The first table below looks at the demand for WAN skills in IT jobs advertised for the City of London region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited WAN over the 3 months to 19 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Communications & Networking category for the City of London region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Wide Area Network (WAN)
Rank 136 103 140
Rank change year-on-year
-33 +37
Permanent jobs citing WAN 221 322 244
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the City of London 1.840% 2.445% 1.545%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 10.35% 15.22% 12.67%
Number of salaries quoted 205 285 223
Average salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
90% offered a salary of more than £36,900 £32,700 £31,300
10% offered a salary of more than £70,000 £70,000 £80,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
All Communications & Networking
City of London
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
2136 2115 1926
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the City of London 17.79% 16.06% 12.20%
Number of salaries quoted 1900 1904 1762
Average salary £52,500 £52,500 £52,500
90% offered a salary of more than £35,000 £32,500 £31,500
10% offered a salary of more than £70,000 £77,500 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +6.66%
WAN
London

WAN
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing WAN across the City of London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

City of London WAN Jobs Demand Trend

WAN
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing WAN across the City of London region.

City of London WAN Salary Trend

WAN
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing WAN across the City of London region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

City of London WAN Salary Histogram

WAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the City of London 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.

1 335 (69.65%) LAN
2 294 (61.12%) Cisco
3 218 (45.32%) Firewall
4 205 (42.62%) Cisco Certification
5 189 (39.29%) VPN
6 154 (32.02%) MPLS
7 143 (29.73%) Finance
8 138 (28.69%) Juniper
9 134 (27.86%) Windows
10 121 (25.16%) CCNP
11 120 (24.95%) Wireless
12 116 (24.12%) BGP
13 115 (23.91%) VMware
14 113 (23.49%) Active Directory
15 107 (22.25%) OSPF
16 99 (20.58%) CheckPoint
17 97 (20.17%) Microsoft
18 96 (19.96%) Network Security
19 94 (19.54%) EIGRP
20 88 (18.30%) Windows Server 2008
21 86 (17.88%) CCNA
21 86 (17.88%) VoIP
22 85 (17.67%) TCP/IP
23 84 (17.46%) CCIE
24 75 (15.59%) SAN
25 73 (15.18%) Windows Server 2003
26 69 (14.35%) ITIL
26 69 (14.35%) VMware Infrastructure
27 68 (14.14%) Cisco Nexus
28 64 (13.31%) Cisco ASA

WAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the City of London 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
1 6 (1.247%) Middleware
2 5 (1.040%) LAMP
3 4 (0.832%) COM
4 3 (0.624%) Application Packaging
4 3 (0.624%) ADSI
5 2 (0.416%) WebSphere MQ
5 2 (0.416%) .NET
5 2 (0.416%) WebSphere
5 2 (0.416%) XMPP
6 1 (0.208%) Ajax
6 1 (0.208%) DCOM
6 1 (0.208%) CSS
6 1 (0.208%) XML
6 1 (0.208%) J2EE
Application Platforms
1 42 (8.732%) MS Exchange
2 29 (6.029%) Exchange Server 2010
3 24 (4.990%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
4 20 (4.158%) Exchange Server 2007
5 9 (1.871%) SharePoint
6 8 (1.663%) Exchange Server 2003
7 7 (1.455%) Lync
8 5 (1.040%) IBM Notes
9 4 (0.832%) IIS
10 3 (0.624%) WorkSite
11 2 (0.416%) BizTalk Server
12 1 (0.208%) SharePoint 2010
12 1 (0.208%) Apache
12 1 (0.208%) CMS
Applications
1 47 (9.771%) MS Office
2 41 (8.524%) MS Excel
3 19 (3.950%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.832%) MS PowerPoint
5 2 (0.416%) MS Project
5 2 (0.416%) Office 365
6 1 (0.208%) CINEMA 4D
6 1 (0.208%) Adobe After Effects
6 1 (0.208%) Maya
Business Applications
1 3 (0.624%) Oracle EBS
2 2 (0.416%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.208%) SAP Oil and Gas
3 1 (0.208%) Lawson
3 1 (0.208%) Movex
Communications & Networking
1 335 (69.65%) LAN
2 218 (45.32%) Firewall
3 189 (39.29%) VPN
4 154 (32.02%) MPLS
5 120 (24.95%) Wireless
6 116 (24.12%) BGP
7 107 (22.25%) OSPF
8 96 (19.96%) Network Security
9 94 (19.54%) EIGRP
10 86 (17.88%) VoIP
11 85 (17.67%) TCP/IP
12 75 (15.59%) SAN
13 68 (14.14%) Cisco Nexus
14 64 (13.31%) Cisco ASA
15 57 (11.85%) DNS
16 54 (11.23%) Internet
17 49 (10.19%) Cisco IOS
17 49 (10.19%) DHCP
18 47 (9.771%) VLAN
19 43 (8.940%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (6.237%) SQL Server
2 20 (4.158%) MySQL
3 6 (1.247%) SQL Server 2005
3 6 (1.247%) SQL Server 2008
4 5 (1.040%) Hadoop
5 4 (0.832%) Oracle 8/8i
6 3 (0.624%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (0.416%) SQL Server 2000
7 2 (0.416%) Oracle 10g
7 2 (0.416%) Oracle 9i
7 2 (0.416%) CouchDB
7 2 (0.416%) Big Data
7 2 (0.416%) MongoDB
7 2 (0.416%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.208%) SQL Server 2012
8 1 (0.208%) Data Mining
8 1 (0.208%) OLTP
8 1 (0.208%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 3 (0.624%) InstallShield
2 1 (0.208%) JIRA
2 1 (0.208%) JBuilder
2 1 (0.208%) Visual Studio
General
1 143 (29.73%) Finance
2 53 (11.02%) Telecoms
3 34 (7.069%) Banking
4 32 (6.653%) Law
5 13 (2.703%) Legal
6 10 (2.079%) Advertising
6 10 (2.079%) Publishing
7 9 (1.871%) Marketing
8 8 (1.663%) Financial Institution
9 5 (1.040%) Investment Banking
10 4 (0.832%) Back Office
10 4 (0.832%) Local Government
11 3 (0.624%) Retail
12 2 (0.416%) Games
12 2 (0.416%) Electronics
12 2 (0.416%) Multimedia
13 1 (0.208%) Online Betting
13 1 (0.208%) Mandarin Language
13 1 (0.208%) Dutch Language
13 1 (0.208%) French Language
Job Titles
1 109 (22.66%) Network Engineer
2 83 (17.26%) Analyst
3 40 (8.316%) Support Analyst
4 39 (8.108%) Architect
5 33 (6.861%) Consultant
6 27 (5.613%) Cisco Engineer
7 25 (5.198%) Systems Engineer
8 24 (4.990%) Senior Network Engineer
9 22 (4.574%) Support Engineer
10 19 (3.950%) Network Analyst
11 18 (3.742%) Project Manager
12 16 (3.326%) Cisco Network Engineer
12 16 (3.326%) Network Support
12 16 (3.326%) Senior Systems Engineer
13 15 (3.119%) Team Leader
14 14 (2.911%) Network Manager
15 13 (2.703%) Security Engineer
15 13 (2.703%) Senior Manager
15 13 (2.703%) Technical Support
16 12 (2.495%) Infrastructure Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 32 (6.653%) Blackberry
2 21 (4.366%) Computer Science
3 18 (3.742%) Social Media
