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This section looks at the demand for Wide Area Network (WAN) skills within the Essex 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 last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWide Area Network (WAN)
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank6878
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching permanent IT job ads5633
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.027 %0.015 %
As % of the category below15.86 %12.69 %
Salaries quoted5128
Average minimum salary£33,368£26,268
Average salary£34,458£27,804
% change on same period last year+23.93 %
Average maximum salary£35,547£29,339
UK excluding London average salary£36,171£37,389
% change on same period last year-3.25 %
Communications & Networking EssexCommunications & Networking
Essex
Matching permanent IT job ads353260
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.173 %0.115 %
Salaries quoted294218
Average minimum salary£33,187£29,046
Average salary£35,161£31,188
% change on same period last year+12.73 %
Average maximum salary£37,136£33,330
UK excluding London average salary£37,693£39,086
% change on same period last year-3.56 %
WAN East of EnglandWAN
East of England

WAN
Demand Trend

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

Essex WAN Demand Trend

WAN
Salary Trend

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

Essex WAN Salary Trend

WAN
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing WAN across the Essex region over the past 3 months.

Essex 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 Essex region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1ColchesterDown-1318£41,691+71.04 %
2HarlowNew entry-11£20,455-
3ChelmsfordDown-105£25,200+0.80 %
4BraintreeNew entry-2£26,000-
5BasildonDown-51£38,500-3.75 %
5Saffron WaldenNew entry-1£32,500-
WAN East of EnglandWAN
East of England

WAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Essex region citing WAN also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing WAN.

1121 (85.21 %)LAN
278 (54.93 %)Cisco
363 (44.37 %)TCP/IP
456 (39.44 %)Windows
549 (34.51 %)Microsoft
640 (28.17 %)CCVP
738 (26.76 %)DNS
834 (23.94 %)VPN
834 (23.94 %)Active Directory
834 (23.94 %)BGP
834 (23.94 %)EIGRP
933 (23.24 %)Microsoft Certification
1032 (22.54 %)Windows XP
1131 (21.83 %)Firewall
1229 (20.42 %)Cisco Certification
1229 (20.42 %)Configuration Management
1229 (20.42 %)Ethernet
1328 (19.72 %)DHCP
1425 (17.61 %)Cisco IPT
1524 (16.90 %)MS Exchange
1524 (16.90 %)MS Office
1623 (16.20 %)VoIP
1623 (16.20 %)VLAN
1722 (15.49 %)Exchange Server 2003
1722 (15.49 %)MCSE
1821 (14.79 %)CCNP
1821 (14.79 %)CCNA
1821 (14.79 %)OSPF
1919 (13.38 %)Windows NT
2018 (12.68 %)MS Excel

WAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Essex region citing WAN also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing WAN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
19 (6.338 %)HTML
27 (4.930 %).NET
27 (4.930 %)XML
27 (4.930 %)XSLT
27 (4.930 %).NET Framework
36 (4.225 %)ASP.NET
36 (4.225 %)SAP XI
45 (3.521 %)ASP
Application Platforms
124 (16.90 %)MS Exchange
222 (15.49 %)Exchange Server 2003
37 (4.930 %)BizTalk Server
45 (3.521 %)IIS
45 (3.521 %)Exchange Server 2000
51 (0.704 %)Exchange Server 5.5
Applications
124 (16.90 %)MS Office
218 (12.68 %)MS Excel
38 (5.634 %)MS Visio
Business Applications
11 (0.704 %)Great Plains
11 (0.704 %)Navision
11 (0.704 %)GoldMine
Communications & Networking
1121 (85.21 %)LAN
263 (44.37 %)TCP/IP
338 (26.76 %)DNS
434 (23.94 %)BGP
434 (23.94 %)EIGRP
434 (23.94 %)VPN
531 (21.83 %)Firewall
629 (20.42 %)Ethernet
728 (19.72 %)DHCP
825 (17.61 %)Cisco IPT
923 (16.20 %)VLAN
923 (16.20 %)VoIP
1021 (14.79 %)OSPF
1116 (11.27 %)WINS
1215 (10.56 %)IP Telephony
1313 (9.155 %)Internet
1412 (8.451 %)SMTP
1412 (8.451 %)Fast Ethernet
1412 (8.451 %)Gigabit Ethernet
1412 (8.451 %)Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
110 (7.042 %)SQL Server
25 (3.521 %)Crystal Reports
25 (3.521 %)Oracle Reports
31 (0.704 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (0.704 %)SQL Server 2005
General
19 (6.338 %)Finance
25 (3.521 %)Telecoms
34 (2.817 %)Marketing
43 (2.113 %)Insurance
43 (2.113 %)Pensions
43 (2.113 %)Health
52 (1.408 %)Automotive
61 (0.704 %)Construction
61 (0.704 %)Law
61 (0.704 %)Legal
Job Titles
132 (22.54 %)Support Engineer
228 (19.72 %)Cisco Support
324 (16.90 %)Cisco Engineer
423 (16.20 %)Network Engineer
520 (14.08 %)Analyst
616 (11.27 %)Voice Engineer
713 (9.155 %)Architect
811 (7.746 %)1st Line Support
910 (7.042 %)Senior Analyst
910 (7.042 %)Helpdesk Support
109 (6.338 %)Support Technician
118 (5.634 %)Infrastructure Analyst
127 (4.930 %)Administrator
127 (4.930 %)Support Analyst
127 (4.930 %)Systems Administrator
127 (4.930 %)Helpdesk Manager
127 (4.930 %)Systems Architect
127 (4.930 %)Network Support
127 (4.930 %)Cisco Network Engineer
136 (4.225 %)Network Architect
Miscellaneous
17 (4.930 %)N-Tier
25 (3.521 %)Thin Client
25 (3.521 %)Fat Client
32 (1.408 %)Client/Server
41 (0.704 %)Blackberry
41 (0.704 %)PDA
41 (0.704 %)PMI
Operating Systems
156 (39.44 %)Windows
232 (22.54 %)Windows XP
319 (13.38 %)Windows NT
414 (9.859 %)Windows 2000
513 (9.155 %)Unix
611 (7.746 %)Windows Server 2003
75 (3.521 %)Solaris
81 (0.704 %)Linux
Processes & Methodologies
129 (20.42 %)Configuration Management
211 (7.746 %)Project Management
39 (6.338 %)Disaster Recovery
47 (4.930 %)OOP
55 (3.521 %)Business Continuity
64 (2.817 %)Network Design
64 (2.817 %)Data Security
73 (2.113 %)PRINCE2
82 (1.408 %)SOA
91 (0.704 %)Six Sigma
91 (0.704 %)Service Delivery
91 (0.704 %)ITIL
91 (0.704 %)E-Commerce
91 (0.704 %)Migration
91 (0.704 %)Business Development
91 (0.704 %)Load Balancing
91 (0.704 %)Performance Testing
Programming Languages
110 (7.042 %)SQL
27 (4.930 %)C#
31 (0.704 %)C
Qualifications
140 (28.17 %)CCVP
233 (23.24 %)Microsoft Certification
329 (20.42 %)Cisco Certification
422 (15.49 %)MCSE
521 (14.79 %)CCNP
521 (14.79 %)CCNA
615 (10.56 %)MCP
73 (2.113 %)Degree
82 (1.408 %)CCIE
91 (0.704 %)MCSA
91 (0.704 %)Check Point Certification
91 (0.704 %)PMI Certification
91 (0.704 %)CCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.408 %)SLA
System Software
134 (23.94 %)Active Directory
24 (2.817 %)Terminal Server
32 (1.408 %)Terminal Services
Systems Management
12 (1.408 %)CiscoWorks
21 (0.704 %)NNM
21 (0.704 %)OpenView
Vendors
178 (54.93 %)Cisco
249 (34.51 %)Microsoft
312 (8.451 %)Nokia
411 (7.746 %)HP
59 (6.338 %)Oracle
66 (4.225 %)Dell
66 (4.225 %)Citrix
66 (4.225 %)SAP
75 (3.521 %)WatchGuard
83 (2.113 %)Fujitsu
92 (1.408 %)CheckPoint
92 (1.408 %)Compaq
101 (0.704 %)Nortel
101 (0.704 %)Sybase
101 (0.704 %)IBM
101 (0.704 %)OPNET
101 (0.704 %)Avaya
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