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This section looks at the demand for Wide Area Network (WAN) 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 WAN over the 3 months to 24 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWide Area Network (WAN)
Location
3 months to 24 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank3843
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching permanent IT job ads140109
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.074 %0.045 %
As % of the category below29.47 %23.54 %
Salaries quoted13479
Average minimum salary£31,358£34,861
Average salary£33,672£36,519
% change on same period last year-7.79 %
Average maximum salary£35,985£38,177
UK excluding London average salary£35,236£37,466
% change on same period last year-5.95 %
Birmingham IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Birmingham
Matching permanent IT job ads475463
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.250 %0.190 %
Salaries quoted424355
Average minimum salary£32,227£34,369
Average salary£34,622£36,088
% change on same period last year-4.06 %
Average maximum salary£37,017£37,807
UK excluding London average salary£37,394£39,723
% change on same period last year-5.86 %
WAN West MidlandsWAN
West Midlands

WAN
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham WAN Demand Trend

WAN
Salary Trend

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

Birmingham WAN Salary Trend

WAN
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing WAN across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 24 July 2008.

Birmingham WAN Salary Histogram

WAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham 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.

1190 (84.82 %)LAN
2132 (58.93 %)Windows
382 (36.61 %)Microsoft
466 (29.46 %)Microsoft Certification
565 (29.02 %)TCP/IP
662 (27.68 %)MCSE
759 (26.34 %)Cisco
759 (26.34 %)Active Directory
858 (25.89 %)Cisco Certification
858 (25.89 %)MS Exchange
858 (25.89 %)Firewall
951 (22.77 %)Exchange Server 2003
1038 (16.96 %)MS Excel
1137 (16.52 %)Windows XP
1235 (15.63 %)SQL
1334 (15.18 %)UNIX
1433 (14.73 %)VPN
1433 (14.73 %)SQL Server
1532 (14.29 %)Telecoms
1532 (14.29 %)Exchange Server 2000
1631 (13.84 %)Linux
1631 (13.84 %)CCNA
1730 (13.39 %)MCP
1730 (13.39 %)Degree
1829 (12.95 %)VoIP
1829 (12.95 %)Internet
1928 (12.50 %)CCNP
1928 (12.50 %)Windows 2000
2026 (11.61 %)Pensions
2125 (11.16 %)Migration

WAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham 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.

