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The table below looks at the demand for F5 Networks BIG-IP skills within the South East region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited BIG-IP over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkF5 Networks BIG-IP
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank444478
Rank change on same period last yearUp+34
Matching permanent IT job ads1830
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.013 %
As % of the category below0.250 %0.313 %
Salaries quoted1825
Average minimum salary£43,684£45,185
Average salary£44,605£48,056
% change on same period last year-7.17 %
Average maximum salary£45,526£50,926
UK excluding London average salary£42,574£47,544
% change on same period last year-10.45 %
South East IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
South East
Matching permanent IT job ads72089587
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled4.173 %4.126 %
Salaries quoted61117677
Average minimum salary£37,257£38,405
Average salary£40,433£41,324
% change on same period last year-2.15 %
Average maximum salary£43,608£44,243
UK excluding London average salary£37,928£38,940
% change on same period last year-2.59 %
BIG-IP EnglandBIG-IP
England

BIG-IP
Demand Trend

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

South East BIG-IP Demand Trend

BIG-IP
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing BIG-IP across the South East region.

South East BIG-IP Salary Trend

BIG-IP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing BIG-IP across the South East region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

South East BIG-IP Salary Histogram

BIG-IP
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing BIG-IP within the South East region over the 3 months to 10 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
BerkshireUp+2711£47,917-7.12 %
SurreyNew entry-4£35,000-
OxfordshireDown-43£44,167+6.00 %
BIG-IP EnglandBIG-IP
England

BIG-IP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the South East region citing BIG-IP 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 BIG-IP.

125 (83.33 %)Cisco
219 (63.33 %)CheckPoint
317 (56.67 %)Firewall
416 (53.33 %)LAN
515 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
613 (43.33 %)DNS
613 (43.33 %)Cisco PIX
613 (43.33 %)Cisco ASA
712 (40.00 %)Ethernet
712 (40.00 %)CCNP
811 (36.67 %)VPN
910 (33.33 %)WAN
910 (33.33 %)UNIX
109 (30.00 %)Nortel
109 (30.00 %)Nortel Alteon
118 (26.67 %)CCNA
118 (26.67 %)BGP
118 (26.67 %)OSPF
127 (23.33 %)MPLS
127 (23.33 %)Health
127 (23.33 %)Pensions
136 (20.00 %)Linux
145 (16.67 %)Windows
145 (16.67 %)SSL
145 (16.67 %)EIGRP
145 (16.67 %)VLAN
154 (13.33 %)French Language
154 (13.33 %)NetScreen
154 (13.33 %)RIP
154 (13.33 %)TCP/IP

BIG-IP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the South East region citing BIG-IP 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 BIG-IP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
117 (56.67 %)Firewall
216 (53.33 %)LAN
313 (43.33 %)DNS
313 (43.33 %)Cisco PIX
313 (43.33 %)Cisco ASA
412 (40.00 %)Ethernet
511 (36.67 %)VPN
610 (33.33 %)WAN
79 (30.00 %)Nortel Alteon
88 (26.67 %)OSPF
88 (26.67 %)BGP
97 (23.33 %)MPLS
105 (16.67 %)SSL
105 (16.67 %)EIGRP
105 (16.67 %)VLAN
114 (13.33 %)RIP
114 (13.33 %)TCP/IP
114 (13.33 %)NetScreen
123 (10.00 %)Network Security
131 (3.333 %)Internet
South East IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (23.33 %)Health
17 (23.33 %)Pensions
21 (3.333 %)Government
South East IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
121 (70.00 %)Network Engineer
215 (50.00 %)Network Support
313 (43.33 %)Network Support Engineer
313 (43.33 %)Support Engineer
47 (23.33 %)Cisco Engineer
55 (16.67 %)Consultant
63 (10.00 %)Security Consultant
63 (10.00 %)Architect
63 (10.00 %)Network Architect
72 (6.667 %)Network Consultant
72 (6.667 %)3rd Line Support
72 (6.667 %)Senior Network Engineer
72 (6.667 %)Cisco Network Engineer
81 (3.333 %)Security Engineer
81 (3.333 %)Senior Security Consultant
81 (3.333 %)Network Manager
81 (3.333 %)Security Specialist
81 (3.333 %)Senior Consultant
81 (3.333 %)Network Designer
81 (3.333 %)Network Security Engineer
South East IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (13.33 %)French Language
21 (3.333 %)SecurID
South East IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (33.33 %)UNIX
26 (20.00 %)Linux
35 (16.67 %)Windows
44 (13.33 %)Windows NT
South East IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (6.667 %)E-Commerce
21 (3.333 %)Information Security
21 (3.333 %)Ethical Hacking
21 (3.333 %)Load Balancing
21 (3.333 %)Security Cleared
21 (3.333 %)OSSTMM
South East IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
115 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
212 (40.00 %)CCNP
38 (26.67 %)CCNA
43 (10.00 %)CCSE
43 (10.00 %)JNCIS
52 (6.667 %)CCIE
61 (3.333 %)CCSP
61 (3.333 %)CCIP
61 (3.333 %)CISSP
61 (3.333 %)Microsoft Certification
61 (3.333 %)SSCP
61 (3.333 %)MCSE
61 (3.333 %)CEH
South East IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (3.333 %)ISO27001
South East IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
125 (83.33 %)Cisco
219 (63.33 %)CheckPoint
39 (30.00 %)Nortel
43 (10.00 %)Juniper
43 (10.00 %)Nokia
43 (10.00 %)Websense
43 (10.00 %)Blue Coat
51 (3.333 %)Crossbeam
51 (3.333 %)McAfee Security
51 (3.333 %)Microsoft