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The table below looks at the demand for Firewall skills within the Southampton 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 14 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFirewall
Location
3 months to
14 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4237
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching permanent IT job ads2130
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.013 %
As % of the category below16.54 %23.26 %
Salaries quoted2030
Average minimum salary£33,800£31,167
Average salary£35,075£31,933
% change on same period last year+9.83 %
Average maximum salary£36,350£32,700
UK excluding London average salary£37,259£37,297
% change on same period last year-0.10 %
Southampton IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Southampton
Matching permanent IT job ads127129
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.075 %0.056 %
Salaries quoted106112
Average minimum salary£31,148£30,307
Average salary£34,478£32,595
% change on same period last year+5.77 %
Average maximum salary£37,808£34,883
UK excluding London average salary£37,895£38,882
% change on same period last year-2.53 %
Firewall HampshireFirewall
Hampshire

Firewall
Demand Trend

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

Southampton 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 Southampton region.

Southampton Firewall Salary Trend

Firewall
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Firewall across the Southampton region over the 3 months to 14 October 2008.

Southampton Firewall Salary Histogram

Firewall
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT jobs across the Southampton 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.

122 (47.83 %)Cisco
220 (43.48 %)Microsoft
317 (36.96 %)Nokia
415 (32.61 %)Windows
513 (28.26 %)Network Security
612 (26.09 %)Risk Management
711 (23.91 %)Linux
711 (23.91 %)CheckPoint
810 (21.74 %)UNIX
99 (19.57 %)Cisco PIX
99 (19.57 %)MS Excel
99 (19.57 %)CCNA
99 (19.57 %)Cisco Certification
108 (17.39 %)Microsoft Certification
108 (17.39 %)DNS
108 (17.39 %)CISSP
108 (17.39 %)Active Directory
108 (17.39 %)LAN
108 (17.39 %)ISO27001
117 (15.22 %)Security Cleared
117 (15.22 %)RIP
117 (15.22 %)ATM
117 (15.22 %)Internet
117 (15.22 %)BGP
117 (15.22 %)SS7
117 (15.22 %)ISEB
126 (13.04 %)Windows Server 2003
126 (13.04 %)VPN
126 (13.04 %)WAN
126 (13.04 %)CCSA

Firewall
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT jobs across the Southampton 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.

Southampton IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (8.696 %)MS Exchange
23 (6.522 %)IIS
23 (6.522 %)Exchange Server 2003
32 (4.348 %)Lotus Notes
41 (2.174 %)Exchange Server 2000
Southampton IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (19.57 %)MS Excel
24 (8.696 %)MS Office
Southampton IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
113 (28.26 %)Network Security
29 (19.57 %)Cisco PIX
38 (17.39 %)LAN
38 (17.39 %)DNS
47 (15.22 %)RIP
47 (15.22 %)Internet
47 (15.22 %)BGP
47 (15.22 %)ATM
47 (15.22 %)SS7
56 (13.04 %)VPN
56 (13.04 %)WAN
65 (10.87 %)SMTP
65 (10.87 %)IPsec
74 (8.696 %)TCP/IP
83 (6.522 %)DHCP
83 (6.522 %)VLAN
92 (4.348 %)PPP
92 (4.348 %)ADSL
92 (4.348 %)SAN
92 (4.348 %)L2TP
Southampton IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (6.522 %)SQL Server
Southampton IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (13.04 %)Pensions
23 (6.522 %)Construction
32 (4.348 %)Health
32 (4.348 %)Telecoms
Southampton IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (21.74 %)Consultant
110 (21.74 %)Security Consultant
27 (15.22 %)Support Engineer
27 (15.22 %)Security Engineer
36 (13.04 %)Analyst
45 (10.87 %)IT Consultant
45 (10.87 %)IT Security Consultant
54 (8.696 %)Design Engineer
54 (8.696 %)Network Engineer
63 (6.522 %)IT Risk Manager
63 (6.522 %)Risk Manager
63 (6.522 %)Security Manager
63 (6.522 %)IT Security Engineer
72 (4.348 %)Network Security Consultant
72 (4.348 %)IT Security Administrator
72 (4.348 %)Security Administrator
72 (4.348 %)Systems Support Analyst
72 (4.348 %)IT Administrator
72 (4.348 %)Network Support
72 (4.348 %)Senior Systems Analyst
Southampton IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (6.522 %)Management Information System
22 (4.348 %)Clustering
22 (4.348 %)VLE
22 (4.348 %)Cryptography
Southampton IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (32.61 %)Windows
211 (23.91 %)Linux
310 (21.74 %)UNIX
46 (13.04 %)Windows Server 2003
54 (8.696 %)Windows 2000
63 (6.522 %)NetWare
72 (4.348 %)Windows XP
72 (4.348 %)SUSE
72 (4.348 %)Windows Vista
72 (4.348 %)Windows 2000 Server
Southampton IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (26.09 %)Risk Management
27 (15.22 %)Security Cleared
34 (8.696 %)Project Management
34 (8.696 %)Information Security Management
34 (8.696 %)Security Management
34 (8.696 %)Information Security
43 (6.522 %)Communications Security
52 (4.348 %)DV Cleared
52 (4.348 %)E-business
61 (2.174 %)Migration
61 (2.174 %)Web Development
61 (2.174 %)Load Balancing
61 (2.174 %)Security Testing
61 (2.174 %)Change Management
Southampton IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (2.174 %)SQL
11 (2.174 %)VB.NET
Southampton IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (19.57 %)CCNA
19 (19.57 %)Cisco Certification
28 (17.39 %)Microsoft Certification
28 (17.39 %)CISSP
37 (15.22 %)ISEB
46 (13.04 %)CCSA
54 (8.696 %)MCSE
63 (6.522 %)MCSA
63 (6.522 %)CCNP
63 (6.522 %)MCP
63 (6.522 %)ISTQB
72 (4.348 %)Degree
72 (4.348 %)CCA
72 (4.348 %)Citrix Certification
81 (2.174 %)CCSE
Southampton IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (17.39 %)ISO27001
Southampton IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (17.39 %)Active Directory
25 (10.87 %)ISA Server
31 (2.174 %)Terminal Services
Southampton IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
122 (47.83 %)Cisco
220 (43.48 %)Microsoft
317 (36.96 %)Nokia
411 (23.91 %)CheckPoint
55 (10.87 %)Nortel
55 (10.87 %)Websense
55 (10.87 %)VMware
55 (10.87 %)IronPort
64 (8.696 %)Citrix
72 (4.348 %)Ericsson
72 (4.348 %)HP
72 (4.348 %)Novell
72 (4.348 %)Lotus
72 (4.348 %)Oracle
81 (2.174 %)McAfee Security
81 (2.174 %)Sophos