Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Firewall skills within the Solihull 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 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFirewall
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank3427
Rank change on same period last yearDown-7
Matching permanent IT job ads66
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.003 %
As % of the category below15.00 %20.00 %
Salaries quoted54
Average minimum salary£47,000£29,500
Average salary£51,500£31,875
% change on same period last year+61.56 %
Average maximum salary£56,000£34,250
UK excluding London average salary£37,138£36,137
% change on same period last year+2.76 %
Solihull IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Solihull
Matching permanent IT job ads4030
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.026 %0.013 %
Salaries quoted3723
Average minimum salary£37,203£25,426
Average salary£39,996£28,043
% change on same period last year+42.62 %
Average maximum salary£42,790£30,660
UK excluding London average salary£37,784£38,200
% change on same period last year-1.08 %
Firewall West MidlandsFirewall
West Midlands

Firewall
Demand Trend

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

Solihull Firewall Demand Trend

Firewall
Salary Trend

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

Solihull Firewall Salary Trend

Firewall
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Firewall across the Solihull region over the 3 months to 1 December 2008.

Solihull Firewall Salary Histogram

Firewall
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT jobs across the Solihull region citing Firewall 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 Firewall.

121 (65.63 %)Cisco
219 (59.38 %)Network Security
317 (53.13 %)Cisco Certification
317 (53.13 %)LAN
415 (46.88 %)WAN
415 (46.88 %)Windows
513 (40.63 %)CCNP
612 (37.50 %)Microsoft Certification
612 (37.50 %)VoIP
612 (37.50 %)Security Cleared
711 (34.38 %)Microsoft
810 (31.25 %)MCSE
98 (25.00 %)VPN
98 (25.00 %)Nokia
98 (25.00 %)MPLS
107 (21.88 %)BGP
107 (21.88 %)Active Directory
107 (21.88 %)MCP
116 (18.75 %)Windows Server 2003
125 (15.63 %)VMware
125 (15.63 %)Problem Management
125 (15.63 %)UNIX
125 (15.63 %)Linux
125 (15.63 %)Citrix Certification
125 (15.63 %)CCEA
125 (15.63 %)SAN
125 (15.63 %)CCIE
134 (12.50 %)CCNA
134 (12.50 %)MS Exchange
134 (12.50 %)VLAN

Firewall
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT jobs across the Solihull region citing Firewall 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 Firewall. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Solihull IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (12.50 %)MS Exchange
21 (3.125 %)Exchange Server 2003
Solihull IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (9.375 %)MS Office
21 (3.125 %)MS Excel
Solihull IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
119 (59.38 %)Network Security
217 (53.13 %)LAN
315 (46.88 %)WAN
412 (37.50 %)VoIP
58 (25.00 %)VPN
58 (25.00 %)MPLS
67 (21.88 %)BGP
75 (15.63 %)SAN
84 (12.50 %)IPsec
84 (12.50 %)VLAN
93 (9.375 %)Cisco PIX
93 (9.375 %)Internet
101 (3.125 %)OSPF
101 (3.125 %)SNMP
Solihull IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (9.375 %)SQL Server
Solihull IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (3.125 %)Finance
Solihull IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (25.00 %)Architect
18 (25.00 %)Technical Architect
18 (25.00 %)Network Architect
25 (15.63 %)Technical Specialist
34 (12.50 %)Network Specialist
34 (12.50 %)IT Manager
34 (12.50 %)Firewall Specialist
43 (9.375 %)Senior Network Analyst
43 (9.375 %)3rd Line Support
43 (9.375 %)Analyst
43 (9.375 %)Senior Analyst
43 (9.375 %)Network Analyst
52 (6.250 %)Cisco Engineer
52 (6.250 %)Consultant
52 (6.250 %)Support Consultant
52 (6.250 %)Network Engineer
52 (6.250 %)Cisco Network Engineer
61 (3.125 %)Administrator
61 (3.125 %)Systems Administrator
61 (3.125 %)Cisco Support
Solihull IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (46.88 %)Windows
26 (18.75 %)Windows Server 2003
35 (15.63 %)UNIX
35 (15.63 %)Linux
42 (6.250 %)Windows XP
Solihull IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (37.50 %)Security Cleared
25 (15.63 %)Problem Management
34 (12.50 %)Network Design
41 (3.125 %)Load Balancing
Solihull IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (9.375 %)SQL
22 (6.250 %)Transact-SQL
Solihull IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
117 (53.13 %)Cisco Certification
213 (40.63 %)CCNP
312 (37.50 %)Microsoft Certification
410 (31.25 %)MCSE
57 (21.88 %)MCP
65 (15.63 %)CCIE
65 (15.63 %)Citrix Certification
65 (15.63 %)CCEA
74 (12.50 %)CCNA
74 (12.50 %)CCSA
81 (3.125 %)CCDP
81 (3.125 %)CCSP
81 (3.125 %)CCIP
Solihull IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (21.88 %)Active Directory
Solihull IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (9.375 %)MAILsweeper
Solihull IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
121 (65.63 %)Cisco
211 (34.38 %)Microsoft
38 (25.00 %)Nokia
45 (15.63 %)VMware
53 (9.375 %)CheckPoint
53 (9.375 %)Avaya