The first table below looks at the demand for Nessus skills in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Nessus over the 3 months to 17 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 Systems Management category.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Tenable Nessus
Rank 755 802 827
Rank change year-on-year
+47 +25
Permanent jobs citing Nessus 103 94 44
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 0.096% 0.078% 0.036%
As % of the Systems Management category 1.718% 1.647% 0.771%
Number of salaries quoted 40 58 39
Average salary £45,000 £42,500 £49,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.88% -13.26%
90% offered a salary of more than £33,100 £35,000 £41,600
10% offered a salary of more than £53,000 £70,000 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £45,000 £40,000 £49,000
% change year-on-year
+12.50% -18.36%
All Systems Management
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Systems Management category
5994 5707 5706
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 5.561% 4.719% 4.622%
Number of salaries quoted 4643 4755 4513
Average salary £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +5.88%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £30,000 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £61,500 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £42,000 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
+5.00% -

Nessus
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Nessus within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Systems Management category.

Nessus Jobs Demand Trend

Nessus
Salary Trend

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

Nessus Salary Trend

Nessus
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Nessus over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 within the UK.

Nessus Salary Histogram

Nessus
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Nessus within the UK over the 3 months to 17 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
England +27 87 £37,500 -11.76%
London +58 45 £47,500 -
South East -16 27 £45,000 +12.50%
Brentford - 16 - -
Caerphilly - 14 £45,000 -
South Wales - 14 £45,000 -
Wales - 14 £45,000 -
M4 Corridor +2 13 - -
South West +7 5 £32,500 -7.14%
Yorkshire -14 5 £37,500 -
Wiltshire - 5 £32,500 -
Reading -4 4 £80,000 +68.42%
Berkshire -5 4 £80,000 +100.00%
Hampshire -13 4 - -
Basingstoke -25 4 - -
Surrey +18 3 £45,000 -
Staines - 3 £45,000 -
Leeds - 3 £38,000 -
West Yorkshire - 3 £37,750 -
City of London +9 2 - -
South Yorkshire +5 2 £37,500 -
West Midlands -18 2 £38,500 +20.31%
Beckenham - 2 £37,500 -
Swindon - 2 £34,000 -
Buckinghamshire -6 1 - -
Rotherham -7 1 - -
Milton Keynes -11 1 - -
East of England -13 1 - -
Bedfordshire -19 1 - -
Oxfordshire - 1 £32,500 -

Nessus
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK citing Nessus 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 Nessus.

1 127 (65.46%) Firewall
2 113 (58.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 105 (54.12%) SIEM
3 105 (54.12%) Vulnerability Management
4 85 (43.81%) Qualys
5 83 (42.78%) ITIL
6 80 (41.24%) Vulnerability Assessment
7 78 (40.21%) Information Security
8 76 (39.18%) VPN
9 74 (38.14%) Network Design
10 71 (36.60%) Network Security
11 70 (36.08%) Internet
11 70 (36.08%) Data Security
12 65 (33.51%) PCI DSS
13 64 (32.99%) Intrusion Detection
14 63 (32.47%) Penetration Testing
15 62 (31.96%) PCI QSA
15 62 (31.96%) ArcSight
16 51 (26.29%) Nmap
17 50 (25.77%) CISSP
18 49 (25.26%) S-PLUS
19 48 (24.74%) Linux
20 47 (24.23%) Security Architecture
21 46 (23.71%) Windows
22 41 (21.13%) Management Information System
23 40 (20.62%) McAfee
24 38 (19.59%) Finance
25 36 (18.56%) UNIX
25 36 (18.56%) Cisco
26 34 (17.53%) Microsoft

