The first table below looks at the demand for Vulnerability Management skills in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Vulnerability Management over the 3 months to 24 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 Processes & Methodologies category.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Vulnerability Management
Rank 711 809 775
Rank change year-on-year
+98 -34
Permanent jobs citing Vulnerability Management 151 90 106
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 0.140% 0.075% 0.085%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.183% 0.100% 0.116%
Number of salaries quoted 104 65 93
Average salary £50,000 £42,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+17.64% +6.25%
UK excluding London average salary £47,000 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
+17.50% -
All Processes & Methodologies
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
82549 90051 91603
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 76.38% 74.62% 73.63%
Number of salaries quoted 67666 76516 76773
Average salary £45,000 £47,500 £47,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-5.26% -
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £30,000 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £70,000 £75,000 £75,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%

Vulnerability Management
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Vulnerability Management within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Vulnerability Management Jobs Demand Trend

Vulnerability Management
Salary Trend

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

Vulnerability Management Salary Trend

Vulnerability Management
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Vulnerability Management over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 within the UK.

Vulnerability Management Salary Histogram

Vulnerability Management
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Vulnerability Management within the UK over the 3 months to 24 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 +79 134 £52,500 +23.52%
South East +43 53 £57,500 +43.75%
London +67 50 £58,500 -10.00%
M4 Corridor - 23 £40,000 -
City of London +14 16 £45,000 -25.00%
Yorkshire +11 15 £30,000 -20.00%
West Yorkshire +9 15 £30,000 -6.25%
Caerphilly - 14 £45,000 -
South Wales - 14 £45,000 -
Wales - 14 £45,000 -
Berkshire -1 10 £45,000 +12.50%
Hampshire - 10 £66,500 -
Surrey +14 8 £70,000 -
East Midlands - 8 £30,500 -
Nottingham - 7 £30,500 -
Nottinghamshire - 7 £30,500 -
Oxfordshire - 5 £45,000 -
Birmingham -15 4 £35,000 +7.69%
West Midlands -18 4 £35,000 +10.20%
Edinburgh +3 3 £47,000 +10.58%
Scotland -1 3 £47,000 +10.58%
Guildford - 3 £70,000 -
Farnham - 3 £70,000 -
Basingstoke - 3 £70,000 -
Woking - 3 £70,000 -
Camberley - 3 £70,000 -
Reading - 3 £70,000 -
Oxford - 3 £45,000 -
Farnborough - 3 £70,000 -
East of England -1 2 £52,500 -4.54%

Vulnerability Management
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK citing Vulnerability Management 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 Vulnerability Management.

1 208 (56.06%) Firewall
2 173 (46.63%) Information Security
3 167 (45.01%) CISSP
4 152 (40.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 113 (30.46%) SIEM
6 99 (26.68%) Network Design
7 98 (26.42%) UNIX
8 96 (25.88%) PCI DSS
9 95 (25.61%) Nessus
9 95 (25.61%) Windows
9 95 (25.61%) ITIL
10 88 (23.72%) Finance
11 85 (22.91%) Penetration Testing
11 85 (22.91%) Network Security
12 81 (21.83%) Linux
13 75 (20.22%) Risk Management
13 75 (20.22%) Vulnerability Assessment
14 74 (19.95%) CEH
15 73 (19.68%) CISM
15 73 (19.68%) TCP/IP
16 71 (19.14%) Management Information System
16 71 (19.14%) Intrusion Detection
17 70 (18.87%) Qualys
18 69 (18.60%) Data Security
18 69 (18.60%) VPN
19 61 (16.44%) Degree
20 58 (15.63%) Security Architecture
21 57 (15.36%) CISA
22 56 (15.09%) Microsoft
23 53 (14.29%) PCI QSA

