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This section looks at the demand for Network Security 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 Network Security over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNetwork Security
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank116162
Rank change on same period last yearUp+46
Matching permanent IT job ads3823
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.009 %
As % of the category below5.994 %2.819 %
Salaries quoted3721
Average minimum salary£49,146£36,429
Average salary£51,010£37,238
% change on same period last year+36.98 %
Average maximum salary£52,875£38,048
UK excluding London average salary£41,357£43,490
% change on same period last year-4.90 %
Scotland IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Scotland
Matching permanent IT job ads634816
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.335 %0.334 %
Salaries quoted462561
Average minimum salary£37,519£33,711
Average salary£40,721£36,407
% change on same period last year+11.84 %
Average maximum salary£43,923£39,103
UK excluding London average salary£37,397£39,734
% change on same period last year-5.88 %
Network Security UKNetwork Security
UK

Network Security
Demand Trend

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

Scotland Network Security Demand Trend

Network Security
Salary Trend

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

Scotland Network Security Salary Trend

Network Security
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Network Security across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Scotland Network Security Salary Histogram

Network Security
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Security within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 25 July 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+3224£54,652+46.15 %
GlasgowUp+2518£51,472+31.55 %
Perth and KinrossNew entry-1£32,500-
Dumfries and GallowayNew entry-1£32,500-
StirlingNew entry-1£35,000-
Network Security UKNetwork Security
UK

Network Security
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Scotland region citing Network Security 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 Network Security.

136 (42.35 %)Cisco
235 (41.18 %)LAN
334 (40.00 %)WAN
426 (30.59 %)Firewall
525 (29.41 %)Windows
525 (29.41 %)Cisco Certification
622 (25.88 %)Active Directory
720 (23.53 %)CCIE
816 (18.82 %)VPN
915 (17.65 %)Government
915 (17.65 %).NET
1014 (16.47 %)LDAP
1014 (16.47 %)IP Telephony
1014 (16.47 %)Technical Architecture
1113 (15.29 %)Finance
1113 (15.29 %)SSL
1211 (12.94 %)Telecoms
1211 (12.94 %)Disaster Recovery
1310 (11.76 %)IPsec
1310 (11.76 %)CISSP
1310 (11.76 %)OSPF
1310 (11.76 %)BGP
149 (10.59 %)CheckPoint
149 (10.59 %)Juniper
149 (10.59 %)B2B
149 (10.59 %)CCNP
149 (10.59 %)Broadband
149 (10.59 %)Blue Coat
158 (9.412 %)Risk Management
158 (9.412 %)CCSP

Network Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Scotland region citing Network Security 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 Network Security. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
115 (17.65 %).NET
21 (1.176 %)ASP.NET
21 (1.176 %)X-Windows
Scotland IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (2.353 %)MS Exchange
21 (1.176 %)Apache
Scotland IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (3.529 %)MS Excel
21 (1.176 %)MS Office
Scotland IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
135 (41.18 %)LAN
234 (40.00 %)WAN
326 (30.59 %)Firewall
416 (18.82 %)VPN
514 (16.47 %)LDAP
514 (16.47 %)IP Telephony
613 (15.29 %)SSL
710 (11.76 %)IPsec
710 (11.76 %)OSPF
710 (11.76 %)BGP
89 (10.59 %)Broadband
97 (8.235 %)Internet
106 (7.059 %)DNS
106 (7.059 %)VoIP
106 (7.059 %)TCP/IP
115 (5.882 %)Wireless
123 (3.529 %)DHCP
132 (2.353 %)Ethernet
141 (1.176 %)FTP
141 (1.176 %)GPRS
Scotland IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.176 %)Subversion
Scotland IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (17.65 %)Government
213 (15.29 %)Finance
311 (12.94 %)Telecoms
43 (3.529 %)Health
43 (3.529 %)Education
51 (1.176 %)Pensions
51 (1.176 %)Marketing
51 (1.176 %)Auditing
51 (1.176 %)Back Office
51 (1.176 %)Automotive
Scotland IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
126 (30.59 %)Architect
216 (18.82 %)Consultant
313 (15.29 %)Technical Architect
412 (14.12 %)Network Consultant
511 (12.94 %)Network Architect
69 (10.59 %)Infrastructure Engineer
69 (10.59 %)IT Manager
69 (10.59 %)Security Consultant
69 (10.59 %)Network Security Consultant
75 (5.882 %)Account Manager
75 (5.882 %)IT Security Manager
75 (5.882 %)Security Manager
84 (4.706 %)Business Manager
84 (4.706 %)Support Engineer
93 (3.529 %)Analyst
93 (3.529 %)Sales Manager
93 (3.529 %)Cisco Engineer
93 (3.529 %)Infrastructure Support Engineer
102 (2.353 %)Enterprise Architect
102 (2.353 %)Business Development Manager
Scotland IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (3.529 %)Blackberry
22 (2.353 %)Management Information System
22 (2.353 %)SCADA
31 (1.176 %)Replication
31 (1.176 %)SecurID
31 (1.176 %)PKI
31 (1.176 %)Data Protection Act
Scotland IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
125 (29.41 %)Windows
23 (3.529 %)Linux
23 (3.529 %)Windows NT
Scotland IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (16.47 %)Technical Architecture
211 (12.94 %)Disaster Recovery
39 (10.59 %)B2B
48 (9.412 %)Risk Management
57 (8.235 %)ITIL
66 (7.059 %)Business Development
75 (5.882 %)Security Management
83 (3.529 %)Requirements Management
92 (2.353 %)Network Design
92 (2.353 %)Risk Analysis
101 (1.176 %)Digital Marketing
101 (1.176 %)Data Protection
101 (1.176 %)Load Balancing
101 (1.176 %)Supplier Management
101 (1.176 %)Information Security
101 (1.176 %)Service Management
101 (1.176 %)Service Delivery
101 (1.176 %)Change Management
Scotland IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (3.529 %)Java
22 (2.353 %)C
31 (1.176 %)SQL
31 (1.176 %)VB
31 (1.176 %)VB.NET
31 (1.176 %)VB6
Scotland IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
125 (29.41 %)Cisco Certification
220 (23.53 %)CCIE
310 (11.76 %)CISSP
49 (10.59 %)CCNP
58 (9.412 %)CCSP
63 (3.529 %)Degree
72 (2.353 %)CCNA
81 (1.176 %)MCSE
81 (1.176 %)Microsoft Certification
Scotland IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (4.706 %)ISO17799
14 (4.706 %)ISO27001
22 (2.353 %)BS15000
31 (1.176 %)QA
31 (1.176 %)SLA
Scotland IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
122 (25.88 %)Active Directory
24 (4.706 %)ISA Server
32 (2.353 %)Samba
32 (2.353 %)NFS
Scotland IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.176 %)CiscoWorks
11 (1.176 %)Tivoli
11 (1.176 %)Norton AntiVirus
Scotland IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
136 (42.35 %)Cisco
29 (10.59 %)Juniper
29 (10.59 %)CheckPoint
29 (10.59 %)Blue Coat
37 (8.235 %)Citrix
45 (5.882 %)HP
54 (4.706 %)Microsoft
63 (3.529 %)Compaq
63 (3.529 %)Avaya
63 (3.529 %)Siemens
72 (2.353 %)Sourcefire
72 (2.353 %)Sun
81 (1.176 %)BMC
81 (1.176 %)Symantec
81 (1.176 %)3Com
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