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

LinkNetwork Security
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank198173
Rank change on same period last yearDown-25
Matching permanent IT job ads6289
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.033 %0.037 %
As % of the category below3.590 %4.800 %
Salaries quoted5574
Average minimum salary£30,883£39,805
Average salary£33,254£41,656
% change on same period last year-20.16 %
Average maximum salary£35,625£43,506
UK excluding London average salary£42,075£42,677
% change on same period last year-1.41 %
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads17271854
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.930 %0.773 %
Salaries quoted14141503
Average minimum salary£31,180£33,417
Average salary£33,176£35,107
% change on same period last year-5.50 %
Average maximum salary£35,171£36,797
UK excluding London average salary£37,579£39,546
% change on same period last year-4.97 %
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 Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire Network Security Salary Trend

Network Security
Salary Histogram

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

Yorkshire Network Security Salary Histogram

Network Security
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Security within the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
West YorkshireDown-237£29,794-39.26 %
North YorkshireUp+1410£43,071+27.61 %
South YorkshireDown-249£29,625-14.02 %
East YorkshireNew entry-1£45,000-
Network Security EnglandNetwork Security
England

Network Security
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

164 (58.18 %)Firewall
258 (52.73 %)Cisco
341 (37.27 %)VPN
440 (36.36 %)TCP/IP
539 (35.45 %)CheckPoint
631 (28.18 %)Cisco Certification
730 (27.27 %)Windows
828 (25.45 %)WAN
924 (21.82 %)LAN
924 (21.82 %)Microsoft
1021 (19.09 %)CCNA
1021 (19.09 %)MPLS
1120 (18.18 %)ITIL
1218 (16.36 %)DNS
1218 (16.36 %)Pensions
1317 (15.45 %)VLAN
1317 (15.45 %)Active Directory
1317 (15.45 %)Internet
1416 (14.55 %)Nokia
1416 (14.55 %)Information Security
1515 (13.64 %)CCNP
1515 (13.64 %)VoIP
1613 (11.82 %)Health
1613 (11.82 %)Cisco PIX
1712 (10.91 %)MS Exchange
1811 (10.00 %)Windows Server 2003
1811 (10.00 %)OSPF
1811 (10.00 %)MS Excel
1811 (10.00 %)Microsoft Certification
1910 (9.091 %)Linux

