The first table below looks at the demand for Cisco PIX skills 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 PIX over the 3 months to 22 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 West Midlands region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Cisco PIX
Rank 177 176 140
Rank change year-on-year
-1 -36
Permanent jobs citing Cisco PIX 22 14 31
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 0.437% 0.303% 0.761%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 2.532% 1.920% 4.189%
Number of salaries quoted 7 11 10
Average salary £40,000 £35,000 £36,250
Average salary % change year-on-year
+14.28% -3.44%
90% offered a salary of more than £35,700 £33,000 £32,500
10% offered a salary of more than £53,500 £39,000 £41,800
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £42,500 £40,500
% change year-on-year
- +4.93%
All Communications & Networking
West Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
869 729 740
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 17.28% 15.80% 18.17%
Number of salaries quoted 716 598 583
Average salary £37,500 £34,000 £36,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+10.29% -6.84%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £25,000 £22,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +6.66%
Cisco PIX
England

Cisco PIX
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Cisco PIX Jobs Demand Trend

Cisco PIX
Salary Trend

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

West Midlands Cisco PIX Salary Trend

Cisco PIX
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Cisco PIX across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

West Midlands Cisco PIX Salary Histogram

Cisco PIX
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cisco PIX within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 22 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 -3 14 £47,500 +28.37%
Shropshire -3 3 £40,000 +23.07%
Warwickshire - 1 £33,000 -
Cisco PIX
England

Cisco PIX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Cisco PIX 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 PIX.

1 49 (100.00%) Cisco
2 47 (95.92%) Cisco ASA
3 45 (91.84%) Firewall
4 43 (87.76%) Cisco Certification
5 40 (81.63%) CCNP
6 38 (77.55%) CheckPoint
7 30 (61.22%) Finance
8 27 (55.10%) Network Security
9 26 (53.06%) Juniper
10 25 (51.02%) Telecoms
11 24 (48.98%) F5
11 24 (48.98%) Blue Coat
11 24 (48.98%) CCSE
11 24 (48.98%) JNCIS
12 23 (46.94%) Websense
13 21 (42.86%) WAN
14 18 (36.73%) VLAN
15 17 (34.69%) LAN
15 17 (34.69%) VPN
16 16 (32.65%) Cisco IOS
17 13 (26.53%) CCSA
18 12 (24.49%) DNS
19 11 (22.45%) SolarWinds
20 10 (20.41%) Nokia
21 9 (18.37%) SolarWinds Orion
21 9 (18.37%) IronPort
21 9 (18.37%) Riverbed
22 8 (16.33%) DHCP
23 7 (14.29%) MS Visio
23 7 (14.29%) MPLS

