The first table below looks at the demand for Cisco Certification in IT jobs advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Cisco Certification over the 3 months to 17 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 Qualifications for the West Midlands region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Cisco Certification
Rank 72 113 66
Rank change year-on-year
+41 -47
Permanent jobs citing Cisco Certification 164 76 127
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 3.303% 1.688% 3.060%
As % of the Qualifications category 11.37% 6.810% 10.67%
Number of salaries quoted 134 68 84
Average salary £37,500 £35,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.14% -6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,000 £26,000 £22,400
10% offered a salary of more than £57,500 £55,000 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £41,500 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
+1.21% +2.50%
All Qualifications
West Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
1442 1116 1190
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 29.04% 24.78% 28.67%
Number of salaries quoted 1166 937 959
Average salary £37,500 £37,500 £37,500
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £25,000 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year
- +3.89%
Cisco Certification
England

Cisco Certification
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Cisco Certification across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

West Midlands Cisco Certification Jobs Demand Trend

Cisco Certification
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Cisco Certification across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Cisco Certification Salary Trend

Cisco Certification
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Cisco Certification across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

West Midlands Cisco Certification Salary Histogram

Cisco Certification
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cisco Certification within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 17 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
Birmingham +28 88 £42,500 -12.82%
Warwickshire +32 25 £33,000 -5.71%
Staffordshire +4 19 £30,000 -8.39%
Coventry -10 12 £27,000 -22.85%
Sutton Coldfield - 7 £27,000 -
Shropshire -2 6 £40,000 -3.03%
Solihull - 6 £36,000 -
Dudley +8 1 £30,000 +9.09%
Worcestershire +3 1 £30,000 -
Brierley Hill +1 1 £65,000 +136.36%
Wolverhampton 0 1 £30,000 -22.07%
West Bromwich - 1 £30,000 -
Cisco Certification
England

Cisco Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Cisco Certification 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 Cisco Certification.

1 231 (68.75%) Cisco
2 184 (54.76%) CCNA
3 159 (47.32%) CCNP
4 139 (41.37%) Firewall
5 95 (28.27%) WAN
6 89 (26.49%) LAN
7 78 (23.21%) CCIE
8 76 (22.62%) Network Security
9 75 (22.32%) CheckPoint
10 70 (20.83%) CISSP
11 64 (19.05%) Juniper
12 61 (18.15%) Windows
13 51 (15.18%) VMware
14 49 (14.58%) SIEM
15 48 (14.29%) Microsoft
16 47 (13.99%) Cisco ASA
17 46 (13.69%) ACSA
18 44 (13.10%) MPLS
19 43 (12.80%) Microsoft Certification
19 43 (12.80%) TCP/IP
19 43 (12.80%) Finance
20 42 (12.50%) Telecoms
21 41 (12.20%) ITIL
21 41 (12.20%) Internet
22 40 (11.90%) MCSE
22 40 (11.90%) Network Design
22 40 (11.90%) Cisco PIX
23 39 (11.61%) F5
23 39 (11.61%) Java
23 39 (11.61%) JavaScript