Network Security
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (4.545 %)Middleware
21 (0.909 %)WebSphere
21 (0.909 %).NET
21 (0.909 %)Servlets
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (10.91 %)MS Exchange
25 (4.545 %)IIS
25 (4.545 %)Apache
33 (2.727 %)SharePoint
42 (1.818 %)Exchange Server 2003
51 (0.909 %)NetWeaver
51 (0.909 %)WebSphere MQ
51 (0.909 %)Exchange Server 5.5
Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (10.00 %)MS Excel
21 (0.909 %)MS Office
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.909 %)SAP R/3
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
164 (58.18 %)Firewall
241 (37.27 %)VPN
340 (36.36 %)TCP/IP
428 (25.45 %)WAN
524 (21.82 %)LAN
621 (19.09 %)MPLS
718 (16.36 %)DNS
817 (15.45 %)Internet
817 (15.45 %)VLAN
915 (13.64 %)VoIP
1013 (11.82 %)Cisco PIX
1111 (10.00 %)OSPF
1210 (9.091 %)BGP
1210 (9.091 %)EIGRP
139 (8.182 %)Wireless
148 (7.273 %)HTTP
157 (6.364 %)Intrusion Detection
166 (5.455 %)FTP
166 (5.455 %)Cisco ASA
175 (4.545 %)SSL
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (3.636 %)SQL Server
21 (0.909 %)Crystal Reports
21 (0.909 %)MS Access
21 (0.909 %)Cognos Powerplay
21 (0.909 %)RDBMS
21 (0.909 %)SAP BW
21 (0.909 %)ReportNet
Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
118 (16.36 %)Pensions
213 (11.82 %)Health
36 (5.455 %)Telecoms
36 (5.455 %)Finance
36 (5.455 %)Auditing
43 (2.727 %)Insurance
52 (1.818 %)Education
61 (0.909 %)Legal
61 (0.909 %)Back Office
61 (0.909 %)Marketing
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
130 (27.27 %)Analyst
223 (20.91 %)Security Engineer
321 (19.09 %)Network Engineer
321 (19.09 %)Network Analyst
412 (10.91 %)Security Analyst
412 (10.91 %)Network Security Engineer
511 (10.00 %)Network Support
511 (10.00 %)Network Security Analyst
610 (9.091 %)IT Security Engineer
610 (9.091 %)Consultant
79 (8.182 %)Support Analyst
79 (8.182 %)Security Manager
88 (7.273 %)Network Specialist
88 (7.273 %)Network Manager
97 (6.364 %)Network Security Manager
97 (6.364 %)Technical Support
106 (5.455 %)Security Specialist
115 (4.545 %)Presales Consultant
115 (4.545 %)Penetration Tester
115 (4.545 %)Auditor
Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (4.545 %)NHS
24 (3.636 %)French Language
24 (3.636 %)German Language
33 (2.727 %)Smartcard
33 (2.727 %)PKI
42 (1.818 %)Data Protection Act
42 (1.818 %)NPfIT
42 (1.818 %)Clustering
42 (1.818 %)Firmware
42 (1.818 %)Client/Server
51 (0.909 %)Fat Client
51 (0.909 %)Thin Client
51 (0.909 %)Mainframe
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
130 (27.27 %)Windows
211 (10.00 %)Windows Server 2003
310 (9.091 %)Linux
49 (8.182 %)UNIX
55 (4.545 %)Solaris
63 (2.727 %)Windows XP
72 (1.818 %)Windows NT
81 (0.909 %)Windows 2000
81 (0.909 %)Windows Vista
81 (0.909 %)Windows 2000 Server
81 (0.909 %)Red Hat Linux
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
120 (18.18 %)ITIL
216 (14.55 %)Information Security
310 (9.091 %)Service Management
49 (8.182 %)Data Security
49 (8.182 %)ITSM
58 (7.273 %)Penetration Testing
67 (6.364 %)Risk Management
76 (5.455 %)Network Design
76 (5.455 %)Security Testing
76 (5.455 %)Project Management
85 (4.545 %)PRINCE2
94 (3.636 %)Security Management
103 (2.727 %)Identity Management
103 (2.727 %)Time Management
103 (2.727 %)Load Balancing
112 (1.818 %)Data Protection
112 (1.818 %)Network Security Management
112 (1.818 %)Information Security Management
112 (1.818 %)Change Management
112 (1.818 %)Disaster Recovery
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (2.727 %)SQL
22 (1.818 %)C
31 (0.909 %)C#
31 (0.909 %)Java
31 (0.909 %)Perl
31 (0.909 %)VB
Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
131 (28.18 %)Cisco Certification
221 (19.09 %)CCNA
315 (13.64 %)CCNP
411 (10.00 %)Microsoft Certification
58 (7.273 %)MCSE
58 (7.273 %)CISSP
67 (6.364 %)CISA
67 (6.364 %)CCSA
76 (5.455 %)Degree
85 (4.545 %)CCDP
92 (1.818 %)MCP
92 (1.818 %)CCSE
92 (1.818 %)JNCIS
92 (1.818 %)CISM
92 (1.818 %)ITIL Certification
101 (0.909 %)CCVP
101 (0.909 %)CCIP
101 (0.909 %)Check Point Certification
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (2.727 %)BS7799
13 (2.727 %)ISO27001
22 (1.818 %)SLA
31 (0.909 %)ISO17799
Yorkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
117 (15.45 %)Active Directory
24 (3.636 %)VMware Infrastructure
32 (1.818 %)ISA Server
41 (0.909 %)Backup Exec
41 (0.909 %)Terminal Server
41 (0.909 %)Terminal Services
Yorkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.909 %)OpenView
11 (0.909 %)CiscoWorks
11 (0.909 %)MOM
11 (0.909 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 (0.909 %)MAILsweeper
11 (0.909 %)WSUS
Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
158 (52.73 %)Cisco
239 (35.45 %)CheckPoint
324 (21.82 %)Microsoft
416 (14.55 %)Nokia
55 (4.545 %)Juniper
64 (3.636 %)BT
64 (3.636 %)VMware
73 (2.727 %)Citrix
73 (2.727 %)WatchGuard
82 (1.818 %)Blue Coat
82 (1.818 %)VERITAS
91 (0.909 %)Red Hat
91 (0.909 %)StorageTek
91 (0.909 %)Marshal
91 (0.909 %)Crossbeam
91 (0.909 %)CommVault
91 (0.909 %)Vignette
91 (0.909 %)SAP
91 (0.909 %)Cognos
91 (0.909 %)HP