Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs
Job Type
Source

The table below looks at the demand for Penetration Testing skills within the South 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPenetration Testing
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank234211
Rank change on same period last yearDown-23
Matching permanent IT job ads2444
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.018 %
As % of the category below0.364 %0.712 %
Salaries quoted1330
Average minimum salary£40,000£51,333
Average salary£48,462£55,833
% change on same period last year-13.20 %
Average maximum salary£56,923£60,333
UK excluding London average salary£52,105£50,735
% change on same period last year+2.70 %
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads66016182
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled3.653 %2.593 %
Salaries quoted56505253
Average minimum salary£35,782£35,303
Average salary£39,138£38,717
% change on same period last year+1.08 %
Average maximum salary£42,493£42,130
UK excluding London average salary£42,540£44,374
% change on same period last year-4.13 %
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 South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

South 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 South West region.

South West Penetration Testing Salary Trend

Penetration Testing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Penetration Testing across the South West region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

South 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 South West region over the 3 months to 5 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
GloucestershireDown-911£46,364-22.72 %
SomersetDown-258--
BristolDown-422£60,000+7.17 %
Penetration Testing EnglandPenetration Testing
England

Penetration Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the South 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.

124 (57.14 %)Degree
221 (50.00 %)Computer Science
318 (42.86 %)Internet
417 (40.48 %)JavaScript
417 (40.48 %)Perl
417 (40.48 %)MySQL
417 (40.48 %)CSS
417 (40.48 %)Python
417 (40.48 %)Network Security
417 (40.48 %)Ruby
417 (40.48 %)Ruby on Rails
514 (33.33 %)Security Cleared
612 (28.57 %)Firewall
711 (26.19 %)SC Cleared
87 (16.67 %)Information Security
87 (16.67 %)CISSP
96 (14.29 %)VPN
96 (14.29 %)Government
104 (9.524 %)Vulnerability Assessment
104 (9.524 %)Intrusion Detection
104 (9.524 %)CISM
113 (7.143 %)Microsoft Certification
113 (7.143 %)MCSE
113 (7.143 %)Biometrics
113 (7.143 %)Cryptography
113 (7.143 %)PKI
113 (7.143 %)ISO27001
113 (7.143 %)Education
113 (7.143 %)Risk Assessment
122 (4.762 %)Security Testing

Penetration Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the South 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.

South West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
117 (40.48 %)CSS
117 (40.48 %)Ruby on Rails
South West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.381 %)MS Excel
South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
118 (42.86 %)Internet
217 (40.48 %)Network Security
312 (28.57 %)Firewall
46 (14.29 %)VPN
54 (9.524 %)Intrusion Detection
61 (2.381 %)DNS
61 (2.381 %)SAN
61 (2.381 %)DHCP
61 (2.381 %)HTTP
61 (2.381 %)TCP/IP
South West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
117 (40.48 %)MySQL
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (14.29 %)Government
23 (7.143 %)Education
31 (2.381 %)Home Office
31 (2.381 %)Financial Institution
31 (2.381 %)Finance
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (40.48 %)Developer
117 (40.48 %)Internet Developer
214 (33.33 %)Security Consultant
214 (33.33 %)Consultant
37 (16.67 %)Penetration Tester
37 (16.67 %)Tester
41 (2.381 %)Security Engineer
41 (2.381 %)Information Security Consultant
41 (2.381 %)Senior Security Consultant
41 (2.381 %)Security Technical Consultant
41 (2.381 %)Systems Engineer
41 (2.381 %)IT Consultant
41 (2.381 %)Senior Consultant
41 (2.381 %)Technical Consultant
41 (2.381 %)Team Leader
41 (2.381 %)IT Security Consultant
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
121 (50.00 %)Computer Science
23 (7.143 %)Biometrics
23 (7.143 %)Cryptography
23 (7.143 %)PKI
31 (2.381 %)CESG
31 (2.381 %)CESG CLAS
South West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (2.381 %)Windows
11 (2.381 %)Linux
11 (2.381 %)Windows XP
11 (2.381 %)Windows Server 2003
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (33.33 %)Security Cleared
211 (26.19 %)SC Cleared
37 (16.67 %)Information Security
44 (9.524 %)Vulnerability Assessment
53 (7.143 %)Risk Assessment
62 (4.762 %)Security Testing
71 (2.381 %)Automated Testing
71 (2.381 %)Ethical Hacking
71 (2.381 %)ITIL
71 (2.381 %)GAP Analysis
71 (2.381 %)Information Security Management
71 (2.381 %)Security Management
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (40.48 %)JavaScript
117 (40.48 %)Perl
117 (40.48 %)Python
117 (40.48 %)Ruby
21 (2.381 %)SQL
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
124 (57.14 %)Degree
27 (16.67 %)CISSP
34 (9.524 %)CISM
43 (7.143 %)Microsoft Certification
43 (7.143 %)MCSE
52 (4.762 %)CCNA
52 (4.762 %)Cisco Certification
61 (2.381 %)CISA
61 (2.381 %)CEH
South West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (7.143 %)ISO27001
21 (2.381 %)PCI DSS
South West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (2.381 %)Active Directory
11 (2.381 %)Nmap
South West IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.381 %)MOM
11 (2.381 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 (2.381 %)Nessus
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (2.381 %)Oracle
11 (2.381 %)VMware