Cisco PIX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Cisco PIX 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 PIX. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 2 (4.082%) COM
Application Platforms
1 2 (4.082%) MS Exchange
1 2 (4.082%) Exchange Server 2007
1 2 (4.082%) Exchange Server 2003
1 2 (4.082%) Exchange Server 2010
2 1 (2.041%) Lync
Applications
1 7 (14.29%) MS Visio
2 1 (2.041%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 47 (95.92%) Cisco ASA
2 45 (91.84%) Firewall
3 27 (55.10%) Network Security
4 21 (42.86%) WAN
5 18 (36.73%) VLAN
6 17 (34.69%) LAN
6 17 (34.69%) VPN
7 16 (32.65%) Cisco IOS
8 12 (24.49%) DNS
9 8 (16.33%) DHCP
10 7 (14.29%) MPLS
11 5 (10.20%) VoIP
12 3 (6.122%) Cisco Nexus
12 3 (6.122%) IP Telephony
12 3 (6.122%) BGP
12 3 (6.122%) OSPF
12 3 (6.122%) Internet
12 3 (6.122%) Wireless
13 2 (4.082%) WLAN
13 2 (4.082%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.082%) SQL Server
1 2 (4.082%) SQL Server 2000
1 2 (4.082%) SQL Server 2008
1 2 (4.082%) SQL Server 2005
General
1 30 (61.22%) Finance
2 25 (51.02%) Telecoms
3 1 (2.041%) Banking
3 1 (2.041%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 39 (79.59%) Network Engineer
2 23 (46.94%) Firewall Engineer
2 23 (46.94%) Security Engineer
2 23 (46.94%) Network Security Engineer
3 9 (18.37%) Senior Network Engineer
4 4 (8.163%) Team Leader
4 4 (8.163%) Cisco Engineer
4 4 (8.163%) Network Team Leader
5 2 (4.082%) Consultant
5 2 (4.082%) Cisco Consultant
5 2 (4.082%) Pre Sales Consultant
5 2 (4.082%) Cisco Network Engineer
6 1 (2.041%) Senior Cisco Engineer
6 1 (2.041%) Infrastructure Specialist
6 1 (2.041%) Network Support
6 1 (2.041%) Sales Manager
6 1 (2.041%) Network Support Engineer
6 1 (2.041%) Senior Cisco Network Engineer
6 1 (2.041%) 3rd Line Support Analyst
6 1 (2.041%) Lead Network Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (4.082%) SecurID
2 1 (2.041%) Statistics
2 1 (2.041%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 3 (6.122%) Windows Server 2008
1 3 (6.122%) Windows Server 2003
1 3 (6.122%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (8.163%) WAN Optimisation
2 3 (6.122%) Network Management
2 3 (6.122%) Change Management
2 3 (6.122%) ITIL
3 2 (4.082%) Network Design
4 1 (2.041%) Problem Management
4 1 (2.041%) Incident Management
4 1 (2.041%) Fault Management
4 1 (2.041%) ITIL V3
4 1 (2.041%) Change Control
4 1 (2.041%) Data Security
Programming Languages
1 2 (4.082%) SQL
2 1 (2.041%) VBScript
2 1 (2.041%) VB
Qualifications
1 43 (87.76%) Cisco Certification
2 40 (81.63%) CCNP
3 24 (48.98%) CCSE
3 24 (48.98%) JNCIS
4 13 (26.53%) CCSA
5 4 (8.163%) CCIE
6 1 (2.041%) CCVP
6 1 (2.041%) MCITP
6 1 (2.041%) MCTS
6 1 (2.041%) JNCIA
6 1 (2.041%) SC Cleared
6 1 (2.041%) Security Cleared
6 1 (2.041%) CCSP
6 1 (2.041%) CCIP
6 1 (2.041%) CCNA
6 1 (2.041%) CCDP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (8.163%) QA
2 2 (4.082%) SLA
3 1 (2.041%) BS7799
System Software
1 5 (10.20%) ISA Server
2 3 (6.122%) Active Directory
3 2 (4.082%) Forefront TMG
3 2 (4.082%) IAG
3 2 (4.082%) UAG
3 2 (4.082%) XenApp
3 2 (4.082%) XenServer
3 2 (4.082%) Hyper-V
4 1 (2.041%) Microsoft App-V
4 1 (2.041%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 9 (18.37%) SolarWinds Orion
2 4 (8.163%) Cacti
3 2 (4.082%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
3 2 (4.082%) Cisco UCCX
4 1 (2.041%) WSUS
4 1 (2.041%) SCCM
4 1 (2.041%) SCOM
4 1 (2.041%) Cisco UCCE
4 1 (2.041%) MAILsweeper
4 1 (2.041%) Cisco IPCC
Vendors
1 49 (100.00%) Cisco
2 38 (77.55%) CheckPoint
3 26 (53.06%) Juniper
4 24 (48.98%) F5
4 24 (48.98%) Blue Coat
5 23 (46.94%) Websense
6 11 (22.45%) SolarWinds
7 10 (20.41%) Nokia
8 9 (18.37%) IronPort
8 9 (18.37%) Riverbed
9 4 (8.163%) McAfee
10 3 (6.122%) Microsoft
10 3 (6.122%) NetApp
11 2 (4.082%) HP
11 2 (4.082%) EMC
11 2 (4.082%) Citrix
11 2 (4.082%) VMware
11 2 (4.082%) Symantec
11 2 (4.082%) Trapeze
11 2 (4.082%) Aruba
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
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
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: 20 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
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
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
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Skills o Excellent written and oral communications skills o Strong facilitation and negotiation skills o Ability to moderate and build consensus o Ability to articulate and sell a...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £59000 - £61000 per annum + Car Allowance + Bonus + Overtime
Posted: 21 May 2013