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The table below looks at the demand for the Penetration Tester role in IT jobs within the Berkshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Penetration Tester in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Penetration Tester
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank249283
Rank change on same period last yearUp+34
Matching permanent IT job ads97
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.102 %0.059 %
Salaries quoted87
Average minimum salary£48,750£48,571
Average salary£54,000£57,143
% change on same period last year-5.49 %
Average maximum salary£59,250£65,714
UK excluding London average salary£51,232£48,008
% change on same period last year+6.71 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads883211954
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled5.113 %5.144 %
Salaries quoted75019776
Average minimum salary£38,652£39,332
Average salary£42,100£42,797
% change on same period last year-1.62 %
Average maximum salary£45,547£46,262
UK excluding London average salary£38,208£39,261
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Penetration Tester South EastPenetration Tester
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Penetration Tester
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Penetration Tester across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Berkshire Penetration Tester Demand Trend

Penetration Tester
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Penetration Tester Salary Trend

Penetration Tester
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Penetration Tester across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Berkshire Penetration Tester Salary Histogram

Penetration Tester
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Penetration Tester in their job title 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 with Penetration Tester in their job title.

113 (100.00 %)Penetration Testing
27 (53.85 %)Ethical Hacking
27 (53.85 %)Cisco PIX
27 (53.85 %)Telecoms
27 (53.85 %)WAN
27 (53.85 %)VPN
27 (53.85 %)Cisco
36 (46.15 %)Government
36 (46.15 %)Business Development

Penetration Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Penetration Tester in their job title 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 with Penetration Tester in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (53.85 %)WAN
17 (53.85 %)VPN
17 (53.85 %)Cisco PIX
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (53.85 %)Telecoms
26 (46.15 %)Government
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (100.00 %)Penetration Testing
27 (53.85 %)Ethical Hacking
36 (46.15 %)Business Development
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (53.85 %)Cisco