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This section looks at the demand for Firewall skills within the Devon 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 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFirewall
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank3268
Rank change on same period last yearUp+36
Matching permanent IT job ads463
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.001 %
As % of the category below38.66 %3.226 %
Salaries quoted442
Average minimum salary£26,477£21,000
Average salary£27,528£25,500
% change on same period last year+7.95 %
Average maximum salary£28,580£30,000
UK excluding London average salary£36,139£37,180
% change on same period last year-2.80 %
Devon IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Devon
Matching permanent IT job ads11993
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.065 %0.039 %
Salaries quoted11278
Average minimum salary£27,124£25,219
Average salary£29,506£26,619
% change on same period last year+10.84 %
Average maximum salary£31,888£28,020
UK excluding London average salary£37,625£39,458
% change on same period last year-4.64 %
Firewall South WestFirewall
South West

Firewall
Demand Trend

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

Devon Firewall Demand Trend

Firewall
Salary Trend

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

Devon Firewall Salary Trend

Firewall
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Firewall across the Devon region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Devon 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 Devon region over the 3 months to 29 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
TorquayNew entry-19£31,816-
ExeterUp+710£29,425+11.03 %
PlymouthDown-151£22,500-
Firewall South WestFirewall
South West

Firewall
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Devon region citing Firewall 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 Firewall.

142 (64.62 %)Windows
228 (43.08 %)Pensions
327 (41.54 %)SQL Server
327 (41.54 %)Cisco
426 (40.00 %)Reverse Proxy
523 (35.38 %)Windows Server 2003
523 (35.38 %).NET
523 (35.38 %)C#
523 (35.38 %)XML
622 (33.85 %)Internet
721 (32.31 %)WAN
721 (32.31 %)LAN
721 (32.31 %)Marketing
820 (30.77 %)DTS
820 (30.77 %)Visual Studio
919 (29.23 %)VB.NET
1017 (26.15 %)HTTPS
1017 (26.15 %)Citrix
1116 (24.62 %)CheckPoint
1116 (24.62 %)MPLS
1116 (24.62 %)Oracle
1116 (24.62 %)Linux
1116 (24.62 %)WebServices
1116 (24.62 %)VPN
1116 (24.62 %)GIS
1116 (24.62 %)MapXtreme
1116 (24.62 %)AJAX
1214 (21.54 %)UNIX
1313 (20.00 %)MS Exchange
1411 (16.92 %)HP

