Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Check Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA) in IT jobs within the England region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited CCSA over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCheck Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank676663
Rank change on same period last yearDown-13
Matching permanent IT job ads170312
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.110 %0.140 %
As % of the category below0.562 %0.737 %
Salaries quoted146248
Average minimum salary£40,085£39,608
Average salary£42,708£42,927
% change on same period last year-0.51 %
Average maximum salary£45,330£46,246
UK excluding London average salary£39,539£38,560
% change on same period last year+2.54 %
England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
England
Matching permanent IT job ads3023842336
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled19.51 %18.95 %
Salaries quoted2616434752
Average minimum salary£37,380£38,138
Average salary£40,843£41,550
% change on same period last year-1.70 %
Average maximum salary£44,305£44,962
UK excluding London average salary£37,971£38,036
% change on same period last year-0.17 %
CCSA UKCCSA
UK

CCSA
Demand Trend

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

England CCSA Demand Trend

CCSA
Salary Trend

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

England CCSA Salary Trend

CCSA
Salary Histogram

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

England CCSA Salary Histogram

CCSA
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CCSA 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+3156£49,799-2.93 %
South EastUp+1853£40,155+2.23 %
East of EnglandUp+2121£40,000+5.98 %
West MidlandsUp+1517£38,647+0.83 %
YorkshireUp+2510£34,000-3.54 %
South WestNew entry-7£43,929-
North WestUp+326£24,000-36.28 %
CCSA UKCCSA
UK

CCSA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1355 (85.34 %)CheckPoint
2343 (82.45 %)Cisco Certification
3330 (79.33 %)Firewall
4307 (73.80 %)Cisco
5261 (62.74 %)CCNA
6223 (53.61 %)CCSE
7199 (47.84 %)VPN
8146 (35.10 %)Cisco PIX
9139 (33.41 %)Nokia
10128 (30.77 %)CCNP
11127 (30.53 %)Network Security
12117 (28.13 %)Juniper
13111 (26.68 %)NetScreen
1494 (22.60 %)CCSP
1593 (22.36 %)LAN
1676 (18.27 %)TCP/IP
1772 (17.31 %)MPLS
1870 (16.83 %)CISSP
1966 (15.87 %)WAN
1966 (15.87 %)Windows
2064 (15.38 %)UNIX
2163 (15.14 %)CCIE
2163 (15.14 %)Security Cleared
2259 (14.18 %)Blue Coat
2357 (13.70 %)BGP
2456 (13.46 %)Cisco ASA
2551 (12.26 %)Internet
2647 (11.30 %)OSPF
2743 (10.34 %)IPsec
2842 (10.10 %)DNS

