The first table below looks at the demand for Firewall skills in IT jobs advertised for the East Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Firewall over the 3 months to 23 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 of the Communications & Networking category for the East Midlands region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Firewall
Rank 67 94 104
Rank change year-on-year
+27 +10
Permanent jobs citing Firewall 111 71 66
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East Midlands 3.618% 2.126% 1.824%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 18.75% 12.82% 11.09%
Number of salaries quoted 92 61 51
Average salary £33,000 £35,000 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-5.71% +7.69%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,000 £23,500 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £49,000 £49,800 £42,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-3.75% +6.66%
All Communications & Networking
East Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
592 554 595
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East Midlands 19.30% 16.59% 16.44%
Number of salaries quoted 524 499 524
Average salary £37,500 £32,500 £34,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+15.38% -4.41%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £23,000 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £57,500 £55,000 £59,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +6.66%
Firewall
England

Firewall
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total 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 Jobs Demand Trend

Firewall
Salary Trend

This 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

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Firewall across the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

East Midlands Firewall Salary Histogram

Firewall
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Firewall within the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 23 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
Nottinghamshire +29 52 £37,500 -16.66%
Leicestershire +1 24 £27,000 -22.85%
Derbyshire 0 18 £27,000 -1.81%
Lincolnshire -4 13 £32,500 -13.33%
Northamptonshire +9 12 £37,500 -11.76%
Firewall
England

Firewall
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, 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.

1 130 (58.30%) Windows
2 94 (42.15%) Cisco
3 76 (34.08%) VMware
4 74 (33.18%) Cisco Certification
5 72 (32.29%) Citrix
5 72 (32.29%) WAN
6 68 (30.49%) Microsoft
7 67 (30.04%) Windows Server 2008
8 61 (27.35%) Active Directory
9 56 (25.11%) LAN
9 56 (25.11%) VMware Infrastructure
10 55 (24.66%) VPN
11 52 (23.32%) MS Exchange
12 51 (22.87%) SAN
13 48 (21.52%) CheckPoint
14 46 (20.63%) CCNP
15 45 (20.18%) TCP/IP
16 44 (19.73%) Linux
17 43 (19.28%) Windows Server 2003
18 39 (17.49%) MPLS
19 37 (16.59%) CCNA
19 37 (16.59%) Network Security
19 37 (16.59%) vSphere
20 34 (15.25%) Internet
20 34 (15.25%) UNIX
20 34 (15.25%) XenServer
20 34 (15.25%) XenDesktop
21 32 (14.35%) Microsoft Certification
22 31 (13.90%) ITIL
23 30 (13.45%) Exchange Server 2010

