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This section looks at the demand for Wide Area Network (WAN) skills within the Cheltenham region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited WAN over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWide Area Network (WAN)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank4547
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching permanent IT job ads143
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.001 %
As % of the category below17.07 %5.172 %
Salaries quoted122
Average minimum salary£37,000£27,500
Average salary£40,000£31,000
% change on same period last year+29.03 %
Average maximum salary£43,000£34,500
UK excluding London average salary£35,660£37,387
% change on same period last year-4.61 %
Cheltenham IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Cheltenham
Matching permanent IT job ads8258
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.045 %0.024 %
Salaries quoted6948
Average minimum salary£33,339£25,826
Average salary£36,394£28,046
% change on same period last year+29.76 %
Average maximum salary£39,448£30,266
UK excluding London average salary£37,625£39,458
% change on same period last year-4.64 %
WAN GloucestershireWAN
Gloucestershire

WAN
Demand Trend

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

Cheltenham 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 Cheltenham region.

Cheltenham WAN Salary Trend

WAN
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing WAN across the Cheltenham region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Cheltenham WAN Salary Histogram

WAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Cheltenham 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.

121 (95.45 %)Cisco
218 (81.82 %)LAN
313 (59.09 %)CCNA
313 (59.09 %)Cisco Certification
412 (54.55 %)Windows Server 2003
412 (54.55 %)Windows
59 (40.91 %)SDH
59 (40.91 %)UMTS
59 (40.91 %)ATM
59 (40.91 %)Broadband
59 (40.91 %)GSM
59 (40.91 %)Firewall
59 (40.91 %)Telecoms
59 (40.91 %)Network Planning
68 (36.36 %)Active Directory
68 (36.36 %)TCP/IP
68 (36.36 %)Windows XP
74 (18.18 %)SQL
74 (18.18 %)UNIX
74 (18.18 %)Linux
74 (18.18 %)MCSE
74 (18.18 %)MCSA
74 (18.18 %)Microsoft
74 (18.18 %)CCNP
74 (18.18 %)Citrix
74 (18.18 %)Microsoft Certification
74 (18.18 %)Finance
74 (18.18 %)VMware
74 (18.18 %)Strategic Planning
82 (9.091 %)MS Excel

WAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Cheltenham 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.

Cheltenham IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (9.091 %)MS Excel
Cheltenham IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
118 (81.82 %)LAN
29 (40.91 %)SDH
29 (40.91 %)UMTS
29 (40.91 %)ATM
29 (40.91 %)Broadband
29 (40.91 %)GSM
29 (40.91 %)Firewall
38 (36.36 %)TCP/IP
41 (4.545 %)Internet
Cheltenham IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (40.91 %)Telecoms
24 (18.18 %)Finance
31 (4.545 %)Government
31 (4.545 %)Electronics
Cheltenham IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (40.91 %)Support Engineer
19 (40.91 %)Products Support Engineer
24 (18.18 %)IT Manager
32 (9.091 %)Technical Trainer
32 (9.091 %)Trainer
41 (4.545 %)Technical Manager
41 (4.545 %)Network Engineer
Cheltenham IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (54.55 %)Windows
112 (54.55 %)Windows Server 2003
28 (36.36 %)Windows XP
34 (18.18 %)UNIX
34 (18.18 %)Linux
Cheltenham IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (40.91 %)Network Planning
24 (18.18 %)Strategic Planning
31 (4.545 %)DV Cleared
31 (4.545 %)Security Cleared
31 (4.545 %)Network Design
Cheltenham IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (18.18 %)SQL
21 (4.545 %)C
Cheltenham IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
113 (59.09 %)CCNA
113 (59.09 %)Cisco Certification
24 (18.18 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (18.18 %)MCSE
24 (18.18 %)MCSA
24 (18.18 %)CCNP
Cheltenham IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (36.36 %)Active Directory
Cheltenham IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
121 (95.45 %)Cisco
24 (18.18 %)Microsoft
24 (18.18 %)Citrix
24 (18.18 %)VMware