The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Q1 Labs products and/or services in IT jobs advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Q1 Labs over the 3 months to 24 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 Vendors for the England region.

The figures below represent the IT job market in general and are NOT representative of salaries within Q1 Labs.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Q1 Labs
Rank 827 853 831
Rank change year-on-year
+26 -22
Permanent jobs citing Q1 Labs 14 13 19
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 0.014% 0.011% 0.016%
As % of the Vendors category 0.029% 0.024% 0.035%
Number of salaries quoted 14 12 19
Average salary £52,500 £47,500 £27,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+10.52% +72.72%
90% offered a salary of more than £35,000 £35,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £75,000 £47,500 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £47,500 £47,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +35.71%
All Vendors
England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
48326 53402 54852
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 47.78% 47.11% 46.56%
Number of salaries quoted 39934 45402 45902
Average salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £28,500 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £70,000 £72,500 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
Q1 Labs
UK

Q1 Labs
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Q1 Labs across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

England Q1 Labs Jobs Demand Trend

Q1 Labs
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Q1 Labs across the England region.

England Q1 Labs Salary Trend

Q1 Labs
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Q1 Labs across the England region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

England Q1 Labs Salary Histogram

Q1 Labs
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Q1 Labs within the England region over the 3 months to 24 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
London +61 11 £55,000 +15.78%
West Midlands - 2 £52,500 -
East of England - 1 £47,500 -
Q1 Labs
UK

Q1 Labs
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the England region citing Q1 Labs 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 Q1 Labs.

1 39 (100.00%) SIEM
2 29 (74.36%) Network Security
3 27 (69.23%) LogLogic
4 18 (46.15%) ArcSight
5 16 (41.03%) Juniper
5 16 (41.03%) Blue Coat
5 16 (41.03%) CheckPoint
5 16 (41.03%) F5
6 14 (35.90%) Linux
6 14 (35.90%) Firewall
7 12 (30.77%) Information Security
8 10 (25.64%) UNIX
8 10 (25.64%) Windows
9 8 (20.51%) Snort
10 7 (17.95%) Tripwire
10 7 (17.95%) TCP/IP
10 7 (17.95%) Cisco
10 7 (17.95%) Qualys
11 6 (15.38%) Internet
11 6 (15.38%) Perl
12 5 (12.82%) ITIL
12 5 (12.82%) Management Information System
12 5 (12.82%) GCIA
12 5 (12.82%) GCIH
12 5 (12.82%) C
12 5 (12.82%) Oracle
12 5 (12.82%) Symantec
12 5 (12.82%) McAfee
12 5 (12.82%) Sourcefire
12 5 (12.82%) Computer Security

Q1 Labs
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the England region citing Q1 Labs 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 Q1 Labs. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 4 (10.26%) .NET
Application Platforms
1 3 (7.692%) IIS
1 3 (7.692%) Apache
Applications
1 2 (5.128%) MS Excel
1 2 (5.128%) MS Visio
1 2 (5.128%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 29 (74.36%) Network Security
2 14 (35.90%) Firewall
3 7 (17.95%) TCP/IP
4 6 (15.38%) Internet
5 2 (5.128%) Cisco ASA
5 2 (5.128%) BGP
5 2 (5.128%) EIGRP
5 2 (5.128%) OSPF
5 2 (5.128%) VPN
5 2 (5.128%) SSL
5 2 (5.128%) Wireless
5 2 (5.128%) IPsec
6 1 (2.564%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (2.564%) HTTP
6 1 (2.564%) NetScaler
General
1 1 (2.564%) Law
Job Titles
1 18 (46.15%) Security Engineer
2 17 (43.59%) Network Engineer
2 17 (43.59%) Network Security Engineer
3 8 (20.51%) Security Analyst
3 8 (20.51%) Analyst
4 6 (15.38%) Consultant
4 6 (15.38%) Security Consultant
5 5 (12.82%) Pre Sales Engineer
6 4 (10.26%) Junior Analyst
6 4 (10.26%) Junior
7 1 (2.564%) Security Manager
7 1 (2.564%) Team Leader
7 1 (2.564%) Operations Team Leader
Miscellaneous
1 5 (12.82%) Management Information System
2 1 (2.564%) Firmware
Operating Systems
1 14 (35.90%) Linux
2 10 (25.64%) UNIX
2 10 (25.64%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (100.00%) SIEM
2 12 (30.77%) Information Security
3 5 (12.82%) ITIL
3 5 (12.82%) Computer Security
4 4 (10.26%) Operations Management
4 4 (10.26%) Software Engineering
4 4 (10.26%) ITSM
4 4 (10.26%) Service Management
5 3 (7.692%) Cyber Security
6 1 (2.564%) Risk Management
6 1 (2.564%) Security Management
6 1 (2.564%) Service Delivery
6 1 (2.564%) Vulnerability Assessment
6 1 (2.564%) Load Balancing
6 1 (2.564%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (15.38%) Perl
2 5 (12.82%) C
3 4 (10.26%) Java
4 1 (2.564%) Python
Qualifications
1 5 (12.82%) GCIA
1 5 (12.82%) GCIH
2 4 (10.26%) Security Cleared
2 4 (10.26%) GIAC
3 3 (7.692%) CISSP
4 2 (5.128%) Cisco Certification
4 2 (5.128%) CCIE
4 2 (5.128%) CCSP
4 2 (5.128%) CCNP
5 1 (2.564%) CISM
5 1 (2.564%) CEH
5 1 (2.564%) GCFA
5 1 (2.564%) PhD
5 1 (2.564%) SSCP
5 1 (2.564%) Degree
5 1 (2.564%) SC Cleared
5 1 (2.564%) GCED
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.564%) COBIT
System Software
1 8 (20.51%) Snort
2 1 (2.564%) Nmap
Systems Management
1 4 (10.26%) Splunk
Vendors
1 27 (69.23%) LogLogic
2 18 (46.15%) ArcSight
3 16 (41.03%) Juniper
3 16 (41.03%) Blue Coat
3 16 (41.03%) CheckPoint
3 16 (41.03%) F5
4 7 (17.95%) Tripwire
4 7 (17.95%) Cisco
4 7 (17.95%) Qualys
5 5 (12.82%) Oracle
5 5 (12.82%) Symantec
5 5 (12.82%) McAfee
5 5 (12.82%) Sourcefire
6 4 (10.26%) HP
7 2 (5.128%) Microsoft
8 1 (2.564%) Novell
8 1 (2.564%) Fortinet
8 1 (2.564%) Websense
8 1 (2.564%) EMC
8 1 (2.564%) Riverbed