The first table below looks at the demand for WAN skills in IT jobs advertised for the Berkshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited WAN over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Communications & Networking category for the Berkshire region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Wide Area Network (WAN)
Rank 47 60 65
Rank change year-on-year
+13 +5
Permanent jobs citing WAN 251 225 169
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Berkshire 4.879% 3.669% 3.282%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 15.46% 13.46% 17.49%
Number of salaries quoted 199 194 151
Average salary £37,500 £42,500 £42,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-11.76% -
90% offered a salary of more than £27,950 £30,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £60,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £36,000
% change year-on-year
- +4.16%
All Communications & Networking
Berkshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
1624 1672 966
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Berkshire 31.56% 27.26% 18.76%
Number of salaries quoted 1240 1352 754
Average salary £40,000 £42,500 £42,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-5.88% -
90% offered a salary of more than £30,500 £30,000 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £60,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £39,750 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-0.62% +6.66%
WAN
South East

WAN
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing WAN across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Berkshire WAN Jobs Demand Trend

WAN
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire WAN Salary Trend

WAN
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing WAN across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Berkshire WAN Salary Histogram

WAN
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WAN within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. 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
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Reading +41 143 £37,500 -
Bracknell +5 43 £33,000 -22.35%
Slough -33 18 £40,000 -2.43%
Newbury +10 13 £33,000 -25.00%
Wokingham - 7 £36,000 -
Maidenhead +12 1 £70,000 +12.00%
Thatcham - 1 - -
WAN
South East

WAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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.

1 379 (88.34%) LAN
2 229 (53.38%) Cisco
3 186 (43.36%) Windows
4 156 (36.36%) Cisco Certification
5 121 (28.21%) Microsoft
6 120 (27.97%) TCP/IP
7 115 (26.81%) VMware
8 112 (26.11%) CCNA
9 107 (24.94%) VPN
10 106 (24.71%) Firewall
11 105 (24.48%) Linux
12 103 (24.01%) Active Directory
13 99 (23.08%) Windows Server 2003
14 96 (22.38%) CCNP
15 95 (22.14%) VMware Infrastructure
16 91 (21.21%) HP
17 86 (20.05%) Windows Server 2008
18 84 (19.58%) ITIL
19 80 (18.65%) SQL
19 80 (18.65%) MPLS
20 78 (18.18%) UNIX
21 76 (17.72%) DNS
21 76 (17.72%) Juniper
22 75 (17.48%) Telecoms
23 73 (17.02%) DHCP
24 65 (15.15%) BGP
24 65 (15.15%) Citrix
25 64 (14.92%) Finance
26 58 (13.52%) MS Exchange
26 58 (13.52%) VoIP

WAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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.

