Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Check Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA) in IT jobs within the Berkshire region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited CCSA over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCheck Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA)
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank202220
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching permanent IT job ads2859
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.027 %
As % of the category below1.721 %2.141 %
Salaries quoted2857
Average minimum salary£35,414£33,675
Average salary£39,983£38,684
% change on same period last year+3.35 %
Average maximum salary£44,552£43,693
UK excluding London average salary£39,500£38,206
% change on same period last year+3.38 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads16272756
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.101 %1.253 %
Salaries quoted14122261
Average minimum salary£37,801£37,003
Average salary£41,786£40,157
% change on same period last year+4.05 %
Average maximum salary£45,772£43,311
UK excluding London average salary£37,931£37,901
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
CCSA South EastCCSA
South East

CCSA
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire CCSA Demand Trend

CCSA
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire CCSA Salary Trend

CCSA
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing CCSA across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

Berkshire CCSA Salary Histogram

CCSA
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CCSA within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 4 December 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+2616£37,531-23.01 %
BracknellNew entry-1£60,000-
CCSA South EastCCSA
South East

CCSA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing CCSA 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 CCSA.

148 (84.21 %)Firewall
243 (75.44 %)CheckPoint
338 (66.67 %)Cisco Certification
433 (57.89 %)Windows
532 (56.14 %)UNIX
532 (56.14 %)CCNA
629 (50.88 %)Cisco
728 (49.12 %)CCSE
825 (43.86 %)TCP/IP
921 (36.84 %)VPN
921 (36.84 %)Blue Coat
1020 (35.09 %)Juniper
1119 (33.33 %)Network Security
1218 (31.58 %)Nokia
1317 (29.82 %)CISSP
1415 (26.32 %)CCSP
1512 (21.05 %)CCNP
1512 (21.05 %)Internet
1512 (21.05 %)Intrusion Detection
1512 (21.05 %)Cisco PIX
1611 (19.30 %)Linux
1710 (17.54 %)NetScreen
189 (15.79 %)Windows Server 2003
198 (14.04 %)Microsoft
198 (14.04 %)SLA
198 (14.04 %)German Language
198 (14.04 %)Change Management
207 (12.28 %)Security Cleared
207 (12.28 %)Windows XP
216 (10.53 %)Websense

CCSA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing CCSA 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 CCSA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (1.754 %)CSS
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
148 (84.21 %)Firewall
225 (43.86 %)TCP/IP
321 (36.84 %)VPN
419 (33.33 %)Network Security
512 (21.05 %)Cisco PIX
512 (21.05 %)Intrusion Detection
512 (21.05 %)Internet
610 (17.54 %)NetScreen
76 (10.53 %)WAN
85 (8.772 %)MPLS
85 (8.772 %)Cisco ASA
85 (8.772 %)VLAN
85 (8.772 %)IPsec
94 (7.018 %)VRRP
94 (7.018 %)DNS
94 (7.018 %)SSL
94 (7.018 %)DHCP
103 (5.263 %)ISDN
103 (5.263 %)LAN
103 (5.263 %)SAN
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (7.018 %)SQL Server
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (7.018 %)Telecoms
23 (5.263 %)Banking
32 (3.509 %)Government
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (29.82 %)Security Engineer
211 (19.30 %)Support Engineer
310 (17.54 %)Network Engineer
47 (12.28 %)Analyst
47 (12.28 %)Security Analyst
55 (8.772 %)Firewall Engineer
64 (7.018 %)NOC Engineer
64 (7.018 %)Senior Technical Support
64 (7.018 %)Senior Technical Support Engineer
64 (7.018 %)Technical Support Engineer
64 (7.018 %)Technical Engineer
64 (7.018 %)Senior Support Engineer
64 (7.018 %)Network Security Engineer
64 (7.018 %)Technical Support
64 (7.018 %)3rd Line Support
73 (5.263 %)Cisco Network Engineer
73 (5.263 %)Administrator
73 (5.263 %)Senior Analyst
73 (5.263 %)Cisco Engineer
73 (5.263 %)Systems Administrator
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (14.04 %)German Language
22 (3.509 %)SecurID
22 (3.509 %)Arabic Language
22 (3.509 %)French Language
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
133 (57.89 %)Windows
232 (56.14 %)UNIX
311 (19.30 %)Linux
49 (15.79 %)Windows Server 2003
57 (12.28 %)Windows XP
66 (10.53 %)Solaris
74 (7.018 %)Windows 2000 Server
82 (3.509 %)Windows 2000
91 (1.754 %)Red Hat Linux
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (14.04 %)Change Management
27 (12.28 %)Security Cleared
34 (7.018 %)Service Delivery
43 (5.263 %)ITIL
43 (5.263 %)Project Management
43 (5.263 %)Incident Management
43 (5.263 %)Load Balancing
43 (5.263 %)Fault Management
43 (5.263 %)SC Cleared
52 (3.509 %)Information Security
61 (1.754 %)Penetration Testing
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (3.509 %)C
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
138 (66.67 %)Cisco Certification
232 (56.14 %)CCNA
328 (49.12 %)CCSE
417 (29.82 %)CISSP
515 (26.32 %)CCSP
612 (21.05 %)CCNP
76 (10.53 %)JNCIA
85 (8.772 %)Check Point Certification
85 (8.772 %)CCDA
94 (7.018 %)Microsoft Certification
94 (7.018 %)MCSE
103 (5.263 %)MCSA
103 (5.263 %)Degree
112 (3.509 %)JNCIS
112 (3.509 %)CISM
112 (3.509 %)CCVP
112 (3.509 %)CCIE
112 (3.509 %)CCIP
112 (3.509 %)CCDP
121 (1.754 %)RHCE
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (14.04 %)SLA
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.754 %)ProxySG
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (5.263 %)MIMEsweeper
22 (3.509 %)MAILsweeper
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
143 (75.44 %)CheckPoint
229 (50.88 %)Cisco
321 (36.84 %)Blue Coat
420 (35.09 %)Juniper
518 (31.58 %)Nokia
68 (14.04 %)Microsoft
76 (10.53 %)Websense
83 (5.263 %)Nortel
91 (1.754 %)McAfee Security
91 (1.754 %)HP
91 (1.754 %)Red Hat