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Firewall Jobs in the West Midlands

Browse 21 Firewall job vacancies in the West Midlands

The first table below looks at the demand for Firewall 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 Firewall over the 3 months to 18 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 West Midlands region.

3 months to
18 Jun 2013

Same period 2012

Same period 2011

Firewall

Rank

Rank change year-on-year

-16

Permanent jobs citing Firewall

234

167

181

As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands

4.420%

3.522%

4.159%

As % of the Communications & Networking category

26.38%

20.85%

25.24%

Number of salaries quoted

160

149

134

Average salary

£35,000

£34,750

Average salary % change year-on-year

+0.71%

90% offered a salary of more than

£27,000

£25,000

£21,000

10% offered a salary of more than

£50,000

£55,000

UK excluding London average salary

£38,500

£40,000

£36,500

% change year-on-year

-3.75%

+9.58%

All Communications & Networking
West Midlands

Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category

887

801

717

As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands

16.75%

16.89%

16.48%

Number of salaries quoted

725

644

573

Average salary

£37,500

£33,000

£35,000

Average salary % change year-on-year

+13.63%

-5.71%

90% offered a salary of more than

£26,200

£23,500

£21,500

10% offered a salary of more than

£55,000

£57,500

UK excluding London average salary

£40,000

£37,500

% change year-on-year

+6.66%

Firewall
England

Firewall
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Firewall
Salary Trend

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

Firewall
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Firewall across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013.

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 West Midlands region over the 3 months to 18 June 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	Find Job Vacancies
Birmingham	-8	83	£40,000	+14.28%	8
Shropshire	+21	36	£31,500	+3.27%
Staffordshire	+22	30	£29,500	-9.92%	2
Coventry	-5	23	£28,750	-17.85%	4
Warwickshire	-14	19	£38,000	+33.33%	1
Solihull	+6	18	£38,000	+7.04%	1
Sutton Coldfield	-	6	£27,000	-
Worcestershire	+4	4	£35,000	+50.53%	4
Wolverhampton	+3	4	£35,000	+7.69%
Wednesbury	-	3	£35,000	-
Halesowen	-	3	£35,000	-
Willenhall	-	3	£35,000	-
Dudley	-	2	£33,750	-
Stourbridge	-	1	-	-
West Bromwich	-	1	£30,000	-
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Firewall
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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	210 (51.34%)	Cisco
2	176 (43.03%)	Windows
3	122 (29.83%)	Cisco Certification
4	114 (27.87%)	Citrix
5	104 (25.43%)	CheckPoint
5	104 (25.43%)	Windows Server 2008
6	101 (24.69%)	VPN
6	101 (24.69%)	MS Exchange
7	100 (24.45%)	Active Directory
7	100 (24.45%)	VMware
8	99 (24.21%)	Microsoft
9	86 (21.03%)	DNS
9	86 (21.03%)	VMware Infrastructure
10	84 (20.54%)	WAN
11	82 (20.05%)	Network Security

12	80 (19.56%)	LAN
13	74 (18.09%)	DHCP
14	73 (17.85%)	CCNA
15	68 (16.63%)	Windows Server 2003
16	67 (16.38%)	CISSP
17	61 (14.91%)	CCNP
17	61 (14.91%)	SAN
18	56 (13.69%)	HP
19	54 (13.20%)	Juniper
19	54 (13.20%)	Internet
20	53 (12.96%)	SQL
20	53 (12.96%)	Finance
21	50 (12.22%)	TCP/IP
21	50 (12.22%)	Exchange Server 2010
22	46 (11.25%)	SIEM

Firewall
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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	11 (2.689%)	Application Packaging
2	6 (1.467%)	CSS
3	4 (0.978%)	Web Services
3	4 (0.978%)	COM
4	3 (0.733%)	.NET
5	2 (0.489%)	ASP.NET
5	2 (0.489%)	ASP.NET MVC
5	2 (0.489%)	ASP.NET MVC 2
6	1 (0.244%)	Middleware
6	1 (0.244%)	X-Windows

