The first table below looks at the demand for SAN skills in IT jobs advertised for the Manchester region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SAN over the 3 months to 20 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Communications & Networking category for the Manchester region.

Location
3 months to
20 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Storage Area Network (SAN)
Rank 139 101 112
Rank change year-on-year
-38 +11
Permanent jobs citing SAN 52 81 55
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester 1.218% 2.192% 1.381%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 8.360% 14.62% 10.02%
Number of salaries quoted 34 68 50
Average salary £34,505 £37,500 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-7.98% +25.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,450 £25,450 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £57,050 £46,150 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-1.23% +1.25%
All Communications & Networking
Manchester
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
622 554 549
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester 14.56% 14.99% 13.78%
Number of salaries quoted 528 478 485
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +7.69%
90% offered a salary of more than £23,000 £21,000 £22,000
10% offered a salary of more than £56,000 £75,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +6.66%
SAN
North West

SAN
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing SAN across the Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Manchester SAN Jobs Demand Trend

SAN
Salary Trend

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

Manchester SAN Salary Trend

SAN
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SAN across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 20 June 2013.

Manchester SAN Salary Histogram

SAN
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SAN within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 20 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Find
Job
Vacancies
Sale - 5 £34,010 - 1
Salford - 2 £32,500 -
Wigan -3 1 £45,000 +20.00%
Bolton -7 1 - -
Bury - 1 £24,500 -
Cheadle - 1 £32,500 -
Oldham - 1 - -
SAN
North West

SAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing SAN 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 SAN.

1 72 (51.80%) Windows
2 71 (51.08%) VMware
3 51 (36.69%) Microsoft
4 50 (35.97%) Linux
5 47 (33.81%) Windows Server 2003
6 46 (33.09%) Windows Server 2008
7 40 (28.78%) VMware Infrastructure
8 39 (28.06%) SQL
9 38 (27.34%) MS Exchange
10 37 (26.62%) Active Directory
11 36 (25.90%) NetApp
11 36 (25.90%) UNIX
12 33 (23.74%) ITIL
12 33 (23.74%) SQL Server
12 33 (23.74%) Finance
13 31 (22.30%) MS Excel
13 31 (22.30%) Cisco
14 29 (20.86%) HP
14 29 (20.86%) Citrix
14 29 (20.86%) Hyper-V
15 28 (20.14%) EMC
16 27 (19.42%) IBM
16 27 (19.42%) AIX
17 26 (18.71%) Clustering
18 24 (17.27%) Firewall
18 24 (17.27%) NAS
19 23 (16.55%) High Availability
19 23 (16.55%) Oracle
19 23 (16.55%) Red Hat
20 21 (15.11%) Symantec

SAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing SAN 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 SAN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 15 (10.79%) WebSphere
2 14 (10.07%) WebSphere MQ
3 6 (4.317%) Web Services
3 6 (4.317%) ASP.NET
3 6 (4.317%) .NET
4 5 (3.597%) XML
5 3 (2.158%) CGI
5 3 (2.158%) XSLT
5 3 (2.158%) JSP
5 3 (2.158%) SOAP
5 3 (2.158%) Ajax
5 3 (2.158%) FIX Protocol
6 2 (1.439%) LAMP
6 2 (1.439%) CSS
6 2 (1.439%) HTML
7 1 (0.719%) ASP
7 1 (0.719%) Application Packaging
Application Platforms
1 38 (27.34%) MS Exchange
2 20 (14.39%) Exchange Server 2010
3 14 (10.07%) Exchange Server 2003
4 12 (8.633%) SharePoint
5 11 (7.914%) IIS
6 7 (5.036%) Apache
6 7 (5.036%) Exchange Server 2007
7 6 (4.317%) Lync
8 2 (1.439%) SharePoint 2010
9 1 (0.719%) Tomcat
9 1 (0.719%) IBM Notes
Applications
1 31 (22.30%) MS Excel
2 6 (4.317%) MS Office
3 3 (2.158%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 4 (2.878%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.719%) Dynamics NAV
Communications & Networking
1 24 (17.27%) Firewall
1 24 (17.27%) NAS
2 18 (12.95%) DNS
3 17 (12.23%) WAN
4 16 (11.51%) LAN
4 16 (11.51%) Fibre Channel
5 15 (10.79%) iSCSI
6 13 (9.353%) VoIP
7 10 (7.194%) DHCP
8 8 (5.755%) TCP/IP
8 8 (5.755%) VPN
9 5 (3.597%) Ethernet
10 4 (2.878%) Wireless
10 4 (2.878%) Internet
10 4 (2.878%) SSL
11 3 (2.158%) Cisco PIX
11 3 (2.158%) Network Security
11 3 (2.158%) Cisco ASA
11 3 (2.158%) MPLS
11 3 (2.158%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (23.74%) SQL Server
2 18 (12.95%) SQL Server 2000
3 15 (10.79%) SQL Server 2008
4 13 (9.353%) SQL Server 2005
5 9 (6.475%) Data Warehouse
5 9 (6.475%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 9 (6.475%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 8 (5.755%) MySQL
7 4 (2.878%) SQL Server 2012
8 2 (1.439%) Big Data
9 1 (0.719%) Oracle 8/8i
9 1 (0.719%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 4 (2.878%) Subversion
1 4 (2.878%) Git (software)
General
1 33 (23.74%) Finance
2 9 (6.475%) Advertising
3 7 (5.036%) Telecoms
4 4 (2.878%) Manufacturing
4 4 (2.878%) Local Government
5 3 (2.158%) Marketing
5 3 (2.158%) Law
6 1 (0.719%) Retail
Job Titles
1 29 (20.86%) Consultant
2 17 (12.23%) Analyst
3 15 (10.79%) Administrator
4 14 (10.07%) Linux Systems Administrator
4 14 (10.07%) Linux Administrator
4 14 (10.07%) Systems Administrator
5 13 (9.353%) Storage Consultant
6 12 (8.633%) Support Engineer
7 11 (7.914%) Systems Engineer
7 11 (7.914%) Tivoli Consultant
7 11 (7.914%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 11 (7.914%) Backup Consultant
8 9 (6.475%) SQL Server DBA
8 9 (6.475%) SQL DBA
8 9 (6.475%) DBA
9 8 (5.755%) Architect
10 6 (4.317%) Support Analyst
10 6 (4.317%) Infrastructure Consultant
10 6 (4.317%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
10 6 (4.317%) UNIX Administrator
Miscellaneous
1 26 (18.71%) Clustering
2 16 (11.51%) Replication
3 7 (5.036%) CLARiiON
4 5 (3.597%) Client/Server
5 4 (2.878%) Cloud Computing
6 3 (2.158%) Enterprise Software
6 3 (2.158%) Computer Science
7 2 (1.439%) Blackberry
7 2 (1.439%) Open Source
7 2 (1.439%) iPad
7 2 (1.439%) EqualLogic
7 2 (1.439%) Symmetrix DMX
7 2 (1.439%) iPhone
8 1 (0.719%) Video Conferencing
8 1 (0.719%) Enterprise Storage
8 1 (0.719%) HP StorageWorks
8 1 (0.719%) NHS
8 1 (0.719%) PKI
8 1 (0.719%) PDA
Operating Systems
1 72 (51.80%) Windows
2 50 (35.97%) Linux
3 47 (33.81%) Windows Server 2003
4 46 (33.09%) Windows Server 2008
5 36 (25.90%) UNIX
6 27 (19.42%) AIX
7 20 (14.39%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 10 (7.194%) Windows 7
9 9 (6.475%) Windows XP
10 5 (3.597%) Windows Server 2012
11 3 (2.158%) Windows 2000 Server
11 3 (2.158%) Windows 8
11 3 (2.158%) Windows 2000
12 2 (1.439%) Solaris
12 2 (1.439%) Windows Phone
12 2 (1.439%) Android
13 1 (0.719%) Windows NT
13 1 (0.719%) HPUX
13 1 (0.719%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (23.74%) ITIL
2 23 (16.55%) High Availability
3 21 (15.11%) Disaster Recovery
4 17 (12.23%) Configuration Management
5 10 (7.194%) Capacity Planning
6 9 (6.475%) Business Intelligence
7 7 (5.036%) Root Cause Analysis
7 7 (5.036%) Project Management
7 7 (5.036%) PRINCE2
7 7 (5.036%) Service Delivery
8 5 (3.597%) Problem Management
8 5 (3.597%) Load Balancing
8 5 (3.597%) Service Management
8 5 (3.597%) Migration
9 4 (2.878%) Change Management
