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The table below looks at the demand for Load Balancing skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Load Balancing over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLoad Balancing
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank192236
Rank change on same period last yearUp+44
Matching permanent IT job ads4850
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.022 %
As % of the category below0.987 %0.741 %
Salaries quoted3730
Average minimum salary£48,158£48,367
Average salary£50,197£49,717
% change on same period last year+0.96 %
Average maximum salary£52,237£51,067
UK excluding London average salary£43,223£40,639
% change on same period last year+6.36 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads48656744
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled3.139 %3.019 %
Salaries quoted40095328
Average minimum salary£41,983£42,380
Average salary£45,756£46,189
% change on same period last year-0.93 %
Average maximum salary£49,530£49,997
UK excluding London average salary£43,011£44,526
% change on same period last year-3.40 %
Load Balancing South EastLoad Balancing
South East

Load Balancing
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Load Balancing across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Berkshire Load Balancing Demand Trend

Load Balancing
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Load Balancing Salary Trend

Load Balancing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Load Balancing across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Berkshire Load Balancing Salary Histogram

Load Balancing
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Load Balancing within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
ReadingUp+3218£53,857+34.64 %
NewburyNew entry-2--
BracknellUp+292£45,000+20.00 %
SloughDown-172£42,500-23.46 %
MaidenheadUp+161--
Load Balancing South EastLoad Balancing
South East

Load Balancing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing Load Balancing 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 Load Balancing.

139 (52.70 %)Cisco
238 (51.35 %)Clustering
330 (40.54 %)Microsoft
429 (39.19 %)Active Directory
527 (36.49 %)MPLS
625 (33.78 %)IIS
625 (33.78 %)Windows
724 (32.43 %)Cisco Certification
724 (32.43 %)CCNP
823 (31.08 %)Windows Server 2003
922 (29.73 %)WAN
922 (29.73 %)Firewall
1016 (21.62 %)SQL Server 2005
1016 (21.62 %)MS Excel
1016 (21.62 %)SQL Server
1115 (20.27 %)SharePoint Server 2007
1214 (18.92 %)Windows SharePoint Services
1214 (18.92 %)Cisco PIX
1214 (18.92 %)Content Management
1214 (18.92 %)SharePoint
1214 (18.92 %)SQL Server 2000
1313 (17.57 %)BGP
1313 (17.57 %)LAN
1412 (16.22 %)MS Office
1412 (16.22 %)OSPF
1412 (16.22 %)CCIE
1412 (16.22 %)VPN
1412 (16.22 %)Network Design
1511 (14.86 %)Juniper
1610 (13.51 %)VoIP

