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This section looks at the demand for Penetration Testing skills within the Gloucestershire 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
Rank12295
Rank change on same period last yearDown-27
Matching permanent IT job ads31
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.218 %0.132 %
Salaries quoted31
Average minimum salary£36,667£60,000
Average salary£46,667£60,000
% change on same period last year-22.22 %
Average maximum salary£56,667£60,000
UK excluding London average salary£49,575£53,844
% change on same period last year-7.92 %
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Gloucestershire
Matching permanent IT job ads1373757
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.725 %0.310 %
Salaries quoted1153659
Average minimum salary£37,227£35,894
Average salary£40,505£38,892
% change on same period last year+4.14 %
Average maximum salary£43,783£41,890
UK excluding London average salary£42,567£44,524
% change on same period last year-4.39 %
Penetration Testing South WestPenetration Testing
South 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 Gloucestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire region.

Gloucestershire Penetration Testing Salary Trend

Penetration Testing
Salary Histogram

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

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire 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
CheltenhamNew entry-2£50,000-
GloucesterNew entry-1£40,000-
Penetration Testing South WestPenetration Testing
South West

Penetration Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

15 (50.00 %)Information Security
24 (40.00 %)Education
24 (40.00 %)Degree
24 (40.00 %)Security Testing
32 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
32 (20.00 %)Government
32 (20.00 %)Internet
32 (20.00 %)CESG
32 (20.00 %)CESG CLAS
41 (10.00 %)CISA
41 (10.00 %)CISM
41 (10.00 %)Financial Institution
41 (10.00 %)Firewall
41 (10.00 %)GAP Analysis
41 (10.00 %)Information Security Management
41 (10.00 %)Security Management
41 (10.00 %)Finance
41 (10.00 %)Aerospace
41 (10.00 %)SQL
41 (10.00 %)Oracle
41 (10.00 %)ITIL
41 (10.00 %)Windows
41 (10.00 %)Linux
41 (10.00 %)MS Excel
41 (10.00 %)DHCP
41 (10.00 %)HTTP
41 (10.00 %)TCP/IP
41 (10.00 %)VPN
41 (10.00 %)DNS
41 (10.00 %)Active Directory

Penetration Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Gloucestershire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (10.00 %)MS Excel
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (20.00 %)Internet
21 (10.00 %)Firewall
21 (10.00 %)Intrusion Detection
21 (10.00 %)DHCP
21 (10.00 %)HTTP
21 (10.00 %)TCP/IP
21 (10.00 %)VPN
21 (10.00 %)DNS
21 (10.00 %)SAN
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (40.00 %)Education
22 (20.00 %)Government
31 (10.00 %)Health
31 (10.00 %)Home Office
31 (10.00 %)Local Government
31 (10.00 %)Financial Institution
31 (10.00 %)Finance
31 (10.00 %)Aerospace
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (60.00 %)Consultant
25 (50.00 %)Security Consultant
34 (40.00 %)Penetration Tester
34 (40.00 %)Tester
42 (20.00 %)Technical Consultant
42 (20.00 %)Information Security Consultant
42 (20.00 %)Security Technical Consultant
51 (10.00 %)IT Security Consultant
51 (10.00 %)Security Engineer
51 (10.00 %)IT Consultant
51 (10.00 %)Systems Engineer
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (20.00 %)CESG
12 (20.00 %)CESG CLAS
21 (10.00 %)Computer Science
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (10.00 %)Windows
11 (10.00 %)Linux
11 (10.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (50.00 %)Information Security
24 (40.00 %)Security Testing
32 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
41 (10.00 %)SC Cleared
41 (10.00 %)Automated Testing
41 (10.00 %)ITIL
41 (10.00 %)GAP Analysis
41 (10.00 %)Information Security Management
41 (10.00 %)Security Management
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (10.00 %)SQL
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (40.00 %)Degree
21 (10.00 %)CISSP
21 (10.00 %)CISA
21 (10.00 %)CISM
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (10.00 %)ISO27001
11 (10.00 %)PCI DSS
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (10.00 %)Active Directory
11 (10.00 %)Nmap
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (10.00 %)MOM
11 (10.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 (10.00 %)Nessus
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (10.00 %)Oracle
11 (10.00 %)VMware
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