9 4 (2.878%) Technical Architecture
9 4 (2.878%) CRM
9 4 (2.878%) Capacity Management
9 4 (2.878%) Change Control
9 4 (2.878%) Integration Testing
Programming Languages
1 39 (28.06%) SQL
2 21 (15.11%) Perl
3 20 (14.39%) C
4 15 (10.79%) PHP
5 10 (7.194%) VB
6 9 (6.475%) T-SQL
7 7 (5.036%) PowerShell
8 5 (3.597%) Bash shell
8 5 (3.597%) Python
8 5 (3.597%) VBScript
9 4 (2.878%) C++
9 4 (2.878%) Java
10 1 (0.719%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 18 (12.95%) Microsoft Certification
2 12 (8.633%) MCSE
3 11 (7.914%) NCDA
4 10 (7.194%) Citrix Certification
5 9 (6.475%) ITIL Certification
5 9 (6.475%) Degree
6 8 (5.755%) MCITP
7 7 (5.036%) CCA
7 7 (5.036%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 6 (4.317%) MCSA
8 6 (4.317%) Cisco Certification
8 6 (4.317%) CCIA
9 5 (3.597%) CCEE
9 5 (3.597%) CCEA
9 5 (3.597%) MCP
10 4 (2.878%) CCNA
10 4 (2.878%) Security Cleared
11 3 (2.158%) SC Cleared
11 3 (2.158%) NCIE
11 3 (2.158%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (4.317%) SLA
2 3 (2.158%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.719%) PCI DSS
3 1 (0.719%) QA
System Software
1 40 (28.78%) VMware Infrastructure
2 37 (26.62%) Active Directory
3 29 (20.86%) Hyper-V
4 14 (10.07%) XenApp
5 13 (9.353%) XenServer
6 10 (7.194%) vSphere
7 7 (5.036%) XenDesktop
7 7 (5.036%) VMware ESXi
7 7 (5.036%) NFS
7 7 (5.036%) VMware ESX
8 4 (2.878%) Citrix Presentation Server
9 3 (2.158%) MetaFrame
10 2 (1.439%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 1 (0.719%) SRDF
11 1 (0.719%) ISA Server
11 1 (0.719%) VMware Server
11 1 (0.719%) Xen
11 1 (0.719%) Samba
Systems Management
1 13 (9.353%) Tivoli Storage Manager
2 12 (8.633%) Tivoli
3 11 (7.914%) EMC NetWorker
4 10 (7.194%) SCCM
5 8 (5.755%) SCOM
6 7 (5.036%) NetBackup
7 6 (4.317%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
8 5 (3.597%) MOM
8 5 (3.597%) Backup Exec
9 2 (1.439%) SolarWinds Orion
10 1 (0.719%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 71 (51.08%) VMware
2 51 (36.69%) Microsoft
3 36 (25.90%) NetApp
4 31 (22.30%) Cisco
5 29 (20.86%) HP
5 29 (20.86%) Citrix
6 28 (20.14%) EMC
7 27 (19.42%) IBM
8 23 (16.55%) Oracle
8 23 (16.55%) Red Hat
9 21 (15.11%) Symantec
10 17 (12.23%) Brocade
11 7 (5.036%) Sophos
12 6 (4.317%) Hitachi
12 6 (4.317%) Dell
13 5 (3.597%) Juniper
14 4 (2.878%) CheckPoint
15 3 (2.158%) SolarWinds
15 3 (2.158%) CA
16 2 (1.439%) McAfee
Manchester, Lancashire
Search Consultancy are looking to recruit an experienced Server Engineer to fill a position for a start up company based in Manchester City Centre... Experience of SAN/ Active...
Search Consultancy
Salary: tbc
Posted: 13 June 2013
Manchester, Cheshire, Lancashire, Merseyside,...
You should possess 2/3 years+ experience of implementing / supporting some of the following technologies: •Microsoft Server 2003 / 2008 / (2012)•Citrix (Xenserver, Xenapp etc)•Virtualisation - Hyper-V, VMWare, •...
Actis Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £25,000 - £35,000 + car/allowance + benefits
Posted: 19 June 2013
Sale, Cheshire
With previous experience of VMware View over Thin Clients, it would be desirable if you are competent in SharePoint 2010 and SQL Server administration and have the ability...
Trafford Housing Trust
Salary: From £33,137 to £34,882 per annum plus benefits
Posted: 18 June 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
Roles & Responsibilities Sound understanding of NetApp Storage Technologies (ONTAP, and Hardware) Understanding of FC/iSCS/NFS/FCoE Protocol, and deployment methods Understanding of Cisco UCS (C and B...
Lawrence Harvey IT & Change
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum
Posted: 18 June 2013
Manchester, North West
Requirements You will require at least CCNA certification although CCNP is desirable, qualifications such as Microsoft Server, Active Directory, Virtualization and SAN's etc... Skills required are advanced...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £32000.00 per annum + Pension, Health and Life cover
Posted: 18 June 2013
Manchester, North West
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £32000.00 per annum + Healthcare, Life Cover, Pension
Posted: 12 June 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
HAYS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Salary: £32000.00 per annum + Pension, Health and Life cover
Posted: 18 June 2013