The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Blue Coat products and/or services in IT jobs advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Blue Coat over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Vendors for the South East region.

The figures below represent the IT job market in general and are NOT representative of salaries within Blue Coat Systems, Inc.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Blue Coat
Rank 280 283 306
Rank change year-on-year
+3 +23
Permanent jobs citing Blue Coat 155 165 119
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 0.700% 0.694% 0.519%
As % of the Vendors category 1.367% 1.439% 1.027%
Number of salaries quoted 111 140 102
Average salary £37,500 £47,500 £38,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-21.05% +25.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £20,600 £37,500 £23,500
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £45,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-5.55% +12.50%
All Vendors
South East
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
11342 11465 11588
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 51.25% 48.21% 50.50%
Number of salaries quoted 9316 9751 9770
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £41,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +2.40%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £28,500 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £60,000 £61,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
Blue Coat
England

Blue Coat
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Blue Coat across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

South East Blue Coat Jobs Demand Trend

Blue Coat
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Blue Coat across the South East region.

South East Blue Coat Salary Trend

Blue Coat
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Blue Coat across the South East region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

South East Blue Coat Salary Histogram

Blue Coat
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Blue Coat within the South East region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Berkshire +25 92 £35,000 -26.31%
Hampshire -49 22 £60,000 +14.28%
Surrey +5 18 £20,500 -64.34%
West Sussex - 9 £32,500 -
Buckinghamshire -3 7 £64,000 +34.73%
Kent -20 6 £42,500 +30.76%
Home Counties - 1 £50,000 -
Blue Coat
England

Blue Coat
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East region citing Blue Coat 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 Blue Coat.

1 242 (80.94%) CheckPoint
2 208 (69.57%) Cisco
3 205 (68.56%) Juniper
4 196 (65.55%) F5
5 173 (57.86%) TCP/IP
6 148 (49.50%) Windows
7 138 (46.15%) Firewall
8 132 (44.15%) CCSE
9 131 (43.81%) CISSP
10 127 (42.47%) CCSA
11 116 (38.80%) Network Security
12 115 (38.46%) JNCIA
13 113 (37.79%) UNIX
14 86 (28.76%) McAfee
15 76 (25.42%) Sourcefire
16 63 (21.07%) Project Management
17 59 (19.73%) PRINCE2
17 59 (19.73%) IBM
17 59 (19.73%) JNCIE
18 57 (19.06%) Cisco Certification
19 49 (16.39%) Internet
19 49 (16.39%) LAN
20 48 (16.05%) Intrusion Detection
21 45 (15.05%) DNS
22 44 (14.72%) WAN
23 43 (14.38%) Cisco ASA
24 42 (14.05%) Microsoft
25 40 (13.38%) Telecoms
26 39 (13.04%) VMware
27 36 (12.04%) ProxySG

