Salaries for IT security specialists have risen for the first time since the recession, claims IT recruitment firm Acumin Consulting.Figures from Acumin's quarterly Information Security Recruitment Index have revealed that larger firms are now willing to pay entry-level staff up to £40,000 a year, which is 20 per cent higher than six months ago.Meanwhile, the salaries being offered to CLAS (CESG Listed Adviser Scheme) consultants has risen by £15,000 over the last six months to £85,000 a year. Chris Batten, managing director of Acumin Consulting, said: “In both consulting and large end-user environments, we have witnessed an undeniable increase in salaries over the past quarter.

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