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This section looks at the demand for Network Security skills within the Reading region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Network Security over the last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNetwork Security
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank7474
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching permanent IT job ads7866
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.038 %0.029 %
As % of the category below9.166 %9.103 %
Salaries quoted7256
Average minimum salary£39,514£47,839
Average salary£41,736£49,098
% change on same period last year-14.99 %
Average maximum salary£43,958£50,357
UK excluding London average salary£41,290£42,777
% change on same period last year-3.47 %
Communications & Networking ReadingCommunications & Networking
Reading
Matching permanent IT job ads851725
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.417 %0.321 %
Salaries quoted741545
Average minimum salary£39,655£38,798
Average salary£42,141£41,778
% change on same period last year+0.86 %
Average maximum salary£44,627£44,757
UK excluding London average salary£37,693£39,086
% change on same period last year-3.56 %
Network Security BerkshireNetwork Security
Berkshire

Network Security
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of permanent IT jobs ads citing Network Security across the Reading region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Reading Network Security Demand Trend

Network Security
Salary Trend

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

Reading Network Security Salary Trend

Network Security
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Network Security across the Reading region over the past 3 months.

Reading Network Security Salary Histogram

Network Security
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Reading region citing Network Security also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Network Security.

1118 (77.63 %)Firewall
293 (61.18 %)CheckPoint
370 (46.05 %)Windows
468 (44.74 %)Cisco Certification
556 (36.84 %)CCNA
651 (33.55 %)Nokia
748 (31.58 %)Citrix
844 (28.95 %)Sophos
942 (27.63 %)Websense
1039 (25.66 %)Clearswift
1039 (25.66 %)Cisco
1132 (21.05 %)LAN
1230 (19.74 %)Unix
1329 (19.08 %)CCSE
1426 (17.11 %)VPN
1525 (16.45 %)Linux
1623 (15.13 %)Internet
1721 (13.82 %)TCP/IP
1820 (13.16 %)Government
1919 (12.50 %)Microsoft Certification
1919 (12.50 %)Solaris
1919 (12.50 %)MCSE
2016 (10.53 %)Fault Management
2115 (9.868 %)WAN
2115 (9.868 %)Active Directory
2213 (8.553 %)CCNP
2213 (8.553 %)NetScreen
2311 (7.237 %)Project Planning
2311 (7.237 %)AIX
2410 (6.579 %)Windows Server 2003

