Network Security Jobs in the North West
 
Demand Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for Network Security skills in IT jobs advertised for the North West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Network Security over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Communications & Networking category for the North West region.

Location
 3 months to
23 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Network Security
Rank 188 170 207
Rank change year-on-year
-18 +37
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 61 68 30
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 0.854% 0.956% 0.429%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 5.342% 6.576% 2.901%
Number of salaries quoted 43 58 26
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
90% offered a salary of more than £27,950 £29,000 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £62,500 £55,750 £54,000
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £42,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year
- -5.55%
All Communications & Networking
North West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category		 1142 1034 1034
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 15.98% 14.53% 14.80%
Number of salaries quoted 920 903 879
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +7.69%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £24,000 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £75,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +6.66%
Network Security
England

Network Security
Jobs Demand Trend

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

North West Network Security Jobs Demand Trend

Network Security
Salary Trend

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

North West Network Security Salary Trend

Network Security
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Network Security across the North West region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

North West 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 West region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)		 Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads		 Average Salary
Last 3 Months		 Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Manchester -21 42 £40,000 -2.43%
Cheshire +12 15 £40,000 -17.94%
Merseyside +20 4 £52,500 +50.00%
Lancashire - 1 £30,000 -
Network Security
England

Network Security
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West 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.

1 84 (62.69%) Cisco
2 66 (49.25%) Firewall
3 63 (47.01%) Cisco Certification
4 59 (44.03%) CheckPoint
5 57 (42.54%) VPN
6 54 (40.30%) Juniper
7 50 (37.31%) CCNP
8 47 (35.07%) Cisco ASA
9 46 (34.33%) Finance
10 40 (29.85%) Windows
11 38 (28.36%) Telecoms
12 36 (26.87%) Blue Coat
13 35 (26.12%) Cisco PIX
13 35 (26.12%) Wireless
13 35 (26.12%) Internet
14 33 (24.63%) LAN
15 31 (23.13%) F5
16 28 (20.90%) Websense
17 27 (20.15%) TCP/IP
17 27 (20.15%) WAN
18 26 (19.40%) Broadband
18 26 (19.40%) CCSE
19 25 (18.66%) VMware
19 25 (18.66%) Active Directory
20 24 (17.91%) Microsoft
20 24 (17.91%) Change Management
21 21 (15.67%) MS Excel
21 21 (15.67%) WLAN
22 20 (14.93%) VMware Infrastructure
23 19 (14.18%) JNCIS

Network Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West 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.

