The first table below looks at the demand for Firewall skills in IT jobs advertised for the Wales region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Firewall over the 3 months to 20 May 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 Wales region.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Firewall
Rank 24 59 79
Rank change year-on-year
+35 +20
Permanent jobs citing Firewall 106 40 8
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Wales 8.562% 3.460% 0.783%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 42.06% 16.95% 6.452%
Number of salaries quoted 100 38 6
Average salary £45,000 £35,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+28.57% -6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,400 £27,500 £36,250
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £45,000 £41,250
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-5.00% +6.66%
All Communications & Networking
Wales
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
252 236 124
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Wales 20.36% 20.42% 12.13%
Number of salaries quoted 236 199 109
Average salary £32,500 £35,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-7.14% -
90% offered a salary of more than £24,500 £24,000 £24,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £46,225 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £39,750 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-0.62% +6.66%
Firewall
UK

Firewall
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Wales Firewall Jobs Demand Trend

Firewall
Salary Trend

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

Wales Firewall Salary Trend

Firewall
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Firewall across the Wales region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

Wales 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 Wales region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
South Wales +31 102 £45,000 +28.57%
North Wales - 3 £26,000 -
Firewall
UK

Firewall
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Wales 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.

1 89 (52.98%) Cisco
2 75 (44.64%) Cisco Certification
3 66 (39.29%) Windows
4 49 (29.17%) VPN
5 46 (27.38%) Linux
6 40 (23.81%) UNIX
6 40 (23.81%) Network Design
7 39 (23.21%) TCP/IP
8 38 (22.62%) CCNA
9 37 (22.02%) VMware
10 35 (20.83%) CheckPoint
11 34 (20.24%) CCNP
11 34 (20.24%) ITIL
12 33 (19.64%) Network Security
13 32 (19.05%) WAN
14 27 (16.07%) Microsoft
14 27 (16.07%) F5
15 26 (15.48%) Cisco Nexus
16 25 (14.88%) Cisco ASA
17 24 (14.29%) Juniper
18 23 (13.69%) Active Directory
18 23 (13.69%) LAN
18 23 (13.69%) DTV
19 22 (13.10%) CCIE
19 22 (13.10%) Degree
20 21 (12.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
21 20 (11.90%) DNS
21 20 (11.90%) SQL
21 20 (11.90%) MS Excel
22 18 (10.71%) Apache

Firewall
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Wales 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.

