Information Security Jobs in the West Midlands
 
Demand Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for Information Security skills 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 over the 3 months to 24 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 Processes & Methodologies category for the West Midlands region.

Location
 3 months to
24 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Information Security (INFOSEC)
Rank 112 143 126
Rank change year-on-year
+31 -17
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 93 42 52
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 1.850% 0.921% 1.246%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.467% 1.328% 1.805%
Number of salaries quoted 59 34 43
Average salary £51,750 £34,750 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+48.92% -13.12%
90% offered a salary of more than £35,350 £25,000 £37,400
10% offered a salary of more than £67,500 £53,500 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £50,000 £50,000 £46,250
% change year-on-year
- +8.10%
Search 19 Information Security jobs in the West Midlands
All Processes & Methodologies
West Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category		 3770 3162 2881
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 74.98% 69.37% 69.06%
Number of salaries quoted 3158 2737 2424
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £26,500 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £62,500 £62,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Information Security
England

Information Security
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Information Security Jobs Demand Trend

Information Security
Salary Trend

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

West Midlands Information Security Salary Trend

Information Security
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Information Security across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

West Midlands Information Security Salary Histogram

Information Security
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 West Midlands region over the 3 months to 24 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 - 33 £47,500 -
Staffordshire +3 15 £50,000 +100.00%
Birmingham -15 15 £45,000 +20.00%
Shropshire +10 13 £50,000 -
Warwickshire +13 12 £65,000 +104.67%
Solihull -14 1 £32,000 -
Information Security
England

Information Security
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region 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.

1 83 (62.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 55 (41.67%) CISSP
2 55 (41.67%) CISM
3 47 (35.61%) Risk Management
4 45 (34.09%) Security Management
5 42 (31.82%) CISA
6 39 (29.55%) Management Information System
7 36 (27.27%) Windows
8 34 (25.76%) Information Security Management
9 29 (21.97%) Firewall
10 28 (21.21%) COBIT
11 24 (18.18%) PCI DSS
12 22 (16.67%) Penetration Testing
12 22 (16.67%) Project Management
13 21 (15.91%) Data Protection
14 20 (15.15%) ITIL
15 19 (14.39%) Legal
15 19 (14.39%) Degree
16 17 (12.88%) UNIX
17 16 (12.12%) Integration Testing
17 16 (12.12%) Information Governance
18 15 (11.36%) Security Testing
18 15 (11.36%) Risk Assessment
19 14 (10.61%) CEH
19 14 (10.61%) Active Directory
19 14 (10.61%) Process Management
19 14 (10.61%) Enterprise Architecture
20 13 (9.848%) Change Management
21 12 (9.091%) SQL
21 12 (9.091%) Computer Science

Information Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region 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.

