The first table below looks at the demand for CISSP in IT jobs advertised for the West Yorkshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited CISSP 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 Qualifications for the West Yorkshire region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
Rank 116 162 141
Rank change year-on-year
+46 -21
Permanent jobs citing CISSP 58 9 13
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Yorkshire 1.595% 0.282% 0.434%
As % of the Qualifications category 6.402% 1.134% 1.976%
Number of salaries quoted 8 9 13
Average salary £57,500 £45,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+27.77% +28.57%
90% offered a salary of more than £44,550 £39,250 £32,500
10% offered a salary of more than £63,600 £52,750 £54,500
UK excluding London average salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year
-4.76% +5.00%
All Qualifications
West Yorkshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
906 794 658
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Yorkshire 24.92% 24.91% 21.96%
Number of salaries quoted 676 651 554
Average salary £35,000 £37,500 £34,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.66% +8.69%
90% offered a salary of more than £23,500 £22,500 £23,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £50,300 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year
- +3.89%
CISSP
Yorkshire

CISSP
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing CISSP across the West Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

West Yorkshire CISSP Jobs Demand Trend

CISSP
Salary Trend

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

West Yorkshire CISSP Salary Trend

CISSP
Salary Histogram

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

West Yorkshire CISSP Salary Histogram

CISSP
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISSP within the West Yorkshire 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
Leeds -4 19 £60,000 +33.33%
Bradford - 3 £43,500 -
CISSP
Yorkshire

CISSP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing CISSP 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 CISSP.

1 61 (70.11%) CISM
2 53 (60.92%) Information Security
3 44 (50.57%) CISA
4 34 (39.08%) CEH
5 33 (37.93%) Penetration Testing
6 25 (28.74%) Degree
7 22 (25.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 22 (25.29%) Finance
8 20 (22.99%) PCI DSS
9 18 (20.69%) Firewall
10 17 (19.54%) GCIH
11 15 (17.24%) GIAC
11 15 (17.24%) Vulnerability Assessment
11 15 (17.24%) Data Protection
12 14 (16.09%) Risk Management
13 13 (14.94%) Wireless
13 13 (14.94%) Network Design
13 13 (14.94%) Reverse Engineering
13 13 (14.94%) Digital Forensics
13 13 (14.94%) Security Testing
13 13 (14.94%) Computer Science
13 13 (14.94%) HIPAA
13 13 (14.94%) Open Source
13 13 (14.94%) GPEN
13 13 (14.94%) OSCP
13 13 (14.94%) OSCE
13 13 (14.94%) Vulnerability Management
13 13 (14.94%) GWAPT
14 12 (13.79%) Management Information System
14 12 (13.79%) Project Management