Nessus
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK citing Nessus 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 Nessus. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 16 (8.247%) Web Services
2 6 (3.093%) J2EE
3 3 (1.546%) .NET
4 1 (0.515%) HTML
4 1 (0.515%) JSP
4 1 (0.515%) Struts
4 1 (0.515%) Spring
Application Platforms
1 16 (8.247%) SharePoint
2 4 (2.062%) IIS
3 2 (1.031%) Apache
Applications
1 49 (25.26%) S-PLUS
2 23 (11.86%) MS Excel
3 16 (8.247%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.515%) Oracle Financials
1 1 (0.515%) PeopleSoft Financials
1 1 (0.515%) SAP CRM
Communications & Networking
1 127 (65.46%) Firewall
2 76 (39.18%) VPN
3 71 (36.60%) Network Security
4 70 (36.08%) Internet
5 64 (32.99%) Intrusion Detection
6 24 (12.37%) Wireless
7 21 (10.82%) TCP/IP
7 21 (10.82%) LAN
8 18 (9.278%) VoIP
8 18 (9.278%) Cisco IOS
9 16 (8.247%) Broadband
9 16 (8.247%) Wi-Fi
10 13 (6.701%) Wireshark
11 6 (3.093%) Intranet
12 4 (2.062%) Ethereal
13 3 (1.546%) WAN
14 1 (0.515%) Ethernet
14 1 (0.515%) HTTP
14 1 (0.515%) ADSL
14 1 (0.515%) HTTPS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.062%) MySQL
1 4 (2.062%) SQL Server
1 4 (2.062%) DB2
2 1 (0.515%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 30 (15.46%) Metasploit
General
1 38 (19.59%) Finance
2 22 (11.34%) Banking
3 10 (5.155%) Retail
3 10 (5.155%) Advertising
4 6 (3.093%) Financial Institution
4 6 (3.093%) Telecoms
4 6 (3.093%) French Language
5 5 (2.577%) Publishing
5 5 (2.577%) Games
6 3 (1.546%) Military
6 3 (1.546%) Electronics
7 2 (1.031%) Pharmaceutical
7 2 (1.031%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 97 (50.00%) Analyst
1 97 (50.00%) Security Analyst
2 22 (11.34%) Network Analyst
2 22 (11.34%) Network Security Analyst
3 19 (9.794%) Account Manager
3 19 (9.794%) Technical Account Manager
3 19 (9.794%) Technical Manager
4 16 (8.247%) Consultant
4 16 (8.247%) Support Engineer
4 16 (8.247%) Security Consultant
4 16 (8.247%) Security Engineer
4 16 (8.247%) Security Support Engineer
5 15 (7.732%) Security Operations Analyst
5 15 (7.732%) Operations Analyst
6 14 (7.216%) Information Analyst
6 14 (7.216%) Information Security Analyst
7 11 (5.670%) Information Security Architect
7 11 (5.670%) Test Consultant
7 11 (5.670%) Security Architect
7 11 (5.670%) Information Architect
Miscellaneous
1 41 (21.13%) Management Information System
2 16 (8.247%) Client/Server
2 16 (8.247%) Mainframe
3 15 (7.732%) PKI
4 5 (2.577%) Data Protection Act
5 4 (2.062%) Mobile Banking
5 4 (2.062%) Cryptography
5 4 (2.062%) Statistics
6 2 (1.031%) Derivative
6 2 (1.031%) Equity Derivative
Operating Systems
1 48 (24.74%) Linux
2 46 (23.71%) Windows
3 36 (18.56%) UNIX
4 19 (9.794%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 18 (9.278%) HPUX
6 11 (5.670%) Solaris
7 9 (4.639%) Windows NT
8 6 (3.093%) Windows Server 2003
9 5 (2.577%) Windows 2000
10 4 (2.062%) Windows 2000 Server
11 2 (1.031%) Windows 7
11 2 (1.031%) Windows Server 2008
11 2 (1.031%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 105 (54.12%) SIEM
1 105 (54.12%) Vulnerability Management
2 83 (42.78%) ITIL
3 80 (41.24%) Vulnerability Assessment
4 78 (40.21%) Information Security
5 74 (38.14%) Network Design
6 70 (36.08%) Data Security
7 63 (32.47%) Penetration Testing
8 47 (24.23%) Security Architecture
9 34 (17.53%) Security Testing
10 29 (14.95%) Risk Management
11 22 (11.34%) Change Management
12 18 (9.278%) OWASP
13 16 (8.247%) ISMS
14 14 (7.216%) Security Management
15 12 (6.186%) Cyber Security
16 11 (5.670%) Risk Analysis