Application Development
1 8 (1.865%) .NET
2 3 (0.699%) COM
2 3 (0.699%) X-Windows
3 2 (0.466%) XMPP
4 1 (0.233%) MDX
4 1 (0.233%) HTML5
4 1 (0.233%) SOAP
4 1 (0.233%) Web Services
4 1 (0.233%) EDI
4 1 (0.233%) JMS
4 1 (0.233%) CGI
4 1 (0.233%) J2EE
4 1 (0.233%) ASP.NET
Application Platforms
1 58 (13.52%) MS Exchange
2 26 (6.061%) Exchange Server 2007
3 21 (4.895%) SharePoint
4 17 (3.963%) IIS
5 15 (3.497%) Tomcat
6 14 (3.263%) Exchange Server 2010
7 13 (3.030%) Exchange Server 2003
7 13 (3.030%) Lotus Notes
8 8 (1.865%) Lotus Domino
9 6 (1.399%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
9 6 (1.399%) Exchange Server 2000
9 6 (1.399%) Lync
10 2 (0.466%) Apache
11 1 (0.233%) Office Communications Server
11 1 (0.233%) SharePoint 2010
Applications
1 49 (11.42%) MS Excel
2 21 (4.895%) MS Office
3 9 (2.098%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.233%) MS PowerPoint
4 1 (0.233%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 1 (0.233%) SAP MDM
1 1 (0.233%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (0.233%) Dynamics AX
1 1 (0.233%) Sage 200
Communications & Networking
1 379 (88.34%) LAN
2 120 (27.97%) TCP/IP
3 107 (24.94%) VPN
4 106 (24.71%) Firewall
5 80 (18.65%) MPLS
6 76 (17.72%) DNS
7 73 (17.02%) DHCP
8 65 (15.15%) BGP
9 58 (13.52%) VoIP
10 52 (12.12%) SAN
11 47 (10.96%) OSPF
12 44 (10.26%) Wireless
13 42 (9.790%) Cisco ASA
14 41 (9.557%) WLAN
15 37 (8.625%) Ethernet
16 30 (6.993%) Internet
17 27 (6.294%) EIGRP
18 26 (6.061%) SSL
19 25 (5.828%) SMTP
19 25 (5.828%) ADSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (13.05%) SQL Server
2 32 (7.459%) SQL Server 2005
3 19 (4.429%) Oracle 8/8i
4 15 (3.497%) IDOL
5 8 (1.865%) SQL Server 2000
6 2 (0.466%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 2 (0.466%) MySQL
7 1 (0.233%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.233%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 1 (0.233%) SQL Server 2008
Development Applications
1 32 (7.459%) LoadRunner
2 5 (1.166%) SilkTest
2 5 (1.166%) QuickTest Pro
3 1 (0.233%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.233%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 75 (17.48%) Telecoms
2 64 (14.92%) Finance
3 39 (9.091%) Retail
4 14 (3.263%) Law
5 11 (2.564%) Back Office
6 6 (1.399%) Billing
7 5 (1.166%) Marketing
8 3 (0.699%) Danish Language
8 3 (0.699%) Dutch Language
8 3 (0.699%) Banking
8 3 (0.699%) Legal
9 2 (0.466%) Manufacturing
10 1 (0.233%) Advertising
10 1 (0.233%) Electronics
10 1 (0.233%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 80 (18.65%) Network Engineer
2 70 (16.32%) Analyst
3 56 (13.05%) Support Engineer
4 39 (9.091%) Consultant
5 38 (8.858%) Systems Administrator
5 38 (8.858%) Administrator
6 37 (8.625%) Support Analyst
7 33 (7.692%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 21 (4.895%) IP Engineer
9 20 (4.662%) Senior Analyst
10 19 (4.429%) 3rd Line Support
10 19 (4.429%) Linux Systems Administrator
10 19 (4.429%) Linux Administrator
11 18 (4.196%) Cisco Engineer
11 18 (4.196%) Network Support
11 18 (4.196%) IT Support
12 17 (3.963%) HPUX Systems Administrator
12 17 (3.963%) Test Analyst
12 17 (3.963%) Senior Network Engineer
13 15 (3.497%) Designer
Miscellaneous
1 18 (4.196%) Clustering
2 17 (3.963%) Management Information System
3 15 (3.497%) PKI
4 11 (2.564%) Fat Client
4 11 (2.564%) Thin Client
5 10 (2.331%) EqualLogic
6 9 (2.098%) Client/Server
7 8 (1.865%) Blackberry
8 5 (1.166%) Computer Science
8 5 (1.166%) Video Conferencing
8 5 (1.166%) Visualisation
9 4 (0.932%) Handset
10 3 (0.699%) SaaS
11 1 (0.233%) Statistics
11 1 (0.233%) IVR
11 1 (0.233%) Firmware
Operating Systems
1 186 (43.36%) Windows
2 105 (24.48%) Linux
3 99 (23.08%) Windows Server 2003
4 86 (20.05%) Windows Server 2008
5 78 (18.18%) UNIX
6 55 (12.82%) Windows XP
7 26 (6.061%) Windows 7
8 20 (4.662%) SUSE
9 19 (4.429%) HPUX
9 19 (4.429%) Solaris
10 18 (4.196%) Windows 2000
11 9 (2.098%) Windows 2000 Server
