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The table below looks at the demand for the Network Support role in IT jobs within the Bedfordshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Network Support in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Network Support
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank6955
Rank change on same period last yearDown-14
Matching permanent IT job ads712
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.765 %1.478 %
Salaries quoted712
Average minimum salary£35,000£22,417
Average salary£37,571£24,190
% change on same period last year+55.31 %
Average maximum salary£40,143£25,963
UK excluding London average salary£30,933£30,426
% change on same period last year+1.66 %
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Bedfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads915812
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.530 %0.349 %
Salaries quoted745728
Average minimum salary£34,814£33,849
Average salary£37,527£36,874
% change on same period last year+1.77 %
Average maximum salary£40,241£39,900
UK excluding London average salary£38,208£39,261
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Network Support East of EnglandNetwork Support
East of England

Network Support
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Network Support across the Bedfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Bedfordshire Network Support Demand Trend

Network Support
Salary Trend

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

Bedfordshire Network Support Salary Trend

Network Support
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Network Support across the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Bedfordshire Network Support Salary Histogram

Network Support
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Support within the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
DunstableNew entry-5£38,600-
Network Support East of EnglandNetwork Support
East of England

Network Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire region that cited Network Support in their job title 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 with Network Support in their job title.

125 (89.29 %)Cisco
221 (75.00 %)Cisco Certification
317 (60.71 %)VoIP
415 (53.57 %)TCP/IP
514 (50.00 %)LAN
514 (50.00 %)Firewall
613 (46.43 %)Finance
613 (46.43 %)OpenView
613 (46.43 %)HP
712 (42.86 %)RIP
712 (42.86 %)ATM
712 (42.86 %)ISDN
712 (42.86 %)BGP
811 (39.29 %)Juniper
811 (39.29 %)MPLS
811 (39.29 %)OSPF
910 (35.71 %)WAN
109 (32.14 %)CCNA
118 (28.57 %)Cisco PIX
127 (25.00 %)Disaster Recovery
127 (25.00 %)SSL
136 (21.43 %)CCNP
136 (21.43 %)NetScreen
145 (17.86 %)SLA
145 (17.86 %)Microsoft Certification
145 (17.86 %)CiscoWorks
154 (14.29 %)CSS
154 (14.29 %)CheckPoint
154 (14.29 %)Telecoms
163 (10.71 %)Backup Exec

Network Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire region that cited Network Support in their job title 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 with Network Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (14.29 %)CSS
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (10.71 %)Lotus Notes
13 (10.71 %)Lotus Domino
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
117 (60.71 %)VoIP
215 (53.57 %)TCP/IP
314 (50.00 %)LAN
314 (50.00 %)Firewall
412 (42.86 %)ATM
412 (42.86 %)ISDN
412 (42.86 %)RIP
412 (42.86 %)BGP
511 (39.29 %)MPLS
511 (39.29 %)OSPF
610 (35.71 %)WAN
78 (28.57 %)Cisco PIX
87 (25.00 %)SSL
96 (21.43 %)NetScreen
103 (10.71 %)DNS
103 (10.71 %)DHCP
111 (3.571 %)Ethernet
111 (3.571 %)ADSL
111 (3.571 %)Wi-Fi
111 (3.571 %)Wireless
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (46.43 %)Finance
24 (14.29 %)Telecoms
31 (3.571 %)Health
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (10.71 %)Blackberry
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (10.71 %)Windows
13 (10.71 %)Windows 2000
13 (10.71 %)Windows XP
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (25.00 %)Disaster Recovery
22 (7.143 %)Network Design
31 (3.571 %)Data Security
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
121 (75.00 %)Cisco Certification
29 (32.14 %)CCNA
36 (21.43 %)CCNP
45 (17.86 %)Microsoft Certification
53 (10.71 %)MCDST
62 (7.143 %)CCDP
62 (7.143 %)MCSA
62 (7.143 %)MCP
71 (3.571 %)MCSE
71 (3.571 %)CCVP
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (17.86 %)SLA
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (10.71 %)Active Directory
13 (10.71 %)Backup Exec
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
113 (46.43 %)OpenView
25 (17.86 %)CiscoWorks
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
125 (89.29 %)Cisco
213 (46.43 %)HP
311 (39.29 %)Juniper
44 (14.29 %)CheckPoint
53 (10.71 %)McAfee Security
53 (10.71 %)VMware
53 (10.71 %)VERITAS
53 (10.71 %)Lotus
53 (10.71 %)Intel
53 (10.71 %)IBM
62 (7.143 %)Nortel
62 (7.143 %)Siemens
71 (3.571 %)Blue Coat