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This section looks at the demand for Firewall skills within the Staffordshire 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFirewall
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank6118
Rank change on same period last yearDown-43
Matching permanent IT job ads754
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.022 %
As % of the category below6.250 %38.85 %
Salaries quoted744
Average minimum salary£31,429£33,863
Average salary£32,143£37,596
% change on same period last year-14.50 %
Average maximum salary£32,857£41,330
UK excluding London average salary£35,854£37,182
% change on same period last year-3.57 %
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Staffordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads112139
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.059 %0.057 %
Salaries quoted73111
Average minimum salary£28,106£35,132
Average salary£30,283£39,035
% change on same period last year-22.42 %
Average maximum salary£32,459£42,937
UK excluding London average salary£37,397£39,734
% change on same period last year-5.88 %
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 Staffordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Staffordshire 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 Staffordshire region.

Staffordshire Firewall Salary Trend

Firewall
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Firewall across the Staffordshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Staffordshire Firewall Salary Histogram

Firewall
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Firewall within the Staffordshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
Stoke-on-TrentDown-104£35,000-50.00 %
Firewall West MidlandsFirewall
West Midlands

Firewall
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Staffordshire 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.

120 (62.50 %)Cisco
218 (56.25 %)VPN
315 (46.88 %)Cisco Certification
410 (31.25 %)CCNA
59 (28.13 %)Cisco PIX
67 (21.88 %)Windows
76 (18.75 %)Active Directory
76 (18.75 %)CCNP
76 (18.75 %)LAN
76 (18.75 %)WAN
85 (15.63 %)Microsoft
85 (15.63 %)Microsoft Certification
85 (15.63 %)SharePoint
85 (15.63 %)MS Exchange
85 (15.63 %)MCSE
85 (15.63 %)Project Management
85 (15.63 %)CheckPoint
85 (15.63 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
85 (15.63 %)ISA Server
85 (15.63 %)IPsec
85 (15.63 %)Exchange Server 2007
85 (15.63 %)Exchange Server 2003
94 (12.50 %)ISO27001
94 (12.50 %)Web Development
94 (12.50 %)COBIT
94 (12.50 %)Ubuntu
94 (12.50 %)Snort
94 (12.50 %)Network Security
94 (12.50 %)Risk Management
94 (12.50 %)Information Security

Firewall
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Staffordshire 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.

Staffordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (12.50 %)CSS
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (15.63 %)SharePoint
15 (15.63 %)MS Exchange
15 (15.63 %)Exchange Server 2003
15 (15.63 %)Exchange Server 2007
24 (12.50 %)IIS
24 (12.50 %)Apache
33 (9.375 %)Office Communications Server
42 (6.250 %)Exchange Server 2000
Staffordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (9.375 %)MS Excel
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
118 (56.25 %)VPN
29 (28.13 %)Cisco PIX
36 (18.75 %)LAN
36 (18.75 %)WAN
45 (15.63 %)IPsec
54 (12.50 %)Network Security
54 (12.50 %)DNS
63 (9.375 %)NetScreen
63 (9.375 %)VoIP
72 (6.250 %)TCP/IP
72 (6.250 %)Internet
81 (3.125 %)Wireless
81 (3.125 %)SAN
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (12.50 %)MySQL
22 (6.250 %)SQL Server
22 (6.250 %)SQL Server 2000
Staffordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (9.375 %)Pensions
22 (6.250 %)Telecoms
22 (6.250 %)Finance
31 (3.125 %)Health
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (21.88 %)Analyst
24 (12.50 %)Junior
24 (12.50 %)3rd Line Support
24 (12.50 %)Administrator
24 (12.50 %)Security Analyst
24 (12.50 %)IT Security Analyst
33 (9.375 %)Cisco Engineer
33 (9.375 %)Network Support
33 (9.375 %)Senior Infrastructure Engineer
33 (9.375 %)Infrastructure Engineer
33 (9.375 %)Network Engineer
33 (9.375 %)Server Support
33 (9.375 %)Support Analyst
42 (6.250 %)Systems Support
42 (6.250 %)Systems Administrator
42 (6.250 %)Network Support Analyst
42 (6.250 %)Network Analyst
42 (6.250 %)Security Specialist
42 (6.250 %)Network Security Specialist
42 (6.250 %)Linux Support
Staffordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (6.250 %)Statistics
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (21.88 %)Windows
24 (12.50 %)Linux
24 (12.50 %)FreeBSD
24 (12.50 %)Ubuntu
24 (12.50 %)UNIX
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (15.63 %)Project Management
24 (12.50 %)Web Development
24 (12.50 %)Risk Management
24 (12.50 %)Information Security
24 (12.50 %)ITIL
32 (6.250 %)Data Management
32 (6.250 %)Load Balancing
32 (6.250 %)Communications Security
41 (3.125 %)Security Management
41 (3.125 %)Network Design
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (12.50 %)PHP
14 (12.50 %)Shell Script
21 (3.125 %)VBScript
21 (3.125 %)VB
Staffordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
115 (46.88 %)Cisco Certification
210 (31.25 %)CCNA
36 (18.75 %)CCNP
45 (15.63 %)MCSE
45 (15.63 %)Microsoft Certification
53 (9.375 %)CISSP
62 (6.250 %)CCSP
62 (6.250 %)CCSA
62 (6.250 %)CCSE
62 (6.250 %)MCTS
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (12.50 %)ISO27001
14 (12.50 %)COBIT
Staffordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (18.75 %)Active Directory
25 (15.63 %)ISA Server
34 (12.50 %)Snort
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (15.63 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Staffordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
120 (62.50 %)Cisco
25 (15.63 %)Microsoft
25 (15.63 %)CheckPoint
34 (12.50 %)Oracle
34 (12.50 %)SAP
43 (9.375 %)HP
52 (6.250 %)Nokia
52 (6.250 %)Mitel
61 (3.125 %)VMware
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