Application Development
1 5 (3.788%) .NET
Application Platforms
1 3 (2.273%) IIS
2 1 (0.758%) Exchange Server 2007
2 1 (0.758%) MS Exchange
2 1 (0.758%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (0.758%) MS PowerPoint
1 1 (0.758%) MS Office
1 1 (0.758%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 29 (21.97%) Firewall
2 11 (8.333%) DHCP
2 11 (8.333%) DNS
2 11 (8.333%) Wireless
3 5 (3.788%) TCP/IP
4 2 (1.515%) VPN
4 2 (1.515%) Network Security
5 1 (0.758%) iSCSI
5 1 (0.758%) NAS
5 1 (0.758%) Internet
5 1 (0.758%) HTTP
5 1 (0.758%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.030%) SQL Server Reporting Services
1 4 (3.030%) SQL Server Integration Services
General
1 19 (14.39%) Legal
2 10 (7.576%) Finance
2 10 (7.576%) Retail
3 8 (6.061%) Law
4 3 (2.273%) Local Government
5 1 (0.758%) Banking
5 1 (0.758%) Back Office
5 1 (0.758%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 44 (33.33%) Security Manager
2 36 (27.27%) Analyst
3 30 (22.73%) Security Analyst
4 23 (17.42%) Information Manager
4 23 (17.42%) Information Security Manager
5 15 (11.36%) Information Analyst
5 15 (11.36%) Information Security Analyst
6 12 (9.091%) Consultant
7 11 (8.333%) IT Security Analyst
7 11 (8.333%) Senior Analyst
7 11 (8.333%) Team Leader
8 8 (6.061%) Audit Manager
8 8 (6.061%) Compliance Manager
8 8 (6.061%) Security Specialist
8 8 (6.061%) Security Officer
8 8 (6.061%) Information Security Officer
9 7 (5.303%) IT Security Specialist
10 6 (4.545%) Security Consultant
10 6 (4.545%) Security Engineer
10 6 (4.545%) IT Audit Manager
Miscellaneous
1 39 (29.55%) Management Information System
2 12 (9.091%) Computer Science
3 10 (7.576%) Data Protection Act
4 5 (3.788%) Cryptography
5 4 (3.030%) Mobile App
6 3 (2.273%) CESG
6 3 (2.273%) CESG CLAS
7 2 (1.515%) RMADS
Operating Systems
1 36 (27.27%) Windows
2 17 (12.88%) UNIX
3 5 (3.788%) Linux
4 1 (0.758%) Windows Server 2008
4 1 (0.758%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (35.61%) Risk Management
2 45 (34.09%) Security Management
3 34 (25.76%) Information Security Management
4 22 (16.67%) Penetration Testing
4 22 (16.67%) Project Management
5 21 (15.91%) Data Protection
6 20 (15.15%) ITIL
7 16 (12.12%) Integration Testing
7 16 (12.12%) Information Governance
8 15 (11.36%) Security Testing
8 15 (11.36%) Risk Assessment
9 14 (10.61%) Process Management
9 14 (10.61%) Enterprise Architecture
10 13 (9.848%) Change Management
11 11 (8.333%) Business Continuity
12 9 (6.818%) Risk Analysis
12 9 (6.818%) Vulnerability Management
13 7 (5.303%) Service Delivery
14 5 (3.788%) E-Discovery
14 5 (3.788%) Systems Analysis
Programming Languages
1 12 (9.091%) SQL
2 5 (3.788%) Java
3 2 (1.515%) C
3 2 (1.515%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 55 (41.67%) CISSP
1 55 (41.67%) CISM
2 42 (31.82%) CISA
3 19 (14.39%) Degree
4 14 (10.61%) CEH
5 9 (6.818%) Security Cleared
6 7 (5.303%) SC Cleared
7 6 (4.545%) CCNA
7 6 (4.545%) Cisco Certification
8 5 (3.788%) CISMP
9 4 (3.030%) IRCA
10 3 (2.273%) PCI QSA
11 1 (0.758%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 83 (62.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 28 (21.21%) COBIT
3 24 (18.18%) PCI DSS
4 8 (6.061%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 7 (5.303%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.758%) QA
6 1 (0.758%) ISO 14001
6 1 (0.758%) ISO/IEC 17799
System Software
1 14 (10.61%) Active Directory
2 3 (2.273%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.758%) ISA Server
Systems Management
1 2 (1.515%) CA SiteMinder
1 2 (1.515%) Nessus
1 2 (1.515%) SolarWinds Orion
1 2 (1.515%) McAfee ePO
Vendors
1 11 (8.333%) Remedy
2 9 (6.818%) Microsoft
3 6 (4.545%) Cisco
4 3 (2.273%) VMware
5 2 (1.515%) Citrix
5 2 (1.515%) CA
5 2 (1.515%) McAfee
5 2 (1.515%) Tripwire
5 2 (1.515%) ArcSight
Information Security Manager
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
Information Security Manager
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
IT Compliance Analyst - Staffordshire - £50k - £60k
Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire
You will be responsible for the analysis, design, integration, testing, implementation, support and security of IT Systems... Other responsibilities will include: - Information Governance, Information Security, Risk Control and...
Smart Sourcing
Salary: From £50,000 to £60,000 per annum
Posted: 24 May 2013
Information Security and Compliance Manager
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
Information Security Analyst -PERM-WMidlands