Application Development
1 7 (4.167%) CGI
2 4 (2.381%) CSS
3 2 (1.190%) JSP
3 2 (1.190%) XML
3 2 (1.190%) HTML
3 2 (1.190%) .NET
3 2 (1.190%) Middleware
4 1 (0.595%) WebSphere
Application Platforms
1 18 (10.71%) Apache
2 17 (10.12%) IIS
2 17 (10.12%) MS Exchange
3 14 (8.333%) Exchange Server 2007
4 13 (7.738%) SharePoint
5 12 (7.143%) Exchange Server 2003
6 3 (1.786%) CMS
6 3 (1.786%) Exchange Server 2010
7 1 (0.595%) Site Server
7 1 (0.595%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
7 1 (0.595%) Tomcat
Applications
1 20 (11.90%) MS Excel
2 15 (8.929%) S-PLUS
3 11 (6.548%) Office 365
4 6 (3.571%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 1 (0.595%) INSURE/90
Communications & Networking
1 49 (29.17%) VPN
2 39 (23.21%) TCP/IP
3 33 (19.64%) Network Security
4 32 (19.05%) WAN
5 26 (15.48%) Cisco Nexus
6 25 (14.88%) Cisco ASA
7 23 (13.69%) LAN
8 20 (11.90%) DNS
9 17 (10.12%) HTTP
10 16 (9.524%) VoIP
10 16 (9.524%) BGP
10 16 (9.524%) Cisco PIX
11 14 (8.333%) MPLS
11 14 (8.333%) Wireless
12 12 (7.143%) EIGRP
13 10 (5.952%) OSPF
14 8 (4.762%) SAN
15 7 (4.167%) DHCP
16 6 (3.571%) IP Telephony
17 5 (2.976%) HSRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (8.333%) SQL Server
2 12 (7.143%) MySQL
3 8 (4.762%) SQL Server 2005
4 4 (2.381%) SQL Server 2008
General
1 8 (4.762%) Advertising
2 7 (4.167%) Finance
3 4 (2.381%) Retail
4 3 (1.786%) Retail Banking
4 3 (1.786%) Banking
5 1 (0.595%) Pharmaceutical
5 1 (0.595%) Back Office
5 1 (0.595%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 38 (22.62%) Network Engineer
2 23 (13.69%) Administrator
3 22 (13.10%) Systems Administrator
4 21 (12.50%) Systems Engineer
4 21 (12.50%) Analyst
5 18 (10.71%) Support Engineer
6 17 (10.12%) Network Analyst
6 17 (10.12%) Security Analyst
7 15 (8.929%) Senior Network Engineer
7 15 (8.929%) Network Administrator
7 15 (8.929%) Network Security Analyst
8 13 (7.738%) Senior Systems Administrator
8 13 (7.738%) Installations Engineer
9 10 (5.952%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 10 (5.952%) Network Support
10 9 (5.357%) Senior Network Administrator
11 8 (4.762%) Network Support Engineer
11 8 (4.762%) Infrastructure Specialist
12 7 (4.167%) 1st Line Support
12 7 (4.167%) Architect
Miscellaneous
1 23 (13.69%) DTV
2 14 (8.333%) Cloud Computing
3 13 (7.738%) SaaS
4 6 (3.571%) Clustering
5 5 (2.976%) Digital Media
6 3 (1.786%) Enterprise Storage
7 2 (1.190%) Video Conferencing
7 2 (1.190%) Firmware
8 1 (0.595%) Blackberry
8 1 (0.595%) Management Information System
8 1 (0.595%) Handset
8 1 (0.595%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 66 (39.29%) Windows
2 46 (27.38%) Linux
3 40 (23.81%) UNIX
4 17 (10.12%) Windows Server 2008
5 14 (8.333%) Windows 7
6 12 (7.143%) Windows Server 2012
7 11 (6.548%) Windows 8
8 10 (5.952%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 6 (3.571%) AIX
10 4 (2.381%) Windows XP
10 4 (2.381%) Tru64
11 3 (1.786%) Windows Server 2003
12 2 (1.190%) Ubuntu
13 1 (0.595%) Windows 2000 Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (23.81%) Network Design
2 34 (20.24%) ITIL
3 17 (10.12%) Data Security
3 17 (10.12%) SIEM
3 17 (10.12%) Vulnerability Management
4 15 (8.929%) Service Delivery
5 14 (8.333%) Load Balancing
6 12 (7.143%) Change Management
7 6 (3.571%) Incident Management
7 6 (3.571%) Information Security
8 5 (2.976%) Capacity Planning
8 5 (2.976%) Project Planning
8 5 (2.976%) PRINCE2
9 4 (2.381%) Network Architecture
10 3 (1.786%) Capacity Management
10 3 (1.786%) Network Management
10 3 (1.786%) Technical Architecture
11 2 (1.190%) Communications Security
11 2 (1.190%) Stakeholder Management
11 2 (1.190%) Product Management
Programming Languages
1 20 (11.90%) SQL
2 11 (6.548%) Shell Script
3 7 (4.167%) JavaScript
4 5 (2.976%) Perl
4 5 (2.976%) PL/SQL
4 5 (2.976%) Python
5 2 (1.190%) Java
5 2 (1.190%) VB.NET
5 2 (1.190%) RPG
Qualifications
1 75 (44.64%) Cisco Certification
2 38 (22.62%) CCNA
3 34 (20.24%) CCNP
4 22 (13.10%) CCIE
4 22 (13.10%) Degree
5 16 (9.524%) PCI QSA
6 12 (7.143%) CCDP
7 10 (5.952%) Security Cleared
8 8 (4.762%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 8 (4.762%) CCDA
9 7 (4.167%) CCSA
9 7 (4.167%) CCENT
9 7 (4.167%) CCSE
9 7 (4.167%) SC Cleared
10 6 (3.571%) CISSP
11 5 (2.976%) CCIP
12 4 (2.381%) CCSP
13 3 (1.786%) Microsoft Certification
14 2 (1.190%) CCVP
