The first table below looks at the demand for UAG skills in IT jobs advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited UAG 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 of the System Software category for the England region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG)
Rank 713 803 773
Rank change year-on-year
+90 -30
Permanent jobs citing UAG 128 63 77
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 0.127% 0.056% 0.065%
As % of the System Software category 1.313% 0.639% 0.851%
Number of salaries quoted 91 56 71
Average salary £50,000 £35,750 £57,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+39.86% -37.82%
90% offered a salary of more than £34,000 £21,000 £37,500
10% offered a salary of more than £85,000 £55,000 £62,500
UK excluding London average salary £47,500 £45,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year
+5.55% -21.73%
All System Software
England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
System Software category
9747 9861 9049
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 9.637% 8.699% 7.681%
Number of salaries quoted 8287 8590 7490
Average salary £40,995 £42,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-2.39% +5.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £26,500 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £39,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-1.28% +4.00%
UAG
UK

UAG
Jobs Demand Trend

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

England UAG Jobs Demand Trend

UAG
Salary Trend

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

England UAG Salary Trend

UAG
Salary Histogram

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

England UAG Salary Histogram

UAG
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing UAG 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 +78 60 £72,500 +107.14%
South East +15 23 £50,000 -1.96%
North West - 12 £40,000 -
West Midlands -12 8 £50,000 -16.66%
Yorkshire - 7 £47,500 -
East Midlands +1 5 - -
South West -9 5 £32,500 +54.76%
East of England - 4 £42,500 -
Midlands - 1 £32,500 -
UAG
UK

UAG
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1 222 (81.62%) Microsoft
2 210 (77.21%) Windows
3 175 (64.34%) Active Directory
4 154 (56.62%) Windows Server 2008
5 145 (53.31%) SharePoint
6 144 (52.94%) MS Exchange
6 144 (52.94%) VMware
7 139 (51.10%) Exchange Server 2010
8 120 (44.12%) Forefront TMG
9 116 (42.65%) DNS
10 115 (42.28%) Firewall
11 109 (40.07%) VMware Infrastructure
12 108 (39.71%) Hyper-V
13 106 (38.97%) MS Office
14 104 (38.24%) DHCP
15 99 (36.40%) SQL
16 91 (33.46%) SAN
17 89 (32.72%) Citrix
18 87 (31.99%) Windows Server 2012
19 86 (31.62%) MS Excel
20 85 (31.25%) SQL Server
21 82 (30.15%) vSphere
22 75 (27.57%) Office 365
23 74 (27.21%) Lync
24 67 (24.63%) SCCM
25 65 (23.90%) SQL Server 2008
25 65 (23.90%) XenServer
26 64 (23.53%) SCOM
27 62 (22.79%) XenDesktop
28 61 (22.43%) NAS