West Midlands
A leading UK brand and house hold name is currently looking for a talented Information Security Analyst to join a brand new team responsible for group wide IT...
Salt
Salary: Market Salary + Good Package
Posted: 21 May 2013
Information Security Analyst
Coventry
Previous information security in not 100% essential but ideal, however this role could be suitable for a candidate with a good general understanding of IT infrastructure, previous minor...
Scope AT
Salary: Competitive + bonus + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Senior Information Security Analyst
Coventry
Senior Information Security Analyst - Minimum 3-5 years experience - CISSP, CISM, CISA, CEH, Forensic Information Security, Information Security & Compliance, Information Security Policy Writing, Ecommerce information security, Firewalls, Risk,...
Scope AT
Salary: Competitive + bonus + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Information Security Team Lead (Security, Compliance, ISO27001, COBIT)
Walsgrave, Coventry, West Midlands
Working closely with your team and internal IT colleagues, you'll develop and maintain an effective and co-ordinated set of pro-active and reactive information security processes...
Sainsburys
Salary: attractive
Posted: 24 May 2013
Information Security Team Lead
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
you will be responsible for all Information Security and Compliance, including all legislative, regulatory and audit project requirements, looking into Information Security breaches and raising awareness of Information...
Sainsburys
Salary: £attractive
Posted: 14 May 2013
Information Security Analyst
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
Walsgrave, Coventry. £attractive. As an... with Sainsbury’s, you will authorise and monitor access to IT facilities and infrastructure, implementing established security policies. Methodical, organised, accurate and reliable,...
Sainsburys
Salary: £attractive
Posted: 15 May 2013
Information Security Analyst (Compliance, Performance, IT Security, Risk)
Walsgrave, Coventry, West Midlands
Information Security Analyst Walsgrave, Coventry £attractive As an Information Security Analyst with Sainsbury's, you will authorise and monitor access to IT facilities and infrastructure, implementing established security...
Sainsburys
Salary: £attractive
Posted: 24 May 2013
Senior Information Security Analyst - Coventry, infosec
West Midlands
Ability to design processes suited to a sophisticated IT operation Ideally a CISSP or CISM or CISA or CEH or MSc Information Security or equivalent Ability to work...
Salt
Salary: Market Salaries / Good Package
Posted: 21 May 2013
Information Security and Compliance Manager
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
Information Security and Compliance Manager (Application Development, System Implementation, Security, Compliance)
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: 24 May 2013
Information Security and Compliance Manager
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
Information Security Team Lead
Coventry
There are 4 teams which need managing, preference will be given to candidates with experience in these areas: Forensic Information Security InfoSec & Compliance InfoSec for Improving internal policies...
Scope AT
Salary: Competitive + bonus + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Information Security Analyst (Security, Analyst, DNS/DHCP, mobile)
Walsgrave, Coventry, West Midlands
With a recognised Information Security qualification and the ability to design processes suited to our complex IT operation, you will be expert in security risk analysis techniques, network...
Sainsburys
Salary: attractive
Posted: 24 May 2013
Information Security Analyst
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
With a recognised Information Security qualification and the ability to design processes suited to our complex IT operation, you will be expert in security risk analysis techniques, network...
Sainsburys
Salary: £attractive
Posted: 14 May 2013
Infrastructure Project Manager
West Midlands
A market leading e-commerce business based in Stoke on Trent are currently seeking an experienced Infrastructure Manager to join the team... Experience Necessary: Certification in Project Management...
Monarch Recruitment
Salary: £45000 to £60000 per annum - Excellent benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013
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