12 8 (1.865%) Windows Vista
13 5 (1.166%) Windows 8
14 3 (0.699%) Windows NT
15 2 (0.466%) Windows Server 2012
16 1 (0.233%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
16 1 (0.233%) Oracle Linux
16 1 (0.233%) VMS
16 1 (0.233%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 84 (19.58%) ITIL
2 29 (6.760%) Service Delivery
3 28 (6.527%) Incident Management
4 27 (6.294%) Load Balancing
5 26 (6.061%) Network Design
6 24 (5.594%) Migration
7 23 (5.361%) Problem Management
8 21 (4.895%) Change Management
9 20 (4.662%) Network Management
10 19 (4.429%) Disaster Recovery
11 18 (4.196%) Regression Testing
11 18 (4.196%) Service Management
11 18 (4.196%) Test Scripting
12 17 (3.963%) Test Automation
12 17 (3.963%) CMMI
12 17 (3.963%) Validation
13 16 (3.730%) Non-Functional Testing
14 15 (3.497%) Automated Testing
14 15 (3.497%) Performance Testing
15 12 (2.797%) Mobile Device Management
Programming Languages
1 80 (18.65%) SQL
2 3 (0.699%) Java
3 2 (0.466%) Shell Script
4 1 (0.233%) X++
4 1 (0.233%) Bash shell
4 1 (0.233%) T-SQL
4 1 (0.233%) Perl
4 1 (0.233%) PHP
4 1 (0.233%) C
4 1 (0.233%) C#
Qualifications
1 156 (36.36%) Cisco Certification
2 112 (26.11%) CCNA
3 96 (22.38%) CCNP
4 50 (11.66%) Security Cleared
5 48 (11.19%) SC Cleared
6 40 (9.324%) CCIE
7 36 (8.392%) CCDP
8 35 (8.159%) Microsoft Certification
9 22 (5.128%) MCSE
10 21 (4.895%) ISEB
11 20 (4.662%) MCITP
12 18 (4.196%) Degree
12 18 (4.196%) CCIP
13 17 (3.963%) CCDA
13 17 (3.963%) MCTS
14 11 (2.564%) MCSA
15 10 (2.331%) MCP
15 10 (2.331%) JNCIA
16 8 (1.865%) JNCIP
17 7 (1.632%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (10.02%) SLA
2 17 (3.963%) ISO 9000
3 13 (3.030%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 5 (1.166%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.466%) QA
5 2 (0.466%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.233%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 103 (24.01%) Active Directory
2 95 (22.14%) VMware Infrastructure
3 32 (7.459%) Hyper-V
4 19 (4.429%) VMware ESX
5 17 (3.963%) vSphere
6 16 (3.730%) VMware Workstation
7 12 (2.797%) XenDesktop
7 12 (2.797%) XenApp
8 11 (2.564%) VMware ESXi
9 9 (2.098%) XenServer
10 8 (1.865%) ISA Server
10 8 (1.865%) Citrix Presentation Server
11 2 (0.466%) Forefront TMG
12 1 (0.233%) UAG
12 1 (0.233%) Terminal Services
12 1 (0.233%) Microsoft App-V
12 1 (0.233%) Xen
Systems Management
1 22 (5.128%) HP Quality Center
2 15 (3.497%) Netcool
2 15 (3.497%) OpenView Configuration Management
3 11 (2.564%) OpenView
3 11 (2.564%) CiscoWorks
3 11 (2.564%) HP NNM
4 6 (1.399%) NetBackup
5 2 (0.466%) Plesk
5 2 (0.466%) Cisco UCCX
5 2 (0.466%) DameWare
5 2 (0.466%) SCCM
5 2 (0.466%) SCOM
6 1 (0.233%) Cacti
6 1 (0.233%) Cisco UCCE
6 1 (0.233%) Nagios
6 1 (0.233%) Cisco CUCM
6 1 (0.233%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.233%) Puppet
6 1 (0.233%) Backup Exec
Vendors
1 229 (53.38%) Cisco
2 121 (28.21%) Microsoft
3 115 (26.81%) VMware
4 91 (21.21%) HP
5 76 (17.72%) Juniper
6 65 (15.15%) Citrix
7 53 (12.35%) CheckPoint
8 35 (8.159%) Oracle
9 30 (6.993%) Fujitsu
10 23 (5.361%) F5
11 21 (4.895%) Lotus
12 20 (4.662%) EMC
13 15 (3.497%) Meridio
14 11 (2.564%) Redback
15 10 (2.331%) Fortinet
15 10 (2.331%) Dell
15 10 (2.331%) Aruba
15 10 (2.331%) ProCurve
16 9 (2.098%) DataCore
16 9 (2.098%) Veritas
Newbury, Thames Valley
They are looking for someone who has great experience with LAN/WAN and Cisco, as well as someone who poses an understanding of HP, Aruba, Brocade and Juniper...
Salary: Competitive
Posted: 9 May 2013
Newbury, Thames Valley
They are looking for someone who has great experience with LAN/WAN and Cisco, and an understanding of HP, Aruba, Brocade and Juniper systems is an added bonus.
Salary: Competitive
Posted: 9 May 2013
Newbury, Thames Valley
They are looking for someone who has great experience with LAN/WAN and Cisco, as well as someone who poses an understanding of HP, Aruba, Brocade and Juniper...
