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The table below looks at the demand for Penetration Testing skills within the West Yorkshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Penetration Testing over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPenetration Testing
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank151176
Rank change on same period last yearUp+25
Matching permanent IT job ads2215
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.808 %0.458 %
Salaries quoted98
Average minimum salary£38,111£37,475
Average salary£41,833£39,797
% change on same period last year+5.11 %
Average maximum salary£45,556£42,119
UK excluding London average salary£53,041£52,336
% change on same period last year+1.34 %
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
West Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads27243273
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.822 %1.460 %
Salaries quoted23062734
Average minimum salary£35,214£34,510
Average salary£38,026£37,440
% change on same period last year+1.56 %
Average maximum salary£40,839£40,369
UK excluding London average salary£42,954£44,648
% change on same period last year-3.79 %
Penetration Testing YorkshirePenetration Testing
Yorkshire

Penetration Testing
Demand Trend

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

West Yorkshire Penetration Testing Demand Trend

Penetration Testing
Salary Trend

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

West Yorkshire Penetration Testing Salary Trend

Penetration Testing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Penetration Testing across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

West Yorkshire Penetration Testing Salary Histogram

Penetration Testing
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Penetration Testing within the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
LeedsUp+2111£41,667+4.69 %
Penetration Testing YorkshirePenetration Testing
Yorkshire

Penetration Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing Penetration 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 Penetration Testing.

135 (77.78 %)Information Security
230 (66.67 %)CISSP
326 (57.78 %)Cisco Certification
422 (48.89 %)ISO27001
516 (35.56 %)Finance
516 (35.56 %)Cisco
516 (35.56 %)Microsoft
615 (33.33 %)CCNA
615 (33.33 %)CEH
714 (31.11 %)PCI DSS
714 (31.11 %)MS Office
813 (28.89 %)MS Excel
813 (28.89 %)CISM
911 (24.44 %)CCNP
1010 (22.22 %)Business Development
117 (15.56 %)Ethical Hacking
117 (15.56 %)Data Security
126 (13.33 %)Firewall
135 (11.11 %)Risk Assessment
135 (11.11 %)Degree
135 (11.11 %)Security Testing
135 (11.11 %)Network Security
135 (11.11 %)Risk Management
135 (11.11 %)CCDP
144 (8.889 %)ITIL
144 (8.889 %)COBIT
153 (6.667 %)Pensions
153 (6.667 %)Auditing
153 (6.667 %)IIS
153 (6.667 %)Telecoms

Penetration Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing Penetration 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 Penetration Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (6.667 %)IIS
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
114 (31.11 %)MS Office
213 (28.89 %)MS Excel
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (13.33 %)Firewall
25 (11.11 %)Network Security
32 (4.444 %)VPN
41 (2.222 %)Wireless Security
41 (2.222 %)Wireless
41 (2.222 %)Intrusion Detection
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (35.56 %)Finance
23 (6.667 %)Pensions
23 (6.667 %)Auditing
23 (6.667 %)Telecoms
32 (4.444 %)Government
32 (4.444 %)Health
41 (2.222 %)Insurance
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (24.44 %)Consultant
111 (24.44 %)Security Manager
210 (22.22 %)Security Consultant
36 (13.33 %)Security Engineer
45 (11.11 %)Information Manager
45 (11.11 %)Information Security Manager
45 (11.11 %)Tester
45 (11.11 %)Penetration Tester
54 (8.889 %)Senior Consultant
63 (6.667 %)Network Engineer
63 (6.667 %)Senior Security Consultant
72 (4.444 %)Information Security Consultant
72 (4.444 %)Network Security Engineer
81 (2.222 %)Architect
81 (2.222 %)Analyst
81 (2.222 %)Network Consultant
81 (2.222 %)IT Consultant
81 (2.222 %)IT Manager
81 (2.222 %)Network Analyst
81 (2.222 %)Security Analyst
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.222 %)Biometrics
11 (2.222 %)Management Information System
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (6.667 %)Windows
21 (2.222 %)Windows Server 2003
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
135 (77.78 %)Information Security
210 (22.22 %)Business Development
37 (15.56 %)Data Security
37 (15.56 %)Ethical Hacking
45 (11.11 %)Risk Management
45 (11.11 %)Risk Assessment
45 (11.11 %)Security Testing
54 (8.889 %)ITIL
62 (4.444 %)Disaster Recovery
62 (4.444 %)Identity Management
71 (2.222 %)Computer Forensics
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
130 (66.67 %)CISSP
226 (57.78 %)Cisco Certification
315 (33.33 %)CEH
315 (33.33 %)CCNA
413 (28.89 %)CISM
511 (24.44 %)CCNP
65 (11.11 %)CCDP
65 (11.11 %)Degree
73 (6.667 %)Microsoft Certification
73 (6.667 %)MCSE
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
122 (48.89 %)ISO27001
214 (31.11 %)PCI DSS
34 (8.889 %)COBIT
43 (6.667 %)BS7799
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (35.56 %)Cisco
116 (35.56 %)Microsoft
23 (6.667 %)CheckPoint