Firewall
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, 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
1 6 (2.691%) .NET
2 5 (2.242%) HTML
3 3 (1.345%) LAMP
4 2 (0.897%) XML
4 2 (0.897%) COM+
4 2 (0.897%) CSS
4 2 (0.897%) HTML5
5 1 (0.448%) Spring
5 1 (0.448%) CodeIgniter
5 1 (0.448%) CakePHP
5 1 (0.448%) jQuery
5 1 (0.448%) Velocity
5 1 (0.448%) JSP
5 1 (0.448%) Web Services
5 1 (0.448%) ASP
5 1 (0.448%) ASP.NET
5 1 (0.448%) Hibernate
Application Platforms
1 52 (23.32%) MS Exchange
2 30 (13.45%) Exchange Server 2010
3 19 (8.520%) SharePoint
4 17 (7.623%) IIS
5 14 (6.278%) Lync
5 14 (6.278%) Exchange Server 2003
6 11 (4.933%) Exchange Server 2007
7 2 (0.897%) Commerce Server
7 2 (0.897%) Commerce Server 2007
8 1 (0.448%) Magento
8 1 (0.448%) SharePoint 2010
Applications
1 29 (13.00%) MS Office
2 23 (10.31%) MS Excel
3 22 (9.865%) Office 365
4 5 (2.242%) MS Visio
Communications & Networking
1 72 (32.29%) WAN
2 56 (25.11%) LAN
3 55 (24.66%) VPN
4 51 (22.87%) SAN
5 45 (20.18%) TCP/IP
6 39 (17.49%) MPLS
7 37 (16.59%) Network Security
8 34 (15.25%) Internet
9 29 (13.00%) DNS
10 28 (12.56%) Cisco ASA
11 25 (11.21%) BGP
12 24 (10.76%) Cisco PIX
13 23 (10.31%) NAS
14 21 (9.417%) DHCP
15 17 (7.623%) FWSM
15 17 (7.623%) EIGRP
16 16 (7.175%) OSPF
16 16 (7.175%) Wireless
17 15 (6.726%) HTTP
18 14 (6.278%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (13.00%) SQL Server
2 7 (3.139%) SQL Server 2008
3 4 (1.794%) Oracle 8/8i
3 4 (1.794%) SQL Server 2005
4 1 (0.448%) SQL Server 2012
4 1 (0.448%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (0.448%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 1 (0.448%) MySQL
4 1 (0.448%) DB2
4 1 (0.448%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (0.448%) GitHub
1 1 (0.448%) Git (software)
1 1 (0.448%) VSS/SourceSafe
General
1 22 (9.865%) Back Office
2 11 (4.933%) Finance
3 7 (3.139%) Marketing
4 6 (2.691%) Legal
5 5 (2.242%) Retail
6 3 (1.345%) Telecoms
7 2 (0.897%) Publishing
8 1 (0.448%) Advertising
8 1 (0.448%) Banking
Job Titles
1 40 (17.94%) Network Engineer
2 35 (15.70%) Analyst
3 34 (15.25%) Consultant
4 28 (12.56%) Architect
5 27 (12.11%) Systems Administrator
6 25 (11.21%) Support Engineer
7 24 (10.76%) Administrator
8 22 (9.865%) Security Analyst
9 18 (8.072%) Network Analyst
10 14 (6.278%) 3rd Line Support
10 14 (6.278%) Technical Consultant
10 14 (6.278%) IT Administrator
10 14 (6.278%) IT Support
11 13 (5.830%) Solutions Architect
11 13 (5.830%) Technical Architect
12 12 (5.381%) Citrix Consultant
12 12 (5.381%) IT Support Engineer
13 11 (4.933%) Implementation Engineer
13 11 (4.933%) Network Implementation Engineer
13 11 (4.933%) Infrastructure Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 18 (8.072%) Management Information System
2 10 (4.484%) Clustering
2 10 (4.484%) Computer Science
3 6 (2.691%) Thin Client
3 6 (2.691%) Fat Client
4 4 (1.794%) PKI
4 4 (1.794%) Statistics
5 3 (1.345%) Enterprise Software
5 3 (1.345%) IaaS
5 3 (1.345%) Video Conferencing
5 3 (1.345%) SaaS
5 3 (1.345%) PaaS
5 3 (1.345%) CLARiiON
6 2 (0.897%) E-Learning
6 2 (0.897%) AS400
6 2 (0.897%) Blackberry
6 2 (0.897%) Biometrics
6 2 (0.897%) Smartcard
6 2 (0.897%) Open Source
6 2 (0.897%) Enterprise Storage
Operating Systems
1 130 (58.30%) Windows
2 67 (30.04%) Windows Server 2008
3 44 (19.73%) Linux
4 43 (19.28%) Windows Server 2003
5 34 (15.25%) UNIX
6 22 (9.865%) Windows XP
7 15 (6.726%) Windows 7
8 13 (5.830%) Windows Server 2012
9 10 (4.484%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 9 (4.036%) Windows Vista
11 6 (2.691%) AIX
11 6 (2.691%) Windows 8
12 5 (2.242%) Solaris
12 5 (2.242%) Windows 2000
12 5 (2.242%) MVS
13 4 (1.794%) Windows 2000 Server
14 2 (0.897%) Android
15 1 (0.448%) Fedora
15 1 (0.448%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (13.90%) ITIL
2 28 (12.56%) Load Balancing
3 20 (8.969%) Project Planning
