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This section looks at the demand for Check Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA) in IT jobs within the London 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCheck Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank534551
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching permanent IT job ads104180
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.056 %0.075 %
As % of the category below0.709 %0.829 %
Salaries quoted100147
Average minimum salary£48,970£56,905
Average salary£51,430£59,816
% change on same period last year-14.02 %
Average maximum salary£53,890£62,728
UK excluding London average salary£38,190£40,944
% change on same period last year-6.72 %
London IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
London
Matching permanent IT job ads1466621722
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled7.895 %9.054 %
Salaries quoted1259217317
Average minimum salary£42,252£44,283
Average salary£46,070£48,388
% change on same period last year-4.79 %
Average maximum salary£49,888£52,494
UK excluding London average salary£37,833£38,491
% change on same period last year-1.70 %
CCSA EnglandCCSA
England

CCSA
Demand Trend

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

London 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 London region.

London CCSA Salary Trend

CCSA
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing CCSA across the London region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

London CCSA Salary Histogram

CCSA
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CCSA within the London region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
City of LondonDown-1617£50,533-14.35 %
Docklands, LondonUp+351£45,000-28.00 %
BeckenhamNew entry-1£45,000-
HounslowUp+51£57,500+43.75 %
Canary WharfUp+11--
CCSA EnglandCCSA
England

CCSA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the London 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.

1183 (86.73 %)Cisco Certification
2181 (85.78 %)CheckPoint
3163 (77.25 %)Cisco
4157 (74.41 %)CCSE
5144 (68.25 %)Firewall
6120 (56.87 %)CCNP
7113 (53.55 %)CCNA
883 (39.34 %)Network Security
981 (38.39 %)VPN
1078 (36.97 %)Cisco PIX
1173 (34.60 %)Juniper
1173 (34.60 %)Nokia
1173 (34.60 %)NetScreen
1271 (33.65 %)LAN
1370 (33.18 %)OSPF
1463 (29.86 %)BGP
1463 (29.86 %)WAN
1561 (28.91 %)CCIE
1654 (25.59 %)MPLS
1752 (24.64 %)CCSP
1851 (24.17 %)Cisco IOS
1950 (23.70 %)EIGRP
2041 (19.43 %)VoIP
2140 (18.96 %)TCP/IP
2236 (17.06 %)DNS
2335 (16.59 %)DHCP
2335 (16.59 %)Wireless
2433 (15.64 %)CISSP
2530 (14.22 %)Insurance
2626 (12.32 %)Information Security

CCSA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the London 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.

London IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (2.844 %)CSS
London IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (2.370 %)MS Exchange
23 (1.422 %)IIS
32 (0.948 %)Exchange Server 2003
32 (0.948 %)Exchange Server 2007
London IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (0.948 %)MS Excel
London IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1144 (68.25 %)Firewall
283 (39.34 %)Network Security
381 (38.39 %)VPN
478 (36.97 %)Cisco PIX
573 (34.60 %)NetScreen
671 (33.65 %)LAN
770 (33.18 %)OSPF
863 (29.86 %)BGP
863 (29.86 %)WAN
954 (25.59 %)MPLS
1051 (24.17 %)Cisco IOS
1150 (23.70 %)EIGRP
1241 (19.43 %)VoIP
1340 (18.96 %)TCP/IP
1436 (17.06 %)DNS
1535 (16.59 %)DHCP
1535 (16.59 %)Wireless
1624 (11.37 %)IP Telephony
1723 (10.90 %)Cisco IPT
1820 (9.479 %)Internet
London IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (2.844 %)SQL Server
London IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
130 (14.22 %)Insurance
224 (11.37 %)Banking
322 (10.43 %)Finance
414 (6.635 %)Retail
414 (6.635 %)Military
58 (3.791 %)Pensions
66 (2.844 %)Health
75 (2.370 %)Telecoms
82 (0.948 %)Government
82 (0.948 %)Construction
82 (0.948 %)Legal
82 (0.948 %)Police
91 (0.474 %)Investment Banking
91 (0.474 %)Education
London IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
147 (22.27 %)Network Engineer
244 (20.85 %)Cisco Engineer
330 (14.22 %)Security Engineer
427 (12.80 %)Firewall Engineer
520 (9.479 %)Consultant
618 (8.531 %)Analyst
717 (8.057 %)Security Consultant
717 (8.057 %)Infrastructure Specialist
717 (8.057 %)Senior Infrastructure Specialist
813 (6.161 %)Network Specialist
813 (6.161 %)Security Specialist
912 (5.687 %)Network Analyst
912 (5.687 %)Network Security Engineer
912 (5.687 %)Network Security Specialist
1010 (4.739 %)Cisco Expert
1010 (4.739 %)Implementation Engineer
1010 (4.739 %)Design Engineer
119 (4.265 %)Cisco Network Engineer
119 (4.265 %)Senior Network Engineer
128 (3.791 %)Security Analyst
London IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
116 (7.583 %)SecurID
29 (4.265 %)Fat Client
29 (4.265 %)Thin Client
32 (0.948 %)NHS
London IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
116 (7.583 %)Windows
210 (4.739 %)UNIX
38 (3.791 %)Windows Server 2003
47 (3.318 %)Solaris
55 (2.370 %)Linux
64 (1.896 %)Windows XP
73 (1.422 %)Windows 2000
82 (0.948 %)SUSE
82 (0.948 %)Windows 2000 Server
82 (0.948 %)Red Hat Linux
91 (0.474 %)Windows Server 2008
91 (0.474 %)FreeBSD
London IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
126 (12.32 %)Information Security
215 (7.109 %)Data Protection
37 (3.318 %)Disaster Recovery
37 (3.318 %)Security Cleared
45 (2.370 %)SC Cleared
45 (2.370 %)Network Design
54 (1.896 %)Load Balancing
63 (1.422 %)ITIL
72 (0.948 %)PRINCE2
72 (0.948 %)E-Commerce
81 (0.474 %)Project Management
81 (0.474 %)Change Management
81 (0.474 %)Incident Management
81 (0.474 %)Technical Architecture
81 (0.474 %)Time Management
London IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (1.422 %)C
13 (1.422 %)SQL
London IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1183 (86.73 %)Cisco Certification
2157 (74.41 %)CCSE
3120 (56.87 %)CCNP
4113 (53.55 %)CCNA
561 (28.91 %)CCIE
652 (24.64 %)CCSP
733 (15.64 %)CISSP
821 (9.953 %)CCIP
915 (7.109 %)GIAC
1014 (6.635 %)Check Point Certification
1014 (6.635 %)CISA
1014 (6.635 %)CISM
1112 (5.687 %)JNCIA
1211 (5.213 %)CCDP
1310 (4.739 %)Microsoft Certification
1310 (4.739 %)MCSE
149 (4.265 %)JNCIS
156 (2.844 %)CCVP
156 (2.844 %)CCDA
162 (0.948 %)CCA
London IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
119 (9.005 %)BS7799
214 (6.635 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
214 (6.635 %)PCI QSA
35 (2.370 %)ISO27001
41 (0.474 %)SLA
London IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (1.896 %)Active Directory
23 (1.422 %)ISA Server
23 (1.422 %)Backup Exec
32 (0.948 %)Citrix Presentation Server
41 (0.474 %)Squid
London IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
114 (6.635 %)MIMEsweeper
211 (5.213 %)OVSD
211 (5.213 %)OpenView
37 (3.318 %)MAILsweeper
44 (1.896 %)CiscoWorks
53 (1.422 %)Nagios
62 (0.948 %)Norton AntiVirus
London IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1181 (85.78 %)CheckPoint
2163 (77.25 %)Cisco
373 (34.60 %)Juniper
373 (34.60 %)Nokia
424 (11.37 %)Blue Coat
518 (8.531 %)HP
615 (7.109 %)VMware
714 (6.635 %)CA
714 (6.635 %)McAfee Security
811 (5.213 %)Nortel
811 (5.213 %)Citrix
99 (4.265 %)Sophos
106 (2.844 %)Websense
106 (2.844 %)Crossbeam
106 (2.844 %)Finjan
106 (2.844 %)SurfControl
114 (1.896 %)Microsoft
123 (1.422 %)Perforce
132 (0.948 %)Fortinet
132 (0.948 %)TippingPoint