Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Cisco ASA over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA)
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank193270
Rank change on same period last yearUp+77
Matching permanent IT job ads378
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.004 %
As % of the category below1.874 %0.279 %
Salaries quoted344
Average minimum salary£48,743£32,500
Average salary£50,014£36,125
% change on same period last year+38.44 %
Average maximum salary£51,286£39,750
UK excluding London average salary£41,273£41,190
% change on same period last year+0.20 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads19742871
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.336 %1.305 %
Salaries quoted16062279
Average minimum salary£38,616£39,251
Average salary£42,055£42,678
% change on same period last year-1.46 %
Average maximum salary£45,494£46,106
UK excluding London average salary£37,747£38,108
% change on same period last year-0.94 %
Cisco ASA South EastCisco ASA
South East

Cisco ASA
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Cisco ASA Demand Trend

Cisco ASA
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Cisco ASA Salary Trend

Cisco ASA
Salary Histogram

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

Berkshire Cisco ASA Salary Histogram

Cisco ASA
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cisco ASA 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+2716£53,625-
MaidenheadNew entry-4£38,750-
SloughDown-21£47,500-0.52 %
WindsorNew entry-1£42,500-
BracknellNew entry-1£40,000-
Cisco ASA South EastCisco ASA
South East

Cisco ASA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

168 (100.00 %)Cisco
252 (76.47 %)Cisco PIX
349 (72.06 %)Cisco Certification
443 (63.24 %)Firewall
542 (61.76 %)CCNP
640 (58.82 %)VPN
727 (39.71 %)LAN
826 (38.24 %)WAN
826 (38.24 %)CheckPoint
925 (36.76 %)OSPF
1024 (35.29 %)DNS
1123 (33.82 %)CCNA
1123 (33.82 %)BGP
1218 (26.47 %)MPLS
1317 (25.00 %)CCIP
1416 (23.53 %)EIGRP
1515 (22.06 %)RIP
1515 (22.06 %)Ethernet
1614 (20.59 %)BIG-IP
1712 (17.65 %)Nortel Alteon
1712 (17.65 %)DHCP
1712 (17.65 %)Nortel
1811 (16.18 %)TCP/IP
1910 (14.71 %)CCDP
1910 (14.71 %)CiscoWorks
1910 (14.71 %)Internet
1910 (14.71 %)Telecoms
209 (13.24 %)SNMP
209 (13.24 %)SMTP
209 (13.24 %)CSS

Cisco ASA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (13.24 %)CSS
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
152 (76.47 %)Cisco PIX
243 (63.24 %)Firewall
340 (58.82 %)VPN
427 (39.71 %)LAN
526 (38.24 %)WAN
625 (36.76 %)OSPF
724 (35.29 %)DNS
823 (33.82 %)BGP
918 (26.47 %)MPLS
1016 (23.53 %)EIGRP
1115 (22.06 %)RIP
1115 (22.06 %)Ethernet
1214 (20.59 %)BIG-IP
1312 (17.65 %)Nortel Alteon
1312 (17.65 %)DHCP
1411 (16.18 %)TCP/IP
1510 (14.71 %)Internet
169 (13.24 %)SMTP
169 (13.24 %)SNMP
178 (11.76 %)VoIP
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (14.71 %)Telecoms
28 (11.76 %)Government
32 (2.941 %)Retail
41 (1.471 %)Pensions
41 (1.471 %)Marketing
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
131 (45.59 %)Network Engineer
219 (27.94 %)Cisco Engineer
310 (14.71 %)Consultant
310 (14.71 %)Support Engineer
49 (13.24 %)Network Support
58 (11.76 %)Network Support Engineer
58 (11.76 %)Senior Network Engineer
58 (11.76 %)Network Consultant
67 (10.29 %)Technical Consultant
75 (7.353 %)Cisco Network Engineer
75 (7.353 %)Network Specialist
75 (7.353 %)Cisco Technical Consultant
75 (7.353 %)Cisco Consultant
75 (7.353 %)Senior Cisco Engineer
84 (5.882 %)Senior Cisco Network Engineer
93 (4.412 %)Senior Infrastructure Engineer
93 (4.412 %)Infrastructure Engineer
93 (4.412 %)Technical Specialist
102 (2.941 %)3rd Line Support
102 (2.941 %)Architect
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (4.412 %)Management Information System
21 (1.471 %)Arabic Language
21 (1.471 %)French Language
21 (1.471 %)German Language
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (13.24 %)Linux
26 (8.824 %)UNIX
26 (8.824 %)Windows
34 (5.882 %)Solaris
43 (4.412 %)SUSE
43 (4.412 %)Red Hat Linux
43 (4.412 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
52 (2.941 %)Windows Server 2003
61 (1.471 %)HPUX
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (10.29 %)Load Balancing
17 (10.29 %)SC Cleared
17 (10.29 %)Security Cleared
23 (4.412 %)ITIL
23 (4.412 %)PRINCE2
23 (4.412 %)Project Management
23 (4.412 %)Migration
31 (1.471 %)Network Design
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (1.471 %)C
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
149 (72.06 %)Cisco Certification
242 (61.76 %)CCNP
323 (33.82 %)CCNA
417 (25.00 %)CCIP
510 (14.71 %)CCDP
68 (11.76 %)CISSP
77 (10.29 %)CCIE
85 (7.353 %)CCSP
85 (7.353 %)CCSA
93 (4.412 %)CCSE
93 (4.412 %)Degree
102 (2.941 %)CCVP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (8.824 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
24 (5.882 %)SLA
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (2.941 %)Active Directory
21 (1.471 %)ProxySG
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
110 (14.71 %)CiscoWorks
21 (1.471 %)MIMEsweeper
21 (1.471 %)OpenView
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
168 (100.00 %)Cisco
226 (38.24 %)CheckPoint
312 (17.65 %)Nortel
46 (8.824 %)Siebel
53 (4.412 %)ProCurve
53 (4.412 %)Juniper
53 (4.412 %)IBM
53 (4.412 %)HP
53 (4.412 %)Intel
62 (2.941 %)Blue Coat
71 (1.471 %)McAfee Security
71 (1.471 %)Alcatel
71 (1.471 %)Nokia