The first table below looks at the demand for Security Testing skills in IT jobs advertised for the Oxfordshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Security Testing over the 3 months to 20 June 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 Oxfordshire region.

Location
3 months to
20 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Security Testing
Rank 99 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs citing Security Testing 25 0 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Oxfordshire 1.330% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.894% - -
Number of salaries quoted 25 0 0
Average salary £50,000 - -
UK excluding London average salary £50,000 £50,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year
- +17.64%
All Processes & Methodologies
Oxfordshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
1320 929 1172
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Oxfordshire 70.21% 65.01% 65.18%
Number of salaries quoted 1130 830 1044
Average salary £42,628 £43,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-0.86% +7.50%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £30,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £67,500 £57,500 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Security Testing
South East

Security Testing
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire Security Testing Salary Trend

Security Testing
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Security Testing across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 20 June 2013.

Oxfordshire Security Testing Salary Histogram

Security Testing
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Testing within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 20 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Find
Job
Vacancies
Oxford - 20 £50,000 -
Abingdon - 2 £60,000 -
Security Testing
South East

Security Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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 23 (71.88%) Degree
2 19 (59.38%) GWAPT
3 17 (53.13%) Computer Science
3 17 (53.13%) Publishing
3 17 (53.13%) Information Security
4 16 (50.00%) Data Protection
5 15 (46.88%) IBM
5 15 (46.88%) HP
5 15 (46.88%) CSSLP
6 14 (43.75%) Java
6 14 (43.75%) .NET
6 14 (43.75%) AppDetective
7 13 (40.63%) Android
7 13 (40.63%) Apple iOS
8 12 (37.50%) Open Source
8 12 (37.50%) WebLogic
8 12 (37.50%) UNIX
8 12 (37.50%) Windows
8 12 (37.50%) Apache
9 11 (34.38%) IIS
9 11 (34.38%) C++
9 11 (34.38%) OWASP
10 8 (25.00%) QA
10 8 (25.00%) ISEB
11 7 (21.88%) Oracle
11 7 (21.88%) Selenium
11 7 (21.88%) Software Testing
11 7 (21.88%) Test Automation
12 6 (18.75%) HP Quality Center
12 6 (18.75%) Vulnerability Management

Security Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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 14 (43.75%) .NET
2 1 (3.125%) CSS
2 1 (3.125%) HTML
Application Platforms
1 12 (37.50%) WebLogic
1 12 (37.50%) Apache
2 11 (34.38%) IIS
Business Applications
1 1 (3.125%) Oracle Financials
Communications & Networking
1 6 (18.75%) Firewall
1 6 (18.75%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (18.75%) Oracle ODI
1 6 (18.75%) Oracle BI EE
Development Applications
1 7 (21.88%) Selenium
2 6 (18.75%) WATIR
2 6 (18.75%) QuickTest Pro
2 6 (18.75%) LoadRunner
3 1 (3.125%) JIRA
General
1 17 (53.13%) Publishing
2 1 (3.125%) Finance
Job Titles
1 7 (21.88%) Test Manager
2 6 (18.75%) Tester
2 6 (18.75%) Developer
3 5 (15.63%) Applications Developer
3 5 (15.63%) Security Advisor
3 5 (15.63%) Security Tester
4 4 (12.50%) Penetration Tester
5 3 (9.375%) Consultant
5 3 (9.375%) Software Consultant
5 3 (9.375%) Development Manager
5 3 (9.375%) Security Consultant
6 2 (6.250%) Analyst
6 2 (6.250%) Test Analyst
6 2 (6.250%) Security Specialist
6 2 (6.250%) Software Tester
6 2 (6.250%) Product Specialist
7 1 (3.125%) Automation Tester
7 1 (3.125%) Team Leader
7 1 (3.125%) Security Manager
Miscellaneous
1 17 (53.13%) Computer Science
2 12 (37.50%) Open Source
3 1 (3.125%) SaaS
3 1 (3.125%) W3C
Operating Systems
1 13 (40.63%) Android
1 13 (40.63%) Apple iOS
2 12 (37.50%) UNIX
2 12 (37.50%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (53.13%) Information Security
2 16 (50.00%) Data Protection
3 11 (34.38%) OWASP
4 7 (21.88%) Software Testing
4 7 (21.88%) Test Automation
5 6 (18.75%) Vulnerability Management
5 6 (18.75%) Reverse Engineering
5 6 (18.75%) Test Management
5 6 (18.75%) Penetration Testing
5 6 (18.75%) Network Design
5 6 (18.75%) Vulnerability Assessment
5 6 (18.75%) CRM
5 6 (18.75%) ETL
5 6 (18.75%) Business Intelligence
6 4 (12.50%) Digital Forensics
7 2 (6.250%) Test Scripting
8 1 (3.125%) Test Strategy
8 1 (3.125%) Manual Testing
8 1 (3.125%) User Acceptance Testing
8 1 (3.125%) Performance Testing
Programming Languages
1 14 (43.75%) Java
2 11 (34.38%) C++
3 1 (3.125%) C#
3 1 (3.125%) JavaScript
3 1 (3.125%) SQL
Qualifications
1 23 (71.88%) Degree
2 19 (59.38%) GWAPT
3 15 (46.88%) CSSLP
4 8 (25.00%) ISEB
5 4 (12.50%) GPEN
5 4 (12.50%) OSCP
5 4 (12.50%) OSCE
5 4 (12.50%) CISA
5 4 (12.50%) CISM
5 4 (12.50%) CISSP
5 4 (12.50%) GCIH
5 4 (12.50%) CEH
6 1 (3.125%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (25.00%) QA
2 4 (12.50%) HIPAA
3 1 (3.125%) 21 CFR Part 11
Systems Management
1 14 (43.75%) AppDetective
2 6 (18.75%) HP Quality Center
3 1 (3.125%) WebInspect
Vendors
1 15 (46.88%) IBM
1 15 (46.88%) HP
2 7 (21.88%) Oracle
3 6 (18.75%) Siebel
4 1 (3.125%) TOWER Software