UAG
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
1 12 (4.412%) .NET
2 5 (1.838%) SAML
3 3 (1.103%) COM
3 3 (1.103%) Windows SharePoint Services
4 2 (0.735%) K2 blackpearl
4 2 (0.735%) .NET Framework
4 2 (0.735%) Web Services
Application Platforms
1 145 (53.31%) SharePoint
2 144 (52.94%) MS Exchange
3 139 (51.10%) Exchange Server 2010
4 74 (27.21%) Lync
5 52 (19.12%) SharePoint Server
6 51 (18.75%) SharePoint 2010
7 47 (17.28%) Exchange Server 2007
8 27 (9.926%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
9 17 (6.250%) IIS
10 13 (4.779%) Windows Azure
11 11 (4.044%) SharePoint 2013
12 9 (3.309%) Exchange Server 2003
13 7 (2.574%) Exchange Server 2013
14 3 (1.103%) Office Communications Server
14 3 (1.103%) SharePoint Foundation
15 2 (0.735%) Exchange Server 2000
Applications
1 106 (38.97%) MS Office
2 86 (31.62%) MS Excel
3 75 (27.57%) Office 365
Business Applications
1 21 (7.721%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (3.676%) SAP Business One
Communications & Networking
1 116 (42.65%) DNS
2 115 (42.28%) Firewall
3 104 (38.24%) DHCP
4 91 (33.46%) SAN
5 61 (22.43%) NAS
6 43 (15.81%) TCP/IP
7 34 (12.50%) Network Security
8 28 (10.29%) Wireless
9 24 (8.824%) VPN
10 17 (6.250%) LAN
10 17 (6.250%) Internet
11 16 (5.882%) WAN
11 16 (5.882%) Cisco ASA
12 12 (4.412%) VLAN
13 10 (3.676%) VoIP
14 8 (2.941%) BGP
14 8 (2.941%) MPLS
14 8 (2.941%) DMZ
14 8 (2.941%) Kerberos
15 6 (2.206%) HTTPS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 85 (31.25%) SQL Server
2 65 (23.90%) SQL Server 2008
3 38 (13.97%) SQL Server 2005
4 4 (1.471%) SQL Server 2000
Development Applications
1 18 (6.618%) Team Foundation Server
2 4 (1.471%) Metasploit
3 2 (0.735%) K2 blackpoint
General
1 44 (16.18%) Back Office
2 14 (5.147%) Banking
3 11 (4.044%) Advertising
4 7 (2.574%) Finance
4 7 (2.574%) Law
5 3 (1.103%) Legal
6 2 (0.735%) Retail
6 2 (0.735%) Local Government
6 2 (0.735%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 90 (33.09%) Architect
2 65 (23.90%) Consultant
3 43 (15.81%) Solutions Architect
4 37 (13.60%) Administrator
5 29 (10.66%) Technical Architect
5 29 (10.66%) Technical Solutions Architect
6 28 (10.29%) Security Architect
7 26 (9.559%) Microsoft Consultant
8 25 (9.191%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 24 (8.824%) Infrastructure Architect
10 23 (8.456%) Systems Administrator
11 22 (8.088%) Analyst
12 16 (5.882%) Security Consultant
13 14 (5.147%) Support Analyst
14 13 (4.779%) Infrastructure Consultant
15 11 (4.044%) Systems Engineer
15 11 (4.044%) SharePoint Administrator
15 11 (4.044%) Windows Administrator
15 11 (4.044%) Windows Systems Administrator
15 11 (4.044%) Wintel Systems Administrator
Miscellaneous
1 45 (16.54%) PKI
2 30 (11.03%) Blackberry
3 23 (8.456%) Hedge funds
4 17 (6.250%) Clustering
5 7 (2.574%) Replication
6 5 (1.838%) Thin Client
6 5 (1.838%) Fat Client
7 4 (1.471%) Statistics
8 3 (1.103%) Cryptography
9 2 (0.735%) IaaS
9 2 (0.735%) Social Media
9 2 (0.735%) E-Learning
9 2 (0.735%) SecurID
9 2 (0.735%) Management Information System
10 1 (0.368%) Firmware
Operating Systems
1 210 (77.21%) Windows
2 154 (56.62%) Windows Server 2008
3 87 (31.99%) Windows Server 2012
4 47 (17.28%) Windows Server 2003
5 31 (11.40%) Windows 7
6 17 (6.250%) Windows XP
7 13 (4.779%) Windows 8
8 10 (3.676%) OpenVMS
8 10 (3.676%) Solaris
8 10 (3.676%) UNIX
9 6 (2.206%) Windows Vista
10 5 (1.838%) Linux
10 5 (1.838%) SUSE
11 2 (0.735%) Windows 2000
12 1 (0.368%) Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (14.34%) Migration
2 36 (13.24%) ITIL
3 30 (11.03%) Identity Management
4 24 (8.824%) Load Balancing
5 23 (8.456%) Information Security
