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This section looks at the demand for Firewall skills within the East Midlands region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT job ads that have cited Firewall over the 3 months to 8 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFirewall
Location
3 months to 8 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank9660
Rank change on same period last yearDown-36
Matching permanent IT job ads91192
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.047 %0.080 %
As % of the category below11.64 %20.53 %
Salaries quoted77148
Average minimum salary£28,440£29,003
Average salary£30,205£30,037
% change on same period last year+0.55 %
Average maximum salary£31,970£31,070
UK excluding London average salary£35,923£37,077
% change on same period last year-3.11 %
Communications & Networking East MidlandsCommunications & Networking
East Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads782935
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.402 %0.389 %
Salaries quoted684758
Average minimum salary£29,367£28,728
Average salary£31,304£30,517
% change on same period last year+2.58 %
Average maximum salary£33,242£32,305
UK excluding London average salary£37,403£39,720
% change on same period last year-5.83 %
Firewall EnglandFirewall
England

Firewall
Demand Trend

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

East Midlands 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 East Midlands region.

East Midlands Firewall Salary Trend

Firewall
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Firewall across the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 8 July 2008.

East Midlands Firewall Salary Histogram

Firewall
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT job ads citing Firewall within the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 8 July 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
NottinghamshireDown-3348£33,968+10.81 %
DerbyshireUp+726£24,450-15.99 %
LeicestershireDown-1416£27,700-9.86 %
LincolnshireDown-1011£25,500+22.40 %
NorthamptonshireDown-411£30,542+17.84 %
Firewall EnglandFirewall
England

Firewall
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT jobs across the East Midlands 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.

1123 (56.68 %)Windows
2100 (46.08 %)Active Directory
392 (42.40 %)Cisco
489 (41.01 %)Cisco Certification
578 (35.94 %)VPN
674 (34.10 %)Microsoft
674 (34.10 %)LAN
773 (33.64 %)WAN
773 (33.64 %)CCNA
871 (32.72 %)Microsoft Certification
962 (28.57 %)MCSE
1055 (25.35 %)SQL
1055 (25.35 %)Exchange Server 2003
1154 (24.88 %)MS Exchange
1252 (23.96 %)TCP/IP
1338 (17.51 %)VoIP
1436 (16.59 %)Windows 2000
1535 (16.13 %)SQL Server
1535 (16.13 %)CheckPoint
1535 (16.13 %)Cisco PIX
1634 (15.67 %)Exchange Server 2000
1634 (15.67 %)Citrix
1733 (15.21 %)Windows XP
1832 (14.75 %)CCNP
1832 (14.75 %)MCP
1927 (12.44 %)HP
1927 (12.44 %)ITIL
2026 (11.98 %)SAN
2026 (11.98 %)Internet
2125 (11.52 %)Pensions

Firewall
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT jobs across the East Midlands 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.

