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

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
Rank 134 181 175
Rank change year-on-year
+47 -6
Permanent jobs citing CISSP 77 25 26
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Yorkshire 1.414% 0.480% 0.509%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.457% 2.016% 2.259%
Number of salaries quoted 15 21 26
Average salary £55,000 £42,500 £47,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+29.41% -10.52%
90% offered a salary of more than £39,500 £35,000 £32,500
10% offered a salary of more than £63,000 £54,000 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year
-4.76% +5.00%
All Qualifications
Yorkshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
1411 1240 1151
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Yorkshire 25.91% 23.79% 22.54%
Number of salaries quoted 1053 1028 954
Average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £23,250 £22,500 £22,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,000
% change year-on-year
- +5.26%
CISSP
England

CISSP
Jobs Demand Trend

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

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 Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire CISSP Salary Trend

CISSP
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing CISSP across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

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 Yorkshire 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
West Yorkshire +39 55 £57,500 +27.77%
North Yorkshire +16 19 £60,000 -7.69%
South Yorkshire -2 2 £37,500 +7.14%
CISSP
England

CISSP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the 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 88 (75.86%) CISM
2 84 (72.41%) Information Security
3 52 (44.83%) Penetration Testing
4 49 (42.24%) CISA
5 47 (40.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 38 (32.76%) Data Protection
7 37 (31.90%) ITIL
8 32 (27.59%) CEH
9 30 (25.86%) Service Management
10 26 (22.41%) Degree
10 26 (22.41%) Finance
11 24 (20.69%) Security Management
12 23 (19.83%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 23 (19.83%) Data Protection Act
13 21 (18.10%) ITSM
13 21 (18.10%) PCI DSS
14 17 (14.66%) Risk Management
14 17 (14.66%) Firewall
15 16 (13.79%) GCIH
16 15 (12.93%) GIAC
16 15 (12.93%) Project Management
17 14 (12.07%) Vulnerability Assessment
18 13 (11.21%) Network Design
18 13 (11.21%) Risk Assessment
18 13 (11.21%) Management Information System
19 12 (10.34%) Wireless
19 12 (10.34%) Computer Science
19 12 (10.34%) Security Testing
19 12 (10.34%) HIPAA
19 12 (10.34%) Reverse Engineering

