The first table below looks at the demand for Firewall skills in IT jobs advertised for the Buckinghamshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Firewall over the 3 months to 24 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 of the Communications & Networking category for the Buckinghamshire region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Firewall
Rank 47 53 78
Rank change year-on-year
+6 +25
Permanent jobs citing Firewall 108 82 57
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire 5.310% 4.278% 2.712%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 28.88% 18.47% 16.72%
Number of salaries quoted 83 71 46
Average salary £38,000 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-5.00% +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £20,751 £29,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-3.75% +6.66%
All Communications & Networking
Buckinghamshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
374 444 341
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire 18.39% 23.16% 16.22%
Number of salaries quoted 301 368 274
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £22,500 £24,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +6.66%
Firewall
South East

Firewall
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Firewall across the Buckinghamshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Buckinghamshire Firewall Jobs Demand Trend

Firewall
Salary Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Firewall Salary Trend

Firewall
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Firewall across the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Buckinghamshire Firewall Salary Histogram

Firewall
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Firewall within the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Milton Keynes -2 63 £52,500 +31.25%
Aylesbury +17 10 £37,500 +114.28%
High Wycombe -1 10 £32,375 +43.88%
Amersham - 3 £37,500 -
Marlow -6 1 - -
Firewall
South East

Firewall
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing Firewall 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 Firewall.

1 123 (55.41%) Cisco
2 103 (46.40%) Windows
3 95 (42.79%) Microsoft
4 92 (41.44%) Cisco Certification
5 73 (32.88%) VPN
6 70 (31.53%) TCP/IP
7 69 (31.08%) Network Security
8 60 (27.03%) CCNA
9 59 (26.58%) CCNP
9 59 (26.58%) WAN
10 58 (26.13%) Active Directory
11 57 (25.68%) CheckPoint
12 56 (25.23%) ITIL
12 56 (25.23%) Cisco ASA
13 53 (23.87%) SQL
14 50 (22.52%) VMware
15 49 (22.07%) LAN
16 45 (20.27%) SQL Server
16 45 (20.27%) IIS
16 45 (20.27%) VMware Infrastructure
17 43 (19.37%) Microsoft Certification
18 42 (18.92%) CCIE
19 41 (18.47%) Linux
20 39 (17.57%) MS Exchange
20 39 (17.57%) Wireless
21 38 (17.12%) Cisco PIX
22 37 (16.67%) DNS
23 35 (15.77%) OSPF
24 34 (15.32%) MS Excel
25 33 (14.86%) BGP

