The first table below looks at the demand for Network Security skills in IT jobs advertised for the Suffolk region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Network Security over the 3 months to 19 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Communications & Networking category for the Suffolk region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Network Security
Rank 72 58 64
Rank change year-on-year
-14 +6
Permanent jobs citing Network Security 1 12 6
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Suffolk 0.149% 2.120% 0.901%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.758% 10.43% 5.825%
Number of salaries quoted 1 12 6
Average salary £55,000 £45,000 £41,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+22.22% +9.75%
UK excluding London average salary £45,000 £42,500 £43,000
% change year-on-year
+5.88% -1.16%
All Communications & Networking
Suffolk
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
132 115 103
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Suffolk 19.64% 20.32% 15.47%
Number of salaries quoted 126 103 94
Average salary £37,500 £32,500 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+15.38% +8.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £29,500 £31,000 £27,000
10% offered a salary of more than £47,000 £50,000 £44,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +6.66%
Network Security
East of England

Network Security
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Network Security across the Suffolk region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Suffolk Network Security Jobs Demand Trend

Network Security
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Network Security across the Suffolk region.

Suffolk Network Security Salary Trend

Network Security
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Suffolk region citing Network Security 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 Network Security.

1 3 (60.00%) Java
1 3 (60.00%) Firewall
1 3 (60.00%) Agile Software Development
2 2 (40.00%) Spring
2 2 (40.00%) Software Engineering
2 2 (40.00%) Web Development
2 2 (40.00%) Hibernate
2 2 (40.00%) VMware
2 2 (40.00%) Service Management
2 2 (40.00%) SQL
2 2 (40.00%) Active Directory
2 2 (40.00%) Citrix
2 2 (40.00%) C++
2 2 (40.00%) J2EE
2 2 (40.00%) WebLogic
2 2 (40.00%) EJB
2 2 (40.00%) Web Services
2 2 (40.00%) Windows
2 2 (40.00%) Linux
2 2 (40.00%) HTTP
2 2 (40.00%) Cisco
2 2 (40.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (40.00%) CCNP
2 2 (40.00%) Cisco Certification
2 2 (40.00%) Computer Science
2 2 (40.00%) Continuous Integration
2 2 (40.00%) DV Cleared
2 2 (40.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (40.00%) Android
2 2 (40.00%) iPhone

Network Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Suffolk region citing Network Security 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 Network Security. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 2 (40.00%) Spring
1 2 (40.00%) Hibernate
1 2 (40.00%) J2EE
1 2 (40.00%) EJB
1 2 (40.00%) Web Services
1 2 (40.00%) Qt
2 1 (20.00%) .NET
2 1 (20.00%) JSON
Application Platforms
1 2 (40.00%) WebLogic
2 1 (20.00%) Amazon AWS
Applications
1 1 (20.00%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 3 (60.00%) Firewall
2 2 (40.00%) HTTP
3 1 (20.00%) Internet
3 1 (20.00%) MPLS
3 1 (20.00%) RIP
3 1 (20.00%) TCP/IP
3 1 (20.00%) VPN
3 1 (20.00%) DNS
3 1 (20.00%) LAN
3 1 (20.00%) VoIP
3 1 (20.00%) WAN
3 1 (20.00%) DHCP
3 1 (20.00%) VLAN
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Senior Software Developer
1 2 (40.00%) Infrastructure Architect
1 2 (40.00%) Senior Developer
1 2 (40.00%) Software Developer
1 2 (40.00%) Architect
1 2 (40.00%) Developer
1 2 (40.00%) Graduate
2 1 (20.00%) Consultant
2 1 (20.00%) Network Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Implementation Consultant
2 1 (20.00%) Network Security Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Security Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Infrastructure Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (40.00%) iPhone
1 2 (40.00%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 2 (40.00%) Windows
1 2 (40.00%) Linux
1 2 (40.00%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Agile Software Development
2 2 (40.00%) Software Engineering
2 2 (40.00%) Web Development
2 2 (40.00%) Service Management
2 2 (40.00%) Continuous Integration
2 2 (40.00%) Cyber Security
3 1 (20.00%) Network Architecture
3 1 (20.00%) Network Management
3 1 (20.00%) Configuration Management
3 1 (20.00%) ITIL
3 1 (20.00%) Change Management
3 1 (20.00%) TOGAF
3 1 (20.00%) Ethical Hacking
3 1 (20.00%) Penetration Testing
Programming Languages
1 3 (60.00%) Java
2 2 (40.00%) SQL
2 2 (40.00%) C++
3 1 (20.00%) Bash shell
3 1 (20.00%) PowerShell
3 1 (20.00%) Python
3 1 (20.00%) C#
3 1 (20.00%) Perl
3 1 (20.00%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) CCNP
1 2 (40.00%) Cisco Certification
1 2 (40.00%) DV Cleared
1 2 (40.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (20.00%) RHCE
2 1 (20.00%) CCNA
2 1 (20.00%) CCDP
2 1 (20.00%) MCP
2 1 (20.00%) CISSP
2 1 (20.00%) CISA
2 1 (20.00%) CISM
2 1 (20.00%) CCSA
2 1 (20.00%) MCTS
2 1 (20.00%) CEH
2 1 (20.00%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
System Software
1 2 (40.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (20.00%) Hyper-V
2 1 (20.00%) XenServer
2 1 (20.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (20.00%) Puppet
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) VMware
1 2 (40.00%) Citrix
1 2 (40.00%) Cisco
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (20.00%) F5
2 1 (20.00%) Red Hat
2 1 (20.00%) CheckPoint