Sophos Jobs

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge and experience of Sophos products and/or services. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Sophos over the 3 months to 24 June 2017 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

The figures below represent the IT labour market in general and are not representative of salaries within Sophos PLC.

Sophos UK
Location	3 months to 24 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	774	698	798
Rank change year-on-year	-76	+100
Permanent jobs citing Sophos	109	226	177
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK	0.12%	0.23%	0.16%
As % of the Vendors category	0.28%	0.52%	0.34%
Number of salaries quoted	100	107	139
Median salary	£41,250	£37,750	£35,000
Median salary % change year-on-year	+9.27%	+7.85%
90% offered a salary of more than	£25,000	£25,000	£24,100
10% offered a salary of more than	£70,000	£50,000	£45,000
UK excluding London median salary	£35,000	£37,500	£33,250
% change year-on-year	-6.66%	+12.78%

Sophos is in the vendor products and services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all vendor product and service related skills in permanent job vacancies.

Vendor Product & Service Skills UK
Permanent job vacancies with a requirement for skills associated with vendor products and/or services	39192	43578	51977
As % of all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the UK	44.55%	44.26%	46.86%
Number of salaries quoted	31085	35450	41894
Median salary	£47,500	£47,500	£45,000
Median salary % change year-on-year	-	+5.55%
90% offered a salary of more than	£28,500	£28,000	£27,500
10% offered a salary of more than	£75,000	£70,000	£70,000
UK excluding London median salary	£42,500	£42,500	£41,500
% change year-on-year	-	+2.40%

Sophos
Job Vacancy Trend

The job posting trend of jobs advertised citing Sophos as a proportion of all permanent or contract IT jobs with a match in the Vendors category.

Sophos
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Sophos.

Sophos
Salary Histogram

The salary distribution of IT jobs citing Sophos over the 3 months to 24 June 2017.

Sophos
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Sophos within the UK 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
England	-65	103	£42,500	+11.84%	15
London	+33	47	£43,860	+10.33%	3
South East	-52	23	£32,500	-18.75%	4
West Yorkshire	+24	13	£37,500	-25.00%
Yorkshire	+10	13	£37,500	-16.66%
Leeds	-	13	£37,500	-
Oxfordshire	-61	10	£33,750	-15.62%	2
Witney	-	9	£32,500	-
Berkshire	+35	7	£45,000	+5.88%
City of London	+24	7	£53,500	+46.57%
North West	-48	7	£42,500	-15.00%	2
Scotland	-	6	£36,513	-	1
Reading	+32	5	£45,000	+5.88%
West Midlands	+2	5	£50,000	+17.64%	2
Surrey	+23	4	£29,500	+7.27%
Birmingham	+6	4	£50,000	+31.14%	1
Cheshire	-23	4	£48,750	-	1
Bellshill	-	4	£36,000	-
North Lanarkshire	-	4	£36,000	-
East of England	-3	3	£25,000	-28.57%	1
Merseyside	-9	3	£31,000	-	1
East Midlands	+19	2	£45,000	+63.63%	1
South West	+1	2	£24,500	-10.90%	2
Derbyshire	-	2	£45,000	-	1
Cornwall	-	2	£24,500	-
Hertfordshire	-	2	£25,000	-	1
Derby	-	2	£45,000	-	1
Crewe	-	2	£55,000	-
Borehamwood	-	2	£25,000	-
Bodmin	-	2	£24,500	-

Sophos
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills

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

1	182 (80.18%)	Windows
2	131 (57.71%)	Active Directory
3	126 (55.51%)	Microsoft
4	116 (51.10%)	Firewall
5	112 (49.34%)	VMware
6	99 (43.61%)	Windows Server 2008
7	93 (40.97%)	Windows Server
8	90 (39.65%)	VMware Infrastructure
9	89 (39.21%)	Cisco
10	86 (37.89%)	MS Exchange
11	73 (32.16%)	DNS
12	69 (30.40%)	Microsoft Office
13	68 (29.96%)	Office 365
14	67 (29.52%)	Windows Server 2012
15	64 (28.19%)	Symantec

