TCP/IP Jobs in the South West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for TCP/IP skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited TCP/IP over the 3 months to 24 June 2017 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) England / South West
Location	3 months to 24 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	110	59	54
Rank change year-on-year	-51	-5
Permanent jobs citing TCP/IP	139	233	306
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West	2.66%	4.44%	5.10%
As % of the Communications & Networking category	18.17%	22.17%	24.78%
Number of salaries quoted	102	214	257
Median salary	£35,000	£35,500	£33,000
Median salary % change year-on-year	-1.40%	+7.57%
90% offered a salary of more than	£21,000	£22,000	£21,000
10% offered a salary of more than	£47,500	£55,000	£50,000
UK excluding London median salary	£37,750	£39,000	£37,500
% change year-on-year	-3.20%	+4.00%

TCP/IP is in the communications and computer networking skills category. The next table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for communications and computer networking skills.

Communications & Computer Network Skills South West
Permanent job vacancies with a requirement for communications and computer networking skills	765	1051	1235
As % of all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the South West	14.64%	20.01%	20.59%
Number of salaries quoted	634	865	1042
Median salary	£40,000	£35,000	£37,500
Median salary % change year-on-year	+14.28%	-6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than	£23,500	£22,500	£22,500
10% offered a salary of more than	£52,500	£52,500	£55,000
UK excluding London median salary	£42,500	£42,500	£42,000
% change year-on-year	-	+1.19%

TCP/IP
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

The job posting trend of jobs advertised in the South West citing TCP/IP as a proportion of all permanent or contract IT jobs with a match in the Communications & Networking category.

Job vacancy trend for TCP/IP in the South West

TCP/IP
Salary Trend in the South West

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing TCP/IP in the South West.

Salary trend for TCP/IP in the South West

TCP/IP
Salary Histogram in the South West

The salary distribution of IT jobs citing TCP/IP in the South West over the 3 months to 24 June 2017.

Salary histogram for TCP/IP in the South West

TCP/IP
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing TCP/IP within the South West region over the 3 months to 24 June 2017. 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	Rank Change on Same Period Last Year	Matching Permanent IT Job Ads	Median Salary Last 3 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Job Vacancies
Bristol	-28	44	£40,000	+73.91%	3
Wiltshire	+21	38	£35,000	+45.83%	3
Gloucestershire	-28	24	£40,000	+11.11%	4
Somerset	-31	12	£38,500	-7.22%	1
Devon	-1	6	£25,250	-27.33%
Cornwall	-8	6	£21,000	-8.69%
Dorset	-21	6	£26,750	-43.68%	4
TCP/IP England

TCP/IP
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills in the South West

For the 6 months to 24 June 2017, IT jobs citing TCP/IP also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all job ads across the South West region with a requirement for TCP/IP.

1	188 (58.02%)	Windows
2	119 (36.73%)	Microsoft
3	115 (35.49%)	Security Cleared
4	105 (32.41%)	DNS
4	105 (32.41%)	Linux
5	99 (30.56%)	Firewall
6	98 (30.25%)	DHCP
7	97 (29.94%)	Active Directory
7	97 (29.94%)	SC Cleared
8	91 (28.09%)	DV Cleared
9	90 (27.78%)	Cisco
10	84 (25.93%)	HTTP
10	84 (25.93%)	ITIL
11	80 (24.69%)	SIEM
12	77 (23.77%)	WAN

13	71 (21.91%)	SMTP
14	64 (19.75%)	Windows Server
15	63 (19.44%)	LAN
16	61 (18.83%)	VMware
17	59 (18.21%)	FTP
18	58 (17.90%)	SQL
19	57 (17.59%)	Internet
20	56 (17.28%)	Software Engineering
21	53 (16.36%)	Java
22	51 (15.74%)	Unix
23	50 (15.43%)	Information Security
23	50 (15.43%)	Snort
24	49 (15.12%)	Cisco Certification
25	48 (14.81%)	CISSP
25	48 (14.81%)	VPN

TCP/IP
Co-occurring IT Skills in the South West by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
Applications
Business Applications
Cloud Services
Communications & Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
Development Applications
General
Job Titles
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
Miscellaneous
Operating Systems
Processes & Methodologies
Programming Languages
Qualifications
Quality Assurance & Compliance
System Software
Systems Management
Vendors

