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This section looks at the demand for Firewall skills within the Bedfordshire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Firewall over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFirewall
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank4738
Rank change on same period last yearDown-9
Matching permanent IT job ads3532
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.013 %
As % of the category below20.11 %27.35 %
Salaries quoted2930
Average minimum salary£35,655£27,267
Average salary£38,121£29,442
% change on same period last year+29.47 %
Average maximum salary£40,586£31,617
UK excluding London average salary£35,854£37,182
% change on same period last year-3.57 %
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Bedfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads174117
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.092 %0.048 %
Salaries quoted14297
Average minimum salary£36,532£33,503
Average salary£38,837£36,895
% change on same period last year+5.26 %
Average maximum salary£41,142£40,286
UK excluding London average salary£37,397£39,734
% change on same period last year-5.88 %
Firewall East of EnglandFirewall
East of England

Firewall
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Firewall across the Bedfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Bedfordshire Firewall Demand Trend

Firewall
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Firewall across the Bedfordshire region.

Bedfordshire Firewall Salary Trend

Firewall
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Firewall across the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Bedfordshire Firewall Salary Histogram

Firewall
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Firewall within the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
DunstableUp+17£38,917+9.62 %
BedfordNew entry-3£39,500-
Firewall East of EnglandFirewall
East of England

Firewall
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing Firewall 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 Firewall.

161 (70.93 %)Cisco
254 (62.79 %)LAN
342 (48.84 %)VoIP
441 (47.67 %)WAN
535 (40.70 %)Cisco Certification
631 (36.05 %)CheckPoint
631 (36.05 %)MPLS
730 (34.88 %)Telecoms
821 (24.42 %)Nortel
821 (24.42 %)VPN
821 (24.42 %)ATM
920 (23.26 %)CCNA
920 (23.26 %)Network Security
1019 (22.09 %)Siemens
1118 (20.93 %)TCP/IP
1217 (19.77 %)Windows
1316 (18.60 %)RIP
1316 (18.60 %)ISDN
1316 (18.60 %)OSPF
1316 (18.60 %)BGP
1415 (17.44 %)NetScreen
1415 (17.44 %)Network Design
1514 (16.28 %)Juniper
1514 (16.28 %)OpenView
1514 (16.28 %)HP
1514 (16.28 %)CCNP
1613 (15.12 %)Finance
1712 (13.95 %)Nokia
1811 (12.79 %)Active Directory
1910 (11.63 %)Cisco PIX

Firewall
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing Firewall 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 Firewall. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (4.651 %)CSS
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (3.488 %)IIS
13 (3.488 %)MS Exchange
13 (3.488 %)Exchange Server 2000
22 (2.326 %)Apache
31 (1.163 %)SharePoint
31 (1.163 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
31 (1.163 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (1.163 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (5.814 %)MS Office
24 (4.651 %)MS Visio
32 (2.326 %)MS Excel
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
154 (62.79 %)LAN
242 (48.84 %)VoIP
341 (47.67 %)WAN
431 (36.05 %)MPLS
521 (24.42 %)VPN
521 (24.42 %)ATM
620 (23.26 %)Network Security
718 (20.93 %)TCP/IP
816 (18.60 %)ISDN
816 (18.60 %)RIP
816 (18.60 %)OSPF
816 (18.60 %)BGP
915 (17.44 %)NetScreen
1010 (11.63 %)Cisco PIX
119 (10.47 %)Wireless
119 (10.47 %)ADSL
126 (6.977 %)X.25
135 (5.814 %)DNS
135 (5.814 %)WLAN
135 (5.814 %)Frame Relay
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (4.651 %)SQL Server
14 (4.651 %)SQL Server 2005
23 (3.488 %)SQL Server 2000
23 (3.488 %)Oracle 9i
23 (3.488 %)Oracle 10g
31 (1.163 %)SQL Server 7
31 (1.163 %)MySQL
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
130 (34.88 %)Telecoms
213 (15.12 %)Finance
34 (4.651 %)Health
41 (1.163 %)Banking
41 (1.163 %)Government
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
127 (31.40 %)Analyst
226 (30.23 %)Network Analyst
321 (24.42 %)Network Support
414 (16.28 %)Support Analyst
513 (15.12 %)Network Support Analyst
610 (11.63 %)Administrator
610 (11.63 %)Network Engineer
79 (10.47 %)Support Engineer
88 (9.302 %)Systems Administrator
88 (9.302 %)Network Support Engineer
97 (8.140 %)Telecoms Engineer
105 (5.814 %)Network Team Leader
105 (5.814 %)Team Leader
105 (5.814 %)Network Manager
114 (4.651 %)IT Manager
114 (4.651 %)Linux Administrator
123 (3.488 %)Linux Systems Administrator
123 (3.488 %)Senior Network Analyst
123 (3.488 %)IT Services Manager
123 (3.488 %)Consultant
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (4.651 %)Management Information System
21 (1.163 %)CESG
21 (1.163 %)CESG CLAS
21 (1.163 %)Blackberry
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
117 (19.77 %)Windows
26 (6.977 %)Linux
35 (5.814 %)Windows 2000
44 (4.651 %)SUSE
53 (3.488 %)Debian
62 (2.326 %)UNIX
71 (1.163 %)AIX
71 (1.163 %)HPUX
71 (1.163 %)Solaris
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (17.44 %)Network Design
29 (10.47 %)ITIL
29 (10.47 %)Project Management
37 (8.140 %)Disaster Recovery
44 (4.651 %)Information Security
53 (3.488 %)Asset Management
53 (3.488 %)Performance Management
53 (3.488 %)ITSM
53 (3.488 %)Information Security Management
53 (3.488 %)Security Management
53 (3.488 %)Service Management
53 (3.488 %)Change Management
62 (2.326 %)Configuration Management
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (2.326 %)SQL
21 (1.163 %)Korn
21 (1.163 %)Perl
21 (1.163 %)PHP
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
135 (40.70 %)Cisco Certification
220 (23.26 %)CCNA
314 (16.28 %)CCNP
48 (9.302 %)Microsoft Certification
55 (5.814 %)MCSE
64 (4.651 %)MCP
71 (1.163 %)MCSA
71 (1.163 %)Degree
71 (1.163 %)CISSP
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (2.326 %)SLA
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
111 (12.79 %)Active Directory
21 (1.163 %)VMware Infrastructure
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
114 (16.28 %)OpenView
23 (3.488 %)CiscoWorks
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
161 (70.93 %)Cisco
231 (36.05 %)CheckPoint
321 (24.42 %)Nortel
419 (22.09 %)Siemens
514 (16.28 %)Juniper
514 (16.28 %)HP
612 (13.95 %)Nokia
76 (6.977 %)Microsoft
85 (5.814 %)VERITAS
85 (5.814 %)VMware
85 (5.814 %)Oracle
94 (4.651 %)Red Hat
101 (1.163 %)Dell
101 (1.163 %)Blue Coat
101 (1.163 %)3Com
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