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The table below looks at the demand for the Penetration Tester role in IT jobs within the Bristol 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
Rank-125
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads08
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.286 %
Salaries quoted08
Average minimum salary-£50,625
Average salary-£55,313
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary-£60,000
UK excluding London average salary£51,232£48,008
% change on same period last year+6.71 %
Bristol IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Bristol
Matching permanent IT job ads29452798
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.705 %1.204 %
Salaries quoted26252456
Average minimum salary£31,620£30,681
Average salary£34,817£33,870
% change on same period last year+2.79 %
Average maximum salary£38,014£37,060
UK excluding London average salary£38,208£39,261
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Penetration Tester South WestPenetration 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 Bristol region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Bristol 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 Bristol region.

Bristol Penetration Tester Salary Trend

Penetration Tester
Top 7 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Bristol 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.

11 (100.00 %)VPN
11 (100.00 %)CCNA
11 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
11 (100.00 %)Firewall
11 (100.00 %)Penetration Testing
11 (100.00 %)SC Cleared
11 (100.00 %)Security Cleared

Penetration Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Bristol 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.

Bristol IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (100.00 %)VPN
11 (100.00 %)Firewall
Bristol IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)Penetration Testing
11 (100.00 %)SC Cleared
11 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
Bristol IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)CCNA
11 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification