Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Firewall skills within the Hounslow region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Firewall over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFirewall
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1411
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching permanent IT job ads14
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.002 %
As % of the category below11.11 %26.67 %
Salaries quoted14
Average minimum salary£24,000£32,000
Average salary£24,000£32,000
% change on same period last year-25.00 %
Average maximum salary£24,000£32,000
UK excluding London average salary£37,130£35,912
% change on same period last year+3.38 %
Hounslow IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Hounslow
Matching permanent IT job ads915
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.007 %
Salaries quoted915
Average minimum salary£37,300£35,194
Average salary£40,350£36,806
% change on same period last year+9.63 %
Average maximum salary£43,400£38,417
UK excluding London average salary£37,747£38,108
% change on same period last year-0.94 %
Firewall LondonFirewall
London

Firewall
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Firewall across the Hounslow region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Hounslow Firewall Demand Trend

Firewall
Salary Trend

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

Hounslow Firewall Salary Trend

Firewall
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Hounslow region citing Firewall 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 Firewall.

18 (72.73 %)Windows
18 (72.73 %)Windows Server 2003
27 (63.64 %)CheckPoint
36 (54.55 %)Internet
36 (54.55 %)MS Exchange
36 (54.55 %)Microsoft
36 (54.55 %)Active Directory
36 (54.55 %)Exchange Server 2003
36 (54.55 %)Windows Server 2008
45 (45.45 %)Microsoft Certification
54 (36.36 %)MCP
54 (36.36 %)TCP/IP
54 (36.36 %)MS Excel
63 (27.27 %)Cisco Certification
63 (27.27 %)Nokia
63 (27.27 %)OSPF
72 (18.18 %)Remedy
72 (18.18 %)VRRP
72 (18.18 %)Finance
72 (18.18 %)Education
72 (18.18 %)CCNP
72 (18.18 %)CCNA
72 (18.18 %)VPN
72 (18.18 %)Windows XP
72 (18.18 %)LAN
72 (18.18 %)WAN
72 (18.18 %)Windows Vista
72 (18.18 %)VLAN
81 (9.091 %)Cisco PIX
81 (9.091 %)Network Security

Firewall
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Hounslow region citing Firewall 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 Firewall. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hounslow IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (54.55 %)MS Exchange
16 (54.55 %)Exchange Server 2003
Hounslow IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (36.36 %)MS Excel
Hounslow IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (54.55 %)Internet
24 (36.36 %)TCP/IP
33 (27.27 %)OSPF
42 (18.18 %)VPN
42 (18.18 %)LAN
42 (18.18 %)WAN
42 (18.18 %)VRRP
42 (18.18 %)VLAN
51 (9.091 %)Cisco PIX
51 (9.091 %)Network Security
51 (9.091 %)Cisco ASA
51 (9.091 %)ADSL
51 (9.091 %)BGP
51 (9.091 %)MPLS
Hounslow IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (18.18 %)Finance
12 (18.18 %)Education
Hounslow IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (54.55 %)1st Line Support
16 (54.55 %)Support Engineer
16 (54.55 %)Helpdesk Support
24 (36.36 %)Installations Engineer
24 (36.36 %)Helpdesk Engineer
24 (36.36 %)1st Line Support Engineer
32 (18.18 %)Network Support
32 (18.18 %)Network Specialist
41 (9.091 %)Network Security Specialist
41 (9.091 %)Network Support Specialist
41 (9.091 %)Senior Support Engineer
41 (9.091 %)Security Specialist
41 (9.091 %)Analyst
41 (9.091 %)Support Analyst
41 (9.091 %)Network Support Analyst
41 (9.091 %)Support Specialist
41 (9.091 %)Network Analyst
Hounslow IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (72.73 %)Windows
18 (72.73 %)Windows Server 2003
26 (54.55 %)Windows Server 2008
32 (18.18 %)Windows Vista
32 (18.18 %)Windows XP
Hounslow IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (45.45 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (36.36 %)MCP
33 (27.27 %)Cisco Certification
42 (18.18 %)CCNP
42 (18.18 %)CCNA
51 (9.091 %)CCSA
51 (9.091 %)CCSE
51 (9.091 %)MCSE
51 (9.091 %)CCIE
51 (9.091 %)CCSP
Hounslow IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (54.55 %)Active Directory
Hounslow IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (63.64 %)CheckPoint
26 (54.55 %)Microsoft
33 (27.27 %)Nokia
42 (18.18 %)Remedy
51 (9.091 %)Cisco