5 23 (8.456%) Vulnerability Assessment
6 22 (8.088%) Enterprise Architecture
7 21 (7.721%) CRM
8 16 (5.882%) GAP Analysis
8 16 (5.882%) Security Architecture
9 14 (5.147%) Asset Management
9 14 (5.147%) Data Protection
9 14 (5.147%) Service Delivery
10 11 (4.044%) Disaster Recovery
11 10 (3.676%) Project Management
12 9 (3.309%) Technical Architecture
12 9 (3.309%) Root Cause Analysis
13 8 (2.941%) Time Management
13 8 (2.941%) Business Development
13 8 (2.941%) OO
Programming Languages
1 99 (36.40%) SQL
2 26 (9.559%) PowerShell
3 11 (4.044%) VBScript
4 9 (3.309%) VB
5 5 (1.838%) C#
6 1 (0.368%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 56 (20.59%) Microsoft Certification
2 37 (13.60%) MCITP
3 32 (11.76%) MCSE
4 28 (10.29%) MCTS
5 25 (9.191%) Cisco Certification
6 13 (4.779%) CCSP
7 12 (4.412%) CCNP
8 11 (4.044%) CCIE
9 10 (3.676%) JNCIE
9 10 (3.676%) CCNA
10 9 (3.309%) Citrix Certification
10 9 (3.309%) SC Cleared
10 9 (3.309%) Security Cleared
11 7 (2.574%) CCA
12 6 (2.206%) CCEE
13 5 (1.838%) MCP
13 5 (1.838%) Linux+ Certification
13 5 (1.838%) VTSP
13 5 (1.838%) Microsoft Certified Master
14 4 (1.471%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (7.721%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 14 (5.147%) SLA
System Software
1 175 (64.34%) Active Directory
2 120 (44.12%) Forefront TMG
3 109 (40.07%) VMware Infrastructure
4 108 (39.71%) Hyper-V
5 82 (30.15%) vSphere
6 65 (23.90%) XenServer
7 62 (22.79%) XenDesktop
8 40 (14.71%) ISA Server
9 28 (10.29%) VMware ESX
10 18 (6.618%) XenApp
11 15 (5.515%) Microsoft App-V
12 11 (4.044%) IAG
13 9 (3.309%) Microsoft Virtual Server
14 8 (2.941%) VMware ESXi
15 6 (2.206%) Citrix Presentation Server
16 4 (1.471%) Nmap
16 4 (1.471%) Terminal Services
17 2 (0.735%) ProxySG
18 1 (0.368%) VMware Server
18 1 (0.368%) Xen
Systems Management
1 67 (24.63%) SCCM
2 64 (23.53%) SCOM
3 29 (10.66%) Norton AntiVirus
3 29 (10.66%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
4 25 (9.191%) NetBackup
4 25 (9.191%) HP SIM
5 20 (7.353%) SCVMM
6 9 (3.309%) Backup Exec
7 4 (1.471%) Nessus
8 3 (1.103%) Cacti
9 2 (0.735%) McAfee ePO
9 2 (0.735%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 2 (0.735%) MAILsweeper
9 2 (0.735%) MIIS
10 1 (0.368%) WSUS
Vendors
1 222 (81.62%) Microsoft
2 144 (52.94%) VMware
3 89 (32.72%) Citrix
4 52 (19.12%) HP
5 47 (17.28%) Cisco
6 43 (15.81%) Symantec
7 31 (11.40%) NetApp
8 26 (9.559%) Juniper
9 25 (9.191%) CA
9 25 (9.191%) Sophos
10 24 (8.824%) CheckPoint
11 20 (7.353%) Riverbed
12 12 (4.412%) F5
13 11 (4.044%) Dell
14 10 (3.676%) SAP
15 7 (2.574%) Brocade
16 5 (1.838%) EMC
16 5 (1.838%) Red Hat
16 5 (1.838%) AppSense
17 4 (1.471%) Blue Coat
London
Desired Skills Microsoft Active Directory and Server knowledge. Desktop virtualisation - Citrix XenApp, XenDesktop, VMware View. MS Exchange / SharePoint / Office Communication Server. MS Security Products - Forefront UAG / IAG / Endpoint...
ComputaCenter
Salary: Competitive
Posted: 23 May 2013
Northampton, Northamptonshire
Experience in Server 2012 and supporting Active Directory. VMware ESXi1/vSphere version 4 & 5. Hyper-V. Microsoft Exchange 2003/2007/2010... Preference will be given to candidates that...
Retail Assist
Posted: 20 May 2013
Bedford, Bedfordshire
The Ideal skill set will include DNS Services, Microsoft Exchange 2007 /2010 and SharePoint services 2007 / 2010. You will have ideally had experience in installing, usage and/or...
Understanding Recruitment
Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 19 May 2013
London