Cisco Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Cisco Certification 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 Cisco Certification. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 3 (0.893%) VXML
2 1 (0.298%) XMPP
Application Platforms
1 18 (5.357%) MS Exchange
2 8 (2.381%) SharePoint
3 7 (2.083%) Exchange Server 2003
4 6 (1.786%) IIS
5 5 (1.488%) Lotus Notes
5 5 (1.488%) Lotus Domino
5 5 (1.488%) Exchange Server 2007
6 4 (1.190%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 4 (1.190%) Tomcat
6 4 (1.190%) Lync
7 3 (0.893%) SharePoint 2010
8 2 (0.595%) CMS
8 2 (0.595%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 27 (8.036%) MS Excel
2 7 (2.083%) MS Visio
3 5 (1.488%) MS PowerPoint
3 5 (1.488%) MS Project
4 2 (0.595%) Google Apps
5 1 (0.298%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 38 (11.31%) Sentinel
2 3 (0.893%) SAP CRM
Communications & Networking
1 139 (41.37%) Firewall
2 95 (28.27%) WAN
3 89 (26.49%) LAN
4 76 (22.62%) Network Security
5 47 (13.99%) Cisco ASA
6 44 (13.10%) MPLS
7 43 (12.80%) TCP/IP
8 41 (12.20%) Internet
9 40 (11.90%) Cisco PIX
10 37 (11.01%) Wireless
11 35 (10.42%) VoIP
12 34 (10.12%) VPN
12 34 (10.12%) BGP
13 29 (8.631%) Intrusion Detection
14 28 (8.333%) OSPF
15 27 (8.036%) SAN
16 23 (6.845%) Cisco Nexus
17 21 (6.250%) IP Telephony
17 21 (6.250%) Cisco IOS
18 20 (5.952%) EIGRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (2.381%) SQL Server
2 4 (1.190%) MySQL
General
1 43 (12.80%) Finance
2 42 (12.50%) Telecoms
3 8 (2.381%) Banking
4 6 (1.786%) Marketing
5 4 (1.190%) Back Office
6 2 (0.595%) Automotive
6 2 (0.595%) Games
6 2 (0.595%) Retail
Job Titles
1 96 (28.57%) Network Engineer
2 53 (15.77%) Security Specialist
3 41 (12.20%) Consultant
4 34 (10.12%) Security Engineer
5 26 (7.738%) Network Security Engineer
6 24 (7.143%) Firewall Engineer
7 21 (6.250%) Cisco Engineer
8 19 (5.655%) Support Engineer
9 18 (5.357%) Administrator
10 17 (5.060%) Senior Network Engineer
11 15 (4.464%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 15 (4.464%) Cisco Consultant
12 14 (4.167%) Security Manager
12 14 (4.167%) Analyst
13 13 (3.869%) Voice Engineer
14 12 (3.571%) Cisco Network Engineer
14 12 (3.571%) Network Administrator
15 11 (3.274%) Technical Support
16 10 (2.976%) Network Manager
16 10 (2.976%) Technical Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 16 (4.762%) Management Information System
2 3 (0.893%) Blackberry
2 3 (0.893%) CCTV
2 3 (0.893%) Video Conferencing
3 2 (0.595%) Symmetrix DMX
3 2 (0.595%) Computer Science
3 2 (0.595%) Online Games
3 2 (0.595%) SecurID
4 1 (0.298%) Clustering
4 1 (0.298%) e-Health
4 1 (0.298%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 61 (18.15%) Windows
2 28 (8.333%) Windows Server 2008
3 17 (5.060%) Linux
4 13 (3.869%) Windows Server 2003
5 3 (0.893%) Windows XP
6 2 (0.595%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.298%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.298%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (14.58%) SIEM
2 41 (12.20%) ITIL
3 40 (11.90%) Network Design
4 30 (8.929%) Project Management
4 30 (8.929%) Risk Management
5 26 (7.738%) Computer Forensics
6 24 (7.143%) Vulnerability Assessment
7 22 (6.548%) Network Management
8 16 (4.762%) Change Management
9 14 (4.167%) Load Balancing
10 13 (3.869%) Service Delivery
11 10 (2.976%) Data Security
11 10 (2.976%) Migration
12 9 (2.679%) Problem Management
13 8 (2.381%) Network Architecture
13 8 (2.381%) PRINCE2
14 7 (2.083%) Security Management
14 7 (2.083%) Risk Assessment
14 7 (2.083%) Information Security
14 7 (2.083%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 39 (11.61%) Java
1 39 (11.61%) JavaScript
2 15 (4.464%) SQL
3 9 (2.679%) C
4 7 (2.083%) VBScript
5 5 (1.488%) PowerShell
5 5 (1.488%) R
Qualifications
1 184 (54.76%) CCNA
2 159 (47.32%) CCNP
3 78 (23.21%) CCIE
4 70 (20.83%) CISSP
