The first table below looks at the demand for LAN skills in IT jobs advertised for the Birmingham region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited LAN 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 Birmingham region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Local Area Network (LAN)
Rank 81 53 46
Rank change year-on-year
-28 -7
Permanent jobs citing LAN 35 41 49
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Birmingham 2.088% 2.822% 3.684%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 11.15% 14.29% 19.92%
Number of salaries quoted 31 34 49
Average salary £40,000 £43,750 £31,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-8.57% +41.12%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £22,500 £19,000
10% offered a salary of more than £57,500 £68,500 £56,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,250 £38,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year
-1.97% +8.57%
All Communications & Networking
Birmingham
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
314 287 246
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Birmingham 18.74% 19.75% 18.50%
Number of salaries quoted 253 247 223
Average salary £41,000 £35,000 £36,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+17.14% -2.77%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £24,500 £23,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £39,750 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-0.62% +6.66%
LAN
West Midlands

LAN
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Birmingham LAN Jobs Demand Trend

LAN
Salary Trend

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

Birmingham LAN Salary Trend

LAN
Salary Histogram

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

Birmingham LAN Salary Histogram

LAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Birmingham region citing LAN 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 LAN.

1 80 (91.95%) WAN
2 39 (44.83%) Windows
3 36 (41.38%) Microsoft
4 33 (37.93%) Active Directory
5 31 (35.63%) Cisco
6 28 (32.18%) Cisco Certification
7 24 (27.59%) Windows Server 2008
8 23 (26.44%) VMware
9 21 (24.14%) Windows 7
9 21 (24.14%) CCNA
9 21 (24.14%) Firewall
10 18 (20.69%) Telecoms
10 18 (20.69%) MS Office
10 18 (20.69%) ITIL
11 17 (19.54%) MS Excel
11 17 (19.54%) Windows Server 2003
12 16 (18.39%) MPLS
12 16 (18.39%) VMware Infrastructure
13 15 (17.24%) Unified Communications
13 15 (17.24%) Blackberry
13 15 (17.24%) MS Exchange
13 15 (17.24%) CCNP
14 14 (16.09%) Wireless
15 12 (13.79%) TCP/IP
15 12 (13.79%) VPN
16 11 (12.64%) Citrix
16 11 (12.64%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
16 11 (12.64%) IP Telephony
16 11 (12.64%) Network Security
17 10 (11.49%) WSUS

LAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Birmingham region citing LAN 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 LAN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 2 (2.299%) .NET
1 2 (2.299%) J2EE
1 2 (2.299%) ASP
1 2 (2.299%) WebSphere
2 1 (1.149%) COM
2 1 (1.149%) Web Services
2 1 (1.149%) XML
Application Platforms
1 15 (17.24%) MS Exchange
2 11 (12.64%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
3 6 (6.897%) SharePoint
4 4 (4.598%) Exchange Server 2010
5 3 (3.448%) Exchange Server 2003
6 2 (2.299%) Exchange Server 2007
6 2 (2.299%) WebSphere MQ
6 2 (2.299%) IIS
7 1 (1.149%) Lotus Notes
7 1 (1.149%) Apache
7 1 (1.149%) Tomcat
Applications
1 18 (20.69%) MS Office
2 17 (19.54%) MS Excel
3 2 (2.299%) MS Project
4 1 (1.149%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (3.448%) assyst
2 2 (2.299%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (1.149%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (1.149%) Remedy AR System
Communications & Networking
1 80 (91.95%) WAN
2 21 (24.14%) Firewall
3 16 (18.39%) MPLS
4 15 (17.24%) Unified Communications
5 14 (16.09%) Wireless
6 12 (13.79%) TCP/IP
6 12 (13.79%) VPN
7 11 (12.64%) IP Telephony
7 11 (12.64%) Network Security
8 10 (11.49%) DSL
8 10 (11.49%) WLAN
9 9 (10.34%) DNS
9 9 (10.34%) DHCP
9 9 (10.34%) PBX
10 8 (9.195%) VoIP
11 7 (8.046%) SAN
12 6 (6.897%) OSPF
12 6 (6.897%) Ethernet
13 5 (5.747%) Wi-Fi
13 5 (5.747%) Nortel Meridian
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (4.598%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.149%) Oracle 8/8i
Development Applications
1 1 (1.149%) Ant
1 1 (1.149%) TestDirector
General
1 18 (20.69%) Telecoms
2 8 (9.195%) Finance
3 6 (6.897%) Advertising
4 2 (2.299%) Banking
4 2 (2.299%) Retail
5 1 (1.149%) Dutch Language
5 1 (1.149%) French Language
5 1 (1.149%) German Language
5 1 (1.149%) Polish Language
5 1 (1.149%) Legal
Job Titles
1 14 (16.09%) Consultant
2 12 (13.79%) Network Engineer
2 12 (13.79%) Analyst
3 10 (11.49%) Support Analyst
4 9 (10.34%) Desktop Support
5 8 (9.195%) Support Engineer
6 7 (8.046%) Technical Support
6 7 (8.046%) Technical Engineer
7 6 (6.897%) Technical Consultant
7 6 (6.897%) Architect
8 5 (5.747%) Principle Engineer
8 5 (5.747%) Technical Support Engineer
8 5 (5.747%) Mitel Engineer
8 5 (5.747%) 3rd Line Support
9 4 (4.598%) Windows Support Analyst
9 4 (4.598%) Team Leader
9 4 (4.598%) Network Consultant
10 3 (3.448%) Project Manager
10 3 (3.448%) Senior Consultant
10 3 (3.448%) Field Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 15 (17.24%) Blackberry
2 7 (8.046%) IVR
3 4 (4.598%) iPad
4 3 (3.448%) iPhone
4 3 (3.448%) Management Information System
5 2 (2.299%) PDA
5 2 (2.299%) Computer Science
5 2 (2.299%) Client/Server
5 2 (2.299%) Video Conferencing
5 2 (2.299%) SaaS
5 2 (2.299%) PaaS
5 2 (2.299%) IaaS
6 1 (1.149%) Enterprise Storage
6 1 (1.149%) Open Source
6 1 (1.149%) CMDB
6 1 (1.149%) CCTV
6 1 (1.149%) Handset
Operating Systems
1 39 (44.83%) Windows
2 24 (27.59%) Windows Server 2008
3 21 (24.14%) Windows 7
4 17 (19.54%) Windows Server 2003
5 7 (8.046%) Windows XP
6 5 (5.747%) UNIX
7 4 (4.598%) Windows Vista
8 3 (3.448%) Linux
9 2 (2.299%) Android
9 2 (2.299%) Windows Phone 7
9 2 (2.299%) Apple iOS
9 2 (2.299%) Windows Phone
10 1 (1.149%) Windows 2000
10 1 (1.149%) Windows NT
10 1 (1.149%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (20.69%) ITIL
2 9 (10.34%) Project Management
3 8 (9.195%) Service Delivery
3 8 (9.195%) Problem Management
4 6 (6.897%) Time Management
5 5 (5.747%) Network Design
6 4 (4.598%) Migration
6 4 (4.598%) PRINCE2
6 4 (4.598%) Capacity Planning
7 3 (3.448%) Fault Management
7 3 (3.448%) TOGAF
7 3 (3.448%) Load Balancing
7 3 (3.448%) Disaster Recovery
7 3 (3.448%) Change Control
8 2 (2.299%) Capacity Management
8 2 (2.299%) Software Deployment
8 2 (2.299%) Software Distribution
8 2 (2.299%) Mobile Device Management
8 2 (2.299%) Service Management
8 2 (2.299%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 10 (11.49%) SQL
2 8 (9.195%) C
3 5 (5.747%) R
4 1 (1.149%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 28 (32.18%) Cisco Certification
2 21 (24.14%) CCNA
3 15 (17.24%) CCNP
4 9 (10.34%) Microsoft Certification
5 7 (8.046%) MCITP
6 6 (6.897%) MCSE
7 5 (5.747%) Degree
8 4 (4.598%) MCP
8 4 (4.598%) CCIE
8 4 (4.598%) Check Point Certification
8 4 (4.598%) CCSA
8 4 (4.598%) CCSE
8 4 (4.598%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 3 (3.448%) CCDP
10 2 (2.299%) SC Cleared
10 2 (2.299%) Security Cleared
10 2 (2.299%) HP ASE
10 2 (2.299%) HP MASE
10 2 (2.299%) MCDST
10 2 (2.299%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (4.598%) SLA
2 2 (2.299%) ISO 9000
3 1 (1.149%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 33 (37.93%) Active Directory
2 16 (18.39%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (5.747%) vSphere
4 3 (3.448%) XenApp
5 2 (2.299%) XenDesktop
5 2 (2.299%) Forefront TMG
5 2 (2.299%) Terminal Services
5 2 (2.299%) ISA Server
5 2 (2.299%) Xen
6 1 (1.149%) UAG
Systems Management
1 10 (11.49%) WSUS
2 2 (2.299%) SCCM
2 2 (2.299%) Cisco IPCC
3 1 (1.149%) NetBackup
3 1 (1.149%) Norton AntiVirus
3 1 (1.149%) SCOM
3 1 (1.149%) Cisco UCCE
3 1 (1.149%) Cisco UCCX
3 1 (1.149%) Cisco CUCM
Vendors
1 36 (41.38%) Microsoft
2 31 (35.63%) Cisco
3 23 (26.44%) VMware
4 11 (12.64%) Citrix
5 10 (11.49%) Avaya
6 8 (9.195%) HP
6 8 (9.195%) Mitel
7 6 (6.897%) CheckPoint
8 5 (5.747%) Nortel
8 5 (5.747%) Aruba
9 4 (4.598%) Huawei
9 4 (4.598%) Nokia
9 4 (4.598%) Genesys
10 3 (3.448%) Oracle
10 3 (3.448%) NetApp
10 3 (3.448%) AirMagnet
10 3 (3.448%) Trapeze
11 2 (2.299%) MobileIron
11 2 (2.299%) ProCurve
11 2 (2.299%) Sophos
Birmingham, West Midlands
A Mobile IT Field Service Engineer is required to join a well-established Microsoft / VMware IT solution provider... - General Firewall and Network routing... - In depth Active Directory Experience. -...
Salary: £17000 - £25000 per annum + Company Car + Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
You will primarily be responsible for the following:- -Cisco/Alcatel-Lucent routing, switching, WAN-ADSL, Nexus, NetApps, Microsoft, AV and TelePresence -Technical competence in Alcatel-Lucent and / or...
Computer Futures
Salary: £40000 per annum + Project Bonus + Car Allowance
Posted: 16 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Senior Network Engineer - Birmingham - SC Cleared - CCIE OR CCNP, Routing & Switching, LAN, WAN, ASA, PIX, VPN's... Must have Skills: * Senior Network Engineer, * CCIE OR CCNP, * SC Cleared, *...
Lawrence Harvey IT & Change
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 13 May 2013
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Understanding of SANs and LANs. *Strong Shell Scripting skills. *Experience of large AIX migration projects... *Linux (Red Hat) skills - will ideally have worked on Linux migration projects. *Understanding...
Polar Recruitment
Salary: £50000 - £65000 per annum + + Car & Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013