Application Platforms
1	47 (14.51%)	MS Exchange
2	22 (6.79%)	Apache
3	12 (3.70%)	Tomcat
4	9 (2.78%)	Exchange Server 2010
5	8 (2.47%)	IIS
6	7 (2.16%)	WebSphere
7	5 (1.54%)	Exchange Server 2013
8	4 (1.23%)	Blackberry Enterprise Server
8	4 (1.23%)	Exchange Server 2003
8	4 (1.23%)	Exchange Server 2007
8	4 (1.23%)	JBoss
8	4 (1.23%)	Skype for Business
8	4 (1.23%)	WebLogic
9	3 (0.93%)	Office Communications Server
10	2 (0.62%)	nginx
10	2 (0.62%)	OpenStack
10	2 (0.62%)	SharePoint
11	1 (0.31%)	Apache Spark
11	1 (0.31%)	Elasticsearch
11	1 (0.31%)	SharePoint Server

Applications
1	46 (14.20%)	Microsoft Office
2	9 (2.78%)	MS Visio
3	1 (0.31%)	Microsoft PowerPoint

Business Applications
1	4 (1.23%)	Maximo
2	3 (0.93%)	Oracle EBS
3	2 (0.62%)	SAP Oil and Gas

Cloud Services
1	32 (9.88%)	Office 365
2	15 (4.63%)	Microsoft Azure
3	13 (4.01%)	Amazon AWS
4	9 (2.78%)	Slack
5	3 (0.93%)	IaaS
5	3 (0.93%)	PaaS
6	1 (0.31%)	Azure Active Directory
6	1 (0.31%)	Cloud Computing

Communications & Networking
1	105 (32.41%)	DNS
2	99 (30.56%)	Firewall
3	98 (30.25%)	DHCP
4	84 (25.93%)	HTTP
5	77 (23.77%)	WAN
6	71 (21.91%)	SMTP
7	63 (19.44%)	LAN
8	59 (18.21%)	FTP
9	57 (17.59%)	Internet
10	48 (14.81%)	VPN
11	42 (12.96%)	Wireshark
12	41 (12.65%)	SSL
13	36 (11.11%)	Network Security
13	36 (11.11%)	Telnet
14	35 (10.80%)	Wi-Fi
15	30 (9.26%)	HTTPS
16	28 (8.64%)	VoIP
17	24 (7.41%)	MPLS
17	24 (7.41%)	X.400
18	23 (7.10%)	LDAP

Database & Business Intelligence
1	24 (7.41%)	SQL Server
2	18 (5.56%)	MySQL
3	15 (4.63%)	NoSQL
4	10 (3.09%)	SQL Server 2008
5	9 (2.78%)	SQL Server 2005
6	4 (1.23%)	GIS
7	3 (0.93%)	CouchDB
7	3 (0.93%)	MongoDB
7	3 (0.93%)	Oracle Reports
8	2 (0.62%)	PostgreSQL
8	2 (0.62%)	Redis
8	2 (0.62%)	Riak
8	2 (0.62%)	SQL Server 2000
8	2 (0.62%)	SQL Server Reporting Services
9	1 (0.31%)	Amazon RDS
9	1 (0.31%)	Apache Cassandra
9	1 (0.31%)	Apache Hive
9	1 (0.31%)	Big Data
9	1 (0.31%)	Crystal Reports
9	1 (0.31%)	Relational Database

Development Applications
1	7 (2.16%)	Jenkins
2	6 (1.85%)	Git (software)
3	5 (1.54%)	JIRA
4	4 (1.23%)	Selenium
4	4 (1.23%)	Subversion
5	3 (0.93%)	Artifactory
5	3 (0.93%)	Atlassian Bamboo
5	3 (0.93%)	Bower
5	3 (0.93%)	Cucumber
5	3 (0.93%)	Grunt
5	3 (0.93%)	MSBuild
5	3 (0.93%)	RSpec
5	3 (0.93%)	RubyGems
5	3 (0.93%)	Sonatype Nexus
5	3 (0.93%)	Team Foundation Server
5	3 (0.93%)	TeamCity
5	3 (0.93%)	Vagrant
5	3 (0.93%)	Visual Studio Team System
6	2 (0.62%)	JUnit
6	2 (0.62%)	VSS/SourceSafe

General
1	31 (9.57%)	Finance
2	12 (3.70%)	Aerospace
3	9 (2.78%)	Electronics
3	9 (2.78%)	Telecoms
4	5 (1.54%)	Advertising
4	5 (1.54%)	Military
5	4 (1.23%)	Manufacturing
6	3 (0.93%)	Marketing
6	3 (0.93%)	Retail
7	2 (0.62%)	Banking
8	1 (0.31%)	Back Office
8	1 (0.31%)	Games
8	1 (0.31%)	Law

