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This section looks at the demand for Penetration Testing skills within the Leeds 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
Rank131128
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching permanent IT job ads2134
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.014 %
As % of the category below1.031 %1.631 %
Salaries quoted2028
Average minimum salary£30,200£51,321
Average salary£33,675£53,321
% change on same period last year-36.84 %
Average maximum salary£37,150£55,321
UK excluding London average salary£49,575£53,844
% change on same period last year-7.92 %
Leeds IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Leeds
Matching permanent IT job ads20362084
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.075 %0.853 %
Salaries quoted16741680
Average minimum salary£34,401£36,598
Average salary£37,555£39,680
% change on same period last year-5.35 %
Average maximum salary£40,709£42,761
UK excluding London average salary£42,567£44,524
% change on same period last year-4.39 %
Penetration Testing West YorkshirePenetration Testing
West Yorkshire

Penetration Testing
Demand Trend

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

Leeds 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 Leeds region.

Leeds Penetration Testing Salary Trend

Penetration Testing
Salary Histogram

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

Leeds Penetration Testing Salary Histogram

Penetration Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

123 (48.94 %)CISSP
220 (42.55 %)Security Testing
319 (40.43 %)Microsoft
319 (40.43 %)Information Security
416 (34.04 %)Finance
515 (31.91 %)Windows
515 (31.91 %)Network Security
614 (29.79 %)UNIX
711 (23.40 %)Cisco Certification
711 (23.40 %)CCNA
711 (23.40 %)ISO27001
89 (19.15 %)Cisco
98 (17.02 %)Ethical Hacking
107 (14.89 %)CEH
107 (14.89 %)Insurance
107 (14.89 %)Pensions
107 (14.89 %)CISM
107 (14.89 %)CheckPoint
107 (14.89 %)IIS
116 (12.77 %)MS Office
116 (12.77 %)Oracle
116 (12.77 %)MS Excel
116 (12.77 %)Siebel
116 (12.77 %)BS7799
116 (12.77 %)Government
116 (12.77 %)Health
116 (12.77 %)Auditing
116 (12.77 %)WebSphere
116 (12.77 %)Degree
125 (10.64 %)COBIT

Penetration Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Leeds IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (12.77 %)WebSphere
Leeds IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (14.89 %)IIS
21 (2.128 %)Apache
Leeds IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (12.77 %)MS Office
16 (12.77 %)MS Excel
Leeds IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
115 (31.91 %)Network Security
23 (6.383 %)Firewall
32 (4.255 %)SMTP
32 (4.255 %)DNS
32 (4.255 %)Internet
41 (2.128 %)TCP/IP
41 (2.128 %)Wireless
41 (2.128 %)Intrusion Detection
41 (2.128 %)Cisco IOS
Leeds IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (34.04 %)Finance
27 (14.89 %)Insurance
27 (14.89 %)Pensions
36 (12.77 %)Auditing
36 (12.77 %)Government
36 (12.77 %)Health
42 (4.255 %)Telecoms
Leeds IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
119 (40.43 %)Tester
119 (40.43 %)Penetration Tester
29 (19.15 %)Consultant
38 (17.02 %)Security Consultant
46 (12.77 %)IT Consultant
46 (12.77 %)IT Security Consultant
54 (8.511 %)Analyst
62 (4.255 %)Infrastructure Analyst
71 (2.128 %)Administrator
71 (2.128 %)Security Analyst
71 (2.128 %)Network Manager
71 (2.128 %)IT Manager
71 (2.128 %)Senior Consultant
71 (2.128 %)Network Engineer
71 (2.128 %)Security Manager
71 (2.128 %)Network Security Manager
Leeds IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.128 %)Biometrics
11 (2.128 %)Management Information System
Leeds IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (31.91 %)Windows
214 (29.79 %)UNIX
32 (4.255 %)Linux
Leeds IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
120 (42.55 %)Security Testing
219 (40.43 %)Information Security
38 (17.02 %)Ethical Hacking
45 (10.64 %)IT Governance
45 (10.64 %)ITIL
45 (10.64 %)BCP
53 (6.383 %)Identity Management
62 (4.255 %)Computer Forensics
71 (2.128 %)Data Security
71 (2.128 %)Risk Assessment
71 (2.128 %)Disaster Recovery
Leeds IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (8.511 %)C
22 (4.255 %)C++
22 (4.255 %)Java
22 (4.255 %)Perl
22 (4.255 %)SQL
22 (4.255 %)Python
Leeds IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
123 (48.94 %)CISSP
211 (23.40 %)Cisco Certification
211 (23.40 %)CCNA
37 (14.89 %)CISM
37 (14.89 %)CEH
46 (12.77 %)Degree
55 (10.64 %)Microsoft Certification
55 (10.64 %)CCDA
55 (10.64 %)MCSE
55 (10.64 %)CCNP
Leeds IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
111 (23.40 %)ISO27001
26 (12.77 %)BS7799
35 (10.64 %)COBIT
Leeds IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
119 (40.43 %)Microsoft
29 (19.15 %)Cisco
37 (14.89 %)CheckPoint
46 (12.77 %)Oracle
46 (12.77 %)Siebel
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