The first table below looks at the demand for GWAPT in IT jobs advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited GWAPT over the 3 months to 17 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 Qualifications for the South East region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
GIAC Web Application Penetration Tester (GWAPT)
Rank 422 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs citing GWAPT 14 0 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 0.064% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.195% - -
Number of salaries quoted 14 0 0
Average salary £50,000 - -
UK excluding London average salary £50,000 - -
All Qualifications
South East
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
7175 7966 6300
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 32.59% 33.52% 27.70%
Number of salaries quoted 5783 6964 5399
Average salary £41,500 £40,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.75% -
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £27,500 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year
- +3.89%
GWAPT
England

GWAPT
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing GWAPT across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

South East GWAPT Jobs Demand Trend

GWAPT
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing GWAPT across the South East region.

South East GWAPT Salary Trend

GWAPT
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GWAPT within the South East region over the 3 months to 17 May 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
Oxfordshire - 14 £50,000 -
GWAPT
England

GWAPT
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East region citing GWAPT 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 GWAPT.

1 15 (100.00%) Security Testing
2 13 (86.67%) Degree
2 13 (86.67%) Computer Science
3 11 (73.33%) CSSLP
3 11 (73.33%) Information Security
3 11 (73.33%) IBM
3 11 (73.33%) HP
4 10 (66.67%) Java
4 10 (66.67%) .NET
4 10 (66.67%) Data Protection
4 10 (66.67%) AppDetective
5 9 (60.00%) Android
5 9 (60.00%) WebLogic
5 9 (60.00%) UNIX
5 9 (60.00%) Windows
5 9 (60.00%) Apache
5 9 (60.00%) Apple iOS
6 8 (53.33%) Publishing
6 8 (53.33%) OWASP
6 8 (53.33%) IIS
7 7 (46.67%) C++
8 4 (26.67%) Open Source
8 4 (26.67%) Reverse Engineering
8 4 (26.67%) Digital Forensics
8 4 (26.67%) GPEN
8 4 (26.67%) OSCP
8 4 (26.67%) OSCE
8 4 (26.67%) Vulnerability Management
8 4 (26.67%) CEH
8 4 (26.67%) Network Design

GWAPT
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East region citing GWAPT 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 GWAPT. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 10 (66.67%) .NET
Application Platforms
1 9 (60.00%) WebLogic
1 9 (60.00%) Apache
2 8 (53.33%) IIS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (26.67%) Firewall
1 4 (26.67%) Wireless
General
1 8 (53.33%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 6 (40.00%) Developer
2 5 (33.33%) Applications Developer
2 5 (33.33%) Tester
2 5 (33.33%) Security Tester
3 4 (26.67%) Penetration Tester
4 3 (20.00%) Software Consultant
4 3 (20.00%) Consultant
4 3 (20.00%) Security Consultant
5 1 (6.667%) Software Tester
5 1 (6.667%) Team Leader
Miscellaneous
1 13 (86.67%) Computer Science
2 4 (26.67%) Open Source
Operating Systems
1 9 (60.00%) UNIX
1 9 (60.00%) Windows
1 9 (60.00%) Android
1 9 (60.00%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (100.00%) Security Testing
2 11 (73.33%) Information Security
3 10 (66.67%) Data Protection
4 8 (53.33%) OWASP
5 4 (26.67%) Reverse Engineering
5 4 (26.67%) Digital Forensics
5 4 (26.67%) Vulnerability Management
5 4 (26.67%) Network Design
5 4 (26.67%) Vulnerability Assessment
5 4 (26.67%) Penetration Testing
Programming Languages
1 10 (66.67%) Java
2 7 (46.67%) C++
Qualifications
1 13 (86.67%) Degree
2 11 (73.33%) CSSLP
3 4 (26.67%) GPEN
3 4 (26.67%) OSCP
3 4 (26.67%) OSCE
3 4 (26.67%) CISSP
3 4 (26.67%) CISA
3 4 (26.67%) CISM
3 4 (26.67%) GCIH
3 4 (26.67%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (26.67%) HIPAA
Systems Management
1 10 (66.67%) AppDetective
2 1 (6.667%) WebInspect
Vendors
1 11 (73.33%) IBM
1 11 (73.33%) HP
Oxford, South East
Candidates should come from a strong software development background with expertise in either Java or C++ as well hands-on experience with security testing tools such as Checkmarx...
Volt
Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013