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This section looks at the demand for Firewall skills within the Scotland 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 last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFirewall
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank7579
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching permanent IT job ads98133
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.048 %0.059 %
As % of the category below13.96 %14.78 %
Salaries quoted6488
Average minimum salary£36,859£29,444
Average salary£38,941£31,335
% change on same period last year+24.27 %
Average maximum salary£41,023£33,226
UK excluding London average salary£36,986£37,072
% change on same period last year-0.23 %
Communications & Networking ScotlandCommunications & Networking
Scotland
Matching permanent IT job ads702900
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.344 %0.398 %
Salaries quoted427652
Average minimum salary£35,732£32,352
Average salary£39,359£34,385
% change on same period last year+14.46 %
Average maximum salary£42,986£36,417
UK excluding London average salary£37,693£39,086
% change on same period last year-3.56 %
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Firewall
Demand Trend

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

Scotland Firewall Demand Trend

Firewall
Salary Trend

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

Scotland Firewall Salary Trend

Firewall
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Firewall across the Scotland region over the past 3 months.

Scotland 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 Scotland region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1EdinburghUp+2332£39,050+38.94 %
2AberdeenUp+1423£40,000+8.78 %
3GlasgowUp+515£41,409+35.29 %
4DundeeUp+155£40,000+37.93 %
5RenfrewshireNew entry-4£42,500-
5West LothianNo change04£34,667-21.21 %
6StirlingNew entry-3£17,333-
7AberdeenshireDown-102--
8TaysideNew entry-1£40,000-
8South LanarkshireDown-11£19,500-
8Dumfries and GallowayNew entry-1£32,500-
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Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Scotland region citing Firewall 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 Firewall.

1121 (60.80 %)Cisco
280 (40.20 %)Cisco Certification
378 (39.20 %)LAN
465 (32.66 %)CheckPoint
560 (30.15 %)CCNA
659 (29.65 %)WAN
758 (29.15 %)VPN
856 (28.14 %)Windows
955 (27.64 %)CCNP
1050 (25.13 %)Active Directory
1147 (23.62 %)Microsoft
1244 (22.11 %)Microsoft Certification
1337 (18.59 %)MS Exchange
1435 (17.59 %)TCP/IP
1435 (17.59 %)Telecoms
1532 (16.08 %)MPLS
1629 (14.57 %)MCSE
1728 (14.07 %)Wireless
1827 (13.57 %)Network Security
1924 (12.06 %)Juniper
2023 (11.56 %)Citrix
2023 (11.56 %)VMware
2120 (10.05 %)WLAN
2120 (10.05 %)Windows 2000
2120 (10.05 %)Unix
2120 (10.05 %)MS Excel
2219 (9.548 %)Linux
2219 (9.548 %)OSPF
2219 (9.548 %)BGP
2318 (9.045 %)SQL Server

