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This section looks at the demand for Network Security 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 Network Security over the 3 months to 23 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNetwork Security
Location
3 months to 23 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank121120
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching permanent IT job ads162213
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.085 %0.087 %
As % of the category below6.226 %6.330 %
Salaries quoted147173
Average minimum salary£36,396£39,572
Average salary£39,188£44,303
% change on same period last year-11.54 %
Average maximum salary£41,980£49,034
UK excluding London average salary£41,405£43,649
% change on same period last year-5.14 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads26023365
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.369 %1.381 %
Salaries quoted22122664
Average minimum salary£38,363£40,031
Average salary£41,623£43,396
% change on same period last year-4.08 %
Average maximum salary£44,883£46,761
UK excluding London average salary£37,420£39,719
% change on same period last year-5.78 %
Network Security South EastNetwork Security
South East

Network Security
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Network Security Demand Trend

Network Security
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Network Security Salary Trend

Network Security
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Network Security across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 23 July 2008.

Berkshire Network Security Salary Histogram

Network Security
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Security within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 23 July 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+2164£38,119-1.10 %
SloughDown-1220£39,868-25.74 %
AscotNew entry-5£35,000-
NewburyUp+34£36,000+1.64 %
BracknellUp+252£55,000+41.93 %
MaidenheadDown-21£27,000-
Network Security South EastNetwork Security
South East

Network Security
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 July 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing Network Security 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 Network Security.

1176 (51.76 %)Firewall
2114 (33.53 %)CheckPoint
3105 (30.88 %)Windows
496 (28.24 %)Cisco Certification
589 (26.18 %)Cisco
675 (22.06 %)CCNA
770 (20.59 %)TCP/IP
867 (19.71 %)Nokia
962 (18.24 %)Internet
1059 (17.35 %)Citrix
1154 (15.88 %)VPN
1154 (15.88 %)LAN
1252 (15.29 %)UNIX
1348 (14.12 %)WAN
1446 (13.53 %)Websense
1541 (12.06 %)Government
1637 (10.88 %)Clearswift
1637 (10.88 %)Sophos
1637 (10.88 %)Microsoft Certification
1637 (10.88 %)MCSE
1735 (10.29 %)Linux
1832 (9.412 %)CCSE
1832 (9.412 %)Solaris
1931 (9.118 %)Finance
2029 (8.529 %)CCNP
2029 (8.529 %)Juniper
2029 (8.529 %)Windows Server 2003
2126 (7.647 %)Telecoms
2126 (7.647 %)Degree
2225 (7.353 %)German Language

