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The table below looks at the demand for Network Design skills within the Manchester region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Network Design over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNetwork Design
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank159171
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching permanent IT job ads1741
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.018 %
As % of the category below0.609 %0.982 %
Salaries quoted1435
Average minimum salary£37,286£40,943
Average salary£39,536£43,443
% change on same period last year-8.99 %
Average maximum salary£41,786£45,943
UK excluding London average salary£44,672£46,285
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Manchester
Matching permanent IT job ads27924175
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.616 %1.797 %
Salaries quoted24213489
Average minimum salary£36,268£42,543
Average salary£40,764£47,496
% change on same period last year-14.17 %
Average maximum salary£45,260£52,449
UK excluding London average salary£42,675£44,216
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Network Design North WestNetwork Design
North West

Network Design
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Network Design across the Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Manchester Network Design Demand Trend

Network Design
Salary Trend

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

Manchester Network Design Salary Trend

Network Design
Salary Histogram

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

Manchester Network Design Salary Histogram

Network Design
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Design within the Manchester 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
SaleNew entry-1--
Network Design North WestNetwork Design
North West

Network Design
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing Network Design 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 Network Design.

124 (77.42 %)Cisco
223 (74.19 %)Cisco Certification
320 (64.52 %)CCNA
418 (58.06 %)Microsoft
418 (58.06 %)WAN
517 (54.84 %)LAN
616 (51.61 %)Internet
616 (51.61 %)Firewall
714 (45.16 %)VPN
813 (41.94 %)MPLS
813 (41.94 %)CheckPoint
912 (38.71 %)ISA Server
912 (38.71 %)Content Management
1011 (35.48 %)Blue Coat
1011 (35.48 %)Incident Management
1011 (35.48 %)CCSP
118 (25.81 %)Windows
127 (22.58 %)VoIP
136 (19.35 %)Linux
136 (19.35 %)Windows Server 2003
145 (16.13 %)Juniper
145 (16.13 %)SAN
145 (16.13 %)VMware
154 (12.90 %)Windows Server 2008
154 (12.90 %)Exchange Server 2003
154 (12.90 %)Project Planning
154 (12.90 %)Exchange Server 2007
154 (12.90 %)NetApp
154 (12.90 %)CCNP
154 (12.90 %)Blackberry

Network Design
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Manchester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (12.90 %)SharePoint
14 (12.90 %)MS Exchange
14 (12.90 %)Exchange Server 2003
14 (12.90 %)Exchange Server 2007
Manchester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (3.226 %)MS Excel
Manchester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
118 (58.06 %)WAN
217 (54.84 %)LAN
316 (51.61 %)Internet
316 (51.61 %)Firewall
414 (45.16 %)VPN
513 (41.94 %)MPLS
67 (22.58 %)VoIP
75 (16.13 %)SAN
84 (12.90 %)DNS
92 (6.452 %)OSPF
92 (6.452 %)BGP
92 (6.452 %)TCP/IP
92 (6.452 %)SNA
92 (6.452 %)IP Telephony
92 (6.452 %)Network Security
101 (3.226 %)Intrusion Detection
101 (3.226 %)SDH
101 (3.226 %)Ethernet
101 (3.226 %)DSL
101 (3.226 %)L2TP
Manchester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (3.226 %)SQL Server
Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (9.677 %)Education
13 (9.677 %)Health
22 (6.452 %)Telecoms
31 (3.226 %)Automotive
31 (3.226 %)Government
31 (3.226 %)Manufacturing
31 (3.226 %)Retail
31 (3.226 %)Pensions
Manchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (38.71 %)Analyst
112 (38.71 %)Network Analyst
24 (12.90 %)Technical Engineer
33 (9.677 %)Infrastructure Manager
33 (9.677 %)Network Support
33 (9.677 %)Senior Network Engineer
33 (9.677 %)Consultant
33 (9.677 %)Network Engineer
42 (6.452 %)Sales Consultant
42 (6.452 %)Support Engineer
42 (6.452 %)Architect
42 (6.452 %)Network Support Engineer
42 (6.452 %)Presales Consultant
42 (6.452 %)Senior Support Engineer
42 (6.452 %)Senior Network Support
42 (6.452 %)Senior Network Support Engineer
42 (6.452 %)Network Manager
51 (3.226 %)Cisco Consultant
51 (3.226 %)Solutions Consultant
51 (3.226 %)Network Architect
Manchester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (12.90 %)Blackberry
21 (3.226 %)CESG
Manchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (25.81 %)Windows
26 (19.35 %)Windows Server 2003
26 (19.35 %)Linux
34 (12.90 %)Windows Server 2008
42 (6.452 %)UNIX
51 (3.226 %)Windows 2000 Server
51 (3.226 %)Windows 2000
51 (3.226 %)FreeBSD
51 (3.226 %)Windows XP
51 (3.226 %)NetBSD
51 (3.226 %)Solaris
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (38.71 %)Content Management
211 (35.48 %)Incident Management
34 (12.90 %)Project Planning
43 (9.677 %)Project Management
52 (6.452 %)Cost-Benefit Analysis
61 (3.226 %)Validation
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (12.90 %)SQL
21 (3.226 %)C
21 (3.226 %)Perl
Manchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
123 (74.19 %)Cisco Certification
220 (64.52 %)CCNA
311 (35.48 %)CCSP
44 (12.90 %)CCNP
53 (9.677 %)CCIE
61 (3.226 %)MCSE
61 (3.226 %)CCDA
61 (3.226 %)CISSP
61 (3.226 %)Microsoft Certification
61 (3.226 %)CCVP
Manchester IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (3.226 %)SLA
11 (3.226 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
11 (3.226 %)CESG Infosec
Manchester IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
112 (38.71 %)ISA Server
22 (6.452 %)Active Directory
31 (3.226 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
31 (3.226 %)VMware Infrastructure
Manchester IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (3.226 %)OpenView
11 (3.226 %)CiscoWorks
11 (3.226 %)Netcool
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
124 (77.42 %)Cisco
218 (58.06 %)Microsoft
313 (41.94 %)CheckPoint
411 (35.48 %)Blue Coat
55 (16.13 %)VMware
55 (16.13 %)Juniper
64 (12.90 %)NetApp
71 (3.226 %)Redback
71 (3.226 %)HP
71 (3.226 %)EMC
71 (3.226 %)Intel
71 (3.226 %)Nortel