Job Vacancy Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Job Locations Skill Sets
Period
to 16 August 2017

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) over the 6 months to 16 August 2017 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
UK
6 months to
16 Aug 2017		 Same period 2016 Same period 2015
Rank 850 922 1072
Rank change year-on-year +72 +150 -54
Permanent jobs citing ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) 341 342 243
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK 0.19% 0.17% 0.11%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 1.58% 1.31% 0.87%
Number of salaries quoted 302 286 221
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,750 £57,500
Median salary % change year-on-year -4.38% +9.13% +4.55%
10th Percentile £42,500 £38,750 £35,000
90th Percentile £83,750 £81,875 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £56,250 £52,500
% change year-on-year +6.67% +7.14% +5.00%

ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) is in the quality assurance and compliance skills category. The next table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance and compliance skills.

Quality Assurance & Compliance Skills
UK
Permanent job vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance and compliance skills 21555 26127 28080
As % of all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the UK 12.20% 13.19% 12.92%
Number of salaries quoted 16117 20724 22058
UK median annual salary £48,000 £48,000 £45,000
Median salary % change year-on-year - +6.67% -
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,750 £26,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year - +6.25% -

ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) as a percentage of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) in the UK

ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799).

Salary trend for ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) in the UK

ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
Salary Histogram

The salary distribution of IT jobs citing ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) over the 6 months to 16 August 2017.

Salary histogram for ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) in the UK

ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) within the UK over the 6 months to 16 August 2017. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads		 Median Salary
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Job
Vacancies
England +62 336 £60,000 -7.69% 11
London +134 169 £70,000 -3.45% 4
UK excluding London -41 163 £60,000 +6.67% 7
South East +57 69 £60,000 +33.33% 3
North of England -2 51 £52,500 -12.50% 2
North East +52 25 £45,000 +60.71% 1
East of England 0 25 £60,000 +14.29%
North West -28 17 £62,500 +13.64%
Midlands +1 16 £60,000 +9.09% 1
South West -11 14 £60,000 -7.69% 1
West Midlands -5 10 £60,000 -7.69% 1
Yorkshire -15 9 £45,000 -30.77% 1
East Midlands +11 6 £55,000 +83.33%

For the 6 months to 16 August 2017, IT jobs citing ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799) also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all job ads with a requirement for ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799).

1 293 (85.92%) Information Security
1 293 (85.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 232 (68.04%) CISSP
3 181 (53.08%) CISM
4 143 (41.94%) Cybersecurity
5 136 (39.88%) Data Protection
6 133 (39.00%) ITIL
7 126 (36.95%) Security Architecture
8 121 (35.48%) Penetration Testing
9 120 (35.19%) Firewall
10 118 (34.60%) PCI DSS
11 109 (31.96%) Vulnerability Management
12 108 (31.67%) Data Protection Act
13 107 (31.38%) SIEM
14 105 (30.79%) Windows
15 104 (30.50%) Finance
16 100 (29.33%) Agile Software Development
17 97 (28.45%) Security Operations
18 92 (26.98%) TCP/IP
19 91 (26.69%) Degree
20 87 (25.51%) Linux
21 84 (24.63%) Active Directory
22 80 (23.46%) Windows Server
23 77 (22.58%) Vulnerability Scanning
24 75 (21.99%) Risk Management
25 73 (21.41%) Data Loss Prevention
26 70 (20.53%) DRM
27 55 (16.13%) Amazon AWS
28 54 (15.84%) Programme Management
28 54 (15.84%) Management Information System

ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
Co-occurring IT Skills by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 9 (2.64%) Apache
1 9 (2.64%) IIS
1 9 (2.64%) Tomcat
1 9 (2.64%) WebLogic
2 3 (0.88%) OpenStack
3 1 (0.29%) Elasticsearch
Applications
1 4 (1.17%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (1.17%) Microsoft Office
1 4 (1.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 4 (1.17%) Microsoft Project
1 4 (1.17%) MS Visio
1 4 (1.17%) Spreadsheet
2 1 (0.29%) Maya
Cloud Services
1 55 (16.13%) Amazon AWS
2 14 (4.11%) SaaS
3 10 (2.93%) Microsoft Azure
4 5 (1.47%) AWS CloudFormation
4 5 (1.47%) Virtual Private Cloud
5 4 (1.17%) IaaS
6 3 (0.88%) IBM Cloud
7 2 (0.59%) GitHub
7 2 (0.59%) Office 365
8 1 (0.29%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.29%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 120 (35.19%) Firewall
2 92 (26.98%) TCP/IP
3 50 (14.66%) Network Security
4 25 (7.33%) DNS
5 19 (5.57%) LAN
6 18 (5.28%) WAN
7 16 (4.69%) DHCP
7 16 (4.69%) Wireless
8 15 (4.40%) SSL
8 15 (4.40%) VPN
9 14 (4.11%) Internet
9 14 (4.11%) SMTP
10 11 (3.23%) Cisco ASA
11 10 (2.93%) VLAN
12 9 (2.64%) BIG-IP
12 9 (2.64%) Cisco IOS
12 9 (2.64%) DMVPN
12 9 (2.64%) Multicast
12 9 (2.64%) NX-OS
12 9 (2.64%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.29%) GIS
Development Applications
1 7 (2.05%) Jenkins
2 3 (0.88%) AppScan
2 3 (0.88%) Burp Suite
2 3 (0.88%) Paros
2 3 (0.88%) WebScarab
General
1 104 (30.50%) Finance
2 41 (12.02%) Banking
3 36 (10.56%) Legal
3 36 (10.56%) Telecoms
4 29 (8.50%) Marketing
5 20 (5.87%) Electronics
5 20 (5.87%) Manufacturing
6 9 (2.64%) Local Government
7 8 (2.35%) Advertising
8 6 (1.76%) Law
9 4 (1.17%) Financial Institution
9 4 (1.17%) Investment Banking
10 3 (0.88%) Corporate Banking
10 3 (0.88%) Retail
11 1 (0.29%) French Language
11 1 (0.29%) German Language
11 1 (0.29%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 68 (19.94%) Consultant
2 62 (18.18%) Analyst
2 62 (18.18%) Security Analyst
3 60 (17.60%) Security Engineer
4 53 (15.54%) Security Consultant
5 50 (14.66%) Security Manager
6 41 (12.02%) IT Engineer
6 41 (12.02%) IT Security Engineer
7 35 (10.26%) Information Specialist
8 30 (8.80%) Architect
9 29 (8.50%) IT Analyst
9 29 (8.50%) IT Security Analyst
10 28 (8.21%) Operations Engineer
11 27 (7.92%) Security Specialist
12 26 (7.62%) Information Security Specialist
13 24 (7.04%) Information Analyst
13 24 (7.04%) Information Security Analyst
14 23 (6.74%) IT Manager
15 18 (5.28%) CISSP Specialist
16 16 (4.69%) Security Operations Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.93%) .NET
1 10 (2.93%) Web Services
2 9 (2.64%) CGI
2 9 (2.64%) HTML
2 9 (2.64%) XML
3 5 (1.47%) boto
4 1 (0.29%) Elastic Stack
4 1 (0.29%) LAMP
Miscellaneous
1 108 (31.67%) Data Protection Act
2 54 (15.84%) Management Information System
3 46 (13.49%) Computer Science
4 18 (5.28%) Cyberthreat
5 16 (4.69%) CESG
5 16 (4.69%) Mobile App
6 14 (4.11%) Data Centre
6 14 (4.11%) NHS
7 11 (3.23%) Security Operations Centre
8 9 (2.64%) Virtual Team
9 7 (2.05%) Analytical Skills
10 6 (1.76%) Mainframe
11 5 (1.47%) Blackberry
11 5 (1.47%) Cyber Attack
12 4 (1.17%) Cyber Defence
12 4 (1.17%) Enterprise Software
13 3 (0.88%) CESG CLAS
13 3 (0.88%) Contactless
13 3 (0.88%) Fintech
13 3 (0.88%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 105 (30.79%) Windows
