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This section looks at the demand for Wide Area Network (WAN) skills within the Bedfordshire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited WAN over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWide Area Network (WAN)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank4463
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching permanent IT job ads397
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.003 %
As % of the category below22.41 %5.983 %
Salaries quoted356
Average minimum salary£35,914£33,667
Average salary£36,914£36,583
% change on same period last year+0.90 %
Average maximum salary£37,914£39,500
UK excluding London average salary£35,174£37,462
% change on same period last year-6.10 %
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Bedfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads174117
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.092 %0.048 %
Salaries quoted14297
Average minimum salary£36,532£33,503
Average salary£38,837£36,895
% change on same period last year+5.26 %
Average maximum salary£41,142£40,286
UK excluding London average salary£37,397£39,734
% change on same period last year-5.88 %
WAN East of EnglandWAN
East of England

WAN
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing WAN across the Bedfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Bedfordshire WAN Demand Trend

WAN
Salary Trend

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

Bedfordshire WAN Salary Trend

WAN
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing WAN across the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Bedfordshire WAN Salary Histogram

WAN
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WAN within the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
BedfordDown-76£35,250-17.05 %
DunstableNew entry-4£42,333-
WAN East of EnglandWAN
East of England

WAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing WAN 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 WAN.

195 (93.14 %)LAN
278 (76.47 %)Cisco
341 (40.20 %)Firewall
440 (39.22 %)Network Security
535 (34.31 %)Cisco Certification
633 (32.35 %)MPLS
731 (30.39 %)SLA
827 (26.47 %)TCP/IP
926 (25.49 %)VoIP
1023 (22.55 %)VPN
1122 (21.57 %)CCNP
1221 (20.59 %)CheckPoint
1221 (20.59 %)Project Management
1221 (20.59 %)ITIL
1320 (19.61 %)CCNA
1419 (18.63 %)Wireless
1518 (17.65 %)Telecoms
1518 (17.65 %)Windows
1616 (15.69 %)UNIX
1616 (15.69 %)ADSL
1616 (15.69 %)Network Design
1715 (14.71 %)ATM
1715 (14.71 %)ISDN
1715 (14.71 %)RIP
1715 (14.71 %)Active Directory
1715 (14.71 %)BGP
1814 (13.73 %)OSPF
1912 (11.76 %)Health
1912 (11.76 %)Nortel
1912 (11.76 %)Nokia

WAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing WAN 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 WAN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (2.941 %)CSS
21 (0.980 %).NET Framework
21 (0.980 %).NET
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (6.863 %)MS Exchange
26 (5.882 %)IIS
33 (2.941 %)Exchange Server 2000
33 (2.941 %)Exchange Server 2003
41 (0.980 %)Lotus Notes
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (8.824 %)MS Excel
28 (7.843 %)MS Office
34 (3.922 %)MS Visio
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
195 (93.14 %)LAN
241 (40.20 %)Firewall
340 (39.22 %)Network Security
433 (32.35 %)MPLS
527 (26.47 %)TCP/IP
626 (25.49 %)VoIP
723 (22.55 %)VPN
819 (18.63 %)Wireless
916 (15.69 %)ADSL
1015 (14.71 %)ATM
1015 (14.71 %)ISDN
1015 (14.71 %)BGP
1015 (14.71 %)RIP
1114 (13.73 %)OSPF
1210 (9.804 %)NetScreen
1210 (9.804 %)Cisco PIX
134 (3.922 %)VLAN
134 (3.922 %)DNS
143 (2.941 %)DHCP
143 (2.941 %)Ethernet
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (6.863 %)SQL Server
26 (5.882 %)SQL Server 2000
26 (5.882 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (2.941 %)Oracle 9i
33 (2.941 %)Oracle 10g
41 (0.980 %)SQL Server 7
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
118 (17.65 %)Telecoms
212 (11.76 %)Health
36 (5.882 %)Finance
44 (3.922 %)Front Office
44 (3.922 %)Billing
52 (1.961 %)Banking
61 (0.980 %)Education
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
130 (29.41 %)Network Manager
227 (26.47 %)Analyst
325 (24.51 %)Network Analyst
419 (18.63 %)Network Support
513 (12.75 %)Support Engineer
611 (10.78 %)Support Analyst
710 (9.804 %)Network Support Analyst
89 (8.824 %)Network Engineer
98 (7.843 %)Network Support Engineer
106 (5.882 %)Team Leader
115 (4.902 %)Service Manager
115 (4.902 %)Administrator
115 (4.902 %)Cisco Engineer
124 (3.922 %)Cisco Support
124 (3.922 %)Network Team Leader
124 (3.922 %)3rd Line Support
124 (3.922 %)Technical Consultant
124 (3.922 %)2nd Line Support
124 (3.922 %)Technical Support
124 (3.922 %)Consultant
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (3.922 %)Firmware
23 (2.941 %)PDA
32 (1.961 %)Data Protection Act
41 (0.980 %)Management Information System
41 (0.980 %)AS400
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
118 (17.65 %)Windows
216 (15.69 %)UNIX
33 (2.941 %)Windows 2000
42 (1.961 %)Windows NT
42 (1.961 %)Windows XP
42 (1.961 %)Windows Server 2003
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
121 (20.59 %)ITIL
121 (20.59 %)Project Management
216 (15.69 %)Network Design
34 (3.922 %)Asset Management
43 (2.941 %)Service Delivery
43 (2.941 %)Security Cleared
52 (1.961 %)Disaster Recovery
52 (1.961 %)Data Protection
52 (1.961 %)Incident Management
61 (0.980 %)Web Development
61 (0.980 %)Data Security
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (2.941 %)SQL
21 (0.980 %)VB.NET
21 (0.980 %)C#
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
135 (34.31 %)Cisco Certification
222 (21.57 %)CCNP
320 (19.61 %)CCNA
48 (7.843 %)Microsoft Certification
48 (7.843 %)CCIE
57 (6.863 %)MCSE
65 (4.902 %)ITIL Certification
72 (1.961 %)CCVP
72 (1.961 %)HNC
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
131 (30.39 %)SLA
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
115 (14.71 %)Active Directory
23 (2.941 %)WebMarshal
31 (0.980 %)ISA Server
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
110 (9.804 %)OpenView
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
178 (76.47 %)Cisco
221 (20.59 %)CheckPoint
312 (11.76 %)Microsoft
312 (11.76 %)Nortel
312 (11.76 %)Nokia
411 (10.78 %)Siemens
411 (10.78 %)Juniper
510 (9.804 %)HP
65 (4.902 %)Altiris
73 (2.941 %)McAfee Security
73 (2.941 %)Oracle
81 (0.980 %)Mitel
81 (0.980 %)Brocade
81 (0.980 %)Citrix
81 (0.980 %)Hitachi
81 (0.980 %)Lotus
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