CCSA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the England region citing CCSA 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 CCSA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (0.240 %).NET
11 (0.240 %)J2EE
11 (0.240 %)CSS
England IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (0.721 %)MS Exchange
13 (0.721 %)Exchange Server 2003
22 (0.481 %)Exchange Server 2007
31 (0.240 %)IIS
31 (0.240 %)SharePoint Server 2007
31 (0.240 %)ColdFusion
England IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
114 (3.365 %)MS Excel
22 (0.481 %)MS Office
England IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1330 (79.33 %)Firewall
2199 (47.84 %)VPN
3146 (35.10 %)Cisco PIX
4127 (30.53 %)Network Security
5111 (26.68 %)NetScreen
693 (22.36 %)LAN
776 (18.27 %)TCP/IP
872 (17.31 %)MPLS
966 (15.87 %)WAN
1057 (13.70 %)BGP
1156 (13.46 %)Cisco ASA
1251 (12.26 %)Internet
1347 (11.30 %)OSPF
1443 (10.34 %)IPsec
1542 (10.10 %)DNS
1634 (8.173 %)Cisco IOS
1733 (7.933 %)VoIP
1826 (6.250 %)DHCP
1925 (6.010 %)SSL
1925 (6.010 %)Intrusion Detection
England IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (1.442 %)SQL Server
21 (0.240 %)SQL Server 2005
England IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
134 (8.173 %)Finance
233 (7.933 %)Insurance
314 (3.365 %)Retail
314 (3.365 %)Government
413 (3.125 %)Military
512 (2.885 %)Banking
611 (2.644 %)Telecoms
76 (1.442 %)Pensions
83 (0.721 %)Legal
92 (0.481 %)Manufacturing
92 (0.481 %)Police
92 (0.481 %)Health
92 (0.481 %)Automotive
101 (0.240 %)Education
101 (0.240 %)Back Office
101 (0.240 %)Investment Banking
England IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1139 (33.41 %)Network Engineer
297 (23.32 %)Security Engineer
347 (11.30 %)Consultant
441 (9.856 %)Firewall Engineer
540 (9.615 %)Security Consultant
637 (8.894 %)Network Security Engineer
733 (7.933 %)Cisco Engineer
826 (6.250 %)Network Specialist
924 (5.769 %)Implementation Engineer
1021 (5.048 %)Support Engineer
1118 (4.327 %)Senior Network Engineer
1118 (4.327 %)Security Specialist
1118 (4.327 %)Firewall Specialist
1217 (4.087 %)Analyst
1312 (2.885 %)Network Security Specialist
1411 (2.644 %)Cisco Network Engineer
1411 (2.644 %)Infrastructure Specialist
1411 (2.644 %)Senior Infrastructure Specialist
1510 (2.404 %)IT Security Engineer
1510 (2.404 %)Cisco Expert
England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
116 (3.846 %)SecurID
27 (1.683 %)Data Protection Act
27 (1.683 %)Thin Client
27 (1.683 %)German Language
27 (1.683 %)Fat Client
36 (1.442 %)Clustering
43 (0.721 %)French Language
52 (0.481 %)Management Information System
52 (0.481 %)Arabic Language
England IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
166 (15.87 %)Windows
264 (15.38 %)UNIX
326 (6.250 %)Linux
424 (5.769 %)Solaris
518 (4.327 %)Windows Server 2003
614 (3.365 %)Windows XP
77 (1.683 %)Windows 2000
86 (1.442 %)Windows 2000 Server
95 (1.202 %)Red Hat Linux
103 (0.721 %)AIX
103 (0.721 %)HPUX
112 (0.481 %)SUSE
112 (0.481 %)Windows Vista
112 (0.481 %)FreeBSD
121 (0.240 %)Windows Server 2008
England IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
163 (15.14 %)Security Cleared
231 (7.452 %)SC Cleared
326 (6.250 %)Information Security
423 (5.529 %)Disaster Recovery
520 (4.808 %)Data Protection
614 (3.365 %)Load Balancing
711 (2.644 %)Fault Management
711 (2.644 %)ITIL
810 (2.404 %)Change Management
98 (1.923 %)Network Design
107 (1.683 %)Service Delivery
116 (1.442 %)Penetration Testing
116 (1.442 %)DNA
125 (1.202 %)B2B
125 (1.202 %)Project Management
134 (0.962 %)Vulnerability Assessment
143 (0.721 %)Incident Management
143 (0.721 %)Requirements Analysis
143 (0.721 %)Business Development
152 (0.481 %)Technical Architecture
England IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (3.125 %)C
23 (0.721 %)Perl
31 (0.240 %)SQL
England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1343 (82.45 %)Cisco Certification
2261 (62.74 %)CCNA
3223 (53.61 %)CCSE
4128 (30.77 %)CCNP
594 (22.60 %)CCSP
670 (16.83 %)CISSP
763 (15.14 %)CCIE
834 (8.173 %)CCDP
931 (7.452 %)CCDA
1025 (6.010 %)Check Point Certification
1123 (5.529 %)CISM
1221 (5.048 %)CCIP
1317 (4.087 %)JNCIA
1415 (3.606 %)GIAC
1513 (3.125 %)CISA
1612 (2.885 %)Microsoft Certification
1711 (2.644 %)MCSE
1711 (2.644 %)Degree
188 (1.923 %)JNCIS
197 (1.683 %)CCVP
England IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
135 (8.413 %)SLA
216 (3.846 %)BS7799
313 (3.125 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
313 (3.125 %)PCI QSA
47 (1.683 %)ISO27001
53 (0.721 %)ISO17799
61 (0.240 %)ISO9001
61 (0.240 %)PCI DSS
England IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
112 (2.885 %)Active Directory
29 (2.163 %)ISA Server
32 (0.481 %)ProxySG
32 (0.481 %)Citrix Presentation Server
41 (0.240 %)VMware Infrastructure
England IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
19 (2.163 %)MAILsweeper
27 (1.683 %)OVSD
27 (1.683 %)MIMEsweeper
27 (1.683 %)OpenView
35 (1.202 %)Nagios
35 (1.202 %)WSUS
42 (0.481 %)Norton AntiVirus
42 (0.481 %)CiscoWorks
England IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1355 (85.34 %)CheckPoint
2307 (73.80 %)Cisco
3139 (33.41 %)Nokia
4117 (28.13 %)Juniper
559 (14.18 %)Blue Coat
636 (8.654 %)Microsoft
729 (6.971 %)Nortel
828 (6.731 %)Websense
919 (4.567 %)Avaya
1017 (4.087 %)IronPort
1115 (3.606 %)HP
1214 (3.365 %)McAfee Security
1313 (3.125 %)CA
149 (2.163 %)Crossbeam
149 (2.163 %)VMware
158 (1.923 %)Reuters
158 (1.923 %)Bloomberg
167 (1.683 %)Symantec
175 (1.202 %)Red Hat
175 (1.202 %)Sourcefire