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This section looks at the demand for Firewall skills within the North East 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFirewall
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank6554
Rank change on same period last yearDown-11
Matching permanent IT job ads2432
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.013 %
As % of the category below13.64 %22.22 %
Salaries quoted2031
Average minimum salary£26,150£30,563
Average salary£28,200£31,609
% change on same period last year-10.78 %
Average maximum salary£30,250£32,656
UK excluding London average salary£35,854£37,182
% change on same period last year-3.57 %
North East IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
North East
Matching permanent IT job ads176144
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.093 %0.059 %
Salaries quoted136126
Average minimum salary£33,801£31,104
Average salary£36,637£32,752
% change on same period last year+11.86 %
Average maximum salary£39,472£34,400
UK excluding London average salary£37,397£39,734
% change on same period last year-5.88 %
Firewall EnglandFirewall
England

Firewall
Demand Trend

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

North East 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 North East region.

North East Firewall Salary Trend

Firewall
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Firewall across the North East region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

North East Firewall Salary Histogram

Firewall
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Firewall within the North East region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
Tyne and WearDown-1111£29,700-2.03 %
DurhamUp+87£21,714-21.32 %
NorthumberlandNew entry-2--
Firewall EnglandFirewall
England

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the North East 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.

140 (57.14 %)VPN
233 (47.14 %)Windows
327 (38.57 %)CheckPoint
425 (35.71 %)Active Directory
425 (35.71 %)ISO27001
524 (34.29 %)Information Security
621 (30.00 %)Degree
720 (28.57 %)DNS
720 (28.57 %)Microsoft
720 (28.57 %)BS7799
819 (27.14 %)Microsoft Certification
819 (27.14 %)Auditing
917 (24.29 %)TCP/IP
917 (24.29 %)LAN
1016 (22.86 %)WAN
1016 (22.86 %)Exchange Server 2003
1115 (21.43 %)MS Exchange
1115 (21.43 %)Windows 2000
1214 (20.00 %)Windows XP
1312 (17.14 %)MCP
1312 (17.14 %)DHCP
1411 (15.71 %)ISO9001
1411 (15.71 %)MCSE
1510 (14.29 %)MS Excel
1510 (14.29 %)Linux
1510 (14.29 %)Cisco
1510 (14.29 %)Windows Server 2003
1510 (14.29 %)Internet
169 (12.86 %)Network Security
178 (11.43 %)Exchange Server 2000

Firewall
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the North East 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.

