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This section looks at the demand for Wide Area Network (WAN) skills within the Cambridge region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT job ads that have cited WAN over the 3 months to 18 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWide Area Network (WAN)
Location
3 months to 18 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank6774
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching permanent IT job ads8560
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.044 %0.025 %
As % of the category below10.84 %7.426 %
Salaries quoted8354
Average minimum salary£34,578£31,630
Average salary£35,898£33,657
% change on same period last year+6.65 %
Average maximum salary£37,217£35,685
UK excluding London average salary£35,206£37,376
% change on same period last year-5.80 %
Communications & Networking CambridgeCommunications & Networking
Cambridge
Matching permanent IT job ads784808
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.409 %0.333 %
Salaries quoted656662
Average minimum salary£35,739£34,264
Average salary£38,533£37,906
% change on same period last year+1.65 %
Average maximum salary£41,328£41,549
UK excluding London average salary£37,379£39,687
% change on same period last year-5.81 %
WAN CambridgeshireWAN
Cambridgeshire

WAN
Demand Trend

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

Cambridge 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 Cambridge region.

Cambridge WAN Salary Trend

WAN
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing WAN across the Cambridge region over the 3 months to 18 July 2008.

Cambridge WAN Salary Histogram

WAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridge 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.

1111 (77.08 %)LAN
290 (62.50 %)Windows
389 (61.81 %)Cisco
469 (47.92 %)TCP/IP
563 (43.75 %)Active Directory
651 (35.42 %)Exchange Server 2003
740 (27.78 %)VMware
838 (26.39 %)Linux
937 (25.69 %)Microsoft
937 (25.69 %)VPN
1036 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
1135 (24.31 %)SAN
1233 (22.92 %)UNIX
1233 (22.92 %)MS Excel
1332 (22.22 %)MS Exchange
1332 (22.22 %)Microsoft Certification
1430 (20.83 %)MCSE
1528 (19.44 %)Oracle
1626 (18.06 %)IIS
1725 (17.36 %)E-Commerce
1725 (17.36 %)Firewall
1824 (16.67 %)Windows 2000
1923 (15.97 %)Citrix
1923 (15.97 %)NetBackup
2022 (15.28 %)NetApp
2121 (14.58 %)MCP
2121 (14.58 %)Pharmaceutical
2219 (13.19 %)SQL
2317 (11.81 %)CheckPoint
2317 (11.81 %)Pensions

WAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridge 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.

