The first table below looks at the demand for the Head of Security role in IT jobs advertised for the West Sussex region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Head of Security in their job title over the 3 months to 19 June 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 Sussex region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Head of Security
Rank 105 101 -
Rank change year-on-year
-4 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Security 5 4 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Sussex 0.346% 0.263% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.361% 0.275% -
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
Average salary £74,500 - -
UK excluding London average salary £75,000 £87,500 £77,500
% change year-on-year
-14.28% +12.90%
All Job Titles
West Sussex
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1385 1457 1347
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Sussex 95.91% 95.73% 95.40%
Number of salaries quoted 1153 1186 1162
Average salary £39,000 £40,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-2.50% +14.28%
90% offered a salary of more than £23,500 £25,000 £23,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £57,500 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-1.29% +2.66%
Head of Security
South East

Head of Security
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Sussex Head of Security Jobs Demand Trend

Head of Security
Salary Trend

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

West Sussex Head of Security Salary Trend

Head of Security
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Security within the West Sussex region over the 3 months to 19 June 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
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Vacancies
Crawley -3 3 £74,500 - 1
Gatwick - 2 £69,000 -
Head of Security
South East

Head of Security
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the West Sussex region that cited Head of Security 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 Head of Security in their job title.

1 5 (100.00%) ITIL
1 5 (100.00%) Information Security
1 5 (100.00%) IT Governance
1 5 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 5 (100.00%) COBIT
1 5 (100.00%) PCI DSS
2 3 (60.00%) Statistics
2 3 (60.00%) Risk Assessment
2 3 (60.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
2 3 (60.00%) Penetration Testing
3 2 (40.00%) Asset Management
3 2 (40.00%) Disaster Recovery
3 2 (40.00%) Risk Management
3 2 (40.00%) Business Continuity

Head of Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the West Sussex region that cited Head of Security 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 Head of Security in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) Statistics
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) ITIL
1 5 (100.00%) Information Security
1 5 (100.00%) IT Governance
2 3 (60.00%) Risk Assessment
2 3 (60.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
2 3 (60.00%) Penetration Testing
3 2 (40.00%) Asset Management
3 2 (40.00%) Disaster Recovery
3 2 (40.00%) Risk Management
3 2 (40.00%) Business Continuity
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 5 (100.00%) COBIT
1 5 (100.00%) PCI DSS
Crawley, West Sussex
You will have extensive process experience and knowledge of IT Governance & Security including PCI - DSS compliance , COBIT , ITiL , as well as ISO 27001 and BS25559 . Responsibilities include: As...
Reflex Computer Recruitment
Salary: £74000 - £75000 per annum + Bens and Bonus
Posted: 18 June 2013
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