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This section looks at the demand for Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited IPsec over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInternet Protocol Security (IPsec)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank261283
Rank change on same period last yearUp+22
Matching permanent IT job ads128
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.567 %0.411 %
Salaries quoted98
Average minimum salary£32,667£32,375
Average salary£35,944£35,938
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Average maximum salary£39,222£39,500
UK excluding London average salary£39,539£42,315
% change on same period last year-6.55 %
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads21151948
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.117 %0.798 %
Salaries quoted18741684
Average minimum salary£30,201£35,922
Average salary£32,628£38,546
% change on same period last year-15.35 %
Average maximum salary£35,056£41,171
UK excluding London average salary£37,397£39,734
% change on same period last year-5.88 %
IPsec EnglandIPsec
England

IPsec
Demand Trend

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

North West IPsec Demand Trend

IPsec
Salary Trend

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

North West IPsec Salary Trend

IPsec
Salary Histogram

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

North West IPsec Salary Histogram

IPsec
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IPsec within the North West 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
ManchesterUp+346£26,333+20.38 %
CheshireDown-34£38,125-26.20 %
LancashireNew entry-1£37,000-
MerseysideNo change01£55,000+22.22 %
IPsec EnglandIPsec
England

IPsec
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing IPsec 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 IPsec.

125 (59.52 %)Windows
125 (59.52 %)TCP/IP
224 (57.14 %)SSL
320 (47.62 %)Cisco
418 (42.86 %)Perl
418 (42.86 %)Firewall
517 (40.48 %)VPN
517 (40.48 %)CCNP
517 (40.48 %)LAN
517 (40.48 %)Cisco Certification
616 (38.10 %)DNS
616 (38.10 %)DHCP
715 (35.71 %)MPLS
814 (33.33 %)S/MIME
814 (33.33 %)Python
814 (33.33 %)SecurID
814 (33.33 %)PKI
814 (33.33 %)Cryptography
913 (30.95 %)Stakeholder Management
913 (30.95 %)Web Development
913 (30.95 %)Cisco IOS
913 (30.95 %)UNIX
1012 (28.57 %)WAN
1012 (28.57 %)CISSP
1012 (28.57 %)Exchange Server 2003
1111 (26.19 %)Wireless
1111 (26.19 %)MS Exchange
1210 (23.81 %)BGP
1210 (23.81 %)Frame Relay
139 (21.43 %)Backup Exec

IPsec
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing IPsec 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 IPsec. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (28.57 %)Exchange Server 2003
211 (26.19 %)MS Exchange
36 (14.29 %)IIS
36 (14.29 %)Exchange Server 2007
44 (9.524 %)Apache
52 (4.762 %)SharePoint
52 (4.762 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
52 (4.762 %)Exchange Server 2000
North West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (14.29 %)MS Excel
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
125 (59.52 %)TCP/IP
224 (57.14 %)SSL
318 (42.86 %)Firewall
417 (40.48 %)VPN
417 (40.48 %)LAN
516 (38.10 %)DNS
516 (38.10 %)DHCP
615 (35.71 %)MPLS
714 (33.33 %)S/MIME
813 (30.95 %)Cisco IOS
912 (28.57 %)WAN
1011 (26.19 %)Wireless
1110 (23.81 %)Frame Relay
1110 (23.81 %)BGP
129 (21.43 %)ATM
129 (21.43 %)Ethernet
138 (19.05 %)SNMP
138 (19.05 %)VoIP
138 (19.05 %)TACACS
147 (16.67 %)802.11
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (14.29 %)SQL Server
24 (9.524 %)MySQL
24 (9.524 %)PostgreSQL
32 (4.762 %)SQL Server 7
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (11.90 %)Pensions
24 (9.524 %)Banking
32 (4.762 %)Marketing
32 (4.762 %)Telecoms
41 (2.381 %)Finance
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (35.71 %)Network Engineer
211 (26.19 %)Consultant
36 (14.29 %)Senior Network Engineer
45 (11.90 %)Systems Engineer
45 (11.90 %)Senior Systems Engineer
53 (7.143 %)Support Engineer
53 (7.143 %)NOC Manager
62 (4.762 %)Network Support Engineer
62 (4.762 %)Analyst
62 (4.762 %)Cisco Engineer
62 (4.762 %)Technical Manager
62 (4.762 %)Network Support
62 (4.762 %)Cisco Network Engineer
71 (2.381 %)Infrastructure Support Engineer
71 (2.381 %)Senior Cisco Engineer
71 (2.381 %)Senior Cisco Network Engineer
71 (2.381 %)Architect
71 (2.381 %)Security Consultant
71 (2.381 %)Infrastructure Engineer
71 (2.381 %)Solutions Architect
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
114 (33.33 %)Cryptography
114 (33.33 %)SecurID
114 (33.33 %)PKI
22 (4.762 %)Blackberry
22 (4.762 %)Handset
31 (2.381 %)AS400
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
125 (59.52 %)Windows
213 (30.95 %)UNIX
38 (19.05 %)Windows Server 2003
46 (14.29 %)Linux
54 (9.524 %)FreeBSD
54 (9.524 %)Debian
54 (9.524 %)OpenBSD
62 (4.762 %)Windows Mobile
62 (4.762 %)Windows XP
62 (4.762 %)Windows 2000
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (30.95 %)Stakeholder Management
113 (30.95 %)Web Development
27 (16.67 %)Configuration Management
33 (7.143 %)Project Planning
33 (7.143 %)Performance Testing
41 (2.381 %)Software Engineering
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
118 (42.86 %)Perl
214 (33.33 %)Python
37 (16.67 %)SQL
44 (9.524 %)Shell Script
44 (9.524 %)PHP
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
117 (40.48 %)CCNP
117 (40.48 %)Cisco Certification
212 (28.57 %)CISSP
37 (16.67 %)CCNA
46 (14.29 %)MCSE
46 (14.29 %)Microsoft Certification
54 (9.524 %)Degree
North West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
19 (21.43 %)Backup Exec
27 (16.67 %)Active Directory
35 (11.90 %)NetBackup
41 (2.381 %)Terminal Services
41 (2.381 %)VMware Infrastructure
North West IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (9.524 %)Nagios
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
120 (47.62 %)Cisco
25 (11.90 %)Microsoft
25 (11.90 %)VERITAS
34 (9.524 %)Symantec
42 (4.762 %)HP
42 (4.762 %)SAP
51 (2.381 %)NetApp
51 (2.381 %)McAfee Security
51 (2.381 %)Sophos
51 (2.381 %)VMware
51 (2.381 %)Brocade
51 (2.381 %)WatchGuard
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