The first table below looks at the demand for Security 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 Security Testing over the 3 months to 22 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
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Security Testing
Rank 192 205 195
Rank change year-on-year
+13 -10
Permanent jobs citing Security Testing 25 5 4
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Yorkshire 0.449% 0.095% 0.081%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.583% 0.126% 0.113%
Number of salaries quoted 2 4 1
Average salary £36,500 £28,250 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+29.20% -29.37%
UK excluding London average salary £50,000 £50,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +42.85%
All Processes & Methodologies
Yorkshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
4289 3959 3536
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Yorkshire 77.11% 74.95% 71.54%
Number of salaries quoted 3320 3243 2981
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%
Security Testing
England

Security Testing
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Yorkshire Security Testing Jobs Demand Trend

Security Testing
Salary Trend

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

Yorkshire Security Testing Salary Trend

Security Testing
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Security Testing across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Yorkshire Security Testing Salary Histogram

Security Testing
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Testing within the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 22 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 +24 24 £36,500 +9.77%
Security Testing
England

Security Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Yorkshire region citing Security 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 Security Testing.

1 23 (54.76%) Penetration Testing
2 19 (45.24%) Selenium
2 19 (45.24%) ISEB
3 17 (40.48%) JIRA
3 17 (40.48%) QA
3 17 (40.48%) Test Scripting
4 15 (35.71%) Manual Testing
4 15 (35.71%) Performance Testing
4 15 (35.71%) SaaS
5 13 (30.95%) Degree
5 13 (30.95%) Wireless
6 12 (28.57%) GCIH
6 12 (28.57%) CISA
6 12 (28.57%) CISM
6 12 (28.57%) Firewall
6 12 (28.57%) CISSP
6 12 (28.57%) Agile Software Development
6 12 (28.57%) CEH
6 12 (28.57%) Network Design
6 12 (28.57%) Vulnerability Assessment
6 12 (28.57%) Data Protection
6 12 (28.57%) HIPAA
6 12 (28.57%) Reverse Engineering
6 12 (28.57%) Digital Forensics
6 12 (28.57%) Computer Science
6 12 (28.57%) GWAPT
6 12 (28.57%) GPEN
6 12 (28.57%) OSCP
6 12 (28.57%) OSCE
6 12 (28.57%) Vulnerability Management

Security Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Yorkshire region citing Security 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 Security Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 6 (14.29%) CSS
1 6 (14.29%) HTML
2 4 (9.524%) DOM
3 1 (2.381%) Web Services
3 1 (2.381%) XML
Communications & Networking
1 13 (30.95%) Wireless
2 12 (28.57%) Firewall
3 11 (26.19%) Network Security
4 1 (2.381%) FTP
4 1 (2.381%) Wireless Security
Development Applications
1 19 (45.24%) Selenium
2 17 (40.48%) JIRA
3 5 (11.90%) Bugzilla
3 5 (11.90%) Firebug
4 1 (2.381%) QuickTest Pro
4 1 (2.381%) LoadRunner
4 1 (2.381%) Visual Studio
General
1 1 (2.381%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 25 (59.52%) Tester
2 23 (54.76%) Penetration Tester
3 22 (52.38%) Security Tester
4 18 (42.86%) Test Analyst
4 18 (42.86%) Analyst
5 11 (26.19%) Senior Tester
5 11 (26.19%) Senior Penetration Tester
6 10 (23.81%) Senior Consultant
6 10 (23.81%) Consultant
6 10 (23.81%) Security Consultant
6 10 (23.81%) Senior Security Consultant
7 3 (7.143%) Junior
7 3 (7.143%) Junior Analyst
7 3 (7.143%) Junior Test Analyst
8 2 (4.762%) Software Tester
9 1 (2.381%) Test Manager
9 1 (2.381%) Graduate
Miscellaneous
1 15 (35.71%) SaaS
2 12 (28.57%) Computer Science
2 12 (28.57%) Open Source
3 10 (23.81%) Blog
4 4 (9.524%) W3C
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.381%) UNIX
1 1 (2.381%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (54.76%) Penetration Testing
2 17 (40.48%) Test Scripting
3 15 (35.71%) Manual Testing
3 15 (35.71%) Performance Testing
4 12 (28.57%) Agile Software Development
4 12 (28.57%) Network Design
4 12 (28.57%) Vulnerability Assessment
4 12 (28.57%) Data Protection
4 12 (28.57%) Reverse Engineering
4 12 (28.57%) Digital Forensics
4 12 (28.57%) Vulnerability Management
5 6 (14.29%) Test Management
6 3 (7.143%) Automated Testing
7 1 (2.381%) Information Security
7 1 (2.381%) Risk Management
7 1 (2.381%) RAD
7 1 (2.381%) Software Testing
7 1 (2.381%) Technical Architecture
7 1 (2.381%) User Acceptance Testing
7 1 (2.381%) Stress Testing
Programming Languages
1 6 (14.29%) JavaScript
1 6 (14.29%) SQL
Qualifications
1 19 (45.24%) ISEB
2 13 (30.95%) Degree
3 12 (28.57%) GCIH
3 12 (28.57%) CISA
3 12 (28.57%) CISM
3 12 (28.57%) CISSP
3 12 (28.57%) CEH
3 12 (28.57%) GWAPT
3 12 (28.57%) GPEN
3 12 (28.57%) OSCP
3 12 (28.57%) OSCE
4 11 (26.19%) SC Cleared
4 11 (26.19%) Security Cleared
5 9 (21.43%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (40.48%) QA
2 12 (28.57%) HIPAA
3 1 (2.381%) 21 CFR Part 11
Systems Management
1 1 (2.381%) HP Quality Center
Leeds, West Yorkshire
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Salary: £excellent + big bonus + car + benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013