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The table below looks at the demand for Network Security skills within the Chester 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNetwork Security
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank6668
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching permanent IT job ads11
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.220 %0.926 %
Salaries quoted11
Average minimum salary£30,000£45,000
Average salary£32,500£50,000
% change on same period last year-35.00 %
Average maximum salary£35,000£55,000
UK excluding London average salary£41,712£41,526
% change on same period last year+0.44 %
Chester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Chester
Matching permanent IT job ads82108
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.047 %0.046 %
Salaries quoted75106
Average minimum salary£28,136£32,742
Average salary£29,662£35,963
% change on same period last year-17.51 %
Average maximum salary£31,188£39,183
UK excluding London average salary£37,928£38,940
% change on same period last year-2.59 %
Network Security CheshireNetwork Security
Cheshire

Network Security
Demand Trend

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

Chester 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 Chester region.

Chester Network Security Salary Trend

Network Security
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Chester 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.

16 (100.00 %)Windows
16 (100.00 %)MCSE
16 (100.00 %)LAN
16 (100.00 %)WAN
16 (100.00 %)Cisco
16 (100.00 %)CCNA
16 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
16 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
25 (83.33 %)CNE
25 (83.33 %)Novell Certification
25 (83.33 %)Sun
25 (83.33 %)Novell
25 (83.33 %)VoIP
25 (83.33 %)NetWare
25 (83.33 %)Solaris
25 (83.33 %)Linux
25 (83.33 %)VMware
25 (83.33 %)Backup Exec
25 (83.33 %)Mitel
25 (83.33 %)UNIX
25 (83.33 %)HP
25 (83.33 %)Polycom
25 (83.33 %)Video Conferencing
25 (83.33 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (16.67 %)PDA
31 (16.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (16.67 %)SQL Server
31 (16.67 %)IIS
31 (16.67 %)MCSA

Network Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Chester 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.

Chester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (16.67 %)IIS
11 (16.67 %)MS Exchange
11 (16.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
Chester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (16.67 %)MS Excel
Chester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (100.00 %)WAN
16 (100.00 %)LAN
25 (83.33 %)VoIP
31 (16.67 %)Broadband
31 (16.67 %)DHCP
31 (16.67 %)TCP/IP
31 (16.67 %)VPN
31 (16.67 %)DNS
31 (16.67 %)SAN
31 (16.67 %)Firewall
Chester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (16.67 %)SQL Server
11 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2005
Chester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (16.67 %)Telecoms
Chester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (83.33 %)Team Leader
15 (83.33 %)Network Support
15 (83.33 %)Support Team Leader
15 (83.33 %)Infrastructure Team Leader
15 (83.33 %)Network Team Leader
21 (16.67 %)Systems Administrator
21 (16.67 %)Systems Support
21 (16.67 %)3rd Line Support
21 (16.67 %)Administrator
Chester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (83.33 %)Video Conferencing
21 (16.67 %)PDA
Chester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (100.00 %)Windows
25 (83.33 %)Solaris
25 (83.33 %)Linux
25 (83.33 %)NetWare
25 (83.33 %)UNIX
31 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2003
Chester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (100.00 %)CCNA
16 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
16 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
16 (100.00 %)MCSE
25 (83.33 %)CNE
25 (83.33 %)Novell Certification
31 (16.67 %)MCSA
Chester IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (83.33 %)Backup Exec
15 (83.33 %)VMware Infrastructure
21 (16.67 %)Active Directory
Chester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (100.00 %)Cisco
25 (83.33 %)Sun
25 (83.33 %)HP
25 (83.33 %)Novell
25 (83.33 %)VMware
25 (83.33 %)Mitel
25 (83.33 %)Polycom
31 (16.67 %)VERITAS
31 (16.67 %)CheckPoint
31 (16.67 %)Avaya
31 (16.67 %)Nokia