The first table below looks at the demand for Vulnerability Assessment skills in IT jobs advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Vulnerability Assessment over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category for the England region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Vulnerability Assessment
Rank 614 749 748
Rank change year-on-year
+135 -1
Permanent jobs citing Vulnerability Assessment 220 114 111
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 0.218% 0.100% 0.095%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.285% 0.134% 0.129%
Number of salaries quoted 137 95 106
Average salary £45,000 £53,500 £50,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-15.88% +7.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £31,100 £37,500
10% offered a salary of more than £71,750 £70,000 £77,500
UK excluding London average salary £45,000 £50,000 £49,000
% change year-on-year
-10.00% +2.04%
All Processes & Methodologies
England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
77284 84844 85896
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 76.63% 74.69% 73.48%
Number of salaries quoted 64164 72674 72257
Average salary £46,000 £47,500 £47,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-3.15% -
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £30,000 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Vulnerability Assessment
UK

Vulnerability Assessment
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Vulnerability Assessment across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

England Vulnerability Assessment Jobs Demand Trend

Vulnerability Assessment
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Vulnerability Assessment across the England region.

England Vulnerability Assessment Salary Trend

Vulnerability Assessment
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Vulnerability Assessment across the England region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

England Vulnerability Assessment Salary Histogram

Vulnerability Assessment
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Vulnerability Assessment within the England region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
London +102 112 £52,500 -12.50%
South East +39 54 £60,000 +20.00%
West Midlands -2 20 £45,000 +44.00%
Yorkshire -10 13 - -
South West -13 10 £30,000 -45.45%
North West +5 5 £52,500 +20.00%
East Midlands - 4 £27,000 -
East of England -4 1 £38,000 -27.61%
Vulnerability Assessment
UK

Vulnerability Assessment
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the England region citing Vulnerability Assessment 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 Vulnerability Assessment.

1 206 (48.82%) Firewall
2 187 (44.31%) Penetration Testing
3 172 (40.76%) Information Security
4 169 (40.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 160 (37.91%) CISSP
6 137 (32.46%) Management Information System
7 125 (29.62%) SIEM
8 117 (27.73%) Finance
9 115 (27.25%) Intrusion Detection
10 107 (25.36%) PCI DSS
11 103 (24.41%) Network Security
11 103 (24.41%) Cisco
12 100 (23.70%) Security Architecture
13 95 (22.51%) Risk Management
14 85 (20.14%) Security Testing
15 83 (19.67%) Internet
16 80 (18.96%) Nessus
17 79 (18.72%) Wireless
18 78 (18.48%) Vulnerability Management
19 77 (18.25%) Cisco Certification
20 76 (18.01%) Juniper
20 76 (18.01%) ITIL
21 74 (17.54%) Security Cleared
22 73 (17.30%) CISM
23 69 (16.35%) Windows
24 66 (15.64%) CEH
24 66 (15.64%) SC Cleared
25 64 (15.17%) Linux
26 62 (14.69%) Stakeholder Management
27 57 (13.51%) Degree