2 87 (25.51%) Linux
3 80 (23.46%) Windows Server
4 42 (12.32%) Apple iOS
5 37 (10.85%) Mac OS X
6 27 (7.92%) Unix
7 5 (1.47%) Android
8 2 (0.59%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.29%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 293 (85.92%) Information Security
2 143 (41.94%) Cybersecurity
3 136 (39.88%) Data Protection
4 133 (39.00%) ITIL
5 126 (36.95%) Security Architecture
6 121 (35.48%) Penetration Testing
7 109 (31.96%) Vulnerability Management
8 107 (31.38%) SIEM
9 100 (29.33%) Agile Software Development
10 97 (28.45%) Security Operations
11 77 (22.58%) Vulnerability Scanning
12 75 (21.99%) Risk Management
13 73 (21.41%) Data Loss Prevention
14 70 (20.53%) DRM
15 54 (15.84%) Programme Management
15 54 (15.84%) Service Management
16 53 (15.54%) Risk Assessment
17 48 (14.08%) Project Management
18 35 (10.26%) Security Management
19 32 (9.38%) Technical Architecture
Programming Languages
1 17 (4.99%) Python
2 16 (4.69%) Perl
3 10 (2.93%) C#
3 10 (2.93%) C++
3 10 (2.93%) Java
4 9 (2.64%) JavaScript
5 8 (2.35%) Ruby
6 5 (1.47%) PHP
7 1 (0.29%) Bash Shell
7 1 (0.29%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 232 (68.04%) CISSP
2 181 (53.08%) CISM
3 91 (26.69%) Degree
4 50 (14.66%) CISA
5 37 (10.85%) Security Cleared
6 24 (7.04%) CISMP
7 20 (5.87%) SC Cleared
8 19 (5.57%) SSCP
9 18 (5.28%) CCSA
10 17 (4.99%) CEH
11 14 (4.11%) CRISC
12 12 (3.52%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 11 (3.23%) CompTIA Security+
13 11 (3.23%) Security+ Certification
14 9 (2.64%) CCNP
14 9 (2.64%) Cisco Certification
15 8 (2.35%) CCIE
16 7 (2.05%) APMP
16 7 (2.05%) CESG Certified Professional
16 7 (2.05%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 293 (85.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 118 (34.60%) PCI DSS
3 34 (9.97%) COBIT
4 23 (6.74%) GDPR
4 23 (6.74%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 20 (5.87%) Cyber Essentials
5 20 (5.87%) ISO/IEC 27005
6 19 (5.57%) NIST 800
7 18 (5.28%) Data Quality
8 17 (4.99%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 17 (4.99%) ISO 31000
9 13 (3.81%) ISO 22301
9 13 (3.81%) SAS 70
10 9 (2.64%) COSO
11 8 (2.35%) SSAE 16
12 7 (2.05%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 6 (1.76%) BS25999
14 5 (1.47%) GPG13
15 3 (0.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
16 2 (0.59%) ISO 9000
System Software
1 84 (24.63%) Active Directory
2 8 (2.35%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.76%) Hyper-V
4 5 (1.47%) vSphere
5 4 (1.17%) ProxySG
5 4 (1.17%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.59%) Docker
7 1 (0.29%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 8 (2.35%) Nessus
2 7 (2.05%) Puppet
3 6 (1.76%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 5 (1.47%) Ansible
4 5 (1.47%) QRadar
5 2 (0.59%) Host Intrusion Detection System
5 2 (0.59%) Opscode Chef
6 1 (0.29%) CSIRT
6 1 (0.29%) Kibana
6 1 (0.29%) logstash
6 1 (0.29%) McAfee ePO
Vendors
1 37 (10.85%) Apple
2 34 (9.97%) Microsoft
3 31 (9.09%) Cisco
4 21 (6.16%) SAP
5 16 (4.69%) CheckPoint
6 12 (3.52%) Forcepoint
7 10 (2.93%) F5
7 10 (2.93%) VMware
8 9 (2.64%) Blue Coat
8 9 (2.64%) CA
8 9 (2.64%) Sun
9 6 (1.76%) Qualys
9 6 (1.76%) Splunk
10 5 (1.47%) Sourcefire
11 4 (1.17%) BeyondTrust
11 4 (1.17%) Computacenter
11 4 (1.17%) CyberArk
11 4 (1.17%) Google
11 4 (1.17%) IBM
11 4 (1.17%) Oracle