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The table below looks at the demand for Wireless LAN (WLAN) skills within the East of England region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited WLAN over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWireless LAN (WLAN)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank275242
Rank change on same period last yearDown-33
Matching permanent IT job ads1147
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.020 %
As % of the category below0.405 %1.653 %
Salaries quoted742
Average minimum salary£32,429£31,976
Average salary£34,071£37,060
% change on same period last year-8.06 %
Average maximum salary£35,714£42,143
UK excluding London average salary£42,586£41,327
% change on same period last year+3.04 %
East of England IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
East of England
Matching permanent IT job ads27132843
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.501 %1.192 %
Salaries quoted22172394
Average minimum salary£35,506£35,779
Average salary£38,311£38,966
% change on same period last year-1.68 %
Average maximum salary£41,115£42,152
UK excluding London average salary£37,602£39,396
% change on same period last year-4.55 %
WLAN EnglandWLAN
England

WLAN
Demand Trend

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

East of England WLAN Demand Trend

WLAN
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing WLAN across the East of England region.

East of England WLAN Salary Trend

WLAN
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing WLAN across the East of England region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

East of England WLAN Salary Histogram

WLAN
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WLAN within the East of England region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
CambridgeshireDown-216£37,750+0.73 %
EssexUp+104£27,000+12.50 %
HertfordshireDown-51£55,000+30.69 %
WLAN EnglandWLAN
England

WLAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the East of England region citing WLAN 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 WLAN.

121 (55.26 %)Wireless
217 (44.74 %)C++
316 (42.11 %)C
316 (42.11 %)LAN
412 (31.58 %)GSM
510 (26.32 %)UMTS
510 (26.32 %)Windows
510 (26.32 %)MS Excel
510 (26.32 %)WiMAX
69 (23.68 %)Firewall
69 (23.68 %)VPN
78 (21.05 %)Cisco
87 (18.42 %)Telecoms
87 (18.42 %)3G
87 (18.42 %)LTE
96 (15.79 %)UWB
96 (15.79 %)Microsoft
96 (15.79 %)GPRS
96 (15.79 %).NET
96 (15.79 %)SQL Server
105 (13.16 %)ASP.NET
105 (13.16 %)C#
105 (13.16 %)ATM
105 (13.16 %)VoIP
105 (13.16 %)Frame Relay
105 (13.16 %)MPLS
105 (13.16 %)X.25
105 (13.16 %)MATLAB
105 (13.16 %)Assembly Language
114 (10.53 %)PRINCE

WLAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the East of England region citing WLAN 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 WLAN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East of England IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (15.79 %).NET
25 (13.16 %)ASP.NET
32 (5.263 %)WCF
32 (5.263 %)WPF
32 (5.263 %)Silverlight
32 (5.263 %)ASP.NET 2.0
East of England IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (26.32 %)MS Excel
25 (13.16 %)MATLAB
East of England IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
121 (55.26 %)Wireless
216 (42.11 %)LAN
312 (31.58 %)GSM
410 (26.32 %)UMTS
410 (26.32 %)WiMAX
59 (23.68 %)Firewall
59 (23.68 %)VPN
67 (18.42 %)3G
67 (18.42 %)LTE
76 (15.79 %)UWB
76 (15.79 %)GPRS
85 (13.16 %)ATM
85 (13.16 %)VoIP
85 (13.16 %)MPLS
85 (13.16 %)X.25
85 (13.16 %)Frame Relay
94 (10.53 %)DNS
94 (10.53 %)WAN
94 (10.53 %)DHCP
94 (10.53 %)TCP/IP
East of England IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (15.79 %)SQL Server
24 (10.53 %)SQL Server 2005
East of England IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (18.42 %)Telecoms
23 (7.895 %)Marketing
32 (5.263 %)Aerospace
41 (2.632 %)Health
41 (2.632 %)Pensions
East of England IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (15.79 %)Developer
16 (15.79 %)Team Leader
16 (15.79 %)DSP Engineer
25 (13.16 %)Software Engineer
34 (10.53 %)Network Support
34 (10.53 %)Software Developer
34 (10.53 %)3rd Line Support
34 (10.53 %)Embedded C Engineer
34 (10.53 %)Embedded C/C++ Engineer
34 (10.53 %)Embedded C++ Engineer
43 (7.895 %)Software Team Leader
43 (7.895 %)Architect
43 (7.895 %)Network Architect
52 (5.263 %)Implementation Consultant
52 (5.263 %)Consultant
52 (5.263 %).NET Developer
52 (5.263 %)C# Developer
52 (5.263 %)Embedded Software Engineer
52 (5.263 %)Principal Engineer
61 (2.632 %)C Software Engineer
East of England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (5.263 %)Firmware
East of England IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (26.32 %)Windows
24 (10.53 %)Windows Server 2003
24 (10.53 %)Windows 2000 Server
31 (2.632 %)Linux
31 (2.632 %)UNIX
East of England IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (10.53 %)PRINCE2
14 (10.53 %)PRINCE
14 (10.53 %)Project Management
23 (7.895 %)OO
32 (5.263 %)Network Design
32 (5.263 %)Technical Architecture
32 (5.263 %)UML
41 (2.632 %)Zachman Framework
41 (2.632 %)Use Case
East of England IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (44.74 %)C++
216 (42.11 %)C
35 (13.16 %)C#
35 (13.16 %)Assembly Language
44 (10.53 %)Embedded C
44 (10.53 %)Embedded C++
53 (7.895 %)SQL
61 (2.632 %)Python
61 (2.632 %)Perl
East of England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (10.53 %)MCP
14 (10.53 %)CCNP
14 (10.53 %)Cisco Certification
14 (10.53 %)Microsoft Certification
14 (10.53 %)Degree
23 (7.895 %)CCNA
23 (7.895 %)CCIE
East of England IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (10.53 %)Active Directory
East of England IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (21.05 %)Cisco
26 (15.79 %)Microsoft
34 (10.53 %)Intel