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This section looks at the demand for Firewall skills within the Cheshire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Firewall over the last 3 months to 13 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFirewall
Location
3 months to 13 May 2008Same period last year
Rank6789
Rank change on same period last yearUp+22
Matching permanent IT job ads9064
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.044 %0.027 %
As % of the category below14.47 %10.96 %
Salaries quoted8959
Average minimum salary£37,692£30,807
Average salary£42,957£33,293
% change on same period last year+29.02 %
Average maximum salary£48,221£35,780
UK excluding London average salary£36,995£37,056
% change on same period last year-0.16 %
Communications & Networking CheshireCommunications & Networking
Cheshire
Matching permanent IT job ads622584
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.304 %0.251 %
Salaries quoted570541
Average minimum salary£29,612£31,131
Average salary£32,160£33,619
% change on same period last year-4.33 %
Average maximum salary£34,708£36,107
UK excluding London average salary£37,690£39,009
% change on same period last year-3.38 %
Firewall North WestFirewall
North West

Firewall
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of permanent IT jobs ads citing Firewall across the Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Cheshire Firewall Demand Trend

Firewall
Salary Trend

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

Cheshire Firewall Salary Trend

Firewall
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Firewall across the Cheshire region over the past 3 months.

Cheshire Firewall Salary Histogram

Firewall
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Firewall within the Cheshire region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1WarringtonUp+926£30,894-5.95 %
2ChesterNo change012£30,575+2.18 %
3RuncornNew entry-4£29,875-
3NorthwichNew entry-4£28,125-
4KnutsfordNew entry-3£49,833-
5MacclesfieldUp+32£47,500+72.72 %
6CreweUp+91£45,000+20.00 %
Firewall North WestFirewall
North West

Firewall
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Cheshire region citing Firewall also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Firewall.

197 (57.74 %)Windows
261 (36.31 %)VPN
261 (36.31 %)Cisco
348 (28.57 %)TCP/IP
447 (27.98 %)Telecoms
542 (25.00 %)LAN
640 (23.81 %)WAN
737 (22.02 %)MS Exchange
737 (22.02 %)Wireless
835 (20.83 %)Finance
835 (20.83 %)Exchange Server 2003
835 (20.83 %)Windows 2000
933 (19.64 %)Microsoft
1032 (19.05 %)ADSL
1032 (19.05 %)Broadband
1123 (13.69 %)MS Office
1222 (13.10 %)Active Directory
1319 (11.31 %)MS Excel
1418 (10.71 %)SLA
1517 (10.12 %)Microsoft Certification
1517 (10.12 %)Juniper
1517 (10.12 %)Education
1517 (10.12 %)Banking
1616 (9.524 %)DNS
1616 (9.524 %)Windows XP
1715 (8.929 %)DHCP
1715 (8.929 %)Ethernet
1715 (8.929 %)CheckPoint
1814 (8.333 %)Project Management
1814 (8.333 %)Cisco Certification

Firewall
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Cheshire region citing Firewall also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Firewall. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
16 (3.571 %)XMPP
22 (1.190 %)HTML
31 (0.595 %).NET
31 (0.595 %)ASP
31 (0.595 %)ASP.NET
31 (0.595 %)CSS
31 (0.595 %)Middleware
Application Platforms
137 (22.02 %)MS Exchange
235 (20.83 %)Exchange Server 2003
310 (5.952 %)Exchange Server 2000
310 (5.952 %)Apache
49 (5.357 %)Exchange Server 2007
56 (3.571 %)IIS
64 (2.381 %)Exchange Server 5.5
73 (1.786 %)Lotus Notes
73 (1.786 %)Lotus Domino
82 (1.190 %)SharePoint
82 (1.190 %)GroupWise
82 (1.190 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
91 (0.595 %)Commerce Server
Applications
123 (13.69 %)MS Office
219 (11.31 %)MS Excel
Communications & Networking
161 (36.31 %)VPN
248 (28.57 %)TCP/IP
342 (25.00 %)LAN
440 (23.81 %)WAN
537 (22.02 %)Wireless
632 (19.05 %)ADSL
632 (19.05 %)Broadband
716 (9.524 %)DNS
815 (8.929 %)DHCP
815 (8.929 %)Ethernet
913 (7.738 %)NetScreen
913 (7.738 %)LLU
1011 (6.548 %)VoIP
1110 (5.952 %)Cisco IOS
1110 (5.952 %)Internet
1110 (5.952 %)MPLS
1110 (5.952 %)Network Security
129 (5.357 %)SSL
137 (4.167 %)Frame Relay
137 (4.167 %)WINS
Database & Business Intelligence
111 (6.548 %)SQL Server
24 (2.381 %)SQL Server 2000
24 (2.381 %)PostgreSQL
33 (1.786 %)MySQL
41 (0.595 %)MS Access
41 (0.595 %)Datawarehouse
General
147 (27.98 %)Telecoms
235 (20.83 %)Finance
317 (10.12 %)Education
317 (10.12 %)Banking
412 (7.143 %)Financial Institution
412 (7.143 %)Legal
54 (2.381 %)Pensions
61 (0.595 %)Publishing
Job Titles
126 (15.48 %)Technical Support
219 (11.31 %)Network Engineer
318 (10.71 %)Analyst
416 (9.524 %)Consultant
416 (9.524 %)Support Analyst
514 (8.333 %)Field Engineer
613 (7.738 %)Support Engineer
712 (7.143 %)Head Of Operations
811 (6.548 %)Project Manager
910 (5.952 %)Network Support
108 (4.762 %)Administrator
117 (4.167 %)2nd Line Support
117 (4.167 %)Programme Manager
126 (3.571 %)Server Support
126 (3.571 %)Operations Manager
135 (2.976 %)Network Support Analyst
135 (2.976 %)Infrastructure Project Manager
135 (2.976 %)Desktop Support
135 (2.976 %)Network Analyst
135 (2.976 %)Desktop Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
113 (7.738 %)IVR
212 (7.143 %)PKI
311 (6.548 %)PMI
48 (4.762 %)Blackberry
52 (1.190 %)EPoS
52 (1.190 %)Mathematics
Operating Systems
197 (57.74 %)Windows
235 (20.83 %)Windows 2000
316 (9.524 %)Windows XP
413 (7.738 %)Linux
59 (5.357 %)Unix
64 (2.381 %)Windows Server 2003
64 (2.381 %)Windows NT
72 (1.190 %)AIX
72 (1.190 %)Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
114 (8.333 %)Project Management
212 (7.143 %)Stakeholder Management
212 (7.143 %)Information Security
311 (6.548 %)PRINCE2
49 (5.357 %)Service Delivery
56 (3.571 %)Matrix Management
65 (2.976 %)Supplier Management
65 (2.976 %)Risk Management
65 (2.976 %)Configuration Management
65 (2.976 %)Supply Chain Management
74 (2.381 %)ITIL
83 (1.786 %)Time Management
92 (1.190 %)Project Planning
92 (1.190 %)E-Commerce
92 (1.190 %)Content Management
101 (0.595 %)Network Design
101 (0.595 %)Automated Testing
101 (0.595 %)Data Management
101 (0.595 %)Scrum
101 (0.595 %)Business Continuity
Programming Languages
18 (4.762 %)PHP
18 (4.762 %)SQL
21 (0.595 %)Shell Script
21 (0.595 %)C#
21 (0.595 %)JavaScript
Qualifications
117 (10.12 %)Microsoft Certification
214 (8.333 %)Cisco Certification
313 (7.738 %)CCNP
411 (6.548 %)MCP
510 (5.952 %)MCSE
69 (5.357 %)PMP
69 (5.357 %)PMI Certification
78 (4.762 %)CCNA
86 (3.571 %)Degree
95 (2.976 %)MCDST
95 (2.976 %)PRINCE2 Certification
104 (2.381 %)CCDA
104 (2.381 %)CCDP
113 (1.786 %)MCSA
122 (1.190 %)CCIE
131 (0.595 %)ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
118 (10.71 %)SLA
21 (0.595 %)QA
System Software
122 (13.10 %)Active Directory
210 (5.952 %)Terminal Services
39 (5.357 %)ISA Server
42 (1.190 %)Backup Exec
51 (0.595 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Systems Management
14 (2.381 %)OpenView
14 (2.381 %)Tivoli
22 (1.190 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
31 (0.595 %)OpenView Configuration Management
Vendors
161 (36.31 %)Cisco
233 (19.64 %)Microsoft
317 (10.12 %)Juniper
415 (8.929 %)CheckPoint
514 (8.333 %)WatchGuard
613 (7.738 %)Citrix
712 (7.143 %)VMware
810 (5.952 %)HP
98 (4.762 %)Nokia
104 (2.381 %)Websense
104 (2.381 %)IronPort
113 (1.786 %)Avaya
113 (1.786 %)Lotus
113 (1.786 %)Siemens
122 (1.190 %)IBM
122 (1.190 %)SAP
131 (0.595 %)BT
131 (0.595 %)Mitel
131 (0.595 %)Dell
131 (0.595 %)VERITAS
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