Vulnerability Assessment
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the England region citing Vulnerability Assessment 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 Vulnerability Assessment. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 16 (3.791%) Web Services
2 11 (2.607%) JSP
3 7 (1.659%) J2EE
4 3 (0.711%) DHTML
4 3 (0.711%) CSS
4 3 (0.711%) HTML5
5 2 (0.474%) Web Dynpro
5 2 (0.474%) SAP BSP
5 2 (0.474%) SAP ALE
6 1 (0.237%) Apache Flex
6 1 (0.237%) XML
6 1 (0.237%) WAP
6 1 (0.237%) .NET
6 1 (0.237%) ASP
Application Platforms
1 17 (4.028%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.474%) MS Exchange
2 2 (0.474%) Exchange Server 2003
2 2 (0.474%) Exchange Server 2007
2 2 (0.474%) SAP Portal
2 2 (0.474%) Exchange Server 2010
2 2 (0.474%) Apache
Applications
1 27 (6.398%) MS Excel
2 18 (4.265%) MS Visio
3 7 (1.659%) MS Office
4 1 (0.237%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 23 (5.450%) Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 206 (48.82%) Firewall
2 115 (27.25%) Intrusion Detection
3 103 (24.41%) Network Security
4 83 (19.67%) Internet
5 79 (18.72%) Wireless
6 55 (13.03%) VPN
7 38 (9.005%) TCP/IP
8 34 (8.057%) VoIP
9 25 (5.924%) DNS
10 24 (5.687%) DHCP
11 22 (5.213%) LAN
11 22 (5.213%) WAN
11 22 (5.213%) Cisco IOS
12 21 (4.976%) Wi-Fi
13 16 (3.791%) Broadband
14 13 (3.081%) SSL
14 13 (3.081%) Wireshark
15 12 (2.844%) Intranet
16 11 (2.607%) SNMP
16 11 (2.607%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (5.450%) SQL Server
2 19 (4.502%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 15 (3.555%) Metasploit
2 9 (2.133%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (0.237%) Ant
General
1 117 (27.73%) Finance
2 41 (9.716%) Legal
3 38 (9.005%) Telecoms
4 26 (6.161%) Military
4 26 (6.161%) Electronics
5 25 (5.924%) Banking
6 18 (4.265%) Aerospace
6 18 (4.265%) Law
7 17 (4.028%) Retail
7 17 (4.028%) Advertising
8 8 (1.896%) Publishing
9 7 (1.659%) Financial Institution
10 6 (1.422%) Games
11 4 (0.948%) Marketing
12 2 (0.474%) Investment Banking
12 2 (0.474%) Pharmaceutical
13 1 (0.237%) Back Office
13 1 (0.237%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 72 (17.06%) Analyst
2 68 (16.11%) Security Engineer
3 65 (15.40%) Security Analyst
4 51 (12.09%) Security Specialist
5 49 (11.61%) Security Architect
5 49 (11.61%) Architect
6 41 (9.716%) Tester
6 41 (9.716%) Consultant
7 40 (9.479%) Security Consultant
7 40 (9.479%) Security Manager
7 40 (9.479%) Penetration Tester
8 33 (7.820%) Security Tester
9 21 (4.976%) Security Support Engineer
9 21 (4.976%) Support Engineer
10 20 (4.739%) Network Engineer
10 20 (4.739%) Infrastructure Architect
11 19 (4.502%) Security Officer
12 18 (4.265%) IT Consultant
12 18 (4.265%) IT Security Consultant
13 16 (3.791%) Information Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 137 (32.46%) Management Information System
2 44 (10.43%) PKI
3 25 (5.924%) Computer Science
4 18 (4.265%) Open Source
4 18 (4.265%) Client/Server
5 16 (3.791%) Mainframe
6 14 (3.318%) Chip and PIN
7 13 (3.081%) CESG
8 12 (2.844%) Cryptography
9 9 (2.133%) Derivative
10 8 (1.896%) Equity Derivative
10 8 (1.896%) Visualisation
11 6 (1.422%) Statistics
11 6 (1.422%) Credit Derivative
11 6 (1.422%) Fixed Income
11 6 (1.422%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 5 (1.185%) Data Protection Act
13 4 (0.948%) Mathematics
13 4 (0.948%) SecurID
13 4 (0.948%) Mobile Banking
Operating Systems
1 69 (16.35%) Windows
2 64 (15.17%) Linux
3 52 (12.32%) UNIX
4 19 (4.502%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 18 (4.265%) HPUX
6 9 (2.133%) Solaris
7 8 (1.896%) Windows 7
8 5 (1.185%) Windows 2000
8 5 (1.185%) Windows NT
8 5 (1.185%) Windows XP
9 3 (0.711%) Windows Server 2003
9 3 (0.711%) Windows Server 2008
10 2 (0.474%) Windows Vista
11 1 (0.237%) AIX
11 1 (0.237%) CentOS
11 1 (0.237%) Oracle Linux
11 1 (0.237%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 187 (44.31%) Penetration Testing
2 172 (40.76%) Information Security
3 125 (29.62%) SIEM
4 100 (23.70%) Security Architecture
5 95 (22.51%) Risk Management
6 85 (20.14%) Security Testing
7 78 (18.48%) Vulnerability Management
8 76 (18.01%) ITIL
