Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Sophos 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 Sophos over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSophos
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank235278
Rank change on same period last yearUp+43
Matching permanent IT job ads58
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.120 %0.132 %
Salaries quoted48
Average minimum salary£41,000£28,500
Average salary£42,500£30,375
% change on same period last year+39.91 %
Average maximum salary£44,000£32,250
UK excluding London average salary£30,725£30,406
% change on same period last year+1.04 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads41686038
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.689 %2.703 %
Salaries quoted34324844
Average minimum salary£40,812£38,563
Average salary£44,545£42,471
% change on same period last year+4.88 %
Average maximum salary£48,277£46,379
UK excluding London average salary£40,856£41,956
% change on same period last year-2.62 %
Sophos South EastSophos
South East

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Sophos PLC.

Sophos
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Sophos Demand Trend

Sophos
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Sophos Salary Trend

Sophos
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Sophos across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Berkshire Sophos Salary Histogram

Sophos
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Sophos 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+233£23,000-34.28 %
Sophos South EastSophos
South East

Sophos
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

114 (51.85 %)Windows
210 (37.04 %)VERITAS
39 (33.33 %)MS Exchange
39 (33.33 %)DNS
39 (33.33 %)Microsoft
48 (29.63 %)CheckPoint
48 (29.63 %)TCP/IP
48 (29.63 %)Firewall
57 (25.93 %)Symantec
57 (25.93 %)DHCP
57 (25.93 %)Active Directory
66 (22.22 %)Wireless
66 (22.22 %)Exchange Server 2007
66 (22.22 %)Windows 2000 Server
75 (18.52 %)Kaspersky
75 (18.52 %)McAfee Security
75 (18.52 %)Project Management
75 (18.52 %)Websense
75 (18.52 %)Clearswift
75 (18.52 %)WAN
75 (18.52 %)MS Office
84 (14.81 %)MCSE
84 (14.81 %)PRINCE2
84 (14.81 %)LAN
84 (14.81 %)IBM
84 (14.81 %)HP
84 (14.81 %)Compaq
84 (14.81 %)Dell
84 (14.81 %)EMC
84 (14.81 %)Citrix

Sophos
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (33.33 %)MS Exchange
26 (22.22 %)Exchange Server 2007
31 (3.704 %)Exchange Server 2000
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (18.52 %)MS Office
21 (3.704 %)MS Excel
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (33.33 %)DNS
28 (29.63 %)Firewall
28 (29.63 %)TCP/IP
37 (25.93 %)DHCP
46 (22.22 %)Wireless
55 (18.52 %)WAN
64 (14.81 %)LAN
64 (14.81 %)VLAN
64 (14.81 %)Network Security
73 (11.11 %)Internet
81 (3.704 %)IntruShield
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (11.11 %)SQL Server
21 (3.704 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (3.704 %)SQL Server 2005
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (11.11 %)Front Office
13 (11.11 %)Back Office
22 (7.407 %)Law
31 (3.704 %)Legal
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (33.33 %)Consultant
26 (22.22 %)Network Manager
35 (18.52 %)Security Consultant
35 (18.52 %)Technical Consultant
44 (14.81 %)Support Consultant
44 (14.81 %)Senior Consultant
44 (14.81 %)Support Engineer
44 (14.81 %)Network Consultant
44 (14.81 %)Project Manager
44 (14.81 %)Senior Technical Consultant
44 (14.81 %)Senior Support Engineer
44 (14.81 %)Senior Support Consultant
44 (14.81 %)Network Security Consultant
53 (11.11 %)Desktop Support
53 (11.11 %)Developer
53 (11.11 %)Systems Support
61 (3.704 %)Support Technician
61 (3.704 %)Helpdesk Analyst
61 (3.704 %)Administrator
61 (3.704 %)IT Support Technician
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (51.85 %)Windows
26 (22.22 %)Windows 2000 Server
33 (11.11 %)Windows 2000
33 (11.11 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (3.704 %)Windows Vista
41 (3.704 %)Windows XP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (18.52 %)Project Management
24 (14.81 %)ITSM
24 (14.81 %)PRINCE2
33 (11.11 %)Workflow
41 (3.704 %)Business Analysis
41 (3.704 %)ITIL
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (3.704 %)SQL
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (14.81 %)MCSE
14 (14.81 %)CCNA
14 (14.81 %)Cisco Certification
14 (14.81 %)Microsoft Certification
14 (14.81 %)CCSE
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (25.93 %)Active Directory
24 (14.81 %)Terminal Services
24 (14.81 %)Backup Exec
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (14.81 %)MIMEsweeper
23 (11.11 %)Norton AntiVirus
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (37.04 %)VERITAS
29 (33.33 %)Microsoft
38 (29.63 %)CheckPoint
47 (25.93 %)Symantec
55 (18.52 %)McAfee Security
55 (18.52 %)Websense
55 (18.52 %)Clearswift
55 (18.52 %)Kaspersky
64 (14.81 %)IBM
64 (14.81 %)BMC
64 (14.81 %)Nokia
64 (14.81 %)HP
64 (14.81 %)Compaq
64 (14.81 %)Dell
64 (14.81 %)EMC
64 (14.81 %)Citrix
73 (11.11 %)Interwoven
73 (11.11 %)Laserform
81 (3.704 %)Blue Coat
81 (3.704 %)Webroot