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This section looks at the demand for Wide Area Network (WAN) skills within the Durham 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWide Area Network (WAN)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank2928
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching permanent IT job ads77
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.003 %
As % of the category below43.75 %36.84 %
Salaries quoted36
Average minimum salary£31,667£21,000
Average salary£31,667£23,250
% change on same period last year+36.20 %
Average maximum salary£31,667£25,500
UK excluding London average salary£35,539£37,269
% change on same period last year-4.64 %
Durham IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Durham
Matching permanent IT job ads1619
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.008 %
Salaries quoted817
Average minimum salary£26,750£21,638
Average salary£27,292£23,382
% change on same period last year+16.71 %
Average maximum salary£27,833£25,127
UK excluding London average salary£37,584£39,545
% change on same period last year-4.96 %
WAN North EastWAN
North East

WAN
Demand Trend

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

Durham 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 Durham region.

Durham WAN Salary Trend

WAN
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing WAN across the Durham region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Durham 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 Durham region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
Stockton-on-TeesNew entry-5£45,000-
DarlingtonDown-92£25,000+6.83 %
WAN North EastWAN
North East

WAN
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Durham 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.

18 (100.00 %)LAN
27 (87.50 %)Windows
27 (87.50 %)Windows Server 2003
36 (75.00 %)Citrix
44 (50.00 %)Active Directory
44 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
44 (50.00 %)SQL
53 (37.50 %)Exchange Server 2003
53 (37.50 %)Firewall
53 (37.50 %)MS Exchange
62 (25.00 %)Intranet
62 (25.00 %)Internet
62 (25.00 %)MCP
62 (25.00 %)MCSE
62 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
71 (12.50 %)Cisco PIX
71 (12.50 %)CheckPoint
71 (12.50 %)TCP/IP
71 (12.50 %)Cisco
71 (12.50 %)CCNP
71 (12.50 %)OSPF
71 (12.50 %)BGP
71 (12.50 %)Cisco Certification

WAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Durham 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.

Durham IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (37.50 %)MS Exchange
13 (37.50 %)Exchange Server 2003
Durham IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (100.00 %)LAN
23 (37.50 %)Firewall
32 (25.00 %)Intranet
32 (25.00 %)Internet
41 (12.50 %)OSPF
41 (12.50 %)BGP
41 (12.50 %)Cisco PIX
41 (12.50 %)TCP/IP
Durham IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (50.00 %)Support Engineer
14 (50.00 %)IT Support Engineer
22 (25.00 %)Infrastructure Support Analyst
22 (25.00 %)Support Analyst
22 (25.00 %)Infrastructure Analyst
22 (25.00 %)Analyst
31 (12.50 %)Network Engineer
Durham IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (87.50 %)Windows
17 (87.50 %)Windows Server 2003
24 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
Durham IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (50.00 %)SQL
Durham IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (25.00 %)MCP
12 (25.00 %)MCSE
12 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (12.50 %)CCNP
21 (12.50 %)Cisco Certification
Durham IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (50.00 %)Active Directory
Durham IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (75.00 %)Citrix
21 (12.50 %)CheckPoint
21 (12.50 %)Cisco