Network Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 July 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing Network Security 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 Network Security. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (1.471 %)CSS
22 (0.588 %)HTML
31 (0.294 %)VXML
31 (0.294 %)AJAX
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
122 (6.471 %)MS Exchange
213 (3.824 %)Exchange Server 2003
35 (1.471 %)Apache
41 (0.294 %)Lotus Notes
41 (0.294 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
41 (0.294 %)Exchange Server 5.5
41 (0.294 %)Office Communications Server
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
116 (4.706 %)MS Excel
28 (2.353 %)MS Office
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1176 (51.76 %)Firewall
270 (20.59 %)TCP/IP
362 (18.24 %)Internet
454 (15.88 %)VPN
454 (15.88 %)LAN
548 (14.12 %)WAN
622 (6.471 %)MPLS
622 (6.471 %)Wireless
716 (4.706 %)SSL
815 (4.412 %)Cisco PIX
913 (3.824 %)Intrusion Detection
1012 (3.529 %)NetScreen
1111 (3.235 %)FTP
1111 (3.235 %)HTTP
1210 (2.941 %)DNS
139 (2.647 %)VoIP
139 (2.647 %)IPsec
148 (2.353 %)OSPF
148 (2.353 %)BGP
157 (2.059 %)Ethernet
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (1.176 %)Oracle 9i
14 (1.176 %)Oracle 10g
14 (1.176 %)Oracle 11g
23 (0.882 %)SQL Server
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
141 (12.06 %)Government
231 (9.118 %)Finance
326 (7.647 %)Telecoms
419 (5.588 %)Manufacturing
518 (5.294 %)Health
617 (5.000 %)Pensions
78 (2.353 %)Retail
86 (1.765 %)Military
86 (1.765 %)Banking
94 (1.176 %)Auditing
102 (0.588 %)Pharmaceutical
102 (0.588 %)Financial Institution
102 (0.588 %)Back Office
111 (0.294 %)Education
111 (0.294 %)Games
111 (0.294 %)Interactive Media
111 (0.294 %)Billing
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
187 (25.59 %)Consultant
262 (18.24 %)Network Engineer
356 (16.47 %)Security Engineer
449 (14.41 %)Security Consultant
547 (13.82 %)Network Consultant
645 (13.24 %)Analyst
744 (12.94 %)Network Security Engineer
841 (12.06 %)Network Security Consultant
940 (11.76 %)Support Engineer
1033 (9.706 %)Security Analyst
1123 (6.765 %)Architect
1221 (6.176 %)2nd Line Support
1320 (5.882 %)Network Support
1320 (5.882 %)Security Architect
1416 (4.706 %)Presales Consultant
1515 (4.412 %)Security Designer
1614 (4.118 %)Technical Support
1713 (3.824 %)Sales Consultant
1812 (3.529 %)Network Designer
1812 (3.529 %)Trainer
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
125 (7.353 %)German Language
211 (3.235 %)French Language
310 (2.941 %)PKI
46 (1.765 %)Management Information System
54 (1.176 %)CESG
54 (1.176 %)CESG CLAS
54 (1.176 %)PDA
54 (1.176 %)Mathematics
63 (0.882 %)Client/Server
63 (0.882 %)Blackberry
72 (0.588 %)Fat Client
72 (0.588 %)Thin Client
81 (0.294 %)SecurID
81 (0.294 %)RMADS
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1105 (30.88 %)Windows
252 (15.29 %)UNIX
335 (10.29 %)Linux
432 (9.412 %)Solaris
529 (8.529 %)Windows Server 2003
624 (7.059 %)Windows XP
718 (5.294 %)Windows 2000
817 (5.000 %)Windows NT
911 (3.235 %)AIX
109 (2.647 %)HPUX
113 (0.882 %)VMS
113 (0.882 %)Mac OS X
113 (0.882 %)Windows CE
113 (0.882 %)Windows Mobile
113 (0.882 %)Windows Vista
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
125 (7.353 %)Information Security
224 (7.059 %)Security Management
323 (6.765 %)Network Security Management
416 (4.706 %)Security Cleared
514 (4.118 %)ITIL
613 (3.824 %)Fault Management
711 (3.235 %)Network Design
810 (2.941 %)Business Development
98 (2.353 %)Financial Modelling
107 (2.059 %)Vulnerability Assessment
107 (2.059 %)Penetration Testing
116 (1.765 %)BCP
125 (1.471 %)Load Balancing
125 (1.471 %)Problem Management
125 (1.471 %)SC Cleared
125 (1.471 %)DV Cleared
134 (1.176 %)Identity Management
134 (1.176 %)Logistics
134 (1.176 %)Project Planning
134 (1.176 %)CRM
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (3.529 %)SQL
210 (2.941 %)C
36 (1.765 %)Perl
41 (0.294 %)Java
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
196 (28.24 %)Cisco Certification
275 (22.06 %)CCNA
337 (10.88 %)Microsoft Certification
337 (10.88 %)MCSE
432 (9.412 %)CCSE
529 (8.529 %)CCNP
626 (7.647 %)Degree
724 (7.059 %)CCSP
817 (5.000 %)Citrix Certification
817 (5.000 %)CCEA
913 (3.824 %)CISSP
1011 (3.235 %)CCSA
1011 (3.235 %)MCP
119 (2.647 %)CISA
119 (2.647 %)CISM
125 (1.471 %)MCSA
125 (1.471 %)CCIE
125 (1.471 %)CCDA
125 (1.471 %)CCDP
125 (1.471 %)CCA
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (0.588 %)SLA
12 (0.588 %)QA
12 (0.588 %)JSP 440
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
120 (5.882 %)Active Directory
218 (5.294 %)VMware Infrastructure
37 (2.059 %)ISA Server
45 (1.471 %)Citrix Presentation Server
45 (1.471 %)NFS
52 (0.588 %)Nmap
61 (0.294 %)VMware ESX
61 (0.294 %)MetaFrame
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
112 (3.529 %)MAILsweeper
27 (2.059 %)MIMEsweeper
33 (0.882 %)Tivoli
33 (0.882 %)Tivoli NetView
42 (0.588 %)MOM
51 (0.294 %)OpenView
51 (0.294 %)CiscoWorks
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1114 (33.53 %)CheckPoint
289 (26.18 %)Cisco
367 (19.71 %)Nokia
459 (17.35 %)Citrix
546 (13.53 %)Websense
637 (10.88 %)Clearswift
637 (10.88 %)Sophos
729 (8.529 %)Juniper
821 (6.176 %)Microsoft
821 (6.176 %)Blue Coat
919 (5.588 %)VMware
919 (5.588 %)HP
108 (2.353 %)IronPort
108 (2.353 %)Finjan
115 (1.471 %)Oracle
115 (1.471 %)Alcatel
124 (1.176 %)Motorola
124 (1.176 %)Red Hat
133 (0.882 %)Nortel
133 (0.882 %)TippingPoint
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