Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table looks at the demand for CCSP IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited CCSP over the 3 months to 3 July 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications currently tracked.

LinkCisco Certified Security Professional (CCSP)
Location
3 months to
3 Jul 2009
Same period last year
Rank497654
Rank change on the same period last yearUp+157
Matching permanent IT job ads127310
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.187 %0.155 %
As % of the Qualifications category0.824 %0.696 %
Salaries quoted101268
Average salary£46,500£44,000
Average salary % change on the same period last year+5.680 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£35,000£35,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£75,000£65,000
UK excluding London average salary£41,000£40,000
% change on same period last year+2.500 %
IT Job Market, QualificationsAll Qualifications
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
1541744550
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK22.64 %22.33 %
Salaries quoted1300837006
Average salary£37,500£38,500
Average salary % change on the same period last year-2.590 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£24,500£24,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£62,500£60,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£35,000

CCSP
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing CCSP within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

CCSP Demand Trend

CCSP
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing CCSP within the UK.

CCSP Salary Trend

CCSP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing CCSP over the 3 months to 3 July 2009 within the UK.

CCSP Salary Histogram

CCSP
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CCSP within the UK over the 3 months to 3 July 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandUp+170124£48,250+13.52 %
LondonUp+21344£70,000+13.82 %
South EastUp+14234£41,500+3.75 %
West MidlandsUp+8224£40,000+4.57 %
City of LondonUp+13418£75,000+71.42 %
HampshireUp+10712£42,500+21.42 %
BuckinghamshireUp+6112£48,750+39.28 %
Milton KeynesUp+4411£62,500+42.04 %
East of EnglandUp+9010£41,500+10.66 %
SolihullUp+4010£40,000+11.11 %
BirminghamUp+718£65,000+94.02 %
YorkshireUp+1097£55,000-
CambridgeshireUp+747£41,500+10.66 %
BerkshireUp+1016£35,000-14.63 %
West YorkshireUp+926£55,000+37.50 %
LeedsUp+826£55,000+29.41 %
SurreyUp+1145£30,000-22.58 %
South WestUp+773£35,000-12.50 %
DorkingNew entry-3£30,000-
EssexUp+402--
BelfastNew entry-2--
County AntrimNew entry-2--
Northern IrelandNew entry-2--
North WestUp+931£44,000+3.52 %
HertfordshireUp+641£30,000-14.28 %
BasingstokeUp+631£45,000+28.57 %
ScotlandUp+611£30,000-55.55 %
CambridgeUp+531£42,500+21.42 %
PeterboroughUp+461£42,500+3.65 %
North EastUp+411£32,500-7.14 %

CCSP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT jobs within the UK citing CCSP 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 CCSP.

1244 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
2178 (72.95 %)Cisco
3125 (51.23 %)CCNP
4116 (47.54 %)Firewall
589 (36.48 %)VPN
673 (29.92 %)LAN
771 (29.10 %)MPLS
870 (28.69 %)Cisco PIX
968 (27.87 %)CCIE
968 (27.87 %)BGP
968 (27.87 %)WAN
1066 (27.05 %)CheckPoint
1157 (23.36 %)CISSP
1256 (22.95 %)CCNA
1256 (22.95 %)Cisco ASA
1355 (22.54 %)Network Security
1451 (20.90 %)CCSA
1548 (19.67 %)OSPF
1642 (17.21 %)Nokia
1642 (17.21 %)Windows
1739 (15.98 %)Internet
1836 (14.75 %)Linux
1935 (14.34 %)CCDP
1935 (14.34 %)Juniper
2033 (13.52 %)VMware
2033 (13.52 %)Network Design
2130 (12.30 %)CCSE
2130 (12.30 %)Finance
2130 (12.30 %)Telecoms
2130 (12.30 %)Citrix

