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The table below looks at the demand for Penetration Testing skills within the Gloucestershire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Penetration Testing over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPenetration Testing
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank-44
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads013
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.013 %
As % of the category below0.000 %3.412 %
Daily rates quoted06
Average minimum daily rate-£438
Average daily rate-£447
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£455
UK excluding London average daily rate£430£393
% change on same period last year+9.36 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.50£37.50
% change on same period last year-29.33 %
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Gloucestershire
Matching contract IT job ads442381
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.597 %0.376 %
Daily rates quoted133143
Average minimum daily rate£378£387
Average daily rate£388£399
% change on same period last year-2.87 %
Average maximum daily rate£398£412
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£375
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted3143
Average minimum hourly rate£25.05£29.39
Average hourly rate£30.28£30.07
% change on same period last year+0.69 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.51£30.76
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.41£30.41
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Penetration Testing South WestPenetration Testing
South West

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Penetration Testing
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Penetration Testing across the Gloucestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Gloucestershire Penetration Testing Demand Trend

Penetration Testing
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Penetration Testing across the Gloucestershire region.

Gloucestershire Penetration Testing Daily Rate Trend

Penetration Testing
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Gloucestershire region citing Penetration Testing 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 contract IT job ads sampled that cited Penetration Testing.

15 (100.00 %)Information Security
15 (100.00 %)Ethical Hacking
15 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
24 (80.00 %)Government
24 (80.00 %)DV Cleared
24 (80.00 %)CESG
24 (80.00 %)CESG CLAS
31 (20.00 %)CMMI
31 (20.00 %)RUP
31 (20.00 %)CISSP

Penetration Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Gloucestershire region citing Penetration Testing also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Penetration Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (80.00 %)Government
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (100.00 %)Consultant
15 (100.00 %)Security Consultant
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (80.00 %)CESG
14 (80.00 %)CESG CLAS
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (100.00 %)Information Security
15 (100.00 %)Ethical Hacking
15 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
24 (80.00 %)DV Cleared
31 (20.00 %)RUP
31 (20.00 %)CMMI
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (20.00 %)CISSP