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This section looks at the demand for Wide Area Network (WAN) 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 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
Rank3949
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching permanent IT job ads6946
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.034 %0.020 %
As % of the category below16.91 %17.29 %
Salaries quoted5841
Average minimum salary£34,763£29,780
Average salary£37,907£30,793
% change on same period last year+23.10 %
Average maximum salary£41,051£31,805
UK excluding London average salary£36,171£37,389
% change on same period last year-3.25 %
Communications & Networking KentCommunications & Networking
Kent
Matching permanent IT job ads408266
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.200 %0.118 %
Salaries quoted370228
Average minimum salary£34,172£29,648
Average salary£36,505£31,832
% change on same period last year+14.67 %
Average maximum salary£38,837£34,017
UK excluding London average salary£37,693£39,086
% change on same period last year-3.56 %
WAN South EastWAN
South East

WAN
Demand Trend

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

Kent 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 Kent region.

Kent WAN Salary Trend

WAN
Salary Histogram

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

Kent 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 Kent 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
1MaidstoneNew entry-10£41,750-
2West MallingDown-97£39,286-25.17 %
3SittingbourneNew entry-3£19,000-
3Tunbridge WellsDown-83£45,000+104.54 %
4DartfordUp+52£27,000-21.35 %
WAN South EastWAN
South East

WAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Kent 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.

1103 (100.00 %)LAN
269 (66.99 %)Cisco
346 (44.66 %)VoIP
444 (42.72 %)TCP/IP
538 (36.89 %)Windows
635 (33.98 %)Cisco Certification
734 (33.01 %)Wireless
830 (29.13 %)Firewall
929 (28.16 %)Microsoft
1023 (22.33 %)CCDP
1023 (22.33 %)SQL
1122 (21.36 %)Active Directory
1122 (21.36 %)CCNP
1122 (21.36 %)Cisco PIX
1221 (20.39 %)DNS
1319 (18.45 %)Linux
1319 (18.45 %)BGP
1319 (18.45 %)EIGRP
1417 (16.50 %)Health
1417 (16.50 %)Degree
1515 (14.56 %)MS Exchange
1614 (13.59 %)MS Excel
1614 (13.59 %)Windows XP
1614 (13.59 %)MPLS
1713 (12.62 %)Windows NT
1713 (12.62 %)Exchange Server 2003
1812 (11.65 %)Solaris
1812 (11.65 %)PRINCE2
1812 (11.65 %)Unix
1812 (11.65 %)Avaya

WAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Kent 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
11 (0.971 %).NET
11 (0.971 %)ASP
11 (0.971 %)ASP.NET
Application Platforms
115 (14.56 %)MS Exchange
213 (12.62 %)Exchange Server 2003
311 (10.68 %)IIS
46 (5.825 %)ColdFusion
54 (3.883 %)Exchange Server 2000
63 (2.913 %)Exchange Server 2007
72 (1.942 %)Lotus Notes
81 (0.971 %)SharePoint
81 (0.971 %)Exchange Server 5.5
Applications
114 (13.59 %)MS Excel
211 (10.68 %)MS Office
Communications & Networking
1103 (100.00 %)LAN
246 (44.66 %)VoIP
344 (42.72 %)TCP/IP
434 (33.01 %)Wireless
530 (29.13 %)Firewall
622 (21.36 %)Cisco PIX
721 (20.39 %)DNS
819 (18.45 %)BGP
819 (18.45 %)EIGRP
914 (13.59 %)MPLS
1011 (10.68 %)Internet
1110 (9.709 %)VPN
129 (8.738 %)DHCP
136 (5.825 %)ADSL
136 (5.825 %)Intranet
145 (4.854 %)FTP
154 (3.883 %)ATM
154 (3.883 %)IP Telephony
163 (2.913 %)VLAN
163 (2.913 %)Frame Relay
Database & Business Intelligence
11 (0.971 %)SQL Server
General
117 (16.50 %)Health
29 (8.738 %)Telecoms
36 (5.825 %)Pharmaceutical
45 (4.854 %)Finance
52 (1.942 %)Education
61 (0.971 %)Manufacturing
Job Titles
116 (15.53 %)Network Specialist
213 (12.62 %)Infrastructure Manager
311 (10.68 %)Consultant
410 (9.709 %)Administrator
59 (8.738 %)Network Engineer
67 (6.796 %)Analyst
67 (6.796 %)IT Manager
67 (6.796 %)Network Administrator
76 (5.825 %)Support Analyst
76 (5.825 %)Technical Consultant
85 (4.854 %)Project Manager
94 (3.883 %)Network Consultant
94 (3.883 %)Network Manager
94 (3.883 %)Support Technician
103 (2.913 %)Support Engineer
103 (2.913 %)Senior Network Engineer
103 (2.913 %)Systems Administrator
103 (2.913 %)VoIP Engineer
103 (2.913 %)Network Project Manager
112 (1.942 %)Network Support
Miscellaneous
16 (5.825 %)AS400
Operating Systems
138 (36.89 %)Windows
219 (18.45 %)Linux
314 (13.59 %)Windows XP
413 (12.62 %)Windows NT
512 (11.65 %)Unix
512 (11.65 %)Solaris
66 (5.825 %)SUSE
75 (4.854 %)Windows Server 2003
84 (3.883 %)Windows 2000
91 (0.971 %)Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
112 (11.65 %)PRINCE2
211 (10.68 %)ITIL
39 (8.738 %)Network Design
46 (5.825 %)Change Management
46 (5.825 %)Disaster Recovery
53 (2.913 %)Service Delivery
62 (1.942 %)Stakeholder Management
62 (1.942 %)Project Management
71 (0.971 %)PRINCE
71 (0.971 %)Strategic Planning
Programming Languages
123 (22.33 %)SQL
23 (2.913 %)C
31 (0.971 %)VB.NET
Qualifications
135 (33.98 %)Cisco Certification
223 (22.33 %)CCDP
322 (21.36 %)CCNP
417 (16.50 %)Degree
510 (9.709 %)CCNA
510 (9.709 %)Microsoft Certification
68 (7.767 %)MCSE
75 (4.854 %)CCDA
83 (2.913 %)CCIE
83 (2.913 %)MCP
91 (0.971 %)CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
16 (5.825 %)SLA
System Software
122 (21.36 %)Active Directory
24 (3.883 %)Backup Exec
31 (0.971 %)ISA Server
31 (0.971 %)VMware ESX
Systems Management
13 (2.913 %)Norton AntiVirus
21 (0.971 %)OpenView
21 (0.971 %)MOM
21 (0.971 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
169 (66.99 %)Cisco
229 (28.16 %)Microsoft
312 (11.65 %)Avaya
47 (6.796 %)Citrix
56 (5.825 %)IBM
56 (5.825 %)Novell
65 (4.854 %)VMware
73 (2.913 %)Mitel
73 (2.913 %)WatchGuard
73 (2.913 %)Symantec
73 (2.913 %)VERITAS
82 (1.942 %)Lotus
82 (1.942 %)HP
91 (0.971 %)CheckPoint
91 (0.971 %)McAfee Security
91 (0.971 %)Sophos
91 (0.971 %)Juniper
91 (0.971 %)Fortinet
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