Application Development
1 8 (5.970%) HTML
2 4 (2.985%) Web Services
3 3 (2.239%) .NET
3 3 (2.239%) CSS
4 2 (1.493%) COM
5 1 (0.746%) ASP.NET
Application Platforms
1 13 (9.701%) MS Exchange
2 7 (5.224%) Exchange Server 2010
3 5 (3.731%) Exchange Server 2000
3 5 (3.731%) Exchange Server 2003
4 3 (2.239%) IIS
5 2 (1.493%) SharePoint
6 1 (0.746%) CMS
6 1 (0.746%) Apache
6 1 (0.746%) nginx
Applications
1 21 (15.67%) MS Excel
2 13 (9.701%) MS Office
3 9 (6.716%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 1 (0.746%) Sage 200
Communications & Networking
1 66 (49.25%) Firewall
2 57 (42.54%) VPN
3 47 (35.07%) Cisco ASA
4 35 (26.12%) Cisco PIX
4 35 (26.12%) Wireless
4 35 (26.12%) Internet
5 33 (24.63%) LAN
6 27 (20.15%) TCP/IP
6 27 (20.15%) WAN
7 26 (19.40%) Broadband
8 21 (15.67%) WLAN
9 19 (14.18%) VoIP
10 16 (11.94%) SSL
11 15 (11.19%) DSL
11 15 (11.19%) IPsec
12 14 (10.45%) DNS
13 13 (9.701%) Cisco Nexus
14 12 (8.955%) DHCP
15 9 (6.716%) MPLS
16 8 (5.970%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (5.970%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.746%) SQL Server 2005
2 1 (0.746%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 3 (2.239%) VSS/SourceSafe
General
1 46 (34.33%) Finance
2 38 (28.36%) Telecoms
3 9 (6.716%) Retail
4 3 (2.239%) Advertising
4 3 (2.239%) Banking
5 2 (1.493%) Marketing
6 1 (0.746%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 37 (27.61%) Consultant
2 31 (23.13%) Network Engineer
3 28 (20.90%) Security Engineer
4 24 (17.91%) Network Security Engineer
5 21 (15.67%) Firewall Engineer
6 18 (13.43%) Network Consultant
7 16 (11.94%) Security Consultant
8 10 (7.463%) Network Specialist
9 9 (6.716%) 2nd Line Support
9 9 (6.716%) Security Specialist
9 9 (6.716%) Cisco Consultant
9 9 (6.716%) Network Security Specialist
9 9 (6.716%) Architect
10 8 (5.970%) Information Security Consultant
10 8 (5.970%) Administrator
10 8 (5.970%) Cisco Network Consultant
11 7 (5.224%) Network Administrator
12 6 (4.478%) 1st Line Support
12 6 (4.478%) Support Consultant
13 5 (3.731%) Network Architect
Miscellaneous
1 5 (3.731%) Replication
1 5 (3.731%) SWIFT
2 4 (2.985%) Clustering
3 2 (1.493%) Computer Science
3 2 (1.493%) Management Information System
4 1 (0.746%) Handset
4 1 (0.746%) Cryptography
4 1 (0.746%) Mathematics
4 1 (0.746%) PDA
4 1 (0.746%) Video Conferencing
4 1 (0.746%) EqualLogic
Operating Systems
1 40 (29.85%) Windows
2 16 (11.94%) Windows Server 2008
3 13 (9.701%) Windows XP
3 13 (9.701%) Windows Server 2003
4 9 (6.716%) Linux
5 5 (3.731%) Windows 2000 Server
5 5 (3.731%) AIX
5 5 (3.731%) Windows 7
6 2 (1.493%) Windows Server 2012
6 2 (1.493%) UNIX
7 1 (0.746%) Windows 2000
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (17.91%) Change Management
2 15 (11.19%) Information Security
3 12 (8.955%) ITIL
4 10 (7.463%) Service Management
5 9 (6.716%) Migration
6 8 (5.970%) Project Management
6 8 (5.970%) Disaster Recovery
7 7 (5.224%) Customer Engagement
7 7 (5.224%) Penetration Testing
7 7 (5.224%) E-Commerce
8 6 (4.478%) CRM
8 6 (4.478%) Load Balancing
8 6 (4.478%) Business Development
8 6 (4.478%) Network Design
9 5 (3.731%) Service Delivery
9 5 (3.731%) Data Security
9 5 (3.731%) Computer Forensics
9 5 (3.731%) Time Management
9 5 (3.731%) Database Security
10 4 (2.985%) High Availability
Programming Languages
1 4 (2.985%) SQL
2 2 (1.493%) Java
2 2 (1.493%) JavaScript
2 2 (1.493%) C#
2 2 (1.493%) PHP
2 2 (1.493%) PowerShell
3 1 (0.746%) VB6
3 1 (0.746%) Ruby
3 1 (0.746%) PowerHouse
3 1 (0.746%) C
3 1 (0.746%) C++
3 1 (0.746%) Perl
3 1 (0.746%) VB
3 1 (0.746%) VB.NET
3 1 (0.746%) Python
Qualifications
1 63 (47.01%) Cisco Certification
2 50 (37.31%) CCNP
3 26 (19.40%) CCSE
4 19 (14.18%) JNCIS
5 17 (12.69%) CCIE
6 15 (11.19%) CCNA
7 11 (8.209%) CISSP
8 10 (7.463%) CCDP
8 10 (7.463%) CISM
9 9 (6.716%) CCSP
10 7 (5.224%) CISA
10 7 (5.224%) Check Point Certification
11 6 (4.478%) CCIP
11 6 (4.478%) CCDE
12 4 (2.985%) Microsoft Certification
