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This section looks at the demand for Ethical Hacking skills across the UK with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Ethical Hacking over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkEthical Hacking
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank846996
Rank change on same period last yearUp+150
Matching permanent IT job ads7719
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.041 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.071 %0.014 %
Salaries quoted5916
Average minimum salary£48,283£52,000
Average salary£52,925£58,950
% change on same period last year-10.22 %
Average maximum salary£57,567£65,900
UK excluding London average salary£45,820£54,750
% change on same period last year-16.31 %
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads108630134109
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled58.48 %55.90 %
Salaries quoted88900105887
Average minimum salary£43,019£44,892
Average salary£47,090£48,929
% change on same period last year-3.75 %
Average maximum salary£51,160£52,966
UK excluding London average salary£42,487£44,463
% change on same period last year-4.44 %

Ethical Hacking
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Ethical Hacking within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Ethical Hacking Demand Trend

Ethical Hacking
Salary Trend

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

Ethical Hacking Salary Trend

Ethical Hacking
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Ethical Hacking over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 within the UK.

Ethical Hacking Salary Histogram

Ethical Hacking
Top 21 Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Ethical Hacking within the UK over the 3 months to 20 August 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
EnglandUp+11862£57,467-2.51 %
LondonUp+12637£58,000-15.63 %
South EastUp+6219£49,813-16.10 %
BerkshireUp+5717£50,167+0.33 %
NewportNew entry-14£38,000-
South WalesNew entry-14£38,000-
WalesNew entry-14£38,000-
City of LondonNew entry-13£73,750-
ReadingUp+328£48,333-3.33 %
Stoke-on-TrentNew entry-3--
Docklands, LondonUp+413£70,000-
StaffordshireNew entry-3--
West MidlandsNew entry-3--
North WestNew entry-2£85,000-
West YorkshireUp+91£45,000+13.44 %
YorkshireDown-51£45,000+9.75 %
OxfordshireNew entry-1£42,500-
EdinburghNew entry-1--
LeedsUp+151£45,000+13.44 %
ScotlandNew entry-1--
Canary WharfUp+151£70,000-

Ethical Hacking
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing Ethical Hacking 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 Ethical Hacking.

151 (33.77 %)Penetration Testing
249 (32.45 %)Information Security
339 (25.83 %)Windows
436 (23.84 %)CISSP
527 (17.88 %)C
626 (17.22 %)CEH
724 (15.89 %)Health
823 (15.23 %)JSP
823 (15.23 %)JSP 440
922 (14.57 %)C++
922 (14.57 %)Government
1020 (13.25 %)Java
1020 (13.25 %)UNIX
1020 (13.25 %)TCP/IP
1119 (12.58 %)Degree
1218 (11.92 %).NET
1316 (10.60 %)Risk Assessment
1316 (10.60 %)Finance
1316 (10.60 %)Banking
1316 (10.60 %)Intrusion Detection
1316 (10.60 %)Microsoft
1415 (9.934 %)CISM
1514 (9.272 %)VPN
1514 (9.272 %)HTTP
1613 (8.609 %)Oracle
1613 (8.609 %)Auditing
1712 (7.947 %)Firewall
1712 (7.947 %)SQL
1712 (7.947 %)VB
1712 (7.947 %)CHFI

