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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Symantec products and/or services in IT jobs within the Manchester region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Symantec over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSymantec
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank155191
Rank change on same period last yearUp+36
Matching permanent IT job ads3019
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.008 %
As % of the category below1.329 %0.605 %
Salaries quoted2718
Average minimum salary£23,148£32,389
Average salary£24,963£38,417
% change on same period last year-35.02 %
Average maximum salary£26,778£44,444
UK excluding London average salary£34,031£37,098
% change on same period last year-8.26 %
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
Manchester
Matching permanent IT job ads22573142
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.232 %1.319 %
Salaries quoted19592735
Average minimum salary£35,023£40,110
Average salary£40,157£46,308
% change on same period last year-13.28 %
Average maximum salary£45,291£52,506
UK excluding London average salary£40,005£41,895
% change on same period last year-4.51 %
Symantec North WestSymantec
North West

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within the Symantec Corporation.

Symantec
Demand Trend

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

Manchester Symantec Demand Trend

Symantec
Salary Trend

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

Manchester Symantec Salary Trend

Symantec
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Symantec across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Manchester Symantec Salary Histogram

Symantec
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing Symantec 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 Symantec.

147 (79.66 %)Windows
235 (59.32 %)Windows Server 2003
331 (52.54 %)TCP/IP
427 (45.76 %)Citrix
526 (44.07 %)McAfee Security
624 (40.68 %)DNS
722 (37.29 %)Windows XP
818 (30.51 %)Backup Exec
916 (27.12 %)Windows 2000
916 (27.12 %)Microsoft
1014 (23.73 %)Active Directory
1014 (23.73 %)Windows 2000 Server
1112 (20.34 %)Windows Vista
1211 (18.64 %)Exchange Server 2003
1211 (18.64 %)Microsoft Certification
1211 (18.64 %)Norton AntiVirus
1211 (18.64 %)MS Exchange
1211 (18.64 %)SQL
1310 (16.95 %)ITIL
1310 (16.95 %)Cisco
1310 (16.95 %)Firewall
149 (15.25 %)MCSE
149 (15.25 %)MS Excel
158 (13.56 %)REXX
158 (13.56 %)zOS
158 (13.56 %)MVS
158 (13.56 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
158 (13.56 %)RACF
158 (13.56 %)JCL
158 (13.56 %)Law

Symantec
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing Symantec 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 Symantec. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Manchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (3.390 %)J2EE
21 (1.695 %)ASP
21 (1.695 %).NET
Manchester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (18.64 %)MS Exchange
111 (18.64 %)Exchange Server 2003
26 (10.17 %)Apache
26 (10.17 %)Exchange Server 2007
35 (8.475 %)IIS
35 (8.475 %)Exchange Server 2000
44 (6.780 %)SharePoint
53 (5.085 %)WorkSite
62 (3.390 %)JBoss
62 (3.390 %)Tomcat
Manchester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (15.25 %)MS Excel
25 (8.475 %)MS Office
Manchester IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (5.085 %)e-Work
Manchester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
131 (52.54 %)TCP/IP
224 (40.68 %)DNS
310 (16.95 %)Firewall
47 (11.86 %)LAN
47 (11.86 %)WAN
56 (10.17 %)VPN
65 (8.475 %)SMS
65 (8.475 %)SAN
74 (6.780 %)IPsec
74 (6.780 %)Cisco IOS
74 (6.780 %)BGP
83 (5.085 %)NetScreen
83 (5.085 %)Cisco PIX
92 (3.390 %)Internet
92 (3.390 %)MPLS
92 (3.390 %)SSL
92 (3.390 %)ADSL
101 (1.695 %)SNMP
101 (1.695 %)DMZ
Manchester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (10.17 %)MySQL
16 (10.17 %)SQL Server
24 (6.780 %)PostgreSQL
Manchester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (3.390 %)Subversion
Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (13.56 %)Law
23 (5.085 %)Legal
32 (3.390 %)Games
32 (3.390 %)Pharmaceutical
32 (3.390 %)Back Office
41 (1.695 %)Government
41 (1.695 %)Marketing
Manchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
127 (45.76 %)Analyst
219 (32.20 %)2nd Line Support
313 (22.03 %)Support Technician
313 (22.03 %)2nd Line Support Technician
411 (18.64 %)Support Engineer
58 (13.56 %)Security Analyst
58 (13.56 %)Information Analyst
58 (13.56 %)Information Security Analyst
66 (10.17 %)Administrator
66 (10.17 %)Network Engineer
75 (8.475 %)Technical Engineer
75 (8.475 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
84 (6.780 %)Infrastructure Engineer
84 (6.780 %)Systems Administrator
93 (5.085 %)Support Analyst
93 (5.085 %)Desktop Engineer
93 (5.085 %)Windows Administrator
102 (3.390 %)Windows Systems Administrator
102 (3.390 %)Firewall Engineer
102 (3.390 %)Infrastructure Support Engineer
Manchester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (3.390 %)Thin Client
12 (3.390 %)Fat Client
Manchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
147 (79.66 %)Windows
235 (59.32 %)Windows Server 2003
322 (37.29 %)Windows XP
416 (27.12 %)Windows 2000
514 (23.73 %)Windows 2000 Server
612 (20.34 %)Windows Vista
78 (13.56 %)zOS
78 (13.56 %)MVS
86 (10.17 %)Linux
95 (8.475 %)Debian
95 (8.475 %)Windows Server 2008
104 (6.780 %)OpenBSD
104 (6.780 %)FreeBSD
112 (3.390 %)UNIX
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (16.95 %)ITIL
28 (13.56 %)Information Security
36 (10.17 %)Problem Management
45 (8.475 %)Security Cleared
51 (1.695 %)SC Cleared
51 (1.695 %)Penetration Testing
51 (1.695 %)Project Management
51 (1.695 %)Service Delivery
51 (1.695 %)Disaster Recovery
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (18.64 %)SQL
28 (13.56 %)REXX
28 (13.56 %)JCL
36 (10.17 %)Perl
36 (10.17 %)PHP
44 (6.780 %)Shell Script
Manchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (18.64 %)Microsoft Certification
29 (15.25 %)MCSE
38 (13.56 %)MCDST
42 (3.390 %)MCSA
51 (1.695 %)Check Point Certification
Manchester IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (13.56 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Manchester IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
118 (30.51 %)Backup Exec
214 (23.73 %)Active Directory
38 (13.56 %)RACF
47 (11.86 %)VMware Infrastructure
53 (5.085 %)Terminal Server
62 (3.390 %)ISA Server
62 (3.390 %)Samba
Manchester IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
111 (18.64 %)Norton AntiVirus
24 (6.780 %)Nagios
33 (5.085 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
41 (1.695 %)MIMEsweeper
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
127 (45.76 %)Citrix
226 (44.07 %)McAfee Security
316 (27.12 %)Microsoft
410 (16.95 %)Cisco
58 (13.56 %)VMware
63 (5.085 %)Metastorm
63 (5.085 %)Interwoven
72 (3.390 %)Juniper
72 (3.390 %)NetApp
72 (3.390 %)Oracle
72 (3.390 %)HP
72 (3.390 %)CheckPoint
81 (1.695 %)VERITAS