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The table below looks at the demand for Public Switched Telecom Network (PSTN) skills within the 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 PSTN over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPublic Switched Telecom Network (PSTN)
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank798882
Rank change on same period last yearUp+84
Matching permanent IT job ads8295
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.047 %0.041 %
As % of the category below0.288 %0.260 %
Salaries quoted7070
Average minimum salary£36,043£39,829
Average salary£39,386£41,743
% change on same period last year-5.64 %
Average maximum salary£42,729£43,657
UK excluding London average salary£34,211£42,761
% change on same period last year-19.99 %
England IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
England
Matching permanent IT job ads2850436515
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled16.39 %15.65 %
Salaries quoted2433629345
Average minimum salary£38,004£38,728
Average salary£40,872£41,574
% change on same period last year-1.69 %
Average maximum salary£43,740£44,421
UK excluding London average salary£37,878£38,976
% change on same period last year-2.81 %
PSTN UKPSTN
UK

PSTN
Demand Trend

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

England PSTN Demand Trend

PSTN
Salary Trend

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

England PSTN Salary Trend

PSTN
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing PSTN across the England region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

England PSTN Salary Histogram

PSTN
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PSTN within the England region over the 3 months to 6 October 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
LondonUp+5529£48,241+6.92 %
South EastUp+5420£29,639-34.62 %
South WestUp+1913£30,077-19.79 %
North WestUp+308£25,000-45.65 %
West MidlandsNew entry-5£41,000-
East of EnglandUp+223--
PSTN UKPSTN
UK

PSTN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT jobs across the England region citing PSTN 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 PSTN.

175 (42.86 %)VoIP
271 (40.57 %)ISDN
369 (39.43 %)Telecoms
464 (36.57 %)Cisco
560 (34.29 %)VPN
654 (30.86 %)MPLS
750 (28.57 %)LAN
846 (26.29 %)ADSL
932 (18.29 %)WAN
932 (18.29 %)BT
1027 (15.43 %)SS7
1027 (15.43 %)Mitel
1125 (14.29 %)Video Conferencing
1224 (13.71 %)H.323
1323 (13.14 %)Cisco Certification
1323 (13.14 %)Avaya
1323 (13.14 %)Broadband
1422 (12.57 %)GSM
1521 (12.00 %)PBX
1620 (11.43 %)BGP
1620 (11.43 %)Wi-Fi
1718 (10.29 %)Internet
1718 (10.29 %)Multimedia
1817 (9.714 %)CCIE
1916 (9.143 %)CCIP
1916 (9.143 %)CCVP
2015 (8.571 %)IVR
2015 (8.571 %)Nortel
2015 (8.571 %)Citrix
2015 (8.571 %)C