5 46 (13.69%) ACSA
6 43 (12.80%) Microsoft Certification
7 40 (11.90%) MCSE
8 32 (9.524%) CCSE
9 31 (9.226%) Security Cleared
10 28 (8.333%) SC Cleared
11 26 (7.738%) CCSP
12 25 (7.440%) JNCIS
13 22 (6.548%) CCDP
14 19 (5.655%) CCIP
15 17 (5.060%) MCITP
16 15 (4.464%) CEH
17 14 (4.167%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
17 14 (4.167%) CCSA
17 14 (4.167%) CCVP
18 12 (3.571%) CCDA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (5.655%) SLA
2 7 (2.083%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (1.190%) QA
3 4 (1.190%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 3 (0.893%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 32 (9.524%) VMware Infrastructure
2 24 (7.143%) Active Directory
3 18 (5.357%) Hyper-V
4 16 (4.762%) vSphere
5 9 (2.679%) ISA Server
6 7 (2.083%) Forefront TMG
7 3 (0.893%) XenApp
7 3 (0.893%) XenServer
8 2 (0.595%) XenDesktop
8 2 (0.595%) VMware Server
9 1 (0.298%) UAG
9 1 (0.298%) Terminal Services
9 1 (0.298%) VMware ESX
9 1 (0.298%) Microsoft App-V
9 1 (0.298%) Citrix Presentation Server
Systems Management
1 13 (3.869%) Cisco CUCM
2 11 (3.274%) Cisco UCCE
3 8 (2.381%) Backup Exec
4 7 (2.083%) Cisco UCCX
5 6 (1.786%) WSUS
5 6 (1.786%) Norton AntiVirus
6 5 (1.488%) Tivoli
6 5 (1.488%) Tivoli Storage Manager
6 5 (1.488%) Zenoss
6 5 (1.488%) WhatsUp Gold
6 5 (1.488%) ARCserve
7 4 (1.190%) SCOM
7 4 (1.190%) SolarWinds Orion
8 3 (0.893%) Netcool
8 3 (0.893%) SCCM
9 2 (0.595%) NetBackup
9 2 (0.595%) Cacti
9 2 (0.595%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.298%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
10 1 (0.298%) HP Data Protector
Vendors
1 231 (68.75%) Cisco
2 75 (22.32%) CheckPoint
3 64 (19.05%) Juniper
4 51 (15.18%) VMware
5 48 (14.29%) Microsoft
6 39 (11.61%) F5
7 28 (8.333%) NetApp
8 25 (7.440%) HP
9 24 (7.143%) Blue Coat
9 24 (7.143%) Websense
10 22 (6.548%) Citrix
11 13 (3.869%) Twitter
12 12 (3.571%) McAfee
13 11 (3.274%) EMC
14 9 (2.679%) Avaya
14 9 (2.679%) Nokia
15 8 (2.381%) Symantec
16 6 (1.786%) Riverbed
17 5 (1.488%) SolarWinds
17 5 (1.488%) Verint
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
Cisco, CCNA, CCNP, Switching/Routing, ASA, Pix, Firewall, Checkpoint, Juniper, Wireless, Network Management, Unified Communications... The Cisco Networking Consultant will have relevant industry certifications such as CCNP and...
Millshill Recruitment Ltd
Salary: From £45,000 to £50,000 per annum + Car Allowance + Bonus + Bens
Posted: 17 May 2013
Oswestry, Shropshire
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer MCSE, Cisco Certified Network Engineer (or Professional) CCNE or CCNP o In-depth knowledge of IM&T systems and server infrastructure, acquired through a...
GCS IT Recruitment Specialists
Salary: £22000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
West Midlands
Network Design and Implementation Cisco Engineer - CCNP / CCIP / CCNA. Cisco Design and Implementation Network Engineer - based in W.Midlands covering Cisco Switches, Routers, WAN, Protocols TCP/IP, OSPF,...
Stott & May
Salary: £45000 - £55000 per annum + Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 13 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Extensive experience of Cisco and Juniper security solutions (CCIE level of expertise in security and routing/switching). *Checkpoint experience an advantage... *CCIE or similar high level appropriate Cisco/...
Polar Recruitment
Salary: £55000 - £75000 per annum + + Car & Benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Senior Network Engineer - Birmingham - SC Cleared - CCIE OR CCNP, Routing & Switching, LAN, WAN, ASA, PIX, VPN's... Must have Skills: * Senior Network Engineer, * CCIE OR CCNP, * SC Cleared, *...
Lawrence Harvey IT & Change
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 13 May 2013
West Midlands