CCSP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT jobs within the UK citing CCSP 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 CCSP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (1.230 %).NET
13 (1.230 %)Middleware
22 (0.820 %)HTML
31 (0.410 %)CSS
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (4.098 %)MS Exchange
24 (1.639 %)Exchange Server 2007
24 (1.639 %)Exchange Server 2000
24 (1.639 %)Exchange Server 2003
33 (1.230 %)WebLogic
33 (1.230 %)CMS
41 (0.410 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
117 (6.967 %)MS Excel
21 (0.410 %)MS Office
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1116 (47.54 %)Firewall
289 (36.48 %)VPN
373 (29.92 %)LAN
471 (29.10 %)MPLS
570 (28.69 %)Cisco PIX
668 (27.87 %)BGP
668 (27.87 %)WAN
756 (22.95 %)Cisco ASA
855 (22.54 %)Network Security
948 (19.67 %)OSPF
1039 (15.98 %)Internet
1127 (11.07 %)TCP/IP
1226 (10.66 %)SSL
1324 (9.836 %)IP Telephony
1423 (9.426 %)DNS
1516 (6.557 %)IPsec
1612 (4.918 %)NetScreen
1711 (4.508 %)Cisco IPT
1810 (4.098 %)VLAN
1810 (4.098 %)DHCP
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (0.820 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
12 (0.820 %)SQL Server
12 (0.820 %)Oracle 8/8i
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
130 (12.30 %)Finance
130 (12.30 %)Telecoms
210 (4.098 %)Government
37 (2.869 %)Banking
46 (2.459 %)Health
55 (2.049 %)Pensions
62 (0.820 %)Education
62 (0.820 %)Auditing
71 (0.410 %)Marketing
71 (0.410 %)Publishing
71 (0.410 %)Retail
71 (0.410 %)Billing
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
158 (23.77 %)Architect
158 (23.77 %)Network Engineer
232 (13.11 %)Consultant
331 (12.70 %)Network Architect
429 (11.89 %)Cisco Architect
526 (10.66 %)Cisco Engineer
624 (9.836 %)Security Engineer
723 (9.426 %)Cisco Network Engineer
815 (6.148 %)Cisco Network Architect
914 (5.738 %)Senior Cisco Architect
914 (5.738 %)Senior Cisco Network Architect
914 (5.738 %)Senior Network Architect
914 (5.738 %)Enterprise Architect
914 (5.738 %)Senior Network Engineer
914 (5.738 %)Network Consultant
1013 (5.328 %)Firewall Engineer
1112 (4.918 %)Security Architect
1211 (4.508 %)Analyst
1310 (4.098 %)Virtualisation Consultant
149 (3.689 %)Sales Consultant
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (3.279 %)PKI
26 (2.459 %)Clustering
35 (2.049 %)Thin Client
35 (2.049 %)Fat Client
44 (1.639 %)Replication
51 (0.410 %)Client/Server
51 (0.410 %)Smartcard
51 (0.410 %)SecurID
51 (0.410 %)Computer Science
51 (0.410 %)French Language
51 (0.410 %)Italian Language
51 (0.410 %)Spanish Language
51 (0.410 %)Cryptography
51 (0.410 %)iSeries
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
142 (17.21 %)Windows
236 (14.75 %)Linux
327 (11.07 %)UNIX
46 (2.459 %)Solaris
54 (1.639 %)Windows Server 2003
63 (1.230 %)Windows XP
71 (0.410 %)Windows 2000
71 (0.410 %)NetWare
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
133 (13.52 %)Network Design
211 (4.508 %)Information Security
38 (3.279 %)ITIL
46 (2.459 %)Security Testing
46 (2.459 %)Data Security
46 (2.459 %)Network Load Balancing
55 (2.049 %)Load Balancing
55 (2.049 %)Business Development
55 (2.049 %)Product Management
64 (1.639 %)Identity Management
73 (1.230 %)SOA
73 (1.230 %)Service Delivery
73 (1.230 %)Change Management
73 (1.230 %)Disaster Recovery
73 (1.230 %)Incident Management
73 (1.230 %)Time Management
82 (0.820 %)Business Continuity
82 (0.820 %)Security Management
82 (0.820 %)Risk Management
82 (0.820 %)Project Management
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (1.230 %)Java
13 (1.230 %)SQL
22 (0.820 %)JavaScript
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1244 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
2125 (51.23 %)CCNP
368 (27.87 %)CCIE
457 (23.36 %)CISSP
556 (22.95 %)CCNA
651 (20.90 %)CCSA
735 (14.34 %)CCDP
830 (12.30 %)CCSE
923 (9.426 %)JNCIA
1020 (8.197 %)CCIP
1118 (7.377 %)CCDA
1217 (6.967 %)CCVP
1316 (6.557 %)JNCIS
1316 (6.557 %)Microsoft Certification
1415 (6.148 %)Citrix Certification
1512 (4.918 %)MCSE
1611 (4.508 %)Security Cleared
179 (3.689 %)CISA
179 (3.689 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
187 (2.869 %)CISM
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
112 (4.918 %)PCI DSS
211 (4.508 %)ISO27001
36 (2.459 %)ISO17799
45 (2.049 %)SLA
45 (2.049 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
53 (1.230 %)COBIT
61 (0.410 %)BS7799
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
128 (11.48 %)VMware Infrastructure
210 (4.098 %)XenServer
210 (4.098 %)XenDesktop
36 (2.459 %)Active Directory
44 (1.639 %)XenApp
53 (1.230 %)MailMarshal
53 (1.230 %)WebMarshal
62 (0.820 %)Citrix Presentation Server
71 (0.410 %)NFS
71 (0.410 %)ISA Server
71 (0.410 %)Xen
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
110 (4.098 %)OpenView
28 (3.279 %)CiscoWorks
32 (0.820 %)SolarWinds Orion
32 (0.820 %)SCOM
41 (0.410 %)Cisco IPCC
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1178 (72.95 %)Cisco
266 (27.05 %)CheckPoint
342 (17.21 %)Nokia
435 (14.34 %)Juniper
533 (13.52 %)VMware
630 (12.30 %)Citrix
630 (12.30 %)Microsoft
714 (5.738 %)Crossbeam
813 (5.328 %)Blue Coat
99 (3.689 %)SolarWinds
108 (3.279 %)PlateSpin
117 (2.869 %)Veeam
126 (2.459 %)Vizioncore
134 (1.639 %)Symantec
134 (1.639 %)Nortel
134 (1.639 %)IBM
134 (1.639 %)Oracle
143 (1.230 %)HP
143 (1.230 %)AppSense
152 (0.820 %)NetIQ