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This section looks at the demand for Local Area Network (LAN) skills within the Leicester 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 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLocal Area Network (LAN)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank3448
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching permanent IT job ads3116
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.007 %
As % of the category below43.66 %14.41 %
Salaries quoted3111
Average minimum salary£22,000£22,636
Average salary£22,790£25,636
% change on same period last year-11.10 %
Average maximum salary£23,581£28,636
UK excluding London average salary£35,330£37,248
% change on same period last year-5.14 %
Leicester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Leicester
Matching permanent IT job ads71111
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.039 %0.047 %
Salaries quoted6779
Average minimum salary£26,226£26,443
Average salary£27,989£28,550
% change on same period last year-1.96 %
Average maximum salary£29,752£30,657
UK excluding London average salary£37,625£39,458
% change on same period last year-4.64 %
LAN LeicestershireLAN
Leicestershire

LAN
Demand Trend

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

Leicester LAN Demand Trend

LAN
Salary Trend

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

Leicester LAN Salary Trend

LAN
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing LAN across the Leicester region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Leicester LAN Salary Histogram

LAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Leicester region citing LAN 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 LAN.

183 (90.22 %)Windows
279 (85.87 %)WAN
279 (85.87 %)Microsoft
377 (83.70 %)Active Directory
450 (54.35 %)TCP/IP
547 (51.09 %)MS Excel
635 (38.04 %)Microsoft Certification
733 (35.87 %)Windows XP
831 (33.70 %)MCSE
927 (29.35 %)VoIP
1026 (28.26 %)Windows Server 2003
1125 (27.17 %)MS Exchange
1224 (26.09 %)Avaya
1322 (23.91 %)MS Office
1418 (19.57 %)Windows 2000 Server
1517 (18.48 %)Windows Vista
1517 (18.48 %)SQL Server
1616 (17.39 %)MCP
1714 (15.22 %)Exchange Server 2003
1812 (13.04 %)Cisco Certification
1911 (11.96 %)CCNA
1911 (11.96 %)VPN
1911 (11.96 %)DNS
1911 (11.96 %)SLA
209 (9.783 %)HP
218 (8.696 %)Linux
227 (7.609 %)Windows 2000
227 (7.609 %)MCSA
227 (7.609 %)ITIL
227 (7.609 %)Citrix

LAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Leicester region citing LAN 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 LAN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Leicester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
125 (27.17 %)MS Exchange
214 (15.22 %)Exchange Server 2003
36 (6.522 %)Lotus Notes
43 (3.261 %)Exchange Server 5.5
51 (1.087 %)Exchange Server 2000
Leicester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
147 (51.09 %)MS Excel
222 (23.91 %)MS Office
Leicester IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (2.174 %)SAP Business One
12 (2.174 %)Remedy AR System
Leicester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
179 (85.87 %)WAN
250 (54.35 %)TCP/IP
327 (29.35 %)VoIP
411 (11.96 %)VPN
411 (11.96 %)DNS
56 (6.522 %)Internet
65 (5.435 %)Ethernet
74 (4.348 %)VLAN
74 (4.348 %)DSL
83 (3.261 %)DHCP
91 (1.087 %)SMTP
91 (1.087 %)MPLS
91 (1.087 %)Firewall
91 (1.087 %)TETRA
91 (1.087 %)IP Telephony
91 (1.087 %)HTTP
Leicester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
117 (18.48 %)SQL Server
Leicester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (5.435 %)Telecoms
15 (5.435 %)Pensions
22 (2.174 %)Education
22 (2.174 %)Government
22 (2.174 %)Health
Leicester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
128 (30.43 %)Systems Engineer
224 (26.09 %)Support Engineer
224 (26.09 %)IT Support Engineer
39 (9.783 %)Support Analyst
39 (9.783 %)IT Support Analyst
39 (9.783 %)Analyst
44 (4.348 %)Consultant
44 (4.348 %)Support Technician
53 (3.261 %)Developer
53 (3.261 %)Infrastructure Specialist
62 (2.174 %)Infrastructure Manager
62 (2.174 %)Implementation Consultant
62 (2.174 %)IT Support Technician
62 (2.174 %)Junior Developer
62 (2.174 %)ERP Consultant
62 (2.174 %)Delphi Developer
62 (2.174 %)Network Engineer
62 (2.174 %)Infrastructure Project Manager
62 (2.174 %)Customer Engineer
62 (2.174 %)Project Manager
Leicester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (5.435 %)Client/Server
15 (5.435 %)Blackberry
24 (4.348 %)EPoS
32 (2.174 %)Thin Client
32 (2.174 %)Fat Client
Leicester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
183 (90.22 %)Windows
233 (35.87 %)Windows XP
326 (28.26 %)Windows Server 2003
418 (19.57 %)Windows 2000 Server
517 (18.48 %)Windows Vista
68 (8.696 %)Linux
77 (7.609 %)Windows 2000
82 (2.174 %)Windows NT
82 (2.174 %)UNIX
91 (1.087 %)HPUX
91 (1.087 %)Solaris
Leicester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (7.609 %)ITIL
22 (2.174 %)PRINCE2
22 (2.174 %)ERP
22 (2.174 %)Project Management
22 (2.174 %)Systems Analysis
22 (2.174 %)Project Planning
22 (2.174 %)Resource Management
31 (1.087 %)Security Cleared
31 (1.087 %)Network Design
Leicester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (3.261 %)Delphi
21 (1.087 %)SQL
21 (1.087 %)Shell Script
Leicester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
135 (38.04 %)Microsoft Certification
231 (33.70 %)MCSE
316 (17.39 %)MCP
412 (13.04 %)Cisco Certification
511 (11.96 %)CCNA
67 (7.609 %)MCSA
73 (3.261 %)CCNP
73 (3.261 %)ITIL Certification
82 (2.174 %)CCDA
91 (1.087 %)PRINCE2 Certification
91 (1.087 %)CCVP
91 (1.087 %)Degree
91 (1.087 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
Leicester IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
111 (11.96 %)SLA
Leicester IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
177 (83.70 %)Active Directory
26 (6.522 %)Terminal Services
35 (5.435 %)Backup Exec
43 (3.261 %)Citrix Presentation Server
43 (3.261 %)MetaFrame
Leicester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
179 (85.87 %)Microsoft
224 (26.09 %)Avaya
39 (9.783 %)HP
47 (7.609 %)Citrix
56 (6.522 %)SAP
56 (6.522 %)Cisco
56 (6.522 %)Lotus
63 (3.261 %)Altiris
72 (2.174 %)Sage
72 (2.174 %)Remedy
72 (2.174 %)Exchequer
81 (1.087 %)Oracle
81 (1.087 %)Juniper
81 (1.087 %)Radware