15	64 (28.19%)	Backup Exec
16	63 (27.75%)	Hyper-V
17	58 (25.55%)	HP
18	57 (25.11%)	DHCP
19	56 (24.67%)	Windows 7
20	52 (22.91%)	ITIL
21	51 (22.47%)	Citrix
22	49 (21.59%)	SAN
22	49 (21.59%)	VPN
22	49 (21.59%)	Exchange Server 2010
23	48 (21.15%)	Linux
24	44 (19.38%)	TCP/IP
24	44 (19.38%)	Apple
25	42 (18.50%)	SQL
26	37 (16.30%)	SQL Server

Sophos
Co-occurring IT Skills 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	86 (37.89%)	MS Exchange
2	49 (21.59%)	Exchange Server 2010
3	25 (11.01%)	Exchange Server 2013
4	18 (7.93%)	Exchange Server 2007
5	14 (6.17%)	Exchange Server 2003
6	11 (4.85%)	Confluence
6	11 (4.85%)	IIS
7	10 (4.41%)	Skype for Business
8	9 (3.96%)	SAS
9	8 (3.52%)	SharePoint
10	7 (3.08%)	Elasticsearch
11	6 (2.64%)	Apache
11	6 (2.64%)	CMS
12	5 (2.20%)	IBM Domino
13	3 (1.32%)	Apache Spark
13	3 (1.32%)	Blackberry Enterprise Server
13	3 (1.32%)	SharePoint 2013
13	3 (1.32%)	Tomcat
14	2 (0.88%)	IBM Notes
15	1 (0.44%)	Site Server

Applications
1	69 (30.40%)	Microsoft Office
2	6 (2.64%)	MS Visio
3	5 (2.20%)	SOLIDWORKS
4	3 (1.32%)	Microsoft Excel
5	1 (0.44%)	Acrobat
5	1 (0.44%)	Microsoft PowerPoint

Business Applications
1	2 (0.88%)	Dynamics NAV
2	1 (0.44%)	Dynamics AX
2	1 (0.44%)	Salesforce.com CRM
2	1 (0.44%)	Sentinel

Cloud Services
1	68 (29.96%)	Office 365
2	35 (15.42%)	Microsoft Azure
3	19 (8.37%)	Amazon AWS
4	18 (7.93%)	Mimecast
5	12 (5.29%)	G Suite
6	10 (4.41%)	Azure Active Directory
7	7 (3.08%)	Cloud Computing
8	3 (1.32%)	SaaS
9	2 (0.88%)	Slack
9	2 (0.88%)	Trello
10	1 (0.44%)	Adobe Creative Cloud
10	1 (0.44%)	IaaS
10	1 (0.44%)	Sumo Logic
10	1 (0.44%)	Virtual Private Cloud

Communications & Networking
1	116 (51.10%)	Firewall
2	73 (32.16%)	DNS
3	57 (25.11%)	DHCP
4	49 (21.59%)	SAN
4	49 (21.59%)	VPN
5	44 (19.38%)	TCP/IP
6	28 (12.33%)	LAN
6	28 (12.33%)	WAN
7	24 (10.57%)	VLAN
8	23 (10.13%)	Internet
9	21 (9.25%)	Network Security
9	21 (9.25%)	Wireless
10	18 (7.93%)	Remote Desktop
11	17 (7.49%)	MPLS
12	16 (7.05%)	iSCSI
13	14 (6.17%)	Cisco ASA
14	13 (5.73%)	IPsec
15	12 (5.29%)	BGP
15	12 (5.29%)	OSPF
15	12 (5.29%)	Wi-Fi

Database & Business Intelligence
1	37 (16.30%)	SQL Server
2	12 (5.29%)	Amazon RDS
3	8 (3.52%)	SQL Server 2008
4	7 (3.08%)	MySQL
5	3 (1.32%)	Big Data
5	3 (1.32%)	Hadoop
5	3 (1.32%)	SQL Server 2005
5	3 (1.32%)	SQL Server 2012
6	2 (0.88%)	SQL Server 2014
7	1 (0.44%)	BusinessObjects
7	1 (0.44%)	Relational Database

Development Applications
1	12 (5.29%)	Metasploit
2	7 (3.08%)	JIRA
3	2 (0.88%)	Jenkins
4	1 (0.44%)	Team Foundation Server

General
1	15 (6.61%)	Finance
2	13 (5.73%)	Telecoms
3	6 (2.64%)	Manufacturing
4	4 (1.76%)	Law
4	4 (1.76%)	Legal
4	4 (1.76%)	Marketing
5	2 (0.88%)	Billing
5	2 (0.88%)	Mandarin Language
6	1 (0.44%)	Brand Awareness
6	1 (0.44%)	German Language
6	1 (0.44%)	Retail

