The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Cisco products and/or services in IT jobs advertised for the Birmingham region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Cisco over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Vendors for the Birmingham region.

The figures below represent the IT job market in general and are NOT representative of salaries within Cisco Systems, Inc.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Cisco
Rank 25 34 29
Rank change year-on-year
+9 -5
Permanent jobs citing Cisco 118 80 84
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Birmingham 7.003% 5.450% 6.190%
As % of the Vendors category 12.09% 11.30% 11.32%
Number of salaries quoted 99 72 76
Average salary £45,000 £37,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+20.00% -
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £27,500 £22,250
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £65,000 £58,750
UK excluding London average salary £40,500 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
+1.25% -
All Vendors
Birmingham
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
976 708 742
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Birmingham 57.92% 48.23% 54.68%
Number of salaries quoted 795 605 623
Average salary £45,000 £40,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+12.50% -
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £26,500 £26,175
10% offered a salary of more than £62,500 £62,500 £62,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
Cisco
West Midlands

Cisco
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Cisco across the Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Birmingham Cisco Jobs Demand Trend

Cisco
Salary Trend

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

Birmingham Cisco Salary Trend

Cisco
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Cisco across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

Birmingham Cisco Salary Histogram

Cisco
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Birmingham region citing Cisco 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 Cisco.

1 103 (38.87%) Cisco Certification
2 93 (35.09%) Firewall
3 88 (33.21%) Windows
4 73 (27.55%) Active Directory
5 71 (26.79%) HP
5 71 (26.79%) VMware
6 68 (25.66%) Juniper
7 66 (24.91%) CCNP
8 62 (23.40%) CheckPoint
8 62 (23.40%) Windows Server 2008
9 61 (23.02%) SAN
10 59 (22.26%) Microsoft
11 58 (21.89%) VMware Infrastructure
12 53 (20.00%) NetApp
13 50 (18.87%) Windows Server 2003
14 45 (16.98%) Network Security
15 44 (16.60%) Finance
16 42 (15.85%) VPN
17 41 (15.47%) Citrix
18 39 (14.72%) MS Exchange
18 39 (14.72%) Cisco ASA
19 38 (14.34%) F5
19 38 (14.34%) CCIE
19 38 (14.34%) DNS
19 38 (14.34%) Telecoms
20 35 (13.21%) WAN
20 35 (13.21%) DHCP
20 35 (13.21%) MS Excel
21 34 (12.83%) CCNA
22 32 (12.08%) Banking

