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

LinkFirewall
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank7772
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching permanent IT job ads714
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.006 %
As % of the category below4.605 %7.330 %
Salaries quoted76
Average minimum salary£34,750£26,333
Average salary£35,625£27,250
% change on same period last year+30.73 %
Average maximum salary£36,500£28,167
UK excluding London average salary£35,854£37,182
% change on same period last year-3.57 %
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Northamptonshire
Matching permanent IT job ads152191
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.080 %0.078 %
Salaries quoted130147
Average minimum salary£37,976£32,100
Average salary£39,857£33,900
% change on same period last year+17.57 %
Average maximum salary£41,739£35,701
UK excluding London average salary£37,397£39,734
% change on same period last year-5.88 %
Firewall East MidlandsFirewall
East Midlands

Firewall
Demand Trend

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

Northamptonshire Firewall Demand Trend

Firewall
Salary Trend

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

Northamptonshire Firewall Salary Trend

Firewall
Salary Histogram

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

Northamptonshire Firewall Salary Histogram

Firewall
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Firewall within the Northamptonshire 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
NorthamptonDown-45£37,600+31.35 %
WellingboroughNew entry-1£30,000-
Firewall East MidlandsFirewall
East Midlands

Firewall
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Northamptonshire region citing Firewall 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 Firewall.

113 (76.47 %)Active Directory
211 (64.71 %)Microsoft
310 (58.82 %)Windows
310 (58.82 %)MS Exchange
49 (52.94 %)VPN
49 (52.94 %)Cisco
58 (47.06 %)Windows XP
58 (47.06 %)Windows 2000
58 (47.06 %)Exchange Server 2000
58 (47.06 %)Exchange Server 2003
66 (35.29 %)Blackberry
75 (29.41 %)McAfee Security
75 (29.41 %)MS Project
75 (29.41 %)Automotive
75 (29.41 %)CMS
84 (23.53 %)MS Office
84 (23.53 %)C
84 (23.53 %)VoIP
84 (23.53 %)BGP
84 (23.53 %)EIGRP
84 (23.53 %)Avaya
84 (23.53 %)RIP
84 (23.53 %)Cisco Certification
93 (17.65 %)Microsoft Certification
93 (17.65 %)CCNA
93 (17.65 %)CheckPoint
93 (17.65 %)MCSE
93 (17.65 %)MS Excel
93 (17.65 %)Health
102 (11.76 %)Exchange Server 2007

Firewall
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (58.82 %)MS Exchange
28 (47.06 %)Exchange Server 2000
28 (47.06 %)Exchange Server 2003
35 (29.41 %)CMS
42 (11.76 %)Exchange Server 2007
51 (5.882 %)IIS
51 (5.882 %)SharePoint
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (29.41 %)MS Project
24 (23.53 %)MS Office
33 (17.65 %)MS Excel
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (52.94 %)VPN
24 (23.53 %)RIP
24 (23.53 %)VoIP
24 (23.53 %)BGP
24 (23.53 %)EIGRP
32 (11.76 %)DHCP
32 (11.76 %)DNS
41 (5.882 %)LAN
41 (5.882 %)WAN
41 (5.882 %)NetScreen
41 (5.882 %)Wireless
41 (5.882 %)Cisco PIX
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (29.41 %)Automotive
23 (17.65 %)Health
31 (5.882 %)Pensions
31 (5.882 %)Education
31 (5.882 %)Telecoms
31 (5.882 %)Finance
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (29.41 %)Support Technician
15 (29.41 %)Support Engineer
15 (29.41 %)IT Support Technician
24 (23.53 %)Desktop Support Technician
24 (23.53 %)Desktop Support
24 (23.53 %)Installations Engineer
33 (17.65 %)IT Support Engineer
33 (17.65 %)Field Engineer
42 (11.76 %)Network Engineer
51 (5.882 %)Security Specialist
51 (5.882 %)Senior Network Engineer
51 (5.882 %)Analyst
51 (5.882 %)Support Analyst
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (35.29 %)Blackberry
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (58.82 %)Windows
28 (47.06 %)Windows 2000
28 (47.06 %)Windows XP
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (5.882 %)Network Design
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (23.53 %)C
21 (5.882 %)SQL
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (23.53 %)Cisco Certification
23 (17.65 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (17.65 %)MCSE
23 (17.65 %)CCNA
32 (11.76 %)CCNP
41 (5.882 %)CCIP
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
113 (76.47 %)Active Directory
21 (5.882 %)Terminal Services
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (64.71 %)Microsoft
29 (52.94 %)Cisco
35 (29.41 %)McAfee Security
44 (23.53 %)Avaya
53 (17.65 %)CheckPoint
62 (11.76 %)HP
71 (5.882 %)Nokia
71 (5.882 %)Crossbeam
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