Vulnerability Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK citing Vulnerability Management 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 Vulnerability Management. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 25 (6.739%) Web Services
2 4 (1.078%) WSDL
2 4 (1.078%) JMS
2 4 (1.078%) J2EE
2 4 (1.078%) XML
2 4 (1.078%) EJB
2 4 (1.078%) JDBC
2 4 (1.078%) JSP
3 2 (0.539%) COM
Application Platforms
1 22 (5.930%) IIS
1 22 (5.930%) Apache
2 6 (1.617%) MS Exchange
2 6 (1.617%) Exchange Server 2010
3 1 (0.270%) WebLogic
3 1 (0.270%) Tomcat
3 1 (0.270%) CICS
Applications
1 45 (12.13%) S-PLUS
2 8 (2.156%) MS Excel
2 8 (2.156%) MS Office
3 1 (0.270%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 7 (1.887%) SAP ERP
2 4 (1.078%) Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 208 (56.06%) Firewall
2 85 (22.91%) Network Security
3 73 (19.68%) TCP/IP
4 71 (19.14%) Intrusion Detection
5 69 (18.60%) VPN
6 50 (13.48%) Wireless
7 48 (12.94%) LAN
8 35 (9.434%) Internet
9 30 (8.086%) WAN
10 21 (5.660%) LDAP
11 19 (5.121%) DNS
12 14 (3.774%) DHCP
13 10 (2.695%) MPLS
14 8 (2.156%) Wireless Security
15 7 (1.887%) HTTP
16 6 (1.617%) Cisco Nexus
17 4 (1.078%) Intranet
17 4 (1.078%) VoIP
17 4 (1.078%) Wi-Fi
18 3 (0.809%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (5.930%) SQL Server
2 9 (2.426%) Informix
3 7 (1.887%) MySQL
General
1 88 (23.72%) Finance
2 34 (9.164%) Banking
3 30 (8.086%) Legal
4 25 (6.739%) German Language
5 23 (6.199%) Retail
6 22 (5.930%) French Language
7 13 (3.504%) Advertising
8 10 (2.695%) Telecoms
8 10 (2.695%) Law
9 5 (1.348%) Financial Institution
10 4 (1.078%) Games
10 4 (1.078%) Publishing
11 3 (0.809%) Pharmaceutical
11 3 (0.809%) Manufacturing
11 3 (0.809%) Investment Banking
11 3 (0.809%) Marketing
12 2 (0.539%) Spanish Language
12 2 (0.539%) Italian Language
13 1 (0.270%) Military
13 1 (0.270%) Russian Language
Job Titles
1 122 (32.88%) Analyst
2 110 (29.65%) Security Analyst
3 45 (12.13%) Security Engineer
4 38 (10.24%) Support Engineer
5 33 (8.895%) Consultant
5 33 (8.895%) Security Consultant
6 28 (7.547%) Security Specialist
7 26 (7.008%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 23 (6.199%) Technical Manager
9 22 (5.930%) Technical Account Manager
9 22 (5.930%) Security Manager
9 22 (5.930%) Network Security Analyst
9 22 (5.930%) Network Analyst
9 22 (5.930%) Account Manager
10 21 (5.660%) Technical Support
10 21 (5.660%) Technical Support Engineer
10 21 (5.660%) Information Analyst
10 21 (5.660%) Technical Engineer
10 21 (5.660%) Information Security Analyst
11 18 (4.852%) Tester
Miscellaneous
1 71 (19.14%) Management Information System
2 28 (7.547%) SaaS
3 26 (7.008%) Computer Science
4 22 (5.930%) PKI
5 19 (5.121%) Open Source
6 16 (4.313%) Data Protection Act
7 12 (3.235%) Mathematics
8 7 (1.887%) Cryptography
9 6 (1.617%) Credit Derivative
9 6 (1.617%) Derivative
9 6 (1.617%) Equity Derivative
9 6 (1.617%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 6 (1.617%) Firmware
9 6 (1.617%) Fixed Income
10 4 (1.078%) Mobile Banking
11 3 (0.809%) Mainframe
11 3 (0.809%) Cloud Computing
12 2 (0.539%) Statistics
13 1 (0.270%) Mobile Payment
13 1 (0.270%) CESG
Operating Systems
1 98 (26.42%) UNIX
2 95 (25.61%) Windows
3 81 (21.83%) Linux
4 11 (2.965%) Apple iOS
4 11 (2.965%) Android
5 8 (2.156%) Solaris
6 3 (0.809%) Windows XP
7 2 (0.539%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.270%) Windows 8
8 1 (0.270%) Windows Server 2003
8 1 (0.270%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 173 (46.63%) Information Security
2 113 (30.46%) SIEM
3 99 (26.68%) Network Design
4 95 (25.61%) ITIL
5 85 (22.91%) Penetration Testing
6 75 (20.22%) Risk Management
6 75 (20.22%) Vulnerability Assessment
7 69 (18.60%) Data Security
8 58 (15.63%) Security Architecture
9 46 (12.40%) Business Continuity
10 41 (11.05%) Security Management
11 38 (10.24%) Disaster Recovery
12 31 (8.356%) Data Protection
13 30 (8.086%) Incident Management
13 30 (8.086%) Project Management
14 27 (7.278%) BCP
15 26 (7.008%) Risk Assessment
16 23 (6.199%) Security Testing
17 19 (5.121%) Reverse Engineering
17 19 (5.121%) Digital Forensics
Programming Languages
