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The table below looks at the demand for Security Testing skills within the Reading region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Security Testing over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSecurity Testing
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£398£341
% change on same period last year+16.77 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Reading
Matching contract IT job ads571639
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.798 %0.642 %
Daily rates quoted155263
Average minimum daily rate£361£359
Average daily rate£389£390
% change on same period last year-0.32 %
Average maximum daily rate£417£421
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£372
% change on same period last year+1.69 %
Hourly rates quoted4681
Average minimum hourly rate£33.80£31.62
Average hourly rate£35.78£33.50
% change on same period last year+6.82 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.76£35.38
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.30£30.27
% change on same period last year-3.20 %
Security Testing BerkshireSecurity Testing
Berkshire

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.

Security Testing
Demand Trend

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

Reading Security Testing Demand Trend

Security Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Reading Security Testing Daily Rate Trend

Security Testing
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Reading region citing Security 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 Security Testing.

14 (100.00 %)Information Security
23 (75.00 %)PCI DSS
31 (25.00 %)Network Security
31 (25.00 %)ITIL
31 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
31 (25.00 %)CCNP
31 (25.00 %)CCNA
31 (25.00 %)Cisco Certification

Security Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Reading region citing Security 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 Security Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
11 (25.00 %)Network Security
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (100.00 %)Consultant
14 (100.00 %)Security Consultant
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (100.00 %)Information Security
21 (25.00 %)ITIL
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (25.00 %)CCNP
11 (25.00 %)CCNA
11 (25.00 %)Cisco Certification
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (75.00 %)PCI DSS