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The table below looks at the demand for Local Area Network (LAN) skills within the Merseyside 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLocal Area Network (LAN)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5448
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching permanent IT job ads1928
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.012 %
As % of the category below18.81 %17.50 %
Salaries quoted1924
Average minimum salary£42,237£38,500
Average salary£42,895£42,042
% change on same period last year+2.02 %
Average maximum salary£43,553£45,583
UK excluding London average salary£36,067£37,209
% change on same period last year-3.06 %
Merseyside IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Merseyside
Matching permanent IT job ads101160
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.059 %0.069 %
Salaries quoted97115
Average minimum salary£36,650£32,011
Average salary£38,235£34,612
% change on same period last year+10.46 %
Average maximum salary£39,820£37,214
UK excluding London average salary£37,898£38,996
% change on same period last year-2.81 %
LAN North WestLAN
North West

LAN
Demand Trend

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

Merseyside 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 Merseyside region.

Merseyside LAN Salary Trend

LAN
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing LAN across the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Merseyside LAN Salary Histogram

LAN
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing LAN within the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 7 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
WirralNew entry-13£44,500-
LiverpoolDown-115£40,900+1.40 %
LAN North WestLAN
North West

LAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Merseyside 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.

156 (96.55 %)WAN
243 (74.14 %)Windows
337 (63.79 %)TCP/IP
435 (60.34 %)SQL
533 (56.90 %)Active Directory
632 (55.17 %)Windows Server 2003
729 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
828 (48.28 %)SAN
924 (41.38 %)Microsoft
1023 (39.66 %)Cisco
1119 (32.76 %)Citrix
1218 (31.03 %)MS Excel
1218 (31.03 %)IIS
1218 (31.03 %)Windows 2000 Server
1317 (29.31 %)MCSE
1317 (29.31 %)Microsoft Certification
1317 (29.31 %)Firewall
1317 (29.31 %)Exchange Server 2003
1414 (24.14 %)VMware
1414 (24.14 %)DNS
1414 (24.14 %)DHCP
1513 (22.41 %)ERP
1513 (22.41 %)Windows XP
1513 (22.41 %)UNIX
1513 (22.41 %)Tivoli
1513 (22.41 %)Wireless
1513 (22.41 %)Windows Vista
1612 (20.69 %)Migration
1612 (20.69 %)VPN
1711 (18.97 %)Document Management

LAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Merseyside 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.

Merseyside IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (6.897 %)ODBC
Merseyside IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
129 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
218 (31.03 %)IIS
317 (29.31 %)Exchange Server 2003
41 (1.724 %)Lotus Notes
Merseyside IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
118 (31.03 %)MS Excel
27 (12.07 %)MS Office
32 (3.448 %)MS Visio
Merseyside IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
156 (96.55 %)WAN
237 (63.79 %)TCP/IP
328 (48.28 %)SAN
417 (29.31 %)Firewall
514 (24.14 %)DNS
514 (24.14 %)DHCP
613 (22.41 %)Wireless
712 (20.69 %)VPN
86 (10.34 %)Network Security
94 (6.897 %)Ethernet
103 (5.172 %)ADSL
103 (5.172 %)DECT
103 (5.172 %)ISDN
103 (5.172 %)PBX
103 (5.172 %)MPLS
103 (5.172 %)Frame Relay
112 (3.448 %)Cisco ICM
112 (3.448 %)WLAN
112 (3.448 %)DEFINITY
112 (3.448 %)SNMP
Merseyside IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (6.897 %)MSDE
21 (1.724 %)SQL Server
Merseyside IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (17.24 %)Telecoms
26 (10.34 %)Finance
26 (10.34 %)Health
34 (6.897 %)Manufacturing
42 (3.448 %)Back Office
42 (3.448 %)Pensions
51 (1.724 %)Financial Institution
51 (1.724 %)Electronics
51 (1.724 %)Retail
51 (1.724 %)Construction
51 (1.724 %)Electric
Merseyside IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (25.86 %)Technical Manager
214 (24.14 %)Project Manager
313 (22.41 %)Technical Project Manager
411 (18.97 %)Systems Administrator
411 (18.97 %)Administrator
58 (13.79 %)Infrastructure Engineer
58 (13.79 %)Network Technician
67 (12.07 %)Architect
76 (10.34 %)Systems Architect
76 (10.34 %)Senior Network Technician
76 (10.34 %)3rd Line Support
76 (10.34 %)Systems Engineer
85 (8.621 %)IT Administrator
94 (6.897 %)Infrastructure Manager
94 (6.897 %)Network Engineer
94 (6.897 %)Analyst
103 (5.172 %)Technical Support
112 (3.448 %)Support Engineer
112 (3.448 %)Infrastructure Analyst
112 (3.448 %)Service Manager
Merseyside IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (10.34 %)Replication
21 (1.724 %)EMC Centera
Merseyside IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
143 (74.14 %)Windows
232 (55.17 %)Windows Server 2003
318 (31.03 %)Windows 2000 Server
413 (22.41 %)Windows Vista
413 (22.41 %)UNIX
413 (22.41 %)Windows XP
54 (6.897 %)Windows 2000
61 (1.724 %)Linux
61 (1.724 %)Red Hat Linux
Merseyside IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (22.41 %)ERP
212 (20.69 %)Migration
311 (18.97 %)Document Management
46 (10.34 %)ITIL
55 (8.621 %)Project Management
64 (6.897 %)Asset Management
73 (5.172 %)Web Development
82 (3.448 %)Load Balancing
82 (3.448 %)Change Management
82 (3.448 %)Disaster Recovery
82 (3.448 %)CAD
91 (1.724 %)Service Delivery
91 (1.724 %)Performance Management
91 (1.724 %)SC Cleared
91 (1.724 %)Security Cleared
91 (1.724 %)Network Design
91 (1.724 %)Logistics
91 (1.724 %)Project Planning
Merseyside IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
135 (60.34 %)SQL
24 (6.897 %)VB
32 (3.448 %)C
Merseyside IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
117 (29.31 %)MCSE
117 (29.31 %)Microsoft Certification
27 (12.07 %)Cisco Certification
36 (10.34 %)CCNA
44 (6.897 %)MCP
44 (6.897 %)Security+ Certification
51 (1.724 %)CCNP
Merseyside IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
133 (56.90 %)Active Directory
28 (13.79 %)VMware Infrastructure
37 (12.07 %)VMware ESX
37 (12.07 %)MailMarshal
46 (10.34 %)Terminal Services
Merseyside IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
113 (22.41 %)Tivoli
22 (3.448 %)CiscoWorks
31 (1.724 %)Norton AntiVirus
Merseyside IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
124 (41.38 %)Microsoft
223 (39.66 %)Cisco
319 (32.76 %)Citrix
414 (24.14 %)VMware
59 (15.52 %)WatchGuard
64 (6.897 %)Mitel
64 (6.897 %)Avaya
73 (5.172 %)HP
73 (5.172 %)NetApp
82 (3.448 %)Symantec
82 (3.448 %)SAP
82 (3.448 %)Concord
91 (1.724 %)Capita
91 (1.724 %)Brocade
91 (1.724 %)Oracle
91 (1.724 %)BMC
91 (1.724 %)Dell
91 (1.724 %)EMC
91 (1.724 %)Altiris
91 (1.724 %)Lotus