Application Development
15 (3.472 %)XML
15 (3.472 %)CGI
Application Platforms
151 (35.42 %)Exchange Server 2003
232 (22.22 %)MS Exchange
326 (18.06 %)IIS
412 (8.333 %)Exchange Server 2000
56 (4.167 %)Exchange Server 2007
62 (1.389 %)SharePoint
71 (0.694 %)Lotus Notes
Applications
133 (22.92 %)MS Excel
214 (9.722 %)MS Office
33 (2.083 %)MS Visio
Business Applications
11 (0.694 %)Microsoft CRM
Communications & Networking
1111 (77.08 %)LAN
269 (47.92 %)TCP/IP
337 (25.69 %)VPN
435 (24.31 %)SAN
525 (17.36 %)Firewall
612 (8.333 %)Internet
710 (6.944 %)SNMP
89 (6.250 %)DHCP
89 (6.250 %)DNS
89 (6.250 %)Cisco IPT
89 (6.250 %)IP Telephony
98 (5.556 %)Frame Relay
98 (5.556 %)MPLS
106 (4.167 %)SSL
115 (3.472 %)Bluetooth
115 (3.472 %)VoIP
123 (2.083 %)OSPF
123 (2.083 %)BGP
123 (2.083 %)Cisco IOS
123 (2.083 %)VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
14 (2.778 %)SQL Server
22 (1.389 %)SQL Server 2000
General
121 (14.58 %)Pharmaceutical
217 (11.81 %)Pensions
314 (9.722 %)Insurance
412 (8.333 %)Telecoms
511 (7.639 %)Health
66 (4.167 %)Marketing
66 (4.167 %)Auditing
72 (1.389 %)Military
72 (1.389 %)Government
72 (1.389 %)Back Office
81 (0.694 %)Finance
81 (0.694 %)Retail
Job Titles
149 (34.03 %)Administrator
231 (21.53 %)Systems Administrator
329 (20.14 %)Analyst
417 (11.81 %)Windows Administrator
417 (11.81 %)Windows Systems Administrator
516 (11.11 %)Network Administrator
615 (10.42 %)Technical Support
713 (9.028 %)Support Analyst
812 (8.333 %)Network Support
98 (5.556 %)Telecoms Analyst
98 (5.556 %)Network Engineer
98 (5.556 %)Senior Analyst
98 (5.556 %)Network Analyst
98 (5.556 %)Technical Support Analyst
98 (5.556 %)Technical Analyst
98 (5.556 %)Senior Telecoms Analyst
107 (4.861 %)Support Engineer
107 (4.861 %)Consultant
116 (4.167 %)IT Manager
116 (4.167 %)2nd Line Support
Miscellaneous
15 (3.472 %)Biotechnology
24 (2.778 %)Computer Science
32 (1.389 %)VLE
41 (0.694 %)PKI
41 (0.694 %)Psychology
Operating Systems
190 (62.50 %)Windows
238 (26.39 %)Linux
336 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
433 (22.92 %)UNIX
524 (16.67 %)Windows 2000
610 (6.944 %)Windows XP
78 (5.556 %)Solaris
81 (0.694 %)AIX
Processes & Methodologies
125 (17.36 %)E-Commerce
29 (6.250 %)Network Design
34 (2.778 %)ITIL
42 (1.389 %)Service Management
42 (1.389 %)Service Delivery
42 (1.389 %)Disaster Recovery
42 (1.389 %)Product Marketing
51 (0.694 %)Time Management
51 (0.694 %)OO
51 (0.694 %)CRM
51 (0.694 %)Project Management
51 (0.694 %)Competitor Analysis
51 (0.694 %)Load Balancing
51 (0.694 %)Release Management
Programming Languages
119 (13.19 %)SQL
26 (4.167 %)Perl
35 (3.472 %)PHP
41 (0.694 %)Python
41 (0.694 %)Shell Script
41 (0.694 %)C
Qualifications
132 (22.22 %)Microsoft Certification
230 (20.83 %)MCSE
321 (14.58 %)MCP
417 (11.81 %)Degree
512 (8.333 %)Cisco Certification
611 (7.639 %)MCSA
75 (3.472 %)RHCE
84 (2.778 %)CCNA
93 (2.083 %)CCNP
102 (1.389 %)CCVP
111 (0.694 %)CCSE
111 (0.694 %)ITIL Certification
111 (0.694 %)CCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.389 %)SLA
System Software
163 (43.75 %)Active Directory
223 (15.97 %)NetBackup
314 (9.722 %)VMware Infrastructure
49 (6.250 %)VMware ESX
58 (5.556 %)Terminal Services
66 (4.167 %)Citrix Presentation Server
74 (2.778 %)Backup Exec
Systems Management
13 (2.083 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (0.694 %)WSUS
21 (0.694 %)Tivoli
Vendors
189 (61.81 %)Cisco
240 (27.78 %)VMware
337 (25.69 %)Microsoft
428 (19.44 %)Oracle
523 (15.97 %)Citrix
622 (15.28 %)NetApp
717 (11.81 %)CheckPoint
812 (8.333 %)HP
98 (5.556 %)VERITAS
107 (4.861 %)Sophos
115 (3.472 %)WatchGuard
115 (3.472 %)Sun
115 (3.472 %)Red Hat
122 (1.389 %)Symantec
131 (0.694 %)Blue Coat
131 (0.694 %)Fortinet
131 (0.694 %)Crossbeam
131 (0.694 %)Nortel
131 (0.694 %)Lotus
131 (0.694 %)Nokia
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