16 11 (5.670%) Incident Management
17 7 (3.608%) Stakeholder Management
18 6 (3.093%) Information Management
Programming Languages
1 11 (5.670%) Perl
1 11 (5.670%) PHP
1 11 (5.670%) SQL
1 11 (5.670%) Python
1 11 (5.670%) Ruby
2 8 (4.124%) Java
3 1 (0.515%) VB6
3 1 (0.515%) C
3 1 (0.515%) C#
3 1 (0.515%) C++
3 1 (0.515%) VB
3 1 (0.515%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 62 (31.96%) PCI QSA
2 50 (25.77%) CISSP
3 32 (16.49%) Security Cleared
4 23 (11.86%) SC Cleared
5 21 (10.82%) CISM
6 16 (8.247%) GIAC
7 15 (7.732%) CEH
8 14 (7.216%) GSEC
9 9 (4.639%) CISA
9 9 (4.639%) CISMP
10 8 (4.124%) Degree
11 2 (1.031%) SSCP
11 2 (1.031%) GCIH
12 1 (0.515%) SAP Certification
12 1 (0.515%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 113 (58.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 65 (33.51%) PCI DSS
3 24 (12.37%) COBIT
4 11 (5.670%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 4 (2.062%) HIPAA
5 4 (2.062%) ISO/IEC 17799
5 4 (2.062%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 51 (26.29%) Nmap
2 20 (10.31%) Active Directory
3 11 (5.670%) ISA Server
4 8 (4.124%) Snort
5 4 (2.062%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (2.062%) UAG
Systems Management
1 34 (17.53%) CORE IMPACT
2 18 (9.278%) McAfee ePO
3 6 (3.093%) WebInspect
4 4 (2.062%) Norton AntiVirus
5 2 (1.031%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 85 (43.81%) Qualys
2 62 (31.96%) ArcSight
3 40 (20.62%) McAfee
4 36 (18.56%) Cisco
5 34 (17.53%) Microsoft
6 31 (15.98%) Juniper
7 28 (14.43%) LogLogic
8 19 (9.794%) Red Hat
9 17 (8.763%) Sourcefire
10 15 (7.732%) CheckPoint
10 15 (7.732%) Oracle
11 11 (5.670%) IBM
11 11 (5.670%) Blue Coat
11 11 (5.670%) Tripwire
11 11 (5.670%) Lumension
11 11 (5.670%) TippingPoint
12 9 (4.639%) Sophos
13 8 (4.124%) HP
14 6 (3.093%) SAP
15 5 (2.577%) VMware
Caerphilly, Mid Glamorgan
Security Operations Analyst - Network Security, PCI, ISO27001... Knowledge of Security networking products including firewalls, IDS/ IPS and VPN's plus... ITIL standards. SIEM products such as LogRhythm or...
Zorba Consulting Limited
Salary: £40000 - £60000 per annum + Bonus & Competitive Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
West Yorkshire
Further responsibilities will include: - Ensuring accurate recordings of security alerts and security incidents - Ensuring that security incidents are escalated correctly - Analysing security alerts and incidents to understand the...
Alderbridge Network Recruitment
Salary: From £35,000 to £40,000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
London
Knowledge of data security standards including PCI and ISO 27001/27002. - Knowledge of threat and vulnerability management processes and supporting scanning technologies (Qualys, Nessus) - Knowledge of Operating system...
lastminute.com
Salary: Excellent + Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Wiltshire
Experience of enterprise security solutions for infrastructure and application architectures including: MS UAG, RSA/SecureIDs, VPNs & Firewalls, VMWare, Checkpoint, Symantec, PKI, Cryptography, WinTel platforms and Penetration Testing at...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £33000 - £35000 per annum + Good Benefits Package
Posted: 13 May 2013
Beckenham, South East
Responsibilities: Responsible for the Nessus internal vulnerability scanning tool and scanning programme Responsible for the review of firewall rulesets Implementation and operation of appropriate controls to maintain confidentiality,...
Capita Resourcing
Salary: £35000.00 - £40000.00 per annum
Posted: 9 May 2013