12 4 (2.985%) Degree
13 3 (2.239%) CEH
13 3 (2.239%) MCITP
13 3 (2.239%) ITIL Certification
14 2 (1.493%) VCAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (10.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 8 (5.970%) PCI DSS
3 6 (4.478%) SLA
4 4 (2.985%) ISO 9001
4 4 (2.985%) ISO 14001
5 2 (1.493%) ISO 9000
6 1 (0.746%) QA
6 1 (0.746%) BS7799
System Software
1 25 (18.66%) Active Directory
2 20 (14.93%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (3.731%) vSphere
4 4 (2.985%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 4 (2.985%) VMware Workstation
5 1 (0.746%) ProxySG
5 1 (0.746%) Xen
5 1 (0.746%) ISA Server
5 1 (0.746%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 9 (6.716%) MIMEsweeper
2 7 (5.224%) WSUS
3 5 (3.731%) Tivoli
3 5 (3.731%) Tivoli Storage Manager
3 5 (3.731%) FortiGate
4 2 (1.493%) Cisco UCCX
4 2 (1.493%) CiscoWorks
4 2 (1.493%) SCCM
5 1 (0.746%) Norton AntiVirus
5 1 (0.746%) NetCrunch
Vendors
1 84 (62.69%) Cisco
2 59 (44.03%) CheckPoint
3 54 (40.30%) Juniper
4 36 (26.87%) Blue Coat
5 31 (23.13%) F5
6 28 (20.90%) Websense
7 25 (18.66%) VMware
8 24 (17.91%) Microsoft
9 17 (12.69%) HP
9 17 (12.69%) Fortinet
10 16 (11.94%) Symantec
11 12 (8.955%) NetApp
12 10 (7.463%) Citrix
13 9 (6.716%) Fujitsu
13 9 (6.716%) IronPort
13 9 (6.716%) McAfee
14 7 (5.224%) Sourcefire
14 7 (5.224%) ProCurve
15 6 (4.478%) IBM
15 6 (4.478%) Brocade
Lead Firewall Security Consultant
Manchester, Lancashire
You will utilise your in-depth knowledge of information security and of firewall managements tools and interfaces. In addition, you will have strong matter expert of one of...
Proprius Recruitment
Salary: From £40,000 to £50,000 per annum + Bonus + Bens
Posted: 17 May 2013
Networking Presales Consultant CCNP CCIE Nexus
Manchester, Lancashire
My client. Operate in 51 countries in five regions - Middle East & Africa, Europe, Asia Pacific, Australia and the Americas. Their growth has been driven by their clients' need...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum + £5,000 Car + Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Network Security Specialist
Warrington, Cheshire
The specialist should be experienced in supporting 2 or more of the following Security Products: RSA Envision, Logrhythm, Symantec Endpoint Security, Web and Email security technologies such as...
Lorien Resourcing
Salary: offer competitive package
Posted: 17 May 2013
1st Line/2nd Line Support Consultant
Rochdale, Lancashire
Zen Internet provides a range of high quality award-winning Internet services to the business and home user, from the latest in high speed DSL Broadband Internet access...
Zen Internet Ltd
Salary: From £18,000 to £20,000 per annum dependent on experience + benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Application Support - SQL, Windows, .Net, C#, VB6 - URGENT
Lymm, Cheshire
My client is currently looking for a SQL, Windows, .Net, C#, VB6 Application Support Specialist to join their team supporting a global customer base... *Provide training sessions to...
Rullion IT Plus
Salary: £20000 - £25000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Citrix Consultant - Citrix -CCEE - CCIA - XenDesktop - XenApp
Manchester, Lancashire
My client a value added distributor of servers, data storage, network security, enterprise software, virtualisation and access infrastructure are currently in the market for Citrix Consultant - Citrix -CCEE -...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum + Car + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Linux Systems Administrator - Finance - £45-50k
Cheshire
Linux Systems Administrator - Linux / Red Hat / UNIX / AIX / Infrastructure / Finance... As a Linux Systems Administrator you will be joining the client's technology centre. The role is predominantly...
Rullion IT Plus
Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum + excellent package
Posted: 22 May 2013
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