Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for CEH in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited CEH over the 3 months to 9 September 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications currently tracked.

LinkCertified Ethical Hacker Certification
Location
3 months to
9 Sep 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank786630863
Rank change year-on-year
Down-156Up+233
Matching permanent IT job ads262363
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.024 %0.034 %0.035 %
As % of the Qualifications category0.092 %0.131 %0.159 %
Salaries quoted252158
Average salary£40,000£40,000£50,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
--20.00 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£31,000£37,500£20,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£47,500£63,500£65,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£40,000£35,000
% change year-on-year
-12.50 %+14.28 %
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryAll Qualifications
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
282221761539582
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK26.07 %25.90 %22.27 %
Salaries quoted232011456633194
Average salary£40,000£37,500£38,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.660 %-2.590 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£25,000£25,000£24,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£65,000£60,000£62,500
UK excluding London average salary£37,500£35,000£36,000
% change year-on-year
+7.140 %-2.770 %

CEH
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing CEH within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

CEH Demand Trend

CEH
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing CEH within the UK.

CEH Salary Trend

CEH
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing CEH over the 3 months to 9 September 2010 within the UK.

CEH Salary Histogram

CEH
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CEH within the UK over the 3 months to 9 September 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandDown-15523£40,000-
LondonDown-12215£45,000-30.76 %
West MidlandsDown-173£35,000-12.50 %
South EastDown-693£40,000+6.66 %
ScotlandNew entry-3£30,000-
EdinburghNew entry-3£30,000-
BirminghamNew entry-3£35,000-
M4 CorridorNew entry-2£40,000-
South WestUp+21£47,500-5.00 %
BerkshireDown-421--
YorkshireDown-471£35,000-12.50 %
West YorkshireNew entry-1£35,000-
GloucestershireNew entry-1£47,500-
LeedsNew entry-1£35,000-

CEH
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 9 September 2010, IT jobs within the UK citing CEH 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 CEH.

169 (87.34 %)CISSP
230 (37.97 %)UNIX
329 (36.71 %)Linux
329 (36.71 %)TCP/IP
427 (34.18 %)Network Security
524 (30.38 %)Perl
623 (29.11 %)CISM
722 (27.85 %)Firewall
722 (27.85 %)Information Security
722 (27.85 %)Penetration Testing
821 (26.58 %)SQL
920 (25.32 %)Java
920 (25.32 %)ISO/IEC 27001
1019 (24.05 %)Vulnerability Assessment
1019 (24.05 %)Security Testing
1117 (21.52 %)Windows
1117 (21.52 %)Nessus
1117 (21.52 %)PCI DSS
1214 (17.72 %)Ethical Hacking
1313 (16.46 %)Internet
1412 (15.19 %)LAN
1412 (15.19 %)WAN
1412 (15.19 %)IIS
1511 (13.92 %)Cisco Certification
1511 (13.92 %)Shell Script
1610 (12.66 %)VB
1610 (12.66 %)Oracle
1610 (12.66 %)C
179 (11.39 %)Cisco
179 (11.39 %)Spring