Salary: Competitive
Posted: 9 May 2013
Berkshire
Roc Search, Senior Network Engineer, Cisco, CCNP, VoIP, F5, Checkpoint Firewalls, Switches, Routers, Permanent, Berkshire, up to £45k) Roc Search are currently looking to recruit a Senior Network...
Roc Search
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
Expert knowledge of 802.11a/b/g/n wireless networks, site surveys, requirements gathering, deployment challenges. *Strong understanding of LAN, WAN, wired networks including firewalls, content filters, routing,...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
Expert knowledge of 802.11a/b/g/n wireless networks, site surveys, requirements gathering, deployment challenges. *Strong understanding of LAN, WAN, wired networks including firewalls, content filters, routing,...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £66000 - £80000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Bracknell, Berkshire
Desired skills Microsoft Exchange 2010 Administration. Windows Server Support. SSL VPN, Cisco ASA, Juniper Netscreen, Fortinet... £28,000 - £32,000 (Depending on experience) + Laptop, Mobile Phone, Free Internet...
Reflex Computer Recruitment
Salary: £28000 - £32000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Newbury, Berkshire
Networking - Switches, Routers, VLANS, TCP/IP, LAN, WAN. Exchange Server 2003 / 2007 / 2010 (there will be a Lotus-Exchange migration project happening very soon... ITIL methodology... Apple systems.
Prism Digital
Salary: £28000 - £34000 per annum + Pension + Health + Sub Canteen
Posted: 12 May 2013
Central London, London, Hounslow, Slough,...
Network Administrator, German, Cisco Firewalls, Juniper Firewalls, Cisco Switches, Cisco Routers, LAN, WAN, Linux, Unix, £45-55,000, Central London... Key Skills:- Basic communication skills in German.- Proven...
XIST4 Recruitment
Salary: £45-55,000 + Great Benefits
Posted: 13 May 2013
Slough, Berkshire
Role: Maintaining and monitoring the Network, including firewalls, VPNs and Avaya based VoIP... Use of Incident and Change management tools (ServiceNOW) Cisco equipment configuration skills including ASA, and...
Coal IT Services
Salary: £45,000 per annum + 10% Bonus + 7% On-Call + Full Bens
Posted: 17 May 2013
Newbury
Essential Skills:Active Directory and Windows Server (2003 MCSA/MCSE or newer).Network configuration (CCNA/CCNP).Internet WAN technologies (proxies, DNS, SMTP).Monitoring and logging (Syslog, SNMP).High...
Joanne Senior
Salary: £25k - 35k per year + flexible working and pension
Posted: 10 May 2013
Newbury, Berkshire
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Clearwater People Solutions
Salary: £25000 - 35000 Per Annum 24 days hols, pension
Posted: 13 May 2013
Berkshire
Technologies: Cisco, Cisco ASA firewalls, Checkpoint firewalls, IDS, RSA SecurID, f5 BigIP... - Cisco certification CCNA (ideally CCNP)... - Experience of Cisco ASA firewalls, Checkpoint firewalls and IDS, RSA SecurID...
Computer People
Salary: £50000.00 - £60000.00 per annum + Excellent benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Berkshire, Thames Valley
Development of services offerings along with infrastructure sales The Person * Track record in pre-sales and solution design for IP/Networking services * Previous experience in a pre-sales...
Energize Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Salary: £55000 - £65000 per annum + 20k Bonus + Car
Posted: 30 April 2013
Maidenhead, Berkshire
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Salary: £60000 - £80000 per annum + 100k OTE
Posted: 17 May 2013
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The successful individual will have significant experience in managing this type of engagement, and will be highly proficient in change management, and managing the scope of projects... Typical...
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Salary: Competitive
Posted: 10 May 2013