Cisco
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Birmingham region citing Cisco 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 Cisco. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 6 (2.264%) CSS
2 3 (1.132%) VXML
2 3 (1.132%) XMPP
3 1 (0.377%) COM
Application Platforms
1 39 (14.72%) MS Exchange
2 12 (4.528%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
2 12 (4.528%) IIS
3 6 (2.264%) SharePoint
4 5 (1.887%) Lync
4 5 (1.887%) Exchange Server 2000
4 5 (1.887%) Exchange Server 2003
5 4 (1.509%) Exchange Server 2007
6 3 (1.132%) Exchange Server 2010
7 2 (0.755%) Apache
7 2 (0.755%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.377%) WorkSite
Applications
1 35 (13.21%) MS Excel
2 12 (4.528%) MS Office
3 5 (1.887%) MS Project
3 5 (1.887%) MS PowerPoint
4 1 (0.377%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (1.509%) assyst
2 3 (1.132%) SAP CRM
Communications & Networking
1 93 (35.09%) Firewall
2 61 (23.02%) SAN
3 45 (16.98%) Network Security
4 42 (15.85%) VPN
5 39 (14.72%) Cisco ASA
6 38 (14.34%) DNS
7 35 (13.21%) WAN
7 35 (13.21%) DHCP
8 31 (11.70%) Cisco Nexus
9 30 (11.32%) IP Telephony
10 29 (10.94%) LAN
11 28 (10.57%) Cisco PIX
12 24 (9.057%) MPLS
13 21 (7.925%) BGP
13 21 (7.925%) Wireless
14 20 (7.547%) TCP/IP
15 18 (6.792%) Unified Communications
15 18 (6.792%) OSPF
16 16 (6.038%) iSCSI
16 16 (6.038%) Fibre Channel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (8.302%) SQL Server
2 2 (0.755%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 7 (2.642%) VSS/SourceSafe
General
1 44 (16.60%) Finance
2 38 (14.34%) Telecoms
3 32 (12.08%) Banking
4 17 (6.415%) Back Office
5 6 (2.264%) Marketing
6 5 (1.887%) Advertising
7 2 (0.755%) Law
7 2 (0.755%) Legal
7 2 (0.755%) Investment Banking
7 2 (0.755%) Corporate Banking
8 1 (0.377%) Aerospace
8 1 (0.377%) Automotive
8 1 (0.377%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 78 (29.43%) Network Engineer
2 47 (17.74%) Consultant
3 23 (8.679%) Network Security Engineer
3 23 (8.679%) Security Engineer
3 23 (8.679%) Firewall Engineer
4 18 (6.792%) Architect
5 13 (4.906%) Analyst
5 13 (4.906%) Technical Architect
5 13 (4.906%) Administrator
5 13 (4.906%) Senior Network Engineer
6 12 (4.528%) Pre Sales Consultant
6 12 (4.528%) Support Analyst
7 11 (4.151%) Project Manager
7 11 (4.151%) Cisco Consultant
7 11 (4.151%) Storage Administrator
8 10 (3.774%) Cisco Specialist
8 10 (3.774%) Senior Consultant
8 10 (3.774%) Sales Consultant
9 9 (3.396%) Team Leader
9 9 (3.396%) Network Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 18 (6.792%) Symmetrix DMX
2 14 (5.283%) Blackberry
3 9 (3.396%) Replication
3 9 (3.396%) Symmetrix
4 6 (2.264%) Clustering
5 4 (1.509%) Video Conferencing
6 3 (1.132%) CLARiiON
7 2 (0.755%) EqualLogic
7 2 (0.755%) SaaS
7 2 (0.755%) PaaS
7 2 (0.755%) Credit Risk
7 2 (0.755%) Celerra
7 2 (0.755%) IaaS
8 1 (0.377%) Enterprise Software
8 1 (0.377%) iPhone
8 1 (0.377%) iPad
8 1 (0.377%) SecurID
8 1 (0.377%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 88 (33.21%) Windows
2 62 (23.40%) Windows Server 2008
3 50 (18.87%) Windows Server 2003
4 18 (6.792%) Linux
5 13 (4.906%) Windows 7
6 12 (4.528%) Solaris
7 5 (1.887%) Windows XP
8 4 (1.509%) Windows 2000 Server
9 3 (1.132%) HPUX
10 1 (0.377%) Windows Phone
10 1 (0.377%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.377%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (9.811%) Change Management
1 26 (9.811%) Problem Management
2 21 (7.925%) Technical Architecture
3 20 (7.547%) Migration
4 19 (7.170%) Network Design
4 19 (7.170%) Time Management
5 18 (6.792%) ITIL
6 16 (6.038%) Project Management
7 12 (4.528%) Disaster Recovery
8 11 (4.151%) BCP
9 10 (3.774%) Service Delivery
9 10 (3.774%) Business Continuity
9 10 (3.774%) Configuration Management
9 10 (3.774%) Network Management
10 9 (3.396%) Capacity Planning
10 9 (3.396%) Incident Management
11 8 (3.019%) Load Balancing
12 6 (2.264%) Data Security
12 6 (2.264%) Validation
12 6 (2.264%) Business Development
Programming Languages
1 23 (8.679%) SQL
2 6 (2.264%) C
3 2 (0.755%) VBScript
3 2 (0.755%) VB
3 2 (0.755%) Shell Script
3 2 (0.755%) Bash shell
Qualifications
1 103 (38.87%) Cisco Certification
2 66 (24.91%) CCNP
3 38 (14.34%) CCIE
4 34 (12.83%) CCNA
5 29 (10.94%) CCSE
6 23 (8.679%) JNCIS
7 19 (7.170%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 17 (6.415%) Microsoft Certification
9 15 (5.660%) MCSE
10 14 (5.283%) CCDP
11 13 (4.906%) NCDA
11 13 (4.906%) NCIE
12 9 (3.396%) CCDA
12 9 (3.396%) MCITP
13 8 (3.019%) Citrix Certification
13 8 (3.019%) PMP
13 8 (3.019%) PMI Certification
13 8 (3.019%) CCEE
14 6 (2.264%) JNCIP
14 6 (2.264%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (7.547%) SLA
2 1 (0.377%) QA
