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This section looks at the demand for Firewall skills within the York region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Firewall over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFirewall
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank3544
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching permanent IT job ads6044
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.032 %0.018 %
As % of the category below33.71 %23.04 %
Salaries quoted3123
Average minimum salary£35,129£40,000
Average salary£37,774£43,261
% change on same period last year-12.68 %
Average maximum salary£40,419£46,522
UK excluding London average salary£36,035£37,297
% change on same period last year-3.38 %
York IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
York
Matching permanent IT job ads178191
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.096 %0.080 %
Salaries quoted116143
Average minimum salary£35,121£36,731
Average salary£37,921£38,331
% change on same period last year-1.06 %
Average maximum salary£40,720£39,931
UK excluding London average salary£37,579£39,546
% change on same period last year-4.97 %
Firewall North YorkshireFirewall
North Yorkshire

Firewall
Demand Trend

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

York Firewall Demand Trend

Firewall
Salary Trend

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

York Firewall Salary Trend

Firewall
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Firewall across the York region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

York Firewall Salary Histogram

Firewall
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the York 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.

163 (70.79 %)UNIX
248 (53.93 %)Linux
341 (46.07 %)TCP/IP
434 (38.20 %)VPN
434 (38.20 %)Windows
533 (37.08 %)RDBMS
629 (32.58 %)Windows Server 2003
726 (29.21 %)SQL
726 (29.21 %)LAN
825 (28.09 %)Microsoft
924 (26.97 %)Informix
1022 (24.72 %)WAN
1022 (24.72 %)Degree
1121 (23.60 %)Cisco
1121 (23.60 %)Internet
1219 (21.35 %)Solaris
1219 (21.35 %)VLAN
1317 (19.10 %)PRINCE2
1416 (17.98 %)Apache
1515 (16.85 %)CheckPoint
1515 (16.85 %)Load Balancing
1613 (14.61 %)Project Management
1613 (14.61 %)DNS
1712 (13.48 %)XML
1712 (13.48 %)Finance
1811 (12.36 %)DB2
1910 (11.24 %)Cisco Certification
1910 (11.24 %)Nokia
209 (10.11 %)Red Hat
209 (10.11 %)WebLogic

Firewall
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the York 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.

York IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (13.48 %)XML
29 (10.11 %)WebSphere
34 (4.494 %)Middleware
43 (3.371 %)WebServices
52 (2.247 %)JMX
York IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
116 (17.98 %)Apache
29 (10.11 %)Tomcat
29 (10.11 %)WebLogic
29 (10.11 %)JBoss
34 (4.494 %)MS Exchange
41 (1.124 %)Exchange Server 2003
York IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (8.989 %)MS Project
26 (6.742 %)MS Excel
York IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
141 (46.07 %)TCP/IP
234 (38.20 %)VPN
326 (29.21 %)LAN
422 (24.72 %)WAN
521 (23.60 %)Internet
619 (21.35 %)VLAN
713 (14.61 %)DNS
89 (10.11 %)Cisco PIX
97 (7.865 %)Cisco ASA
106 (6.742 %)Network Security
114 (4.494 %)OSPF
123 (3.371 %)SAN
123 (3.371 %)iSCSI
132 (2.247 %)VRRP
132 (2.247 %)NetScreen
132 (2.247 %)IPsec
132 (2.247 %)Intrusion Detection
132 (2.247 %)MPLS
132 (2.247 %)BGP
132 (2.247 %)EIGRP
York IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
133 (37.08 %)RDBMS
224 (26.97 %)Informix
311 (12.36 %)DB2
49 (10.11 %)MySQL
49 (10.11 %)SQL Server
York IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (6.742 %)WebLOAD
York IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (13.48 %)Finance
25 (5.618 %)Legal
34 (4.494 %)Banking
41 (1.124 %)Financial Institution
York IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
125 (28.09 %)Support Engineer
217 (19.10 %)Project Manager
315 (16.85 %)Network Engineer
411 (12.36 %)Administrator
58 (8.989 %)Technical Project Manager
58 (8.989 %)Technical Manager
58 (8.989 %)Linux Administrator
58 (8.989 %)Linux Engineer
58 (8.989 %)Firewall Engineer
67 (7.865 %)Analyst
76 (6.742 %)Support Technician
76 (6.742 %)UNIX Engineer
76 (6.742 %)Support Analyst
84 (4.494 %)Infrastructure Designer
84 (4.494 %)Linux Systems Administrator
84 (4.494 %)Network Support
84 (4.494 %)Systems Administrator
84 (4.494 %)Solutions Designer
84 (4.494 %)UNIX Administrator
93 (3.371 %)Network Support Engineer
York IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (5.618 %)Client/Server
York IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
163 (70.79 %)UNIX
248 (53.93 %)Linux
334 (38.20 %)Windows
429 (32.58 %)Windows Server 2003
519 (21.35 %)Solaris
69 (10.11 %)Fedora
69 (10.11 %)CentOS
69 (10.11 %)Red Hat Linux
78 (8.989 %)Ubuntu
78 (8.989 %)Debian
82 (2.247 %)Windows XP
91 (1.124 %)Windows 2000 Server
York IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
117 (19.10 %)PRINCE2
215 (16.85 %)Load Balancing
313 (14.61 %)Project Management
43 (3.371 %)ITIL
52 (2.247 %)Service Delivery
61 (1.124 %)Network Design
York IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
126 (29.21 %)SQL
29 (10.11 %)Python
29 (10.11 %)Ruby
29 (10.11 %)Java
29 (10.11 %)Perl
York IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
122 (24.72 %)Degree
210 (11.24 %)Cisco Certification
39 (10.11 %)CCSA
46 (6.742 %)CCNA
54 (4.494 %)CCSE
54 (4.494 %)CCNP
54 (4.494 %)Microsoft Certification
62 (2.247 %)Check Point Certification
62 (2.247 %)MCSA
71 (1.124 %)CCIE
71 (1.124 %)HND
71 (1.124 %)MCSE
71 (1.124 %)CISA
71 (1.124 %)GNVQ
71 (1.124 %)JNCIS
71 (1.124 %)CISSP
York IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (3.371 %)PCI DSS
York IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (6.742 %)Active Directory
24 (4.494 %)Terminal Services
York IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
125 (28.09 %)Microsoft
221 (23.60 %)Cisco
315 (16.85 %)CheckPoint
410 (11.24 %)Nokia
59 (10.11 %)Oracle
59 (10.11 %)Red Hat
64 (4.494 %)Citrix
72 (2.247 %)Juniper
81 (1.124 %)VERITAS
81 (1.124 %)Vignette
81 (1.124 %)Nortel
81 (1.124 %)Sophos
81 (1.124 %)BT
81 (1.124 %)Fortinet
81 (1.124 %)WatchGuard