Firewall
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Devon region citing Firewall 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 Firewall. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Devon IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
123 (35.38 %).NET
123 (35.38 %)XML
216 (24.62 %)AJAX
216 (24.62 %)WebServices
36 (9.231 %)CSS
43 (4.615 %)HTML
51 (1.538 %)ASP.NET
Devon IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
116 (24.62 %)MapXtreme
213 (20.00 %)MS Exchange
310 (15.38 %)Apache
310 (15.38 %)Exchange Server 2003
49 (13.85 %)CMS
57 (10.77 %)LiveLink
65 (7.692 %)IIS
74 (6.154 %)Exchange Server 2007
83 (4.615 %)Exchange Server 2000
92 (3.077 %)Lotus Notes
101 (1.538 %)Exchange Server 5.5
Devon IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (10.77 %)MS Office
25 (7.692 %)MS Excel
Devon IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.538 %)GoldMine
Devon IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
126 (40.00 %)Reverse Proxy
222 (33.85 %)Internet
321 (32.31 %)LAN
321 (32.31 %)WAN
417 (26.15 %)HTTPS
516 (24.62 %)MPLS
516 (24.62 %)VPN
67 (10.77 %)Cisco PIX
76 (9.231 %)Network Security
76 (9.231 %)ADSL
76 (9.231 %)ISDN
85 (7.692 %)Wi-Fi
85 (7.692 %)Wireless
94 (6.154 %)VLAN
94 (6.154 %)DSL
103 (4.615 %)VoIP
103 (4.615 %)HTTP
112 (3.077 %)RIP
112 (3.077 %)IGRP
112 (3.077 %)BGP
Devon IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
127 (41.54 %)SQL Server
220 (30.77 %)DTS
316 (24.62 %)GIS
46 (9.231 %)SQL Server 2005
55 (7.692 %)SQL Server Integration Services
64 (6.154 %)SQL Server 2000
71 (1.538 %)Oracle 8/8i
71 (1.538 %)PostgreSQL
71 (1.538 %)MySQL
Devon IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
120 (30.77 %)Visual Studio
24 (6.154 %)Eclipse
Devon IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
128 (43.08 %)Pensions
221 (32.31 %)Marketing
34 (6.154 %)Health
34 (6.154 %)Legal
43 (4.615 %)Telecoms
51 (1.538 %)Government
51 (1.538 %)Police
51 (1.538 %)Insurance
51 (1.538 %)Local Government
Devon IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
131 (47.69 %)Analyst
226 (40.00 %)Analyst Programmer
226 (40.00 %)Programmer
318 (27.69 %)Network Engineer
415 (23.08 %).NET Analyst Programmer
415 (23.08 %).NET Programmer
415 (23.08 %)VB.NET Analyst Programmer
415 (23.08 %)VB.NET Programmer
514 (21.54 %)C# Analyst Programmer
68 (12.31 %)Senior Network Engineer
77 (10.77 %)Network Manager
86 (9.231 %)Support Engineer
95 (7.692 %)Senior Manager
95 (7.692 %)Network Analyst
95 (7.692 %)Network Support
95 (7.692 %)Senior Network Manager
104 (6.154 %)Server Support Analyst
104 (6.154 %)Windows Support Analyst
104 (6.154 %)Server Analyst
104 (6.154 %)Web Applications Developer
Devon IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (12.31 %)Client/Server
24 (6.154 %)Clustering
31 (1.538 %)NHS
31 (1.538 %)Management Information System
Devon IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
142 (64.62 %)Windows
223 (35.38 %)Windows Server 2003
316 (24.62 %)Linux
414 (21.54 %)UNIX
52 (3.077 %)Windows XP
52 (3.077 %)Windows 2000
61 (1.538 %)Windows NT
61 (1.538 %)Debian
61 (1.538 %)Windows Vista
61 (1.538 %)Windows Server 2008
61 (1.538 %)Windows 2000 Server
Devon IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (15.38 %)ITIL
110 (15.38 %)Content Management
25 (7.692 %)Network Design
32 (3.077 %)Time Management
41 (1.538 %)Computer Security
41 (1.538 %)Network Planning
41 (1.538 %)Web Development
41 (1.538 %)Refactoring
41 (1.538 %)PRINCE2
41 (1.538 %)OO
41 (1.538 %)PRINCE
41 (1.538 %)Project Management
41 (1.538 %)Migration
Devon IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
123 (35.38 %)C#
219 (29.23 %)VB.NET
311 (16.92 %)Java
311 (16.92 %)JavaScript
311 (16.92 %)VB
410 (15.38 %)VB6
58 (12.31 %)SQL
61 (1.538 %)VBScript
61 (1.538 %)Shell Script
61 (1.538 %)Perl
61 (1.538 %)C++
61 (1.538 %)DHTML
61 (1.538 %)PowerShell
Devon IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (12.31 %)MCSE
18 (12.31 %)Microsoft Certification
27 (10.77 %)Cisco Certification
36 (9.231 %)CCNA
36 (9.231 %)CCDA
42 (3.077 %)Degree
51 (1.538 %)CCNP
Devon IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (9.231 %)SLA
Devon IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (7.692 %)Active Directory
23 (4.615 %)ISA Server
Devon IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
127 (41.54 %)Cisco
217 (26.15 %)Citrix
316 (24.62 %)Oracle
316 (24.62 %)CheckPoint
411 (16.92 %)HP
58 (12.31 %)Microsoft
65 (7.692 %)Alcatel
72 (3.077 %)Lotus
81 (1.538 %)Dell
81 (1.538 %)Sophos
81 (1.538 %)WatchGuard
81 (1.538 %)Finjan
81 (1.538 %)Barracuda Networks
81 (1.538 %)Kaspersky