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This section looks at the demand for Penetration Testing skills within the South West region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited Penetration Testing over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPenetration Testing
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank125148
Rank change on same period last yearUp+23
Matching contract IT job ads810
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.011 %
As % of the category below0.324 %0.344 %
Daily rates quoted04
Average minimum daily rate-£358
Average daily rate-£370
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£383
UK excluding London average daily rate£382£336
% change on same period last year+13.73 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£25.00
Average hourly rate-£27.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£33.33
% change on same period last year-
Processes & Methodologies South WestProcesses & Methodologies
South West
Matching contract IT job ads24722906
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.260 %3.083 %
Daily rates quoted958907
Average minimum daily rate£374£363
Average daily rate£401£384
% change on same period last year+4.34 %
Average maximum daily rate£428£406
UK excluding London average daily rate£384£374
% change on same period last year+2.50 %
Hourly rates quoted245346
Average minimum hourly rate£30.88£30.12
Average hourly rate£33.45£31.92
% change on same period last year+4.78 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.02£33.73
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.40£30.19
% change on same period last year-2.62 %
Penetration Testing EnglandPenetration Testing
England

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

South West 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 South West region.

South West Penetration Testing Daily Rate Trend

Penetration Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Penetration Testing across the South West region.

South West Penetration Testing Hourly Rate Trend

Penetration Testing
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing Penetration Testing within the South West region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
GloucestershireNo change05--
DorsetNew entry-2--
WiltshireNew entry-1--
Penetration Testing EnglandPenetration Testing
England

Penetration Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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.

19 (42.86 %)Information Security
19 (42.86 %)Ethical Hacking
28 (38.10 %)Government
28 (38.10 %)CESG
28 (38.10 %)CESG CLAS
37 (33.33 %)Unix
45 (23.81 %)Microsoft
45 (23.81 %)BS7799
45 (23.81 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
45 (23.81 %)Data Analysis
45 (23.81 %)Security Cleared
54 (19.05 %)DV Cleared
54 (19.05 %)Programme Management
63 (14.29 %)Telecoms
63 (14.29 %)RDBMS
63 (14.29 %)Oracle
63 (14.29 %)SQL Server
63 (14.29 %)Risk Analysis
63 (14.29 %)User Acceptance Testing
72 (9.524 %)Internet
81 (4.762 %)CMMI
81 (4.762 %)Service Delivery
81 (4.762 %)BIG-IP
81 (4.762 %)IIS
81 (4.762 %)SAP
81 (4.762 %)Linux
81 (4.762 %)Apache
81 (4.762 %)RUP
81 (4.762 %)Tomcat
81 (4.762 %)MS Excel

Penetration Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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.

Application Development
11 (4.762 %)J2EE
Application Platforms
11 (4.762 %)IIS
11 (4.762 %)Apache
11 (4.762 %)Tomcat
Applications
11 (4.762 %)MS Excel
Communications & Networking
12 (9.524 %)Internet
21 (4.762 %)BIG-IP
Database & Business Intelligence
13 (14.29 %)SQL Server
13 (14.29 %)RDBMS
General
18 (38.10 %)Government
23 (14.29 %)Telecoms
Job Titles
110 (47.62 %)Consultant
29 (42.86 %)Security Consultant
35 (23.81 %)Security Engineer
43 (14.29 %)Technical Manager
43 (14.29 %)Technical Project Manager
43 (14.29 %)Project Manager
52 (9.524 %)Senior Security Engineer
61 (4.762 %)Web Analyst
61 (4.762 %)Infrastructure Consultant
61 (4.762 %)Analyst
61 (4.762 %)Test Manager
61 (4.762 %)Support Analyst
61 (4.762 %)Architect
61 (4.762 %)Infrastructure Architect
Miscellaneous
18 (38.10 %)CESG
18 (38.10 %)CESG CLAS
Operating Systems
17 (33.33 %)Unix
21 (4.762 %)Linux
Processes & Methodologies
19 (42.86 %)Information Security
19 (42.86 %)Ethical Hacking
25 (23.81 %)Data Analysis
25 (23.81 %)Security Cleared
34 (19.05 %)DV Cleared
34 (19.05 %)Programme Management
43 (14.29 %)Risk Analysis
43 (14.29 %)User Acceptance Testing
51 (4.762 %)Security Testing
51 (4.762 %)RUP
51 (4.762 %)CMMI
51 (4.762 %)Service Delivery
Qualifications
11 (4.762 %)CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
15 (23.81 %)BS7799
15 (23.81 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
15 (23.81 %)Microsoft
23 (14.29 %)Oracle
31 (4.762 %)SAP
31 (4.762 %)Red Hat
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