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The table below looks at the demand for Penetration Testing 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 Penetration Testing over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPenetration Testing
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank219267
Rank change on same period last yearUp+48
Matching permanent IT job ads2119
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.009 %
As % of the category below0.432 %0.282 %
Salaries quoted1413
Average minimum salary£43,929£51,154
Average salary£52,607£62,115
% change on same period last year-15.30 %
Average maximum salary£61,286£73,077
UK excluding London average salary£52,101£52,562
% change on same period last year-0.87 %
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 %
Penetration Testing South EastPenetration Testing
South East

Penetration Testing
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Penetration Testing Demand Trend

Penetration Testing
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Penetration Testing Salary Trend

Penetration Testing
Salary Histogram

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

Berkshire Penetration Testing Salary Histogram

Penetration Testing
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Penetration Testing 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
ReadingUp+143£45,000-29.68 %
Penetration Testing South EastPenetration Testing
South East

Penetration Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Penetration Testing.

124 (41.38 %)VPN
222 (37.93 %)Firewall
320 (34.48 %)Ethical Hacking
418 (31.03 %)WAN
517 (29.31 %)Government
614 (24.14 %)Information Security
614 (24.14 %)Windows
713 (22.41 %)Security Testing
810 (17.24 %)LAN
810 (17.24 %)Linux
810 (17.24 %)Business Development
99 (15.52 %)Computer Science
99 (15.52 %)Cisco PIX
99 (15.52 %)Degree
99 (15.52 %)Intrusion Detection
99 (15.52 %)Solaris
99 (15.52 %)C
99 (15.52 %)SMTP
99 (15.52 %)FTP
99 (15.52 %)HTTP
99 (15.52 %)TCP/IP
99 (15.52 %)Cisco
99 (15.52 %)LDAP
99 (15.52 %)Client/Server
99 (15.52 %)Internet
108 (13.79 %)Telecoms
117 (12.07 %)CISSP
125 (8.621 %)Wireless
125 (8.621 %)SecurID
125 (8.621 %)CESG

Penetration Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Penetration Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (6.897 %)AJAX
14 (6.897 %)Java ME
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
124 (41.38 %)VPN
222 (37.93 %)Firewall
318 (31.03 %)WAN
410 (17.24 %)LAN
59 (15.52 %)LDAP
59 (15.52 %)Internet
59 (15.52 %)SMTP
59 (15.52 %)FTP
59 (15.52 %)HTTP
59 (15.52 %)TCP/IP
59 (15.52 %)Intrusion Detection
59 (15.52 %)Cisco PIX
65 (8.621 %)Network Security
65 (8.621 %)Wireless
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
117 (29.31 %)Government
28 (13.79 %)Telecoms
35 (8.621 %)Retail
44 (6.897 %)Auditing
53 (5.172 %)Military
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
113 (22.41 %)Analyst
113 (22.41 %)Security Analyst
212 (20.69 %)Penetration Tester
212 (20.69 %)Consultant
212 (20.69 %)Tester
310 (17.24 %)Team Leader
49 (15.52 %)Operations Analyst
57 (12.07 %)Ethical Hacker
66 (10.34 %)Security Consultant
75 (8.621 %)Test Team Leader
83 (5.172 %)Technical Consultant
92 (3.448 %)Security Specialist
92 (3.448 %)Security Engineer
92 (3.448 %)Technical Security Consultant
101 (1.724 %)IT Security Specialist
101 (1.724 %)Security Architect
101 (1.724 %)IT Security Consultant
101 (1.724 %)Technical Support
101 (1.724 %)IT Consultant
101 (1.724 %)Technical Architect
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (15.52 %)Computer Science
19 (15.52 %)Client/Server
25 (8.621 %)CESG
25 (8.621 %)SecurID
32 (3.448 %)French Language
32 (3.448 %)German Language
32 (3.448 %)Italian Language
32 (3.448 %)Russian Language
32 (3.448 %)Spanish Language
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (24.14 %)Windows
210 (17.24 %)Linux
39 (15.52 %)Solaris
41 (1.724 %)Windows XP
41 (1.724 %)Mac OS X
41 (1.724 %)Windows Vista
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
120 (34.48 %)Ethical Hacking
214 (24.14 %)Information Security
313 (22.41 %)Security Testing
410 (17.24 %)Business Development
54 (6.897 %)Security Cleared
54 (6.897 %)SC Cleared
54 (6.897 %)Vulnerability Assessment
63 (5.172 %)Network Security Management
63 (5.172 %)Security Management
63 (5.172 %)DV Cleared
71 (1.724 %)PRINCE2
71 (1.724 %)DRM
71 (1.724 %)Network Design
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (15.52 %)C
24 (6.897 %)C++
24 (6.897 %)Java
24 (6.897 %)JavaScript
24 (6.897 %)PHP
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (15.52 %)Degree
27 (12.07 %)CISSP
35 (8.621 %)CCSE
43 (5.172 %)CEH
43 (5.172 %)CISA
43 (5.172 %)CISM
52 (3.448 %)Microsoft Certification
52 (3.448 %)MCSE
61 (1.724 %)CCSP
61 (1.724 %)CCIP
61 (1.724 %)Cisco Certification
61 (1.724 %)PRINCE2 Certification
61 (1.724 %)CCSA
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (8.621 %)ProxySG
22 (3.448 %)Active Directory
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (5.172 %)MOM
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (15.52 %)Cisco
25 (8.621 %)Juniper
25 (8.621 %)Nokia
25 (8.621 %)CheckPoint
25 (8.621 %)Clearswift
25 (8.621 %)Blue Coat
25 (8.621 %)IronPort
25 (8.621 %)Finjan
32 (3.448 %)Microsoft