The first table below looks at the demand for Metasploit skills in IT jobs advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Metasploit over the 3 months to 22 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 Development Applications category for the South East region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Metasploit
Rank 425 425 -
Rank change year-on-year
0 -
Permanent jobs citing Metasploit 10 19 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 0.045% 0.079% -
As % of the Development Applications category 0.340% 0.566% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 6 0
Average salary £56,250 £45,000 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
+25.00% -
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £35,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year
-7.14% -26.31%
All Development Applications
South East
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Development Applications category
2944 3358 3212
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 13.25% 13.92% 14.27%
Number of salaries quoted 2546 2999 2885
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,500 £31,000 £29,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £53,500 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £38,000 £37,000
% change year-on-year
+1.31% +2.70%
Metasploit
England

Metasploit
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South East Metasploit Jobs Demand Trend

Metasploit
Salary Trend

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

South East Metasploit Salary Trend

Metasploit
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Metasploit across the South East region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

South East Metasploit Salary Histogram

Metasploit
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Metasploit within the South East region over the 3 months to 22 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
Berkshire +1 4 £80,000 +100.00%
Hampshire -1 4 - -
Buckinghamshire -8 1 - -
Oxfordshire - 1 £32,500 -
Metasploit
England

Metasploit
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East region citing Metasploit 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 Metasploit.

1 10 (100.00%) Nessus
2 5 (50.00%) Penetration Testing
2 5 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 5 (50.00%) OWASP
2 5 (50.00%) Information Security
2 5 (50.00%) CORE IMPACT
2 5 (50.00%) Linux
2 5 (50.00%) Cyber Security
3 4 (40.00%) Cisco
3 4 (40.00%) Microsoft
3 4 (40.00%) UNIX
3 4 (40.00%) Telecoms
3 4 (40.00%) Wireshark
3 4 (40.00%) Security Testing
3 4 (40.00%) SC Cleared
3 4 (40.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
3 4 (40.00%) Nmap
4 3 (30.00%) Intrusion Detection
4 3 (30.00%) Military
4 3 (30.00%) HP
4 3 (30.00%) Juniper
4 3 (30.00%) Electronics
5 1 (10.00%) Windows
5 1 (10.00%) C
5 1 (10.00%) C#
5 1 (10.00%) C++
5 1 (10.00%) Java
5 1 (10.00%) DV Cleared
5 1 (10.00%) Static Code Analysis
5 1 (10.00%) Reverse Engineering

Metasploit
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East region citing Metasploit 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 Metasploit. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 4 (40.00%) Wireshark
2 3 (30.00%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 4 (40.00%) Telecoms
2 3 (30.00%) Military
2 3 (30.00%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 1 (10.00%) Analyst
1 1 (10.00%) Consultant
1 1 (10.00%) Security Consultant
1 1 (10.00%) Security Analyst
1 1 (10.00%) Test Consultant
Operating Systems
1 5 (50.00%) Linux
2 4 (40.00%) UNIX
3 1 (10.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (50.00%) Penetration Testing
1 5 (50.00%) OWASP
1 5 (50.00%) Information Security
1 5 (50.00%) Cyber Security
2 4 (40.00%) Security Testing
2 4 (40.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
3 1 (10.00%) Static Code Analysis
3 1 (10.00%) Reverse Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (10.00%) C
1 1 (10.00%) C#
1 1 (10.00%) C++
1 1 (10.00%) Java
Qualifications
1 5 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (40.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (10.00%) DV Cleared
System Software
1 4 (40.00%) Nmap
Systems Management
1 10 (100.00%) Nessus
2 5 (50.00%) CORE IMPACT
Vendors
1 4 (40.00%) Cisco
1 4 (40.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (30.00%) HP
2 3 (30.00%) Juniper
3 1 (10.00%) Coverity