System Software
1 73 (27.55%) Active Directory
2 58 (21.89%) VMware Infrastructure
3 31 (11.70%) vSphere
4 19 (7.170%) Hyper-V
5 18 (6.792%) XenDesktop
5 18 (6.792%) VMware ESX
6 16 (6.038%) XenServer
7 14 (5.283%) XenApp
8 12 (4.528%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 9 (3.396%) SRDF
10 3 (1.132%) Forefront TMG
10 3 (1.132%) ISA Server
11 2 (0.755%) Terminal Services
11 2 (0.755%) Xen
12 1 (0.377%) Citrix Presentation Server
12 1 (0.377%) UAG
12 1 (0.377%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 17 (6.415%) SCOM
2 15 (5.660%) SCCM
3 14 (5.283%) WSUS
4 12 (4.528%) Cisco UCCE
5 9 (3.396%) Cisco CUCM
5 9 (3.396%) NetBackup
5 9 (3.396%) EMC TimeFinder
6 8 (3.019%) Cisco UCCX
6 8 (3.019%) FortiGate
7 6 (2.264%) Backup Exec
7 6 (2.264%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
8 4 (1.509%) Norton AntiVirus
8 4 (1.509%) HP Data Protector
9 2 (0.755%) Cisco IPCC
9 2 (0.755%) SCVMM
10 1 (0.377%) Cacti
10 1 (0.377%) Nagios
10 1 (0.377%) ARCserve
Vendors
1 71 (26.79%) HP
1 71 (26.79%) VMware
2 68 (25.66%) Juniper
3 62 (23.40%) CheckPoint
4 59 (22.26%) Microsoft
5 53 (20.00%) NetApp
6 41 (15.47%) Citrix
7 38 (14.34%) F5
8 27 (10.19%) EMC
9 26 (9.811%) Blue Coat
10 23 (8.679%) Websense
11 16 (6.038%) IBM
12 12 (4.528%) DataCore
13 10 (3.774%) Brocade
13 10 (3.774%) Hitachi
13 10 (3.774%) 3PAR
14 9 (3.396%) Twitter
14 9 (3.396%) Avaya
14 9 (3.396%) Symantec
14 9 (3.396%) Dell
Birmingham, West Midlands
You will primarily be responsible for the following:- -Cisco/Alcatel-Lucent routing, switching, WAN-ADSL, Nexus, NetApps, Microsoft, AV and TelePresence -Technical competence in Alcatel-Lucent and / or...
Computer Futures
Salary: £40000 per annum + Project Bonus + Car Allowance
Posted: 16 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
My South Birmingham based client is seeking a Senior Network / Checkpoint Firewall Engineer to join their growing business and IT team, supporting business IT Operations to a first...
Computer Futures
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + Excellent benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Extensive experience of Cisco and Juniper security solutions (CCIE level of expertise in security and routing/switching). *Checkpoint experience an advantage... *CCIE or similar high level appropriate Cisco/...
Polar Recruitment
Salary: £55000 - £75000 per annum + + Car & Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
The ideal candidate will have a skill set to include as many of the following; - VMware - NetApp - CCNP - CCNA - Cisco Routing, Switching & Firewalls - Cisco Security (PIX and ASA...
Computer Futures
Salary: £45000 per annum + Excellent benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
Senior Infrastructure Engineer - VMWare, Cisco, Microsoft Server 2008/2012, Active Directory, Exchange - Birmingham An experienced Virtualisation, VMWare professional is needed to be responsible for the technical design, support...
Computer Futures
Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum + Excellent benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
The role requires a detailed level of technical knowledge including Cisco routing and switching, Juniper/Checkpoint firewalls, Cisco Call Manager, Cisco Unified Contact centre Enterprise and Bosch IP...
Capita Resourcing
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + pension and healthcare
Posted: 30 April 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
You must have excellent network security experience of working in a large corporate or data centre/service delivery environment... The suitable candidate must be SC cleared or be...
Monarch Recruitment
Salary: £40000 to £50000 per annum - Excellent Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Skills and Experience: Cisco, ASA, ACE, FortiNet, Juniper, Blue Screen network knowledge and experience in a multi-tenant environment Experience of design document production to support commercial bids...
Aximis (West) Limited
Salary: Up to £50K basic + Car Allow + Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Cisco Firewalls including FWSM and ASAs in multiple context modes. Cisco Loadbalancers including ACE and CSS. Checkpoint Firewalls. Fortigate Firewalls. Understanding of routing protocols including OSPF and BGP...
Aximis (West) Limited
Salary: Up to £50K basic + Car Allow + Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Skills o Excellent written and oral communications skills o Strong facilitation and negotiation skills o Ability to moderate and build consensus o Ability to articulate and sell a...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £59000 - £61000 per annum + Car Allowance + Bonus + Overtime
Posted: 21 May 2013