Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of CheckPoint 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 CheckPoint over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCheckPoint
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank108126
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching permanent IT job ads139171
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.094 %0.078 %
As % of the category below3.513 %2.883 %
Salaries quoted124149
Average minimum salary£38,614£35,510
Average salary£41,784£38,839
% change on same period last year+7.58 %
Average maximum salary£44,955£42,168
UK excluding London average salary£41,421£38,530
% change on same period last year+7.50 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads39575931
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.679 %2.696 %
Salaries quoted32234731
Average minimum salary£40,375£38,375
Average salary£44,058£42,267
% change on same period last year+4.23 %
Average maximum salary£47,741£46,158
UK excluding London average salary£40,781£41,953
% change on same period last year-2.79 %
CheckPoint South EastCheckPoint
South East

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Check Point Software Technologies.

CheckPoint
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire CheckPoint Demand Trend

CheckPoint
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire CheckPoint Salary Trend

CheckPoint
Salary Histogram

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

Berkshire CheckPoint Salary Histogram

CheckPoint
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CheckPoint 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+1149£46,872+21.67 %
MaidenheadUp+4421£24,132-51.73 %
SloughDown-76£23,600-34.36 %
NewburyDown-86£40,000+4.80 %
WindsorNew entry-5£42,375-
BracknellUp+282£50,000-
CheckPoint South EastCheckPoint
South East

CheckPoint
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1197 (73.23 %)Firewall
2161 (59.85 %)Cisco
3105 (39.03 %)Juniper
495 (35.32 %)VPN
580 (29.74 %)Windows
580 (29.74 %)Blue Coat
673 (27.14 %)Cisco Certification
770 (26.02 %)TCP/IP
865 (24.16 %)Linux
865 (24.16 %)Cisco PIX
959 (21.93 %)Nokia
1054 (20.07 %)UNIX
1054 (20.07 %)CCNA
1152 (19.33 %)Microsoft
1152 (19.33 %)Network Security
1243 (15.99 %)CISSP
1243 (15.99 %)CCSA
1341 (15.24 %)Windows Server 2003
1439 (14.50 %)MPLS
1439 (14.50 %)CCSE
1536 (13.38 %)CCNP
1634 (12.64 %)Windows XP
1733 (12.27 %)WAN
1831 (11.52 %)LAN
1831 (11.52 %)NetScreen
1930 (11.15 %)Nortel
2029 (10.78 %)OSPF
2029 (10.78 %)BGP
2128 (10.41 %)VLAN
2226 (9.665 %)Cisco ASA