14 2 (1.190%) CCDE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (12.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 13 (7.738%) PCI DSS
3 10 (5.952%) SLA
4 2 (1.190%) HIPAA
5 1 (0.595%) COBIT
5 1 (0.595%) QA
System Software
1 23 (13.69%) Active Directory
2 16 (9.524%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (2.976%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 1 (0.595%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.595%) vSphere
4 1 (0.595%) Terminal Services
4 1 (0.595%) VMware ESX
4 1 (0.595%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 17 (10.12%) Nessus
2 11 (6.548%) Windows Intune
3 9 (5.357%) CiscoWorks
4 7 (4.167%) Splunk
4 7 (4.167%) ServiceCenter
5 1 (0.595%) SCCM
5 1 (0.595%) SCOM
5 1 (0.595%) SCVMM
5 1 (0.595%) WSUS
Vendors
1 89 (52.98%) Cisco
2 37 (22.02%) VMware
3 35 (20.83%) CheckPoint
4 27 (16.07%) F5
4 27 (16.07%) Microsoft
5 24 (14.29%) Juniper
6 17 (10.12%) Oracle
6 17 (10.12%) Qualys
7 15 (8.929%) ArcSight
8 12 (7.143%) Red Hat
9 7 (4.167%) Peregrine
9 7 (4.167%) Remedy
10 6 (3.571%) IBM
10 6 (3.571%) Sybase
10 6 (3.571%) Compaq
11 4 (2.381%) Nokia
11 4 (2.381%) Blue Coat
12 3 (1.786%) Progress
12 3 (1.786%) Intel
13 2 (1.190%) Nortel
South Wales
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CPS Group UK
Salary: £45000 - £55000 per annum + Bonus & Extensive Benefits Package
Posted: 13 May 2013
South Wales
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Volaris Exec
Salary: £45000 - £55000 per annum + COMPETITIVE BENEFITS
Posted: 16 May 2013
Caerphilly, Mid Glamorgan
Key Skills: Active Directory, Group Policy, TCP/IP, LAN, WAN, DNS, WINS, Windows 2003, Windows 2008, Windows 7, MS Exchange... As a skilled Network Analyst, you must have...
Computer Recruiter Ltd
Salary: Negotiable + Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
Roc Search, Linux, Ubuntu, Red Hat, VMware, Active Directory, Windows Server, Support, Systems Engineer, System Support, Firewall, Cardiff, Up to £32,000, Fixed Term Contract) Roc Search is...
Roc Search
Salary: £32000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Caerphilly, Mid Glamorgan
I am currently recruiting a Network Administrator for an interesting organisation based in Caerphilly. As the Network Administrator you will work closely with the IT Manager and your...
CPS Group UK
Salary: £25000 - £33000 per annum + 23 days annual leave
Posted: 16 May 2013
Port Talbot, West Glamorgan
IIS 7.x deployment and operations. Active Directory administration and troubleshooting. Microsoft SQL 2008 deployment / admin / troubleshooting experience. Working knowledge of TCP / IP / DNS / VPN / Firewalls / Load Balancers.
Vizolution
Salary: From £20,000 to £30,000 per annum
Posted: 3 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
Essential requirements include: MS Windows Server 2003 (MCSE or MCSA certification or equivalent demonstrable experience) MS Windows Server 2008 (MCITP certification or equivalent demonstrable experience ) Network infrastructure configuration...
Consumer Futures
Salary: £33,000 per annum
Posted: 13 May 2013
CARDIFF (with frequent UK travel), South Wales
Responsible for the staffing and smooth running of the IT service desk, you will mentor the IT Support Analysts in service delivery best practice and assist with on-...
Consumer Futures
Salary: £33,000 per annum
Posted: 19 May 2013
Cardiff and travel to client premises
Job Title Junior Application and Network ConsultantReports to Technical DirectorLocation Cardiff and travel to client premisesPackage £15,00 -£25,000 depending on experience + benefitsAbout Net Consulting Net Consulting...
Net Consulting
Salary: £15,00 -£25,000 depending on experience + benefits
Posted: 19 May 2013
Wales
CASSIDIAN, an EADS Company, is a worldwide leader in global security solutions and systems, providing lead system integration and value-added products and services to civil and military...
EADS
Posted: 17 May 2013
Caerphilly, Mid Glamorgan
Security Operations Analyst - Network Security, PCI, ISO27001... Knowledge of Security networking products including firewalls, IDS/ IPS and VPN's plus... ITIL standards. SIEM products such as LogRhythm or...
Zorba Consulting Limited
Salary: £40000 - £60000 per annum + Bonus & Competitive Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013