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The table below looks at the demand for F5 Networks BIG-IP skills within the Birmingham region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited BIG-IP over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkF5 Networks BIG-IP
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank119-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads30
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.761 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted30
Average minimum salary£28,667-
Average salary£32,667-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£36,667-
UK excluding London average salary£42,574£47,544
% change on same period last year-10.45 %
Birmingham IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Birmingham
Matching permanent IT job ads394389
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.228 %0.167 %
Salaries quoted334291
Average minimum salary£36,108£33,347
Average salary£38,633£35,729
% change on same period last year+8.12 %
Average maximum salary£41,159£38,110
UK excluding London average salary£37,928£38,940
% change on same period last year-2.59 %
BIG-IP West MidlandsBIG-IP
West Midlands

BIG-IP
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham BIG-IP Demand Trend

BIG-IP
Salary Trend

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

Birmingham BIG-IP Salary Trend

BIG-IP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing BIG-IP across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Birmingham BIG-IP Salary Histogram

BIG-IP
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham region citing BIG-IP 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 BIG-IP.

15 (100.00 %)Firewall
15 (100.00 %)Load Balancing
24 (80.00 %)Cisco Certification
24 (80.00 %)CCNP
33 (60.00 %)CCNA
33 (60.00 %)CCDA
33 (60.00 %)CCDP
33 (60.00 %)DHCP
33 (60.00 %)VPN
33 (60.00 %)DNS
33 (60.00 %)SLA
33 (60.00 %)Cisco
33 (60.00 %)Nokia
33 (60.00 %)CheckPoint
33 (60.00 %)Cisco PIX
33 (60.00 %)Health
33 (60.00 %)Pensions
41 (20.00 %)OSPF
41 (20.00 %)BGP
41 (20.00 %)Service Delivery
41 (20.00 %)CSS
41 (20.00 %)LAN
41 (20.00 %)WAN

BIG-IP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham region citing BIG-IP 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 BIG-IP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (20.00 %)CSS
Birmingham IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (100.00 %)Firewall
23 (60.00 %)Cisco PIX
23 (60.00 %)DHCP
23 (60.00 %)VPN
23 (60.00 %)DNS
31 (20.00 %)OSPF
31 (20.00 %)BGP
31 (20.00 %)LAN
31 (20.00 %)WAN
Birmingham IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (60.00 %)Health
13 (60.00 %)Pensions
Birmingham IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (100.00 %)Network Engineer
Birmingham IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (100.00 %)Load Balancing
21 (20.00 %)Service Delivery
Birmingham IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (80.00 %)CCNP
14 (80.00 %)Cisco Certification
23 (60.00 %)CCNA
23 (60.00 %)CCDA
23 (60.00 %)CCDP
Birmingham IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (60.00 %)SLA
Birmingham IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (60.00 %)Cisco
13 (60.00 %)Nokia
13 (60.00 %)CheckPoint