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The table below looks at the demand for Firewall skills within the Somerset 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFirewall
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank4648
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching permanent IT job ads5428
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.030 %0.012 %
As % of the category below23.79 %18.79 %
Salaries quoted5226
Average minimum salary£30,981£29,222
Average salary£34,990£33,241
% change on same period last year+5.26 %
Average maximum salary£39,000£37,259
UK excluding London average salary£36,155£37,285
% change on same period last year-3.03 %
Somerset IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Somerset
Matching permanent IT job ads227149
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.126 %0.062 %
Salaries quoted201131
Average minimum salary£33,608£31,300
Average salary£37,186£35,829
% change on same period last year+3.78 %
Average maximum salary£40,763£40,357
UK excluding London average salary£37,602£39,396
% change on same period last year-4.55 %
Firewall South WestFirewall
South West

Firewall
Demand Trend

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

Somerset 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 Somerset region.

Somerset Firewall Salary Trend

Firewall
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Firewall across the Somerset region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Somerset Firewall Salary Histogram

Firewall
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Firewall within the Somerset region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
BathDown-239£33,641+4.19 %
StreetDown-64£30,000-15.88 %
WellsDown-12£50,000+170.27 %
ClevedonDown-101--
Firewall South WestFirewall
South West

Firewall
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Somerset 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.

145 (45.45 %)SAN
243 (43.43 %)Network Security
341 (41.41 %)Intrusion Detection
439 (39.39 %)Information Security
531 (31.31 %)Security Cleared
630 (30.30 %)SC Cleared
726 (26.26 %)WAN
825 (25.25 %)LAN
920 (20.20 %)Cisco
1019 (19.19 %)Windows
1118 (18.18 %)VPN
1118 (18.18 %)CheckPoint
1216 (16.16 %)Windows Server 2003
1314 (14.14 %)OSPF
1314 (14.14 %)Oracle
1413 (13.13 %)BGP
1512 (12.12 %)MPLS
1512 (12.12 %)Citrix
1512 (12.12 %)Lotus Domino
1611 (11.11 %)AIX
1611 (11.11 %)Telecoms
1611 (11.11 %)Degree
1710 (10.10 %)Clustering
1710 (10.10 %)Cisco Certification
1710 (10.10 %)CCNP
1710 (10.10 %)CCNA
1710 (10.10 %)Microsoft
1710 (10.10 %)EIGRP
1710 (10.10 %)Internet
189 (9.091 %)JSP

Firewall
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Somerset 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.

Somerset IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (9.091 %)JSP
21 (1.010 %)WebSphere
21 (1.010 %).NET Framework
21 (1.010 %).NET
21 (1.010 %)ASP.NET
Somerset IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (12.12 %)Lotus Domino
28 (8.081 %)MS Exchange
35 (5.051 %)Exchange Server 2003
41 (1.010 %)Exchange Server 2007
41 (1.010 %)WebSphere MQ
41 (1.010 %)Exchange Server 2000
41 (1.010 %)Apache
41 (1.010 %)IIS
41 (1.010 %)Lotus Notes
Somerset IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (6.061 %)MS Excel
16 (6.061 %)MS PowerPoint
21 (1.010 %)MS Office
Somerset IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
145 (45.45 %)SAN
243 (43.43 %)Network Security
341 (41.41 %)Intrusion Detection
426 (26.26 %)WAN
525 (25.25 %)LAN
618 (18.18 %)VPN
714 (14.14 %)OSPF
813 (13.13 %)BGP
912 (12.12 %)MPLS
1010 (10.10 %)Internet
1010 (10.10 %)EIGRP
119 (9.091 %)Cisco PIX
127 (7.071 %)TCP/IP
135 (5.051 %)RIP
144 (4.040 %)Ethernet
144 (4.040 %)IPv4
153 (3.030 %)DNS
153 (3.030 %)Cisco ASA
162 (2.020 %)SMTP
171 (1.010 %)DHCP
Somerset IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (1.010 %)DB2
Somerset IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (11.11 %)Telecoms
29 (9.091 %)Finance
35 (5.051 %)Pensions
42 (2.020 %)Marketing
51 (1.010 %)Music
51 (1.010 %)Government
51 (1.010 %)Health
Somerset IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
113 (13.13 %)Support Engineer
212 (12.12 %)Network Engineer
311 (11.11 %)Architect
311 (11.11 %)Analyst
311 (11.11 %)Network Support
49 (9.091 %)Network Support Engineer
58 (8.081 %)Administrator
58 (8.081 %)Security Engineer
67 (7.071 %)Security Administrator
67 (7.071 %)Support Analyst
76 (6.061 %)Technical Architect
76 (6.061 %)Desktop Support
76 (6.061 %)Desktop Support Analyst
76 (6.061 %)Network Administrator
76 (6.061 %)Desktop Analyst
76 (6.061 %)Information Security Engineer
85 (5.051 %)Senior Network Support
85 (5.051 %)Senior Network Support Engineer
85 (5.051 %)Senior Network Engineer
85 (5.051 %)Senior Support Engineer
Somerset IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (10.10 %)Clustering
24 (4.040 %)E-Learning
32 (2.020 %)Mainframe
41 (1.010 %)N-Tier
41 (1.010 %)CESG
41 (1.010 %)PKI
Somerset IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
119 (19.19 %)Windows
216 (16.16 %)Windows Server 2003
311 (11.11 %)AIX
47 (7.071 %)UNIX
52 (2.020 %)Linux
52 (2.020 %)Windows 2000
61 (1.010 %)Windows NT
61 (1.010 %)Windows XP
61 (1.010 %)SUSE
61 (1.010 %)Debian
61 (1.010 %)Gentoo
61 (1.010 %)Windows Vista
61 (1.010 %)Windows 2000 Server
61 (1.010 %)Red Hat Linux
Somerset IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
139 (39.39 %)Information Security
231 (31.31 %)Security Cleared
330 (30.30 %)SC Cleared
43 (3.030 %)ITIL
52 (2.020 %)Asset Management
61 (1.010 %)E-Commerce
Somerset IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (2.020 %)SQL
Somerset IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (11.11 %)Degree
210 (10.10 %)CCNP
210 (10.10 %)CCNA
210 (10.10 %)Cisco Certification
38 (8.081 %)Check Point Certification
45 (5.051 %)CCSA
45 (5.051 %)CCSE
45 (5.051 %)Microsoft Certification
45 (5.051 %)MCSE
45 (5.051 %)CCSP
53 (3.030 %)MCP
62 (2.020 %)CISSP
Somerset IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
19 (9.091 %)HMG Infosec
19 (9.091 %)JSP 440
22 (2.020 %)ISO17799
Somerset IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (7.071 %)Active Directory
24 (4.040 %)Snort
32 (2.020 %)VMware Infrastructure
41 (1.010 %)Terminal Server
Somerset IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (4.040 %)Nagios
14 (4.040 %)Nessus
Somerset IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
120 (20.20 %)Cisco
218 (18.18 %)CheckPoint
314 (14.14 %)Oracle
412 (12.12 %)Citrix
510 (10.10 %)Microsoft
64 (4.040 %)HP
64 (4.040 %)Tripwire
64 (4.040 %)ProCurve
72 (2.020 %)SonicWALL
72 (2.020 %)VMware
72 (2.020 %)Mitel
72 (2.020 %)Nortel
72 (2.020 %)Avaya
72 (2.020 %)Siebel
81 (1.010 %)IBM
81 (1.010 %)Lotus
81 (1.010 %)Red Hat
81 (1.010 %)Bloomberg
81 (1.010 %)McAfee Security
81 (1.010 %)Proquote