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The first part of the table below looks at the demand for the Network Engineer role in IT jobs advertised for the Manchester region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Network Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Manchester region.

 Network Engineer
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank117111136
Rank change year-on-year
Down-6Up+25
Matching permanent IT job ads192446
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester0.705 %0.885 %0.808 %
As % of the Job Titles category0.742 %0.939 %0.859 %
Salaries quoted172340
Average salary£34,500£30,250£26,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+14.04 %+16.34 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£24,400£22,000£19,750
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£40,000£39,250£35,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£32,500£35,000
% change year-on-year
+7.690 %-7.140 %
Manchester IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryAll Job Titles
Manchester
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
256125575354
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester94.99 %94.32 %94.03 %
Salaries quoted227121444604
Average salary£32,500£32,500£35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
--7.140 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£22,000£22,500£22,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£50,000£60,000£55,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,556£35,000£35,000
% change year-on-year
+1.580 %-
Network Engineer North WestNetwork Engineer
North West

Network Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Manchester Network Engineer Demand Trend

Network Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Manchester Network Engineer Salary Trend

Network Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Network Engineer across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010.

Manchester Network Engineer Salary Histogram

Network Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Engineer within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
WiganUp+71£32,500-13.33 %
Network Engineer North WestNetwork Engineer
North West

Network Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs across the Manchester region that cited Network Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title.

119 (67.86 %)Cisco
215 (53.57 %)Cisco Certification
312 (42.86 %)CCNA
411 (39.29 %)CCNP
510 (35.71 %)Firewall
69 (32.14 %)Windows
77 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
77 (25.00 %)LAN
77 (25.00 %)Active Directory
86 (21.43 %)Avaya
86 (21.43 %)WAN
86 (21.43 %)Degree
95 (17.86 %)Cisco PIX
95 (17.86 %)Microsoft
95 (17.86 %)Telecoms
104 (14.29 %)VMware
104 (14.29 %)CCIE
104 (14.29 %)Ethernet
104 (14.29 %)MS Excel
104 (14.29 %)SharePoint
104 (14.29 %)TCP/IP
104 (14.29 %)Cloud Computing
113 (10.71 %)Cisco ASA
113 (10.71 %)Windows Server 2008
113 (10.71 %)Network Security
113 (10.71 %)VPN
113 (10.71 %)Windows Server 2003
113 (10.71 %)ADSL
113 (10.71 %)C
113 (10.71 %)VoIP

Network Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs across the Manchester region that cited Network Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Manchester IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
17 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
24 (14.29 %)SharePoint
Manchester IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
14 (14.29 %)MS Excel
22 (7.143 %)MS Office
Manchester IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
110 (35.71 %)Firewall
27 (25.00 %)LAN
36 (21.43 %)WAN
45 (17.86 %)Cisco PIX
54 (14.29 %)Ethernet
54 (14.29 %)TCP/IP
63 (10.71 %)VPN
63 (10.71 %)VoIP
63 (10.71 %)IP Telephony
63 (10.71 %)Network Security
63 (10.71 %)Cisco ASA
63 (10.71 %)ADSL
72 (7.143 %)xDSL
72 (7.143 %)ADSL2
72 (7.143 %)ADSL2+
72 (7.143 %)VDSL2
72 (7.143 %)VLAN
72 (7.143 %)SHDSL
72 (7.143 %)HDSL
72 (7.143 %)DSL
Manchester IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
15 (17.86 %)Telecoms
22 (7.143 %)Electric
22 (7.143 %)Games
22 (7.143 %)Electronics
Manchester IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
14 (14.29 %)Cloud Computing
21 (3.571 %)NHS
21 (3.571 %)Clustering
21 (3.571 %)Video Conferencing
21 (3.571 %)FMCG
Manchester IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
19 (32.14 %)Windows
23 (10.71 %)Windows Server 2003
23 (10.71 %)Windows Server 2008
31 (3.571 %)Windows 2000 Server
31 (3.571 %)Windows 2000
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
13 (10.71 %)Project Management
22 (7.143 %)Migration
22 (7.143 %)Network Design
31 (3.571 %)Software Testing
31 (3.571 %)Load Balancing
31 (3.571 %)Disaster Recovery
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
13 (10.71 %)C
Manchester IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
115 (53.57 %)Cisco Certification
212 (42.86 %)CCNA
311 (39.29 %)CCNP
46 (21.43 %)Degree
54 (14.29 %)CCIE
62 (7.143 %)MCSE
62 (7.143 %)Microsoft Certification
62 (7.143 %)CCSA
62 (7.143 %)CCVP
71 (3.571 %)CCSP
71 (3.571 %)CCENT
Manchester IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
17 (25.00 %)Active Directory
Manchester IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
11 (3.571 %)Cisco IPCC
Manchester IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
119 (67.86 %)Cisco
26 (21.43 %)Avaya
35 (17.86 %)Microsoft
44 (14.29 %)VMware
52 (7.143 %)Nokia
52 (7.143 %)CheckPoint
61 (3.571 %)Redback
61 (3.571 %)Juniper