Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Firewall skills within the Suffolk 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFirewall
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank4280
Rank change on same period last yearUp+38
Matching permanent IT job ads2512
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.005 %
As % of the category below17.73 %7.317 %
Salaries quoted2510
Average minimum salary£23,720£27,200
Average salary£27,320£28,750
% change on same period last year-4.97 %
Average maximum salary£30,920£30,300
UK excluding London average salary£37,126£35,902
% change on same period last year+3.40 %
Suffolk IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Suffolk
Matching permanent IT job ads141164
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.094 %0.073 %
Salaries quoted118125
Average minimum salary£33,809£36,248
Average salary£35,835£41,173
% change on same period last year-12.96 %
Average maximum salary£37,861£46,098
UK excluding London average salary£37,772£38,125
% change on same period last year-0.92 %
Firewall East of EnglandFirewall
East of England

Firewall
Demand Trend

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

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region.

Suffolk Firewall Salary Trend

Firewall
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Firewall across the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
IpswichUp+2920£27,050+40.51 %
Firewall East of EnglandFirewall
East of England

Firewall
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk 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.

124 (82.76 %)Windows
217 (58.62 %)Windows XP
314 (48.28 %)Linux
412 (41.38 %)Debian
510 (34.48 %)Windows Server 2003
510 (34.48 %)HP
69 (31.03 %)ADSL
69 (31.03 %)Broadband
69 (31.03 %)Degree
77 (24.14 %)Terminal Services
77 (24.14 %)Backup Exec
86 (20.69 %)TCP/IP
95 (17.24 %)Cisco
95 (17.24 %)Microsoft Certification
104 (13.79 %)MPLS
104 (13.79 %)LAN
104 (13.79 %)MCP
104 (13.79 %)MS Exchange
104 (13.79 %)Network Security
113 (10.34 %)MCSE
113 (10.34 %)UNIX
113 (10.34 %)C
113 (10.34 %)WAN
113 (10.34 %)DHCP
113 (10.34 %)Ethernet
113 (10.34 %)Microsoft
113 (10.34 %)IPv6
113 (10.34 %)CCNA
113 (10.34 %)Active Directory
113 (10.34 %)DNS

Firewall
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk 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.

Suffolk IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (6.897 %)HTML
12 (6.897 %)CSS
12 (6.897 %)JSP
12 (6.897 %)XML
Suffolk IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (13.79 %)MS Exchange
21 (3.448 %)Exchange Server 5.5
21 (3.448 %)Exchange Server 2000
21 (3.448 %)Exchange Server 2003
Suffolk IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (6.897 %)MS Excel
21 (3.448 %)MS Office
Suffolk IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (31.03 %)ADSL
19 (31.03 %)Broadband
26 (20.69 %)TCP/IP
34 (13.79 %)LAN
34 (13.79 %)MPLS
34 (13.79 %)Network Security
43 (10.34 %)DNS
43 (10.34 %)IPv6
43 (10.34 %)WAN
43 (10.34 %)DHCP
43 (10.34 %)Ethernet
52 (6.897 %)VPN
52 (6.897 %)VoIP
52 (6.897 %)Wireless
61 (3.448 %)Gigabit Ethernet
61 (3.448 %)Intrusion Detection
61 (3.448 %)VLAN
61 (3.448 %)VPLS
61 (3.448 %)Cisco PIX
61 (3.448 %)OSPF
Suffolk IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (6.897 %)SQL Server
Suffolk IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (10.34 %)Finance
22 (6.897 %)Marketing
31 (3.448 %)Education
31 (3.448 %)Retail
Suffolk IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (37.93 %)Network Engineer
210 (34.48 %)Technical Support
39 (31.03 %)Support Engineer
39 (31.03 %)Administrator
39 (31.03 %)Technical Support Engineer
39 (31.03 %)Systems Administrator
39 (31.03 %)Technical Engineer
48 (27.59 %)Systems Engineer
57 (24.14 %)Network Administrator
64 (13.79 %)Network Support
73 (10.34 %)C Developer
73 (10.34 %)C Programmer
73 (10.34 %)Programmer
73 (10.34 %)Developer
73 (10.34 %)Analyst
73 (10.34 %)Network Support Engineer
73 (10.34 %)Network Analyst
82 (6.897 %)Infrastructure Analyst
82 (6.897 %)Network Infrastructure Analyst
82 (6.897 %)Server Analyst
Suffolk IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (6.897 %)Blackberry
12 (6.897 %)Data Protection Act
21 (3.448 %)Firmware
21 (3.448 %)Statistics
Suffolk IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
124 (82.76 %)Windows
217 (58.62 %)Windows XP
314 (48.28 %)Linux
412 (41.38 %)Debian
510 (34.48 %)Windows Server 2003
63 (10.34 %)UNIX
71 (3.448 %)Windows 2000
71 (3.448 %)Windows NT
Suffolk IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (6.897 %)Disaster Recovery
12 (6.897 %)Network Design
12 (6.897 %)Web Development
12 (6.897 %)Data Protection
21 (3.448 %)Investment Management
21 (3.448 %)Migration
21 (3.448 %)Asset Management
Suffolk IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (10.34 %)C
22 (6.897 %)Java
22 (6.897 %)SQL
Suffolk IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (31.03 %)Degree
25 (17.24 %)Microsoft Certification
34 (13.79 %)MCP
43 (10.34 %)MCSE
43 (10.34 %)CCNA
43 (10.34 %)Cisco Certification
52 (6.897 %)CCNP
Suffolk IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (24.14 %)Terminal Services
17 (24.14 %)Backup Exec
23 (10.34 %)Active Directory
31 (3.448 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Suffolk IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (34.48 %)HP
25 (17.24 %)Cisco
33 (10.34 %)Microsoft
41 (3.448 %)Citrix
41 (3.448 %)Oracle