The first table below looks at the demand for Penetration Testing skills in IT jobs advertised for the Yorkshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Penetration Testing 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 for the Yorkshire region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Penetration Testing
Rank 151 192 180
Rank change year-on-year
+41 -12
Permanent jobs citing Penetration Testing 62 24 19
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Yorkshire 1.137% 0.462% 0.376%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.464% 0.613% 0.525%
Number of salaries quoted 4 15 17
Average salary £39,500 £35,000 £45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+12.85% -22.22%
90% offered a salary of more than £39,000 £27,000 £35,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,500 £40,000 £64,000
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £40,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year
+6.25% -5.88%
All Processes & Methodologies
Yorkshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
4235 3916 3620
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Yorkshire 77.64% 75.44% 71.58%
Number of salaries quoted 3278 3201 3069
Average salary £37,500 £36,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+2.73% +4.28%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £25,500 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £52,500 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Penetration Testing
England

Penetration Testing
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Yorkshire Penetration Testing Jobs Demand Trend

Penetration Testing
Salary Trend

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

Yorkshire Penetration Testing Salary Trend

Penetration Testing
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Penetration Testing across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

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 Yorkshire region 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
West Yorkshire +21 43 £55,000 +37.50%
North Yorkshire +4 13 - -
South Yorkshire - 4 £39,000 -
Penetration Testing
England

Penetration Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the 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.

1 54 (76.06%) CISSP
2 53 (74.65%) CISM
3 46 (64.79%) Information Security
4 34 (47.89%) Data Protection
5 32 (45.07%) CISA
6 31 (43.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 24 (33.80%) Security Testing
8 22 (30.99%) Security Management
9 21 (29.58%) ITSM
9 21 (29.58%) Service Management
9 21 (29.58%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 21 (29.58%) ITIL
9 21 (29.58%) Data Protection Act
10 14 (19.72%) Wireless
11 13 (18.31%) Firewall
11 13 (18.31%) GCIH
11 13 (18.31%) CEH
11 13 (18.31%) Network Design
11 13 (18.31%) Vulnerability Assessment
11 13 (18.31%) Computer Science
11 13 (18.31%) Degree
11 13 (18.31%) GWAPT
11 13 (18.31%) GPEN
11 13 (18.31%) OSCP
11 13 (18.31%) OSCE
11 13 (18.31%) Vulnerability Management
11 13 (18.31%) HIPAA
11 13 (18.31%) Reverse Engineering
11 13 (18.31%) Digital Forensics
11 13 (18.31%) Open Source

Penetration Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the 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.

Communications & Networking
1 14 (19.72%) Wireless
2 13 (18.31%) Firewall
3 11 (15.49%) Network Security
4 2 (2.817%) Broadband
5 1 (1.408%) Wireless Security
General
1 1 (1.408%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 25 (35.21%) Tester
1 25 (35.21%) Penetration Tester
2 23 (32.39%) Security Tester
2 23 (32.39%) Consultant
2 23 (32.39%) Security Consultant
3 13 (18.31%) Security Specialist
3 13 (18.31%) Information Security Specialist
3 13 (18.31%) Information Specialist
4 12 (16.90%) Senior Penetration Tester
4 12 (16.90%) Senior Tester
5 10 (14.08%) Senior Security Consultant
5 10 (14.08%) Senior Consultant
6 9 (12.68%) Information Manager
6 9 (12.68%) Security Manager
6 9 (12.68%) Information Security Manager
7 6 (8.451%) Lead Security Consultant
8 5 (7.042%) Information Security Consultant
9 2 (2.817%) IT Security Consultant
9 2 (2.817%) Test Manager
9 2 (2.817%) IT Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 21 (29.58%) Data Protection Act
2 13 (18.31%) Computer Science
2 13 (18.31%) Open Source
3 10 (14.08%) Blog
4 2 (2.817%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.408%) Windows
1 1 (1.408%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (64.79%) Information Security
2 34 (47.89%) Data Protection
3 24 (33.80%) Security Testing
4 22 (30.99%) Security Management
5 21 (29.58%) ITSM
5 21 (29.58%) Service Management
5 21 (29.58%) ITIL
6 13 (18.31%) Network Design
6 13 (18.31%) Vulnerability Assessment
6 13 (18.31%) Vulnerability Management
6 13 (18.31%) Reverse Engineering
6 13 (18.31%) Digital Forensics
7 4 (5.634%) Business Continuity
8 2 (2.817%) Agile Software Development
9 1 (1.408%) Service Delivery
9 1 (1.408%) Business Analysis
9 1 (1.408%) TDD
9 1 (1.408%) Release Management
9 1 (1.408%) Performance Testing
9 1 (1.408%) Continuous Integration
Qualifications
1 54 (76.06%) CISSP
2 53 (74.65%) CISM
3 32 (45.07%) CISA
4 13 (18.31%) GCIH
4 13 (18.31%) CEH
4 13 (18.31%) Degree
4 13 (18.31%) GWAPT
4 13 (18.31%) GPEN
4 13 (18.31%) OSCP
4 13 (18.31%) OSCE
5 11 (15.49%) SC Cleared
5 11 (15.49%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (43.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 21 (29.58%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 13 (18.31%) HIPAA
4 6 (8.451%) PCI DSS
5 4 (5.634%) BS25999
6 1 (1.408%) QA
West Yorkshire
Information Security Specialist. Information, Security, InfoSec, CISSP, CISM, CISA, Penetration Testing, Pen Testing, Software, Online, Application, Software, Development, Application... We are particularly interested in hearing from candidates who...
The Bridge Ltd
Salary: £excellent plus Car plus Pension plus bonus
Posted: 20 May 2013
York, North Yorkshire
The successful candidate’s experience must include proven experience in developing and implementing security policies and procedures, an excellent understanding of enterprise information security and in depth knowledge...
4it Recruitment Ltd
Salary: Unspecified
Posted: 22 May 2013
York, North Yorkshire
CISM, CISSP) * Extensive experience of security management and operational security practices... ISO/IEC 27001) * A sound understanding of data protection and regulatory compliance requirements (e.g. Care Quality...
Rullion IT Plus
Salary: Excellent Bens
Posted: 22 May 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
You will be responsible for leading penetration testing and security assessment consulting services... This role requires you to demonstrate: Experience of all aspects of penetration testing in a...
The Bridge Ltd
Salary: £excellent + big bonus + car + benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013