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The table below looks at the demand for Storage Area Network (SAN) skills within the Hertfordshire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SAN over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkStorage Area Network (SAN)
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2760
Rank change on same period last yearUp+33
Matching permanent IT job ads221167
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.127 %0.072 %
As % of the category below22.90 %16.00 %
Salaries quoted193126
Average minimum salary£41,627£43,606
Average salary£45,475£47,201
% change on same period last year-3.65 %
Average maximum salary£49,323£50,796
UK excluding London average salary£42,194£43,759
% change on same period last year-3.57 %
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Hertfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads9651044
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.555 %0.447 %
Salaries quoted824891
Average minimum salary£36,277£37,158
Average salary£39,631£40,321
% change on same period last year-1.70 %
Average maximum salary£42,986£43,483
UK excluding London average salary£37,878£38,976
% change on same period last year-2.81 %
SAN East of EnglandSAN
East of England

SAN
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire SAN Demand Trend

SAN
Salary Trend

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

Hertfordshire SAN Salary Trend

SAN
Salary Histogram

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

Hertfordshire SAN Salary Histogram

SAN
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SAN within the Hertfordshire 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
WatfordUp+3443£40,833+19.09 %
St AlbansNew entry-9£36,125-
StevenageUp+25£49,400-5.90 %
RickmansworthNew entry-5£45,000-
HertfordNo change04£34,000+14.60 %
HitchinNo change04£32,750-6.42 %
SAN East of EnglandSAN
East of England

SAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing SAN 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 SAN.

1188 (51.23 %)UNIX
2120 (32.70 %)Windows
3106 (28.88 %)VMware
4102 (27.79 %)HP
595 (25.89 %)Linux
689 (24.25 %)EMC
786 (23.43 %)IBM
882 (22.34 %)Microsoft
972 (19.62 %)Retail
1065 (17.71 %)Degree
1162 (16.89 %)VMware Infrastructure
1260 (16.35 %)AIX
1358 (15.80 %)Cisco
1456 (15.26 %)MS Excel
1551 (13.90 %)Perl
1551 (13.90 %)Disaster Recovery
1650 (13.62 %)Active Directory
1746 (12.53 %)Brocade
1845 (12.26 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
1944 (11.99 %)VMware ESX
2042 (11.44 %)MS Exchange
2042 (11.44 %)SQL
2140 (10.90 %)Oracle
2140 (10.90 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
2239 (10.63 %)CLARiiON
2239 (10.63 %)Business Continuity
2239 (10.63 %)SQL Server
2337 (10.08 %)Solaris
2434 (9.264 %)DNS
2434 (9.264 %)Microsoft Certification

SAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
125 (6.812 %)Middleware
213 (3.542 %)SAP XI
311 (2.997 %)SAP PI
47 (1.907 %)WebSphere
54 (1.090 %)ASP
61 (0.272 %)COM
61 (0.272 %)WebServices
61 (0.272 %).NET
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
142 (11.44 %)MS Exchange
219 (5.177 %)Exchange Server 2003
318 (4.905 %)Exchange Server 2007
411 (2.997 %)NetWeaver
58 (2.180 %)Lotus Notes
67 (1.907 %)IBM HTTP Server
76 (1.635 %)Apache
85 (1.362 %)Exchange Server 2000
94 (1.090 %)IIS
94 (1.090 %)SAS
103 (0.817 %)GroupWise
111 (0.272 %)BizTalk Server
111 (0.272 %)WebSphere Application Server
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
156 (15.26 %)MS Excel
215 (4.087 %)MS Office
37 (1.907 %)CA Clarity
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (1.362 %)SAP Retail
21 (0.272 %)Dynamics AX
21 (0.272 %)Axapta
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
134 (9.264 %)DNS
222 (5.995 %)TCP/IP
315 (4.087 %)DHCP
413 (3.542 %)HTTP
413 (3.542 %)Firewall
57 (1.907 %)WAN
65 (1.362 %)Wireless
65 (1.362 %)Cisco PIX
65 (1.362 %)Cisco ASA
74 (1.090 %)LAN
74 (1.090 %)Internet
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
139 (10.63 %)SQL Server
219 (5.177 %)DB2
317 (4.632 %)Oracle 10g
45 (1.362 %)SAP BW
45 (1.362 %)Datawarehouse
51 (0.272 %)MySQL
51 (0.272 %)Informix
51 (0.272 %)SQL Server Integration Services
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
172 (19.62 %)Retail
229 (7.902 %)Pensions
328 (7.629 %)Health
427 (7.357 %)Games
526 (7.084 %)Finance
617 (4.632 %)Education
711 (2.997 %)Telecoms
89 (2.452 %)FMCG
97 (1.907 %)Construction
97 (1.907 %)Insurance
104 (1.090 %)Financial Institution
113 (0.817 %)Aerospace
113 (0.817 %)Banking
122 (0.545 %)Investment Banking
122 (0.545 %)Manufacturing
131 (0.272 %)Back Office
131 (0.272 %)Marketing
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
184 (22.89 %)Administrator
263 (17.17 %)Consultant
352 (14.17 %)Architect
444 (11.99 %)Analyst
543 (11.72 %)Storage Administrator
640 (10.90 %)Technical Consultant
732 (8.719 %)Systems Administrator
732 (8.719 %)SAN Administrator
830 (8.174 %)Storage Consultant
926 (7.084 %)UNIX Administrator
1024 (6.540 %)Infrastructure Manager
1024 (6.540 %)Virtualisation Consultant
1122 (5.995 %)Enterprise Architect
1219 (5.177 %)Storage Specialist
1318 (4.905 %)UNIX Systems Administrator
1417 (4.632 %)Technical Project Leader
1417 (4.632 %)Project Leader
1516 (4.360 %)Project Manager
1614 (3.815 %)Solutions Architect
1614 (3.815 %)Storage Analyst
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
139 (10.63 %)CLARiiON
213 (3.542 %)HACMP
312 (3.270 %)Mainframe
48 (2.180 %)Replication
48 (2.180 %)Firmware
48 (2.180 %)Celerra
55 (1.362 %)Blackberry
63 (0.817 %)Symmetrix
71 (0.272 %)Grid Computing
71 (0.272 %)Economics
71 (0.272 %)IPTV
71 (0.272 %)Mathematics
71 (0.272 %)PMI
71 (0.272 %)EPoS
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1188 (51.23 %)UNIX
2120 (32.70 %)Windows
395 (25.89 %)Linux
460 (16.35 %)AIX
537 (10.08 %)Solaris
626 (7.084 %)Red Hat Linux
724 (6.540 %)Windows Server 2003
818 (4.905 %)HPUX
917 (4.632 %)NetWare
917 (4.632 %)Windows 2000
917 (4.632 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
1013 (3.542 %)Windows XP
1111 (2.997 %)Windows Vista
126 (1.635 %)Windows 2000 Server
135 (1.362 %)Windows Server 2008
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
151 (13.90 %)Disaster Recovery
239 (10.63 %)Business Continuity
330 (8.174 %)E-Commerce
330 (8.174 %)Project Management
429 (7.902 %)ITIL
523 (6.267 %)PRINCE2
610 (2.725 %)ERP
79 (2.452 %)Technical Architecture
88 (2.180 %)Change Management
96 (1.635 %)Matrix Management
96 (1.635 %)Service Delivery
105 (1.362 %)Stakeholder Management
113 (0.817 %)Data Management
113 (0.817 %)Enterprise Architecture
113 (0.817 %)Operations Management
122 (0.545 %)SC Cleared
122 (0.545 %)Security Cleared
122 (0.545 %)Business Development
122 (0.545 %)User Acceptance Testing
122 (0.545 %)Integration Testing
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
151 (13.90 %)Perl
242 (11.44 %)SQL
322 (5.995 %)Shell Script
48 (2.180 %)Korn
55 (1.362 %)C#
63 (0.817 %)AWK
71 (0.272 %)Java
71 (0.272 %)VB
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
165 (17.71 %)Degree
245 (12.26 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
334 (9.264 %)Microsoft Certification
424 (6.540 %)MCSE
516 (4.360 %)RHCE
610 (2.725 %)ITIL Certification
79 (2.452 %)CNE
79 (2.452 %)Novell Certification
86 (1.635 %)CCNA
86 (1.635 %)Cisco Certification
92 (0.545 %)HND
101 (0.272 %)EMC Certification
101 (0.272 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
115 (4.087 %)SLA
25 (1.362 %)QA
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
162 (16.89 %)VMware Infrastructure
250 (13.62 %)Active Directory
344 (11.99 %)VMware ESX
413 (3.542 %)NetBackup
511 (2.997 %)Terminal Services
69 (2.452 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
73 (0.817 %)Citrix Presentation Server
82 (0.545 %)ISA Server
91 (0.272 %)Terminal Server
91 (0.272 %)VMware Workstation
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
140 (10.90 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
210 (2.725 %)Tivoli
210 (2.725 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
39 (2.452 %)MOM
48 (2.180 %)EMC Navisphere
55 (1.362 %)ZENworks
64 (1.090 %)HP Data Protector
71 (0.272 %)EMC NetWorker
71 (0.272 %)Legato
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1106 (28.88 %)VMware
2102 (27.79 %)HP
389 (24.25 %)EMC
486 (23.43 %)IBM
582 (22.34 %)Microsoft
658 (15.80 %)Cisco
746 (12.53 %)Brocade
840 (10.90 %)Oracle
928 (7.629 %)NetApp
1026 (7.084 %)Red Hat
1122 (5.995 %)Sun
1218 (4.905 %)SAP
1317 (4.632 %)Citrix
1317 (4.632 %)VERITAS
1416 (4.360 %)Hitachi
1514 (3.815 %)Dell
1612 (3.270 %)CommVault
1711 (2.997 %)Novell
189 (2.452 %)StorageTek
189 (2.452 %)CheckPoint