Job Titles
1	107 (33.02%)	Analyst
2	61 (18.83%)	Network Engineer
3	49 (15.12%)	SOC Analyst
4	36 (11.11%)	Support Engineer
5	34 (10.49%)	Senior Analyst
6	33 (10.19%)	Support Analyst
7	24 (7.41%)	2nd Line Support
8	21 (6.48%)	Security Engineer
9	20 (6.17%)	2nd Line Engineer
10	19 (5.86%)	IT Support
11	17 (5.25%)	Developer
11	17 (5.25%)	Service Desk Support
12	16 (4.94%)	3rd Line Support
12	16 (4.94%)	Service Desk Engineer
13	15 (4.63%)	Network Security Engineer
14	14 (4.32%)	Service Analyst
14	14 (4.32%)	Service Desk Analyst
15	13 (4.01%)	Architect
15	13 (4.01%)	Service Desk Support Analyst
15	13 (4.01%)	Systems Engineer

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	47 (14.51%)	.NET
2	21 (6.48%)	HTML
3	17 (5.25%)	.NET Framework
4	15 (4.63%)	Web Services
5	13 (4.01%)	Entity Framework
6	12 (3.70%)	CSS
6	12 (3.70%)	jQuery
7	11 (3.40%)	ASP.NET
8	9 (2.78%)	WCF
9	8 (2.47%)	XML
10	6 (1.85%)	JSON
11	5 (1.54%)	HTML5
11	5 (1.54%)	Middleware
12	4 (1.23%)	WPF
13	3 (0.93%)	802.1X
13	3 (0.93%)	COM
13	3 (0.93%)	LAMP
13	3 (0.93%)	Managed Extensibility Framework
13	3 (0.93%)	Regular Expression
14	2 (0.62%)	KnockoutJS

Miscellaneous
1	47 (14.51%)	Analytical Skills
2	29 (8.95%)	Security Operations Centre
3	24 (7.41%)	CESG
4	21 (6.48%)	Driving Licence
5	17 (5.25%)	Cyberthreat
5	17 (5.25%)	Management Information System
6	16 (4.94%)	Data Centre
7	8 (2.47%)	Computer Science
8	5 (1.54%)	Blackberry
8	5 (1.54%)	Clustering
8	5 (1.54%)	Linux Command Line
9	4 (1.23%)	Embedded Systems
9	4 (1.23%)	Replication
10	3 (0.93%)	BYOD
10	3 (0.93%)	Client/Server
10	3 (0.93%)	Digital TV
10	3 (0.93%)	iPad
10	3 (0.93%)	iPhone
10	3 (0.93%)	Smart Home
10	3 (0.93%)	Video Conferencing

Operating Systems
1	188 (58.02%)	Windows
2	105 (32.41%)	Linux
3	64 (19.75%)	Windows Server
4	51 (15.74%)	Unix
5	29 (8.95%)	Windows Server 2008
6	26 (8.02%)	Windows Server 2012
7	21 (6.48%)	Windows XP
8	17 (5.25%)	Windows Server 2003
9	15 (4.63%)	Windows 7
10	14 (4.32%)	Windows 2000 Server
11	10 (3.09%)	Windows 10
12	8 (2.47%)	Solaris
13	7 (2.16%)	Android
13	7 (2.16%)	Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13	7 (2.16%)	Windows 2000
14	6 (1.85%)	Mac OS X
15	5 (1.54%)	AIX
15	5 (1.54%)	Apple iOS
16	4 (1.23%)	HPUX
17	3 (0.93%)	Windows 8

Processes & Methodologies
1	84 (25.93%)	ITIL
2	80 (24.69%)	SIEM
3	56 (17.28%)	Software Engineering
4	50 (15.43%)	Information Security
5	45 (13.89%)	Network Monitoring
6	39 (12.04%)	Coaching
7	38 (11.73%)	Cybersecurity
8	33 (10.19%)	Mentoring
9	32 (9.88%)	Security Operations
10	28 (8.64%)	Service Management
11	25 (7.72%)	Agile Software Development
11	25 (7.72%)	Network Architecture
12	23 (7.10%)	Continuous Integration
12	23 (7.10%)	Security Architecture
13	19 (5.86%)	Cyber Threat Intelligence
13	19 (5.86%)	Threat Intelligence
14	18 (5.56%)	Network Management
15	17 (5.25%)	Proactive Monitoring
16	15 (4.63%)	Root Cause Analysis
16	15 (4.63%)	UML