Load Balancing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing Load Balancing 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 Load Balancing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
114 (18.92 %)Windows SharePoint Services
27 (9.459 %)WebServices
36 (8.108 %)CSS
42 (2.703 %)HTML
42 (2.703 %).NET
42 (2.703 %)XML
42 (2.703 %)ASP.NET
42 (2.703 %)AJAX
51 (1.351 %)UDDI
51 (1.351 %)J2EE
51 (1.351 %)SOAP
51 (1.351 %).NET Framework
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
125 (33.78 %)IIS
215 (20.27 %)SharePoint Server 2007
314 (18.92 %)SharePoint
410 (13.51 %)MS Exchange
55 (6.757 %)Apache
55 (6.757 %)Tomcat
63 (4.054 %)BizTalk Server
71 (1.351 %)Oracle Application Server
71 (1.351 %)WebLogic
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
116 (21.62 %)MS Excel
212 (16.22 %)MS Office
36 (8.108 %)MS Visio
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
127 (36.49 %)MPLS
222 (29.73 %)WAN
222 (29.73 %)Firewall
314 (18.92 %)Cisco PIX
413 (17.57 %)BGP
413 (17.57 %)LAN
512 (16.22 %)OSPF
512 (16.22 %)VPN
610 (13.51 %)VoIP
78 (10.81 %)DNS
78 (10.81 %)SAN
78 (10.81 %)TCP/IP
78 (10.81 %)Cisco ASA
87 (9.459 %)Internet
87 (9.459 %)NetScreen
87 (9.459 %)Ethernet
87 (9.459 %)RIP
96 (8.108 %)IPsec
105 (6.757 %)Intranet
114 (5.405 %)SNMP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
116 (21.62 %)SQL Server
116 (21.62 %)SQL Server 2005
214 (18.92 %)SQL Server 2000
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (10.81 %)Telecoms
23 (4.054 %)Banking
32 (2.703 %)Construction
32 (2.703 %)Government
41 (1.351 %)Marketing
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
120 (27.03 %)Architect
215 (20.27 %)Consultant
314 (18.92 %)Administrator
314 (18.92 %)SharePoint Administrator
412 (16.22 %)Network Engineer
511 (14.86 %)Solutions Architect
67 (9.459 %)Network Consultant
67 (9.459 %)Team Leader
67 (9.459 %)Senior Network Consultant
67 (9.459 %)Senior Consultant
67 (9.459 %)Microsoft Consultant
74 (5.405 %)Senior Infrastructure Engineer
74 (5.405 %)Network Architect
74 (5.405 %)Infrastructure Engineer
74 (5.405 %)Analyst
83 (4.054 %)3rd Line Network Engineer
92 (2.703 %)Technical Architect
92 (2.703 %)Senior Analyst
92 (2.703 %)Network Analyst
92 (2.703 %)Cisco Engineer
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
138 (51.35 %)Clustering
24 (5.405 %)Replication
32 (2.703 %)Blackberry
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
125 (33.78 %)Windows
223 (31.08 %)Windows Server 2003
38 (10.81 %)Windows 2000 Server
46 (8.108 %)UNIX
46 (8.108 %)Linux
54 (5.405 %)Red Hat Linux
54 (5.405 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
54 (5.405 %)SUSE
61 (1.351 %)HPUX
61 (1.351 %)Solaris
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (18.92 %)Content Management
212 (16.22 %)Network Design
35 (6.757 %)Disaster Recovery
43 (4.054 %)ITIL
43 (4.054 %)Configuration Management
52 (2.703 %)Business Desktop Deployment
61 (1.351 %)Security Cleared
61 (1.351 %)Technical Architecture
61 (1.351 %)B2B
61 (1.351 %)Validation
61 (1.351 %)Migration
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (6.757 %)SQL
21 (1.351 %)C#
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
124 (32.43 %)CCNP
124 (32.43 %)Cisco Certification
212 (16.22 %)CCIE
35 (6.757 %)CCVP
35 (6.757 %)JNCIA
35 (6.757 %)JNCIS
35 (6.757 %)JNCIP
35 (6.757 %)JNCIE
35 (6.757 %)CCDP
43 (4.054 %)CCSA
43 (4.054 %)CCSP
52 (2.703 %)CCIP
52 (2.703 %)CCNA
52 (2.703 %)Degree
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (2.703 %)ISO27001
21 (1.351 %)SLA
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
129 (39.19 %)Active Directory
22 (2.703 %)VMware Infrastructure
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (2.703 %)MOM
12 (2.703 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 (2.703 %)WSUS
21 (1.351 %)MAILsweeper
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
139 (52.70 %)Cisco
230 (40.54 %)Microsoft
311 (14.86 %)Juniper
410 (13.51 %)VMware
58 (10.81 %)Citrix
66 (8.108 %)Intel
66 (8.108 %)IBM
75 (6.757 %)CheckPoint
83 (4.054 %)HP
83 (4.054 %)Nokia
91 (1.351 %)Oracle
91 (1.351 %)TIBCO
91 (1.351 %)Websense
91 (1.351 %)Clearswift
91 (1.351 %)Blue Coat
91 (1.351 %)Finjan