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The table below looks at the demand for Network Security skills within the County Antrim 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
Rank2627
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching permanent IT job ads12
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.001 %
As % of the category below2.174 %4.000 %
Salaries quoted00
Average minimum salary--
Average salary--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary--
UK excluding London average salary£41,712£41,526
% change on same period last year+0.44 %
County Antrim IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
County Antrim
Matching permanent IT job ads4650
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.027 %0.022 %
Salaries quoted1341
Average minimum salary£35,654£39,027
Average salary£39,269£40,787
% change on same period last year-3.72 %
Average maximum salary£42,885£42,547
UK excluding London average salary£37,928£38,940
% change on same period last year-2.59 %
Network Security Northern IrelandNetwork Security
Northern Ireland

Network Security
Demand Trend

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

County Antrim 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 County Antrim region.

County Antrim Network Security Salary Trend

Network Security
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Security within the County Antrim region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
BelfastUp+11--
Network Security Northern IrelandNetwork Security
Northern Ireland

Network Security
Top 22 Related IT Skills

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

17 (100.00 %)MS Excel
17 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
17 (100.00 %)VPN
17 (100.00 %)Cisco
26 (85.71 %)UNIX
26 (85.71 %)Windows
26 (85.71 %)CheckPoint
26 (85.71 %)Windows Server 2003
26 (85.71 %)Websense
26 (85.71 %)Firewall
26 (85.71 %)SurfControl
26 (85.71 %)Intrusion Detection
26 (85.71 %)Blue Coat
26 (85.71 %)Cisco PIX
26 (85.71 %)Windows 2000 Server
31 (14.29 %)Technical Architecture
31 (14.29 %)MPLS
31 (14.29 %)ISDN
31 (14.29 %)WAN
31 (14.29 %)OpenView
31 (14.29 %)HP
31 (14.29 %)CiscoWorks

Network Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

County Antrim IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (100.00 %)MS Excel
County Antrim IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
17 (100.00 %)VPN
26 (85.71 %)Firewall
26 (85.71 %)Intrusion Detection
26 (85.71 %)Cisco PIX
31 (14.29 %)MPLS
31 (14.29 %)ISDN
31 (14.29 %)WAN
County Antrim IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (85.71 %)Technical Specialist
16 (85.71 %)Security Specialist
16 (85.71 %)IT Security Specialist
21 (14.29 %)Support Specialist
21 (14.29 %)Network Support
21 (14.29 %)Network Specialist
21 (14.29 %)Senior Network Specialist
21 (14.29 %)Senior Network Support
21 (14.29 %)Network Support Specialist
21 (14.29 %)Senior Network Support Specialist
County Antrim IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (85.71 %)UNIX
16 (85.71 %)Windows
16 (85.71 %)Windows Server 2003
16 (85.71 %)Windows 2000 Server
County Antrim IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (14.29 %)Technical Architecture
County Antrim IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (14.29 %)OpenView
11 (14.29 %)CiscoWorks
County Antrim IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (100.00 %)Cisco
26 (85.71 %)CheckPoint
26 (85.71 %)Websense
26 (85.71 %)SurfControl
26 (85.71 %)Blue Coat
31 (14.29 %)HP