Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs
Job Type
Source

This section looks at the demand for Check Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA) in IT jobs within the Reading region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited CCSA over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCheck Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank114149
Rank change on same period last yearUp+35
Matching permanent IT job ads2212
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.005 %
As % of the category below3.514 %1.290 %
Salaries quoted2112
Average minimum salary£32,333£39,583
Average salary£34,714£42,708
% change on same period last year-18.71 %
Average maximum salary£37,095£45,833
UK excluding London average salary£38,190£40,944
% change on same period last year-6.72 %
Reading IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Reading
Matching permanent IT job ads626930
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.337 %0.388 %
Salaries quoted562667
Average minimum salary£36,195£37,197
Average salary£39,160£40,321
% change on same period last year-2.87 %
Average maximum salary£42,125£43,444
UK excluding London average salary£37,833£38,491
% change on same period last year-1.70 %
CCSA BerkshireCCSA
Berkshire

CCSA
Demand Trend

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

Reading CCSA Demand Trend

CCSA
Salary Trend

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

Reading CCSA Salary Trend

CCSA
Salary Histogram

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

Reading CCSA Salary Histogram

CCSA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

127 (84.38 %)CheckPoint
224 (75.00 %)Firewall
317 (53.13 %)Windows
317 (53.13 %)TCP/IP
317 (53.13 %)CCSE
415 (46.88 %)UNIX
513 (40.63 %)Cisco
513 (40.63 %)Cisco Certification
513 (40.63 %)Nokia
611 (34.38 %)Juniper
611 (34.38 %)VPN
611 (34.38 %)Blue Coat
710 (31.25 %)CCNA
89 (28.13 %)Network Security
98 (25.00 %)SLA
98 (25.00 %)Linux
107 (21.88 %)SSL
107 (21.88 %)Microsoft
107 (21.88 %)CCSP
107 (21.88 %)Windows Server 2003
107 (21.88 %)Cisco PIX
116 (18.75 %)NetScreen
116 (18.75 %)Windows XP
125 (15.63 %)MCSE
125 (15.63 %)SQL Server
125 (15.63 %)ITIL
125 (15.63 %)CCNP
125 (15.63 %)Microsoft Certification
125 (15.63 %)Security Cleared
125 (15.63 %)Government

CCSA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Reading IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (3.125 %)CSS
Reading IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (6.250 %)MS Office
12 (6.250 %)MS Excel
Reading IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
124 (75.00 %)Firewall
217 (53.13 %)TCP/IP
311 (34.38 %)VPN
49 (28.13 %)Network Security
57 (21.88 %)Cisco PIX
57 (21.88 %)SSL
66 (18.75 %)NetScreen
74 (12.50 %)DNS
74 (12.50 %)DHCP
83 (9.375 %)LAN
83 (9.375 %)VoIP
83 (9.375 %)WAN
83 (9.375 %)BIG-IP
83 (9.375 %)FirePass
92 (6.250 %)Intrusion Detection
92 (6.250 %)ISDN
101 (3.125 %)ATM
101 (3.125 %)PBX
101 (3.125 %)PSTN
101 (3.125 %)SDH
Reading IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (15.63 %)SQL Server
22 (6.250 %)SQL Server 2005
Reading IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (15.63 %)Government
24 (12.50 %)Finance
32 (6.250 %)Back Office
41 (3.125 %)Telecoms
Reading IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
114 (43.75 %)Security Engineer
29 (28.13 %)Support Engineer
36 (18.75 %)Network Engineer
45 (15.63 %)Consultant
54 (12.50 %)Network Security Engineer
54 (12.50 %)3rd Line Support
63 (9.375 %)Administrator
63 (9.375 %)Sales Consultant
63 (9.375 %)Systems Administrator
63 (9.375 %)Helpdesk Engineer
63 (9.375 %)Presales Consultant
63 (9.375 %)NOC Engineer
72 (6.250 %)Senior Security Engineer
72 (6.250 %)Senior Network Security Engineer
72 (6.250 %)Network Specialist
72 (6.250 %)Systems Engineer
72 (6.250 %)Senior Network Engineer
72 (6.250 %)Desktop Engineer
72 (6.250 %)Technical Specialist
81 (3.125 %)Technical Engineer
Reading IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (6.250 %)SecurID
Reading IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
117 (53.13 %)Windows
215 (46.88 %)UNIX
38 (25.00 %)Linux
47 (21.88 %)Windows Server 2003
56 (18.75 %)Windows XP
63 (9.375 %)Windows 2000 Server
72 (6.250 %)VMS
81 (3.125 %)Windows 2000
81 (3.125 %)Solaris
Reading IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (15.63 %)ITIL
15 (15.63 %)Security Cleared
23 (9.375 %)SC Cleared
23 (9.375 %)Service Delivery
32 (6.250 %)Load Balancing
Reading IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (3.125 %)C
Reading IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
117 (53.13 %)CCSE
213 (40.63 %)Cisco Certification
310 (31.25 %)CCNA
47 (21.88 %)CCSP
55 (15.63 %)CCNP
55 (15.63 %)MCSE
55 (15.63 %)Microsoft Certification
63 (9.375 %)MCSA
72 (6.250 %)ITIL Certification
72 (6.250 %)Degree
81 (3.125 %)CCVP
81 (3.125 %)CCIE
81 (3.125 %)CCIP
81 (3.125 %)CCDA
81 (3.125 %)CCDP
81 (3.125 %)CISSP
Reading IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (25.00 %)SLA
Reading IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (3.125 %)ProxySG
Reading IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (6.250 %)Tivoli
12 (6.250 %)Tivoli NetView
21 (3.125 %)MAILsweeper
Reading IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
127 (84.38 %)CheckPoint
213 (40.63 %)Cisco
213 (40.63 %)Nokia
311 (34.38 %)Juniper
311 (34.38 %)Blue Coat
47 (21.88 %)Microsoft
52 (6.250 %)TippingPoint
61 (3.125 %)HP
61 (3.125 %)IronPort
61 (3.125 %)Finjan
61 (3.125 %)Websense