1 15 (4.043%) SQL
2 14 (3.774%) Java
3 8 (2.156%) Ruby
3 8 (2.156%) Python
3 8 (2.156%) Perl
3 8 (2.156%) PHP
4 4 (1.078%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 167 (45.01%) CISSP
2 74 (19.95%) CEH
3 73 (19.68%) CISM
4 61 (16.44%) Degree
5 57 (15.36%) CISA
6 53 (14.29%) PCI QSA
7 28 (7.547%) Security Cleared
8 27 (7.278%) GIAC
9 18 (4.852%) SC Cleared
9 18 (4.852%) GPEN
10 17 (4.582%) OSCP
10 17 (4.582%) OSCE
10 17 (4.582%) GWAPT
10 17 (4.582%) GCIH
11 10 (2.695%) CHFI
12 9 (2.426%) Cisco Certification
13 8 (2.156%) GSEC
14 5 (1.348%) CCNA
15 4 (1.078%) ACSA
16 3 (0.809%) CCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 152 (40.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 96 (25.88%) PCI DSS
3 18 (4.852%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 18 (4.852%) HIPAA
3 18 (4.852%) QA
4 11 (2.965%) COBIT
5 6 (1.617%) SLA
6 3 (0.809%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 51 (13.75%) Active Directory
2 45 (12.13%) Nmap
3 8 (2.156%) VMware ESXi
4 7 (1.887%) vSphere
4 7 (1.887%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (1.617%) Snort
6 3 (0.809%) Forefront TMG
7 2 (0.539%) ISA Server
7 2 (0.539%) UAG
8 1 (0.270%) RACF
Systems Management
1 95 (25.61%) Nessus
2 6 (1.617%) WSUS
3 2 (0.539%) McAfee ePO
Vendors
1 70 (18.87%) Qualys
2 56 (15.09%) Microsoft
3 47 (12.67%) ArcSight
4 35 (9.434%) Oracle
5 30 (8.086%) Cisco
6 22 (5.930%) Tripwire
7 17 (4.582%) McAfee
8 12 (3.235%) SAP
9 10 (2.695%) VMware
10 8 (2.156%) LogLogic
11 7 (1.887%) HP
11 7 (1.887%) Sourcefire
12 6 (1.617%) NetApp
13 4 (1.078%) Juniper
13 4 (1.078%) Sophos
14 3 (0.809%) Symantec
15 2 (0.539%) NetSuite
15 2 (0.539%) Blue Coat
15 2 (0.539%) Fortinet
15 2 (0.539%) IBM
Nottingham, East Midlands
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IT Ventures Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £31000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 17 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
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Security Analyst is required to join a leading blue chip organisation in central Leed, West Yorkshire.
OSM Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + company benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
Leicester, East Midlands
My client is seeking a Senior Project Manager to manage the development and change initiatives for the Information Security & Data Protection function of my clients business technology services... -...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £45000.00 - £50000.00 per annum
Posted: 23 May 2013
UK
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Alderbridge Network Recruitment
Salary: Up to £70,000 per annum c£55k + bonus + benefits (c£70k package).
Posted: 21 May 2013
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DGH Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £75000 - £95000 per annum + bonus/benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013
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You will also be involved in coordinating Information Security activities, implementing solutions to improve Information Security, IT Infrastructure and IT Security; specify Information Security architecture, standards and best...
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Salary: From £50,000 to £60,000 per annum c£60k on exp plus benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013
Hampshire
An understanding of the following systems/skill sets: o System hardening concepts and techniques o IDS/IPS technologies o Network and access controls o LDAP, Unix, Active Directory,...
Colston Consulting
Salary: £50k - 60k per year
Posted: 24 May 2013
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Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £ Highly Competitive Plus Excellent Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
City, London
Penetration Testers - UK Wide. My client is currently looking for several penetration testers to provide consultancy services to blue chip EMEA clients.
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: Competitive Salary + Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013