The first table below looks at the demand for Security Testing skills in IT jobs advertised for the Hertfordshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Security Testing over the 3 months to 24 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 Hertfordshire region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Security Testing
Rank 138 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs citing Security Testing 2 0 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hertfordshire 0.081% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.106% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Average salary £47,500 - -
UK excluding London average salary £50,000 £50,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +42.85%
All Processes & Methodologies
Hertfordshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
1885 1837 2585
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hertfordshire 76.47% 72.93% 76.64%
Number of salaries quoted 1486 1476 2084
Average salary £45,000 £47,500 £45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-5.26% +5.55%
90% offered a salary of more than £31,500 £31,500 £32,500
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £67,500 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Security Testing
East of England

Security Testing
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Security Testing Jobs Demand Trend

Security Testing
Salary Trend

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

Hertfordshire Security Testing Salary Trend

Security Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

1 6 (66.67%) Finance
2 4 (44.44%) Risk Assessment
2 4 (44.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (44.44%) Change Control
3 3 (33.33%) Information Assurance
3 3 (33.33%) SharePoint Server
3 3 (33.33%) Data Protection
3 3 (33.33%) Information Security
3 3 (33.33%) Security Management
3 3 (33.33%) Management Information System
3 3 (33.33%) Legal
4 2 (22.22%) Games
4 2 (22.22%) Risk Management
4 2 (22.22%) Telecoms
4 2 (22.22%) SQL
4 2 (22.22%) MS Excel
4 2 (22.22%) E-Commerce
4 2 (22.22%) Microsoft
4 2 (22.22%) JDA
4 2 (22.22%) EPoS
4 2 (22.22%) BizTalk Server
4 2 (22.22%) Agile Software Development
4 2 (22.22%) Retail
4 2 (22.22%) Cryptography
4 2 (22.22%) PKI
4 2 (22.22%) QA
4 2 (22.22%) Integration Testing
4 2 (22.22%) Network Security
4 2 (22.22%) ISTQB
4 2 (22.22%) Security Architecture

Security Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

Application Platforms
1 3 (33.33%) SharePoint Server
2 2 (22.22%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 2 (22.22%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 2 (22.22%) Network Security
General
1 6 (66.67%) Finance
2 3 (33.33%) Legal
3 2 (22.22%) Games
3 2 (22.22%) Telecoms
3 2 (22.22%) Retail
Job Titles
1 4 (44.44%) Consultant
2 3 (33.33%) Security Manager
2 3 (33.33%) IT Security Consultant
2 3 (33.33%) Security Consultant
2 3 (33.33%) IT Consultant
3 2 (22.22%) Risk Management Consultant
3 2 (22.22%) Management Consultant
3 2 (22.22%) Tester
3 2 (22.22%) Information Manager
3 2 (22.22%) Information Security Manager
3 2 (22.22%) Information Management Consultant
3 2 (22.22%) Test Leader
3 2 (22.22%) Risk Consultant
3 2 (22.22%) Lead Tester
3 2 (22.22%) Senior Tester
4 1 (11.11%) IT Risk Consultant
4 1 (11.11%) IT Security Manager
Miscellaneous
1 3 (33.33%) Management Information System
2 2 (22.22%) EPoS
2 2 (22.22%) Cryptography
2 2 (22.22%) PKI
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (44.44%) Risk Assessment
1 4 (44.44%) Change Control
2 3 (33.33%) Information Assurance
2 3 (33.33%) Data Protection
2 3 (33.33%) Information Security
2 3 (33.33%) Security Management
3 2 (22.22%) Risk Management
3 2 (22.22%) E-Commerce
3 2 (22.22%) Agile Software Development
3 2 (22.22%) Integration Testing
3 2 (22.22%) Security Architecture
3 2 (22.22%) Test Strategy
3 2 (22.22%) TMap
4 1 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (11.11%) Business Development
Programming Languages
1 2 (22.22%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (22.22%) ISTQB
2 1 (11.11%) Security Cleared
2 1 (11.11%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (44.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (22.22%) QA
3 1 (11.11%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 2 (22.22%) Microsoft
1 2 (22.22%) JDA
1 2 (22.22%) hybris
1 2 (22.22%) RedPrairie