Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Blue Coat products and/or services in IT jobs within the England region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Blue Coat over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBlue Coat
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank544709
Rank change on same period last yearUp+165
Matching permanent IT job ads319251
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.206 %0.112 %
As % of the category below0.514 %0.270 %
Salaries quoted223221
Average minimum salary£43,852£41,732
Average salary£46,480£45,715
% change on same period last year+1.67 %
Average maximum salary£49,109£49,698
UK excluding London average salary£43,421£41,865
% change on same period last year+3.71 %
England IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
England
Matching permanent IT job ads6209393015
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled40.06 %41.64 %
Salaries quoted5216374061
Average minimum salary£40,690£41,315
Average salary£44,191£45,054
% change on same period last year-1.91 %
Average maximum salary£47,693£48,792
UK excluding London average salary£40,856£41,956
% change on same period last year-2.62 %
Blue Coat UKBlue Coat
UK

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Blue Coat Systems, Inc.

Blue Coat
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Blue Coat across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

England Blue Coat Demand Trend

Blue Coat
Salary Trend

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

England Blue Coat Salary Trend

Blue Coat
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Blue Coat across the England region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

England Blue Coat Salary Histogram

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 England region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
LondonUp+182168£49,849-10.61 %
South EastUp+57114£44,724+6.56 %
North WestUp+4625£35,529-12.54 %
YorkshireUp+297£38,333+8.55 %
West MidlandsUp+191--
East of EnglandUp+201£60,000+48.14 %
East MidlandsNew entry-1£55,500-
South WestUp+161£40,000-9.94 %
MidlandsUp+231£42,500+6.25 %
Blue Coat UKBlue Coat
UK

Blue Coat
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the England 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.

1368 (64.11 %)CheckPoint
2329 (57.32 %)Cisco
3306 (53.31 %)Firewall
4260 (45.30 %)Juniper
5238 (41.46 %)Nokia
6195 (33.97 %)Cisco Certification
7164 (28.57 %)TCP/IP
8143 (24.91 %)Windows
9130 (22.65 %)VPN
10129 (22.47 %)Cisco PIX
10129 (22.47 %)Network Security
11125 (21.78 %)CCNA
12122 (21.25 %)WAN
13118 (20.56 %)LAN
13118 (20.56 %)Finance
14102 (17.77 %)Microsoft
1598 (17.07 %)NetScreen
1696 (16.72 %)Windows Server 2003
1794 (16.38 %)CCNP
1892 (16.03 %)UNIX
1986 (14.98 %)Internet
2079 (13.76 %)Nortel
2176 (13.24 %)SQL Server
2274 (12.89 %)Windows 2000
2274 (12.89 %)VMware
2373 (12.72 %)MAILsweeper
2470 (12.20 %)Microsoft Certification
2569 (12.02 %)Websense
2666 (11.50 %)MS Exchange
2763 (10.98 %)MCSA

Blue Coat
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the England 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.

England IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (2.091 %)Middleware
23 (0.523 %)WebSphere
23 (0.523 %).NET
23 (0.523 %)ASP.NET
England IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
166 (11.50 %)MS Exchange
259 (10.28 %)Exchange Server 2003
347 (8.188 %)Exchange Server 2007
439 (6.794 %)Exchange Server 2000
521 (3.659 %)IIS
65 (0.871 %)Apache
73 (0.523 %)WebSphere Application Server
73 (0.523 %)SharePoint Server 2007
81 (0.174 %)WebLogic
81 (0.174 %)Lotus Domino
81 (0.174 %)SharePoint
81 (0.174 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
England IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
124 (4.181 %)MS Excel
26 (1.045 %)MS Office
32 (0.348 %)MS Visio
England IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (0.523 %)WebTrends
21 (0.174 %)Oracle Applications
England IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1306 (53.31 %)Firewall
2164 (28.57 %)TCP/IP
3130 (22.65 %)VPN
4129 (22.47 %)Cisco PIX
4129 (22.47 %)Network Security
5122 (21.25 %)WAN
6118 (20.56 %)LAN
798 (17.07 %)NetScreen
886 (14.98 %)Internet
937 (6.446 %)SSL
1025 (4.355 %)LDAP
1124 (4.181 %)MPLS
1124 (4.181 %)BGP
1124 (4.181 %)IPsec
1223 (4.007 %)OSPF
1322 (3.833 %)Cisco ASA
1421 (3.659 %)DNS
1520 (3.484 %)VLAN
1619 (3.310 %)Intrusion Detection
1619 (3.310 %)SAN
England IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
176 (13.24 %)SQL Server
224 (4.181 %)SQL Server 2000
224 (4.181 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (0.348 %)Datawarehouse
England IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (0.523 %)FrontPage
England IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1118 (20.56 %)Finance
246 (8.014 %)Banking
322 (3.833 %)Insurance
421 (3.659 %)Telecoms
518 (3.136 %)Government
614 (2.439 %)Health
712 (2.091 %)Pensions
811 (1.916 %)Retail
97 (1.220 %)Investment Banking
106 (1.045 %)Legal
113 (0.523 %)Music
122 (0.348 %)Local Government
122 (0.348 %)Police
122 (0.348 %)Law
122 (0.348 %)Education
131 (0.174 %)Financial Institution
131 (0.174 %)Publishing
131 (0.174 %)Billing
131 (0.174 %)Auditing
England IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1175 (30.49 %)Analyst
2129 (22.47 %)Security Engineer
399 (17.25 %)Consultant
487 (15.16 %)Network Engineer
586 (14.98 %)Security Consultant
674 (12.89 %)Infrastructure Analyst
756 (9.756 %)Support Engineer
756 (9.756 %)Network Analyst
854 (9.408 %)Support Analyst
948 (8.362 %)Security Analyst
1038 (6.620 %)Network Consultant
1137 (6.446 %)Infrastructure Support Analyst
1137 (6.446 %)Network Security Consultant
1236 (6.272 %)Network Security Engineer
1322 (3.833 %)Network Specialist
1419 (3.310 %)Technical Consultant
1518 (3.136 %)Network Support
1617 (2.962 %)Security Specialist
1617 (2.962 %)3rd Line Support
1715 (2.613 %)Security Manager
England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
133 (5.749 %)SecurID
225 (4.355 %)Firmware
311 (1.916 %)German Language
47 (1.220 %)Fat Client
47 (1.220 %)Thin Client
55 (0.871 %)Data Protection Act
64 (0.697 %)French Language
73 (0.523 %)PKI
82 (0.348 %)IPTV
91 (0.174 %)Arabic Language
91 (0.174 %)Blackberry
91 (0.174 %)Handset
91 (0.174 %)Replication
England IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1143 (24.91 %)Windows
296 (16.72 %)Windows Server 2003
392 (16.03 %)UNIX
474 (12.89 %)Windows 2000
551 (8.885 %)Linux
641 (7.143 %)Solaris
714 (2.439 %)Red Hat Linux
810 (1.742 %)Windows Vista
96 (1.045 %)Windows 2000 Server
104 (0.697 %)Windows NT
113 (0.523 %)Windows XP
122 (0.348 %)SUSE
122 (0.348 %)AIX
131 (0.174 %)HPUX
England IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
149 (8.537 %)Incident Management
242 (7.317 %)Load Balancing
335 (6.098 %)ITIL
430 (5.226 %)Investment Management
524 (4.181 %)Content Management
623 (4.007 %)Security Cleared
722 (3.833 %)Network Design
817 (2.962 %)Information Security
915 (2.613 %)Change Management
1014 (2.439 %)Penetration Testing
1113 (2.265 %)SC Cleared
1212 (2.091 %)Project Management
1311 (1.916 %)Data Protection
148 (1.394 %)Identity Management
148 (1.394 %)Service Delivery
157 (1.220 %)Asset Management
157 (1.220 %)Validation
166 (1.045 %)Service Management
166 (1.045 %)E-Commerce
166 (1.045 %)B2B
England IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
135 (6.098 %)Perl
218 (3.136 %)C
316 (2.787 %)SQL
49 (1.568 %)Java
52 (0.348 %)Shell Script
61 (0.174 %)PowerShell
61 (0.174 %)VBScript
England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1195 (33.97 %)Cisco Certification
2125 (21.78 %)CCNA
394 (16.38 %)CCNP
470 (12.20 %)Microsoft Certification
563 (10.98 %)MCSA
661 (10.63 %)CCSE
760 (10.45 %)MCSE
859 (10.28 %)CCSA
935 (6.098 %)CCSP
1030 (5.226 %)CISSP
1118 (3.136 %)JNCIA
1217 (2.962 %)CCIE
1316 (2.787 %)Degree
1414 (2.439 %)CISM
1513 (2.265 %)JNCIS
166 (1.045 %)Check Point Certification
175 (0.871 %)CCDA
175 (0.871 %)CCDP
184 (0.697 %)CISA
193 (0.523 %)SCNA
England IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
128 (4.878 %)SLA
220 (3.484 %)ISO27001
314 (2.439 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
48 (1.394 %)PCI DSS
54 (0.697 %)COBIT
54 (0.697 %)QA
62 (0.348 %)BS7799
England IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
158 (10.10 %)VMware Infrastructure
251 (8.885 %)Active Directory
348 (8.362 %)Terminal Server
424 (4.181 %)ISA Server
514 (2.439 %)ProxySG
69 (1.568 %)Citrix Presentation Server
77 (1.220 %)Snort
86 (1.045 %)VMware ESX
91 (0.174 %)Squid
91 (0.174 %)NDS
England IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
173 (12.72 %)MAILsweeper
248 (8.362 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
38 (1.394 %)OpenView
47 (1.220 %)CiscoWorks
55 (0.871 %)WSUS
55 (0.871 %)MIMEsweeper
64 (0.697 %)ARCserve
73 (0.523 %)Norton AntiVirus
81 (0.174 %)HP Data Protector
England IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1368 (64.11 %)CheckPoint
2329 (57.32 %)Cisco
3260 (45.30 %)Juniper
4238 (41.46 %)Nokia
5102 (17.77 %)Microsoft
679 (13.76 %)Nortel
774 (12.89 %)VMware
869 (12.02 %)Websense
951 (8.885 %)Crossbeam
1039 (6.794 %)IronPort
1127 (4.704 %)Clearswift
1225 (4.355 %)Finjan
1321 (3.659 %)TippingPoint
1420 (3.484 %)Symantec
1519 (3.310 %)McAfee Security
1519 (3.310 %)Citrix
1614 (2.439 %)IBM
1614 (2.439 %)Red Hat
1713 (2.265 %)EMC
1812 (2.091 %)HP