The first table below looks at the demand for BGP skills in IT jobs advertised for the Yorkshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited BGP over the 3 months to 21 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 Yorkshire region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
Rank 158 156 169
Rank change year-on-year
-2 +13
Permanent jobs citing BGP 55 52 34
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Yorkshire 0.992% 0.996% 0.684%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 4.959% 5.923% 3.753%
Number of salaries quoted 46 38 34
Average salary £42,500 £45,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-5.55% +20.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,500 £35,000 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £58,500 £50,000 £67,000
UK excluding London average salary £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year
- +5.88%
All Communications & Networking
Yorkshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
1109 878 906
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Yorkshire 20.00% 16.81% 18.22%
Number of salaries quoted 852 688 760
Average salary £32,500 £35,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-7.14% -
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £22,500 £23,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +6.66%
BGP
England

BGP
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Yorkshire BGP Jobs Demand Trend

BGP
Salary Trend

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

Yorkshire BGP Salary Trend

BGP
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing BGP across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Yorkshire BGP Salary Histogram

BGP
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing BGP within the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 21 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
West Yorkshire -8 28 £29,500 -21.33%
North Yorkshire +9 27 £50,000 +7.52%
South Yorkshire +3 3 £100,000 +185.71%
BGP
England

BGP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Yorkshire region citing BGP 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 BGP.

1 90 (93.75%) Cisco
2 79 (82.29%) Firewall
3 75 (78.13%) Cisco Certification
4 72 (75.00%) OSPF
5 71 (73.96%) MPLS
6 60 (62.50%) VPN
7 58 (60.42%) CheckPoint
8 57 (59.38%) WAN
9 50 (52.08%) Juniper
9 50 (52.08%) EIGRP
9 50 (52.08%) Cisco ASA
10 41 (42.71%) CCNP
11 38 (39.58%) LAN
12 35 (36.46%) Wireless
12 35 (36.46%) Network Security
12 35 (36.46%) F5
13 30 (31.25%) Brocade
13 30 (31.25%) VoIP
14 28 (29.17%) Cisco PIX
15 27 (28.13%) Telecoms
15 27 (28.13%) CCNA
16 23 (23.96%) CCSP
17 22 (22.92%) Cisco Nexus
18 20 (20.83%) Load Balancing
19 18 (18.75%) ITIL
20 17 (17.71%) SAN
20 17 (17.71%) TippingPoint
20 17 (17.71%) NAS
20 17 (17.71%) Foundry
20 17 (17.71%) CCSA

BGP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Yorkshire region citing BGP 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 BGP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 6 (6.250%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
2 2 (2.083%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 3 (3.125%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 79 (82.29%) Firewall
2 72 (75.00%) OSPF
3 71 (73.96%) MPLS
4 60 (62.50%) VPN
5 57 (59.38%) WAN
6 50 (52.08%) EIGRP
6 50 (52.08%) Cisco ASA
7 38 (39.58%) LAN
8 35 (36.46%) Wireless
8 35 (36.46%) Network Security
9 30 (31.25%) VoIP
10 28 (29.17%) Cisco PIX
11 22 (22.92%) Cisco Nexus
12 17 (17.71%) SAN
12 17 (17.71%) NAS
13 16 (16.67%) DMZ
14 15 (15.63%) TCP/IP
15 14 (14.58%) RIP
16 12 (12.50%) VLAN
16 12 (12.50%) Internet
General
1 27 (28.13%) Telecoms
2 10 (10.42%) Finance
3 1 (1.042%) Legal
Job Titles
1 60 (62.50%) Network Engineer
2 31 (32.29%) Senior Network Engineer
3 22 (22.92%) Security Engineer
4 20 (20.83%) Network Security Engineer
5 15 (15.63%) Architect
6 11 (11.46%) Solutions Architect
7 10 (10.42%) Data Centre Architect
7 10 (10.42%) Network Specialist
7 10 (10.42%) Data Architect
8 9 (9.375%) Senior Network Specialist
9 6 (6.250%) Network Team Leader
9 6 (6.250%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 6 (6.250%) Team Leader
10 4 (4.167%) Network Architect
11 3 (3.125%) Network Support Engineer
11 3 (3.125%) Network Support
11 3 (3.125%) Senior Support Engineer
11 3 (3.125%) Cisco Network Engineer
11 3 (3.125%) Senior Network Support
11 3 (3.125%) Senior Network Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 16 (16.67%) Enterprise Storage
2 12 (12.50%) PKI
3 2 (2.083%) SecurID
3 2 (2.083%) Open Source
4 1 (1.042%) Fat Client
4 1 (1.042%) Handset
4 1 (1.042%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 5 (5.208%) Linux
2 2 (2.083%) UNIX
3 1 (1.042%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (20.83%) Load Balancing
2 18 (18.75%) ITIL
3 14 (14.58%) Network Design
4 11 (11.46%) Disaster Recovery
5 6 (6.250%) Service Delivery
5 6 (6.250%) Network Management
6 5 (5.208%) Change Management
7 4 (4.167%) Technical Architecture
7 4 (4.167%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 3 (3.125%) Data Security
8 3 (3.125%) Change Control
8 3 (3.125%) Cyber Security
9 2 (2.083%) B2B
9 2 (2.083%) Project Management
10 1 (1.042%) Capacity Planning
10 1 (1.042%) Incident Management
10 1 (1.042%) E-Commerce
Programming Languages
1 2 (2.083%) Python
1 2 (2.083%) Perl
1 2 (2.083%) SQL
1 2 (2.083%) Bash shell
Qualifications
1 75 (78.13%) Cisco Certification
2 41 (42.71%) CCNP
3 27 (28.13%) CCNA
4 23 (23.96%) CCSP
5 17 (17.71%) CCSA
6 13 (13.54%) Security Cleared
7 11 (11.46%) CCIE
7 11 (11.46%) CCDE
8 4 (4.167%) Check Point Certification
9 2 (2.083%) CCIP
9 2 (2.083%) ITIL Certification
9 2 (2.083%) CCDP
10 1 (1.042%) CCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (15.63%) SLA
2 6 (6.250%) PCI DSS
2 6 (6.250%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (2.083%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 8 (8.333%) Forefront TMG
1 8 (8.333%) UAG
2 1 (1.042%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (6.250%) SolarWinds Orion
1 6 (6.250%) OpenView
2 2 (2.083%) Cisco CUCM
2 2 (2.083%) Splunk
2 2 (2.083%) YUM
Vendors
1 90 (93.75%) Cisco
2 58 (60.42%) CheckPoint
3 50 (52.08%) Juniper
4 35 (36.46%) F5
5 30 (31.25%) Brocade
6 17 (17.71%) TippingPoint
6 17 (17.71%) Foundry
7 8 (8.333%) HP
8 7 (7.292%) Riverbed
8 7 (7.292%) Infoblox
9 6 (6.250%) SolarWinds
10 4 (4.167%) Avaya
11 3 (3.125%) Microsoft
12 2 (2.083%) ProCurve
13 1 (1.042%) Imperva
13 1 (1.042%) Polycom
13 1 (1.042%) Blue Coat
13 1 (1.042%) VMware
13 1 (1.042%) Citrix
Leeds, West Yorkshire
You must have extensive experience in developing the existing infrastructure you are working, ensuring the network is ruining as efficiently as possible, maintaining the security of the network...
Senitor Associates
Salary: £30000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Harrogate, North Yorkshire
In-depth knowledge of the following routing protocols - RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP. Must have a strong working knowledge of the following protocols and technologies - ATM, Frame-Relay, MPLS,...
SPS Resourcing
Salary: From £50,000 to £57,000 per annum Including Excellent Bonus & Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Key Skills/ Experience Required: - CCNP/CCSP certifications - BGP Routing - TCP/IP - Checkpoint / ASA Firewalls - Strong Communication (verbal/written) - Problem Solving Capability - ITIL certification (Desirable) - Cisco Call Manager (VOIP)(...
Northern Recruitment Group
Salary: £Negotiable
Posted: 17 May 2013