CISSP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the 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 (6.034%) IIS
Communications & Networking
1 17 (14.66%) Firewall
2 12 (10.34%) Wireless
3 10 (8.621%) LAN
3 10 (8.621%) WAN
3 10 (8.621%) Network Security
4 5 (4.310%) Cisco ASA
5 4 (3.448%) Intrusion Detection
5 4 (3.448%) TCP/IP
6 3 (2.586%) DMVPN
6 3 (2.586%) HSRP
6 3 (2.586%) VPN
6 3 (2.586%) DHCP
6 3 (2.586%) SNMP
6 3 (2.586%) Internet
7 2 (1.724%) Broadband
General
1 26 (22.41%) Finance
2 3 (2.586%) Telecoms
2 3 (2.586%) Law
3 2 (1.724%) Marketing
3 2 (1.724%) Legal
3 2 (1.724%) Front Office
3 2 (1.724%) Back Office
4 1 (0.862%) Electronics
4 1 (0.862%) Military
Job Titles
1 24 (20.69%) Security Consultant
1 24 (20.69%) Consultant
2 15 (12.93%) Architect
3 14 (12.07%) Information Security Consultant
3 14 (12.07%) Security Manager
4 13 (11.21%) Penetration Tester
4 13 (11.21%) Tester
5 12 (10.34%) Security Specialist
5 12 (10.34%) Information Manager
5 12 (10.34%) Information Security Manager
5 12 (10.34%) Information Security Specialist
5 12 (10.34%) Security Tester
5 12 (10.34%) Information Specialist
6 11 (9.483%) Security Architect
7 7 (6.034%) Project Manager
7 7 (6.034%) Network Architect
8 6 (5.172%) Lead Security Consultant
9 5 (4.310%) Senior Manager
9 5 (4.310%) IT Architect
9 5 (4.310%) IT Security Architect
Miscellaneous
1 23 (19.83%) Data Protection Act
2 13 (11.21%) Management Information System
3 12 (10.34%) Computer Science
3 12 (10.34%) Open Source
4 6 (5.172%) Cryptography
4 6 (5.172%) PKI
5 2 (1.724%) Freedom of Information Act
5 2 (1.724%) Freedom of Information
5 2 (1.724%) NHS
6 1 (0.862%) Firmware
Operating Systems
1 3 (2.586%) Windows
2 2 (1.724%) Linux
3 1 (0.862%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 84 (72.41%) Information Security
2 52 (44.83%) Penetration Testing
3 38 (32.76%) Data Protection
4 37 (31.90%) ITIL
5 30 (25.86%) Service Management
6 24 (20.69%) Security Management
7 21 (18.10%) ITSM
8 17 (14.66%) Risk Management
9 15 (12.93%) Project Management
10 14 (12.07%) Vulnerability Assessment
11 13 (11.21%) Network Design
11 13 (11.21%) Risk Assessment
12 12 (10.34%) Security Testing
12 12 (10.34%) Reverse Engineering
12 12 (10.34%) Digital Forensics
12 12 (10.34%) Vulnerability Management
13 10 (8.621%) Continuous Improvement
13 10 (8.621%) Security Architecture
14 9 (7.759%) CRAMM
14 9 (7.759%) Business Continuity
Programming Languages
1 7 (6.034%) C
2 2 (1.724%) Python
2 2 (1.724%) Perl
Qualifications
1 88 (75.86%) CISM
2 49 (42.24%) CISA
3 32 (27.59%) CEH
4 26 (22.41%) Degree
5 16 (13.79%) GCIH
6 15 (12.93%) GIAC
7 12 (10.34%) GPEN
7 12 (10.34%) OSCP
7 12 (10.34%) OSCE
7 12 (10.34%) GWAPT
8 9 (7.759%) CCSP
8 9 (7.759%) Cisco Certification
9 8 (6.897%) CCNP
9 8 (6.897%) Security Cleared
10 7 (6.034%) SC Cleared
10 7 (6.034%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 7 (6.034%) ITIL Certification
11 5 (4.310%) CWSP
11 5 (4.310%) CCIE
12 4 (3.448%) CCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (40.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 23 (19.83%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 21 (18.10%) PCI DSS
4 12 (10.34%) HIPAA
5 9 (7.759%) BS7799
6 2 (1.724%) COBIT
6 2 (1.724%) ISO/IEC 17799
7 1 (0.862%) BS25999
7 1 (0.862%) SLA
7 1 (0.862%) QA
Vendors
1 9 (7.759%) Cisco
1 9 (7.759%) Juniper
1 9 (7.759%) CheckPoint
2 4 (3.448%) F5
3 3 (2.586%) Fortinet
4 1 (0.862%) Q1 Labs
4 1 (0.862%) ArcSight
4 1 (0.862%) LogLogic
4 1 (0.862%) Novell
4 1 (0.862%) Symantec
4 1 (0.862%) HP
4 1 (0.862%) EMC
4 1 (0.862%) 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
York, North Yorkshire
The successful candidate’s experience must include proven experience in developing and implementing security policies and procedures, an excellent understanding of enterprise information security and in depth knowledge...
4it Recruitment Ltd
Salary: Unspecified
Posted: 22 May 2013
York, North Yorkshire
York Overview A global financial services client based in York are currently recruiting an Information Security Officer to work in their European HQ. In order to be considered...
Rullion IT Plus
Posted: 21 May 2013
North Yorkshire
CISSP (essential); CISM, CISA, CRISC (desirable) *Educated to degree level or equivalent in related discipline or equivalent experience (essential); Bachelors or Masters level degree in Information Security (desirable)...
LA International
Salary: £60000 - £70000 per annum + Excellent company benefitd
Posted: 16 May 2013
York, North Yorkshire
CISM, CISSP) * Extensive experience of security management and operational security practices... ISO/IEC 27001) * A sound understanding of data protection and regulatory compliance requirements (e.g. Care Quality...
Rullion IT Plus
Salary: Excellent Bens
Posted: 22 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
Sheffield, Yorkshire
My client a leading Outsourcing company are looking to recruit a Security Manager (Security Assurance, Information Assurance, HMG, ISO 27001, CESG, CLAS, CISSP, CISM, Outsourcing companying, Finance, Government) - £...
Computer Futures
Salary: £60000 - £70000 per annum
Posted: 15 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
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Key Experience Required: - Deep Understanding of Security Technologies for Networks, Operating Systems and Applications - Technical Security Architecture Principles - Excellent Knowledge of Security Strategy, Policies and Standards (ISO27001, 1779...
Northern Recruitment Group
Salary: £Negotiable
Posted: 17 May 2013
Bradford, West Yorkshire
We also require you to be able to communicate effectively with clients at both a technical and business level, and help support clients in their remediation activities and...
SYSTEM RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: £35000 - £50000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 16 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