Firewall
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Scotland region citing Firewall 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 Firewall. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
17 (3.518 %).NET
21 (0.503 %)ADSI
Application Platforms
137 (18.59 %)MS Exchange
218 (9.045 %)Exchange Server 2003
316 (8.040 %)SharePoint
316 (8.040 %)Exchange Server 2000
44 (2.010 %)Exchange Server 5.5
44 (2.010 %)Exchange Server 2007
53 (1.508 %)Lotus Notes
62 (1.005 %)IIS
71 (0.503 %)SharePoint Portal Server
Applications
120 (10.05 %)MS Excel
27 (3.518 %)MS Office
31 (0.503 %)MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
18 (4.020 %)Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
178 (39.20 %)LAN
259 (29.65 %)WAN
358 (29.15 %)VPN
435 (17.59 %)TCP/IP
532 (16.08 %)MPLS
628 (14.07 %)Wireless
727 (13.57 %)Network Security
820 (10.05 %)WLAN
919 (9.548 %)OSPF
919 (9.548 %)BGP
1016 (8.040 %)DNS
1115 (7.538 %)VoIP
1115 (7.538 %)TACACS
1214 (7.035 %)Cisco PIX
1313 (6.533 %)Internet
1412 (6.030 %)IPsec
1412 (6.030 %)SSL
159 (4.523 %)DHCP
166 (3.015 %)IPCC
175 (2.513 %)IP Telephony
Database & Business Intelligence
118 (9.045 %)SQL Server
29 (4.523 %)SQL Server 2000
29 (4.523 %)SQL Server 2005
38 (4.020 %)SQL Server 7
44 (2.010 %)RDBMS
51 (0.503 %)Datawarehouse
Development Applications
11 (0.503 %)Dreamweaver
General
135 (17.59 %)Telecoms
216 (8.040 %)Health
313 (6.533 %)Finance
412 (6.030 %)Pensions
57 (3.518 %)Back Office
66 (3.015 %)Education
66 (3.015 %)Government
73 (1.508 %)Police
73 (1.508 %)Insurance
81 (0.503 %)Automotive
Job Titles
138 (19.10 %)Analyst
237 (18.59 %)Consultant
330 (15.08 %)Network Engineer
429 (14.57 %)Network Analyst
519 (9.548 %)Support Engineer
618 (9.045 %)Administrator
715 (7.538 %)Technical Support
812 (6.030 %)Architect
911 (5.528 %)Technical Architect
911 (5.528 %)Technical Consultant
1010 (5.025 %)Systems Administrator
119 (4.523 %)Network Consultant
119 (4.523 %)Security Consultant
128 (4.020 %)Field Engineer
128 (4.020 %)Infrastructure Engineer
128 (4.020 %)Support Analyst
128 (4.020 %)Cisco Engineer
128 (4.020 %)Network Security Consultant
137 (3.518 %)Systems Engineer
137 (3.518 %)IT Manager
Miscellaneous
19 (4.523 %)e-Health
25 (2.513 %)Clustering
34 (2.010 %)Blackberry
34 (2.010 %)PDA
42 (1.005 %)Management Information System
42 (1.005 %)Asset Management
51 (0.503 %)Client/Server
51 (0.503 %)SecurID
51 (0.503 %)PKI
51 (0.503 %)CESG
51 (0.503 %)CESG CLAS
51 (0.503 %)Data Protection Act
51 (0.503 %)Computer Science
Operating Systems
156 (28.14 %)Windows
220 (10.05 %)Unix
220 (10.05 %)Windows 2000
319 (9.548 %)Linux
48 (4.020 %)Windows Server 2003
56 (3.015 %)Windows NT
62 (1.005 %)Windows XP
71 (0.503 %)Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
111 (5.528 %)Project Management
28 (4.020 %)CRM
37 (3.518 %)Security Management
45 (2.513 %)Network Design
45 (2.513 %)Software Engineering
54 (2.010 %)Information Security
54 (2.010 %)Content Management
63 (1.508 %)Risk Management
72 (1.005 %)Incident Management
72 (1.005 %)Load Balancing
72 (1.005 %)ERP
72 (1.005 %)Change Management
72 (1.005 %)Information Security Management
72 (1.005 %)ISMS
81 (0.503 %)Data Protection
81 (0.503 %)ITIL
81 (0.503 %)Disaster Recovery
81 (0.503 %)Identity Management
81 (0.503 %)Service Management
81 (0.503 %)Service Delivery
Programming Languages
111 (5.528 %)SQL
23 (1.508 %)C
32 (1.005 %)Java
Qualifications
180 (40.20 %)Cisco Certification
260 (30.15 %)CCNA
355 (27.64 %)CCNP
444 (22.11 %)Microsoft Certification
529 (14.57 %)MCSE
617 (8.543 %)MCP
617 (8.543 %)Degree
714 (7.035 %)CCDP
813 (6.533 %)CISSP
912 (6.030 %)CCIE
1011 (5.528 %)CCSP
1110 (5.025 %)MCSA
128 (4.020 %)CCSE
128 (4.020 %)MCDST
134 (2.010 %)CCA
134 (2.010 %)Citrix Certification
142 (1.005 %)CISM
142 (1.005 %)CCIP
142 (1.005 %)CCVP
151 (0.503 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
13 (1.508 %)ISO17799
13 (1.508 %)SLA
13 (1.508 %)ISO27001
22 (1.005 %)COBIT
System Software
150 (25.13 %)Active Directory
29 (4.523 %)ISA Server
38 (4.020 %)ProxySG
47 (3.518 %)Backup Exec
54 (2.010 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
54 (2.010 %)Oracle RAC
54 (2.010 %)VMware ESX
63 (1.508 %)Citrix Presentation Server
63 (1.508 %)Terminal Services
71 (0.503 %)Terminal Server
Systems Management
111 (5.528 %)OpenView
111 (5.528 %)CiscoWorks
111 (5.528 %)Tivoli
111 (5.528 %)Tivoli NetView
24 (2.010 %)MOM
24 (2.010 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
31 (0.503 %)MIMEsweeper
Vendors
1121 (60.80 %)Cisco
265 (32.66 %)CheckPoint
347 (23.62 %)Microsoft
424 (12.06 %)Juniper
523 (11.56 %)Citrix
523 (11.56 %)VMware
618 (9.045 %)Blue Coat
716 (8.040 %)HP
812 (6.030 %)Nokia
812 (6.030 %)VERITAS
911 (5.528 %)CA
107 (3.518 %)Avaya
115 (2.513 %)Oracle
115 (2.513 %)Siemens
123 (1.508 %)Lotus
123 (1.508 %)Novell
123 (1.508 %)SAP
123 (1.508 %)Compaq
132 (1.005 %)Dell
132 (1.005 %)IBM
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