Application Development
112 (5.530 %).NET
210 (4.608 %)XML
37 (3.226 %)ASP.NET
37 (3.226 %)JSP
44 (1.843 %)SOAP
44 (1.843 %)J2EE
53 (1.382 %)Middleware
62 (0.922 %)HTML
71 (0.461 %)WebServices
Application Platforms
155 (25.35 %)Exchange Server 2003
254 (24.88 %)MS Exchange
334 (15.67 %)Exchange Server 2000
420 (9.217 %)IIS
57 (3.226 %)SharePoint
65 (2.304 %)CMS
65 (2.304 %)Exchange Server 5.5
71 (0.461 %)Apache
71 (0.461 %)ColdFusion
71 (0.461 %)SharePoint Server 2007
71 (0.461 %)Exchange Server 2007
Applications
117 (7.834 %)MS Excel
25 (2.304 %)MS Project
34 (1.843 %)MS Office
Business Applications
12 (0.922 %)Navision
Communications & Networking
178 (35.94 %)VPN
274 (34.10 %)LAN
373 (33.64 %)WAN
452 (23.96 %)TCP/IP
538 (17.51 %)VoIP
635 (16.13 %)Cisco PIX
726 (11.98 %)SAN
726 (11.98 %)Internet
820 (9.217 %)DNS
919 (8.756 %)DHCP
1016 (7.373 %)Network Security
1114 (6.452 %)Broadband
1114 (6.452 %)NetScreen
1211 (5.069 %)EIGRP
1310 (4.608 %)WINS
1310 (4.608 %)VLAN
148 (3.687 %)OSPF
148 (3.687 %)Wireless
157 (3.226 %)BGP
166 (2.765 %)IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
135 (16.13 %)SQL Server
22 (0.922 %)Crystal Reports
31 (0.461 %)Oracle 8/8i
General
125 (11.52 %)Pensions
213 (5.991 %)Finance
312 (5.530 %)Health
49 (4.147 %)Legal
56 (2.765 %)Publishing
56 (2.765 %)Banking
65 (2.304 %)Automotive
65 (2.304 %)Education
65 (2.304 %)Government
72 (0.922 %)Law
72 (0.922 %)Pharmaceutical
72 (0.922 %)Telecoms
72 (0.922 %)Manufacturing
72 (0.922 %)Auditing
81 (0.461 %)Local Government
Job Titles
150 (23.04 %)Analyst
234 (15.67 %)Support Analyst
333 (15.21 %)Consultant
431 (14.29 %)Network Engineer
529 (13.36 %)Senior Analyst
624 (11.06 %)Technical Support
722 (10.14 %)Support Technician
819 (8.756 %)Support Engineer
918 (8.295 %)Technical Consultant
918 (8.295 %)Cisco Engineer
1017 (7.834 %)Senior Support Analyst
1017 (7.834 %)IT Support Technician
1116 (7.373 %)Cisco Network Engineer
1116 (7.373 %)Infrastructure Analyst
1211 (5.069 %)Network Analyst
1211 (5.069 %)Network Consultant
1310 (4.608 %)Administrator
149 (4.147 %)Field Engineer
149 (4.147 %)Network Support
149 (4.147 %)Senior Network Engineer
Miscellaneous
17 (3.226 %)Asset Management
24 (1.843 %)Clustering
24 (1.843 %)Fat Client
24 (1.843 %)Thin Client
24 (1.843 %)Blackberry
33 (1.382 %)Firmware
42 (0.922 %)Computer Science
51 (0.461 %)PMI
51 (0.461 %)Management Information System
Operating Systems
1123 (56.68 %)Windows
236 (16.59 %)Windows 2000
333 (15.21 %)Windows XP
420 (9.217 %)Windows Server 2003
519 (8.756 %)Windows NT
616 (7.373 %)Unix
710 (4.608 %)Linux
84 (1.843 %)NetWare
91 (0.461 %)Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
127 (12.44 %)ITIL
210 (4.608 %)Project Management
38 (3.687 %)Disaster Recovery
45 (2.304 %)SOA
45 (2.304 %)Scrum
45 (2.304 %)Data Management
45 (2.304 %)TOGAF
45 (2.304 %)RUP
45 (2.304 %)EAI
45 (2.304 %)UML
45 (2.304 %)Communications Security
54 (1.843 %)Security Cleared
63 (1.382 %)SC Cleared
63 (1.382 %)Knowledge Management
72 (0.922 %)Time Management
72 (0.922 %)Network Design
72 (0.922 %)Migration
81 (0.461 %)Data Security
81 (0.461 %)Security Management
81 (0.461 %)Supplier Management
Programming Languages
155 (25.35 %)SQL
214 (6.452 %)Java
39 (4.147 %)VB
47 (3.226 %)C
51 (0.461 %)Perl
Qualifications
189 (41.01 %)Cisco Certification
273 (33.64 %)CCNA
371 (32.72 %)Microsoft Certification
462 (28.57 %)MCSE
532 (14.75 %)MCP
532 (14.75 %)CCNP
618 (8.295 %)Degree
712 (5.530 %)CCDP
86 (2.765 %)Citrix Certification
95 (2.304 %)CCA
95 (2.304 %)MCSA
95 (2.304 %)CCVP
104 (1.843 %)ITIL Certification
113 (1.382 %)CCSP
113 (1.382 %)CCSE
122 (0.922 %)MCDST
122 (0.922 %)CCIP
131 (0.461 %)CCDA
131 (0.461 %)CCIE
131 (0.461 %)HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
15 (2.304 %)SLA
System Software
1100 (46.08 %)Active Directory
220 (9.217 %)Terminal Services
314 (6.452 %)ISA Server
45 (2.304 %)Terminal Server
45 (2.304 %)Backup Exec
53 (1.382 %)Citrix Presentation Server
53 (1.382 %)VMware Infrastructure
53 (1.382 %)VMware ESX
Systems Management
16 (2.765 %)WSUS
25 (2.304 %)HP Data Protector
34 (1.843 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
43 (1.382 %)DameWare
52 (0.922 %)Nagios
Vendors
192 (42.40 %)Cisco
274 (34.10 %)Microsoft
335 (16.13 %)CheckPoint
434 (15.67 %)Citrix
527 (12.44 %)HP
618 (8.295 %)Nokia
717 (7.834 %)Avaya
717 (7.834 %)Juniper
815 (6.912 %)WatchGuard
913 (5.991 %)ProCurve
1011 (5.069 %)3Com
1011 (5.069 %)Oracle
1011 (5.069 %)McAfee Security
1110 (4.608 %)LANDesk
128 (3.687 %)Radware
128 (3.687 %)SonicWALL
137 (3.226 %)Nortel
137 (3.226 %)SAP
146 (2.765 %)Novell
155 (2.304 %)Mitel
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