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This section looks at the demand for Firewall skills within the Midlands 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 last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFirewall
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank4338
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching permanent IT job ads4746
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.023 %0.020 %
As % of the category below22.17 %19.66 %
Salaries quoted2915
Average minimum salary£36,000£35,833
Average salary£41,776£39,500
% change on same period last year+5.76 %
Average maximum salary£47,552£43,167
UK excluding London average salary£36,986£37,072
% change on same period last year-0.23 %
Communications & Networking MidlandsCommunications & Networking
Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads212234
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.104 %0.104 %
Salaries quoted144153
Average minimum salary£34,346£43,443
Average salary£37,955£47,174
% change on same period last year-19.54 %
Average maximum salary£41,564£50,905
UK excluding London average salary£37,693£39,086
% change on same period last year-3.56 %
Firewall EnglandFirewall
England

Firewall
Demand Trend

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

Midlands Firewall Demand Trend

Firewall
Salary Trend

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

Midlands Firewall Salary Trend

Firewall
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Firewall across the Midlands region over the past 3 months.

Midlands Firewall Salary Histogram

Firewall
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Midlands region citing Firewall also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Firewall.

141 (70.69 %)Cisco
228 (48.28 %)Cisco Certification
323 (39.66 %)Windows
421 (36.21 %)LAN
421 (36.21 %)WAN
518 (31.03 %)Active Directory
518 (31.03 %)SAN
616 (27.59 %)CCNA
715 (25.86 %)CheckPoint
814 (24.14 %)Microsoft Certification
814 (24.14 %)SQL
912 (20.69 %)Microsoft
1011 (18.97 %)VoIP
1011 (18.97 %)MCP
1011 (18.97 %)MCSE
1110 (17.24 %)TCP/IP
1110 (17.24 %)VPN
1110 (17.24 %)Exchange Server 2003
129 (15.52 %)Network Security
129 (15.52 %)CCNP
129 (15.52 %)MS Exchange
138 (13.79 %)Windows 2000
138 (13.79 %)Project Management
147 (12.07 %)Asset Management
147 (12.07 %)Pensions
147 (12.07 %)Exchange Server 2000
147 (12.07 %)Network Design
147 (12.07 %)Avaya
147 (12.07 %)SAP
147 (12.07 %)Broadband

Firewall
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Midlands region citing Firewall also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Firewall. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
11 (1.724 %)J2EE
11 (1.724 %)XML
11 (1.724 %)WebSphere
Application Platforms
110 (17.24 %)Exchange Server 2003
29 (15.52 %)MS Exchange
37 (12.07 %)Exchange Server 2000
37 (12.07 %)SharePoint
46 (10.34 %)IIS
51 (1.724 %)JBoss
51 (1.724 %)Tomcat
51 (1.724 %)Exchange Server 2007
Communications & Networking
121 (36.21 %)WAN
121 (36.21 %)LAN
218 (31.03 %)SAN
311 (18.97 %)VoIP
410 (17.24 %)TCP/IP
410 (17.24 %)VPN
59 (15.52 %)Network Security
67 (12.07 %)Broadband
76 (10.34 %)Wireless
85 (8.621 %)BGP
94 (6.897 %)MPLS
94 (6.897 %)OSPF
94 (6.897 %)Intrusion Detection
94 (6.897 %)VLAN
103 (5.172 %)Internet
112 (3.448 %)DNS
112 (3.448 %)RIP
112 (3.448 %)Cisco IPT
112 (3.448 %)Cisco PIX
112 (3.448 %)BIG-IP
Database & Business Intelligence
12 (3.448 %)SQL Server
21 (1.724 %)DB2
General
17 (12.07 %)Pensions
25 (8.621 %)Finance
31 (1.724 %)Government
31 (1.724 %)Local Government
Job Titles
116 (27.59 %)Network Engineer
210 (17.24 %)Analyst
210 (17.24 %)Senior Analyst
39 (15.52 %)Architect
48 (13.79 %)Network Support
48 (13.79 %)Consultant
57 (12.07 %)Support Analyst
57 (12.07 %)Senior Support Analyst
66 (10.34 %)Network Support Engineer
66 (10.34 %)SharePoint Consultant
66 (10.34 %)Support Engineer
74 (6.897 %)3rd Line Support
74 (6.897 %)Data Architect
74 (6.897 %)Technical Specialist
74 (6.897 %)Infrastructure Architect
74 (6.897 %)Network Architect
83 (5.172 %)Security Engineer
92 (3.448 %)Cisco Network Engineer
92 (3.448 %)Network Design Engineer
92 (3.448 %)Cisco Engineer
Miscellaneous
17 (12.07 %)Asset Management
24 (6.897 %)SecurID
24 (6.897 %)N-Tier
31 (1.724 %)Thin Client
31 (1.724 %)Fat Client
Operating Systems
123 (39.66 %)Windows
28 (13.79 %)Windows 2000
35 (8.621 %)Unix
35 (8.621 %)Linux
41 (1.724 %)Solaris
41 (1.724 %)Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
18 (13.79 %)Project Management
27 (12.07 %)Network Design
35 (8.621 %)Load Balancing
44 (6.897 %)Problem Management
51 (1.724 %)Computer Security
51 (1.724 %)Disaster Recovery
51 (1.724 %)Information Security
51 (1.724 %)Configuration Management
Programming Languages
114 (24.14 %)SQL
Qualifications
128 (48.28 %)Cisco Certification
216 (27.59 %)CCNA
314 (24.14 %)Microsoft Certification
411 (18.97 %)MCP
411 (18.97 %)MCSE
59 (15.52 %)CCNP
67 (12.07 %)CCIE
73 (5.172 %)CCSE
82 (3.448 %)CCSA
91 (1.724 %)CCSP
91 (1.724 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
91 (1.724 %)MCTS
91 (1.724 %)Degree
System Software
118 (31.03 %)Active Directory
23 (5.172 %)ISA Server
32 (3.448 %)Terminal Services
Systems Management
12 (3.448 %)HP Data Protector
21 (1.724 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
141 (70.69 %)Cisco
215 (25.86 %)CheckPoint
312 (20.69 %)Microsoft
47 (12.07 %)SAP
47 (12.07 %)Avaya
55 (8.621 %)VMware
64 (6.897 %)HP
73 (5.172 %)Citrix
73 (5.172 %)Nokia
82 (3.448 %)Huawei
82 (3.448 %)LANDesk
82 (3.448 %)WatchGuard
91 (1.724 %)3Com
91 (1.724 %)Dell
91 (1.724 %)Juniper
91 (1.724 %)Oracle
91 (1.724 %)Sun
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