Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Sourcefire Snort skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our System Software category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Snort over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSourcefire Snort
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank239-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads10
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.142 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted10
Average minimum salary£45,000-
Average salary£52,500-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£60,000-
UK excluding London average salary£45,500£40,000
% change on same period last year+13.75 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads706899
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.455 %0.402 %
Salaries quoted561734
Average minimum salary£37,183£36,278
Average salary£40,006£39,349
% change on same period last year+1.66 %
Average maximum salary£42,829£42,421
UK excluding London average salary£35,484£34,732
% change on same period last year+2.16 %
Snort South EastSnort
South East

Snort
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Snort Demand Trend

Snort
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Snort Salary Trend

Snort
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Snort 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
ReadingNew entry-1£52,500-
Snort South EastSnort
South East

Snort
Top 22 Related IT Skills

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

15 (100.00 %)LAN
15 (100.00 %)WAN
15 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
15 (100.00 %)VPN
15 (100.00 %)Cisco
15 (100.00 %)Wireless
15 (100.00 %)IPsec
15 (100.00 %)Cisco PIX
15 (100.00 %)Wireless Security
24 (80.00 %)GIAC
24 (80.00 %)UNIX
24 (80.00 %)Solaris
24 (80.00 %)Linux
24 (80.00 %)SAN
24 (80.00 %)CCSP
24 (80.00 %)CCIP
24 (80.00 %)CISSP
24 (80.00 %)Cisco Certification
31 (20.00 %)Ethical Hacking
31 (20.00 %)Juniper
31 (20.00 %)CheckPoint
31 (20.00 %)NetScreen

Snort
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (100.00 %)LAN
15 (100.00 %)WAN
15 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
15 (100.00 %)VPN
15 (100.00 %)Wireless
15 (100.00 %)IPsec
15 (100.00 %)Cisco PIX
15 (100.00 %)Wireless Security
24 (80.00 %)SAN
31 (20.00 %)NetScreen
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (80.00 %)Security Specialist
14 (80.00 %)IT Security Specialist
23 (60.00 %)Network Specialist
23 (60.00 %)Network Security Specialist
31 (20.00 %)Security Engineer
31 (20.00 %)IT Security Engineer
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (80.00 %)UNIX
14 (80.00 %)Solaris
14 (80.00 %)Linux
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (20.00 %)Ethical Hacking
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (80.00 %)CCSP
14 (80.00 %)CCIP
14 (80.00 %)CISSP
14 (80.00 %)Cisco Certification
14 (80.00 %)GIAC
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (100.00 %)Cisco
21 (20.00 %)Juniper
21 (20.00 %)CheckPoint