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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of CheckPoint products and/or services in IT jobs within the Cheshire region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited CheckPoint over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCheckPoint
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank150121
Rank change on same period last yearDown-29
Matching permanent IT job ads417
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.301 %1.202 %
Salaries quoted417
Average minimum salary£25,750£30,647
Average salary£27,250£32,853
% change on same period last year-17.05 %
Average maximum salary£28,750£35,059
UK excluding London average salary£39,522£40,813
% change on same period last year-3.16 %
Cheshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
Cheshire
Matching permanent IT job ads13291414
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.715 %0.589 %
Salaries quoted11811255
Average minimum salary£31,973£30,747
Average salary£34,900£32,902
% change on same period last year+6.07 %
Average maximum salary£37,828£35,058
UK excluding London average salary£39,913£41,942
% change on same period last year-4.83 %
CheckPoint North WestCheckPoint
North West

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Check Point Software Technologies.

CheckPoint
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire CheckPoint Demand Trend

CheckPoint
Salary Trend

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

Cheshire CheckPoint Salary Trend

CheckPoint
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing CheckPoint across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Cheshire CheckPoint Salary Histogram

CheckPoint
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CheckPoint within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
WarringtonDown-82£25,750-26.42 %
ChesterNew entry-1£32,500-
CheckPoint North WestCheckPoint
North West

CheckPoint
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Cheshire region citing CheckPoint 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 CheckPoint.

118 (94.74 %)Cisco
212 (63.16 %)Juniper
311 (57.89 %)Windows
410 (52.63 %)Windows Server 2003
410 (52.63 %)Cisco PIX
59 (47.37 %)TCP/IP
59 (47.37 %)Firewall
68 (42.11 %)Nokia
68 (42.11 %)Active Directory
76 (31.58 %)SQL Server
76 (31.58 %)LAN
76 (31.58 %)WAN
85 (26.32 %)Websense
85 (26.32 %)IronPort
94 (21.05 %)NetScreen
103 (15.79 %)Blue Coat
103 (15.79 %)BIG-IP
103 (15.79 %)Information Security
103 (15.79 %)SSL
103 (15.79 %)UNIX
103 (15.79 %)Solaris
103 (15.79 %)VPN
103 (15.79 %)Citrix
112 (10.53 %)Cisco Certification
112 (10.53 %)DNS
112 (10.53 %)Microsoft
112 (10.53 %)CCNA
112 (10.53 %)SQL
112 (10.53 %)MS Exchange
112 (10.53 %)DHCP

CheckPoint
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Cheshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (10.53 %)MS Exchange
12 (10.53 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (5.263 %)IIS
Cheshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (5.263 %)MS Office
11 (5.263 %)MS Excel
Cheshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (52.63 %)Cisco PIX
29 (47.37 %)Firewall
29 (47.37 %)TCP/IP
36 (31.58 %)LAN
36 (31.58 %)WAN
44 (21.05 %)NetScreen
53 (15.79 %)BIG-IP
53 (15.79 %)VPN
53 (15.79 %)SSL
62 (10.53 %)DNS
62 (10.53 %)DHCP
71 (5.263 %)VoIP
71 (5.263 %)SAN
71 (5.263 %)Broadband
71 (5.263 %)Network Security
Cheshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (31.58 %)SQL Server
22 (10.53 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (5.263 %)SQL Server 2000
Cheshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (5.263 %)Telecoms
11 (5.263 %)Pensions
Cheshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (36.84 %)Network Engineer
25 (26.32 %)Support Engineer
34 (21.05 %)Firewall Engineer
43 (15.79 %)Consultant
43 (15.79 %)Security Engineer
52 (10.53 %)Server Support
52 (10.53 %)Firewall Support
52 (10.53 %)1st Line Support
52 (10.53 %)1st Line Support Engineer
61 (5.263 %)IT Consultant
61 (5.263 %)IT Security Engineer
61 (5.263 %)Systems Support
61 (5.263 %)Systems Administrator
61 (5.263 %)Network Specialist
61 (5.263 %)Server Specialist
61 (5.263 %)Network Support Specialist
61 (5.263 %)Support Specialist
61 (5.263 %)3rd Line Support
61 (5.263 %)Security Consultant
61 (5.263 %)Administrator
Cheshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.263 %)PDA
Cheshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (57.89 %)Windows
210 (52.63 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (15.79 %)UNIX
33 (15.79 %)Solaris
42 (10.53 %)Windows 2000 Server
51 (5.263 %)Windows 2000
51 (5.263 %)Windows NT
Cheshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (15.79 %)Information Security
21 (5.263 %)ITIL
21 (5.263 %)Disaster Recovery
Cheshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (10.53 %)SQL
Cheshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (10.53 %)CCNA
12 (10.53 %)Cisco Certification
12 (10.53 %)CCSA
12 (10.53 %)CCSE
21 (5.263 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (5.263 %)MCSE
21 (5.263 %)MCSA
Cheshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (42.11 %)Active Directory
21 (5.263 %)VMware Infrastructure
Cheshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (94.74 %)Cisco
212 (63.16 %)Juniper
38 (42.11 %)Nokia
45 (26.32 %)Websense
45 (26.32 %)IronPort
53 (15.79 %)Blue Coat
53 (15.79 %)Citrix
62 (10.53 %)Microsoft
62 (10.53 %)McAfee Security
71 (5.263 %)HP
71 (5.263 %)Avaya
71 (5.263 %)VMware
71 (5.263 %)Mitel
71 (5.263 %)VERITAS