Application Platforms
1	101 (24.69%)	MS Exchange
2	50 (12.22%)	Exchange Server 2010
3	28 (6.846%)	SharePoint
4	27 (6.601%)	Lync
5	21 (5.134%)	IIS
6	18 (4.401%)	Exchange Server 2007
7	11 (2.689%)	SharePoint 2010
8	10 (2.445%)	Apache
9	9 (2.200%)	Tomcat
10	8 (1.956%)	Exchange Server 2003
11	4 (0.978%)	Blackberry Enterprise Server
12	1 (0.244%)	Oracle Application Server
12	1 (0.244%)	SharePoint Server
12	1 (0.244%)	IBM Notes
12	1 (0.244%)	Lotus Domino
12	1 (0.244%)	WebLogic
12	1 (0.244%)	ColdFusion

Applications
1	32 (7.824%)	MS Office
2	25 (6.112%)	MS Excel
3	20 (4.890%)	Office 365
4	3 (0.733%)	MS Visio

Business Applications
1	35 (8.557%)	Sentinel
2	2 (0.489%)	Dynamics AX
3	1 (0.244%)	Dynamics NAV

Communications & Networking
1	101 (24.69%)	VPN
2	86 (21.03%)	DNS
3	84 (20.54%)	WAN
4	82 (20.05%)	Network Security
5	80 (19.56%)	LAN
6	74 (18.09%)	DHCP
7	61 (14.91%)	SAN
8	54 (13.20%)	Internet
9	50 (12.22%)	TCP/IP
10	43 (10.51%)	Wireless
11	41 (10.02%)	Cisco ASA
12	39 (9.535%)	VLAN
13	36 (8.802%)	Intrusion Detection
14	34 (8.313%)	Cisco PIX
15	33 (8.068%)	MPLS
16	30 (7.335%)	OSPF
16	30 (7.335%)	IP Telephony
17	29 (7.090%)	BGP
18	28 (6.846%)	NAS
19	17 (4.156%)	Cisco Nexus

Database & Business Intelligence
1	40 (9.780%)	SQL Server
2	6 (1.467%)	SQL Server 2005
3	4 (0.978%)	MySQL
4	2 (0.489%)	Oracle 8/8i
5	1 (0.244%)	SQL Server 2000
5	1 (0.244%)	SQLPlus
5	1 (0.244%)	SQL Server 2008

Development Applications
1	9 (2.200%)	MSI
2	1 (0.244%)	VSS/SourceSafe

General
1	53 (12.96%)	Finance
2	30 (7.335%)	Back Office
3	27 (6.601%)	Telecoms
4	16 (3.912%)	Advertising
4	16 (3.912%)	Banking
5	12 (2.934%)	Retail
6	8 (1.956%)	Manufacturing
7	6 (1.467%)	Automotive
8	2 (0.489%)	Legal
8	2 (0.489%)	Financial Institution
8	2 (0.489%)	Games
8	2 (0.489%)	Marketing
9	1 (0.244%)	Multimedia
9	1 (0.244%)	Local Government

Job Titles
1	99 (24.21%)	Network Engineer
2	42 (10.27%)	Consultant
3	41 (10.02%)	Security Specialist
4	39 (9.535%)	Analyst
5	33 (8.068%)	Security Engineer
6	29 (7.090%)	Support Engineer
7	27 (6.601%)	Architect
8	25 (6.112%)	Network Support
9	22 (5.379%)	Network Security Engineer
10	20 (4.890%)	Network Analyst
10	20 (4.890%)	Firewall Engineer
11	16 (3.912%)	Pre Sales Consultant
11	16 (3.912%)	Infrastructure Engineer
12	14 (3.423%)	Administrator
12	14 (3.423%)	Support Analyst
12	14 (3.423%)	Cisco Network Engineer
12	14 (3.423%)	Implementation Engineer
12	14 (3.423%)	Network Implementation Engineer
13	13 (3.178%)	Cisco Engineer
13	13 (3.178%)	Network Specialist