Key Skills: Desktop deployment experience - mass rollouts of Windows 7, XP and Vista... Desired Skills Microsoft Active Directory and Server knowledge. Desktop virtualisation - Citrix XenApp, XenDesktop, VMware View...
ComputaCenter
Salary: Competitive
Posted: 23 May 2013
South East
Their reach is across Cloud, Hosting, Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery, Networking & Unified Communications and Professional Services which includes the Microsoft pre-sales and VMWare / Citrix Pre-Sales divisions.
Lawrence Harvey IT & Change
Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum + Car + 15% Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013
Oxfordshire, Oxford
The successful candidate will be involved, as part of a team, in the planning, implementation and support of all aspects of the virtual and physical deployment of Microsoft,...
Oxford University Press
Salary: Competitive
Posted: 25 May 2013
City, London
5 to 7+ years’ experience of advanced knowledge in Windows Server, Blackberry and ActiveSync, preferred Exchange 2010/2007 experience, knowledge of CCR/SCR/DAG... - Microsoft ISA server / Microsoft...
Coal IT Services
Salary: From £50,000 to £55,000 per annum + up to £20k bonus & Excellent Benef
Posted: 24 May 2013
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
This is a chance to work for a Midlands based Microsoft Gold Partner providing support for a wide range of customers from SME organizations through to Blue-chip...
Trinity Expert Systems
Salary: From £25,000 to £38,000 per annum (dep on exp), plus bonus & benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Huddersfield, Yorkshire
The key skills needed include: Virtualisation Technologies, VmWare, Hyper-V etc Storage Solutions, Netapp (desirable), EMC etc Storage Protocols iscsi, NFS CIFS Windows Server 2008, 2012 AD, DNS,...
Computer Futures
Salary: £35000 - £36000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
City of London
Your skills and qualifications will include - Experience of large/complex SharePoint implementations - Design and implementation of SharePoint architecture and deployment scenarios - Windows SharePoint Services Windows SharePoint Foundation Microsoft...
IT Human Resources
Posted: 15 May 2013
Manchester, North West
The successful SharePoint candidate must have knowledge and experience of MS SharePoint 2010 technology including knowledge of technical architecture... The successful SharePoint Analyst will have good experience with...
Harrington Boyd
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 25 May 2013
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
Microsoft Exchange 2003/ 2007/ 2010,BES & ActiveSync... Firewalls (ISA, TMG, CheckPoint, PIX, ASA, UAG/ IAG) Cisco (routers & switches) Network monitoring tools (Cacti, Solarwinds or similar) WSUS, SCCM and...
Trinity Expert Systems
Salary: From £34,000 to £42,000 per annum dep on exp, plus bonus & benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
Knowledge of Protocol Analysers (Wireshark) Wireless LAN Controllers, IPS / IDS. Network monitoring tools (Cacti, Solarwinds, Scrutinizer) Active Directory, GPO, DNS, DHCP, Windows 2003 / 2008 servers / infrastructures... ADVANTAGEOUS SKILLS:...
Trinity Expert Systems
Salary: From £28,000 to £40,000 per annum dep on exp, plus bonus & benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Wiltshire
Experience of enterprise security solutions for infrastructure and application architectures including: MS UAG, RSA/SecureIDs, VPNs & Firewalls, VMWare, Checkpoint, Symantec, PKI, Cryptography, WinTel platforms and Penetration Testing at...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £33000 - £35000 per annum + Good Benefits Package
Posted: 20 May 2013