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The table below looks at the demand for Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) skills within the London region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited IPX over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInternetwork Packet Exchange (IPX)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank565670
Rank change on same period last yearUp+105
Matching permanent IT job ads5326
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.011 %
As % of the category below0.471 %0.164 %
Salaries quoted5326
Average minimum salary£58,889£48,288
Average salary£63,843£49,981
% change on same period last year+27.73 %
Average maximum salary£68,796£51,673
UK excluding London average salary£42,820£35,500
% change on same period last year+20.61 %
London IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
London
Matching permanent IT job ads1124915889
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled6.512 %6.837 %
Salaries quoted982312480
Average minimum salary£42,785£42,388
Average salary£45,791£45,341
% change on same period last year+0.99 %
Average maximum salary£48,796£48,294
UK excluding London average salary£37,928£38,940
% change on same period last year-2.59 %
IPX EnglandIPX
England

IPX
Demand Trend

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

London IPX Demand Trend

IPX
Salary Trend

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

London IPX Salary Trend

IPX
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing IPX across the London region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

London IPX Salary Histogram

IPX
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IPX within the London region over the 3 months to 10 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
City of LondonDown-912£61,250+144.99 %
PaddingtonNew entry-7£35,000-
BromleyNew entry-3£37,500-
IPX EnglandIPX
England

IPX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the London region citing IPX 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 IPX.

170 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
256 (80.00 %)Cisco
256 (80.00 %)Cisco Certification
339 (55.71 %)Finance
437 (52.86 %)CCIE
533 (47.14 %)WAN
533 (47.14 %)Firewall
632 (45.71 %)LAN
632 (45.71 %)CCNA
731 (44.29 %)QA
829 (41.43 %)Active Directory
829 (41.43 %)Windows
928 (40.00 %)Microsoft
1026 (37.14 %)DNS
1026 (37.14 %)OSPF
1125 (35.71 %)DHCP
1224 (34.29 %)EIGRP
1323 (32.86 %)RIP
1323 (32.86 %)VLAN
1422 (31.43 %)MS Excel
1521 (30.00 %)VPN
1521 (30.00 %)Windows Server 2003
1620 (28.57 %)Network Design
1719 (27.14 %)Cisco PIX
1719 (27.14 %)CheckPoint
1818 (25.71 %)Lotus
1818 (25.71 %)Lotus Notes
1818 (25.71 %)MS Exchange
1818 (25.71 %)Windows 2000 Server
1917 (24.29 %)Banking

IPX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the London region citing IPX 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 IPX. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

London IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (11.43 %)Application Packaging
22 (2.857 %)Software Packaging
London IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
118 (25.71 %)Lotus Notes
118 (25.71 %)MS Exchange
London IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
122 (31.43 %)MS Excel
29 (12.86 %)MS Office
London IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
170 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
233 (47.14 %)WAN
233 (47.14 %)Firewall
332 (45.71 %)LAN
426 (37.14 %)DNS
426 (37.14 %)OSPF
525 (35.71 %)DHCP
624 (34.29 %)EIGRP
723 (32.86 %)VLAN
723 (32.86 %)RIP
821 (30.00 %)VPN
919 (27.14 %)Cisco PIX
1014 (20.00 %)BGP
1014 (20.00 %)IPX/SPX
114 (5.714 %)ATM
122 (2.857 %)ISDN
122 (2.857 %)Ethernet
122 (2.857 %)IGRP
122 (2.857 %)SMDS
122 (2.857 %)Frame Relay
London IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (4.286 %)MSI
London IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
139 (55.71 %)Finance
217 (24.29 %)Banking
38 (11.43 %)Financial Institution
43 (4.286 %)Investment Banking
51 (1.429 %)Insurance
51 (1.429 %)Pensions
51 (1.429 %)Telecoms
51 (1.429 %)Health
London IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
136 (51.43 %)Network Engineer
227 (38.57 %)Senior Network Engineer
315 (21.43 %)Network Support Engineer
315 (21.43 %)Support Engineer
315 (21.43 %)Network Support
414 (20.00 %)Senior Support Engineer
414 (20.00 %)Senior Network Support
414 (20.00 %)Senior Network Support Engineer
59 (12.86 %)Desktop Support
59 (12.86 %)Systems Support
67 (10.00 %)Analyst
76 (8.571 %)Server Engineer
76 (8.571 %)Exchange Engineer
76 (8.571 %)Windows Server Engineer
84 (5.714 %)Senior Network Analyst
84 (5.714 %)Senior Analyst
84 (5.714 %)Network Analyst
93 (4.286 %)Applications Support
102 (2.857 %)Desktop Support Analyst
102 (2.857 %)Support Analyst
London IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (1.429 %)Cryptography
11 (1.429 %)PKI
London IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
129 (41.43 %)Windows
221 (30.00 %)Windows Server 2003
318 (25.71 %)Windows 2000 Server
411 (15.71 %)Windows XP
51 (1.429 %)UNIX
London IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
120 (28.57 %)Network Design
26 (8.571 %)Investment Management
26 (8.571 %)QMS
26 (8.571 %)Service Delivery
33 (4.286 %)Asset Management
42 (2.857 %)Configuration Management
London IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (7.143 %)VBScript
15 (7.143 %)VB
London IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
156 (80.00 %)Cisco Certification
237 (52.86 %)CCIE
332 (45.71 %)CCNA
410 (14.29 %)CCNP
53 (4.286 %)MCSE
53 (4.286 %)Microsoft Certification
London IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
131 (44.29 %)QA
26 (8.571 %)ISO9001
31 (1.429 %)SLA
London IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
129 (41.43 %)Active Directory
21 (1.429 %)NFS
London IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.429 %)CiscoWorks
11 (1.429 %)Tivoli NetView
London IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
156 (80.00 %)Cisco
228 (40.00 %)Microsoft
319 (27.14 %)CheckPoint
418 (25.71 %)Lotus
511 (15.71 %)Remedy
69 (12.86 %)Peregrine
71 (1.429 %)Novell