Miscellaneous
1	27 (6.601%)	Management Information System
2	24 (5.868%)	Clustering
3	23 (5.623%)	SaaS
4	14 (3.423%)	Video Conferencing
4	14 (3.423%)	Enterprise Storage
5	12 (2.934%)	Thin Client
5	12 (2.934%)	Fat Client
6	11 (2.689%)	Data Protection Act
6	11 (2.689%)	IaaS
7	10 (2.445%)	PaaS
7	10 (2.445%)	Blackberry
7	10 (2.445%)	Computer Science
8	8 (1.956%)	Replication
9	6 (1.467%)	Biometrics
9	6 (1.467%)	Smartcard
9	6 (1.467%)	iPad
10	3 (0.733%)	EqualLogic
11	2 (0.489%)	Mobile App
11	2 (0.489%)	Enterprise Software
11	2 (0.489%)	Open Source

Operating Systems
1	176 (43.03%)	Windows
2	104 (25.43%)	Windows Server 2008
3	68 (16.63%)	Windows Server 2003
4	34 (8.313%)	Linux
5	28 (6.846%)	Windows 7
6	14 (3.423%)	Windows Server 2012
6	14 (3.423%)	Solaris
7	13 (3.178%)	Windows XP
8	12 (2.934%)	UNIX
9	8 (1.956%)	Windows 2000 Server
10	7 (1.711%)	AIX
10	7 (1.711%)	Android
11	4 (0.978%)	Windows Vista
12	3 (0.733%)	Windows 8
13	2 (0.489%)	Mac OS X
14	1 (0.244%)	Windows 2000
14	1 (0.244%)	Windows NT
14	1 (0.244%)	Windows Phone

Processes & Methodologies
1	46 (11.25%)	SIEM
2	43 (10.51%)	ITIL
3	35 (8.557%)	Risk Management
4	34 (8.313%)	Project Management
5	28 (6.846%)	Network Design
6	26 (6.357%)	Information Security
7	23 (5.623%)	Computer Forensics
8	21 (5.134%)	Vulnerability Assessment
8	21 (5.134%)	Service Delivery
8	21 (5.134%)	Change Management
9	19 (4.645%)	Load Balancing
10	17 (4.156%)	Time Management
10	17 (4.156%)	Root Cause Analysis
11	16 (3.912%)	Incident Management
11	16 (3.912%)	Security Management
12	13 (3.178%)	Penetration Testing
12	13 (3.178%)	CRM
12	13 (3.178%)	Data Protection
12	13 (3.178%)	Business Development
13	12 (2.934%)	Risk Assessment

Programming Languages
1	53 (12.96%)	SQL
2	37 (9.046%)	Java
3	36 (8.802%)	JavaScript
4	3 (0.733%)	Shell Script
5	2 (0.489%)	PowerShell
5	2 (0.489%)	Bash shell
5	2 (0.489%)	VBScript
5	2 (0.489%)	C
5	2 (0.489%)	C#
6	1 (0.244%)	VB
6	1 (0.244%)	Perl
6	1 (0.244%)	PHP
6	1 (0.244%)	X++

Qualifications
1	122 (29.83%)	Cisco Certification
2	73 (17.85%)	CCNA
3	67 (16.38%)	CISSP
4	61 (14.91%)	CCNP
5	41 (10.02%)	Security Cleared
6	38 (9.291%)	ACSA
7	34 (8.313%)	SC Cleared
8	26 (6.357%)	CCSE
9	23 (5.623%)	Microsoft Certification
10	21 (5.134%)	Degree
11	20 (4.890%)	JNCIS
11	20 (4.890%)	MCSE
12	18 (4.401%)	CISA
12	18 (4.401%)	CISM
13	17 (4.156%)	CCIE
14	15 (3.667%)	MCITP
15	14 (3.423%)	CEH
16	11 (2.689%)	CCSP
16	11 (2.689%)	CCSA
17	10 (2.445%)	MCP

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	25 (6.112%)	SLA
2	24 (5.868%)	ISO/IEC 27001
3	10 (2.445%)	Sarbanes-Oxley
4	3 (0.733%)	COBIT
4	3 (0.733%)	QA
5	2 (0.489%)	PCI DSS
6	1 (0.244%)	ISO/IEC 20000

