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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Blue Coat products and/or services in IT jobs within the Scotland 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBlue Coat
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank149173
Rank change on same period last yearUp+24
Matching permanent IT job ads24
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.110 %0.172 %
Salaries quoted00
Average minimum salary--
Average salary--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary--
UK excluding London average salary£44,583£44,758
% change on same period last year-0.39 %
Scotland IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
Scotland
Matching permanent IT job ads18172326
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.060 %0.997 %
Salaries quoted12611446
Average minimum salary£36,440£32,618
Average salary£40,072£35,687
% change on same period last year+12.28 %
Average maximum salary£43,703£38,756
UK excluding London average salary£40,427£41,824
% change on same period last year-3.34 %
Blue Coat UKBlue Coat
UK

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 Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Scotland 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 Scotland region.

Scotland Blue Coat Salary Trend

Blue Coat
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Blue Coat within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 7 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
EdinburghUp+212--
Blue Coat UKBlue Coat
UK

Blue Coat
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Scotland 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.

110 (100.00 %)Cisco
110 (100.00 %)CheckPoint
29 (90.00 %)Juniper
37 (70.00 %)Firewall
46 (60.00 %)Nokia
55 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
55 (50.00 %)Cisco ASA
64 (40.00 %)Cisco PIX
64 (40.00 %)Network Security
64 (40.00 %)NetScreen
64 (40.00 %)OSPF
64 (40.00 %)BGP
64 (40.00 %)IPsec
64 (40.00 %)Cisco Certification
64 (40.00 %)VPN
64 (40.00 %)LAN
64 (40.00 %)WAN
64 (40.00 %)SSL
73 (30.00 %)CISSP
73 (30.00 %)CCIE
73 (30.00 %)CCSP
73 (30.00 %)CCNP
73 (30.00 %)ProxySG
82 (20.00 %)Pensions
82 (20.00 %)Health
82 (20.00 %)Information Security
91 (10.00 %)Project Management
91 (10.00 %)ISA Server
91 (10.00 %)Government
91 (10.00 %)CCNA

Blue Coat
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Scotland 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.

Scotland IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (70.00 %)Firewall
25 (50.00 %)Cisco ASA
25 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
34 (40.00 %)VPN
34 (40.00 %)LAN
34 (40.00 %)WAN
34 (40.00 %)SSL
34 (40.00 %)OSPF
34 (40.00 %)BGP
34 (40.00 %)NetScreen
34 (40.00 %)IPsec
34 (40.00 %)Cisco PIX
34 (40.00 %)Network Security
41 (10.00 %)Broadband
41 (10.00 %)DNS
Scotland IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (20.00 %)Health
12 (20.00 %)Pensions
21 (10.00 %)Government
21 (10.00 %)Insurance
Scotland IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (50.00 %)Technical Support
24 (40.00 %)Network Consultant
24 (40.00 %)Consultant
33 (30.00 %)Security Consultant
33 (30.00 %)Network Security Consultant
42 (20.00 %)Technical Support Engineer
42 (20.00 %)Technical Engineer
42 (20.00 %)Support Engineer
51 (10.00 %)Security Engineer
51 (10.00 %)Senior Security Engineer
Scotland IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (20.00 %)Information Security
21 (10.00 %)ITIL
21 (10.00 %)Project Management
Scotland IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (10.00 %)Java
Scotland IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (40.00 %)Cisco Certification
23 (30.00 %)CISSP
23 (30.00 %)CCIE
23 (30.00 %)CCSP
23 (30.00 %)CCNP
31 (10.00 %)CCNA
31 (10.00 %)CCSE
Scotland IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (10.00 %)ISO27001
Scotland IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (30.00 %)ProxySG
21 (10.00 %)Active Directory
21 (10.00 %)ISA Server
Scotland IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (100.00 %)Cisco
110 (100.00 %)CheckPoint
29 (90.00 %)Juniper
36 (60.00 %)Nokia
41 (10.00 %)Sun
41 (10.00 %)Sourcefire
41 (10.00 %)IronPort