The first table below looks at the demand for Security Testing skills in IT jobs advertised for the Leeds 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 Leeds region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Security Testing
Rank 146 132 119
Rank change year-on-year
-14 -13
Permanent jobs citing Security Testing 2 2 1
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Leeds 0.077% 0.096% 0.054%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.097% 0.121% 0.074%
Number of salaries quoted 2 2 1
Average salary £36,500 £33,250 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+9.77% -16.87%
UK excluding London average salary £50,000 £50,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +42.85%
All Processes & Methodologies
Leeds
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
2058 1657 1350
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Leeds 79.21% 79.43% 72.97%
Number of salaries quoted 1628 1411 1150
Average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £26,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £55,000 £49,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Security Testing
West Yorkshire

Security Testing
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Leeds 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 Leeds region.

Leeds Security Testing Salary Trend

Security Testing
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Security Testing across the Leeds region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Leeds Security Testing Salary Histogram

Security Testing
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Leeds 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 2 (100.00%) ISEB
1 2 (100.00%) Selenium
1 2 (100.00%) ISTQB
2 1 (50.00%) Technical Architecture
2 1 (50.00%) Visual Studio
2 1 (50.00%) Web Services
2 1 (50.00%) XML
2 1 (50.00%) UNIX
2 1 (50.00%) Windows
2 1 (50.00%) RAD
2 1 (50.00%) FTP
2 1 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Stress Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Web Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Test Management
2 1 (50.00%) V-Model
2 1 (50.00%) HP Quality Center
2 1 (50.00%) Waterfall
2 1 (50.00%) QuickTest Pro
2 1 (50.00%) LoadRunner
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Software Testing

Security Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Leeds 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 Development
1 1 (50.00%) Web Services
1 1 (50.00%) XML
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) FTP
Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Selenium
2 1 (50.00%) Visual Studio
2 1 (50.00%) QuickTest Pro
2 1 (50.00%) LoadRunner
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Test Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Test Analyst
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) UNIX
1 1 (50.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Technical Architecture
1 1 (50.00%) RAD
1 1 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Performance Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Stress Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Web Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Test Management
1 1 (50.00%) V-Model
1 1 (50.00%) Waterfall
1 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (50.00%) Software Testing
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) ISEB
1 2 (100.00%) ISTQB
Systems Management
1 1 (50.00%) HP Quality Center
Leeds, West Yorkshire
You will be responsible for leading penetration testing and security assessment consulting services... This role requires you to demonstrate: Experience of all aspects of penetration testing in a...
The Bridge Ltd
Salary: £excellent + big bonus + car + benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013