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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of WatchGuard products and/or services in IT jobs within the North West region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited WatchGuard over the 3 months to 8 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWatchGuard
Location
3 months to
8 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank248269
Rank change on same period last yearUp+21
Matching permanent IT job ads311
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.066 %0.184 %
Salaries quoted311
Average minimum salary£24,000£27,545
Average salary£26,000£28,682
% change on same period last year-9.35 %
Average maximum salary£28,000£29,818
UK excluding London average salary£31,300£35,248
% change on same period last year-11.20 %
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads45155979
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.601 %2.609 %
Salaries quoted39305063
Average minimum salary£33,727£37,381
Average salary£37,671£42,078
% change on same period last year-10.47 %
Average maximum salary£41,614£46,775
UK excluding London average salary£40,446£41,828
% change on same period last year-3.30 %
WatchGuard EnglandWatchGuard
England

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.

WatchGuard
Demand Trend

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

North West WatchGuard Demand Trend

WatchGuard
Salary Trend

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

North West WatchGuard Salary Trend

WatchGuard
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing WatchGuard across the North West region over the 3 months to 8 October 2008.

North West WatchGuard Salary Histogram

WatchGuard
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WatchGuard 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+343£26,000-3.70 %
WatchGuard EnglandWatchGuard
England

WatchGuard
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

119 (79.17 %)Windows
217 (70.83 %)MS Exchange
316 (66.67 %)TCP/IP
414 (58.33 %)Firewall
513 (54.17 %)Active Directory
513 (54.17 %)Windows Server 2003
513 (54.17 %)WAN
612 (50.00 %)Cisco
711 (45.83 %)VPN
711 (45.83 %)Exchange Server 2003
810 (41.67 %)Windows 2000 Server
810 (41.67 %)SQL
99 (37.50 %)LAN
108 (33.33 %)Microsoft
108 (33.33 %)Wireless
117 (29.17 %)SonicWALL
126 (25.00 %)Windows XP
126 (25.00 %)IIS
135 (20.83 %)MS Office
135 (20.83 %)MS Excel
135 (20.83 %)McAfee Security
135 (20.83 %)Barracuda Networks
144 (16.67 %)Asset Management
144 (16.67 %)Clearswift
144 (16.67 %)Manufacturing
144 (16.67 %)Windows 2000
144 (16.67 %)Ethernet
153 (12.50 %)VoIP
153 (12.50 %)Websense
162 (8.333 %)Symantec

WatchGuard
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
117 (70.83 %)MS Exchange
211 (45.83 %)Exchange Server 2003
36 (25.00 %)IIS
41 (4.167 %)SharePoint
41 (4.167 %)Live Communications Server
41 (4.167 %)Exchange Server 2000
41 (4.167 %)Exchange Server 2007
North West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (20.83 %)MS Office
15 (20.83 %)MS Excel
North West IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (4.167 %)Microsoft CRM
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
116 (66.67 %)TCP/IP
214 (58.33 %)Firewall
313 (54.17 %)WAN
411 (45.83 %)VPN
59 (37.50 %)LAN
68 (33.33 %)Wireless
74 (16.67 %)Ethernet
83 (12.50 %)VoIP
92 (8.333 %)FTP
92 (8.333 %)POP3
92 (8.333 %)SMTP
92 (8.333 %)DNS
101 (4.167 %)Internet
101 (4.167 %)IP Telephony
101 (4.167 %)Cisco IPT
101 (4.167 %)ADSL
101 (4.167 %)SMS
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (4.167 %)SQL Server
11 (4.167 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (4.167 %)SQL Server 2005
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (16.67 %)Manufacturing
21 (4.167 %)Education
21 (4.167 %)Law
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (33.33 %)Network Technician
26 (25.00 %)Senior Network Technician
33 (12.50 %)Presales Consultant
33 (12.50 %)Consultant
33 (12.50 %)Sales Consultant
33 (12.50 %)Administrator
33 (12.50 %)Network Administrator
42 (8.333 %)Network Engineer
42 (8.333 %)Analyst
42 (8.333 %)Support Analyst
51 (4.167 %)Support Engineer
51 (4.167 %)Security Consultant
51 (4.167 %)2nd Line Support
51 (4.167 %)IT Manager
51 (4.167 %)Team Leader
51 (4.167 %)Senior Support Analyst
51 (4.167 %)IT Support Technician
51 (4.167 %)Technical Team Leader
51 (4.167 %)Field Engineer
51 (4.167 %)Senior Analyst
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (8.333 %)Blackberry
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
119 (79.17 %)Windows
213 (54.17 %)Windows Server 2003
310 (41.67 %)Windows 2000 Server
46 (25.00 %)Windows XP
54 (16.67 %)Windows 2000
61 (4.167 %)Windows Server 2008
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (16.67 %)Asset Management
21 (4.167 %)CRM
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (41.67 %)SQL
North West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
113 (54.17 %)Active Directory
21 (4.167 %)Terminal Server
21 (4.167 %)Terminal Services
21 (4.167 %)ISA Server
21 (4.167 %)Backup Exec
North West IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (8.333 %)Norton AntiVirus
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (50.00 %)Cisco
28 (33.33 %)Microsoft
37 (29.17 %)SonicWALL
45 (20.83 %)Barracuda Networks
45 (20.83 %)McAfee Security
54 (16.67 %)Clearswift
63 (12.50 %)Websense
72 (8.333 %)Apple
72 (8.333 %)Sage
72 (8.333 %)Symantec
72 (8.333 %)Avaya
81 (4.167 %)Alcatel
81 (4.167 %)VERITAS
81 (4.167 %)Citrix
81 (4.167 %)Sophos
81 (4.167 %)3Com
81 (4.167 %)VMware
81 (4.167 %)ZyXEL