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This section looks at the demand for Penetration Testing skills within the Cheshire 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPenetration Testing
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank127142
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching permanent IT job ads201
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.951 %0.054 %
Salaries quoted181
Average minimum salary£51,044£32,000
Average salary£57,489£32,000
% change on same period last year+79.65 %
Average maximum salary£63,933£32,000
UK excluding London average salary£49,575£53,844
% change on same period last year-7.92 %
Cheshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Cheshire
Matching permanent IT job ads21031865
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.110 %0.764 %
Salaries quoted19481670
Average minimum salary£36,669£36,058
Average salary£40,680£39,045
% change on same period last year+4.18 %
Average maximum salary£44,691£42,031
UK excluding London average salary£42,567£44,524
% change on same period last year-4.39 %
Penetration Testing North WestPenetration Testing
North West

Penetration Testing
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region.

Cheshire Penetration Testing Salary Trend

Penetration Testing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Penetration Testing across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Cheshire Penetration Testing Salary Histogram

Penetration Testing
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Penetration Testing within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
ChesterNew entry-11£39,982-
Penetration Testing North WestPenetration Testing
North West

Penetration Testing
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cheshire 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.

115 (62.50 %)Information Security
213 (54.17 %)Data Protection
312 (50.00 %)FMCG
312 (50.00 %)Risk Management
312 (50.00 %)Risk Assessment
312 (50.00 %)ITIL
312 (50.00 %)Benchmarking
312 (50.00 %)BS7799
49 (37.50 %)Banking
58 (33.33 %)Finance
58 (33.33 %)Vulnerability Assessment
67 (29.17 %)Risk Analysis
67 (29.17 %)CISSP
67 (29.17 %)Financial Institution
76 (25.00 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
76 (25.00 %)Data Protection Act
76 (25.00 %)Data Analysis
76 (25.00 %)Systems Analysis
76 (25.00 %)Business Analysis
83 (12.50 %)Network Design
92 (8.333 %)Incident Management
101 (4.167 %)Auditing
101 (4.167 %)ISO27001
101 (4.167 %)UNIX
101 (4.167 %)Windows
101 (4.167 %)ISO17799

Penetration Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cheshire 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.

Cheshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (50.00 %)FMCG
29 (37.50 %)Banking
38 (33.33 %)Finance
47 (29.17 %)Financial Institution
51 (4.167 %)Auditing
Cheshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (50.00 %)IT Consultant
112 (50.00 %)Consultant
112 (50.00 %)IT Risk Consultant
26 (25.00 %)IT Security Consultant
26 (25.00 %)Security Consultant
32 (8.333 %)Security Engineer
41 (4.167 %)Tester
41 (4.167 %)Penetration Tester
Cheshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (25.00 %)Data Protection Act
Cheshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (4.167 %)UNIX
11 (4.167 %)Windows
Cheshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (62.50 %)Information Security
213 (54.17 %)Data Protection
312 (50.00 %)ITIL
312 (50.00 %)Benchmarking
312 (50.00 %)Risk Management
312 (50.00 %)Risk Assessment
48 (33.33 %)Vulnerability Assessment
57 (29.17 %)Risk Analysis
66 (25.00 %)Data Analysis
66 (25.00 %)Systems Analysis
66 (25.00 %)Business Analysis
73 (12.50 %)Network Design
82 (8.333 %)Incident Management
Cheshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (29.17 %)CISSP
Cheshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
112 (50.00 %)BS7799
26 (25.00 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
31 (4.167 %)ISO27001
31 (4.167 %)ISO17799
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