System Software
1	100 (24.45%)	Active Directory
2	86 (21.03%)	VMware Infrastructure
3	38 (9.291%)	vSphere
4	33 (8.068%)	Hyper-V
5	28 (6.846%)	VMware ESX
6	26 (6.357%)	XenDesktop
7	21 (5.134%)	XenServer
8	18 (4.401%)	VMware ESXi
9	14 (3.423%)	UAG
9	14 (3.423%)	Xen
10	10 (2.445%)	XenApp
11	9 (2.200%)	Microsoft Virtual Server
12	8 (1.956%)	ISA Server
13	6 (1.467%)	Microsoft App-V
13	6 (1.467%)	PowerHA
14	4 (0.978%)	MetaFrame
14	4 (0.978%)	Forefront TMG
15	3 (0.733%)	BlackBerry Internet Service
15	3 (0.733%)	Terminal Server
15	3 (0.733%)	Terminal Services

Systems Management
1	17 (4.156%)	SCCM
2	16 (3.912%)	SCOM
3	10 (2.445%)	FortiGate
3	10 (2.445%)	Cisco IPCC
4	9 (2.200%)	CiscoWorks
5	8 (1.956%)	SolarWinds Orion
6	7 (1.711%)	WSUS
7	5 (1.222%)	Backup Exec
8	3 (0.733%)	Cisco UCCE
9	2 (0.489%)	Cisco UCCX
9	2 (0.489%)	Cisco CUCM
9	2 (0.489%)	Cacti
9	2 (0.489%)	NetBackup
9	2 (0.489%)	MOM
9	2 (0.489%)	Netcool
9	2 (0.489%)	ARCserve
9	2 (0.489%)	Norton AntiVirus
10	1 (0.244%)	OpenView

Vendors
1	210 (51.34%)	Cisco
2	114 (27.87%)	Citrix
3	104 (25.43%)	CheckPoint
4	100 (24.45%)	VMware
5	99 (24.21%)	Microsoft
6	56 (13.69%)	HP
7	54 (13.20%)	Juniper
8	35 (8.557%)	NetApp
9	30 (7.335%)	F5
10	26 (6.357%)	Nokia
11	21 (5.134%)	Websense
11	21 (5.134%)	Blue Coat
12	18 (4.401%)	McAfee
13	16 (3.912%)	EMC
14	14 (3.423%)	Remedy
15	11 (2.689%)	Dell
16	10 (2.445%)	IBM
16	10 (2.445%)	IronPort
17	8 (1.956%)	Riverbed
17	8 (1.956%)	SolarWinds

Network Services Engineer

Birmingham, West Midlands (County)

School: Information Technology Support Unit Contract: 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year Job Overview: UCB are seeking to appoint a Network Services Engineer to support the...

University College Birmingham

Salary: Up to £32,267 per annum

Posted: 31 May 2013

Project Engineer in Solihull

Solihull, West Midlands (County)

My client currently has an opportunity for a project engineer located in Solihull. You will be part of an exciting team on a client site... Spring Technology is...

Spring Technology

Salary: £22000.00 - £26000.00 per annum

Posted: 14 June 2013

IT Infrastructure Support Specialist

Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire

To provide IT support for a Windows 2003/2008 Active Directory server environment... Support of LAN & WAN infrastructure... Microsoft operating systems - Windows 2003/2008 Server... VMWare vSphere 4 &...

Healthcare-at-Home.co.uk

Salary: From £27,000 to £32,000 per annum plus benefits

Posted: 31 May 2013

3rd-Line Support - Vmware / MCITP - £30-40k

Tamworth, Staffordshire

Windows Server technology - Exchange 2007 / 2010 - Enterprise - Large networks Networking skills - Firewalls - PIX / ASA / Checkpoint - TCP/IP Virtualisation - Vmware - Vsphere - Storage - SAN iSCSI A leading IT and Technology...

Senitor Associates

Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + benefits

Posted: 14 June 2013

Senior Service Desk Technician

Birmingham, West Midlands

The ideal candidate will have experience with Virtualisation (specifically VMWare, HyperV), Storage - SAN's and Windows Server 2003-2008 & Active Directory. They will also have experience with Exchange...

Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd

Salary: £25000.00 - £30000.00 per annum

Posted: 3 June 2013

Project Team Leader 40k Worcester

Worcestershire, West Midlands

Computer Futures

Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum

Posted: 5 June 2013

Operations Team Leader Alcatel-Lucent / CISCO 40K

Worcestershire, West Midlands

Computer Futures

Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum