The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Sophos products and/or services in IT jobs advertised for the High Wycombe region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Sophos 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 High Wycombe region.

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

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Sophos
Rank - 38 -
Permanent jobs citing Sophos 0 1 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in High Wycombe - 0.441% -
As % of the Vendors category - 1.031% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 0
Average salary - £22,000 -
UK excluding London average salary £30,000 £33,500 £30,500
% change year-on-year
-10.44% +9.83%
All Vendors
High Wycombe
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
90 97 57
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in High Wycombe 45.69% 42.73% 36.77%
Number of salaries quoted 86 96 48
Average salary £37,500 £35,000 £45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.14% -22.22%
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
Sophos
Buckinghamshire

Sophos
Jobs Demand Trend

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

High Wycombe Sophos Jobs Demand Trend

Sophos
Salary Trend

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

High Wycombe Sophos Salary Trend

Sophos
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the High Wycombe region citing Sophos 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 Sophos.

1 2 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 2 (100.00%) Firewall
1 2 (100.00%) WatchGuard
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
2 1 (50.00%) MS Exchange
2 1 (50.00%) MCP
2 1 (50.00%) Windows Server 2008
2 1 (50.00%) Exchange Server 2010
2 1 (50.00%) Windows Server 2012
2 1 (50.00%) Exchange Server 2007
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (50.00%) Symantec
2 1 (50.00%) Norton AntiVirus

Sophos
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Platforms
1 1 (50.00%) MS Exchange
1 1 (50.00%) Exchange Server 2010
1 1 (50.00%) Exchange Server 2007
Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 2 (100.00%) Firewall
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) IT Support
1 1 (50.00%) Help Desk Support
1 1 (50.00%) Help Desk Support Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) IT Support Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Support Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Help Desk Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Support Engineer
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
2 1 (50.00%) Windows Server 2008
2 1 (50.00%) Windows Server 2012
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) MCP
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
Systems Management
1 1 (50.00%) Norton AntiVirus
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) WatchGuard
2 1 (50.00%) Symantec