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The table below looks at the demand for Local Area Network (LAN) skills within the Bristol region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited LAN over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLocal Area Network (LAN)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank3763
Rank change on same period last yearUp+26
Matching permanent IT job ads12961
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.071 %0.026 %
As % of the category below22.36 %13.47 %
Salaries quoted12649
Average minimum salary£32,567£31,020
Average salary£33,882£32,352
% change on same period last year+4.72 %
Average maximum salary£35,197£33,684
UK excluding London average salary£35,382£37,346
% change on same period last year-5.25 %
Bristol IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Bristol
Matching permanent IT job ads577453
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.319 %0.190 %
Salaries quoted543376
Average minimum salary£32,627£33,256
Average salary£35,349£36,411
% change on same period last year-2.91 %
Average maximum salary£38,072£39,565
UK excluding London average salary£37,602£39,396
% change on same period last year-4.55 %
LAN South WestLAN
South West

LAN
Demand Trend

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

Bristol LAN Demand Trend

LAN
Salary Trend

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

Bristol LAN Salary Trend

LAN
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing LAN across the Bristol region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Bristol LAN Salary Histogram

LAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Bristol 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.

1153 (88.44 %)WAN
2115 (66.47 %)Firewall
3113 (65.32 %)Citrix
4102 (58.96 %)Microsoft
598 (56.65 %)Active Directory
689 (51.45 %)VMware
786 (49.71 %)Cisco
786 (49.71 %)SQL
882 (47.40 %)Terminal Services
882 (47.40 %)Backup Exec
976 (43.93 %)Document Management
1065 (37.57 %)Law
1156 (32.37 %)Windows
1238 (21.97 %)SAN
1337 (21.39 %)TCP/IP
1433 (19.08 %)Windows Server 2003
1525 (14.45 %)MS Exchange
1624 (13.87 %)Microsoft Certification
1721 (12.14 %)Oracle
1818 (10.40 %)MCSE
1818 (10.40 %)Windows XP
1917 (9.827 %)DNS
1917 (9.827 %)Cisco Certification
1917 (9.827 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
2016 (9.249 %)CCNA
2115 (8.671 %)Wireless
2115 (8.671 %)SQL Server
2115 (8.671 %)IIS
2214 (8.092 %)MS Office
2214 (8.092 %)MCP

LAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Bristol 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.

