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The table below looks at the demand for Security 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 Security Testing over the 3 months to 18 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSecurity Testing
Location
3 months to
18 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank238265
Rank change on same period last yearUp+27
Matching permanent IT job ads75
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.116 %0.075 %
Salaries quoted75
Average minimum salary£45,714£38,376
Average salary£48,571£38,376
% change on same period last year+26.56 %
Average maximum salary£51,429£38,376
UK excluding London average salary£40,054£52,379
% change on same period last year-23.53 %
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads60326628
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled3.904 %2.955 %
Salaries quoted52615494
Average minimum salary£35,739£38,566
Average salary£39,056£41,437
% change on same period last year-5.74 %
Average maximum salary£42,374£44,307
UK excluding London average salary£42,986£44,543
% change on same period last year-3.49 %
Security Testing EnglandSecurity Testing
England

Security Testing
Demand Trend

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

South West Security Testing Demand Trend

Security Testing
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Security Testing across the South West region.

South West Security Testing Salary Trend

Security Testing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Security Testing across the South West region over the 3 months to 18 November 2008.

South West 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 South West region over the 3 months to 18 November 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
SomersetNew entry-7£48,571-
Security Testing EnglandSecurity Testing
England

Security Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the South West 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.

114 (93.33 %)Information Security
213 (86.67 %)ISO27001
312 (80.00 %)JSP 440
312 (80.00 %)Microsoft
411 (73.33 %)BS7799
510 (66.67 %)MS Office
510 (66.67 %)JSP
510 (66.67 %)CESG Infosec
510 (66.67 %)CESG
69 (60.00 %)Security Cleared
73 (20.00 %)Aerospace
73 (20.00 %)Government
82 (13.33 %)Risk Assessment
82 (13.33 %)Cryptography
82 (13.33 %)PKI
82 (13.33 %)Auditing
82 (13.33 %)CRAMM
82 (13.33 %)SC Cleared
82 (13.33 %)Identity Management
82 (13.33 %)HMG Infosec
82 (13.33 %)CISSP
82 (13.33 %)Biometrics
82 (13.33 %)SOA
82 (13.33 %)VoIP
82 (13.33 %)ISO17799
82 (13.33 %)C
91 (6.667 %)JavaScript
91 (6.667 %)PHP
91 (6.667 %).NET
91 (6.667 %)MySQL

Security Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the South West 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.

South West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (66.67 %)JSP
21 (6.667 %).NET
21 (6.667 %)ASP.NET
South West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (66.67 %)MS Office
21 (6.667 %)MS Excel
South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (13.33 %)VoIP
South West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (6.667 %)MySQL
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (20.00 %)Aerospace
13 (20.00 %)Government
22 (13.33 %)Auditing
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (66.67 %)Security Specialist
24 (26.67 %)Consultant
24 (26.67 %)Security Consultant
31 (6.667 %)Administrator
31 (6.667 %)DBA
31 (6.667 %)Information Security Consultant
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (66.67 %)CESG
22 (13.33 %)Cryptography
22 (13.33 %)PKI
22 (13.33 %)Biometrics
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (93.33 %)Information Security
29 (60.00 %)Security Cleared
32 (13.33 %)Risk Assessment
32 (13.33 %)CRAMM
32 (13.33 %)SC Cleared
32 (13.33 %)Identity Management
32 (13.33 %)SOA
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (13.33 %)C
21 (6.667 %)JavaScript
21 (6.667 %)PHP
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (13.33 %)CISSP
South West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
113 (86.67 %)ISO27001
212 (80.00 %)JSP 440
311 (73.33 %)BS7799
410 (66.67 %)CESG Infosec
52 (13.33 %)HMG Infosec
52 (13.33 %)ISO17799
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (80.00 %)Microsoft