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The table below looks at the demand for Communications-Electronics Security Group (CESG) skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited CESG over the 3 months to 8 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCommunications-Electronics Security Group (CESG)
Location
3 months to
8 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank250278
Rank change on same period last yearUp+28
Matching permanent IT job ads12
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.067 %0.117 %
Salaries quoted12
Average minimum salary£55,000£52,500
Average salary£60,000£55,000
% change on same period last year+9.09 %
Average maximum salary£65,000£57,500
UK excluding London average salary£57,305£56,929
% change on same period last year+0.66 %
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads15031711
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.866 %0.746 %
Salaries quoted13141375
Average minimum salary£32,246£34,665
Average salary£35,431£38,627
% change on same period last year-8.27 %
Average maximum salary£38,617£42,589
UK excluding London average salary£37,732£39,496
% change on same period last year-4.46 %
CESG EnglandCESG
England

CESG
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing CESG across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

North West CESG Demand Trend

CESG
Salary Trend

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

North West CESG Salary Trend

CESG
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CESG within the North West region over the 3 months to 8 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
ManchesterUp+361£60,000+9.09 %
CESG EnglandCESG
England

CESG
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing CESG 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 CESG.

15 (45.45 %)Penetration Testing
24 (36.36 %)Security Testing
24 (36.36 %)Network Security
24 (36.36 %)CESG Infosec
33 (27.27 %)CISSP
33 (27.27 %)CESG CLAS
33 (27.27 %)Risk Assessment
42 (18.18 %)Information Security
42 (18.18 %)Finance
42 (18.18 %)Government
42 (18.18 %)Military
42 (18.18 %)Ethical Hacking
42 (18.18 %)CEH
42 (18.18 %)CHFI
51 (9.091 %)Firewall
51 (9.091 %)GAP Analysis
51 (9.091 %)Management Information System
51 (9.091 %)Risk Management
51 (9.091 %)Cisco Certification
51 (9.091 %)DSL
51 (9.091 %)SQL
51 (9.091 %)Windows
51 (9.091 %)Windows 2000
51 (9.091 %)WAN
51 (9.091 %)ISO17799
51 (9.091 %)VPN
51 (9.091 %)DNS
51 (9.091 %)Cisco
51 (9.091 %)Microsoft
51 (9.091 %)CCNA

CESG
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing CESG 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 CESG. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (36.36 %)Network Security
21 (9.091 %)WAN
21 (9.091 %)VPN
21 (9.091 %)DNS
21 (9.091 %)DSL
21 (9.091 %)Firewall
North West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (9.091 %)AppScan
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (18.18 %)Finance
12 (18.18 %)Government
12 (18.18 %)Military
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (36.36 %)Consultant
14 (36.36 %)Test Team Leader
14 (36.36 %)Team Leader
22 (18.18 %)Systems Engineer
31 (9.091 %)Senior Network Engineer
31 (9.091 %)Network Engineer
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (27.27 %)CESG CLAS
21 (9.091 %)Management Information System
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (9.091 %)Windows
11 (9.091 %)Windows 2000
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (45.45 %)Penetration Testing
24 (36.36 %)Security Testing
33 (27.27 %)Risk Assessment
42 (18.18 %)Information Security
42 (18.18 %)Ethical Hacking
51 (9.091 %)Network Design
51 (9.091 %)GAP Analysis
51 (9.091 %)Risk Management
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (9.091 %)SQL
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (27.27 %)CISSP
22 (18.18 %)CEH
22 (18.18 %)CHFI
31 (9.091 %)Cisco Certification
31 (9.091 %)CCNA
North West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (36.36 %)CESG Infosec
21 (9.091 %)ISO17799
North West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (9.091 %)Active Directory
11 (9.091 %)WebInspect
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (9.091 %)Cisco
11 (9.091 %)Microsoft
11 (9.091 %)Intel