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The table below looks at the demand for Network Security skills within the Bristol region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Network Security over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNetwork Security
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank106111
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching permanent IT job ads3111
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.005 %
As % of the category below5.373 %2.428 %
Salaries quoted316
Average minimum salary£39,839£31,000
Average salary£43,952£34,500
% change on same period last year+27.39 %
Average maximum salary£48,065£38,000
UK excluding London average salary£42,266£42,283
% change on same period last year-0.04 %
Bristol IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Bristol
Matching permanent IT job ads577453
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.319 %0.190 %
Salaries quoted543376
Average minimum salary£32,627£33,256
Average salary£35,349£36,411
% change on same period last year-2.91 %
Average maximum salary£38,072£39,565
UK excluding London average salary£37,602£39,396
% change on same period last year-4.55 %
Network Security South WestNetwork Security
South West

Network Security
Demand Trend

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

Bristol Network Security Demand Trend

Network Security
Salary Trend

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

Bristol Network Security Salary Trend

Network Security
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Network Security across the Bristol region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Bristol Network Security Salary Histogram

Network Security
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Bristol region citing Network Security 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 Network Security.

145 (78.95 %)Cisco
236 (63.16 %)Cisco PIX
334 (59.65 %)Cisco ASA
433 (57.89 %)Cisco Certification
433 (57.89 %)MPLS
531 (54.39 %)CCSP
629 (50.88 %)CCIP
629 (50.88 %)Ethernet
725 (43.86 %)DNS
725 (43.86 %)CCNP
821 (36.84 %)Internet
821 (36.84 %)Load Balancing
919 (33.33 %)WebServices
1017 (29.82 %)IIS
1116 (28.07 %)Firewall
1211 (19.30 %)Windows Server 2003
1211 (19.30 %)SQL Server
1211 (19.30 %)Windows
1310 (17.54 %)Microsoft
149 (15.79 %)SQL Server 2000
149 (15.79 %)SQL Server 2005
158 (14.04 %)BIG-IP
158 (14.04 %)Active Directory
158 (14.04 %)VPN
158 (14.04 %)SharePoint
167 (12.28 %)MS Exchange
167 (12.28 %)C
167 (12.28 %)Exchange Server 2003
176 (10.53 %)TCP/IP
176 (10.53 %)DHCP

Network Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Bristol region citing Network Security 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 Network Security. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bristol IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
119 (33.33 %)WebServices
25 (8.772 %)XML
25 (8.772 %)CSS
Bristol IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
117 (29.82 %)IIS
28 (14.04 %)SharePoint
37 (12.28 %)MS Exchange
37 (12.28 %)Exchange Server 2003
44 (7.018 %)SharePoint Server 2007
44 (7.018 %)Apache
44 (7.018 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
53 (5.263 %)Exchange Server 2000
61 (1.754 %)CMS
Bristol IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (7.018 %)MS Office
23 (5.263 %)MS Excel
Bristol IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
136 (63.16 %)Cisco PIX
234 (59.65 %)Cisco ASA
333 (57.89 %)MPLS
429 (50.88 %)Ethernet
525 (43.86 %)DNS
621 (36.84 %)Internet
716 (28.07 %)Firewall
88 (14.04 %)BIG-IP
88 (14.04 %)VPN
96 (10.53 %)TCP/IP
96 (10.53 %)DHCP
105 (8.772 %)WAN
105 (8.772 %)LAN
113 (5.263 %)SSL
113 (5.263 %)SAN
122 (3.509 %)X.500
122 (3.509 %)UMTS
122 (3.509 %)LDAP
122 (3.509 %)GPRS
122 (3.509 %)GSM
Bristol IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (19.30 %)SQL Server
29 (15.79 %)SQL Server 2000
29 (15.79 %)SQL Server 2005
34 (7.018 %)MySQL
Bristol IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (5.263 %)Health
13 (5.263 %)Games
13 (5.263 %)Pensions
13 (5.263 %)Music
22 (3.509 %)Telecoms
22 (3.509 %)Legal
31 (1.754 %)Multimedia
Bristol IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
139 (68.42 %)Network Engineer
236 (63.16 %)Network Security Engineer
236 (63.16 %)Security Engineer
34 (7.018 %)IT Manager
43 (5.263 %)Security Analyst
43 (5.263 %)Analyst
52 (3.509 %)Telecoms Engineer
52 (3.509 %)Security Manager
52 (3.509 %)Information Manager
52 (3.509 %)Information Security Manager
52 (3.509 %)Software Engineer
61 (1.754 %)Developer
61 (1.754 %)Web Developer
61 (1.754 %)Senior Network Engineer
61 (1.754 %)Senior Security Engineer
61 (1.754 %)Senior Network Security Engineer
Bristol IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (7.018 %)Blackberry
Bristol IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (19.30 %)Windows
111 (19.30 %)Windows Server 2003
23 (5.263 %)Windows 2000
23 (5.263 %)Windows XP
32 (3.509 %)Linux
32 (3.509 %)UNIX
Bristol IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
121 (36.84 %)Load Balancing
24 (7.018 %)Web Design
33 (5.263 %)Security Management
42 (3.509 %)Information Security
42 (3.509 %)Project Management
51 (1.754 %)E-Commerce
51 (1.754 %)Web Development
Bristol IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (12.28 %)C
25 (8.772 %)SQL
25 (8.772 %)Transact-SQL
34 (7.018 %)PHP
Bristol IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
133 (57.89 %)Cisco Certification
231 (54.39 %)CCSP
329 (50.88 %)CCIP
425 (43.86 %)CCNP
55 (8.772 %)CCNA
63 (5.263 %)Microsoft Certification
63 (5.263 %)MCSE
63 (5.263 %)CISSP
71 (1.754 %)CCDP
Bristol IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (7.018 %)ISO27001
22 (3.509 %)PCI DSS
22 (3.509 %)BS7799
31 (1.754 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Bristol IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (14.04 %)Active Directory
22 (3.509 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Bristol IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (8.772 %)CiscoWorks
Bristol IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
145 (78.95 %)Cisco
210 (17.54 %)Microsoft
34 (7.018 %)CheckPoint
34 (7.018 %)Symantec
43 (5.263 %)Citrix