9 62 (14.69%) Stakeholder Management
10 52 (12.32%) Security Management
11 51 (12.09%) Change Management
12 49 (11.61%) Disaster Recovery
13 47 (11.14%) Business Continuity
14 46 (10.90%) Cyber Security
15 39 (9.242%) Ethical Hacking
15 39 (9.242%) Network Design
15 39 (9.242%) Incident Management
16 31 (7.346%) ISMS
17 30 (7.109%) Data Protection
18 23 (5.450%) Enterprise Architecture
Programming Languages
1 54 (12.80%) Java
2 32 (7.583%) JavaScript
3 31 (7.346%) PHP
4 27 (6.398%) Perl
5 25 (5.924%) SQL
6 14 (3.318%) VB
7 13 (3.081%) Python
8 12 (2.844%) Ruby
9 10 (2.370%) C++
10 4 (0.948%) PowerShell
11 2 (0.474%) Shell Script
11 2 (0.474%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 160 (37.91%) CISSP
2 77 (18.25%) Cisco Certification
3 74 (17.54%) Security Cleared
4 73 (17.30%) CISM
5 66 (15.64%) CEH
5 66 (15.64%) SC Cleared
6 57 (13.51%) Degree
7 35 (8.294%) CCNA
7 35 (8.294%) CISA
8 28 (6.635%) CCNP
9 23 (5.450%) ACSA
10 18 (4.265%) GCIH
11 16 (3.791%) GWAPT
11 16 (3.791%) GPEN
11 16 (3.791%) OSCP
11 16 (3.791%) OSCE
12 15 (3.555%) GIAC
13 12 (2.844%) JNCIE
13 12 (2.844%) CCIE
14 11 (2.607%) GSEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 169 (40.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 107 (25.36%) PCI DSS
3 31 (7.346%) COBIT
4 19 (4.502%) QA
5 17 (4.028%) HIPAA
6 14 (3.318%) ISO/IEC 17799
6 14 (3.318%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 9 (2.133%) HMG Infosec
7 9 (2.133%) JSP 440
8 4 (0.948%) ISO 9001
9 3 (0.711%) SLA
10 2 (0.474%) COSO
System Software
1 49 (11.61%) Active Directory
2 23 (5.450%) UAG
3 20 (4.739%) Forefront TMG
3 20 (4.739%) Nmap
4 11 (2.607%) ISA Server
5 10 (2.370%) VMware Infrastructure
6 8 (1.896%) Snort
7 2 (0.474%) Microsoft App-V
7 2 (0.474%) ProxySG
7 2 (0.474%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.237%) NFS
8 1 (0.237%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 80 (18.96%) Nessus
2 26 (6.161%) CORE IMPACT
3 21 (4.976%) McAfee ePO
4 4 (0.948%) Norton AntiVirus
4 4 (0.948%) SCCM
4 4 (0.948%) WebInspect
5 2 (0.474%) WSUS
5 2 (0.474%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 2 (0.474%) ZENworks
Vendors
1 103 (24.41%) Cisco
2 76 (18.01%) Juniper
3 54 (12.80%) McAfee
4 52 (12.32%) CheckPoint
5 50 (11.85%) Microsoft
6 37 (8.768%) Oracle
7 34 (8.057%) Qualys
8 33 (7.820%) LogLogic
9 27 (6.398%) Blue Coat
10 19 (4.502%) Riverbed
10 19 (4.502%) Red Hat
11 17 (4.028%) Tripwire
11 17 (4.028%) Sourcefire
12 15 (3.555%) HP
13 13 (3.081%) VMware
14 12 (2.844%) ArcSight
15 11 (2.607%) Lumension
15 11 (2.607%) TippingPoint
15 11 (2.607%) IBM
16 10 (2.370%) F5
Surrey
Experience of or a strong understanding of ISO27001, PCI DSS, Data Protection and Business Continuity... Knowledge of Penetration Testing and Vulnerability assessments... Working towards IT Security qualifications such...
Alderbridge Network Recruitment
Salary: From £30,000 to £35,000 per annum depending on experience + Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
London
Stakeholder management 3rd Party Management Management of vulnerability assessments and penetration tests. Security Incident management Security change management Firewall policy management Conversion of Security log information into Laymans...
Experis IT
Salary: £60000 - £80000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
oPerform audits for network/system security and risk management... This activity will account for 10% of the time worked The role holder will be responsible for delivering periodic...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £40000 per annum + £10,000 on call allowance
Posted: 17 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
oPerform audits for network/system security and risk management... This activity will account for 10% of the time worked The role holder will be responsible for delivering periodic...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £40000 per annum + £10,000 on call allowance
Posted: 18 May 2013
London
Permanent, Croydon/South East London £45,000 -£55,000 The successful candidate will come from a technical background and have experience in delaing with 3rd party suppliers of...
Experis IT