Firewall
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing Firewall 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 Firewall. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 12 (5.405%) Middleware
2 7 (3.153%) SOAP
3 6 (2.703%) WinForms
3 6 (2.703%) ASP.NET
3 6 (2.703%) .NET
4 5 (2.252%) REST
5 4 (1.802%) EJB
5 4 (1.802%) Web Services
6 3 (1.351%) XML
7 2 (0.901%) Regular Expression
7 2 (0.901%) Grails
7 2 (0.901%) Hibernate
7 2 (0.901%) Spring
8 1 (0.450%) LAMP
Application Platforms
1 45 (20.27%) IIS
2 39 (17.57%) MS Exchange
3 32 (14.41%) SharePoint
4 13 (5.856%) Exchange Server 2010
5 12 (5.405%) Exchange Server 2003
6 11 (4.955%) Exchange Server 2007
7 8 (3.604%) Apache
8 5 (2.252%) SharePoint 2010
9 4 (1.802%) Oracle Workflow
9 4 (1.802%) Documentum
10 2 (0.901%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
11 1 (0.450%) Office Communications Server
11 1 (0.450%) Lync
Applications
1 34 (15.32%) MS Excel
2 8 (3.604%) MS Office
3 1 (0.450%) MS Project
3 1 (0.450%) Office 365
Communications & Networking
1 73 (32.88%) VPN
2 70 (31.53%) TCP/IP
3 69 (31.08%) Network Security
4 59 (26.58%) WAN
5 56 (25.23%) Cisco ASA
6 49 (22.07%) LAN
7 39 (17.57%) Wireless
8 38 (17.12%) Cisco PIX
9 37 (16.67%) DNS
10 35 (15.77%) OSPF
11 33 (14.86%) BGP
12 28 (12.61%) VoIP
13 25 (11.26%) SAN
14 22 (9.910%) MPLS
15 21 (9.459%) SNMP
15 21 (9.459%) FTP
16 20 (9.009%) Cisco Nexus
16 20 (9.009%) Internet
17 18 (8.108%) VLAN
18 17 (7.658%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (20.27%) SQL Server
2 10 (4.505%) SQL Server 2008
2 10 (4.505%) MySQL
3 6 (2.703%) SQL Server 2005
4 5 (2.252%) SQL Server 2000
5 4 (1.802%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.450%) Informix
Development Applications
1 2 (0.901%) GNU Toolchain
2 1 (0.450%) ProC
2 1 (0.450%) JMeter
General
1 26 (11.71%) Finance
2 19 (8.559%) Telecoms
3 9 (4.054%) Banking
3 9 (4.054%) Back Office
4 4 (1.802%) Retail
5 3 (1.351%) French Language
Job Titles
1 57 (25.68%) Network Engineer
2 31 (13.96%) Architect
3 24 (10.81%) Consultant
4 20 (9.009%) Support Engineer
5 19 (8.559%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 16 (7.207%) Network Security Engineer
6 16 (7.207%) Security Engineer
7 15 (6.757%) Infrastructure Architect
8 14 (6.306%) 3rd Line Support
9 13 (5.856%) Network Consultant
10 12 (5.405%) Web Architect
10 12 (5.405%) Server Engineer
11 11 (4.955%) Network Support
12 10 (4.505%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
13 9 (4.054%) Infrastructure Manager
13 9 (4.054%) Cisco Consultant
14 8 (3.604%) Web Manager
14 8 (3.604%) Software Engineer
14 8 (3.604%) Developer
14 8 (3.604%) Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 9 (4.054%) Computer Science
2 5 (2.252%) Device Driver
2 5 (2.252%) Embedded Systems
3 4 (1.802%) Cloud Computing
3 4 (1.802%) Cryptography
4 3 (1.351%) Blackberry
4 3 (1.351%) Management Information System
5 2 (0.901%) EqualLogic
5 2 (0.901%) iPhone
5 2 (0.901%) Firmware
6 1 (0.450%) Clustering
6 1 (0.450%) IVR
6 1 (0.450%) Replication
6 1 (0.450%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 103 (46.40%) Windows
2 41 (18.47%) Linux
3 28 (12.61%) Windows Server 2008
4 17 (7.658%) UNIX
5 12 (5.405%) Windows 7
6 9 (4.054%) Windows Server 2003
6 9 (4.054%) Debian
6 9 (4.054%) Ubuntu
7 5 (2.252%) Windows XP
7 5 (2.252%) VxWorks
7 5 (2.252%) Embedded Linux
8 4 (1.802%) AIX
8 4 (1.802%) Solaris
9 3 (1.351%) Windows 2000 Server
9 3 (1.351%) Windows 8
10 2 (0.901%) Android
11 1 (0.450%) Windows Vista
11 1 (0.450%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (25.23%) ITIL
2 27 (12.16%) Load Balancing
3 21 (9.459%) Network Design
4 15 (6.757%) Scrum
5 13 (5.856%) Agile Software Development
5 13 (5.856%) Project Management
6 12 (5.405%) Change Management
7 9 (4.054%) Data Security
7 9 (4.054%) Information Security
7 9 (4.054%) Time Management
8 8 (3.604%) Network Management
8 8 (3.604%) Disaster Recovery
8 8 (3.604%) Process Management
9 7 (3.153%) Software Engineering
9 7 (3.153%) Capacity Management
10 6 (2.703%) SIEM
10 6 (2.703%) Web Design
10 6 (2.703%) OO
10 6 (2.703%) OOD
10 6 (2.703%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 53 (23.87%) SQL
2 13 (5.856%) C
3 9 (4.054%) Perl
4 8 (3.604%) Java
5 7 (3.153%) C++
6 6 (2.703%) Bash shell
6 6 (2.703%) C#
6 6 (2.703%) PHP
7 4 (1.802%) VB
8 3 (1.351%) Embedded C
9 2 (0.901%) PowerShell
9 2 (0.901%) Groovy
9 2 (0.901%) Python
Qualifications
1 92 (41.44%) Cisco Certification
2 60 (27.03%) CCNA
3 59 (26.58%) CCNP
4 43 (19.37%) Microsoft Certification
5 42 (18.92%) CCIE
6 27 (12.16%) CCSA
7 25 (11.26%) MCSE
7 25 (11.26%) CCSP
8 24 (10.81%) CCSE
9 19 (8.559%) CCDP
10 16 (7.207%) Degree
11 13 (5.856%) MCITP
12 9 (4.054%) CCIP