CheckPoint
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (1.487 %).NET
21 (0.372 %)CSS
21 (0.372 %)Middleware
21 (0.372 %)WebSphere
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (4.833 %)MS Exchange
25 (1.859 %)SharePoint
25 (1.859 %)Oracle Collaboration Suite
25 (1.859 %)Office Communications Server
31 (0.372 %)SharePoint Server 2007
31 (0.372 %)IIS
31 (0.372 %)WebSphere MQ
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
123 (8.550 %)MS Excel
25 (1.859 %)MS Project
25 (1.859 %)MS Office
34 (1.487 %)MS Visio
43 (1.115 %)Acrobat
52 (0.743 %)Spreadsheet
61 (0.372 %)MS PowerPoint
Berkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.372 %)Dynamics AX
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1197 (73.23 %)Firewall
295 (35.32 %)VPN
370 (26.02 %)TCP/IP
465 (24.16 %)Cisco PIX
552 (19.33 %)Network Security
639 (14.50 %)MPLS
733 (12.27 %)WAN
831 (11.52 %)LAN
831 (11.52 %)NetScreen
929 (10.78 %)OSPF
929 (10.78 %)BGP
1028 (10.41 %)VLAN
1126 (9.665 %)Cisco ASA
1225 (9.294 %)Internet
1323 (8.550 %)Intrusion Detection
1422 (8.178 %)DNS
1521 (7.807 %)IPsec
1619 (7.063 %)EIGRP
1717 (6.320 %)RIP
1717 (6.320 %)Ethernet
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (2.230 %)SQL Server
22 (0.743 %)MySQL
22 (0.743 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (0.372 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (0.372 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
120 (7.435 %)Telecoms
211 (4.089 %)Government
34 (1.487 %)Retail
34 (1.487 %)Finance
43 (1.115 %)Back Office
43 (1.115 %)Health
43 (1.115 %)Pensions
43 (1.115 %)Marketing
52 (0.743 %)Front Office
61 (0.372 %)Law
61 (0.372 %)Insurance
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
166 (24.54 %)Security Engineer
259 (21.93 %)Consultant
346 (17.10 %)Support Engineer
437 (13.75 %)Network Engineer
536 (13.38 %)Technical Consultant
625 (9.294 %)Security Consultant
625 (9.294 %)Sales Consultant
625 (9.294 %)Presales Consultant
722 (8.178 %)Technical Engineer
820 (7.435 %)Network Consultant
917 (6.320 %)Security Technical Consultant
917 (6.320 %)Technical Presales Consultant
1014 (5.204 %)Firewall Engineer
1014 (5.204 %)Security Specialist
1113 (4.833 %)2nd Line Support
1211 (4.089 %)Senior Support Engineer
1211 (4.089 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
1211 (4.089 %)Cisco Consultant
1310 (3.717 %)Network Support
1310 (3.717 %)Cisco Engineer
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
117 (6.320 %)German Language
211 (4.089 %)SecurID
37 (2.602 %)French Language
45 (1.859 %)Replication
52 (0.743 %)Arabic Language
61 (0.372 %)PKI
61 (0.372 %)Italian Language
61 (0.372 %)Spanish Language
61 (0.372 %)Data Integration
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
180 (29.74 %)Windows
265 (24.16 %)Linux
354 (20.07 %)UNIX
441 (15.24 %)Windows Server 2003
534 (12.64 %)Windows XP
623 (8.550 %)Windows Vista
720 (7.435 %)Windows 2000
819 (7.063 %)Solaris
95 (1.859 %)Windows 2000 Server
104 (1.487 %)Red Hat Linux
104 (1.487 %)Windows NT
112 (0.743 %)Debian
121 (0.372 %)Windows Server 2008
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
121 (7.807 %)Network Design
219 (7.063 %)Security Cleared
316 (5.948 %)ITIL
413 (4.833 %)Change Management
413 (4.833 %)SC Cleared
512 (4.461 %)Data Protection
512 (4.461 %)Vulnerability Assessment
68 (2.974 %)Incident Management
77 (2.602 %)Load Balancing
77 (2.602 %)Project Management
85 (1.859 %)E-Commerce
94 (1.487 %)Service Delivery
94 (1.487 %)Validation
103 (1.115 %)Fault Management
103 (1.115 %)Information Security
112 (0.743 %)Web Development
112 (0.743 %)Business Continuity
112 (0.743 %)CRM
112 (0.743 %)Security Management
112 (0.743 %)ERP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (1.859 %)SQL
22 (0.743 %)Python
22 (0.743 %)C
22 (0.743 %)C#
22 (0.743 %)Java
22 (0.743 %)Perl
31 (0.372 %)C++
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
173 (27.14 %)Cisco Certification
254 (20.07 %)CCNA
343 (15.99 %)CISSP
343 (15.99 %)CCSA
439 (14.50 %)CCSE
536 (13.38 %)CCNP
624 (8.922 %)MCSE
624 (8.922 %)Microsoft Certification
720 (7.435 %)Degree
816 (5.948 %)CCIE
913 (4.833 %)CCSP
108 (2.974 %)MCSA
117 (2.602 %)CCIP
126 (2.230 %)JNCIA
135 (1.859 %)CCDA
135 (1.859 %)MCP
135 (1.859 %)Check Point Certification
144 (1.487 %)CCDP
153 (1.115 %)SSCP
162 (0.743 %)JNCIS
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
114 (5.204 %)SLA
25 (1.859 %)ISO27001
33 (1.115 %)ISO17799
41 (0.372 %)HMG Infosec
41 (0.372 %)PCI DSS
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (2.602 %)Active Directory
25 (1.859 %)VMware Infrastructure
33 (1.115 %)Squid
33 (1.115 %)ISA Server
33 (1.115 %)ProxySG
42 (0.743 %)VMware ESX
51 (0.372 %)Snort
51 (0.372 %)NDS
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
17 (2.602 %)MAILsweeper
26 (2.230 %)MIMEsweeper
26 (2.230 %)CiscoWorks
33 (1.115 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
33 (1.115 %)Norton AntiVirus
33 (1.115 %)WSUS
41 (0.372 %)OpenView
41 (0.372 %)Tivoli
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1161 (59.85 %)Cisco
2105 (39.03 %)Juniper
380 (29.74 %)Blue Coat
459 (21.93 %)Nokia
552 (19.33 %)Microsoft
630 (11.15 %)Nortel
721 (7.807 %)Websense
818 (6.691 %)Clearswift
911 (4.089 %)Citrix
1010 (3.717 %)McAfee Security
118 (2.974 %)VMware
127 (2.602 %)Finjan
127 (2.602 %)HP
127 (2.602 %)Oracle
136 (2.230 %)IBM
136 (2.230 %)Red Hat
145 (1.859 %)Symantec
145 (1.859 %)SAP
145 (1.859 %)Siebel
145 (1.859 %)TippingPoint