Birmingham IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (2.232 %).NET
23 (1.339 %)ActiveX
23 (1.339 %)HTML
31 (0.446 %)LAMP
Birmingham IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
158 (25.89 %)MS Exchange
251 (22.77 %)Exchange Server 2003
332 (14.29 %)Exchange Server 2000
49 (4.018 %)Exchange Server 2007
56 (2.679 %)Apache
64 (1.786 %)SharePoint
73 (1.339 %)Exchange Server 5.5
82 (0.893 %)IIS
91 (0.446 %)Lotus Domino
91 (0.446 %)SAS
91 (0.446 %)Site Server
Birmingham IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
138 (16.96 %)MS Excel
214 (6.250 %)MS Office
32 (0.893 %)MS PowerPoint
Birmingham IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (1.786 %)SAP Business One
21 (0.446 %)Sage 1000
Birmingham IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1190 (84.82 %)LAN
265 (29.02 %)TCP/IP
358 (25.89 %)Firewall
433 (14.73 %)VPN
529 (12.95 %)VoIP
529 (12.95 %)Internet
620 (8.929 %)Network Security
717 (7.589 %)MPLS
811 (4.911 %)OSPF
811 (4.911 %)Wireless
98 (3.571 %)SAN
107 (3.125 %)BGP
107 (3.125 %)IP Telephony
107 (3.125 %)Cisco PIX
115 (2.232 %)VLAN
115 (2.232 %)WLAN
115 (2.232 %)ATM
115 (2.232 %)ISDN
124 (1.786 %)Broadband
124 (1.786 %)DHCP
Birmingham IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
133 (14.73 %)SQL Server
210 (4.464 %)SQL Server 2000
39 (4.018 %)DB2
47 (3.125 %)SQL Server 2005
47 (3.125 %)MySQL
53 (1.339 %)EDRMS
61 (0.446 %)Base SAS
61 (0.446 %)Datawarehouse
61 (0.446 %)SQL Server 7
Birmingham IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (1.339 %)Visual Studio
Birmingham IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
132 (14.29 %)Telecoms
226 (11.61 %)Pensions
321 (9.375 %)Finance
420 (8.929 %)Health
511 (4.911 %)Insurance
610 (4.464 %)Retail
76 (2.679 %)Government
84 (1.786 %)Online Gambling
84 (1.786 %)Online Betting
93 (1.339 %)Marketing
93 (1.339 %)Online Games
93 (1.339 %)Games
93 (1.339 %)Banking
102 (0.893 %)Education
102 (0.893 %)Online Banking
111 (0.446 %)Manufacturing
Birmingham IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
138 (16.96 %)Network Engineer
138 (16.96 %)Support Engineer
228 (12.50 %)Analyst
324 (10.71 %)Support Analyst
418 (8.036 %)Consultant
516 (7.143 %)Customer Engineer
516 (7.143 %)Customer Support Engineer
614 (6.250 %)Administrator
713 (5.804 %)IT Manager
811 (4.911 %)Field Engineer
811 (4.911 %)IT Support Analyst
811 (4.911 %)Team Leader
910 (4.464 %)Network Support
910 (4.464 %)Senior Manager
109 (4.018 %)Architect
109 (4.018 %)Project Manager
118 (3.571 %)Network Consultant
118 (3.571 %)2nd Line Support
118 (3.571 %)IT Support Engineer
118 (3.571 %)Network Support Engineer
Birmingham IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
112 (5.357 %)Client/Server
112 (5.357 %)AS400
29 (4.018 %)EPoS
36 (2.679 %)Thin Client
36 (2.679 %)Fat Client
45 (2.232 %)Clustering
53 (1.339 %)Blackberry
62 (0.893 %)PMI
71 (0.446 %)Video Conferencing
Birmingham IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1132 (58.93 %)Windows
237 (16.52 %)Windows XP
334 (15.18 %)UNIX
431 (13.84 %)Linux
528 (12.50 %)Windows 2000
617 (7.589 %)Windows Server 2003
76 (2.679 %)AIX
76 (2.679 %)HPUX
84 (1.786 %)Windows NT
93 (1.339 %)Solaris
Birmingham IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
125 (11.16 %)Migration
221 (9.375 %)Project Management
314 (6.250 %)ITIL
413 (5.804 %)PRINCE2
511 (4.911 %)ERP
67 (3.125 %)Service Delivery
67 (3.125 %)Project Planning
75 (2.232 %)Time Management
75 (2.232 %)Service Management
75 (2.232 %)Network Design
84 (1.786 %)Systems Analysis
84 (1.786 %)Stakeholder Management
84 (1.786 %)CRM
84 (1.786 %)Security Cleared
84 (1.786 %)Network Load Balancing
93 (1.339 %)Direct Marketing
93 (1.339 %)Technical Architecture
93 (1.339 %)Data Management
93 (1.339 %)Disaster Recovery
93 (1.339 %)E-business
Birmingham IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
135 (15.63 %)SQL
23 (1.339 %)PHP
32 (0.893 %)C
32 (0.893 %)VB
41 (0.446 %)VBA
41 (0.446 %)Python
41 (0.446 %)Shell Script
41 (0.446 %)AWK
41 (0.446 %)Korn
41 (0.446 %)SAS Macro
41 (0.446 %)Java
Birmingham IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
166 (29.46 %)Microsoft Certification
262 (27.68 %)MCSE
358 (25.89 %)Cisco Certification
431 (13.84 %)CCNA
530 (13.39 %)MCP
530 (13.39 %)Degree
628 (12.50 %)CCNP
713 (5.804 %)MCSA
89 (4.018 %)HND
97 (3.125 %)PRINCE2 Certification
106 (2.679 %)CCIE
106 (2.679 %)CCSP
115 (2.232 %)CCDP
124 (1.786 %)CCVP
124 (1.786 %)MCDST
131 (0.446 %)CCA
131 (0.446 %)Citrix Certification
131 (0.446 %)CCEA
131 (0.446 %)CISSP
131 (0.446 %)Avaya Certification
Birmingham IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
121 (9.375 %)SLA
23 (1.339 %)QA
23 (1.339 %)ISO9001
Birmingham IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
159 (26.34 %)Active Directory
29 (4.018 %)Terminal Services
37 (3.125 %)VMware Infrastructure
45 (2.232 %)VMware ESX
52 (0.893 %)Backup Exec
52 (0.893 %)Citrix Presentation Server
61 (0.446 %)ISA Server
Birmingham IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (1.339 %)CiscoWorks
22 (0.893 %)Norton AntiVirus
31 (0.446 %)WSUS
31 (0.446 %)Nagios
31 (0.446 %)OpenView
Birmingham IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
182 (36.61 %)Microsoft
259 (26.34 %)Cisco
320 (8.929 %)Oracle
417 (7.589 %)HP
515 (6.696 %)CheckPoint
614 (6.250 %)IBM
713 (5.804 %)VMware
810 (4.464 %)SAP
99 (4.018 %)Citrix
106 (2.679 %)VERITAS
106 (2.679 %)Compaq
106 (2.679 %)Dell
115 (2.232 %)Sage
124 (1.786 %)Exchequer
124 (1.786 %)Remedy
133 (1.339 %)Symantec
142 (0.893 %)Sophos
142 (0.893 %)WatchGuard
151 (0.446 %)LANDesk
151 (0.446 %)Lotus
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