PSTN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT jobs across the England region citing PSTN 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 PSTN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
111 (6.286 %)XML
28 (4.571 %)SOAP
33 (1.714 %).NET
42 (1.143 %)AJAX
England IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (1.714 %)MS Exchange
22 (1.143 %)Exchange Server 2003
England IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (2.286 %)MS Office
23 (1.714 %)MS Excel
31 (0.571 %)MS Project
England IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
175 (42.86 %)VoIP
271 (40.57 %)ISDN
360 (34.29 %)VPN
454 (30.86 %)MPLS
550 (28.57 %)LAN
646 (26.29 %)ADSL
732 (18.29 %)WAN
827 (15.43 %)SS7
924 (13.71 %)H.323
1023 (13.14 %)Broadband
1122 (12.57 %)GSM
1221 (12.00 %)PBX
1320 (11.43 %)BGP
1320 (11.43 %)Wi-Fi
1418 (10.29 %)Internet
1515 (8.571 %)OSPF
1614 (8.000 %)TCP/IP
1713 (7.429 %)Wireless
1812 (6.857 %)Firewall
1812 (6.857 %)MGCP
England IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (0.571 %)MS Access
11 (0.571 %)GIS
England IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (2.286 %)WinRunner
14 (2.286 %)QuickTest Pro
23 (1.714 %)Eclipse
31 (0.571 %)Visual Studio
England IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
169 (39.43 %)Telecoms
218 (10.29 %)Multimedia
313 (7.429 %)Electric
410 (5.714 %)Billing
56 (3.429 %)Marketing
64 (2.286 %)Education
73 (1.714 %)Electronics
82 (1.143 %)Health
82 (1.143 %)Pensions
91 (0.571 %)Insurance
91 (0.571 %)Criminal Justice
91 (0.571 %)Military
91 (0.571 %)Retail
91 (0.571 %)Finance
91 (0.571 %)Construction
England IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
128 (16.00 %)Analyst
214 (8.000 %)Network Manager
312 (6.857 %)Project Engineer
312 (6.857 %)Administrator
411 (6.286 %)Engineering Manager
411 (6.286 %)Senior Analyst
411 (6.286 %)Network Administrator
510 (5.714 %)Support Engineer
510 (5.714 %)Project Manager
510 (5.714 %)Consultant
510 (5.714 %)Telecoms Analyst
69 (5.143 %)Architect
78 (4.571 %)Technical Engineer
78 (4.571 %)Network Architect
87 (4.000 %)Technical Support
87 (4.000 %)Network Engineer
96 (3.429 %)Team Leader
96 (3.429 %)Technical Support Engineer
96 (3.429 %)Communications Manager
105 (2.857 %)Presales Consultant
England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
125 (14.29 %)Video Conferencing
215 (8.571 %)IVR
312 (6.857 %)SCADA
411 (6.286 %)AVVID
510 (5.714 %)IPTV
65 (2.857 %)Blackberry
65 (2.857 %)Data Protection Act
74 (2.286 %)EFTPOS
82 (1.143 %)Statistics
82 (1.143 %)Streaming Media
91 (0.571 %)Biometrics
England IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (6.286 %)Windows
26 (3.429 %)UNIX
35 (2.857 %)Linux
42 (1.143 %)Windows 2000
42 (1.143 %)Windows XP
42 (1.143 %)OpenVMS
42 (1.143 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (0.571 %)Windows Mobile
51 (0.571 %)Embedded Linux
England IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (8.571 %)Service Delivery
28 (4.571 %)Refactoring
35 (2.857 %)ITIL
35 (2.857 %)PRINCE2
35 (2.857 %)Product Marketing
35 (2.857 %)Data Protection
44 (2.286 %)Network Design
44 (2.286 %)Migration
52 (1.143 %)Change Management
52 (1.143 %)CRM
52 (1.143 %)CAD
61 (0.571 %)Configuration Management
61 (0.571 %)Project Management
61 (0.571 %)Service Management
61 (0.571 %)Process Management
61 (0.571 %)Stakeholder Management
61 (0.571 %)Programme Management
61 (0.571 %)Supplier Management
61 (0.571 %)User Acceptance Testing
61 (0.571 %)Stress Testing
England IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
115 (8.571 %)C
24 (2.286 %)VB
33 (1.714 %)SQL
42 (1.143 %)Pascal
42 (1.143 %)C++
42 (1.143 %)PHP
51 (0.571 %)VB.NET
England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
123 (13.14 %)Cisco Certification
217 (9.714 %)CCIE
316 (9.143 %)CCIP
316 (9.143 %)CCVP
413 (7.429 %)CCNP
512 (6.857 %)HNC
67 (4.000 %)CCNA
76 (3.429 %)MCSE
76 (3.429 %)CISSP
76 (3.429 %)Degree
76 (3.429 %)Microsoft Certification
76 (3.429 %)Avaya Certification
82 (1.143 %)CCDA
91 (0.571 %)CCDP
91 (0.571 %)CCSA
91 (0.571 %)MOS
England IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (2.286 %)QA
21 (0.571 %)ISO9001
21 (0.571 %)SLA
England IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (1.714 %)Active Directory
England IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
164 (36.57 %)Cisco
232 (18.29 %)BT
327 (15.43 %)Mitel
423 (13.14 %)Avaya
515 (8.571 %)Nortel
515 (8.571 %)Citrix
614 (8.000 %)HP
614 (8.000 %)Alcatel
712 (6.857 %)CheckPoint
810 (5.714 %)Polycom
810 (5.714 %)Tandberg
97 (4.000 %)Websense
105 (2.857 %)Microsoft
112 (1.143 %)Intel
121 (0.571 %)Oracle
121 (0.571 %)Progress
121 (0.571 %)Dell
121 (0.571 %)Sage