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This section looks at the demand for Security Testing skills within the Hampshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Security Testing over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSecurity Testing
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank201199
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching permanent IT job ads78
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.186 %0.206 %
Salaries quoted72
Average minimum salary£28,143£39,000
Average salary£31,929£42,000
% change on same period last year-23.97 %
Average maximum salary£35,714£45,000
UK excluding London average salary£39,857£52,800
% change on same period last year-24.51 %
Hampshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Hampshire
Matching permanent IT job ads37683882
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.028 %1.618 %
Salaries quoted30593163
Average minimum salary£38,230£37,592
Average salary£42,033£40,553
% change on same period last year+3.64 %
Average maximum salary£45,835£43,514
UK excluding London average salary£42,487£44,463
% change on same period last year-4.44 %
Security Testing South EastSecurity Testing
South East

Security Testing
Demand Trend

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

Hampshire Security Testing Demand Trend

Security Testing
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Security Testing across the Hampshire region.

Hampshire Security Testing Salary Trend

Security Testing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Security Testing across the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Hampshire Security Testing Salary Histogram

Security Testing
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Testing within the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
BasingstokeNew entry-6£31,000-
PortsmouthNew entry-1£37,500-
Security Testing South EastSecurity Testing
South East

Security Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Hampshire region citing Security 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 Security Testing.

110 (40.00 %)MS Visio
110 (40.00 %)Degree
28 (32.00 %)Information Security
37 (28.00 %)ISO17799
37 (28.00 %)ITIL
37 (28.00 %)PRINCE2
37 (28.00 %)UNIX
37 (28.00 %)Windows
37 (28.00 %)Linux
37 (28.00 %)CCNP
37 (28.00 %)CCNA
37 (28.00 %)CISSP
37 (28.00 %)Cisco Certification
37 (28.00 %)BS7799
37 (28.00 %)Security Cleared
45 (20.00 %)Cisco
45 (20.00 %)Service Management
45 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
45 (20.00 %)Network Security
53 (12.00 %)Penetration Testing
62 (8.000 %)Firewall
62 (8.000 %)Government
62 (8.000 %)Service Delivery
62 (8.000 %)Project Management
62 (8.000 %)Internet
62 (8.000 %)SC Cleared
71 (4.000 %)VPN
71 (4.000 %)LDAP
71 (4.000 %)FTP
71 (4.000 %)HTTP

Security Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Hampshire region citing Security 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 Security Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hampshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (40.00 %)MS Visio
Hampshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
15 (20.00 %)Network Security
22 (8.000 %)Internet
22 (8.000 %)Firewall
31 (4.000 %)Intrusion Detection
31 (4.000 %)VPN
31 (4.000 %)LDAP
31 (4.000 %)SMTP
31 (4.000 %)FTP
31 (4.000 %)HTTP
Hampshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (8.000 %)Government
Hampshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (32.00 %)Consultant
18 (32.00 %)Security Consultant
26 (24.00 %)Author
26 (24.00 %)Technical Author
26 (24.00 %)Team Leader
26 (24.00 %)Technical Writer
33 (12.00 %)IT Consultant
33 (12.00 %)IT Security Consultant
42 (8.000 %)Analyst
51 (4.000 %)Service Analyst
51 (4.000 %)Security Analyst
51 (4.000 %)Support Team Leader
51 (4.000 %)Services Delivery Analyst
51 (4.000 %)IT Security Analyst
Hampshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (28.00 %)UNIX
17 (28.00 %)Windows
17 (28.00 %)Linux
Hampshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (32.00 %)Information Security
27 (28.00 %)ITIL
27 (28.00 %)PRINCE2
27 (28.00 %)Security Cleared
35 (20.00 %)Service Management
43 (12.00 %)Penetration Testing
52 (8.000 %)SC Cleared
52 (8.000 %)Service Delivery
52 (8.000 %)Project Management
61 (4.000 %)Change Management
61 (4.000 %)Vulnerability Assessment
Hampshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (40.00 %)Degree
27 (28.00 %)CCNP
27 (28.00 %)CCNA
27 (28.00 %)CISSP
27 (28.00 %)Cisco Certification
Hampshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (28.00 %)ISO17799
17 (28.00 %)BS7799
Hampshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (20.00 %)Cisco