Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Cisco Certified Security Professional (CCSP) 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 CCSP over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCisco Certified Security Professional (CCSP)
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank211272
Rank change on same period last yearUp+61
Matching permanent IT job ads196
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.003 %
As % of the category below1.168 %0.218 %
Salaries quoted196
Average minimum salary£34,700£36,667
Average salary£40,125£42,917
% change on same period last year-6.50 %
Average maximum salary£45,550£49,167
UK excluding London average salary£42,640£46,509
% change on same period last year-8.32 %
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 %
CCSP South EastCCSP
South East

CCSP
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire CCSP Demand Trend

CCSP
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire CCSP Salary Trend

CCSP
Salary Histogram

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

Berkshire CCSP Salary Histogram

CCSP
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CCSP 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
ReadingNew entry-4£42,250-
NewburyNew entry-1£65,000-
CCSP South EastCCSP
South East

CCSP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

140 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
235 (87.50 %)Cisco
324 (60.00 %)VPN
421 (52.50 %)WAN
421 (52.50 %)Cisco PIX
519 (47.50 %)CCIP
519 (47.50 %)CISSP
618 (45.00 %)LAN
618 (45.00 %)UNIX
618 (45.00 %)Linux
717 (42.50 %)Solaris
815 (37.50 %)CCSA
914 (35.00 %)Firewall
914 (35.00 %)Wireless
1013 (32.50 %)Telecoms
1013 (32.50 %)CheckPoint
1110 (25.00 %)Juniper
1110 (25.00 %)CCNP
1110 (25.00 %)IPsec
129 (22.50 %)Project Planning
129 (22.50 %)CCNA
138 (20.00 %)CCSE
147 (17.50 %)Network Security
147 (17.50 %)SAN
147 (17.50 %)TCP/IP
156 (15.00 %)Microsoft
156 (15.00 %)NetScreen
156 (15.00 %)Internet
156 (15.00 %)Blue Coat
165 (12.50 %)VMware

CCSP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (7.500 %)CSS
21 (2.500 %).NET
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (2.500 %)SharePoint
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
124 (60.00 %)VPN
221 (52.50 %)Cisco PIX
221 (52.50 %)WAN
318 (45.00 %)LAN
414 (35.00 %)Firewall
414 (35.00 %)Wireless
510 (25.00 %)IPsec
67 (17.50 %)Network Security
67 (17.50 %)TCP/IP
67 (17.50 %)SAN
76 (15.00 %)Internet
76 (15.00 %)NetScreen
85 (12.50 %)VLAN
85 (12.50 %)Cisco ASA
94 (10.00 %)Wireless Security
94 (10.00 %)VRRP
94 (10.00 %)BGP
94 (10.00 %)EIGRP
94 (10.00 %)MPLS
94 (10.00 %)DHCP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (2.500 %)SQL Server
11 (2.500 %)DB2
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (32.50 %)Telecoms
23 (7.500 %)Banking
31 (2.500 %)Retail
31 (2.500 %)Auditing
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (30.00 %)Security Engineer
211 (27.50 %)Network Engineer
39 (22.50 %)Security Specialist
46 (15.00 %)IT Security Engineer
55 (12.50 %)Firewall Engineer
64 (10.00 %)IT Security Specialist
64 (10.00 %)Network Specialist
64 (10.00 %)Consultant
64 (10.00 %)Network Security Specialist
73 (7.500 %)Network Security Engineer
82 (5.000 %)Support Engineer
82 (5.000 %)Technical Consultant
82 (5.000 %)Network Support
82 (5.000 %)Network Support Engineer
91 (2.500 %)Citrix Consultant
91 (2.500 %)Presales Consultant
91 (2.500 %)Cisco Architect
91 (2.500 %)2nd Line Support
91 (2.500 %)Security Consultant
91 (2.500 %)Sales Consultant
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (7.500 %)Thin Client
13 (7.500 %)German Language
13 (7.500 %)Fat Client
22 (5.000 %)Arabic Language
22 (5.000 %)French Language
31 (2.500 %)Cryptography
31 (2.500 %)PKI
31 (2.500 %)Computer Science
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
118 (45.00 %)UNIX
118 (45.00 %)Linux
217 (42.50 %)Solaris
35 (12.50 %)Windows
41 (2.500 %)Red Hat Linux
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (22.50 %)Project Planning
25 (12.50 %)Change Management
33 (7.500 %)Ethical Hacking
33 (7.500 %)Load Balancing
33 (7.500 %)Incident Management
41 (2.500 %)Time Management
41 (2.500 %)Security Cleared
41 (2.500 %)Penetration Testing
41 (2.500 %)Migration
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (2.500 %)C
11 (2.500 %)C#
11 (2.500 %)C++
11 (2.500 %)Java
11 (2.500 %)SQL
11 (2.500 %)VB.NET
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
140 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
219 (47.50 %)CISSP
219 (47.50 %)CCIP
315 (37.50 %)CCSA
410 (25.00 %)CCNP
59 (22.50 %)CCNA
68 (20.00 %)CCSE
75 (12.50 %)JNCIA
75 (12.50 %)Citrix Certification
84 (10.00 %)GIAC
84 (10.00 %)CCDP
84 (10.00 %)CCIE
84 (10.00 %)Degree
93 (7.500 %)CCVP
93 (7.500 %)Check Point Certification
102 (5.000 %)Microsoft Certification
102 (5.000 %)CCEA
102 (5.000 %)CCA
102 (5.000 %)MCSE
102 (5.000 %)JNCIS
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (10.00 %)Snort
14 (10.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
21 (2.500 %)VMware ESX
21 (2.500 %)ProxySG
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (7.500 %)MIMEsweeper
22 (5.000 %)CiscoWorks
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
135 (87.50 %)Cisco
213 (32.50 %)CheckPoint
310 (25.00 %)Juniper
46 (15.00 %)Microsoft
46 (15.00 %)Blue Coat
55 (12.50 %)Citrix
55 (12.50 %)VMware
64 (10.00 %)Nokia
73 (7.500 %)Nortel
81 (2.500 %)Oracle
81 (2.500 %)HP
81 (2.500 %)Red Hat
81 (2.500 %)McAfee Security