Job Titles
1	63 (27.75%)	Analyst
2	44 (19.38%)	Support Engineer
3	35 (15.42%)	IT Support
4	30 (13.22%)	3rd Line Support
4	30 (13.22%)	Security Analyst
5	29 (12.78%)	3rd Line Engineer
6	24 (10.57%)	3rd Line Support Engineer
7	23 (10.13%)	Infrastructure Engineer
8	22 (9.69%)	IT Analyst
9	21 (9.25%)	Systems Engineer
10	20 (8.81%)	Support Analyst
11	17 (7.49%)	IT Engineer
12	16 (7.05%)	Windows Engineer
13	14 (6.17%)	Network Analyst
13	14 (6.17%)	Network Security Analyst
14	13 (5.73%)	IT Manager
14	13 (5.73%)	Operations Engineer
15	12 (5.29%)	2nd Line Support
15	12 (5.29%)	Desktop Support
15	12 (5.29%)	Systems Administrator

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	10 (4.41%)	Web Services
2	7 (3.08%)	Elastic Stack
2	7 (3.08%)	Regular Expression
2	7 (3.08%)	XML
3	5 (2.20%)	CGI
4	3 (1.32%)	PCRE
5	1 (0.44%)	.NET
5	1 (0.44%)	802.1X

Miscellaneous
1	23 (10.13%)	Management Information System
2	12 (5.29%)	iPad
3	11 (4.85%)	Computer Science
3	11 (4.85%)	Data Centre
3	11 (4.85%)	Fat Client
3	11 (4.85%)	Replication
3	11 (4.85%)	Thin Client
4	10 (4.41%)	BYOD
4	10 (4.41%)	Clustering
5	8 (3.52%)	Data Protection Act
5	8 (3.52%)	NHS
5	8 (3.52%)	Security Operations Centre
6	7 (3.08%)	Analytical Skills
6	7 (3.08%)	IVR
6	7 (3.08%)	Smartphone
7	6 (2.64%)	CCTV
7	6 (2.64%)	Driving Licence
7	6 (2.64%)	Virtual Team
8	5 (2.20%)	AS400
9	4 (1.76%)	RSA SecurID

Operating Systems
1	182 (80.18%)	Windows
2	99 (43.61%)	Windows Server 2008
3	93 (40.97%)	Windows Server
4	67 (29.52%)	Windows Server 2012
5	56 (24.67%)	Windows 7
6	48 (21.15%)	Linux
7	35 (15.42%)	Windows 10
8	27 (11.89%)	Windows Server 2003
9	25 (11.01%)	Windows 8
10	22 (9.69%)	Apple iOS
11	18 (7.93%)	Android
12	17 (7.49%)	Windows XP
13	16 (7.05%)	Mac OS X
14	12 (5.29%)	Kali Linux
14	12 (5.29%)	Windows Vista
15	10 (4.41%)	Unix
16	7 (3.08%)	Ubuntu
17	6 (2.64%)	Mac OS
18	5 (2.20%)	SUSE
18	5 (2.20%)	Windows 2000 Server

Processes & Methodologies
1	52 (22.91%)	ITIL
2	27 (11.89%)	SIEM
3	26 (11.45%)	Disaster Recovery
3	26 (11.45%)	Information Security
4	23 (10.13%)	Presales
5	22 (9.69%)	Risk Management
6	20 (8.81%)	Business Continuity
7	19 (8.37%)	Desktop Virtualisation
7	19 (8.37%)	Kalman Filter
8	18 (7.93%)	Service Management
9	17 (7.49%)	Web Filtering
10	16 (7.05%)	ITSM
11	15 (6.61%)	Analytics
11	15 (6.61%)	IT Strategy
11	15 (6.61%)	Migration
12	14 (6.17%)	Capacity Planning
12	14 (6.17%)	Problem Management
13	13 (5.73%)	Network Management
13	13 (5.73%)	Open Source
13	13 (5.73%)	Penetration Testing