Blue Coat
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East region citing Blue Coat 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 Blue Coat. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 7 (2.341%) CSS
2 2 (0.669%) .NET
2 2 (0.669%) ASP
2 2 (0.669%) Web Services
2 2 (0.669%) Middleware
2 2 (0.669%) .NET Framework
2 2 (0.669%) WCF
2 2 (0.669%) XMPP
3 1 (0.334%) MAPI
Application Platforms
1 21 (7.023%) MS Exchange
2 7 (2.341%) Lotus Domino
3 4 (1.338%) Exchange Server 2010
3 4 (1.338%) Lotus Notes
3 4 (1.338%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
4 2 (0.669%) Lync
Applications
1 19 (6.355%) MS Excel
2 6 (2.007%) MS Office
2 6 (2.007%) MS PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
1 173 (57.86%) TCP/IP
2 138 (46.15%) Firewall
3 116 (38.80%) Network Security
4 49 (16.39%) Internet
4 49 (16.39%) LAN
5 48 (16.05%) Intrusion Detection
6 45 (15.05%) DNS
7 44 (14.72%) WAN
8 43 (14.38%) Cisco ASA
9 35 (11.71%) DHCP
10 34 (11.37%) VPN
11 31 (10.37%) Cisco PIX
12 29 (9.699%) SNMP
13 25 (8.361%) SSL
14 24 (8.027%) FWSM
15 23 (7.692%) MPLS
16 22 (7.358%) OSPF
17 21 (7.023%) BGP
18 20 (6.689%) SMTP
19 19 (6.355%) BIG-IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (3.679%) Data Mining
2 2 (0.669%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (0.669%) Visual Studio
General
1 40 (13.38%) Telecoms
2 18 (6.020%) German Language
3 16 (5.351%) French Language
4 14 (4.682%) Back Office
5 11 (3.679%) Retail
5 11 (3.679%) Billing
6 10 (3.344%) Electronics
6 10 (3.344%) Military
6 10 (3.344%) Aerospace
7 5 (1.672%) Finance
8 4 (1.338%) Manufacturing
9 2 (0.669%) Marketing
9 2 (0.669%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 90 (30.10%) Security Engineer
2 78 (26.09%) Support Engineer
3 72 (24.08%) Analyst
4 58 (19.40%) Security Analyst
5 50 (16.72%) Network Engineer
6 42 (14.05%) Security Support Engineer
7 41 (13.71%) Consultant
8 28 (9.365%) Security Consultant
8 28 (9.365%) Senior Analyst
8 28 (9.365%) Senior Security Analyst
9 26 (8.696%) Network Support
10 24 (8.027%) Network Support Engineer
11 21 (7.023%) Network Security Engineer
12 18 (6.020%) IP Engineer
13 12 (4.013%) Pre Sales Consultant
14 11 (3.679%) Support Analyst
15 10 (3.344%) Sales Consultant
16 9 (3.010%) Architect
17 8 (2.676%) 1st Line Support
17 8 (2.676%) Senior Security Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 14 (4.682%) Management Information System
2 6 (2.007%) Kindle
3 4 (1.338%) SaaS
3 4 (1.338%) Blackberry
4 3 (1.003%) PKI
5 2 (0.669%) Digital Media
6 1 (0.334%) SecurID
Operating Systems
1 148 (49.50%) Windows
2 113 (37.79%) UNIX
3 23 (7.692%) Windows 7
4 6 (2.007%) Windows Server 2008
4 6 (2.007%) Solaris
4 6 (2.007%) Windows Server 2003
5 5 (1.672%) Linux
6 4 (1.338%) Windows XP
7 3 (1.003%) Windows 2000
8 1 (0.334%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (21.07%) Project Management
2 59 (19.73%) PRINCE2
3 25 (8.361%) Information Security
4 20 (6.689%) Network Management
5 19 (6.355%) ITIL
5 19 (6.355%) Load Balancing
5 19 (6.355%) Network Design
6 16 (5.351%) Change Control
6 16 (5.351%) SIEM
7 15 (5.017%) Vulnerability Assessment
7 15 (5.017%) Service Delivery
8 11 (3.679%) CRM
9 10 (3.344%) Information Assurance
9 10 (3.344%) Information Management
9 10 (3.344%) Time Management
9 10 (3.344%) Communications Security
9 10 (3.344%) Resource Management
10 6 (2.007%) Business Development
11 5 (1.672%) Penetration Testing
11 5 (1.672%) Technical Architecture
Programming Languages
1 23 (7.692%) SQL
2 6 (2.007%) C
3 2 (0.669%) Scala
3 2 (0.669%) C#
Qualifications
1 132 (44.15%) CCSE
2 131 (43.81%) CISSP
3 127 (42.47%) CCSA
4 115 (38.46%) JNCIA
5 59 (19.73%) JNCIE
6 57 (19.06%) Cisco Certification
7 32 (10.70%) CCNP
8 24 (8.027%) Degree
9 21 (7.023%) Security Cleared
10 20 (6.689%) CISM
11 19 (6.355%) CCNA
12 14 (4.682%) SC Cleared
13 10 (3.344%) Check Point Certification
13 10 (3.344%) CISA
13 10 (3.344%) CEH
13 10 (3.344%) JNCIS
14 9 (3.010%) CCSP
15 8 (2.676%) CCIE
16 5 (1.672%) CCDP
17 3 (1.003%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (4.682%) SLA