4 14 (2.911%) Clustering
5 11 (2.287%) Video Conferencing
6 10 (2.079%) Replication
7 9 (1.871%) Fat Client
7 9 (1.871%) Economics
7 9 (1.871%) Thin Client
8 6 (1.247%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 5 (1.040%) PKI
9 5 (1.040%) IVR
10 4 (0.832%) Management Information System
10 4 (0.832%) Derivative
10 4 (0.832%) iSeries
11 3 (0.624%) Hedge funds
11 3 (0.624%) iPad
11 3 (0.624%) SaaS
11 3 (0.624%) Client/Server
11 3 (0.624%) Fixed Income
Operating Systems
1 134 (27.86%) Windows
2 88 (18.30%) Windows Server 2008
3 73 (15.18%) Windows Server 2003
4 60 (12.47%) Linux
5 31 (6.445%) UNIX
6 21 (4.366%) Windows 7
7 19 (3.950%) Windows XP
8 13 (2.703%) Windows Vista
9 8 (1.663%) Windows Server 2012
10 6 (1.247%) Solaris
11 5 (1.040%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 3 (0.624%) Oracle Linux
13 2 (0.416%) Windows 8
14 1 (0.208%) Mac OS
14 1 (0.208%) CentOS
14 1 (0.208%) Windows NT
14 1 (0.208%) Windows 2000
14 1 (0.208%) AIX
14 1 (0.208%) Mac OS X
14 1 (0.208%) NetWare
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (14.35%) ITIL
2 53 (11.02%) Network Design
3 32 (6.653%) Project Management
4 29 (6.029%) Capacity Planning
5 28 (5.821%) Disaster Recovery
5 28 (5.821%) Change Management
6 27 (5.613%) Service Delivery
6 27 (5.613%) Load Balancing
7 25 (5.198%) Network Management
8 23 (4.782%) Migration
9 22 (4.574%) PRINCE2
10 17 (3.534%) Asset Management
11 16 (3.326%) Technical Architecture
12 15 (3.119%) Performance Management
12 15 (3.119%) Business Continuity
13 13 (2.703%) Risk Management
14 12 (2.495%) Stakeholder Management
14 12 (2.495%) Service Management
15 11 (2.287%) Continuous Improvement
16 10 (2.079%) Problem Management
Programming Languages
1 17 (3.534%) SQL
2 14 (2.911%) PowerShell
3 7 (1.455%) VB
4 6 (1.247%) Shell Script
5 5 (1.040%) Perl
6 4 (0.832%) T-SQL
7 3 (0.624%) Bash shell
7 3 (0.624%) Java
7 3 (0.624%) C
8 2 (0.416%) VBScript
9 1 (0.208%) Bourne shell
9 1 (0.208%) Ruby
9 1 (0.208%) Korn
9 1 (0.208%) Python
9 1 (0.208%) C#
9 1 (0.208%) PHP
9 1 (0.208%) AppleScript
Qualifications
1 205 (42.62%) Cisco Certification
2 121 (25.16%) CCNP
3 86 (17.88%) CCNA
4 84 (17.46%) CCIE
5 57 (11.85%) Degree
6 32 (6.653%) Microsoft Certification
7 28 (5.821%) MCSE
8 25 (5.198%) CCVP
8 25 (5.198%) CCSP
9 24 (4.990%) JNCIA
9 24 (4.990%) JNCIS
10 23 (4.782%) Security Cleared
10 23 (4.782%) CCDP
11 20 (4.158%) CCIP
12 16 (3.326%) CISSP
13 15 (3.119%) JNCIE
13 15 (3.119%) CCSE
14 14 (2.911%) CCSA
14 14 (2.911%) SC Cleared
15 12 (2.495%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (3.950%) SLA
2 13 (2.703%) PCI DSS
3 12 (2.495%) QA
4 9 (1.871%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (1.040%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 113 (23.49%) Active Directory
2 69 (14.35%) VMware Infrastructure
3 30 (6.237%) XenApp
4 23 (4.782%) VMware ESX
5 22 (4.574%) XenDesktop
6 17 (3.534%) vSphere
7 16 (3.326%) Hyper-V
8 7 (1.455%) Xen
9 6 (1.247%) ProxySG
9 6 (1.247%) VMware Server
10 4 (0.832%) MetaFrame
10 4 (0.832%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 4 (0.832%) XenServer
10 4 (0.832%) Forefront TMG
11 3 (0.624%) Microsoft App-V
11 3 (0.624%) Terminal Services
11 3 (0.624%) ISA Server
12 2 (0.416%) Oracle RMAN
12 2 (0.416%) Citrix Presentation Server
12 2 (0.416%) UAG
Systems Management
1 20 (4.158%) Cisco UCCX
2 19 (3.950%) Cisco CUCM
3 14 (2.911%) WSUS
4 11 (2.287%) CiscoWorks
5 10 (2.079%) Cisco UCCE
5 10 (2.079%) WhatsUp Gold
6 9 (1.871%) SCCM
7 8 (1.663%) Norton AntiVirus
8 6 (1.247%) NetBackup
8 6 (1.247%) Backup Exec
8 6 (1.247%) FortiGate
9 5 (1.040%) Tivoli
9 5 (1.040%) Tivoli Storage Manager
10 4 (0.832%) SolarWinds Orion
11 3 (0.624%) SCOM
11 3 (0.624%) WMI
