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The table below looks at the demand for Penetration Testing skills within the Chester 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 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPenetration Testing
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank58-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads30
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.984 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted30
Average minimum salary£39,900-
Average salary£40,400-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£40,900-
UK excluding London average salary£52,170£51,150
% change on same period last year+1.99 %
Chester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Chester
Matching permanent IT job ads305430
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.175 %0.184 %
Salaries quoted282394
Average minimum salary£32,768£31,654
Average salary£35,805£34,916
% change on same period last year+2.54 %
Average maximum salary£38,842£38,177
UK excluding London average salary£42,667£44,191
% change on same period last year-3.44 %
Penetration Testing CheshirePenetration Testing
Cheshire

Penetration Testing
Demand Trend

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

Chester 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 Chester region.

Chester Penetration Testing Salary Trend

Penetration Testing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Penetration Testing across the Chester region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Chester Penetration Testing Salary Histogram

Penetration Testing
Top 15 Related IT Skills

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

112 (100.00 %)Risk Management
112 (100.00 %)Risk Assessment
112 (100.00 %)Information Security
112 (100.00 %)ITIL
112 (100.00 %)Benchmarking
112 (100.00 %)BS7799
112 (100.00 %)FMCG
28 (66.67 %)Risk Analysis
28 (66.67 %)CISSP
37 (58.33 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
37 (58.33 %)Data Protection
37 (58.33 %)Data Protection Act
45 (41.67 %)Data Analysis
45 (41.67 %)Systems Analysis
45 (41.67 %)Business Analysis

Penetration Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Chester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (100.00 %)FMCG
Chester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (100.00 %)IT Consultant
112 (100.00 %)Consultant
112 (100.00 %)IT Risk Consultant
25 (41.67 %)IT Security Consultant
25 (41.67 %)Security Consultant
Chester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (58.33 %)Data Protection Act
Chester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (100.00 %)ITIL
112 (100.00 %)Benchmarking
112 (100.00 %)Risk Management
112 (100.00 %)Risk Assessment
112 (100.00 %)Information Security
28 (66.67 %)Risk Analysis
37 (58.33 %)Data Protection
45 (41.67 %)Data Analysis
45 (41.67 %)Systems Analysis
45 (41.67 %)Business Analysis
Chester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (66.67 %)CISSP
Chester IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
112 (100.00 %)BS7799
27 (58.33 %)Sarbanes-Oxley