The first table below looks at the demand for the Network Support role in IT jobs advertised for the Bristol region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Network Support in their job title over the 3 months to 20 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 Job Titles advertised for the Bristol region.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Network Support
Rank 121 101 103
Rank change year-on-year
-20 +2
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Support 2 14 9
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bristol 0.115% 0.795% 0.508%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.119% 0.838% 0.543%
Number of salaries quoted 2 14 9
Average salary £31,750 £32,500 £21,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-2.30% +54.76%
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £32,500 £31,000
% change year-on-year
- +4.83%
All Job Titles
Bristol
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1685 1671 1658
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bristol 97.23% 94.84% 93.57%
Number of salaries quoted 1467 1473 1351
Average salary £37,500 £36,000 £34,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+4.16% +5.88%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £25,000 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £47,500 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Network Support
South West

Network Support
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Network Support across the Bristol region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Bristol Network Support Jobs Demand Trend

Network Support
Salary Trend

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

Bristol Network Support Salary Trend

Network Support
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Network Support across the Bristol region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

Bristol Network Support Salary Histogram

Network Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bristol region that cited Network Support 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 Support in their job title.

1 10 (100.00%) Cisco
2 6 (60.00%) UNIX
2 6 (60.00%) Linux
3 5 (50.00%) IGMP
4 4 (40.00%) Cisco Certification
4 4 (40.00%) CCNA
5 3 (30.00%) Finance
5 3 (30.00%) Continuous Improvement
5 3 (30.00%) SLA
6 2 (20.00%) VMware
6 2 (20.00%) Firewall
6 2 (20.00%) Active Directory
6 2 (20.00%) CheckPoint
6 2 (20.00%) MPLS
6 2 (20.00%) WAN
7 1 (10.00%) Ethernet
7 1 (10.00%) TCP/IP
7 1 (10.00%) VPN
7 1 (10.00%) MCSE
7 1 (10.00%) MCSA
7 1 (10.00%) LAN
7 1 (10.00%) VoIP
7 1 (10.00%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (10.00%) Juniper
7 1 (10.00%) SAN
7 1 (10.00%) Windows
7 1 (10.00%) CCNP
7 1 (10.00%) CCIP
7 1 (10.00%) BGP
7 1 (10.00%) NetScreen

Network Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bristol region that cited Network Support 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 Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 5 (50.00%) IGMP
2 2 (20.00%) Firewall
2 2 (20.00%) WAN
2 2 (20.00%) MPLS
3 1 (10.00%) BGP
3 1 (10.00%) NetScreen
3 1 (10.00%) LAN
3 1 (10.00%) VoIP
3 1 (10.00%) Ethernet
3 1 (10.00%) TCP/IP
3 1 (10.00%) VPN
3 1 (10.00%) SAN
3 1 (10.00%) IP Telephony
3 1 (10.00%) Cisco PIX
3 1 (10.00%) Cisco ASA
3 1 (10.00%) Junos
General
1 3 (30.00%) Finance
2 1 (10.00%) Advertising
2 1 (10.00%) Telecoms
Operating Systems
1 6 (60.00%) UNIX
1 6 (60.00%) Linux
2 1 (10.00%) Windows Server 2003
2 1 (10.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (30.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (10.00%) Network Management
Qualifications
1 4 (40.00%) CCNA
1 4 (40.00%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (10.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (10.00%) JNCIA
2 1 (10.00%) MCDST
2 1 (10.00%) MCITP
2 1 (10.00%) MCSE
2 1 (10.00%) MCSA
2 1 (10.00%) CCNP
2 1 (10.00%) CCIP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (30.00%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (20.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 10 (100.00%) Cisco
2 2 (20.00%) CheckPoint
2 2 (20.00%) VMware
3 1 (10.00%) SolarWinds
3 1 (10.00%) Juniper
Bristol, Avon
the work will require a good working knowledge of Microsoft Windows server and desktop operating systems, plus installation, configuration, and management of virtual servers, Storage Area Networks, switches,...
City of Bristol College
Salary: £23,946 - 26,166 per year
Posted: 17 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
You will be joining an existing team of 3 Network Analysts. The right candidate should have high level technical knowledge of a Network / Data Centre environment. You will...
Information Technology Services
Salary: £38k - 45k per year + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013