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The table below looks at the demand for Ethical Hacking skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Ethical Hacking over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkEthical Hacking
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank226285
Rank change on same period last yearUp+59
Matching permanent IT job ads141
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.288 %0.015 %
Salaries quoted71
Average minimum salary£47,143£35,000
Average salary£53,071£38,500
% change on same period last year+37.84 %
Average maximum salary£59,000£42,000
UK excluding London average salary£47,052£51,827
% change on same period last year-9.21 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads48656744
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled3.139 %3.019 %
Salaries quoted40095328
Average minimum salary£41,983£42,380
Average salary£45,756£46,189
% change on same period last year-0.93 %
Average maximum salary£49,530£49,997
UK excluding London average salary£43,011£44,526
% change on same period last year-3.40 %
Ethical Hacking South EastEthical Hacking
South East

Ethical Hacking
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Ethical Hacking across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Berkshire Ethical Hacking Demand Trend

Ethical Hacking
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Ethical Hacking across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire Ethical Hacking Salary Trend

Ethical Hacking
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Ethical Hacking across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Berkshire Ethical Hacking Salary Histogram

Ethical Hacking
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Ethical Hacking within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ReadingNew entry-5£52,500-
Ethical Hacking South EastEthical Hacking
South East

Ethical Hacking
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing Ethical Hacking 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Ethical Hacking.

120 (64.52 %)WAN
120 (64.52 %)Penetration Testing
219 (61.29 %)VPN
312 (38.71 %)LAN
411 (35.48 %)Cisco
510 (32.26 %)TCP/IP
510 (32.26 %)Solaris
510 (32.26 %)Linux
510 (32.26 %)Degree
510 (32.26 %)Cisco PIX
69 (29.03 %)Intrusion Detection
69 (29.03 %)Security Testing
69 (29.03 %)Computer Science
69 (29.03 %)Oracle
69 (29.03 %)LDAP
69 (29.03 %)Windows
69 (29.03 %)Client/Server
69 (29.03 %)SMTP
69 (29.03 %)FTP
69 (29.03 %)HTTP
69 (29.03 %)Firewall
69 (29.03 %)Internet
78 (25.81 %)Telecoms
85 (16.13 %)CISSP
93 (9.677 %)Cisco Certification
93 (9.677 %)CCSP
93 (9.677 %)CCIP
102 (6.452 %)Active Directory
102 (6.452 %)Microsoft Certification
102 (6.452 %)IPsec

Ethical Hacking
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing Ethical Hacking also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Ethical Hacking. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (3.226 %)MS Excel
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
120 (64.52 %)WAN
219 (61.29 %)VPN
312 (38.71 %)LAN
410 (32.26 %)TCP/IP
410 (32.26 %)Cisco PIX
59 (29.03 %)Internet
59 (29.03 %)Firewall
59 (29.03 %)LDAP
59 (29.03 %)SMTP
59 (29.03 %)FTP
59 (29.03 %)HTTP
59 (29.03 %)Intrusion Detection
62 (6.452 %)IPsec
71 (3.226 %)Network Security
71 (3.226 %)Wireless Security
71 (3.226 %)Wireless
71 (3.226 %)NetScreen
71 (3.226 %)SAN
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (25.81 %)Telecoms
21 (3.226 %)Auditing
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
118 (58.06 %)Analyst
118 (58.06 %)Security Analyst
29 (29.03 %)Operations Analyst
29 (29.03 %)Oracle Analyst
37 (22.58 %)Ethical Hacker
37 (22.58 %)Tester
37 (22.58 %)Penetration Tester
44 (12.90 %)Security Specialist
52 (6.452 %)Security Engineer
52 (6.452 %)IT Security Specialist
61 (3.226 %)Network Specialist
61 (3.226 %)Network Security Specialist
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (29.03 %)Client/Server
19 (29.03 %)Computer Science
22 (6.452 %)French Language
22 (6.452 %)German Language
22 (6.452 %)Italian Language
22 (6.452 %)Russian Language
22 (6.452 %)Spanish Language
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (32.26 %)Solaris
110 (32.26 %)Linux
29 (29.03 %)Windows
31 (3.226 %)UNIX
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
120 (64.52 %)Penetration Testing
29 (29.03 %)Security Testing
31 (3.226 %)Computer Security
31 (3.226 %)Software Engineering
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (32.26 %)Degree
25 (16.13 %)CISSP
33 (9.677 %)Cisco Certification
33 (9.677 %)CCSP
33 (9.677 %)CCIP
42 (6.452 %)MCSE
42 (6.452 %)CEH
42 (6.452 %)Microsoft Certification
51 (3.226 %)GIAC
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (6.452 %)Active Directory
21 (3.226 %)Snort
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (35.48 %)Cisco
29 (29.03 %)Oracle
32 (6.452 %)Microsoft
41 (3.226 %)Juniper
41 (3.226 %)CheckPoint