CISSP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing CISSP 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 CISSP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 7 (8.046%) IIS
Communications & Networking
1 18 (20.69%) Firewall
2 13 (14.94%) Wireless
3 7 (8.046%) LAN
3 7 (8.046%) WAN
3 7 (8.046%) Network Security
4 5 (5.747%) Cisco ASA
5 4 (4.598%) Intrusion Detection
6 3 (3.448%) DHCP
6 3 (3.448%) SNMP
6 3 (3.448%) TCP/IP
6 3 (3.448%) VPN
6 3 (3.448%) DMVPN
6 3 (3.448%) HSRP
General
1 22 (25.29%) Finance
2 3 (3.448%) Law
3 2 (2.299%) Marketing
3 2 (2.299%) Legal
3 2 (2.299%) Front Office
3 2 (2.299%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 16 (18.39%) Architect
2 15 (17.24%) Security Consultant
2 15 (17.24%) Consultant
3 14 (16.09%) Penetration Tester
3 14 (16.09%) Tester
4 13 (14.94%) Security Specialist
4 13 (14.94%) Information Security Specialist
4 13 (14.94%) Security Tester
4 13 (14.94%) Information Specialist
5 12 (13.79%) Security Architect
6 9 (10.34%) Information Security Consultant
7 7 (8.046%) Network Architect
8 6 (6.897%) Lead Security Consultant
9 5 (5.747%) IT Architect
9 5 (5.747%) IT Security Architect
10 4 (4.598%) Security Manager
10 4 (4.598%) Project Manager
10 4 (4.598%) IT Project Manager
10 4 (4.598%) Network Security Architect
11 2 (2.299%) Information Security Manager
Miscellaneous
1 13 (14.94%) Computer Science
1 13 (14.94%) Open Source
2 12 (13.79%) Management Information System
3 6 (6.897%) PKI
3 6 (6.897%) Cryptography
4 2 (2.299%) NHS
5 1 (1.149%) Firmware
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.299%) Windows
2 1 (1.149%) Linux
2 1 (1.149%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (60.92%) Information Security
2 33 (37.93%) Penetration Testing
3 15 (17.24%) Vulnerability Assessment
3 15 (17.24%) Data Protection
4 14 (16.09%) Risk Management
5 13 (14.94%) Network Design
5 13 (14.94%) Reverse Engineering
5 13 (14.94%) Digital Forensics
5 13 (14.94%) Security Testing
5 13 (14.94%) Vulnerability Management
6 12 (13.79%) Project Management
7 11 (12.64%) ITIL
7 11 (12.64%) Risk Assessment
8 9 (10.34%) Security Architecture
8 9 (10.34%) CRAMM
8 9 (10.34%) Continuous Improvement
9 7 (8.046%) Practice Management
9 7 (8.046%) Enterprise Architecture
9 7 (8.046%) Business Development
10 6 (6.897%) Knowledge Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (8.046%) C
2 2 (2.299%) Perl
2 2 (2.299%) Python
Qualifications
1 61 (70.11%) CISM
2 44 (50.57%) CISA
3 34 (39.08%) CEH
4 25 (28.74%) Degree
5 17 (19.54%) GCIH
6 15 (17.24%) GIAC
7 13 (14.94%) GPEN
7 13 (14.94%) OSCP
7 13 (14.94%) OSCE
7 13 (14.94%) GWAPT
8 8 (9.195%) CCSP
8 8 (9.195%) CCNP
8 8 (9.195%) Cisco Certification
9 6 (6.897%) SC Cleared
9 6 (6.897%) Security Cleared
10 5 (5.747%) CWSP
10 5 (5.747%) CCIE
11 4 (4.598%) GCWN
11 4 (4.598%) GCFA
11 4 (4.598%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (25.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 20 (22.99%) PCI DSS
3 13 (14.94%) HIPAA
4 9 (10.34%) BS7799
5 3 (3.448%) ISO/IEC 17799
Vendors
1 8 (9.195%) CheckPoint
1 8 (9.195%) Cisco
1 8 (9.195%) Juniper
2 4 (4.598%) F5
3 3 (3.448%) Fortinet
4 1 (1.149%) Q1 Labs
4 1 (1.149%) Novell
4 1 (1.149%) Symantec
4 1 (1.149%) HP
4 1 (1.149%) EMC
4 1 (1.149%) ArcSight
4 1 (1.149%) LogLogic
4 1 (1.149%) Tripwire
West Yorkshire
Information Security Specialist. Information, Security, InfoSec, CISSP, CISM, CISA, Penetration Testing, Pen Testing, Software, Online, Application, Software, Development, Application... We are particularly interested in hearing from candidates who...
The Bridge Ltd
Salary: £excellent plus Car plus Pension plus bonus
Posted: 20 May 2013
West Yorkshire
Leeds. £55,000 - £70,000 and Excellent Benefits CISSP - CISM -SABSA. Worldwide organisation operating in multiple countries has an opening for a Security Architect to join their team...
Assured Recruitment Solutions
Salary: Market related
Posted: 20 May 2013
Leeds, Yorkshire
This position will Act as a Security Technical Design Authority, providing direction and advice for projects and will be responsible for the following: To provide design, planning and...
Hays Specialist Recruitment
Salary: £1 per annum + Salary Negotiable+Company Benefits
Posted: 8 May 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
The successful Information Security Architect will come from an extensive Security Architecture / Design background, with strong experience of working in an e-commerce and web applications environment, and...
4it Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £Excellent + Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Previous experience working in a Security Architect role (or similar) - Good understanding of systems in general as well a broad spectrum of security technologies - Ability to explain technical...
Hotfoot Resourcing.
Salary: Unspecified
Posted: 21 May 2013
West Yorkshire
The role also has responsible for innovation around threat protection, through the research and evaluation of new technologies, methods and controls, implementing changes and improvements where necessary and...
Hays Specialist Recruitment
Salary: £1 per annum + Negotiable Salary+Excellent Benefits
Posted: 3 May 2013