Ethical Hacking
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing Ethical Hacking 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 Ethical Hacking. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
123 (15.23 %)JSP
218 (11.92 %).NET
311 (7.285 %)Java ME
48 (5.298 %)J2EE
48 (5.298 %)XML
48 (5.298 %)XSL
53 (1.987 %)CSS
53 (1.987 %)HTML
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (3.974 %)IIS
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (0.662 %)MS Excel
11 (0.662 %)MS Visio
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
120 (13.25 %)TCP/IP
216 (10.60 %)Intrusion Detection
314 (9.272 %)HTTP
314 (9.272 %)VPN
412 (7.947 %)Firewall
510 (6.623 %)WAN
69 (5.960 %)Network Security
78 (5.298 %)LAN
87 (4.636 %)Internet
87 (4.636 %)Cisco PIX
96 (3.974 %)FTP
96 (3.974 %)LDAP
96 (3.974 %)SMTP
105 (3.311 %)Wireless
113 (1.987 %)NetScreen
113 (1.987 %)RIP
122 (1.325 %)BIG-IP
122 (1.325 %)IntruShield
122 (1.325 %)DHCP
122 (1.325 %)DNS
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (5.298 %)SQL Server
18 (5.298 %)Oracle 8/8i
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (5.298 %)Paros
18 (5.298 %)Fiddler
23 (1.987 %)Flash
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
124 (15.89 %)Health
222 (14.57 %)Government
316 (10.60 %)Finance
316 (10.60 %)Banking
413 (8.609 %)Auditing
58 (5.298 %)Investment Banking
64 (2.649 %)Insurance
64 (2.649 %)Military
64 (2.649 %)Telecoms
73 (1.987 %)Construction
81 (0.662 %)Education
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
141 (27.15 %)Security Manager
236 (23.84 %)Tester
332 (21.19 %)Penetration Tester
430 (19.87 %)Ethical Hacker
520 (13.25 %)Security Specialist
617 (11.26 %)Developer
715 (9.934 %)Analyst
715 (9.934 %)Security Analyst
813 (8.609 %)Consultant
910 (6.623 %)Security Consultant
109 (5.960 %)Information Manager
109 (5.960 %)Information Security Manager
116 (3.974 %)Operations Analyst
125 (3.311 %)Oracle Analyst
134 (2.649 %)Information Security Specialist
134 (2.649 %)Web Tester
134 (2.649 %)Programmer
134 (2.649 %)Web Developer
142 (1.325 %)Security Engineer
142 (1.325 %)IT Security Specialist
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (3.974 %)Client/Server
16 (3.974 %)Cryptography
16 (3.974 %)Computer Science
25 (3.311 %)French Language
25 (3.311 %)Management Information System
34 (2.649 %)Handset
43 (1.987 %)PKI
52 (1.325 %)German Language
52 (1.325 %)Italian Language
52 (1.325 %)Russian Language
52 (1.325 %)Spanish Language
52 (1.325 %)CESG
52 (1.325 %)CESG CLAS
52 (1.325 %)SecurID
61 (0.662 %)Biometrics
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
139 (25.83 %)Windows
220 (13.25 %)UNIX
311 (7.285 %)Linux
410 (6.623 %)Windows Vista
410 (6.623 %)Solaris
54 (2.649 %)AIX
63 (1.987 %)VMS
71 (0.662 %)Windows Server 2003
71 (0.662 %)HPUX
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
151 (33.77 %)Penetration Testing
249 (32.45 %)Information Security
316 (10.60 %)Risk Assessment
411 (7.285 %)Security Testing
59 (5.960 %)Disaster Recovery
68 (5.298 %)Project Management
76 (3.974 %)Risk Analysis
85 (3.311 %)Business Continuity
94 (2.649 %)Web Development
103 (1.987 %)BCP
103 (1.987 %)Vulnerability Assessment
112 (1.325 %)SC Cleared
112 (1.325 %)Security Cleared
112 (1.325 %)ITIL
112 (1.325 %)PRINCE2
112 (1.325 %)Load Balancing
112 (1.325 %)Computer Forensics
121 (0.662 %)Network Design
121 (0.662 %)Automated Testing
121 (0.662 %)Software Engineering
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
127 (17.88 %)C
222 (14.57 %)C++
320 (13.25 %)Java
412 (7.947 %)VB
412 (7.947 %)SQL
511 (7.285 %)Transact-SQL
64 (2.649 %)JavaScript
71 (0.662 %)Perl
71 (0.662 %)Python
71 (0.662 %)Shell Script
71 (0.662 %)Ruby
71 (0.662 %)VBScript
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
136 (23.84 %)CISSP
226 (17.22 %)CEH
319 (12.58 %)Degree
415 (9.934 %)CISM
512 (7.947 %)CHFI
67 (4.636 %)GIAC
67 (4.636 %)CISA
67 (4.636 %)Microsoft Certification
67 (4.636 %)MCSE
73 (1.987 %)Cisco Certification
82 (1.325 %)SSCP
82 (1.325 %)CCNA
82 (1.325 %)CCSE
82 (1.325 %)JNCIS
91 (0.662 %)ISTQB
91 (0.662 %)CCSA
91 (0.662 %)ISEB
91 (0.662 %)CCSP
91 (0.662 %)CCIP
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
123 (15.23 %)JSP 440
26 (3.974 %)ISO27001
34 (2.649 %)BS7799
42 (1.325 %)COBIT
42 (1.325 %)CESG Infosec
42 (1.325 %)ISO17799
51 (0.662 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
51 (0.662 %)PCI DSS
51 (0.662 %)HIPAA
51 (0.662 %)COSO
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (2.649 %)Active Directory
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (1.987 %)Nessus
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (10.60 %)Microsoft
213 (8.609 %)Oracle
39 (5.960 %)Cisco
48 (5.298 %)Sybase
55 (3.311 %)CheckPoint
62 (1.325 %)McAfee Security
62 (1.325 %)Websense
62 (1.325 %)Blue Coat
62 (1.325 %)Crossbeam
62 (1.325 %)Juniper
62 (1.325 %)Nokia
71 (0.662 %)WatchGuard