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This section looks at the demand for Storage Area Network (SAN) skills within the Birmingham region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SAN over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkStorage Area Network (SAN)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank10778
Rank change on same period last yearDown-29
Matching permanent IT job ads3052
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.022 %
As % of the category below7.126 %12.90 %
Salaries quoted2641
Average minimum salary£36,885£36,256
Average salary£40,038£39,130
% change on same period last year+2.32 %
Average maximum salary£43,192£42,005
UK excluding London average salary£41,949£44,863
% change on same period last year-6.49 %
Birmingham IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Birmingham
Matching permanent IT job ads421403
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.230 %0.169 %
Salaries quoted360314
Average minimum salary£32,623£33,992
Average salary£34,897£36,153
% change on same period last year-3.47 %
Average maximum salary£37,170£38,313
UK excluding London average salary£37,625£39,458
% change on same period last year-4.64 %
SAN West MidlandsSAN
West Midlands

SAN
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham SAN Demand Trend

SAN
Salary Trend

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

Birmingham SAN Salary Trend

SAN
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SAN across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Birmingham SAN Salary Histogram

SAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham region citing SAN 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 SAN.

140 (43.96 %)UNIX
238 (41.76 %)Windows
335 (38.46 %)VMware
425 (27.47 %)Linux
425 (27.47 %)Windows Server 2003
523 (25.27 %)HPUX
621 (23.08 %)MS Exchange
621 (23.08 %)Red Hat
720 (21.98 %)Citrix
819 (20.88 %)Active Directory
918 (19.78 %)Cisco
918 (19.78 %)ITIL
1017 (18.68 %)TCP/IP
1017 (18.68 %)Microsoft
1017 (18.68 %)Firewall
1116 (17.58 %)Clustering
1116 (17.58 %)BMC
1116 (17.58 %)Exchange Server 2003
1215 (16.48 %)Windows 2000 Server
1215 (16.48 %)HP
1314 (15.38 %)Pensions
1413 (14.29 %)VERITAS
1413 (14.29 %)MS Excel
1413 (14.29 %)NetBackup
1512 (13.19 %)AIX
1611 (12.09 %)Solaris
1710 (10.99 %)Oracle
1710 (10.99 %)SQL
1710 (10.99 %)WAN
1710 (10.99 %)Red Hat Linux

SAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham region citing SAN 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 SAN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (4.396 %)WebSphere
23 (3.297 %)Middleware
32 (2.198 %).NET
Birmingham IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
121 (23.08 %)MS Exchange
216 (17.58 %)Exchange Server 2003
34 (4.396 %)Exchange Server 2000
43 (3.297 %)SharePoint Server 2007
43 (3.297 %)Apache
52 (2.198 %)SharePoint
52 (2.198 %)iPlanet
61 (1.099 %)Exchange Server 2007
61 (1.099 %)Lotus Notes
Birmingham IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
113 (14.29 %)MS Excel
Birmingham IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
117 (18.68 %)TCP/IP
117 (18.68 %)Firewall
210 (10.99 %)WAN
39 (9.890 %)NetScreen
47 (7.692 %)LAN
56 (6.593 %)VPN
56 (6.593 %)LDAP
64 (4.396 %)Internet
64 (4.396 %)MPLS
64 (4.396 %)DNS
64 (4.396 %)VoIP
72 (2.198 %)DHCP
72 (2.198 %)HTTPS
72 (2.198 %)VRRP
72 (2.198 %)HTTP
72 (2.198 %)Cisco PIX
72 (2.198 %)Wireless
81 (1.099 %)SSH
81 (1.099 %)FTP
Birmingham IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (8.791 %)SQL Server
27 (7.692 %)SQL Server 2000
35 (5.495 %)SQL Server 2005
42 (2.198 %)DTS
51 (1.099 %)SQL Server Integration Services
51 (1.099 %)Datawarehouse
Birmingham IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (2.198 %)ClearCase
Birmingham IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
114 (15.38 %)Pensions
26 (6.593 %)Health
35 (5.495 %)Government
44 (4.396 %)Insurance
53 (3.297 %)Law
53 (3.297 %)Retail
62 (2.198 %)Education
71 (1.099 %)Electric
71 (1.099 %)Finance
71 (1.099 %)Telemarketing
Birmingham IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
123 (25.27 %)Analyst
213 (14.29 %)Administrator
311 (12.09 %)Consultant
311 (12.09 %)UNIX Administrator
48 (8.791 %)Infrastructure Analyst
57 (7.692 %)Data Centre Engineer
66 (6.593 %)UNIX Specialist
66 (6.593 %)Technical Specialist
75 (5.495 %)Technical Consultant
75 (5.495 %)Architect
75 (5.495 %)Systems Engineer
84 (4.396 %)DBA
84 (4.396 %)Systems Support
84 (4.396 %)Project Manager
84 (4.396 %)Programme Manager
84 (4.396 %)Technical Architect
84 (4.396 %)Senior Consultant
84 (4.396 %)Infrastructure Engineer
84 (4.396 %)SQL DBA
84 (4.396 %)SQL Server DBA
Birmingham IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
116 (17.58 %)Clustering
24 (4.396 %)PMI
33 (3.297 %)Mainframe
42 (2.198 %)Replication
42 (2.198 %)SecurID
42 (2.198 %)Computer Science
42 (2.198 %)NHS
51 (1.099 %)Firmware
51 (1.099 %)HACMP
Birmingham IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
140 (43.96 %)UNIX
238 (41.76 %)Windows
325 (27.47 %)Linux
325 (27.47 %)Windows Server 2003
423 (25.27 %)HPUX
515 (16.48 %)Windows 2000 Server
612 (13.19 %)AIX
711 (12.09 %)Solaris
810 (10.99 %)Red Hat Linux
99 (9.890 %)SUSE
106 (6.593 %)Tru64
106 (6.593 %)Windows XP
115 (5.495 %)Windows Vista
122 (2.198 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
131 (1.099 %)Windows Server 2008
Birmingham IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
118 (19.78 %)ITIL
28 (8.791 %)Disaster Recovery
37 (7.692 %)SC Cleared
37 (7.692 %)Security Cleared
44 (4.396 %)Network Load Balancing
44 (4.396 %)PRINCE2
44 (4.396 %)Configuration Management
52 (2.198 %)Business Continuity
52 (2.198 %)EDA
61 (1.099 %)Technical Architecture
61 (1.099 %)Performance Testing
61 (1.099 %)QMS
61 (1.099 %)Enterprise Architecture
61 (1.099 %)E-business
61 (1.099 %)Project Management
61 (1.099 %)Service Management
Birmingham IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (10.99 %)SQL
22 (2.198 %)VB
31 (1.099 %)C
31 (1.099 %)Transact-SQL
Birmingham IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (9.890 %)MCSE
19 (9.890 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (4.396 %)PMI Certification
24 (4.396 %)MCDST
33 (3.297 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
42 (2.198 %)MCP
51 (1.099 %)Degree
51 (1.099 %)ITIL Certification
51 (1.099 %)CCA
51 (1.099 %)Citrix Certification
51 (1.099 %)CCEA
Birmingham IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (2.198 %)QA
21 (1.099 %)SLA
Birmingham IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
119 (20.88 %)Active Directory
213 (14.29 %)NetBackup
310 (10.99 %)VMware Infrastructure
49 (9.890 %)Citrix Presentation Server
57 (7.692 %)VMware ESX
66 (6.593 %)Terminal Server
74 (4.396 %)ISA Server
82 (2.198 %)MetaFrame
91 (1.099 %)Backup Exec
Birmingham IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
19 (9.890 %)BMC Performance Manager
28 (8.791 %)Legato
37 (7.692 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
46 (6.593 %)BMC PATROL
55 (5.495 %)Norton AntiVirus
62 (2.198 %)HP Data Protector
71 (1.099 %)WSUS
71 (1.099 %)Nagios
71 (1.099 %)Tivoli
Birmingham IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
135 (38.46 %)VMware
221 (23.08 %)Red Hat
320 (21.98 %)Citrix
418 (19.78 %)Cisco
517 (18.68 %)Microsoft
616 (17.58 %)BMC
715 (16.48 %)HP
813 (14.29 %)VERITAS
910 (10.99 %)Oracle
109 (9.890 %)IBM
109 (9.890 %)Altiris
117 (7.692 %)EMC
117 (7.692 %)Symantec
126 (6.593 %)CommVault
126 (6.593 %)NetApp
126 (6.593 %)Sun
135 (5.495 %)Siemens
142 (2.198 %)Compaq
151 (1.099 %)Dell
151 (1.099 %)Novell