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The table below looks at the demand for Penetration Testing skills within the North West 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 8 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPenetration Testing
Location
3 months to
8 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank193270
Rank change on same period last yearUp+77
Matching permanent IT job ads698
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.038 %0.003 %
As % of the category below1.080 %0.103 %
Salaries quoted568
Average minimum salary£49,459£37,125
Average salary£54,307£44,625
% change on same period last year+21.69 %
Average maximum salary£59,155£52,125
UK excluding London average salary£52,157£50,757
% change on same period last year+2.75 %
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads63887771
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled3.547 %3.273 %
Salaries quoted54916454
Average minimum salary£36,112£39,839
Average salary£40,047£43,818
% change on same period last year-8.60 %
Average maximum salary£43,981£47,797
UK excluding London average salary£42,569£44,378
% change on same period last year-4.07 %
Penetration Testing EnglandPenetration Testing
England

Penetration Testing
Demand Trend

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

North West 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 North West region.

North West Penetration Testing Salary Trend

Penetration Testing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Penetration Testing across the North West region over the 3 months to 8 September 2008.

North West Penetration Testing Salary Histogram

Penetration Testing
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Penetration Testing within the North West region over the 3 months to 8 September 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
ManchesterUp+6848£48,537+4.54 %
CheshireDown-513£73,850+130.78 %
Penetration Testing EnglandPenetration Testing
England

Penetration Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT jobs across the North West 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.

175 (57.69 %)Network Security
271 (54.62 %)Security Testing
324 (18.46 %)Information Security
422 (16.92 %)SC Cleared
422 (16.92 %)Security Cleared
519 (14.62 %)Risk Assessment
618 (13.85 %)Risk Management
618 (13.85 %)Firewall
716 (12.31 %)Data Protection
815 (11.54 %)Benchmarking
815 (11.54 %)BS7799
914 (10.77 %)Identity Management
1013 (10.00 %)Vulnerability Assessment
1013 (10.00 %)ITIL
1013 (10.00 %)FMCG
1112 (9.231 %)UNIX
1112 (9.231 %)CISSP
1112 (9.231 %)Finance
1210 (7.692 %)Financial Institution
139 (6.923 %)CESG
139 (6.923 %)Banking
148 (6.154 %)Risk Analysis
148 (6.154 %)Microsoft
148 (6.154 %)Linux
148 (6.154 %)TCP/IP
157 (5.385 %)Data Protection Act
157 (5.385 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
166 (4.615 %)Nessus
166 (4.615 %)Nmap
166 (4.615 %)Data Analysis

Penetration Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT jobs across the North West 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.

North West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (1.538 %)IIS
12 (1.538 %)SharePoint
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
175 (57.69 %)Network Security
218 (13.85 %)Firewall
38 (6.154 %)TCP/IP
44 (3.077 %)Wireless
44 (3.077 %)Internet
52 (1.538 %)VPN
52 (1.538 %)DMZ
52 (1.538 %)SNMP
61 (0.769 %)LDAP
61 (0.769 %)RFID
61 (0.769 %)Intrusion Detection
North West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (0.769 %)AppScan
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (10.00 %)FMCG
212 (9.231 %)Finance
310 (7.692 %)Financial Institution
49 (6.923 %)Banking
54 (3.077 %)Pensions
63 (2.308 %)Health
71 (0.769 %)Military
71 (0.769 %)Auditing
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
179 (60.77 %)Consultant
219 (14.62 %)Tester
219 (14.62 %)Penetration Tester
317 (13.08 %)Security Specialist
317 (13.08 %)Test Consultant
414 (10.77 %)IT Consultant
513 (10.00 %)IT Risk Consultant
513 (10.00 %)Security Consultant
68 (6.154 %)Test Team Leader
68 (6.154 %)Team Leader
77 (5.385 %)IT Security Consultant
84 (3.077 %)Graduate
93 (2.308 %)Architect
93 (2.308 %)Solutions Architect
93 (2.308 %)Security Architect
102 (1.538 %)Technical Engineer
102 (1.538 %)Firewall Engineer
102 (1.538 %)Network Engineer
111 (0.769 %)Systems Engineer
111 (0.769 %)Senior Systems Engineer
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (6.923 %)CESG
27 (5.385 %)Data Protection Act
35 (3.846 %)PKI
43 (2.308 %)Mainframe
52 (1.538 %)Biometrics
61 (0.769 %)Management Information System
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (9.231 %)UNIX
28 (6.154 %)Linux
36 (4.615 %)Windows
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
171 (54.62 %)Security Testing
224 (18.46 %)Information Security
322 (16.92 %)SC Cleared
322 (16.92 %)Security Cleared
419 (14.62 %)Risk Assessment
518 (13.85 %)Risk Management
616 (12.31 %)Data Protection
715 (11.54 %)Benchmarking
814 (10.77 %)Identity Management
913 (10.00 %)ITIL
913 (10.00 %)Vulnerability Assessment
108 (6.154 %)Risk Analysis
116 (4.615 %)Data Analysis
116 (4.615 %)Systems Analysis
116 (4.615 %)Business Analysis
123 (2.308 %)Data Security
132 (1.538 %)Business Development
132 (1.538 %)Time Management
132 (1.538 %)DV Cleared
141 (0.769 %)BC Cleared
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (4.615 %)Perl
24 (3.077 %)C
24 (3.077 %)Java
24 (3.077 %)Python
33 (2.308 %)SQL
42 (1.538 %)C++
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (9.231 %)CISSP
23 (2.308 %)Cisco Certification
32 (1.538 %)Microsoft Certification
32 (1.538 %)MCSE
32 (1.538 %)CCNA
32 (1.538 %)CEH
32 (1.538 %)Degree
41 (0.769 %)MCP
41 (0.769 %)CCIE
41 (0.769 %)CCNP
41 (0.769 %)Linux+ Certification
41 (0.769 %)GIAC
North West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
115 (11.54 %)BS7799
27 (5.385 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
31 (0.769 %)ISO27001
31 (0.769 %)PCI DSS
North West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (4.615 %)Nmap
22 (1.538 %)Active Directory
31 (0.769 %)WebInspect
North West IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (4.615 %)Nessus
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (6.154 %)Microsoft
25 (3.846 %)Cisco
34 (3.077 %)Symantec
34 (3.077 %)HP
42 (1.538 %)Juniper
42 (1.538 %)CheckPoint
42 (1.538 %)Sophos