The first table below looks at the demand for Network Security skills in IT jobs advertised for the Maidstone region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Network Security 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 Communications & Networking category for the Maidstone region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Network Security
Rank 18 - 21
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 6 0 11
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Maidstone 7.407% - 9.322%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 42.86% - 22.00%
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 11
Average salary £23,000 - £23,500
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £42,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year
- -5.55%
All Communications & Networking
Maidstone
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
14 18 50
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Maidstone 17.28% 39.13% 42.37%
Number of salaries quoted 13 18 44
Average salary £30,000 £34,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-11.76% -2.85%
90% offered a salary of more than £23,000 £25,000 £23,500
10% offered a salary of more than £42,500 £38,000 £48,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +6.66%
Network Security
Kent

Network Security
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Network Security across the Maidstone region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Maidstone Network Security Jobs Demand Trend

Network Security
Salary Trend

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

Maidstone Network Security Salary Trend

Network Security
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Maidstone region citing Network Security 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 Network Security.

1 9 (81.82%) Firewall
2 8 (72.73%) Cisco
3 7 (63.64%) Cisco Certification
3 7 (63.64%) SLA
3 7 (63.64%) CCNA
4 6 (54.55%) Sun
4 6 (54.55%) Internet
4 6 (54.55%) CheckPoint
4 6 (54.55%) Juniper
5 4 (36.36%) Security Cleared
6 2 (18.18%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (18.18%) XenApp
6 2 (18.18%) XenDesktop
6 2 (18.18%) Windows 7
6 2 (18.18%) Exchange Server 2010
6 2 (18.18%) Windows Server 2008
6 2 (18.18%) SQL Server 2008
6 2 (18.18%) Exchange Server 2007
6 2 (18.18%) Mitel
6 2 (18.18%) SQL Server 2005
6 2 (18.18%) Exchange Server 2003
6 2 (18.18%) Microsoft App-V
6 2 (18.18%) Wireless
6 2 (18.18%) VMware
6 2 (18.18%) Terminal Server
6 2 (18.18%) Windows Server 2003
6 2 (18.18%) Active Directory
6 2 (18.18%) Citrix
6 2 (18.18%) Windows
6 2 (18.18%) SQL Server

Network Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Platforms
1 2 (18.18%) Exchange Server 2010
1 2 (18.18%) Exchange Server 2007
1 2 (18.18%) Exchange Server 2003
1 2 (18.18%) MS Exchange
Applications
1 2 (18.18%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 9 (81.82%) Firewall
2 6 (54.55%) Internet
3 2 (18.18%) Wireless
3 2 (18.18%) LAN
3 2 (18.18%) VoIP
3 2 (18.18%) WAN
3 2 (18.18%) VPN
4 1 (9.091%) Cisco PIX
4 1 (9.091%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (18.18%) SQL Server 2008
1 2 (18.18%) SQL Server 2005
1 2 (18.18%) SQL Server
Job Titles
1 8 (72.73%) Analyst
1 8 (72.73%) Support Analyst
2 6 (54.55%) Network Analyst
2 6 (54.55%) Security Analyst
2 6 (54.55%) Network Security Analyst
3 5 (45.45%) Network Support
3 5 (45.45%) Network Support Analyst
4 2 (18.18%) Network Specialist
5 1 (9.091%) 1st Line Support
5 1 (9.091%) Service Analyst
5 1 (9.091%) Technical Support
5 1 (9.091%) Network Engineer
5 1 (9.091%) Network Security Engineer
5 1 (9.091%) Technical Support Analyst
5 1 (9.091%) Technical Analyst
5 1 (9.091%) Service Desk Analyst
5 1 (9.091%) 1st Line Support Analyst
5 1 (9.091%) Security Engineer
Operating Systems
1 2 (18.18%) Windows 7
1 2 (18.18%) Windows Server 2008
1 2 (18.18%) Windows Server 2003
1 2 (18.18%) Windows
1 2 (18.18%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (9.091%) ITIL
1 1 (9.091%) Service Management
1 1 (9.091%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (9.091%) Computer Security
Qualifications
1 7 (63.64%) Cisco Certification
1 7 (63.64%) CCNA
2 4 (36.36%) Security Cleared
3 1 (9.091%) MCP
3 1 (9.091%) MCSE
3 1 (9.091%) MCSA
3 1 (9.091%) CCIE
3 1 (9.091%) CCSP
3 1 (9.091%) CCNP
3 1 (9.091%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (63.64%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (18.18%) VMware Infrastructure
1 2 (18.18%) XenApp
1 2 (18.18%) XenDesktop
1 2 (18.18%) Microsoft App-V
1 2 (18.18%) Terminal Server
1 2 (18.18%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 8 (72.73%) Cisco
2 6 (54.55%) Sun
2 6 (54.55%) CheckPoint
2 6 (54.55%) Juniper
3 2 (18.18%) Mitel
3 2 (18.18%) VMware
3 2 (18.18%) Citrix
4 1 (9.091%) F5
4 1 (9.091%) Twitter