Bristol IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (0.578 %)COM
Bristol IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
125 (14.45 %)MS Exchange
215 (8.671 %)IIS
314 (8.092 %)SharePoint
411 (6.358 %)Exchange Server 2003
59 (5.202 %)Exchange Server 2007
68 (4.624 %)Lotus Domino
77 (4.046 %)Lotus Notes
86 (3.468 %)Exchange Server 2000
Bristol IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
114 (8.092 %)MS Office
212 (6.936 %)MS Excel
Bristol IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1153 (88.44 %)WAN
2115 (66.47 %)Firewall
338 (21.97 %)SAN
437 (21.39 %)TCP/IP
517 (9.827 %)DNS
615 (8.671 %)Wireless
714 (8.092 %)DHCP
812 (6.936 %)MPLS
910 (5.780 %)VoIP
109 (5.202 %)VPN
118 (4.624 %)VLAN
127 (4.046 %)Internet
127 (4.046 %)OSPF
136 (3.468 %)ADSL
145 (2.890 %)Ethernet
145 (2.890 %)Cisco PIX
145 (2.890 %)Network Security
154 (2.312 %)SNMP
154 (2.312 %)ISDN
154 (2.312 %)WLAN
Bristol IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
115 (8.671 %)SQL Server
210 (5.780 %)SQL Server 2005
36 (3.468 %)InterBase
36 (3.468 %)Cognos Impromptu
42 (1.156 %)SQL Server 2000
Bristol IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (0.578 %)LabVIEW
Bristol IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
165 (37.57 %)Law
28 (4.624 %)Legal
37 (4.046 %)Telecoms
37 (4.046 %)Finance
37 (4.046 %)Pensions
46 (3.468 %)Health
55 (2.890 %)Marketing
63 (1.734 %)Construction
72 (1.156 %)Insurance
72 (1.156 %)Back Office
81 (0.578 %)Electronics
81 (0.578 %)Government
Bristol IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
190 (52.02 %)Analyst
218 (10.40 %)Support Analyst
316 (9.249 %)Support Engineer
414 (8.092 %)Infrastructure Engineer
414 (8.092 %)Senior Infrastructure Engineer
510 (5.780 %)Network Engineer
510 (5.780 %)Architect
69 (5.202 %)Technical Analyst
77 (4.046 %)Infrastructure Manager
77 (4.046 %)Technical Architect
86 (3.468 %)Network Support
86 (3.468 %)IT Support Analyst
86 (3.468 %)Network Analyst
95 (2.890 %)Service Desk Analyst
95 (2.890 %)Systems Support
95 (2.890 %)Service Analyst
95 (2.890 %)3rd Line Support
104 (2.312 %)Administrator
104 (2.312 %)Server Support
104 (2.312 %)IT Manager
Bristol IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (2.890 %)Mainframe
24 (2.312 %)Statistics
24 (2.312 %)Blackberry
31 (0.578 %)Computer Science
31 (0.578 %)Video Conferencing
31 (0.578 %)Clustering
Bristol IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
156 (32.37 %)Windows
233 (19.08 %)Windows Server 2003
318 (10.40 %)Windows XP
414 (8.092 %)UNIX
512 (6.936 %)Windows Vista
611 (6.358 %)Windows 2000
78 (4.624 %)AIX
78 (4.624 %)Windows 2000 Server
85 (2.890 %)Windows Server 2008
85 (2.890 %)Linux
Bristol IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
176 (43.93 %)Document Management
28 (4.624 %)ITIL
34 (2.312 %)Project Management
43 (1.734 %)Data Management
43 (1.734 %)Business Analysis
43 (1.734 %)Strategic Planning
52 (1.156 %)Software Testing
52 (1.156 %)Technical Architecture
52 (1.156 %)E-Commerce
61 (0.578 %)Service Management
61 (0.578 %)Service Delivery
61 (0.578 %)Validation
61 (0.578 %)Business Development
61 (0.578 %)Load Balancing
61 (0.578 %)Test Scripting
61 (0.578 %)SC Cleared
61 (0.578 %)DV Cleared
61 (0.578 %)Security Cleared
Bristol IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
186 (49.71 %)SQL
25 (2.890 %)VB
32 (1.156 %)C
41 (0.578 %)Tcl
Bristol IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
124 (13.87 %)Microsoft Certification
218 (10.40 %)MCSE
317 (9.827 %)Cisco Certification
416 (9.249 %)CCNA
514 (8.092 %)MCP
64 (2.312 %)MCSA
73 (1.734 %)CCNP
73 (1.734 %)Degree
82 (1.156 %)HND
91 (0.578 %)CCDP
91 (0.578 %)CCIE
91 (0.578 %)CCSP
91 (0.578 %)CCDE
91 (0.578 %)CCSE
91 (0.578 %)MCTS
Bristol IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (2.890 %)QA
23 (1.734 %)SLA
Bristol IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
198 (56.65 %)Active Directory
282 (47.40 %)Terminal Services
282 (47.40 %)Backup Exec
34 (2.312 %)NetBackup
43 (1.734 %)VMware Infrastructure
52 (1.156 %)Citrix Presentation Server
61 (0.578 %)ISA Server
61 (0.578 %)VMware ESX
61 (0.578 %)MetaFrame
Bristol IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
117 (9.827 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
22 (1.156 %)CiscoWorks
31 (0.578 %)OpenView
Bristol IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1113 (65.32 %)Citrix
2102 (58.96 %)Microsoft
389 (51.45 %)VMware
486 (49.71 %)Cisco
521 (12.14 %)Oracle
67 (4.046 %)Lotus
67 (4.046 %)CheckPoint
76 (3.468 %)HP
85 (2.890 %)Siebel
85 (2.890 %)McAfee Security
92 (1.156 %)Remedy
101 (0.578 %)Juniper
101 (0.578 %)Nokia