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This section looks at the demand for Network Security 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 Network Security over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNetwork Security
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank6956
Rank change on same period last yearDown-13
Matching permanent IT job ads912
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.005 %
As % of the category below5.488 %9.600 %
Salaries quoted65
Average minimum salary£35,167£35,200
Average salary£35,167£37,700
% change on same period last year-6.71 %
Average maximum salary£35,167£40,200
UK excluding London average salary£42,342£42,200
% change on same period last year+0.33 %
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Bedfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads164125
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.090 %0.052 %
Salaries quoted125114
Average minimum salary£36,636£31,098
Average salary£39,586£34,495
% change on same period last year+14.75 %
Average maximum salary£42,536£37,892
UK excluding London average salary£37,625£39,458
% change on same period last year-4.64 %
Network Security East of EnglandNetwork Security
East of England

Network Security
Demand Trend

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

Bedfordshire Network Security Demand Trend

Network Security
Salary Trend

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

Bedfordshire Network Security Salary Trend

Network Security
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Network Security across the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Bedfordshire Network Security Salary Histogram

Network Security
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Security within the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
BedfordDown-144£35,000-7.89 %
Network Security East of EnglandNetwork Security
East of England

Network Security
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing Network Security 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 Network Security.

132 (88.89 %)LAN
132 (88.89 %)WAN
132 (88.89 %)Cisco
218 (50.00 %)SLA
314 (38.89 %)UNIX
314 (38.89 %)Firewall
413 (36.11 %)CheckPoint
510 (27.78 %)Nokia
510 (27.78 %)Siemens
510 (27.78 %)Nortel
510 (27.78 %)VoIP
510 (27.78 %)Telecoms
67 (19.44 %)Cisco Certification
75 (13.89 %)Microsoft Certification
75 (13.89 %)MS Exchange
75 (13.89 %)Windows
84 (11.11 %)MCSE
84 (11.11 %)VPN
84 (11.11 %)CCNA
84 (11.11 %)Active Directory
84 (11.11 %)Firmware
84 (11.11 %)Construction
84 (11.11 %)Health
84 (11.11 %)Asset Management
84 (11.11 %)Billing
84 (11.11 %)Network Design
84 (11.11 %)Exchange Server 2003
84 (11.11 %)Front Office
93 (8.333 %)CCNP
93 (8.333 %)Wireless

Network Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing Network Security 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 Network Security. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (13.89 %)MS Exchange
24 (11.11 %)Exchange Server 2003
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.778 %)MS Excel
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
132 (88.89 %)LAN
132 (88.89 %)WAN
214 (38.89 %)Firewall
310 (27.78 %)VoIP
44 (11.11 %)VPN
53 (8.333 %)MPLS
53 (8.333 %)Wireless
53 (8.333 %)ADSL
61 (2.778 %)VLAN
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (27.78 %)Telecoms
24 (11.11 %)Construction
24 (11.11 %)Health
24 (11.11 %)Billing
24 (11.11 %)Front Office
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
118 (50.00 %)Network Manager
24 (11.11 %)Administrator
24 (11.11 %)Windows Administrator
33 (8.333 %)Analyst
33 (8.333 %)Network Analyst
41 (2.778 %)Network Support Engineer
41 (2.778 %)Network Support
41 (2.778 %)Senior Network Analyst
41 (2.778 %)Network Engineer
41 (2.778 %)Support Engineer
41 (2.778 %)Senior Analyst
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (11.11 %)Firmware
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (38.89 %)UNIX
25 (13.89 %)Windows
31 (2.778 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (2.778 %)Windows 2000 Server
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (11.11 %)Asset Management
14 (11.11 %)Network Design
23 (8.333 %)ITIL
23 (8.333 %)Project Management
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (19.44 %)Cisco Certification
25 (13.89 %)Microsoft Certification
34 (11.11 %)MCSE
34 (11.11 %)CCNA
43 (8.333 %)CCNP
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
118 (50.00 %)SLA
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (11.11 %)Active Directory
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
132 (88.89 %)Cisco
213 (36.11 %)CheckPoint
310 (27.78 %)Nokia
310 (27.78 %)Siemens
310 (27.78 %)Nortel
41 (2.778 %)Juniper
41 (2.778 %)Microsoft