Network Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Reading region citing Network Security also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Network Security. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
12 (1.316 %)CSS
Application Platforms
16 (3.947 %)MS Exchange
22 (1.316 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
22 (1.316 %)IIS
22 (1.316 %)Lotus Notes
Applications
16 (3.947 %)MS Excel
21 (0.658 %)MS Office
Communications & Networking
1118 (77.63 %)Firewall
232 (21.05 %)LAN
326 (17.11 %)VPN
423 (15.13 %)Internet
521 (13.82 %)TCP/IP
615 (9.868 %)WAN
713 (8.553 %)NetScreen
89 (5.921 %)FTP
98 (5.263 %)DNS
107 (4.605 %)SSL
107 (4.605 %)DHCP
107 (4.605 %)Cisco PIX
115 (3.289 %)VoIP
124 (2.632 %)SMTP
133 (1.974 %)VRRP
133 (1.974 %)OSPF
133 (1.974 %)BGP
133 (1.974 %)EIGRP
133 (1.974 %)Intrusion Detection
142 (1.316 %)SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
14 (2.632 %)Oracle 9i
14 (2.632 %)Oracle 10g
14 (2.632 %)Oracle 11g
General
120 (13.16 %)Government
26 (3.947 %)Finance
33 (1.974 %)Military
42 (1.316 %)Education
42 (1.316 %)Pensions
42 (1.316 %)Auditing
51 (0.658 %)Interactive Media
51 (0.658 %)Financial Institution
51 (0.658 %)Telecoms
51 (0.658 %)Billing
51 (0.658 %)Health
51 (0.658 %)Games
Job Titles
148 (31.58 %)Consultant
247 (30.92 %)Network Engineer
340 (26.32 %)Security Consultant
439 (25.66 %)Security Engineer
536 (23.68 %)Network Security Engineer
536 (23.68 %)Network Consultant
634 (22.37 %)Network Security Consultant
721 (13.82 %)Support Engineer
813 (8.553 %)Security Designer
911 (7.237 %)Network Support
911 (7.237 %)Network Specialist
911 (7.237 %)Technical Support
1010 (6.579 %)Architect
1010 (6.579 %)Network Support Engineer
119 (5.921 %)Technical Specialist
119 (5.921 %)Analyst
128 (5.263 %)Security Architect
137 (4.605 %)Delivery Manager
137 (4.605 %)Senior Support Engineer
137 (4.605 %)Services Delivery Manager
Miscellaneous
14 (2.632 %)CESG
14 (2.632 %)CESG CLAS
23 (1.974 %)Management Information System
23 (1.974 %)German Language
32 (1.316 %)PKI
32 (1.316 %)Blackberry
41 (0.658 %)SecurID
41 (0.658 %)French Language
41 (0.658 %)RMADS
Operating Systems
170 (46.05 %)Windows
230 (19.74 %)Unix
325 (16.45 %)Linux
419 (12.50 %)Solaris
511 (7.237 %)AIX
610 (6.579 %)Windows Server 2003
79 (5.921 %)HPUX
88 (5.263 %)Windows 2000
96 (3.947 %)Windows XP
103 (1.974 %)VMS
103 (1.974 %)Windows NT
112 (1.316 %)Mac OS X
112 (1.316 %)Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
116 (10.53 %)Fault Management
211 (7.237 %)Project Planning
39 (5.921 %)ITIL
48 (5.263 %)Information Security
57 (4.605 %)Service Delivery
66 (3.947 %)Network Security Management
66 (3.947 %)Security Management
74 (2.632 %)Migration
74 (2.632 %)Process Management
74 (2.632 %)Penetration Testing
83 (1.974 %)Load Balancing
92 (1.316 %)Network Design
92 (1.316 %)Vulnerability Assessment
92 (1.316 %)Information Security Management
92 (1.316 %)Identity Management
92 (1.316 %)DRM
92 (1.316 %)Communications Security
101 (0.658 %)Security Testing
101 (0.658 %)Project Management
101 (0.658 %)CRM
Programming Languages
14 (2.632 %)SQL
21 (0.658 %)C
21 (0.658 %)Perl
Qualifications
168 (44.74 %)Cisco Certification
256 (36.84 %)CCNA
329 (19.08 %)CCSE
419 (12.50 %)MCSE
419 (12.50 %)Microsoft Certification
513 (8.553 %)CCNP
67 (4.605 %)ITIL Certification
67 (4.605 %)CCSP
67 (4.605 %)CCSA
75 (3.289 %)Degree
75 (3.289 %)MCSA
84 (2.632 %)MCP
84 (2.632 %)CCIP
84 (2.632 %)Network+ Certification
84 (2.632 %)RHCE
84 (2.632 %)Citrix Certification
84 (2.632 %)CCEA
84 (2.632 %)CISSP
92 (1.316 %)CISA
92 (1.316 %)CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.316 %)JSP 440
System Software
115 (9.868 %)Active Directory
28 (5.263 %)ISA Server
36 (3.947 %)Citrix Presentation Server
41 (0.658 %)VMware ESX
41 (0.658 %)MetaFrame
Systems Management
18 (5.263 %)MIMEsweeper
18 (5.263 %)MAILsweeper
23 (1.974 %)Tivoli
23 (1.974 %)Tivoli NetView
31 (0.658 %)MOM
Vendors
193 (61.18 %)CheckPoint
251 (33.55 %)Nokia
348 (31.58 %)Citrix
444 (28.95 %)Sophos
542 (27.63 %)Websense
639 (25.66 %)Clearswift
639 (25.66 %)Cisco
79 (5.921 %)Juniper
87 (4.605 %)HP
96 (3.947 %)Oracle
105 (3.289 %)VMware
105 (3.289 %)Blue Coat
114 (2.632 %)Red Hat
123 (1.974 %)TippingPoint
132 (1.316 %)Sourcefire
132 (1.316 %)Crossbeam
132 (1.316 %)Microsoft
132 (1.316 %)VERITAS
132 (1.316 %)Lotus
141 (0.658 %)Ericsson
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