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The table below looks at the demand for Network Security 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 Network Security over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNetwork Security
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank6884
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching permanent IT job ads1512
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.005 %
As % of the category below8.242 %6.061 %
Salaries quoted912
Average minimum salary£47,111£41,917
Average salary£50,111£45,250
% change on same period last year+10.74 %
Average maximum salary£53,111£48,583
UK excluding London average salary£41,791£41,523
% change on same period last year+0.64 %
North East IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
North East
Matching permanent IT job ads182198
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.106 %0.085 %
Salaries quoted138182
Average minimum salary£31,278£30,863
Average salary£34,032£32,892
% change on same period last year+3.46 %
Average maximum salary£36,786£34,921
UK excluding London average salary£37,898£38,996
% change on same period last year-2.81 %
Network Security EnglandNetwork Security
England

Network Security
Demand Trend

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

North East Network Security Demand Trend

Network Security
Salary Trend

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

North East Network Security Salary Trend

Network Security
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Network Security across the North East region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

North East Network Security Salary Histogram

Network Security
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Security within the North East region over the 3 months to 7 October 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 WearUp+177£56,429+46.56 %
DurhamDown-52£28,000-
Network Security EnglandNetwork Security
England

Network Security
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the North East 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.

127 (90.00 %)WAN
223 (76.67 %)Disaster Recovery
322 (73.33 %)LAN
49 (30.00 %)Replication
49 (30.00 %)Cisco
49 (30.00 %)Cisco Certification
57 (23.33 %)Microsoft Certification
57 (23.33 %)CCIE
57 (23.33 %)MS Visio
57 (23.33 %)MCSE
57 (23.33 %)Firewall
57 (23.33 %)Migration
66 (20.00 %)IP Telephony
66 (20.00 %)VPN
75 (16.67 %)CheckPoint
75 (16.67 %)CCSE
75 (16.67 %)Auditing
75 (16.67 %)ISO27001
75 (16.67 %)Degree
75 (16.67 %)Information Security
75 (16.67 %)BS7799
83 (10.00 %)Active Directory
83 (10.00 %)Windows
83 (10.00 %)MS Excel
92 (6.667 %)ERP
92 (6.667 %)MS Exchange
92 (6.667 %)IIS
92 (6.667 %)MCP
92 (6.667 %)Windows Server 2003
92 (6.667 %)TCP/IP

Network Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the North East 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.

North East IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (6.667 %)IIS
12 (6.667 %)MS Exchange
21 (3.333 %)NetWeaver
21 (3.333 %)Apache
North East IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (23.33 %)MS Visio
23 (10.00 %)MS Excel
North East IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (3.333 %)SAP R/3
North East IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
127 (90.00 %)WAN
222 (73.33 %)LAN
37 (23.33 %)Firewall
46 (20.00 %)IP Telephony
46 (20.00 %)VPN
52 (6.667 %)TCP/IP
61 (3.333 %)DHCP
61 (3.333 %)DNS
61 (3.333 %)SAN
North East IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (3.333 %)SAP BW
North East IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (16.67 %)Auditing
21 (3.333 %)Telecoms
North East IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
121 (70.00 %)Architect
121 (70.00 %)Network Architect
25 (16.67 %)IT Security Consultant
25 (16.67 %)IT Consultant
25 (16.67 %)Consultant
25 (16.67 %)Security Consultant
32 (6.667 %)Senior Analyst
32 (6.667 %)IT Support Analyst
32 (6.667 %)Senior Support Analyst
32 (6.667 %)Analyst
32 (6.667 %)Support Analyst
41 (3.333 %)Security Specialist
41 (3.333 %)Linux Systems Administrator
41 (3.333 %)Linux Administrator
41 (3.333 %)SAP Security Specialist
41 (3.333 %)Systems Administrator
41 (3.333 %)Administrator
North East IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (30.00 %)Replication
21 (3.333 %)PKI
North East IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (10.00 %)Windows
22 (6.667 %)Windows 2000 Server
22 (6.667 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (3.333 %)Debian
31 (3.333 %)Gentoo
31 (3.333 %)Fedora
31 (3.333 %)Red Hat Linux
31 (3.333 %)Linux
31 (3.333 %)Windows XP
North East IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
123 (76.67 %)Disaster Recovery
27 (23.33 %)Migration
35 (16.67 %)Information Security
42 (6.667 %)ERP
51 (3.333 %)CRM
North East IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (3.333 %)C
11 (3.333 %)Shell Script
North East IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (30.00 %)Cisco Certification
27 (23.33 %)Microsoft Certification
27 (23.33 %)MCSE
27 (23.33 %)CCIE
35 (16.67 %)CCSE
35 (16.67 %)Degree
42 (6.667 %)CCNA
42 (6.667 %)MCP
North East IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (16.67 %)BS7799
15 (16.67 %)ISO27001
North East IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (10.00 %)Active Directory
North East IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (30.00 %)Cisco
25 (16.67 %)CheckPoint
32 (6.667 %)NETGEAR
41 (3.333 %)SAP
41 (3.333 %)Microsoft
41 (3.333 %)Citrix
41 (3.333 %)Red Hat