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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Blue Coat products and/or services in IT jobs within the Reading region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Blue Coat over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBlue Coat
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank103143
Rank change on same period last yearUp+40
Matching permanent IT job ads3318
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.008 %
As % of the category below2.412 %1.015 %
Salaries quoted3318
Average minimum salary£36,364£54,500
Average salary£39,924£57,861
% change on same period last year-30.99 %
Average maximum salary£43,485£61,222
UK excluding London average salary£45,862£47,119
% change on same period last year-2.66 %
Reading IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
Reading
Matching permanent IT job ads13681774
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.736 %0.739 %
Salaries quoted11631328
Average minimum salary£38,216£39,574
Average salary£41,323£42,407
% change on same period last year-2.55 %
Average maximum salary£44,430£45,240
UK excluding London average salary£39,913£41,942
% change on same period last year-4.83 %
Blue Coat BerkshireBlue Coat
Berkshire

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Blue Coat Systems, Inc.

Blue Coat
Demand Trend

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

Reading Blue Coat Demand Trend

Blue Coat
Salary Trend

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

Reading Blue Coat Salary Trend

Blue Coat
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Blue Coat across the Reading region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Reading Blue Coat Salary Histogram

Blue Coat
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Reading region citing Blue Coat 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 Blue Coat.

146 (92.00 %)CheckPoint
243 (86.00 %)Juniper
330 (60.00 %)Firewall
427 (54.00 %)TCP/IP
526 (52.00 %)Nokia
625 (50.00 %)CCSE
719 (38.00 %)UNIX
817 (34.00 %)Windows
915 (30.00 %)Clearswift
1014 (28.00 %)Cisco
1014 (28.00 %)Finjan
1112 (24.00 %)Cisco Certification
1112 (24.00 %)Websense
1211 (22.00 %)CCSA
1211 (22.00 %)CCNA
1211 (22.00 %)VPN
1211 (22.00 %)SecurID
1310 (20.00 %)ProxySG
1310 (20.00 %)Network Security
1310 (20.00 %)IronPort
149 (18.00 %)Linux
149 (18.00 %)Government
157 (14.00 %)Windows 2000
157 (14.00 %)MCSE
157 (14.00 %)MCSA
157 (14.00 %)Microsoft Certification
166 (12.00 %)SSL
166 (12.00 %)Solaris
166 (12.00 %)NetScreen
166 (12.00 %)Penetration Testing

Blue Coat
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Reading region citing Blue Coat 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 Blue Coat. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Reading IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
130 (60.00 %)Firewall
227 (54.00 %)TCP/IP
311 (22.00 %)VPN
410 (20.00 %)Network Security
56 (12.00 %)SSL
56 (12.00 %)NetScreen
65 (10.00 %)Internet
74 (8.000 %)Intrusion Detection
83 (6.000 %)BIG-IP
83 (6.000 %)FirePass
83 (6.000 %)Cisco PIX
83 (6.000 %)LAN
92 (4.000 %)WAN
101 (2.000 %)VoIP
101 (2.000 %)MPLS
101 (2.000 %)VLAN
101 (2.000 %)Wireless
Reading IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (18.00 %)Government
25 (10.00 %)Health
25 (10.00 %)Retail
25 (10.00 %)Pensions
31 (2.000 %)Insurance
Reading IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
124 (48.00 %)Security Engineer
221 (42.00 %)Consultant
317 (34.00 %)Security Consultant
416 (32.00 %)Support Engineer
57 (14.00 %)Sales Consultant
57 (14.00 %)Presales Consultant
65 (10.00 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
65 (10.00 %)2nd Line Support
74 (8.000 %)Technical Consultant
83 (6.000 %)Network Engineer
83 (6.000 %)IT Support Engineer
83 (6.000 %)Technical Security Consultant
83 (6.000 %)IT Security Engineer
92 (4.000 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
92 (4.000 %)Senior Support Engineer
92 (4.000 %)Technical Presales Consultant
92 (4.000 %)NOC Engineer
92 (4.000 %)Technical Engineer
92 (4.000 %)Network Security Engineer
92 (4.000 %)3rd Line Support
Reading IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (22.00 %)SecurID
24 (8.000 %)German Language
31 (2.000 %)PKI
31 (2.000 %)French Language
Reading IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
119 (38.00 %)UNIX
217 (34.00 %)Windows
39 (18.00 %)Linux
47 (14.00 %)Windows 2000
56 (12.00 %)Solaris
64 (8.000 %)Windows Server 2003
73 (6.000 %)Windows NT
82 (4.000 %)AIX
82 (4.000 %)HPUX
Reading IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (12.00 %)Penetration Testing
23 (6.000 %)SC Cleared
23 (6.000 %)Security Cleared
31 (2.000 %)Load Balancing
31 (2.000 %)ITIL
31 (2.000 %)Project Management
31 (2.000 %)Data Security
Reading IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (10.00 %)C
Reading IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
125 (50.00 %)CCSE
212 (24.00 %)Cisco Certification
311 (22.00 %)CCNA
311 (22.00 %)CCSA
47 (14.00 %)MCSE
47 (14.00 %)MCSA
47 (14.00 %)Microsoft Certification
53 (6.000 %)CCNP
62 (4.000 %)CISSP
62 (4.000 %)Degree
Reading IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.000 %)SLA
11 (2.000 %)BS7799
11 (2.000 %)ISO27001
Reading IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
110 (20.00 %)ProxySG
21 (2.000 %)VMware Infrastructure
Reading IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.000 %)MAILsweeper
Reading IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
146 (92.00 %)CheckPoint
243 (86.00 %)Juniper
326 (52.00 %)Nokia
415 (30.00 %)Clearswift
514 (28.00 %)Finjan
514 (28.00 %)Cisco
612 (24.00 %)Websense
710 (20.00 %)IronPort
85 (10.00 %)SonicWALL
94 (8.000 %)Crossbeam
94 (8.000 %)Microsoft
103 (6.000 %)Red Hat
112 (4.000 %)McAfee Security
112 (4.000 %)HP
121 (2.000 %)Ericsson
121 (2.000 %)Sophos
121 (2.000 %)VMware
121 (2.000 %)Postini