Programming Languages
1	42 (18.50%)	SQL
2	20 (8.81%)	Python
3	18 (7.93%)	PowerShell
4	10 (4.41%)	Java
5	9 (3.96%)	Bash Shell
6	7 (3.08%)	Ruby
7	6 (2.64%)	C
8	5 (2.20%)	C++
9	3 (1.32%)	C#
9	3 (1.32%)	Perl
10	2 (0.88%)	PHP
11	1 (0.44%)	T-SQL
11	1 (0.44%)	VB
11	1 (0.44%)	VB.NET

Qualifications
1	30 (13.22%)	Microsoft Certification
2	29 (12.78%)	CEH
2	29 (12.78%)	Degree
3	20 (8.81%)	Computer Science Degree
4	18 (7.93%)	CISM
5	17 (7.49%)	CompTIA Security+
5	17 (7.49%)	Security+ Certification
6	15 (6.61%)	Cisco Certification
7	13 (5.73%)	CISSP
7	13 (5.73%)	GIAC
8	12 (5.29%)	GSEC
9	11 (4.85%)	CCNA
10	10 (4.41%)	MCSE
11	8 (3.52%)	CASP
11	8 (3.52%)	MCSA
11	8 (3.52%)	SSCP
12	7 (3.08%)	ITIL Certification
12	7 (3.08%)	MCITP
13	5 (2.20%)	Security Cleared
13	5 (2.20%)	VMware Certified Professional (VCP)

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	26 (11.45%)	PCI DSS
2	23 (10.13%)	ISO/IEC 27001
3	10 (4.41%)	Cyber Essentials
3	10 (4.41%)	SLA
4	7 (3.08%)	QA
5	5 (2.20%)	ISO 22301
6	4 (1.76%)	Cyber Essentials PLUS
7	2 (0.88%)	GDPR
8	1 (0.44%)	Data Quality
8	1 (0.44%)	GPG13
8	1 (0.44%)	SSAE 16

System Software
1	131 (57.71%)	Active Directory
2	90 (39.65%)	VMware Infrastructure
3	63 (27.75%)	Hyper-V
4	26 (11.45%)	vSphere
4	26 (11.45%)	XenApp
5	20 (8.81%)	VMware ESXi
6	19 (8.37%)	Snort
7	18 (7.93%)	XenDesktop
8	13 (5.73%)	Terminal Services
9	10 (4.41%)	Microsoft App-V
10	7 (3.08%)	Virtual Servers
11	5 (2.20%)	VMware Workstation
12	4 (1.76%)	KVM
12	4 (1.76%)	XenServer
13	3 (1.32%)	HDFS
13	3 (1.32%)	ISA Server
14	2 (0.88%)	Forefront TMG
14	2 (0.88%)	Virtual Machines
15	1 (0.44%)	BitLocker
15	1 (0.44%)	VirtualBox

Systems Management
1	64 (28.19%)	Backup Exec
2	34 (14.98%)	Norton AntiVirus
3	27 (11.89%)	WSUS
4	25 (11.01%)	SCCM
5	21 (9.25%)	Nessus
6	12 (5.29%)	EnCase
6	12 (5.29%)	Nexpose
6	12 (5.29%)	Nmap
7	9 (3.96%)	AirWatch
7	9 (3.96%)	Microsoft Data Protection Manager
7	9 (3.96%)	SmoothWall
8	8 (3.52%)	logstash
9	7 (3.08%)	Kibana
9	7 (3.08%)	QRadar
10	6 (2.64%)	FortiGate
11	5 (2.20%)	CSIRT
11	5 (2.20%)	vCenter Server
12	4 (1.76%)	RSA enVision
13	3 (1.32%)	Fluentd
13	3 (1.32%)	Symantec Enterprise Vault

Vendors
1	126 (55.51%)	Microsoft
2	112 (49.34%)	VMware
3	89 (39.21%)	Cisco
4	64 (28.19%)	Symantec
5	58 (25.55%)	HP
6	51 (22.47%)	Citrix
7	44 (19.38%)	Apple
8	34 (14.98%)	CheckPoint
9	33 (14.54%)	McAfee
10	30 (13.22%)	Dell
11	29 (12.78%)	Veeam
12	27 (11.89%)	LogRhythm
12	27 (11.89%)	Palo Alto
13	23 (10.13%)	Avaya
14	20 (8.81%)	AlienVault
14	20 (8.81%)	Qualys
15	16 (7.05%)	Splunk
16	15 (6.61%)	SonicWALL
17	14 (6.17%)	Juniper
18	12 (5.29%)	AppSense