midlands Information Security Manager Jobs Demand Trend

Information Security Manager
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Information Security Manager across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Information Security Manager Salary Trend

Information Security Manager
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Information Security Manager across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

West Midlands Information Security Manager Salary Histogram

Information Security Manager
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security Manager within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 23 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
Coventry - 10 - -
Birmingham -5 4 £45,000 -18.18%
Warwickshire - 4 £65,000 -
Information Security Manager
England

Information Security Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Information Security Manager in their job title 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 with Information Security Manager in their job title.

1 23 (100.00%) Information Security
2 21 (91.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 13 (56.52%) CISSP
4 11 (47.83%) COBIT
5 10 (43.48%) Legal
5 10 (43.48%) Information Security Management
5 10 (43.48%) Security Management
5 10 (43.48%) Management Information System
6 9 (39.13%) CISA
6 9 (39.13%) CISM
7 8 (34.78%) Process Management
7 8 (34.78%) Firewall
7 8 (34.78%) Risk Management
8 7 (30.43%) ITIL
8 7 (30.43%) Security Testing
9 6 (26.09%) Risk Assessment
9 6 (26.09%) SC Cleared
9 6 (26.09%) Security Cleared
9 6 (26.09%) Cisco Certification
9 6 (26.09%) Project Management
9 6 (26.09%) CCNA
10 4 (17.39%) Data Protection
11 3 (13.04%) Windows
12 2 (8.696%) Linux
12 2 (8.696%) TCP/IP
12 2 (8.696%) SQL
12 2 (8.696%) Migration
12 2 (8.696%) Cryptography
12 2 (8.696%) Online Security
12 2 (8.696%) Systems Analysis

Information Security Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Information Security Manager in their job title 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 with Information Security Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 8 (34.78%) Firewall
2 2 (8.696%) TCP/IP
3 1 (4.348%) DNS
3 1 (4.348%) DHCP
General
1 10 (43.48%) Legal
2 1 (4.348%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 10 (43.48%) Management Information System
2 2 (8.696%) Cryptography
2 2 (8.696%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 3 (13.04%) Windows
2 2 (8.696%) Linux
3 1 (4.348%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (100.00%) Information Security
2 10 (43.48%) Information Security Management
2 10 (43.48%) Security Management
3 8 (34.78%) Process Management
3 8 (34.78%) Risk Management
4 7 (30.43%) ITIL
4 7 (30.43%) Security Testing
5 6 (26.09%) Risk Assessment
5 6 (26.09%) Project Management
6 4 (17.39%) Data Protection
7 2 (8.696%) Migration
7 2 (8.696%) Online Security
7 2 (8.696%) Systems Analysis
7 2 (8.696%) E-Discovery
7 2 (8.696%) Vulnerability Management
8 1 (4.348%) E-Commerce
Programming Languages
1 2 (8.696%) SQL
Qualifications
1 13 (56.52%) CISSP
2 9 (39.13%) CISA
2 9 (39.13%) CISM
3 6 (26.09%) SC Cleared
3 6 (26.09%) Security Cleared
3 6 (26.09%) Cisco Certification
3 6 (26.09%) CCNA
4 2 (8.696%) Degree
5 1 (4.348%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (91.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 11 (47.83%) COBIT
System Software
1 1 (4.348%) Active Directory
Atherstone, West Midlands
As the Information Security Manager you will provide leadership and oversight for all Information Security across the business and IT, setting high level strategy and policy, to ensure...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £60000 - £70000 per annum + + Car + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Atherstone, West Midlands
As the Information Security Manager you will provide leadership and oversight for all Information Security across the business and IT, setting high level strategy and policy, to ensure...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £60000 - £70000 per annum + + Car + Benefits
Posted: 2 May 2013
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
you will support the creation of policy for information security, ensuring compliance with identified legislative, regulatory and audit requirements. A track record of successfully managing an information security...
Sainsburys
Salary: £attractive
Posted: 15 May 2013
Walsgrave, Coventry, West Midlands
Information Security and Compliance Manager Walsgrave, Coventry £attractive As Information Security and Compliance Manager, you will support the creation of policy for information security, ensuring compliance with identified...
Sainsburys
Salary: £attractive
Posted: 23 May 2013
Coventry
The candidate must also a minimum of 3-5 years of solid information security management from either a major blue-chip/Financial Services/FTSE100 company.The candidate will...
Scope AT
Salary: Competitive + bonus + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Coventry
The candidate must also a minimum of 3-5 years of solid information security management... Principle accountabilities: Working with the Architects, support the creation of the IT Division'...
Scope AT
Salary: Competitive + bonus + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013