North East IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (1.429 %)HTML
11 (1.429 %)CSS
11 (1.429 %)XML
11 (1.429 %)WAP
North East IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
116 (22.86 %)Exchange Server 2003
215 (21.43 %)MS Exchange
38 (11.43 %)Exchange Server 2000
47 (10.00 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
56 (8.571 %)Apache
65 (7.143 %)CMS
72 (2.857 %)JBoss
72 (2.857 %)Lotus Notes
81 (1.429 %)IIS
81 (1.429 %)NetWeaver
North East IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (14.29 %)MS Excel
23 (4.286 %)MS Office
North East IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.429 %)SAP R/3
North East IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
140 (57.14 %)VPN
220 (28.57 %)DNS
317 (24.29 %)LAN
317 (24.29 %)TCP/IP
416 (22.86 %)WAN
512 (17.14 %)DHCP
610 (14.29 %)Internet
79 (12.86 %)Network Security
83 (4.286 %)SAN
83 (4.286 %)VoIP
92 (2.857 %)Intranet
101 (1.429 %)IPsec
101 (1.429 %)IP Telephony
101 (1.429 %)Intrusion Detection
101 (1.429 %)SMTP
101 (1.429 %)Ethernet
101 (1.429 %)FTP
101 (1.429 %)SSL
North East IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (2.857 %)MySQL
12 (2.857 %)SQL Server
12 (2.857 %)SQL Server 7
12 (2.857 %)SQL Server 2000
North East IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
119 (27.14 %)Auditing
24 (5.714 %)Finance
33 (4.286 %)Telecoms
33 (4.286 %)Banking
33 (4.286 %)Insurance
42 (2.857 %)Police
42 (2.857 %)Investment Banking
51 (1.429 %)Back Office
51 (1.429 %)Government
51 (1.429 %)Health
51 (1.429 %)Publishing
51 (1.429 %)Pensions
North East IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
119 (27.14 %)Consultant
119 (27.14 %)Security Consultant
215 (21.43 %)Analyst
215 (21.43 %)IT Consultant
215 (21.43 %)IT Security Consultant
310 (14.29 %)Support Analyst
49 (12.86 %)Network Engineer
58 (11.43 %)Infrastructure Engineer
66 (8.571 %)IT Security Officer
66 (8.571 %)Security Officer
75 (7.143 %)Administrator
75 (7.143 %)Helpdesk Support
75 (7.143 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
75 (7.143 %)Helpdesk Analyst
75 (7.143 %)1st Line Support
75 (7.143 %)Systems Administrator
83 (4.286 %)Systems Analyst
83 (4.286 %)Support Engineer
83 (4.286 %)Infrastructure Analyst
83 (4.286 %)Linux Systems Administrator
North East IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (10.00 %)Blackberry
25 (7.143 %)Management Information System
32 (2.857 %)PKI
North East IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
133 (47.14 %)Windows
215 (21.43 %)Windows 2000
314 (20.00 %)Windows XP
410 (14.29 %)Windows Server 2003
410 (14.29 %)Linux
55 (7.143 %)UNIX
61 (1.429 %)Windows NT
61 (1.429 %)Debian
61 (1.429 %)Gentoo
61 (1.429 %)Fedora
North East IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
124 (34.29 %)Information Security
25 (7.143 %)Configuration Management
25 (7.143 %)Service Management
33 (4.286 %)ITIL
33 (4.286 %)Software Testing
33 (4.286 %)Release Management
42 (2.857 %)Fault Management
42 (2.857 %)Time Management
42 (2.857 %)PRINCE2
42 (2.857 %)Asset Management
42 (2.857 %)E-Commerce
51 (1.429 %)Penetration Testing
51 (1.429 %)CRM
51 (1.429 %)Security Management
North East IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (7.143 %)SQL
23 (4.286 %)Shell Script
32 (2.857 %)C
41 (1.429 %)Java
41 (1.429 %)Perl
North East IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
121 (30.00 %)Degree
219 (27.14 %)Microsoft Certification
312 (17.14 %)MCP
411 (15.71 %)MCSE
57 (10.00 %)CCSE
65 (7.143 %)HND
72 (2.857 %)PRINCE2 Certification
72 (2.857 %)ITIL Certification
81 (1.429 %)CCNA
81 (1.429 %)Cisco Certification
North East IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
125 (35.71 %)ISO27001
220 (28.57 %)BS7799
311 (15.71 %)ISO9001
43 (4.286 %)QA
North East IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
125 (35.71 %)Active Directory
25 (7.143 %)Backup Exec
34 (5.714 %)Terminal Server
42 (2.857 %)Samba
51 (1.429 %)VMware ESX
51 (1.429 %)ISA Server
North East IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (7.143 %)Norton AntiVirus
15 (7.143 %)WSUS
21 (1.429 %)ARCserve
North East IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
127 (38.57 %)CheckPoint
220 (28.57 %)Microsoft
310 (14.29 %)Cisco
46 (8.571 %)Citrix
46 (8.571 %)Clearswift
55 (7.143 %)VMware
55 (7.143 %)Symantec
55 (7.143 %)Sophos
64 (5.714 %)Red Hat
72 (2.857 %)Lotus
72 (2.857 %)WatchGuard
81 (1.429 %)Blue Coat
81 (1.429 %)Novell
81 (1.429 %)VERITAS
81 (1.429 %)SAP
81 (1.429 %)EMC
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