The first table below looks at the demand for the Network Specialist role in IT jobs advertised for the Kent region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Network Specialist in their job title over the 3 months to 22 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Kent region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Network Specialist
Rank 80 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs requiring a Network Specialist 12 0 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Kent 1.036% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.104% - -
Number of salaries quoted 12 0 0
Average salary £45,000 - -
UK excluding London average salary £50,000 £43,500 £34,900
% change year-on-year
+14.94% +24.64%
All Job Titles
Kent
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1087 665 990
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Kent 93.87% 91.35% 95.19%
Number of salaries quoted 929 595 908
Average salary £40,000 £35,000 £37,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+14.28% -5.40%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £25,000 £23,500
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £50,000 £47,800
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Network Specialist
South East

Network Specialist
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Network Specialist across the Kent region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Kent Network Specialist Jobs Demand Trend

Network Specialist
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Network Specialist across the Kent region.

Kent Network Specialist Salary Trend

Network Specialist
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Specialist within the Kent region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Tunbridge Wells - 9 £45,000 -
Maidstone - 1 £39,000 -
Network Specialist
South East

Network Specialist
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Kent region that cited Network Specialist in their job title 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 with Network Specialist in their job title.

1 15 (78.95%) Juniper
2 13 (68.42%) Problem Management
3 11 (57.89%) Windows
3 11 (57.89%) Cisco
4 10 (52.63%) Linux
4 10 (52.63%) UNIX
4 10 (52.63%) VPN
4 10 (52.63%) F5
4 10 (52.63%) Security Cleared
5 8 (42.11%) Firewall
6 5 (26.32%) CheckPoint
7 4 (21.05%) CCSE
7 4 (21.05%) Network Security
8 2 (10.53%) LAN
8 2 (10.53%) WAN
9 1 (5.263%) TCP/IP
9 1 (5.263%) CCNP
9 1 (5.263%) CCNA
9 1 (5.263%) Cisco Certification
9 1 (5.263%) MPLS
9 1 (5.263%) SAN
9 1 (5.263%) IP Telephony
9 1 (5.263%) Publishing
9 1 (5.263%) VMware
9 1 (5.263%) CCSA
9 1 (5.263%) SC Cleared
9 1 (5.263%) Cisco ASA
9 1 (5.263%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (5.263%) Network Management
9 1 (5.263%) VMware ESXi

Network Specialist
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Kent region that cited Network Specialist in their job title 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 with Network Specialist in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 10 (52.63%) VPN
2 8 (42.11%) Firewall
3 4 (21.05%) Network Security
4 2 (10.53%) LAN
4 2 (10.53%) WAN
5 1 (5.263%) TCP/IP
5 1 (5.263%) MPLS
5 1 (5.263%) SAN
5 1 (5.263%) IP Telephony
5 1 (5.263%) Cisco ASA
General
1 1 (5.263%) Publishing
Operating Systems
1 11 (57.89%) Windows
2 10 (52.63%) Linux
2 10 (52.63%) UNIX
3 1 (5.263%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (68.42%) Problem Management
2 1 (5.263%) Network Management
Qualifications
1 10 (52.63%) Security Cleared
2 4 (21.05%) CCSE
3 1 (5.263%) CCNP
3 1 (5.263%) CCNA
3 1 (5.263%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (5.263%) CCSA
3 1 (5.263%) SC Cleared
System Software
1 1 (5.263%) VMware ESXi
Vendors
1 15 (78.95%) Juniper
2 11 (57.89%) Cisco
3 10 (52.63%) F5
4 5 (26.32%) CheckPoint
5 1 (5.263%) VMware