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The table below looks at the demand for the Network Engineer role in IT jobs within the Birmingham 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 Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Network Engineer
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank8058
Rank change on same period last yearDown-22
Matching permanent IT job ads4598
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.029 %0.044 %
As % of the category below1.956 %3.301 %
Salaries quoted4497
Average minimum salary£28,523£28,330
Average salary£31,068£29,789
% change on same period last year+4.29 %
Average maximum salary£33,614£31,247
UK excluding London average salary£35,483£34,482
% change on same period last year+2.90 %
Birmingham IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Birmingham
Matching permanent IT job ads23012969
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.484 %1.329 %
Salaries quoted20842560
Average minimum salary£35,693£37,928
Average salary£39,103£42,211
% change on same period last year-7.36 %
Average maximum salary£42,513£46,493
UK excluding London average salary£38,468£39,125
% change on same period last year-1.68 %
Network Engineer West MidlandsNetwork Engineer
West Midlands

Network Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham Network Engineer Demand Trend

Network Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Birmingham Network Engineer Salary Trend

Network Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Network Engineer across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Birmingham Network Engineer Salary Histogram

Network Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham region that cited Network Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title.

167 (59.82 %)Cisco
258 (51.79 %)Cisco Certification
349 (43.75 %)Firewall
443 (38.39 %)CCNA
542 (37.50 %)Windows
640 (35.71 %)CCNP
640 (35.71 %)Microsoft
739 (34.82 %)Windows Server 2003
837 (33.04 %)WAN
932 (28.57 %)MS Exchange
932 (28.57 %)CheckPoint
1029 (25.89 %)Cisco PIX
1128 (25.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
1227 (24.11 %)LAN
1326 (23.21 %)Exchange Server 2003
1423 (20.54 %)TCP/IP
1423 (20.54 %)VPN
1520 (17.86 %)Microsoft Certification
1520 (17.86 %)Exchange Server 2000
1619 (16.96 %)MCSE
1718 (16.07 %)SLA
1718 (16.07 %)MPLS
1718 (16.07 %)Pensions
1817 (15.18 %)VoIP
1916 (14.29 %)Active Directory
2014 (12.50 %)Windows XP
2014 (12.50 %)Health
2113 (11.61 %)BGP
2212 (10.71 %)Symantec
2212 (10.71 %)Backup Exec

Network Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham region that cited Network Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
132 (28.57 %)MS Exchange
226 (23.21 %)Exchange Server 2003
320 (17.86 %)Exchange Server 2000
412 (10.71 %)Exchange Server 2007
57 (6.250 %)SharePoint
61 (0.893 %)IIS
Birmingham IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
112 (10.71 %)MS Office
25 (4.464 %)MS Excel
Birmingham IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
149 (43.75 %)Firewall
237 (33.04 %)WAN
329 (25.89 %)Cisco PIX
427 (24.11 %)LAN
523 (20.54 %)TCP/IP
523 (20.54 %)VPN
618 (16.07 %)MPLS
717 (15.18 %)VoIP
813 (11.61 %)BGP
911 (9.821 %)Network Security
911 (9.821 %)OSPF
109 (8.036 %)DNS
117 (6.250 %)DHCP
117 (6.250 %)SNMP
126 (5.357 %)Cisco ASA
133 (2.679 %)BIG-IP
133 (2.679 %)VLAN
133 (2.679 %)SSL
133 (2.679 %)Internet
142 (1.786 %)IPv4
Birmingham IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (1.786 %)SQL Server
Birmingham IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
118 (16.07 %)Pensions
214 (12.50 %)Health
38 (7.143 %)Telecoms
44 (3.571 %)Insurance
51 (0.893 %)Finance
51 (0.893 %)Government
51 (0.893 %)Manufacturing
51 (0.893 %)Retail
Birmingham IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (4.464 %)Blackberry
24 (3.571 %)Clustering
33 (2.679 %)SecurID
33 (2.679 %)Client/Server
41 (0.893 %)Computer Science
41 (0.893 %)e-Health
41 (0.893 %)Mainframe
Birmingham IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
142 (37.50 %)Windows
239 (34.82 %)Windows Server 2003
328 (25.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
414 (12.50 %)Windows XP
512 (10.71 %)Windows 2000
66 (5.357 %)Windows Vista
75 (4.464 %)Linux
84 (3.571 %)UNIX
84 (3.571 %)Solaris
84 (3.571 %)SUSE
Birmingham IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (9.821 %)Load Balancing
25 (4.464 %)Service Delivery
25 (4.464 %)Network Design
25 (4.464 %)Security Cleared
34 (3.571 %)Project Management
34 (3.571 %)Problem Management
43 (2.679 %)Migration
52 (1.786 %)ITIL
61 (0.893 %)PRINCE2
61 (0.893 %)Integration Testing
61 (0.893 %)System Testing
61 (0.893 %)SC Cleared
Birmingham IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (3.571 %)Perl
14 (3.571 %)Shell Script
22 (1.786 %)C
31 (0.893 %)SQL
Birmingham IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
158 (51.79 %)Cisco Certification
243 (38.39 %)CCNA
340 (35.71 %)CCNP
420 (17.86 %)Microsoft Certification
519 (16.96 %)MCSE
68 (7.143 %)CCSA
76 (5.357 %)CCSP
84 (3.571 %)Degree
84 (3.571 %)CCDA
93 (2.679 %)CCDP
93 (2.679 %)CCVP
102 (1.786 %)CCSE
102 (1.786 %)CCA
102 (1.786 %)Citrix Certification
102 (1.786 %)MCP
102 (1.786 %)CCIE
111 (0.893 %)MCSA
111 (0.893 %)CCIP
Birmingham IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
118 (16.07 %)SLA
21 (0.893 %)ISO9000
Birmingham IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
116 (14.29 %)Active Directory
212 (10.71 %)Backup Exec
37 (6.250 %)Terminal Services
45 (4.464 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Birmingham IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
17 (6.250 %)Norton AntiVirus
21 (0.893 %)NNM
21 (0.893 %)OpenView
Birmingham IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
167 (59.82 %)Cisco
240 (35.71 %)Microsoft
332 (28.57 %)CheckPoint
412 (10.71 %)Symantec
511 (9.821 %)Citrix
69 (8.036 %)Nokia
69 (8.036 %)VERITAS
74 (3.571 %)IBM
74 (3.571 %)Sun
74 (3.571 %)HP
83 (2.679 %)Nortel
92 (1.786 %)Avaya
92 (1.786 %)Remedy
92 (1.786 %)VMware
92 (1.786 %)Mitel
101 (0.893 %)Concord
101 (0.893 %)Siemens
101 (0.893 %)Juniper
101 (0.893 %)CA
101 (0.893 %)Ericsson