Salary: £35000 - £50000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Sheffield, Yorkshire
To support and deputise were necessary, the Capita Employee Benefits Information Security Officer (ISO) and working with CEB staff and management in order to implement an Information Assurance (...
Capita Resourcing
Salary: £36000 - £39000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 18 May 2013
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
To support and deputise were necessary, the Capita Employee Benefits Information Security Officer (ISO) and working with CEB staff and management in order to implement an Information Assurance (...
Capita Resourcing - Jobs at Capita
Salary: £36000 - £39000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Wiltshire
Experience of enterprise security solutions for infrastructure and application architectures including: MS UAG, RSA/SecureIDs, VPNs & Firewalls, VMWare, Checkpoint, Symantec, PKI, Cryptography, WinTel platforms and Penetration Testing at...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £33000 - £35000 per annum + Good Benefits Package
Posted: 13 May 2013
London
Redrock are recruiting for an experienced Sales Executive to join a dynamic expanding European information risk management consultancy specialising in compliance management... The position requires sales and sales...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £23000 - £27000 per annum + ote £75k
Posted: 14 May 2013
City, London
Truphone's technology allows travellers in the UK and elsewhere to use a mobile to call, text and access the web at local rates without having to change...
Truphone
Salary: From £40,000 to £45,000 per annum plus bonus & benefits
Posted: 30 April 2013
City of London
They are a market leader, providing software, services and support to millions of customers across Europe... You will identify security vulnerabilities, respond to security incidents, test the security...
People Source Consulting
Salary: £60000 - £70000 per annum + Bonu and excellent benefits
Posted: 26 April 2013
Reading, Berkshire
You will be required to: *Act as a team member and/or lead on penetration testing delivery projects covering: oInfrastructure vulnerability assessment and PCI ASV scanning oInfrastructure penetration...
OSM Ltd
Salary: £40000 - £42000 per annum + car allowance
Posted: 17 May 2013
Woking, Surrey
A valid CCNA or equivalent knowledge/experience. Experience with Juniper Secure Access/MAGSeries Remote Access appliances... A sound understanding TCP/IP and networking concepts. A good understanding of...
Fidessa
Salary: Highly Competitive
Posted: 16 May 2013
Woking, Surrey
A good understanding of WAN environments including MPLS, VPNs and point-to-point links... CheckPoint Application Control/DLP... VoIP in an Avaya environment... Vulnerability assessments/Penetration testing... Raise/...
Fidessa
Salary: Competitive Salary
Posted: 23 April 2013
City, London
Experience of end-to-end PCI-DSS certification process... *Good working knowledge of Cisco ASA Firewalls... *Site to site VPN tunnels... *Network monitoring protocols such as Syslog and...
JP Specialist Contracts
Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum
Posted: 13 May 2013
City of London
They will be responsible for the creation of future roadmaps for networks and security including access management and assist with the overall infrastructure roadmap in line with the...
Hudson IT London
Salary: £70000 - £80000 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 2 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
This activity will account for 10% of the time worked The role holder will be responsible for delivering periodic and ad-hoc host Vulnerability Assessments and Application security...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + 25% shift allowance + bens
Posted: 9 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
This activity will account for 10% of the time worked The role holder will be responsible for delivering periodic and ad-hoc host Vulnerability Assessments and Application security...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + 25% shift allowance + bens
Posted: 26 April 2013