2 6 (2.007%) ISO 9001
2 6 (2.007%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 2 (0.669%) QA
4 1 (0.334%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.334%) PCI DSS
4 1 (0.334%) COBIT
4 1 (0.334%) COSO
System Software
1 36 (12.04%) ProxySG
2 29 (9.699%) Active Directory
2 29 (9.699%) VMware Infrastructure
3 19 (6.355%) Terminal Services
4 4 (1.338%) NFS
Systems Management
1 11 (3.679%) CiscoWorks
2 4 (1.338%) OpenView
2 4 (1.338%) Netcool
3 3 (1.003%) WSUS
3 3 (1.003%) McAfee ePO
3 3 (1.003%) HP SIM
4 2 (0.669%) Cisco CUCM
Vendors
1 242 (80.94%) CheckPoint
2 208 (69.57%) Cisco
3 205 (68.56%) Juniper
4 196 (65.55%) F5
5 86 (28.76%) McAfee
6 76 (25.42%) Sourcefire
7 59 (19.73%) IBM
8 42 (14.05%) Microsoft
9 39 (13.04%) VMware
10 35 (11.71%) Websense
11 32 (10.70%) Citrix
12 17 (5.686%) Fortinet
13 13 (4.348%) Infoblox
13 13 (4.348%) Imperva
13 13 (4.348%) Nokia
14 12 (4.013%) HP
15 11 (3.679%) ArcSight
16 10 (3.344%) Symantec
17 9 (3.010%) Tandberg
17 9 (3.010%) TippingPoint
Reading, Berkshire
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Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: 30000 - 40000
Posted: 20 May 2013
Berkshire
Core solutions include the portfolio of including Cisco, Nortel, HP, F5, Juniper, Bluecoat and Checkpoint... Extensive knowledge of Networking and Networking solutions covering Cisco, Nortel, HP, F5, Juniper,...
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Salary: From £50,000 to £100,000 per annum Car, Health, Pension, Great Career
Posted: 21 May 2013
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This includes managing the local UK network team to drive system availability, capacity planning, security controls, monitoring, reporting and service improvement plans. Key Responsibilities:*BAU OperationsoManage the core...
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Salary: £65000 - £70000 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
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JOB PURPOSE Security consultant to join the existing Professional Services team to design and implement security solutions using best of breed security technologies from Check Point, Fortinet, Websense,...
GCS IT Recruitment Specialists
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
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Reflex Computer Recruitment
Salary: £20000 - £21000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
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We need experience in the following technologies: CCNA (Minimum) LAN/WAN, MGX, BPX, UBR, Ethernet, TCP/IP, VOIP, SMTP, DNS, SNMP and experience with remote management applications such...
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Salary: £35000 - £37000 per annum + bonus + 10% shift allowance
Posted: 20 May 2013
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GCS IT Recruitment Specialists
Salary: £65000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
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GSA Techsource
Salary: GBP45000 to GBP55000 per annum + Benefits: + Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
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Exchange or Active Directory or Vmware /VDI would be advantageous... Essential skills: Windows 7... Active Directory. Microsoft Exchange. Desirable: Microsoft Windows Server. SQL. Cisco. VMWare. Terminal Services/Citrix...
Reflex Computer Recruitment
Salary: £19000 - £22000 per annum + Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
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Technical Background & Desirable Experience: * Strong and demonstrable experience in the design, implementation and operation of a Security Compliance Monitoring framework in a multi platform, enterprise class business.* Demonstrable...
Hudson
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum + Car Allowance, Bonus + Bens.
Posted: 11 May 2013
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Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + Pensions + Healthcare + Bonus
Posted: 23 May 2013