CEH
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 9 September 2010, IT jobs within the UK citing CEH 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 CEH. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
19 (11.39 %)Spring
25 (6.329 %)XML
25 (6.329 %)HTML
25 (6.329 %).NET
25 (6.329 %)J2EE
25 (6.329 %)JSP
25 (6.329 %)Struts
25 (6.329 %)CGI
25 (6.329 %)WebSphere
32 (2.532 %)Web Services
IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
112 (15.19 %)IIS
26 (7.595 %)Apache
35 (6.329 %)Tomcat
35 (6.329 %)WebLogic
41 (1.266 %)MS Exchange
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
14 (5.063 %)MS Excel
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
129 (36.71 %)TCP/IP
227 (34.18 %)Network Security
322 (27.85 %)Firewall
413 (16.46 %)Internet
512 (15.19 %)LAN
512 (15.19 %)WAN
66 (7.595 %)VPN
66 (7.595 %)SAN
75 (6.329 %)HTTP
84 (5.063 %)IPsec
84 (5.063 %)SSL
84 (5.063 %)NetScreen
92 (2.532 %)Wireless
92 (2.532 %)Cisco ASA
101 (1.266 %)Cisco PIX
101 (1.266 %)DNS
101 (1.266 %)SMTP
IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (6.329 %)Informix
24 (5.063 %)Oracle 8/8i
IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
16 (7.595 %)WebScarab
16 (7.595 %)Paros
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
17 (8.861 %)Finance
24 (5.063 %)Government
32 (2.532 %)Legal
32 (2.532 %)Pensions
41 (1.266 %)Insurance
41 (1.266 %)Retail
41 (1.266 %)Law
41 (1.266 %)Education
41 (1.266 %)Electronics
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
125 (31.65 %)Tester
218 (22.78 %)Penetration Tester
218 (22.78 %)Consultant
315 (18.99 %)Security Consultant
413 (16.46 %)Security Tester
512 (15.19 %)Analyst
512 (15.19 %)Security Analyst
69 (11.39 %)Technical Support Engineer
69 (11.39 %)Technical Support
69 (11.39 %)Support Engineer
69 (11.39 %)Technical Engineer
77 (8.861 %)Information Security Consultant
77 (8.861 %)IT Consultant
77 (8.861 %)IT Security Consultant
86 (7.595 %)Security Specialist
94 (5.063 %)Systems Tester
94 (5.063 %)Firewall Specialist
94 (5.063 %)Application Security Analyst
103 (3.797 %)Network Support
112 (2.532 %)Pre Sales Consultant
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
18 (10.13 %)SaaS
18 (10.13 %)German Language
25 (6.329 %)Mainframe
25 (6.329 %)AS400
34 (5.063 %)French Language
42 (2.532 %)Management Information System
42 (2.532 %)Korean Language
51 (1.266 %)iPhone
51 (1.266 %)CESG
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
130 (37.97 %)UNIX
229 (36.71 %)Linux
317 (21.52 %)Windows
45 (6.329 %)AIX
45 (6.329 %)HPUX
45 (6.329 %)Solaris
45 (6.329 %)Windows 2000
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
122 (27.85 %)Information Security
122 (27.85 %)Penetration Testing
219 (24.05 %)Vulnerability Assessment
219 (24.05 %)Security Testing
314 (17.72 %)Ethical Hacking
47 (8.861 %)Project Management
55 (6.329 %)Incident Management
63 (3.797 %)ITIL
63 (3.797 %)Security Management
63 (3.797 %)Business Continuity
63 (3.797 %)Disaster Recovery
72 (2.532 %)Risk Management
72 (2.532 %)Manual Testing
81 (1.266 %)Digital Forensics
81 (1.266 %)Risk Analysis
81 (1.266 %)Security Architecture
81 (1.266 %)PRINCE2
81 (1.266 %)BCP
81 (1.266 %)IT Governance
81 (1.266 %)Business Development
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
124 (30.38 %)Perl
221 (26.58 %)SQL
320 (25.32 %)Java
411 (13.92 %)Shell Script
510 (12.66 %)VB
510 (12.66 %)C
68 (10.13 %)PHP
76 (7.595 %)C++
85 (6.329 %)VBScript
94 (5.063 %)JavaScript
101 (1.266 %)Python
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
169 (87.34 %)CISSP
223 (29.11 %)CISM
311 (13.92 %)Cisco Certification
47 (8.861 %)CCSP
55 (6.329 %)CCSE
55 (6.329 %)CCSA
55 (6.329 %)CISA
64 (5.063 %)JNCIA
64 (5.063 %)JNCIS
64 (5.063 %)CCNP
73 (3.797 %)CCDP
82 (2.532 %)PCI QSA
91 (1.266 %)Security Cleared
91 (1.266 %)MCSE
91 (1.266 %)Microsoft Certification
91 (1.266 %)CCNA
91 (1.266 %)CCDA
91 (1.266 %)GIAC
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
120 (25.32 %)ISO/IEC 27001
217 (21.52 %)PCI DSS
34 (5.063 %)QA
43 (3.797 %)SLA
52 (2.532 %)COBIT
61 (1.266 %)BS7799
IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
16 (7.595 %)Nmap
21 (1.266 %)ProxySG
IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
117 (21.52 %)Nessus
21 (1.266 %)McAfee ePO
21 (1.266 %)Norton AntiVirus
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
110 (12.66 %)Oracle
29 (11.39 %)Cisco
38 (10.13 %)CheckPoint
45 (6.329 %)Sybase
45 (6.329 %)Juniper
54 (5.063 %)Qualys
63 (3.797 %)Microsoft
63 (3.797 %)Fortinet
72 (2.532 %)Blue Coat
72 (2.532 %)HP
81 (1.266 %)Proofpoint
81 (1.266 %)TippingPoint
81 (1.266 %)Nokia
81 (1.266 %)Symantec
81 (1.266 %)McAfee