The NetApp/VMWare Specialist will play an integral part of BAU, supporting and monitoring the systems to ensure maximum availability and performance- They will also be responsible for...
Michael Page
Salary: GBP35000 to GBP40000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Warwickshire
Roc Search, Server Administrator, NOC Engineer, MCSE, CCNA, LAN, WAN, 24/7, Windows, Cisco, Permanent, up to £35k) Roc Search are currently looking to recruit a Server Administrator...
Roc Search
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
You will contribute as a technical resource to their project roadmap, both as a technical lead and with planning / network design. This role is suitable for a Network...
Senitor Associates
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 13 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
You will primarily be responsible for the following:- -Cisco/Alcatel-Lucent routing, switching, WAN-ADSL, Nexus, NetApps, Microsoft, AV and TelePresence -Technical competence in Alcatel-Lucent and / or...
Computer Futures
Salary: £40000 per annum + Project Bonus + Car Allowance
Posted: 16 May 2013
Solihull, West Midlands (County)
They provide bespoke IP and Network requirements on a national and international level and due to rapid growth, along with an internal promotion, are currently looking for a...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £50000 - £70000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Warwickshire
Candidates Require: CCNA working towards CCNP Windows Server 2003-2008 SAN VMWare or Hyper-V The position will require occasional travel to remote sites inclusive of European data...
Roc Search
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
The ideal candidate will have a skill set to include as many of the following; - VMware - NetApp - CCNP - CCNA - Cisco Routing, Switching & Firewalls - Cisco Security (PIX and ASA...
Computer Futures
Salary: £45000 per annum + Excellent benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Tamworth, Staffordshire
The successful candidate will have strong technical skills for the role with good knowledge of Windows Servers; VMware; Exchange; Active Directory; Cisco; WAN/LAN; NetApp SAN and SQL...
ReThink Recruitment
Salary: £35000.00 - £40000.00 per annum + Car/Allowance & Benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Cannock, Staffordshire
My client is currently looking for a Cisco, CCNP, LAN, WAN Network Analyst / Network Engineer to join their growing team managing the operations and development of their Network...
Rullion IT Plus
Salary: £3000 - £30000 per annum + car/allowance (£4,800) + benefits
Posted: 12 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
You will have a technical Network Design background with a CCDP or CCNP and have experience with the Cisco Borderless Networking Portfolio and Cisco Data Centre Networking Solutions,...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £55000 - £60000 per annum + Car Allowance + 10-20% Bonus
Posted: 14 May 2013
Telford, West Midlands
We are currently working with a client based in Telford to recruit an experienced Network Team Lead to work on a permanent basis- This role is part of...
GSA Techsource
Salary: GBP0 per annum + Benefits: Excellent package
Posted: 18 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
My client. Operate in 51 countries in five regions - Middle East & Africa, Europe, Asia Pacific, Australia and the Americas. Their growth has been driven by their clients' need...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum + £5,000 Car + Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
West Midlands
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Network Team Leader to join a globally recognised market leader in their field in this pivotal new role within a...
GSA Techsource
Salary: GBP0 per annum + Benefits: Fantastic Benefits Package
Posted: 17 May 2013