12 9 (4.054%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 8 (3.604%) MCSA
14 6 (2.703%) CCVP
15 5 (2.252%) CISSP
15 5 (2.252%) CCDE
15 5 (2.252%) VCAP
16 3 (1.351%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (9.459%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 8 (3.604%) ISO 9000
2 8 (3.604%) SLA
3 6 (2.703%) PCI DSS
3 6 (2.703%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 2 (0.901%) QA
5 1 (0.450%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 58 (26.13%) Active Directory
2 45 (20.27%) VMware Infrastructure
3 18 (8.108%) Terminal Services
4 11 (4.955%) XenApp
5 9 (4.054%) XenDesktop
6 7 (3.153%) Hyper-V
7 6 (2.703%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 4 (1.802%) Postfix
8 4 (1.802%) NFS
9 3 (1.351%) VMware ESXi
10 2 (0.901%) vSphere
11 1 (0.450%) ProxySG
11 1 (0.450%) VMware ESX
11 1 (0.450%) VMware Server
11 1 (0.450%) XenServer
Systems Management
1 15 (6.757%) WSUS
2 8 (3.604%) Backup Exec
2 8 (3.604%) Norton AntiVirus
3 5 (2.252%) Netcool
4 4 (1.802%) Nagios
5 3 (1.351%) CiscoWorks
5 3 (1.351%) SCOM
5 3 (1.351%) WMI
6 2 (0.901%) Puppet
Vendors
1 123 (55.41%) Cisco
2 95 (42.79%) Microsoft
3 57 (25.68%) CheckPoint
4 50 (22.52%) VMware
5 31 (13.96%) Juniper
6 26 (11.71%) F5
7 22 (9.910%) Citrix
8 15 (6.757%) HP
9 11 (4.955%) Symantec
9 11 (4.955%) NetApp
10 9 (4.054%) Reuters
10 9 (4.054%) Bloomberg
11 7 (3.153%) Websense
11 7 (3.153%) Avaya
11 7 (3.153%) Altiris
11 7 (3.153%) WatchGuard
12 6 (2.703%) 3PAR
12 6 (2.703%) Veritas
12 6 (2.703%) Red Hat
13 5 (2.252%) Dell
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
You should have excellent knowledge of Windows Server,Active Directory, Exchange, VMWare, SANs and SQL. Your responsibilities will beto provide 2 nd and 3 rd line support to...
Adapt IT Recruitment
Salary: Circa £35,000
Posted: 23 May 2013
Milton Keynes, South East
3rd Line Support Engineer - Outsourced IT Services Background - Milton KeynesSalary - 30k - 35kMCSE / MCITP and CCNA qualified or equivalent experienceOur client a rapidly growing IT Support and managed services...
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Salary: GBP30000 to GBP35000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Keywords: 3rd Line support, technical Specialist, Network Engineer, Server Engineer, Windows Server 2008 to 2010, SBS Server, Exchange 2008 to 2010, SQL, IIS, SharePoint, Terminal Services, Virtualisation, TCP/...
Verticality Ltd
Salary: £30000 to £35000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
You: As a Principle Network Consultant you will be certified to CCNP/CCSP level although CCIE R&S/Security will be hugely beneficial, as will experience working within...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £75000 - £85000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
i) Microsoft Windows XP \ Windows 7, Microsoft Office 2003/2007/2010, MS Server 2003/2008R2 (AD. DHCP, DNS, DFS, WSUS etc…). j) Basic networking knowledge, LAN, WAN, Routers,...
EasyWebRecruitment.com
Salary: £25-£30k Basic
Posted: 22 May 2013
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
A good understanding of Microsoft Exchange and how to troubleshoot SMTP / POP3 mail flow issues... *Any IT certifications held (such as MCP, MCITP, MCSE, etc) will be an...
Davanti Solutions
Salary: From £25,000 to £35,000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Firewall Engineer. Juniper/Checkpoint A superb position has become available for a 2nd Line NOC Engineer with one of Europe’s fastest growing and most respected Network & Telecommunications...
Esum
Salary: Unspecified £Excellent + Bonus + Training + Bens
Posted: 24 May 2013
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Network Security... Candidates must have solid NOC experience in configuring, troubleshooting and maintaining firewalls (reseller or service provider). Experience with Checkpoint/Juniper SRX/ Juniper Netscreen will give you...
Esum
Salary: Unspecified £Excellent + Bonus + Training + Bens
Posted: 24 May 2013
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Windows Server 2003, 2008 and 2008 R2... Symantec Backup Exec. ADSL. TCP/IP... Microsoft SharePoint. Microsoft OCS 2007 / Lync 2010. Microsoft Hyper-V and VMware ESX virtualisation products.
NS Consultants
Salary: From £16,000 to £18,000 per annum
Posted: 24 May 2013
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Candidates must have solid NOC experience in configuring, troubleshooting and maintaining firewalls (reseller or service provider). Experience with Checkpoint/Juniper SRX/ Juniper Netscreen will give you a distinct...
Esum
Salary: Unspecified £Excellent + Bonus + Training + Bens
Posted: 24 May 2013