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The table below looks at the demand for Local Area Network (LAN) skills within the Cambridge 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
Rank8469
Rank change on same period last yearDown-15
Matching permanent IT job ads6059
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.033 %0.025 %
As % of the category below8.357 %7.877 %
Salaries quoted5853
Average minimum salary£33,000£29,830
Average salary£35,345£32,745
% change on same period last year+7.93 %
Average maximum salary£37,690£35,660
UK excluding London average salary£35,382£37,346
% change on same period last year-5.25 %
Cambridge IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Cambridge
Matching permanent IT job ads718749
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.397 %0.314 %
Salaries quoted586595
Average minimum salary£35,192£33,572
Average salary£38,129£37,470
% change on same period last year+1.75 %
Average maximum salary£41,066£41,369
UK excluding London average salary£37,602£39,396
% change on same period last year-4.55 %
LAN CambridgeshireLAN
Cambridgeshire

LAN
Demand Trend

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

Cambridge 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 Cambridge region.

Cambridge LAN Salary Trend

LAN
Salary Histogram

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

Cambridge LAN Salary Histogram

LAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1110 (80.29 %)WAN
289 (64.96 %)Windows
373 (53.28 %)TCP/IP
471 (51.82 %)Cisco
561 (44.53 %)Windows Server 2003
655 (40.15 %)Linux
744 (32.12 %)MS Exchange
841 (29.93 %)UNIX
841 (29.93 %)Microsoft
934 (24.82 %)Exchange Server 2003
1033 (24.09 %)Active Directory
1033 (24.09 %)Oracle
1132 (23.36 %)MS Excel
1132 (23.36 %)Microsoft Certification
1132 (23.36 %)VPN
1231 (22.63 %)MCSE
1325 (18.25 %)Windows XP
1424 (17.52 %)E-Commerce
1523 (16.79 %)IIS
1622 (16.06 %)Citrix
1622 (16.06 %)Internet
1721 (15.33 %)MCP
1820 (14.60 %)Cisco Certification
1919 (13.87 %)Pharmaceutical
2018 (13.14 %)Firewall
2018 (13.14 %)HP
2018 (13.14 %)SQL
2117 (12.41 %)Solaris
2117 (12.41 %)VMware
2117 (12.41 %)VMware Infrastructure

LAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Cambridge IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
111 (8.029 %)CGI
24 (2.920 %).NET
32 (1.460 %)ASP.NET
32 (1.460 %)WCF
32 (1.460 %)WPF
32 (1.460 %)Silverlight
32 (1.460 %)ASP.NET 2.0
Cambridge IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
144 (32.12 %)MS Exchange
234 (24.82 %)Exchange Server 2003
323 (16.79 %)IIS
46 (4.380 %)Exchange Server 2007
52 (1.460 %)SharePoint
61 (0.730 %)Lotus Notes
Cambridge IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
132 (23.36 %)MS Excel
213 (9.489 %)MS Office
33 (2.190 %)MS Visio
Cambridge IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.730 %)Microsoft CRM
Cambridge IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1110 (80.29 %)WAN
273 (53.28 %)TCP/IP
332 (23.36 %)VPN
422 (16.06 %)Internet
518 (13.14 %)Firewall
614 (10.22 %)Bluetooth
713 (9.489 %)Wireless
89 (6.569 %)IP Telephony
89 (6.569 %)DNS
98 (5.839 %)SAN
98 (5.839 %)MPLS
98 (5.839 %)Ethernet
98 (5.839 %)Frame Relay
107 (5.109 %)Cisco IPT
107 (5.109 %)SNMP
107 (5.109 %)DHCP
116 (4.380 %)IPCC
125 (3.650 %)WLAN
134 (2.920 %)UWB
134 (2.920 %)VLAN
Cambridge IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (3.650 %)SQL Server
22 (1.460 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (0.730 %)SQL Server 2005
Cambridge IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
119 (13.87 %)Pharmaceutical
215 (10.95 %)Health
39 (6.569 %)Pensions
48 (5.839 %)Telecoms
55 (3.650 %)Government
63 (2.190 %)Finance
63 (2.190 %)FMCG
72 (1.460 %)Auditing
72 (1.460 %)Military
72 (1.460 %)Electronics
81 (0.730 %)Manufacturing
81 (0.730 %)Back Office
81 (0.730 %)Retail
Cambridge IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
152 (37.96 %)Administrator
232 (23.36 %)Systems Administrator
320 (14.60 %)Analyst
416 (11.68 %)Windows Systems Administrator
416 (11.68 %)Windows Administrator
515 (10.95 %)Network Support
614 (10.22 %)Network Administrator
614 (10.22 %)Technical Support
713 (9.489 %)Support Analyst
810 (7.299 %)Support Engineer
810 (7.299 %)UNIX Administrator
99 (6.569 %)Consultant
99 (6.569 %)Software Engineer
99 (6.569 %)2nd Line Support
108 (5.839 %)Technical Support Analyst
108 (5.839 %)Technical Analyst
117 (5.109 %)IT Administrator
125 (3.650 %)Cisco Engineer
125 (3.650 %)Team Leader
125 (3.650 %)Technical Specialist
Cambridge IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (3.650 %)Biotechnology
24 (2.920 %)Computer Science
32 (1.460 %)VLE
41 (0.730 %)Psychology
Cambridge IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
189 (64.96 %)Windows
261 (44.53 %)Windows Server 2003
355 (40.15 %)Linux
441 (29.93 %)UNIX
525 (18.25 %)Windows XP
617 (12.41 %)Solaris
716 (11.68 %)Windows 2000
813 (9.489 %)Windows 2000 Server
911 (8.029 %)Red Hat Linux
911 (8.029 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
108 (5.839 %)Windows Vista
111 (0.730 %)OpenVMS
111 (0.730 %)NetWare
111 (0.730 %)Windows NT
Cambridge IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
124 (17.52 %)E-Commerce
25 (3.650 %)ITIL
25 (3.650 %)Network Design
34 (2.920 %)Project Management
43 (2.190 %)Incident Management
43 (2.190 %)Operations Management
52 (1.460 %)Technical Architecture
52 (1.460 %)Disaster Recovery
61 (0.730 %)Zachman Framework
61 (0.730 %)ERP
61 (0.730 %)PRINCE
61 (0.730 %)PRINCE2
61 (0.730 %)OO
61 (0.730 %)CRM
61 (0.730 %)Use Case
61 (0.730 %)Performance Management
Cambridge IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
118 (13.14 %)SQL
214 (10.22 %)Perl
311 (8.029 %)PHP
48 (5.839 %)C
48 (5.839 %)Python
53 (2.190 %)Assembly Language
53 (2.190 %)C#
62 (1.460 %)Embedded C
71 (0.730 %)C++
Cambridge IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
132 (23.36 %)Microsoft Certification
231 (22.63 %)MCSE
321 (15.33 %)MCP
420 (14.60 %)Cisco Certification
515 (10.95 %)Degree
612 (8.759 %)MCSA
711 (8.029 %)RHCE
88 (5.839 %)CCVP
95 (3.650 %)CCNA
103 (2.190 %)CCIE
112 (1.460 %)ITIL Certification
121 (0.730 %)CCNP
121 (0.730 %)CNE
121 (0.730 %)Novell Certification
Cambridge IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
133 (24.09 %)Active Directory
217 (12.41 %)VMware Infrastructure
39 (6.569 %)Terminal Services
47 (5.109 %)VMware ESX
56 (4.380 %)Citrix Presentation Server
65 (3.650 %)Xen
74 (2.920 %)Backup Exec
Cambridge IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (2.920 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
22 (1.460 %)MOM
22 (1.460 %)SCOM
31 (0.730 %)WSUS
Cambridge IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
171 (51.82 %)Cisco
241 (29.93 %)Microsoft
333 (24.09 %)Oracle
422 (16.06 %)Citrix
518 (13.14 %)HP
617 (12.41 %)VMware
712 (8.759 %)CheckPoint
811 (8.029 %)Red Hat
811 (8.029 %)Sun
98 (5.839 %)VERITAS
107 (5.109 %)Sophos
116 (4.380 %)NetApp
125 (3.650 %)WatchGuard
133 (2.190 %)Avaya
142 (1.460 %)Nortel
151 (0.730 %)Novell
151 (0.730 %)3Com
151 (0.730 %)Symantec
151 (0.730 %)Lotus