Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) 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 GIAC over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGlobal Information Assurance Certification (GIAC)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank239281
Rank change on same period last yearUp+42
Matching permanent IT job ads15
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.057 %0.179 %
Salaries quoted15
Average minimum salary£45,000£45,000
Average salary£52,500£47,500
% change on same period last year+10.52 %
Average maximum salary£60,000£50,000
UK excluding London average salary£61,083£45,065
% change on same period last year+35.54 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads17612801
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.136 %1.254 %
Salaries quoted15422275
Average minimum salary£38,342£37,403
Average salary£42,426£40,680
% change on same period last year+4.29 %
Average maximum salary£46,510£43,956
UK excluding London average salary£37,971£38,036
% change on same period last year-0.17 %
GIAC South EastGIAC
South East

GIAC
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire GIAC Demand Trend

GIAC
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire GIAC Salary Trend

GIAC
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GIAC within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 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+221£52,500+16.66 %
GIAC South EastGIAC
South East

GIAC
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing GIAC 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 GIAC.

14 (100.00 %)UNIX
14 (100.00 %)Solaris
14 (100.00 %)Linux
14 (100.00 %)LAN
14 (100.00 %)WAN
14 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
14 (100.00 %)VPN
14 (100.00 %)Cisco
14 (100.00 %)CCSP
14 (100.00 %)CCIP
14 (100.00 %)CISSP
14 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
14 (100.00 %)Wireless
14 (100.00 %)IPsec
14 (100.00 %)SAN
14 (100.00 %)Snort
14 (100.00 %)Cisco PIX
14 (100.00 %)Wireless Security
21 (25.00 %)Ethical Hacking
21 (25.00 %)CheckPoint
21 (25.00 %)NetScreen
21 (25.00 %)Juniper

GIAC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing GIAC 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 GIAC. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (100.00 %)LAN
14 (100.00 %)WAN
14 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
14 (100.00 %)VPN
14 (100.00 %)SAN
14 (100.00 %)Wireless
14 (100.00 %)IPsec
14 (100.00 %)Cisco PIX
14 (100.00 %)Wireless Security
21 (25.00 %)NetScreen
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (100.00 %)Security Specialist
14 (100.00 %)IT Security Specialist
23 (75.00 %)Network Specialist
23 (75.00 %)Network Security Specialist
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (100.00 %)UNIX
14 (100.00 %)Solaris
14 (100.00 %)Linux
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)Ethical Hacking
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (100.00 %)CCSP
14 (100.00 %)CCIP
14 (100.00 %)CISSP
14 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (100.00 %)Snort
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (100.00 %)Cisco
21 (25.00 %)Juniper
21 (25.00 %)CheckPoint