4.8 KiB
4.8 KiB
Tools & technology — ethical hacker
Source: O*NET 30.3 'Software Skills' for 15-1299.04.
| Software | Category | Hot technology |
|---|---|---|
| Docker | Application server software | yes |
| GitHub | Application server software | yes |
| Kubernetes | Application server software | yes |
| IBM Terraform | Configuration management software | yes |
| Amazon Web Services AWS software | Data base user interface and query software | yes |
| Microsoft SQL Server | Data base user interface and query software | yes |
| ServiceNow | Data base user interface and query software | yes |
| Structured query language SQL | Data base user interface and query software | yes |
| C | Development environment software | yes |
| Go | Development environment software | yes |
| Microsoft Azure software | Development environment software | yes |
| Microsoft PowerShell | Development environment software | yes |
| Oracle Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition J2EE | Development environment software | yes |
| Ruby | Development environment software | yes |
| Splunk Enterprise | Enterprise system management software | yes |
| Ansible software | Expert system software | yes |
| Microsoft Active Directory | Internet directory services software | yes |
| C# | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| C++ | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| Oracle Java | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| Perl | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| Python | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | yes |
| Apple iOS | Operating system software | yes |
| Apple macOS | Operating system software | yes |
| Bash | Operating system software | yes |
| Google Android | Operating system software | yes |
| Linux | Operating system software | yes |
| Shell script | Operating system software | yes |
| UNIX | Operating system software | yes |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | yes |
| JavaScript | Web platform development software | yes |
| Microsoft Active Server Pages ASP | Web platform development software | yes |
| PHP | Web platform development software | yes |
| Google Cloud software | Cloud-based management software | |
| Qualys Cloud Platform | Cloud-based protection or security software | |
| Hex-Rays IDA Pro | Compiler and decompiler software | |
| Vector 35 Binary Ninja | Compiler and decompiler software | |
| Ghidra | Computer aided design CAD software | |
| Database management systems | Data base management system software | |
| Microsoft Azure DevOps Services | Development environment software | |
| Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition VBScript | Development environment software | |
| Rust programming language | Development environment software | |
| Software development tools | Development environment software | |
| Software libraries | Development environment software | |
| Web application software | Development environment software | |
| Management information systems MIS | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | |
| IBM QRadar SIEM | Network monitoring software | |
| Wireshark | Network monitoring software | |
| Firewall software | Network security and virtual private network VPN equipment software | |
| Objective C | Object or component oriented development software | |
| Magellan Firmware | Operating system software | |
| Kali Linux | Program testing software | |
| MITRE ATT&CK software | Program testing software | |
| System testing software | Program testing software | |
| HP WebInspect | Transaction security and virus protection software | |
| Invicti Acunetix | Transaction security and virus protection software | |
| Metasploit | Transaction security and virus protection software | |
| Nmap | Transaction security and virus protection software | |
| Portswigger BurP Suite | Transaction security and virus protection software | |
| Rapid7 Nexpose | Transaction security and virus protection software | |
| Rapid7 software | Transaction security and virus protection software | |
| Tenable Nessus | Transaction security and virus protection software | |
| IBM Middleware | Transaction server software | |
| Web server software | Transaction server software | |
| RESTful API | Web platform development software | |
| Security assertion markup language SAML | Web platform development software |
Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 13 ads, as of 2026-07-11)
Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.
Tools
- Cobalt Strike — 31 %
- Metasploit — 31 %
- Mythic — 23 %
- PoshC2 — 23 %
- frida — 23 %
- ibm appscan — 15 %
- Burp Suite — 15 %
- Nessus — 15 %
- sql map — 15 %