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This section looks at the demand for Local Area Network (LAN) skills within the Edinburgh region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited LAN over the 3 months to 24 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLocal Area Network (LAN)
Location
3 months to 24 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank3750
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching permanent IT job ads5153
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.027 %0.022 %
As % of the category below24.40 %17.61 %
Salaries quoted4741
Average minimum salary£42,351£31,122
Average salary£46,132£34,524
% change on same period last year+33.62 %
Average maximum salary£49,913£37,927
UK excluding London average salary£34,661£37,472
% change on same period last year-7.50 %
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Edinburgh
Matching permanent IT job ads209301
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.110 %0.123 %
Salaries quoted164228
Average minimum salary£37,572£36,679
Average salary£41,233£40,504
% change on same period last year+1.79 %
Average maximum salary£44,894£44,329
UK excluding London average salary£37,394£39,723
% change on same period last year-5.86 %
LAN ScotlandLAN
Scotland

LAN
Demand Trend

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

Edinburgh LAN Demand Trend

LAN
Salary Trend

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

Edinburgh LAN Salary Trend

LAN
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing LAN across the Edinburgh region over the 3 months to 24 July 2008.

Edinburgh LAN Salary Histogram

LAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Edinburgh region citing LAN 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 LAN.

175 (67.57 %)WAN
253 (47.75 %)Cisco
345 (40.54 %)Cisco Certification
436 (32.43 %)Wireless
436 (32.43 %)WLAN
534 (30.63 %)Bluetooth
534 (30.63 %)Symbian
633 (29.73 %)C++
633 (29.73 %)Symbian OS
729 (26.13 %)Firewall
826 (23.42 %)CCNP
923 (20.72 %)CCIE
923 (20.72 %)CheckPoint
1022 (19.82 %)Telecoms
1121 (18.92 %)Windows
1220 (18.02 %)Network Security
1319 (17.12 %)VPN
1418 (16.22 %)OSPF
1418 (16.22 %)BGP
1516 (14.41 %)Embedded C++
1516 (14.41 %)TCP/IP
1613 (11.71 %)Finance
1613 (11.71 %)VoIP
1613 (11.71 %)CCNA
1613 (11.71 %)UNIX
1712 (10.81 %)Active Directory
1712 (10.81 %)Disaster Recovery
1811 (9.910 %)IPsec
1811 (9.910 %)Microsoft Certification
1910 (9.009 %)IP Telephony

LAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Edinburgh region citing LAN 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 LAN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Edinburgh IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (1.802 %)XML
21 (0.901 %)ASP
21 (0.901 %)JSP
21 (0.901 %)WebServices
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (4.505 %)MS Exchange
15 (4.505 %)Exchange Server 2003
22 (1.802 %)IIS
31 (0.901 %)Apache
31 (0.901 %)Tomcat
31 (0.901 %)SharePoint
31 (0.901 %)SharePoint Portal Server
31 (0.901 %)Exchange Server 2007
Edinburgh IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (2.703 %)MS Office
22 (1.802 %)MS Excel
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.901 %)assyst
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
175 (67.57 %)WAN
236 (32.43 %)WLAN
236 (32.43 %)Wireless
334 (30.63 %)Bluetooth
429 (26.13 %)Firewall
520 (18.02 %)Network Security
619 (17.12 %)VPN
718 (16.22 %)OSPF
718 (16.22 %)BGP
816 (14.41 %)TCP/IP
913 (11.71 %)VoIP
1011 (9.910 %)IPsec
1110 (9.009 %)IP Telephony
129 (8.108 %)SSL
129 (8.108 %)MPLS
136 (5.405 %)DNS
144 (3.604 %)DHCP
153 (2.703 %)Internet
153 (2.703 %)EIGRP
162 (1.802 %)Cisco IOS
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (2.703 %)SQL Server
21 (0.901 %)Crystal Reports
21 (0.901 %)Oracle Reports
21 (0.901 %)BusinessObjects
21 (0.901 %)MySQL
Edinburgh IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
122 (19.82 %)Telecoms
213 (11.71 %)Finance
32 (1.802 %)Construction
32 (1.802 %)Health
41 (0.901 %)Pensions
41 (0.901 %)Back Office
41 (0.901 %)Education
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
144 (39.64 %)Consultant
233 (29.73 %)Technical Consultant
319 (17.12 %)Senior Consultant
418 (16.22 %)Senior Technical Consultant
514 (12.61 %)Analyst
613 (11.71 %)Architect
613 (11.71 %)Network Architect
710 (9.009 %)Network Engineer
89 (8.108 %)Network Consultant
98 (7.207 %)Network Analyst
98 (7.207 %)Network Security Consultant
98 (7.207 %)Security Consultant
106 (5.405 %)Software Consultant
115 (4.505 %)Team Leader
115 (4.505 %)Data Analyst
124 (3.604 %)Infrastructure Team Leader
133 (2.703 %)Infrastructure Analyst
133 (2.703 %)Administrator
133 (2.703 %)Technical Analyst
133 (2.703 %)Project Manager
Edinburgh IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (0.901 %)Client/Server
11 (0.901 %)Replication
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
133 (29.73 %)Symbian OS
221 (18.92 %)Windows
313 (11.71 %)UNIX
48 (7.207 %)Linux
54 (3.604 %)Windows NT
63 (2.703 %)Windows XP
63 (2.703 %)Windows Server 2003
72 (1.802 %)Windows 2000
72 (1.802 %)Solaris
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (10.81 %)Disaster Recovery
22 (1.802 %)ERP
22 (1.802 %)Project Management
22 (1.802 %)Change Management
22 (1.802 %)ITIL
22 (1.802 %)PRINCE2
22 (1.802 %)Network Design
22 (1.802 %)Software Testing
22 (1.802 %)Fund Management
31 (0.901 %)Test Scripting
31 (0.901 %)SC Cleared
31 (0.901 %)Security Cleared
31 (0.901 %)Incident Management
31 (0.901 %)Load Balancing
31 (0.901 %)Automated Testing
31 (0.901 %)RUP
31 (0.901 %)E-Commerce
31 (0.901 %)Validation
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
133 (29.73 %)C++
216 (14.41 %)Embedded C++
33 (2.703 %)Java
42 (1.802 %)SQL
51 (0.901 %)PHP
Edinburgh IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
145 (40.54 %)Cisco Certification
226 (23.42 %)CCNP
323 (20.72 %)CCIE
413 (11.71 %)CCNA
511 (9.910 %)Microsoft Certification
69 (8.108 %)CCSP
78 (7.207 %)CISSP
87 (6.306 %)MCSE
87 (6.306 %)CCDP
96 (5.405 %)Degree
104 (3.604 %)MCP
113 (2.703 %)HND
122 (1.802 %)CCDA
122 (1.802 %)CCIP
131 (0.901 %)CNA
131 (0.901 %)Novell Certification
131 (0.901 %)PRINCE2 Certification
131 (0.901 %)PMP
131 (0.901 %)PMI Certification
131 (0.901 %)CCSE
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (2.703 %)QA
Edinburgh IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
112 (10.81 %)Active Directory
23 (2.703 %)ISA Server
31 (0.901 %)Backup Exec
31 (0.901 %)Citrix Presentation Server
31 (0.901 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (0.901 %)Terminal Server
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.901 %)Nagios
11 (0.901 %)WSUS
Edinburgh IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
153 (47.75 %)Cisco
234 (30.63 %)Symbian
323 (20.72 %)CheckPoint
49 (8.108 %)Juniper
49 (8.108 %)Blue Coat
58 (7.207 %)Citrix
67 (6.306 %)Microsoft
75 (4.505 %)Nokia
82 (1.802 %)Sun
82 (1.802 %)Oracle
82 (1.802 %)Sourcefire
82 (1.802 %)Red Hat
91 (0.901 %)CommVault
91 (0.901 %)Business Objects
91 (0.901 %)HP
91 (0.901 %)Nortel
91 (0.901 %)Novell
91 (0.901 %)Peregrine
91 (0.901 %)VERITAS
91 (0.901 %)Symantec
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