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The table below looks at the demand for Penetration Testing skills within the Oxfordshire 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 9 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPenetration Testing
Location
3 months to
9 Jan 2009
Same period last year
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Matching contract IT job ads00
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As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
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Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
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UK excluding London average daily rate£406£344
% change on same period last year+17.82 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
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% change on same period last year-
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UK excluding London average hourly rate-£40.00
% change on same period last year-
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads181173
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.365 %0.212 %
Daily rates quoted5148
Average minimum daily rate£326£409
Average daily rate£344£424
% change on same period last year-18.74 %
Average maximum daily rate£363£439
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£376
% change on same period last year+1.27 %
Hourly rates quoted2835
Average minimum hourly rate£26.49£18.36
Average hourly rate£27.42£19.75
% change on same period last year+38.85 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.36£21.14
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.65£28.81
% change on same period last year-4.03 %
Penetration Testing South EastPenetration Testing
South East

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 Oxfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Oxfordshire Penetration Testing Demand Trend

Penetration Testing
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

11 (100.00 %)MS Office
11 (100.00 %)MS Excel
11 (100.00 %)E-Commerce
11 (100.00 %)Regression Testing
11 (100.00 %)Software Testing
11 (100.00 %)QA
11 (100.00 %)Use Case
11 (100.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
11 (100.00 %)Stress Testing
11 (100.00 %)Integration Testing
11 (100.00 %)System Testing

Penetration Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (100.00 %)MS Office
11 (100.00 %)MS Excel
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Tester
11 (100.00 %)QA Tester
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)E-Commerce
11 (100.00 %)Regression Testing
11 (100.00 %)Software Testing
11 (100.00 %)Use Case
11 (100.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
11 (100.00 %)Stress Testing
11 (100.00 %)Integration Testing
11 (100.00 %)System Testing
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (100.00 %)QA