4 19 (8.520%) Information Security
5 17 (7.623%) Disaster Recovery
6 16 (7.175%) Data Security
7 15 (6.726%) Capacity Planning
8 13 (5.830%) Network Design
9 12 (5.381%) Project Management
9 12 (5.381%) Validation
10 9 (4.036%) Change Control
11 8 (3.587%) Business Continuity
11 8 (3.587%) Problem Management
12 7 (3.139%) Network Management
12 7 (3.139%) Time Management
12 7 (3.139%) Vulnerability Management
12 7 (3.139%) E-Commerce
12 7 (3.139%) Security Management
13 6 (2.691%) Configuration Management
13 6 (2.691%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 23 (10.31%) SQL
2 7 (3.139%) PowerShell
3 6 (2.691%) ActionScript
3 6 (2.691%) ActionScript 2.0
4 5 (2.242%) REXX
4 5 (2.242%) JCL
5 4 (1.794%) Shell Script
5 4 (1.794%) JavaScript
6 3 (1.345%) PHP
6 3 (1.345%) VB
7 2 (0.897%) VBScript
7 2 (0.897%) Perl
7 2 (0.897%) Python
8 1 (0.448%) Java
8 1 (0.448%) C#
8 1 (0.448%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 74 (33.18%) Cisco Certification
2 46 (20.63%) CCNP
3 37 (16.59%) CCNA
4 32 (14.35%) Microsoft Certification
5 21 (9.417%) MCSE
5 21 (9.417%) Citrix Certification
6 20 (8.969%) CCA
6 20 (8.969%) CCIA
7 19 (8.520%) CCIE
8 18 (8.072%) MCTS
9 16 (7.175%) MCP
9 16 (7.175%) Degree
10 15 (6.726%) CCEE
11 11 (4.933%) MCITP
12 9 (4.036%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 8 (3.587%) CISSP
14 7 (3.139%) CCSP
14 7 (3.139%) CCIP
14 7 (3.139%) CCDP
14 7 (3.139%) CCVP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (7.175%) SLA
2 12 (5.381%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (0.897%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 2 (0.897%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 61 (27.35%) Active Directory
2 56 (25.11%) VMware Infrastructure
3 37 (16.59%) vSphere
4 34 (15.25%) XenServer
4 34 (15.25%) XenDesktop
5 26 (11.66%) XenApp
6 18 (8.072%) Hyper-V
7 13 (5.830%) UAG
8 5 (2.242%) VMware ESX
8 5 (2.242%) VMware Workstation
9 4 (1.794%) Terminal Services
10 3 (1.345%) Forefront TMG
11 2 (0.897%) Xen
12 1 (0.448%) VMware ESXi
12 1 (0.448%) ISA Server
12 1 (0.448%) Terminal Server
12 1 (0.448%) Samba
12 1 (0.448%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 11 (4.933%) Backup Exec
2 5 (2.242%) SCCM
3 4 (1.794%) WSUS
4 3 (1.345%) SCOM
4 3 (1.345%) Norton AntiVirus
4 3 (1.345%) CiscoWorks
4 3 (1.345%) Cisco IPCC
5 2 (0.897%) SolarWinds Orion
5 2 (0.897%) Cisco CUCM
6 1 (0.448%) Cisco UCCX
6 1 (0.448%) Puppet
6 1 (0.448%) Tivoli
6 1 (0.448%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 1 (0.448%) ARCserve
Vendors
1 94 (42.15%) Cisco
2 76 (34.08%) VMware
3 72 (32.29%) Citrix
4 68 (30.49%) Microsoft
5 48 (21.52%) CheckPoint
6 27 (12.11%) Juniper
7 26 (11.66%) F5
8 24 (10.76%) HP
9 20 (8.969%) Symantec
10 10 (4.484%) Red Hat
10 10 (4.484%) Blue Coat
11 8 (3.587%) McAfee
11 8 (3.587%) NetApp
12 7 (3.139%) Fortinet
12 7 (3.139%) Twitter
13 6 (2.691%) Avaya
13 6 (2.691%) Oracle
13 6 (2.691%) SolarWinds
14 5 (2.242%) Trend Micro
14 5 (2.242%) ProCurve
Nottinghamshire, East Midlands
Security Analyst Essential Experience: - Security Analyst experience across multiple security environments- Unix/Linux/Windows platforms- LAN/WAN Connectivity- WANS- Computer Operations- Firewalls, switches, routers- Any additional skills of...
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Salary: 30000 Per Annum Benefits
Posted: 18 May 2013
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Salary: £30000 Per Annum Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Derby, Derbyshire
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Salary: £42000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
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Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + benefits
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Salary: £30000 - £31000 per annum + Benefits
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