Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for Network Security 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 Network Security over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Communications & Networking category for the West Midlands region.

 Network Security
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank118101192
Rank change year-on-year
Down-17Up+91
Matching permanent IT job ads297944
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands0.809 %1.702 %0.501 %
As % of the Communications & Networking category5.642 %10.08 %3.612 %
Salaries quoted214734
Average salary£47,500£41,500£32,750
Average salary % change year-on-year
+14.45 %+26.71 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£37,500£32,300£26,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£56,150£60,000£43,000
UK excluding London average salary£40,150£40,000£40,000
% change year-on-year
+0.370 %-
West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryAll Communications & Networking
West Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
5147841218
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands14.35 %16.89 %13.86 %
Salaries quoted4296531026
Average salary£35,000£35,000£32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-+7.690 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£22,500£25,000£20,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£45,000£47,500£50,000
UK excluding London average salary£37,500£35,000£35,000
% change year-on-year
+7.140 %-
Network Security EnglandNetwork Security
England

Network Security
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Network Security across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

West Midlands Network Security Demand Trend

Network Security
Salary Trend

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

West Midlands Network Security Salary Trend

Network Security
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Network Security across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010.

West Midlands Network Security Salary Histogram

Network Security
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Security within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010. 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
BirminghamUp+1115£47,500+35.71 %
SolihullDown-85£45,000+12.50 %
ShropshireUp+63£50,000+20.48 %
StaffordshireUp+72£30,250-32.77 %
HerefordshireUp+201£45,000+63.63 %
WorcestershireUp+151£39,000+4.00 %
Network Security EnglandNetwork Security
England

Network Security
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Network Security 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 Network Security.

128 (60.87 %)Cisco
226 (56.52 %)Firewall
319 (41.30 %)Cisco Certification
414 (30.43 %)Security Cleared
513 (28.26 %)CheckPoint
611 (23.91 %)Pensions
611 (23.91 %)Nokia
611 (23.91 %)McAfee
611 (23.91 %)CCNP
611 (23.91 %)LAN
710 (21.74 %)CCNA
710 (21.74 %)CCSP
710 (21.74 %)Information Security
89 (19.57 %)Government
89 (19.57 %)UNIX
98 (17.39 %)Juniper
98 (17.39 %)Microsoft
107 (15.22 %)CCDP
107 (15.22 %)CISSP
107 (15.22 %)NetScreen
107 (15.22 %)Sophos
107 (15.22 %)ISA Server
107 (15.22 %)Internet
107 (15.22 %)Cisco ASA
116 (13.04 %)IP Telephony
125 (10.87 %)CCVP
125 (10.87 %)Cisco PIX
125 (10.87 %)Siemens
125 (10.87 %)Nortel
125 (10.87 %)CCDA

Network Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Network Security 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 Network Security. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
11 (2.174 %)MS Exchange
11 (2.174 %)Exchange Server 2003
West Midlands IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
12 (4.348 %)MS Excel
21 (2.174 %)MS Office
West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
126 (56.52 %)Firewall
211 (23.91 %)LAN
37 (15.22 %)Internet
37 (15.22 %)NetScreen
37 (15.22 %)Cisco ASA
46 (13.04 %)IP Telephony
55 (10.87 %)Cisco PIX
55 (10.87 %)VPN
55 (10.87 %)WAN
63 (6.522 %)TCP/IP
63 (6.522 %)MPLS
72 (4.348 %)SNMP
72 (4.348 %)VLAN
72 (4.348 %)IPsec
81 (2.174 %)BSS
81 (2.174 %)Intrusion Detection
81 (2.174 %)RIP
81 (2.174 %)VoIP
81 (2.174 %)WLAN
81 (2.174 %)ATM
West Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (2.174 %)Data Mining
West Midlands IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
111 (23.91 %)Pensions
29 (19.57 %)Government
32 (4.348 %)Aerospace
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
119 (41.30 %)Network Engineer
216 (34.78 %)Network Security Engineer
216 (34.78 %)Security Engineer
314 (30.43 %)Architect
412 (26.09 %)Network Architect
510 (21.74 %)Consultant
69 (19.57 %)Security Consultant
77 (15.22 %)Network Consultant
86 (13.04 %)Network Security Consultant
95 (10.87 %)Systems Architect
103 (6.522 %)Information Security Consultant
103 (6.522 %)Security Architect
112 (4.348 %)Network Specialist
112 (4.348 %)Security Designer
112 (4.348 %)Designer
112 (4.348 %)Senior Architect
112 (4.348 %)Network Designer
112 (4.348 %)Team Leader
121 (2.174 %)Information Analyst
121 (2.174 %)Hardware Engineer
West Midlands IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
12 (4.348 %)SecurID
21 (2.174 %)EPoS
21 (2.174 %)Firmware
21 (2.174 %)VHDL
21 (2.174 %)Verilog
21 (2.174 %)CESG
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
19 (19.57 %)UNIX
22 (4.348 %)HPUX
31 (2.174 %)Windows 2000
31 (2.174 %)Windows XP
31 (2.174 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (2.174 %)Windows Vista
31 (2.174 %)Windows
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
110 (21.74 %)Information Security
24 (8.696 %)ITIL
33 (6.522 %)Configuration Management
33 (6.522 %)Network Architecture
42 (4.348 %)Network Design
51 (2.174 %)Penetration Testing
51 (2.174 %)MODAF
51 (2.174 %)Load Balancing
51 (2.174 %)Problem Management
51 (2.174 %)Time Management
51 (2.174 %)Performance Management
51 (2.174 %)Project Management
51 (2.174 %)Service Management
51 (2.174 %)Change Management
51 (2.174 %)ERP
51 (2.174 %)Zachman Framework
51 (2.174 %)TOGAF
West Midlands IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
119 (41.30 %)Cisco Certification
214 (30.43 %)Security Cleared
311 (23.91 %)CCNP
410 (21.74 %)CCNA
410 (21.74 %)CCSP
57 (15.22 %)CCDP
57 (15.22 %)CISSP
65 (10.87 %)CCDA
65 (10.87 %)CCVP
74 (8.696 %)SC Cleared
74 (8.696 %)CCIE
83 (6.522 %)CISM
83 (6.522 %)CCSA
91 (2.174 %)DV Cleared
91 (2.174 %)CCSE
West Midlands IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (8.696 %)PCI DSS
23 (6.522 %)ISO27001
32 (4.348 %)SLA
41 (2.174 %)ISO9000
West Midlands IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
17 (15.22 %)ISA Server
21 (2.174 %)Active Directory
West Midlands IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
12 (4.348 %)OpenView
21 (2.174 %)Tivoli NetView
West Midlands IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
128 (60.87 %)Cisco
213 (28.26 %)CheckPoint
311 (23.91 %)McAfee
311 (23.91 %)Nokia
48 (17.39 %)Juniper
48 (17.39 %)Microsoft
57 (15.22 %)Sophos
65 (10.87 %)Nortel
65 (10.87 %)Siemens
74 (8.696 %)IronPort
74 (8.696 %)Finjan
74 (8.696 %)Imperva
83 (6.522 %)Fortinet
92 (4.348 %)Cramer
92 (4.348 %)3Com
92 (4.348 %)HP
101 (2.174 %)IBM
101 (2.174 %)Mentor Graphics
101 (2.174 %)WatchGuard