Programming Languages
1	58 (17.90%)	SQL
2	53 (16.36%)	Java
3	24 (7.41%)	C#
4	20 (6.17%)	JavaScript
5	16 (4.94%)	C++
6	13 (4.01%)	Python
7	9 (2.78%)	C
7	9 (2.78%)	PowerShell
8	7 (2.16%)	Bash Shell
9	5 (1.54%)	VB
10	4 (1.23%)	Shell Script
11	3 (0.93%)	AWK
11	3 (0.93%)	Ruby
11	3 (0.93%)	sed
12	2 (0.62%)	Embedded C++
12	2 (0.62%)	Lisp
12	2 (0.62%)	Perl
12	2 (0.62%)	PHP
12	2 (0.62%)	VBA
12	2 (0.62%)	VBScript

Qualifications
1	115 (35.49%)	Security Cleared
2	97 (29.94%)	SC Cleared
3	91 (28.09%)	DV Cleared
4	49 (15.12%)	Cisco Certification
5	48 (14.81%)	CISSP
6	41 (12.65%)	CCNA
7	34 (10.49%)	GCIA
8	32 (9.88%)	Microsoft Certification
9	30 (9.26%)	SANS
10	29 (8.95%)	GCIH
11	26 (8.02%)	GIAC
12	24 (7.41%)	ITIL Foundation Certificate
13	23 (7.10%)	MCSE
14	19 (5.86%)	MCSA
15	17 (5.25%)	Degree
16	15 (4.63%)	CCNP
16	15 (4.63%)	CREST Certified
17	14 (4.32%)	ITIL Certification
18	10 (3.09%)	CISMP
18	10 (3.09%)	MCP

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	26 (8.02%)	SLA
2	13 (4.01%)	ISO/IEC 27001
3	4 (1.23%)	GPG13
3	4 (1.23%)	QA
4	2 (0.62%)	Def Stans
5	1 (0.31%)	PCI DSS
5	1 (0.31%)	Sarbanes-Oxley

System Software
1	97 (29.94%)	Active Directory
2	50 (15.43%)	Snort
3	34 (10.49%)	VMware Infrastructure
4	28 (8.64%)	Hyper-V
5	17 (5.25%)	vSphere
6	11 (3.40%)	XenApp
7	6 (1.85%)	Docker
7	6 (1.85%)	NFS
7	6 (1.85%)	VMware ESXi
8	4 (1.23%)	MetaFrame
8	4 (1.23%)	Terminal Server
9	3 (0.93%)	Terminal Services
9	3 (0.93%)	VirtualBox
9	3 (0.93%)	XenDesktop
10	2 (0.62%)	Corosync
10	2 (0.62%)	Forefront TMG
10	2 (0.62%)	ISA Server
10	2 (0.62%)	KVM
10	2 (0.62%)	Samba
10	2 (0.62%)	XenServer

Systems Management
1	19 (5.86%)	Nmap
2	11 (3.40%)	SCCM
3	8 (2.47%)	RSA enVision
4	5 (1.54%)	Marathon
4	5 (1.54%)	Mesos
5	4 (1.23%)	Ansible
5	4 (1.23%)	Backup Exec
5	4 (1.23%)	Microsoft Clustering
5	4 (1.23%)	Nessus
5	4 (1.23%)	Puppet
5	4 (1.23%)	SolarWinds Orion
6	3 (0.93%)	ArcSight ESM
6	3 (0.93%)	Cisco CUCM
6	3 (0.93%)	Nagios
6	3 (0.93%)	Symantec Enterprise Vault
6	3 (0.93%)	Terraform
6	3 (0.93%)	vMotion
7	2 (0.62%)	HAProxy
7	2 (0.62%)	Opscode Chef
7	2 (0.62%)	Pacemaker

Vendors
1	119 (36.73%)	Microsoft
2	90 (27.78%)	Cisco
3	61 (18.83%)	VMware
4	40 (12.35%)	ArcSight
5	33 (10.19%)	Citrix
5	33 (10.19%)	Juniper
6	30 (9.26%)	LogRhythm
7	20 (6.17%)	FireEye
8	15 (4.63%)	CheckPoint
9	12 (3.70%)	Oracle
10	11 (3.40%)	Dell
10	11 (3.40%)	HP
10	11 (3.40%)	Symantec
11	10 (3.09%)	F5
12	9 (2.78%)	Aruba
12	9 (2.78%)	Nortel
12	9 (2.78%)	Siemens
12	9 (2.78%)	Splunk
13	8 (2.47%)	Apple
13	8 (2.47%)	IBM