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This section looks at the demand for Wide Area Network (WAN) skills within the Dorset 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWide Area Network (WAN)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank7878
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching permanent IT job ads1115
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.006 %
As % of the category below5.556 %8.427 %
Salaries quoted1115
Average minimum salary£28,364£26,933
Average salary£29,523£29,900
% change on same period last year-1.26 %
Average maximum salary£30,682£32,867
UK excluding London average salary£35,174£37,462
% change on same period last year-6.10 %
Dorset IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Dorset
Matching permanent IT job ads198178
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.105 %0.073 %
Salaries quoted165149
Average minimum salary£28,906£30,625
Average salary£31,424£34,308
% change on same period last year-8.40 %
Average maximum salary£33,941£37,991
UK excluding London average salary£37,397£39,734
% change on same period last year-5.88 %
WAN South WestWAN
South West

WAN
Demand Trend

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

Dorset 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 Dorset region.

Dorset WAN Salary Trend

WAN
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing WAN across the Dorset region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Dorset WAN Salary Histogram

WAN
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WAN within the Dorset region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
PooleUp+204£28,500-14.92 %
BournemouthUp+182£30,000+7.14 %
Blandford ForumNo change02£36,500+4.28 %
WAN South WestWAN
South West

WAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Dorset 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.

120 (100.00 %)LAN
213 (65.00 %)Windows
39 (45.00 %)Active Directory
39 (45.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
48 (40.00 %)Windows 2000
56 (30.00 %)DHCP
56 (30.00 %)TCP/IP
56 (30.00 %)Citrix
56 (30.00 %)Microsoft
56 (30.00 %)DNS
65 (25.00 %)Cisco
65 (25.00 %)SAN
65 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
65 (25.00 %)Finance
74 (20.00 %)VMware
74 (20.00 %)Firewall
74 (20.00 %)ISA Server
74 (20.00 %)Microsoft Certification
74 (20.00 %)MS Excel
74 (20.00 %)Windows XP
74 (20.00 %)MCSE
74 (20.00 %)MCP
74 (20.00 %)UNIX
83 (15.00 %)Banking
83 (15.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
83 (15.00 %)SQL
83 (15.00 %)Solaris
83 (15.00 %)Linux
83 (15.00 %)MS Exchange
83 (15.00 %)LDAP

WAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Dorset 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.

Dorset IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (45.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
23 (15.00 %)MS Exchange
31 (5.000 %)Exchange Server 2000
Dorset IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (20.00 %)MS Excel
Dorset IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
120 (100.00 %)LAN
26 (30.00 %)DHCP
26 (30.00 %)TCP/IP
26 (30.00 %)DNS
35 (25.00 %)SAN
44 (20.00 %)Firewall
53 (15.00 %)LDAP
62 (10.00 %)iSCSI
62 (10.00 %)VPN
71 (5.000 %)VoIP
71 (5.000 %)Internet
71 (5.000 %)MPLS
71 (5.000 %)Network Security
Dorset IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (10.00 %)SQL Server
21 (5.000 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (5.000 %)SQL Server 2005
Dorset IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (25.00 %)Finance
23 (15.00 %)Banking
32 (10.00 %)Telecoms
41 (5.000 %)Local Government
41 (5.000 %)Pharmaceutical
41 (5.000 %)Financial Institution
41 (5.000 %)Chemicals
41 (5.000 %)Government
41 (5.000 %)Manufacturing
Dorset IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (35.00 %)Analyst
17 (35.00 %)Support Analyst
26 (30.00 %)Server Support
34 (20.00 %)Network Technician
34 (20.00 %)Server Support Analyst
34 (20.00 %)Server Analyst
43 (15.00 %)UNIX Administrator
43 (15.00 %)Administrator
43 (15.00 %)UNIX Systems Administrator
43 (15.00 %)Support Technician
43 (15.00 %)Systems Administrator
52 (10.00 %)Network Engineer
52 (10.00 %)Technical Support
52 (10.00 %)Technical Analyst
52 (10.00 %)IT Support Analyst
52 (10.00 %)Senior Support Analyst
52 (10.00 %)Senior Analyst
52 (10.00 %)Technical Support Analyst
52 (10.00 %)Server Support Technician
52 (10.00 %)Network Support
Dorset IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.000 %)Thin Client
11 (5.000 %)Biotechnology
11 (5.000 %)Life Science
11 (5.000 %)Fat Client
Dorset IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (65.00 %)Windows
28 (40.00 %)Windows 2000
35 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
44 (20.00 %)UNIX
44 (20.00 %)Windows XP
53 (15.00 %)Solaris
53 (15.00 %)Linux
Dorset IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (10.00 %)ITIL
12 (10.00 %)Configuration Management
12 (10.00 %)Data Security
12 (10.00 %)Fault Management
21 (5.000 %)Incident Management
21 (5.000 %)ERP
Dorset IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (15.00 %)SQL
Dorset IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (20.00 %)MCP
14 (20.00 %)MCSE
14 (20.00 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (10.00 %)Citrix Certification
22 (10.00 %)MCSA
31 (5.000 %)CCNP
31 (5.000 %)CCA
31 (5.000 %)Cisco Certification
Dorset IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (10.00 %)SLA
Dorset IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
19 (45.00 %)Active Directory
24 (20.00 %)ISA Server
33 (15.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
42 (10.00 %)Terminal Server
42 (10.00 %)VMware ESX
42 (10.00 %)Backup Exec
42 (10.00 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Dorset IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (30.00 %)Microsoft
16 (30.00 %)Citrix
25 (25.00 %)Cisco
34 (20.00 %)VMware
42 (10.00 %)VERITAS
42 (10.00 %)Websense
51 (5.000 %)BT
51 (5.000 %)Anite
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