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This section looks at the demand for Local Area Network (LAN) skills within the Kent 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 last 3 months to 20 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLocal Area Network (LAN)
Location
3 months to 20 May 2008Same period last year
Rank2637
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching permanent IT job ads10455
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.051 %0.024 %
As % of the category below25.24 %20.83 %
Salaries quoted9346
Average minimum salary£36,495£30,783
Average salary£38,624£32,065
% change on same period last year+20.45 %
Average maximum salary£40,752£33,348
UK excluding London average salary£35,722£37,139
% change on same period last year-3.81 %
Communications & Networking KentCommunications & Networking
Kent
Matching permanent IT job ads412264
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.201 %0.117 %
Salaries quoted376227
Average minimum salary£33,956£29,479
Average salary£36,238£31,679
% change on same period last year+14.38 %
Average maximum salary£38,519£33,880
UK excluding London average salary£37,723£39,102
% change on same period last year-3.52 %
LAN South EastLAN
South East

LAN
Demand Trend

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

Kent LAN Demand Trend

LAN
Salary Trend

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

Kent LAN Salary Trend

LAN
Salary Histogram

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

Kent LAN Salary Histogram

LAN
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing LAN within the Kent region over the past 3 months.

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
MaidstoneUp+2725£39,500+12.85 %
West MallingUp+122£38,409-12.20 %
FolkestoneNew entry-5£39,000-
CanterburyNew entry-4£40,000-
Tunbridge WellsDown-93£45,000+104.54 %
SittingbourneNew entry-3£19,000-
DartfordUp+32£27,000-21.35 %
ChathamNew entry-1£40,000-
LAN South EastLAN
South East

LAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Kent region citing LAN 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 LAN.

1103 (66.88 %)WAN
295 (61.69 %)Cisco
353 (34.42 %)TCP/IP
353 (34.42 %)Firewall
451 (33.12 %)Cisco Certification
451 (33.12 %)Windows
548 (31.17 %)VoIP
637 (24.03 %)Wireless
731 (20.13 %)Microsoft
830 (19.48 %)Unix
830 (19.48 %)Cisco PIX
927 (17.53 %)SQL
1026 (16.88 %)Linux
1026 (16.88 %)CCNA
1125 (16.23 %)VPN
1125 (16.23 %)Degree
1224 (15.58 %)Security Cleared
1224 (15.58 %)Active Directory
1323 (14.94 %)CCDP
1323 (14.94 %)CCNP
1323 (14.94 %)DNS
1422 (14.29 %)SC Cleared
1520 (12.99 %)CCDA
1520 (12.99 %)CheckPoint
1520 (12.99 %)BGP
1619 (12.34 %)EIGRP
1718 (11.69 %)MS Excel
1718 (11.69 %)Health
1817 (11.04 %)MS Exchange
1916 (10.39 %)Windows XP

LAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Kent region citing LAN 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 LAN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
14 (2.597 %)SAP Basis
23 (1.948 %)ASP.NET
23 (1.948 %).NET
31 (0.649 %)ASP
Application Platforms
117 (11.04 %)MS Exchange
213 (8.442 %)Exchange Server 2003
311 (7.143 %)IIS
46 (3.896 %)ColdFusion
54 (2.597 %)Exchange Server 2000
63 (1.948 %)Exchange Server 2007
72 (1.299 %)Lotus Notes
81 (0.649 %)SharePoint
81 (0.649 %)CMS
81 (0.649 %)Exchange Server 5.5
Applications
118 (11.69 %)MS Excel
211 (7.143 %)MS Office
38 (5.195 %)AutoCAD
41 (0.649 %)MS PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
1103 (66.88 %)WAN
253 (34.42 %)TCP/IP
253 (34.42 %)Firewall
348 (31.17 %)VoIP
437 (24.03 %)Wireless
530 (19.48 %)Cisco PIX
625 (16.23 %)VPN
723 (14.94 %)DNS
820 (12.99 %)BGP
919 (12.34 %)EIGRP
1015 (9.740 %)Internet
1015 (9.740 %)MPLS
1015 (9.740 %)NetScreen
1112 (7.792 %)Ethernet
1211 (7.143 %)DHCP
138 (5.195 %)SAN
146 (3.896 %)Intranet
146 (3.896 %)ADSL
155 (3.247 %)ATM
155 (3.247 %)FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
19 (5.844 %)SQL Server
25 (3.247 %)SQL Server 2000
32 (1.299 %)SQL Server 7
41 (0.649 %)SQL Server 2005
General
118 (11.69 %)Health
215 (9.740 %)Telecoms
39 (5.844 %)Electric
46 (3.896 %)Pharmaceutical
46 (3.896 %)Finance
52 (1.299 %)Education
61 (0.649 %)Manufacturing
61 (0.649 %)Pensions
Job Titles
124 (15.58 %)Network Engineer
216 (10.39 %)Network Specialist
313 (8.442 %)Infrastructure Manager
412 (7.792 %)Administrator
412 (7.792 %)Senior Network Engineer
511 (7.143 %)Consultant
511 (7.143 %)Technical Support
610 (6.494 %)Analyst
79 (5.844 %)Support Analyst
79 (5.844 %)Network Administrator
88 (5.195 %)Technical Engineer
97 (4.545 %)IT Manager
106 (3.896 %)Support Engineer
106 (3.896 %)Technical Consultant
115 (3.247 %)Support Technician
115 (3.247 %)Project Manager
124 (2.597 %)Network Consultant
124 (2.597 %)DBA
124 (2.597 %)1st Line Support
124 (2.597 %)Technical Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
111 (7.143 %)SCADA
28 (5.195 %)Asset Management
36 (3.896 %)AS400
42 (1.299 %)Client/Server
42 (1.299 %)Cryptography
51 (0.649 %)Computer Science
51 (0.649 %)French Language
Operating Systems
151 (33.12 %)Windows
230 (19.48 %)Unix
326 (16.88 %)Linux
416 (10.39 %)Windows XP
514 (9.091 %)Solaris
613 (8.442 %)Windows NT
712 (7.792 %)Windows 2000
87 (4.545 %)Windows Server 2003
96 (3.896 %)SUSE
102 (1.299 %)FreeBSD
111 (0.649 %)Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
124 (15.58 %)Security Cleared
222 (14.29 %)SC Cleared
313 (8.442 %)ITIL
412 (7.792 %)PRINCE2
510 (6.494 %)Disaster Recovery
69 (5.844 %)Network Design
76 (3.896 %)Change Management
83 (1.948 %)Service Delivery
92 (1.299 %)Project Management
92 (1.299 %)Stakeholder Management
92 (1.299 %)Performance Management
92 (1.299 %)Data Protection
92 (1.299 %)Web Development
101 (0.649 %)Integration Testing
101 (0.649 %)Strategic Planning
101 (0.649 %)Incident Management
101 (0.649 %)RAD
101 (0.649 %)PRINCE
101 (0.649 %)CAD
Programming Languages
127 (17.53 %)SQL
23 (1.948 %)C
32 (1.299 %)C#
41 (0.649 %)VB.NET
41 (0.649 %)Shell Script
Qualifications
151 (33.12 %)Cisco Certification
226 (16.88 %)CCNA
325 (16.23 %)Degree
423 (14.94 %)CCDP
423 (14.94 %)CCNP
520 (12.99 %)CCDA
615 (9.740 %)CCSE
712 (7.792 %)Microsoft Certification
810 (6.494 %)MCSE
93 (1.948 %)CCIE
93 (1.948 %)MCP
102 (1.299 %)ITIL Certification
111 (0.649 %)Avaya Certification
111 (0.649 %)CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
16 (3.896 %)SLA
22 (1.299 %)ISO27001
System Software
124 (15.58 %)Active Directory
26 (3.896 %)Backup Exec
33 (1.948 %)ISA Server
42 (1.299 %)Terminal Server
42 (1.299 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
51 (0.649 %)VMware ESX
Systems Management
15 (3.247 %)Norton AntiVirus
22 (1.299 %)Nagios
22 (1.299 %)OpenView
31 (0.649 %)MOM
31 (0.649 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
195 (61.69 %)Cisco
231 (20.13 %)Microsoft
320 (12.99 %)CheckPoint
413 (8.442 %)Avaya
512 (7.792 %)VMware
69 (5.844 %)Citrix
69 (5.844 %)HP
78 (5.195 %)IBM
86 (3.896 %)Novell
95 (3.247 %)Symantec
95 (3.247 %)SAP
103 (1.948 %)VERITAS
103 (1.948 %)Mitel
103 (1.948 %)WatchGuard
112 (1.299 %)Lotus
112 (1.299 %)Nortel
121 (0.649 %)Juniper
121 (0.649 %)Fortinet
121 (0.649 %)McAfee Security
121 (0.649 %)Sophos
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