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This section looks at the demand for Storage Area Network (SAN) skills within the Cheshire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SAN over the last 3 months to 13 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkStorage Area Network (SAN)
Location
3 months to 13 May 2008Same period last year
Rank72105
Rank change on same period last yearUp+33
Matching permanent IT job ads8046
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.039 %0.020 %
As % of the category below12.86 %7.877 %
Salaries quoted7044
Average minimum salary£39,746£35,726
Average salary£44,472£37,806
% change on same period last year+17.63 %
Average maximum salary£49,197£39,885
UK excluding London average salary£42,640£45,529
% change on same period last year-6.34 %
Communications & Networking CheshireCommunications & Networking
Cheshire
Matching permanent IT job ads622584
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.304 %0.251 %
Salaries quoted570541
Average minimum salary£29,612£31,131
Average salary£32,160£33,619
% change on same period last year-4.33 %
Average maximum salary£34,708£36,107
UK excluding London average salary£37,690£39,009
% change on same period last year-3.38 %
SAN North WestSAN
North West

SAN
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire SAN Demand Trend

SAN
Salary Trend

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

Cheshire SAN Salary Trend

SAN
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SAN across the Cheshire region over the past 3 months.

Cheshire SAN Salary Histogram

SAN
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SAN within the Cheshire region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1WarringtonDown-311£33,167-25.58 %
2KnutsfordDown-217£37,714-
3CreweNew entry-6£38,333-
4ChesterDown-141--
4RuncornNew entry-1£37,500-
SAN North WestSAN
North West

SAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Cheshire region citing SAN also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing SAN.

1117 (83.57 %)Windows
287 (62.14 %)Unix
380 (57.14 %)Banking
478 (55.71 %)Mainframe
573 (52.14 %)PRINCE2
665 (46.43 %)Stakeholder Management
665 (46.43 %)PMP
665 (46.43 %)PMI Certification
665 (46.43 %)Matrix Management
727 (19.29 %)MS Excel
825 (17.86 %)Active Directory
924 (17.14 %)Microsoft
924 (17.14 %)ITIL
1022 (15.71 %)SQL
1022 (15.71 %)VMware
1121 (15.00 %)MCSE
1121 (15.00 %)Microsoft Certification
1220 (14.29 %)Citrix
1319 (13.57 %)Finance
1319 (13.57 %)Pensions
1418 (12.86 %)Exchange Server 2003
1517 (12.14 %)Exchange Server 2000
1616 (11.43 %)IIS
1715 (10.71 %)Clustering
1814 (10.00 %)ISA Server
1814 (10.00 %)SQL Server
1913 (9.286 %)MCSA
1913 (9.286 %)OpenView Configuration Management
1913 (9.286 %)Internet
1913 (9.286 %)Middleware

SAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Cheshire region citing SAN also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing SAN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
113 (9.286 %)Middleware
Application Platforms
118 (12.86 %)Exchange Server 2003
217 (12.14 %)Exchange Server 2000
316 (11.43 %)IIS
412 (8.571 %)MS Exchange
412 (8.571 %)Exchange Server 5.5
51 (0.714 %)CICS
51 (0.714 %)SharePoint
Applications
127 (19.29 %)MS Excel
25 (3.571 %)MS Office
Business Applications
11 (0.714 %)SoftGrid
Communications & Networking
113 (9.286 %)Internet
29 (6.429 %)DNS
37 (5.000 %)TCP/IP
46 (4.286 %)LAN
46 (4.286 %)WAN
55 (3.571 %)WINS
64 (2.857 %)DMZ
64 (2.857 %)LDAP
64 (2.857 %)Network Security
73 (2.143 %)3G
73 (2.143 %)Firewall
82 (1.429 %)HTTP
82 (1.429 %)iSCSI
91 (0.714 %)VPN
91 (0.714 %)Ethernet
91 (0.714 %)VoIP
91 (0.714 %)Frame Relay
91 (0.714 %)IPsec
91 (0.714 %)MPLS
91 (0.714 %)HTTPS
Database & Business Intelligence
114 (10.00 %)SQL Server
28 (5.714 %)SQL Server 2005
34 (2.857 %)SQL Server 7
34 (2.857 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (0.714 %)Datawarehouse
41 (0.714 %)Oracle 10g
Development Applications
11 (0.714 %)CruiseControl
General
180 (57.14 %)Banking
219 (13.57 %)Finance
219 (13.57 %)Pensions
313 (9.286 %)Health
44 (2.857 %)Retail
51 (0.714 %)Games
Job Titles
166 (47.14 %)Project Manager
225 (17.86 %)Infrastructure Project Manager
225 (17.86 %)Infrastructure Manager
322 (15.71 %)Analyst
414 (10.00 %)Support Analyst
510 (7.143 %)Architect
510 (7.143 %)3rd Line Support
69 (6.429 %)Test Engineer
78 (5.714 %)Wintel Engineer
87 (5.000 %)Infrastructure Analyst
87 (5.000 %)Administrator
96 (4.286 %)Server Support
96 (4.286 %)Team Leader
96 (4.286 %)Technical Specialist
96 (4.286 %)Server Analyst
105 (3.571 %)Infrastructure Architect
105 (3.571 %)Server Support Analyst
114 (2.857 %)Cisco Engineer
114 (2.857 %)Support Engineer
114 (2.857 %)Junior
Miscellaneous
178 (55.71 %)Mainframe
215 (10.71 %)Clustering
312 (8.571 %)Blackberry
46 (4.286 %)HACMP
55 (3.571 %)Management Information System
64 (2.857 %)CLARiiON
64 (2.857 %)Symmetrix
64 (2.857 %)EMC Centera
64 (2.857 %)Celerra
72 (1.429 %)PMI
Operating Systems
1117 (83.57 %)Windows
287 (62.14 %)Unix
312 (8.571 %)Windows NT
49 (6.429 %)AIX
49 (6.429 %)Solaris
49 (6.429 %)Windows Server 2003
56 (4.286 %)Windows XP
64 (2.857 %)Windows 2000
73 (2.143 %)Linux
82 (1.429 %)HPUX
Processes & Methodologies
173 (52.14 %)PRINCE2
265 (46.43 %)Stakeholder Management
265 (46.43 %)Matrix Management
324 (17.14 %)ITIL
410 (7.143 %)Change Management
59 (6.429 %)PRINCE
66 (4.286 %)Migration
66 (4.286 %)Load Balancing
73 (2.143 %)Network Design
81 (0.714 %)Service Management
81 (0.714 %)Disaster Recovery
81 (0.714 %)E-business
81 (0.714 %)Business Continuity
81 (0.714 %)Data Management
81 (0.714 %)Document Management
Programming Languages
122 (15.71 %)SQL
29 (6.429 %)C
36 (4.286 %)Shell Script
41 (0.714 %)PHP
41 (0.714 %)VBScript
Qualifications
165 (46.43 %)PMP
165 (46.43 %)PMI Certification
221 (15.00 %)Microsoft Certification
221 (15.00 %)MCSE
313 (9.286 %)MCSA
45 (3.571 %)MCP
45 (3.571 %)Cisco Certification
54 (2.857 %)CCNA
54 (2.857 %)A+ Certification
63 (2.143 %)MBCS
63 (2.143 %)CCNP
63 (2.143 %)ISEB
72 (1.429 %)Citrix Certification
81 (0.714 %)CCDA
81 (0.714 %)CCDP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
17 (5.000 %)SLA
System Software
125 (17.86 %)Active Directory
214 (10.00 %)ISA Server
33 (2.143 %)NetBackup
41 (0.714 %)VMware ESX
Systems Management
113 (9.286 %)MOM
113 (9.286 %)OpenView Configuration Management
212 (8.571 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
36 (4.286 %)Tivoli
45 (3.571 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
54 (2.857 %)EMC TimeFinder
54 (2.857 %)OpenView
54 (2.857 %)CiscoWorks
63 (2.143 %)Tivoli Identity Manager
Vendors
124 (17.14 %)Microsoft
222 (15.71 %)VMware
320 (14.29 %)Citrix
412 (8.571 %)HP
58 (5.714 %)Cisco
65 (3.571 %)EMC
74 (2.857 %)Concord
74 (2.857 %)Brocade
83 (2.143 %)Compaq
83 (2.143 %)IBM
92 (1.429 %)Symantec
101 (0.714 %)Sun
101 (0.714 %)Oracle
101 (0.714 %)Altiris
101 (0.714 %)Avaya
101 (0.714 %)NetApp
101 (0.714 %)Nokia
101 (0.714 %)VERITAS
101 (0.714 %)Red Hat
101 (0.714 %)CheckPoint
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