12 2 (0.416%) Nagios
12 2 (0.416%) Cacti
12 2 (0.416%) Data Guard
13 1 (0.208%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 294 (61.12%) Cisco
2 138 (28.69%) Juniper
3 115 (23.91%) VMware
4 99 (20.58%) CheckPoint
5 97 (20.17%) Microsoft
6 63 (13.10%) Citrix
7 58 (12.06%) HP
8 57 (11.85%) F5
9 33 (6.861%) NetApp
10 31 (6.445%) EMC
11 24 (4.990%) Dell
12 22 (4.574%) Riverbed
13 16 (3.326%) Fortinet
13 16 (3.326%) Symantec
14 15 (3.119%) Oracle
14 15 (3.119%) IBM
15 13 (2.703%) Red Hat
16 12 (2.495%) Mitel
16 12 (2.495%) Twitter
17 10 (2.079%) McAfee
City of London
2nd Line Support Engineer CCNP Voice, £45-40k + bonus, London A global IT company are looking for a 2nd Line Support Engineer to join their support team in...
Fulcrum Telecom
Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum + bonus
Posted: 29 May 2013
City of London
The engineer will join the engineering team that holds responsibility optimising and improving the banks Cisco routers and switches, Voice, LAN, WLAN, WAN, firewalls and data connectivity... Ideal...
Huxley Associates
Salary: £45000 - £65000 per annum + Banking Benefits + Bonus
Posted: 5 June 2013
City of London
Network Architect required to join a growing team in an exciting growing international business, based the European head office in London.The Network Architect will be required to...
Fulcrum Telecom
Salary: £56000.00 - £63000.00 per annum + Pension, Travel
Posted: 5 June 2013
City of London
As the application support analyst, you will be working in hands on capacity with UNIX and SQL technologies to support the front office trade execution platform. The production...
harringtonstarr
Salary: £50000 - £65000 per annum + Bonus and Benefits
Posted: 15 June 2013
City, London
As the application support analyst, you will be working in hands on capacity with UNIX and SQL technologies to support the front office trade execution platform. The production...
Harrington Starr
Salary: £50000 - £65000 per annum + Bonus and Benefits
Posted: 15 June 2013
City, London
HAYS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Salary: £55000.00 - £65000.00 per annum + BONUS + BENEFITS
Posted: 13 June 2013
City of London
Hays Specialist Recruitment
Salary: £55000.00 - £65000.00 per annum + BONUS + BENEFITS
Posted: 13 June 2013
City, London
Eutopia Solutions Ltd
Salary: £40000.00 - £60000.00 per annum + package
Posted: 14 June 2013
City of London
Cornucopia IT Resourcing Limited
Salary: £300000 - £330000 per annum
Posted: 14 June 2013
City, London
Linkpoint Resources
Salary: From £45,000 to £55,000 per annum
Posted: 13 June 2013
City, London
Cornucopia IT Resourcing
Salary: £300000 - £330000 per annum
Posted: 14 June 2013
City, London
Euromonitor International
Salary: Up to £28,000 per annum
Posted: 17 June 2013
City of London
Bluefire Consulting
Salary: £28000 - £32000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 28 May 2013
City of London
ITHR
Salary: £1600 - £1750 per week
Posted: 12 June 2013
City, London
Anderson Cole Recruitment Ltd
Salary: From £40,000 to £55,000 per annum Bonus and benefits package
Posted: 18 June 2013
City, London
The People Network
Salary: £35000 - £42000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 15 June 2013
City of London
Hudson IT London
Salary: £70000 - £80000 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 31 May 2013
City, London
Grey Spark
Salary: Attractive Salary + Benefits + Quarterly Bonus
Posted: 4 June 2013
City of London
Real Staffing
Salary: £45000 - £65000 per annum + car
Posted: 28 May 2013
City of London
Real Staffing
Salary: £40000 - £65000 per annum
Posted: 12 June 2013
City of London
Real Staffing
Salary: £45000 - £52000 per annum
Posted: 5 June 2013