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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Blue Coat products and/or services in IT jobs within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Blue Coat over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBlue Coat
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank201238
Rank change on same period last yearUp+37
Matching permanent IT job ads6061
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.032 %0.025 %
As % of the category below1.176 %0.907 %
Salaries quoted5957
Average minimum salary£38,300£38,158
Average salary£42,400£42,754
% change on same period last year-0.82 %
Average maximum salary£46,500£47,351
UK excluding London average salary£45,143£46,489
% change on same period last year-2.89 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads51026725
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.693 %2.754 %
Salaries quoted42445348
Average minimum salary£39,673£40,200
Average salary£43,456£43,793
% change on same period last year-0.76 %
Average maximum salary£47,240£47,386
UK excluding London average salary£39,792£42,049
% change on same period last year-5.36 %
Blue Coat South EastBlue Coat
South East

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Blue Coat Systems, Inc.

Blue Coat
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Blue Coat across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Berkshire Blue Coat Demand Trend

Blue Coat
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Blue Coat Salary Trend

Blue Coat
Salary Histogram

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

Berkshire Blue Coat Salary Histogram

Blue Coat
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Blue Coat within the Berkshire 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
ReadingUp+2634£41,288-16.44 %
SloughNew entry-4£52,500-
NewburyNew entry-4£32,500-
MaidenheadNew entry-1£60,000-
Blue Coat South EastBlue Coat
South East

Blue Coat
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing Blue Coat 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 Blue Coat.

172 (71.29 %)Juniper
267 (66.34 %)CheckPoint
355 (54.46 %)Cisco
443 (42.57 %)Firewall
539 (38.61 %)Nokia
636 (35.64 %)TCP/IP
636 (35.64 %)WAN
731 (30.69 %)CCSE
828 (27.72 %)UNIX
927 (26.73 %)Finjan
1024 (23.76 %)LAN
1123 (22.77 %)IronPort
1222 (21.78 %)Windows
1321 (20.79 %)Network Security
1420 (19.80 %)Cisco Certification
1519 (18.81 %)SecurID
1618 (17.82 %)CCSA
1618 (17.82 %)Clearswift
1716 (15.84 %)CCNA
1716 (15.84 %)VPN
1815 (14.85 %)Cisco PIX
1914 (13.86 %)Websense
1914 (13.86 %)VLAN
1914 (13.86 %)MPLS
2013 (12.87 %)Linux
2112 (11.88 %)ProxySG
2112 (11.88 %)C
2210 (9.901 %)Government
239 (8.911 %)Windows 2000
248 (7.921 %)NetScreen

Blue Coat
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (3.960 %)MS Excel
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
143 (42.57 %)Firewall
236 (35.64 %)WAN
236 (35.64 %)TCP/IP
324 (23.76 %)LAN
421 (20.79 %)Network Security
516 (15.84 %)VPN
615 (14.85 %)Cisco PIX
714 (13.86 %)MPLS
714 (13.86 %)VLAN
88 (7.921 %)NetScreen
96 (5.941 %)Intrusion Detection
96 (5.941 %)SSL
105 (4.950 %)Internet
113 (2.970 %)BIG-IP
113 (2.970 %)FirePass
121 (0.990 %)IntruShield
121 (0.990 %)Wireless
121 (0.990 %)VoIP
121 (0.990 %)SNMP
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (9.901 %)Government
25 (4.950 %)Health
25 (4.950 %)Retail
25 (4.950 %)Pensions
31 (0.990 %)Financial Institution
31 (0.990 %)Finance
31 (0.990 %)Insurance
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
148 (47.52 %)Consultant
229 (28.71 %)Security Engineer
321 (20.79 %)Security Consultant
415 (14.85 %)Support Engineer
513 (12.87 %)Presales Consultant
69 (8.911 %)Network Consultant
78 (7.921 %)Sales Consultant
87 (6.931 %)Support Specialist
87 (6.931 %)Network Engineer
87 (6.931 %)Technical Consultant
87 (6.931 %)Security Specialist
95 (4.950 %)2nd Line Support
95 (4.950 %)Security Analyst
95 (4.950 %)Analyst
104 (3.960 %)Technical Security Consultant
104 (3.960 %)Systems Engineer
104 (3.960 %)Network Security Engineer
113 (2.970 %)3rd Line Support
113 (2.970 %)IT Support Engineer
113 (2.970 %)NOC Engineer
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
119 (18.81 %)SecurID
27 (6.931 %)German Language
32 (1.980 %)French Language
41 (0.990 %)PKI
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
128 (27.72 %)UNIX
222 (21.78 %)Windows
313 (12.87 %)Linux
49 (8.911 %)Windows 2000
56 (5.941 %)Windows NT
56 (5.941 %)Solaris
62 (1.980 %)AIX
62 (1.980 %)HPUX
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (5.941 %)Penetration Testing
23 (2.970 %)Load Balancing
23 (2.970 %)SC Cleared
23 (2.970 %)Security Cleared
32 (1.980 %)Project Management
41 (0.990 %)Change Management
41 (0.990 %)Data Security
41 (0.990 %)ITIL
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (11.88 %)C
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
131 (30.69 %)CCSE
220 (19.80 %)Cisco Certification
318 (17.82 %)CCSA
416 (15.84 %)CCNA
58 (7.921 %)CCSP
58 (7.921 %)CCNP
67 (6.931 %)MCSE
67 (6.931 %)MCSA
67 (6.931 %)Microsoft Certification
72 (1.980 %)CISSP
72 (1.980 %)Degree
81 (0.990 %)Check Point Certification
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (2.970 %)SLA
21 (0.990 %)BS7799
21 (0.990 %)ISO27001
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
112 (11.88 %)ProxySG
22 (1.980 %)VMware Infrastructure
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (4.950 %)MAILsweeper
21 (0.990 %)OpenView
21 (0.990 %)CiscoWorks
21 (0.990 %)Netcool
21 (0.990 %)Norton AntiVirus
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
172 (71.29 %)Juniper
267 (66.34 %)CheckPoint
355 (54.46 %)Cisco
439 (38.61 %)Nokia
527 (26.73 %)Finjan
623 (22.77 %)IronPort
718 (17.82 %)Clearswift
814 (13.86 %)Websense
98 (7.921 %)OPNET
98 (7.921 %)Microsoft
105 (4.950 %)SonicWALL
114 (3.960 %)Crossbeam
114 (3.960 %)McAfee Security
123 (2.970 %)HP
123 (2.970 %)Red Hat
132 (1.980 %)Sophos
132 (1.980 %)VMware
141 (0.990 %)Webroot
141 (0.990 %)Symantec
141 (0.990 %)Ericsson
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