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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Symantec products and/or services in IT jobs within the Birmingham region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Symantec over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSymantec
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank126116
Rank change on same period last yearDown-10
Matching permanent IT job ads1114
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.935 %1.055 %
Salaries quoted109
Average minimum salary£24,200£23,444
Average salary£25,650£25,500
% change on same period last year+0.58 %
Average maximum salary£27,100£27,556
UK excluding London average salary£34,031£37,098
% change on same period last year-8.26 %
Birmingham IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
Birmingham
Matching permanent IT job ads11761327
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.642 %0.557 %
Salaries quoted10471133
Average minimum salary£35,705£37,464
Average salary£39,556£41,584
% change on same period last year-4.87 %
Average maximum salary£43,407£45,704
UK excluding London average salary£40,005£41,895
% change on same period last year-4.51 %
Symantec West MidlandsSymantec
West Midlands

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within the Symantec Corporation.

Symantec
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham Symantec Demand Trend

Symantec
Salary Trend

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

Birmingham Symantec Salary Trend

Symantec
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Symantec across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Birmingham Symantec Salary Histogram

Symantec
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham region citing Symantec 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 Symantec.

125 (86.21 %)Windows
125 (86.21 %)Windows Server 2003
222 (75.86 %)Active Directory
320 (68.97 %)MS Exchange
418 (62.07 %)Exchange Server 2003
517 (58.62 %)Windows XP
616 (55.17 %)Citrix
616 (55.17 %)Norton AntiVirus
714 (48.28 %)Microsoft
714 (48.28 %)Windows Vista
813 (44.83 %)Backup Exec
911 (37.93 %)Windows 2000 Server
1010 (34.48 %)Citrix Presentation Server
1010 (34.48 %)SharePoint
1010 (34.48 %)TCP/IP
119 (31.03 %)Firewall
128 (27.59 %)Red Hat Linux
128 (27.59 %)Exchange Server 2007
128 (27.59 %)MS Excel
128 (27.59 %)Cisco
128 (27.59 %)Linux
128 (27.59 %)MS Office
128 (27.59 %)MCSE
128 (27.59 %)VERITAS
128 (27.59 %)Microsoft Certification
128 (27.59 %)Red Hat
137 (24.14 %)SAN
146 (20.69 %)Blackberry
146 (20.69 %)BMC
146 (20.69 %)ITIL

Symantec
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham region citing Symantec 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 Symantec. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (3.448 %)WebServices
Birmingham IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
120 (68.97 %)MS Exchange
218 (62.07 %)Exchange Server 2003
310 (34.48 %)SharePoint
48 (27.59 %)Exchange Server 2007
53 (10.34 %)Office Communications Server
53 (10.34 %)IIS
53 (10.34 %)Lotus Notes
53 (10.34 %)Lotus Domino
53 (10.34 %)Live Communications Server
62 (6.897 %)Exchange Server 5.5
62 (6.897 %)Exchange Server 2000
71 (3.448 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Birmingham IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (27.59 %)MS Office
18 (27.59 %)MS Excel
Birmingham IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (34.48 %)TCP/IP
29 (31.03 %)Firewall
37 (24.14 %)SAN
45 (17.24 %)NetScreen
53 (10.34 %)VPN
53 (10.34 %)WAN
61 (3.448 %)ADSL
Birmingham IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (17.24 %)SQL Server
23 (10.34 %)Oracle 9i
23 (10.34 %)Oracle 10g
31 (3.448 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (3.448 %)SQL Server 2005
Birmingham IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (20.69 %)Education
22 (6.897 %)Government
31 (3.448 %)Finance
Birmingham IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (24.14 %)Network Engineer
17 (24.14 %)Support Engineer
25 (17.24 %)IT Support Engineer
33 (10.34 %)Implementation Specialist
33 (10.34 %)Data Centre Engineer
33 (10.34 %)IT Support Technician
33 (10.34 %)Support Technician
33 (10.34 %)Infrastructure Analyst
33 (10.34 %)Architect
33 (10.34 %)Analyst
42 (6.897 %)Technical Architect
42 (6.897 %)Consultant
42 (6.897 %)Network Support Engineer
42 (6.897 %)3rd Line Support
42 (6.897 %)Network Support
51 (3.448 %)SharePoint Consultant
51 (3.448 %)IT Sales Consultant
51 (3.448 %)Sharepoint Architect
51 (3.448 %)Technical Support
51 (3.448 %)1st Line Support
Birmingham IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (20.69 %)Blackberry
23 (10.34 %)Clustering
Birmingham IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
125 (86.21 %)Windows Server 2003
125 (86.21 %)Windows
217 (58.62 %)Windows XP
314 (48.28 %)Windows Vista
411 (37.93 %)Windows 2000 Server
58 (27.59 %)Red Hat Linux
58 (27.59 %)Linux
63 (10.34 %)Windows 2000
Birmingham IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (20.69 %)ITIL
25 (17.24 %)SC Cleared
25 (17.24 %)Security Cleared
31 (3.448 %)PRINCE2
31 (3.448 %)Project Management
31 (3.448 %)Disaster Recovery
31 (3.448 %)Security Management
31 (3.448 %)Document Management
31 (3.448 %)Network Design
31 (3.448 %)Technical Architecture
31 (3.448 %)Performance Management
Birmingham IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (6.897 %)SQL
Birmingham IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (27.59 %)MCSE
18 (27.59 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (3.448 %)Degree
21 (3.448 %)MCP
21 (3.448 %)MCSA
21 (3.448 %)CCNA
21 (3.448 %)Cisco Certification
Birmingham IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
122 (75.86 %)Active Directory
213 (44.83 %)Backup Exec
310 (34.48 %)Citrix Presentation Server
45 (17.24 %)NetBackup
54 (13.79 %)ISA Server
63 (10.34 %)VMware Infrastructure
72 (6.897 %)Terminal Services
Birmingham IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
116 (55.17 %)Norton AntiVirus
25 (17.24 %)BMC Performance Manager
25 (17.24 %)MOM
34 (13.79 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
43 (10.34 %)ARCserve
43 (10.34 %)WSUS
51 (3.448 %)BMC Marimba
51 (3.448 %)ZENworks
Birmingham IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (55.17 %)Citrix
214 (48.28 %)Microsoft
38 (27.59 %)Cisco
38 (27.59 %)VERITAS
38 (27.59 %)Red Hat
46 (20.69 %)Altiris
46 (20.69 %)HP
46 (20.69 %)BMC
55 (17.24 %)LANDesk
63 (10.34 %)VMware
63 (10.34 %)Lotus
63 (10.34 %)CA
63 (10.34 %)IBM
63 (10.34 %)Oracle
72 (6.897 %)NetApp
81 (3.448 %)Sun
81 (3.448 %)Dell