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

LinkWireless LAN (WLAN)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank159138
Rank change on same period last yearDown-21
Matching permanent IT job ads619
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.688 %1.969 %
Salaries quoted219
Average minimum salary£34,000£30,632
Average salary£37,750£37,474
% change on same period last year+0.73 %
Average maximum salary£41,500£44,316
UK excluding London average salary£42,586£41,327
% change on same period last year+3.04 %
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Cambridgeshire
Matching permanent IT job ads872965
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.483 %0.405 %
Salaries quoted710781
Average minimum salary£34,311£33,337
Average salary£37,176£37,178
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£40,040£41,018
UK excluding London average salary£37,602£39,396
% change on same period last year-4.55 %
WLAN East of EnglandWLAN
East of England

WLAN
Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire WLAN Demand Trend

WLAN
Salary Trend

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

Cambridgeshire WLAN Salary Trend

WLAN
Salary Histogram

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

Cambridgeshire WLAN Salary Histogram

WLAN
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WLAN within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
PeterboroughNew entry-1£38,000-
CambridgeDown-311£37,500-11.76 %
WLAN East of EnglandWLAN
East of England

WLAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing WLAN 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 WLAN.

111 (64.71 %)Wireless
29 (52.94 %)C
29 (52.94 %)LAN
37 (41.18 %)C++
46 (35.29 %).NET
46 (35.29 %)SQL Server
46 (35.29 %)MS Excel
46 (35.29 %)Microsoft
46 (35.29 %)UWB
55 (29.41 %)3G
55 (29.41 %)Cisco
55 (29.41 %)Assembly Language
55 (29.41 %)ASP.NET
55 (29.41 %)C#
64 (23.53 %)MCP
64 (23.53 %)PRINCE2
64 (23.53 %)Bluetooth
64 (23.53 %)GPRS
64 (23.53 %)Embedded C
64 (23.53 %)Embedded C++
64 (23.53 %)Microsoft Certification
64 (23.53 %)PRINCE
64 (23.53 %)Project Management
64 (23.53 %)SQL Server 2005
73 (17.65 %)SQL
73 (17.65 %)Windows
82 (11.76 %)UML
82 (11.76 %)Firmware
82 (11.76 %)Technical Architecture
82 (11.76 %)WCF

WLAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing WLAN 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 WLAN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (35.29 %).NET
25 (29.41 %)ASP.NET
32 (11.76 %)WCF
32 (11.76 %)WPF
32 (11.76 %)Silverlight
32 (11.76 %)ASP.NET 2.0
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (35.29 %)MS Excel
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (64.71 %)Wireless
29 (52.94 %)LAN
36 (35.29 %)UWB
45 (29.41 %)3G
54 (23.53 %)Bluetooth
54 (23.53 %)GPRS
61 (5.882 %)UMTS
61 (5.882 %)WAN
61 (5.882 %)DVB
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (35.29 %)SQL Server
24 (23.53 %)SQL Server 2005
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (5.882 %)Health
11 (5.882 %)Pensions
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (35.29 %)Developer
24 (23.53 %)Software Developer
24 (23.53 %)Embedded C Engineer
24 (23.53 %)Embedded C/C++ Engineer
24 (23.53 %)Embedded C++ Engineer
32 (11.76 %)Software Engineer
32 (11.76 %)Consultant
32 (11.76 %).NET Developer
32 (11.76 %)C# Developer
32 (11.76 %)Embedded Software Engineer
32 (11.76 %)Implementation Consultant
41 (5.882 %)Implementation Manager
41 (5.882 %)Implementation Project Manager
41 (5.882 %)Network Engineer
41 (5.882 %)Project Manager
41 (5.882 %)C Software Engineer
41 (5.882 %)Real Time Software Engineer
41 (5.882 %)Real Time Engineer
41 (5.882 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (11.76 %)Firmware
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (17.65 %)Windows
21 (5.882 %)Linux
21 (5.882 %)UNIX
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (23.53 %)PRINCE2
14 (23.53 %)PRINCE
14 (23.53 %)Project Management
22 (11.76 %)UML
22 (11.76 %)Technical Architecture
31 (5.882 %)Use Case
31 (5.882 %)Zachman Framework
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (52.94 %)C
27 (41.18 %)C++
35 (29.41 %)C#
35 (29.41 %)Assembly Language
44 (23.53 %)Embedded C
44 (23.53 %)Embedded C++
53 (17.65 %)SQL
61 (5.882 %)Python
61 (5.882 %)Perl
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (23.53 %)MCP
14 (23.53 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (5.882 %)CCNP
21 (5.882 %)Cisco Certification
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (35.29 %)Microsoft
25 (29.41 %)Cisco