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This section looks at the demand for Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) 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 Wi-Fi over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWireless Fidelity (WiFi)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank76-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads20
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.429 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted10
Average minimum salary£24,500-
Average salary£26,250-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£28,000-
UK excluding London average salary£37,066£46,233
% change on same period last year-19.82 %
Merseyside IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Merseyside
Matching permanent IT job ads140158
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.075 %0.066 %
Salaries quoted137133
Average minimum salary£29,910£33,300
Average salary£32,035£36,076
% change on same period last year-11.20 %
Average maximum salary£34,159£38,852
UK excluding London average salary£37,579£39,546
% change on same period last year-4.97 %
Wi-Fi North WestWi-Fi
North West

Wi-Fi
Demand Trend

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

Merseyside Wi-Fi Demand Trend

Wi-Fi
Salary Trend

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

Merseyside Wi-Fi Salary Trend

Wi-Fi
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Wi-Fi within the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
St HelensNew entry-1--
Wi-Fi North WestWi-Fi
North West

Wi-Fi
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Merseyside region citing Wi-Fi 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 Wi-Fi.

12 (50.00 %)C#
12 (50.00 %)C++
12 (50.00 %)Java
12 (50.00 %)SQL
12 (50.00 %)VB
12 (50.00 %)XML
12 (50.00 %)Windows
12 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
12 (50.00 %)MS Excel
12 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
12 (50.00 %)Bluetooth
12 (50.00 %)GPRS
12 (50.00 %)DHCP
12 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
12 (50.00 %)VPN
12 (50.00 %)DNS
12 (50.00 %)Active Directory
12 (50.00 %)Citrix
12 (50.00 %)MetaFrame
12 (50.00 %)PowerBuilder
12 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
12 (50.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 (50.00 %)Disaster Recovery
12 (50.00 %)Firewall
12 (50.00 %)Wireless
12 (50.00 %)PDA

Wi-Fi
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Merseyside region citing Wi-Fi 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 Wi-Fi. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Merseyside IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (50.00 %)XML
Merseyside IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
Merseyside IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (50.00 %)MS Excel
Merseyside IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (50.00 %)Bluetooth
12 (50.00 %)GPRS
12 (50.00 %)DHCP
12 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
12 (50.00 %)VPN
12 (50.00 %)DNS
12 (50.00 %)Firewall
12 (50.00 %)Wireless
Merseyside IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (50.00 %)PowerBuilder
Merseyside IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (25.00 %)Analyst
11 (25.00 %)Support Engineer
11 (25.00 %)Infrastructure Analyst
11 (25.00 %)Infrastructure Engineer
11 (25.00 %)Infrastructure Support Engineer
Merseyside IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (50.00 %)PDA
Merseyside IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (50.00 %)Windows
12 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
12 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Merseyside IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)Disaster Recovery
Merseyside IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (50.00 %)C#
12 (50.00 %)C++
12 (50.00 %)Java
12 (50.00 %)SQL
12 (50.00 %)VB
Merseyside IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (50.00 %)Active Directory
12 (50.00 %)MetaFrame
Merseyside IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (50.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Merseyside IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)Citrix