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This section looks at the demand for Wide Area Network (WAN) skills within the Gloucestershire 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
Rank7274
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching permanent IT job ads5226
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.028 %0.011 %
As % of the category below13.72 %7.855 %
Salaries quoted4623
Average minimum salary£34,730£25,125
Average salary£37,400£26,438
% change on same period last year+41.46 %
Average maximum salary£40,070£27,750
UK excluding London average salary£35,539£37,269
% change on same period last year-4.64 %
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Gloucestershire
Matching permanent IT job ads379331
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.204 %0.138 %
Salaries quoted341273
Average minimum salary£32,320£30,625
Average salary£35,085£32,515
% change on same period last year+7.90 %
Average maximum salary£37,849£34,404
UK excluding London average salary£37,584£39,545
% change on same period last year-4.96 %
WAN South WestWAN
South West

WAN
Demand Trend

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

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire region.

Gloucestershire WAN Salary Trend

WAN
Salary Histogram

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

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire 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
GloucesterUp+1329£32,900+9.21 %
CheltenhamUp+817£38,000+8.57 %
WAN South WestWAN
South West

WAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

191 (95.79 %)LAN
254 (56.84 %)Cisco
342 (44.21 %)Windows
436 (37.89 %)Windows Server 2003
534 (35.79 %)Microsoft
627 (28.42 %)Windows XP
627 (28.42 %)Cisco Certification
725 (26.32 %)CCNA
823 (24.21 %)Active Directory
922 (23.16 %)TCP/IP
1019 (20.00 %)Firewall
1019 (20.00 %)VMware
1117 (17.89 %)Security Cleared
1117 (17.89 %)Windows 2000
1215 (15.79 %)Finance
1314 (14.74 %)Government
1314 (14.74 %)Wireless
1314 (14.74 %)SQL
1314 (14.74 %)MS Office
1314 (14.74 %)CCNP
1413 (13.68 %)Broadband
1512 (12.63 %)ITIL
1512 (12.63 %)Windows 2000 Server
1611 (11.58 %)VMware ESX
1611 (11.58 %)Backup Exec
1611 (11.58 %)Linux
1611 (11.58 %)SharePoint
1710 (10.53 %)Telecoms
189 (9.474 %)Altiris
189 (9.474 %)Network Planning

WAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (1.053 %)Application Packaging
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (11.58 %)SharePoint
27 (7.368 %)MS Exchange
32 (2.105 %)Exchange Server 2003
41 (1.053 %)Exchange Server 2007
41 (1.053 %)Exchange Server 2000
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
114 (14.74 %)MS Office
27 (7.368 %)MS Excel
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
191 (95.79 %)LAN
222 (23.16 %)TCP/IP
319 (20.00 %)Firewall
414 (14.74 %)Wireless
513 (13.68 %)Broadband
69 (9.474 %)GSM
69 (9.474 %)SDH
69 (9.474 %)UMTS
69 (9.474 %)ATM
77 (7.368 %)Internet
77 (7.368 %)VPN
84 (4.211 %)SAN
93 (3.158 %)VLAN
102 (2.105 %)Cisco PIX
102 (2.105 %)NetScreen
102 (2.105 %)VoIP
111 (1.053 %)Cisco ASA
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (1.053 %)SQL Server
11 (1.053 %)SQL Server 2005
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (15.79 %)Finance
214 (14.74 %)Government
310 (10.53 %)Telecoms
41 (1.053 %)Electronics
41 (1.053 %)Health
41 (1.053 %)Manufacturing
41 (1.053 %)Military
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (15.79 %)Support Engineer
211 (11.58 %)Architect
211 (11.58 %)Infrastructure Architect
39 (9.474 %)Products Support Engineer
39 (9.474 %)Network Engineer
46 (6.316 %)IT Support Engineer
55 (5.263 %)Network Manager
55 (5.263 %)Infrastructure Engineer
55 (5.263 %)Operations Manager
55 (5.263 %)Trainer
55 (5.263 %)Analyst
64 (4.211 %)IT Manager
64 (4.211 %)Technical Trainer
73 (3.158 %)Network Analyst
73 (3.158 %)Field Engineer
82 (2.105 %)Network Support Analyst
82 (2.105 %)Network Support
82 (2.105 %)Server Support Analyst
82 (2.105 %)Consultant
82 (2.105 %)Server Support
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (7.368 %)Client/Server
23 (3.158 %)Clustering
32 (2.105 %)Video Conferencing
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
142 (44.21 %)Windows
236 (37.89 %)Windows Server 2003
327 (28.42 %)Windows XP
417 (17.89 %)Windows 2000
512 (12.63 %)Windows 2000 Server
611 (11.58 %)Linux
78 (8.421 %)UNIX
81 (1.053 %)Red Hat Linux
81 (1.053 %)Windows NT
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
117 (17.89 %)Security Cleared
212 (12.63 %)ITIL
39 (9.474 %)Network Planning
44 (4.211 %)Strategic Planning
44 (4.211 %)SC Cleared
44 (4.211 %)Service Management
52 (2.105 %)Disaster Recovery
52 (2.105 %)Business Analysis
61 (1.053 %)DV Cleared
61 (1.053 %)Network Design
61 (1.053 %)Project Management
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (14.74 %)SQL
22 (2.105 %)VBScript
22 (2.105 %)VB
31 (1.053 %)C
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
127 (28.42 %)Cisco Certification
225 (26.32 %)CCNA
314 (14.74 %)CCNP
49 (9.474 %)MCSE
49 (9.474 %)Microsoft Certification
58 (8.421 %)MCSA
67 (7.368 %)ISEB
74 (4.211 %)ITIL Certification
81 (1.053 %)CCVP
81 (1.053 %)CCSP
81 (1.053 %)MCP
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (4.211 %)SLA
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
123 (24.21 %)Active Directory
211 (11.58 %)VMware ESX
211 (11.58 %)Backup Exec
32 (2.105 %)VMware Infrastructure
41 (1.053 %)Citrix Presentation Server
41 (1.053 %)Terminal Services
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.053 %)MOM
11 (1.053 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
154 (56.84 %)Cisco
234 (35.79 %)Microsoft
319 (20.00 %)VMware
49 (9.474 %)Altiris
57 (7.368 %)Citrix
66 (6.316 %)HP
74 (4.211 %)Juniper
74 (4.211 %)VERITAS
83 (3.158 %)McAfee Security
92 (2.105 %)Symantec
92 (2.105 %)NetApp
92 (2.105 %)Intel
101 (1.053 %)Sun
101 (1.053 %)IBM
101 (1.053 %)Red Hat