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This section looks at the demand for Penetration Testing skills within the Bristol 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPenetration Testing
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank14193
Rank change on same period last yearDown-48
Matching permanent IT job ads131
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.013 %
As % of the category below0.053 %1.981 %
Salaries quoted129
Average minimum salary£55,000£50,172
Average salary£60,000£55,259
% change on same period last year+8.58 %
Average maximum salary£65,000£60,345
UK excluding London average salary£53,070£52,324
% change on same period last year+1.42 %
Bristol IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Bristol
Matching permanent IT job ads18931565
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.019 %0.652 %
Salaries quoted16901370
Average minimum salary£35,313£35,117
Average salary£39,089£38,801
% change on same period last year+0.74 %
Average maximum salary£42,866£42,486
UK excluding London average salary£42,487£44,463
% change on same period last year-4.44 %
Penetration Testing South WestPenetration Testing
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Penetration Testing
Demand Trend

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

Bristol 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 Bristol region.

Bristol Penetration Testing Salary Trend

Penetration Testing
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Bristol 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.

13 (60.00 %)Firewall
22 (40.00 %)SC Cleared
22 (40.00 %)Security Cleared
22 (40.00 %)VPN
22 (40.00 %)CCNA
22 (40.00 %)CISSP
22 (40.00 %)Cisco Certification
31 (20.00 %)Information Security
31 (20.00 %)Ethical Hacking
31 (20.00 %)CEH
31 (20.00 %)Vulnerability Assessment
31 (20.00 %)ISO27001

Penetration Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Bristol 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.

Bristol IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (60.00 %)Firewall
22 (40.00 %)VPN
Bristol IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (60.00 %)Tester
13 (60.00 %)Penetration Tester
21 (20.00 %)Consultant
21 (20.00 %)Security Consultant
21 (20.00 %)Team Leader
Bristol IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (40.00 %)SC Cleared
12 (40.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (20.00 %)Information Security
21 (20.00 %)Ethical Hacking
21 (20.00 %)Vulnerability Assessment
Bristol IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (40.00 %)CCNA
12 (40.00 %)CISSP
12 (40.00 %)Cisco Certification
21 (20.00 %)CEH
Bristol IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (20.00 %)ISO27001