The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Blue Coat products and/or services in IT jobs advertised for the County Antrim region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Blue Coat over the 3 months to 22 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 Vendors for the County Antrim region.

The figures below represent the IT job market in general and are NOT representative of salaries within Blue Coat Systems, Inc.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Blue Coat
Rank 19 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs citing Blue Coat 29 0 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in County Antrim 11.24% - -
As % of the Vendors category 23.97% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Average salary £43,750 - -
UK excluding London average salary £45,000 £45,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
- +12.50%
All Vendors
County Antrim
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
121 110 130
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in County Antrim 46.90% 51.40% 64.68%
Number of salaries quoted 71 52 41
Average salary £42,500 £32,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+30.76% -7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,200 £17,000 £29,500
10% offered a salary of more than £52,750 £50,000 £43,250
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
Blue Coat
Northern Ireland

Blue Coat
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Blue Coat across the County Antrim region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

County Antrim Blue Coat Jobs Demand Trend

Blue Coat
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Blue Coat across the County Antrim region.

County Antrim Blue Coat Salary Trend

Blue Coat
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Blue Coat within the County Antrim region over the 3 months to 22 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
Belfast - 29 £43,750 -
Blue Coat
Northern Ireland

Blue Coat
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the County Antrim region citing Blue Coat 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 Blue Coat.

1 31 (100.00%) Juniper
1 31 (100.00%) CheckPoint
2 28 (90.32%) Cisco
2 28 (90.32%) F5
3 24 (77.42%) Websense
4 18 (58.06%) Firewall
5 15 (48.39%) Network Security
6 4 (12.90%) CCSA
6 4 (12.90%) CISSP
6 4 (12.90%) Cisco Certification
6 4 (12.90%) UNIX
6 4 (12.90%) TCP/IP
7 3 (9.677%) CCSP
7 3 (9.677%) Wireless
7 3 (9.677%) NetScreen
7 3 (9.677%) DNS
7 3 (9.677%) Finance
7 3 (9.677%) Wireless Security
7 3 (9.677%) Cisco ASA
7 3 (9.677%) Cisco PIX
7 3 (9.677%) LogLogic
7 3 (9.677%) SIEM
7 3 (9.677%) Q1 Labs
8 2 (6.452%) JNCIA
8 2 (6.452%) CCSE
9 1 (3.226%) VLAN
9 1 (3.226%) Information Security
9 1 (3.226%) IPsec
9 1 (3.226%) CCNA
9 1 (3.226%) Active Directory

Blue Coat
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the County Antrim region citing Blue Coat 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 Blue Coat. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 18 (58.06%) Firewall
2 15 (48.39%) Network Security
3 4 (12.90%) TCP/IP
4 3 (9.677%) Wireless
4 3 (9.677%) NetScreen
4 3 (9.677%) DNS
4 3 (9.677%) Wireless Security
4 3 (9.677%) Cisco ASA
4 3 (9.677%) Cisco PIX
5 1 (3.226%) VLAN
5 1 (3.226%) IPsec
5 1 (3.226%) VPN
General
1 3 (9.677%) Finance
Job Titles
1 19 (61.29%) Security Engineer
2 12 (38.71%) Firewall Engineer
3 3 (9.677%) Network Engineer
3 3 (9.677%) Network Security Engineer
4 1 (3.226%) Senior Security Engineer
Operating Systems
1 4 (12.90%) UNIX
2 1 (3.226%) Windows
2 1 (3.226%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (9.677%) SIEM
2 1 (3.226%) Information Security
Qualifications
1 4 (12.90%) CCSA
1 4 (12.90%) CISSP
1 4 (12.90%) Cisco Certification
2 3 (9.677%) CCSP
3 2 (6.452%) JNCIA
3 2 (6.452%) CCSE
4 1 (3.226%) CCNA
System Software
1 1 (3.226%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 31 (100.00%) Juniper
1 31 (100.00%) CheckPoint
2 28 (90.32%) Cisco
2 28 (90.32%) F5
3 24 (77.42%) Websense
4 3 (9.677%) LogLogic
4 3 (9.677%) Q1 Labs