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This section looks at the demand for Local Area Network (LAN) skills within the Midlands 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 last 3 months to 20 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLocal Area Network (LAN)
Location
3 months to 20 May 2008Same period last year
Rank4036
Rank change on same period last yearDown-4
Matching permanent IT job ads4946
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.020 %
As % of the category below22.48 %19.91 %
Salaries quoted2724
Average minimum salary£31,333£35,667
Average salary£35,259£40,875
% change on same period last year-13.73 %
Average maximum salary£39,185£46,083
UK excluding London average salary£35,722£37,139
% change on same period last year-3.81 %
Communications & Networking MidlandsCommunications & Networking
Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads218231
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.106 %0.102 %
Salaries quoted148149
Average minimum salary£34,143£42,727
Average salary£37,744£46,208
% change on same period last year-18.31 %
Average maximum salary£41,345£49,689
UK excluding London average salary£37,723£39,102
% change on same period last year-3.52 %
LAN EnglandLAN
England

LAN
Demand Trend

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

Midlands LAN Demand Trend

LAN
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs ads citing LAN across the Midlands region.

Midlands LAN Salary Trend

LAN
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing LAN across the Midlands region over the past 3 months.

Midlands LAN Salary Histogram

LAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Midlands region citing LAN also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing LAN.

169 (92.00 %)WAN
238 (50.67 %)Cisco
330 (40.00 %)Cisco Certification
426 (34.67 %)Windows
521 (28.00 %)Firewall
521 (28.00 %)Microsoft
617 (22.67 %)Active Directory
716 (21.33 %)CCNA
716 (21.33 %)TCP/IP
815 (20.00 %)Microsoft Certification
815 (20.00 %)Broadband
815 (20.00 %)Project Management
913 (17.33 %)MCP
913 (17.33 %)SQL
913 (17.33 %)SAP
913 (17.33 %)Network Security
1012 (16.00 %)Windows 2000
1012 (16.00 %)Finance
1110 (13.33 %)VoIP
1110 (13.33 %)Windows XP
1110 (13.33 %)MCSE
1110 (13.33 %)Pensions
129 (12.00 %)Telecoms
129 (12.00 %)MS Office
129 (12.00 %)Citrix
129 (12.00 %)SAN
129 (12.00 %)CheckPoint
129 (12.00 %)CCIE
129 (12.00 %)CCNP
138 (10.67 %)B2B

LAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Midlands region citing LAN also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing LAN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
12 (2.667 %).NET
12 (2.667 %)Middleware
12 (2.667 %)WebSphere
Application Platforms
18 (10.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
27 (9.333 %)Exchange Server 2000
35 (6.667 %)MS Exchange
42 (2.667 %)Lotus Notes
51 (1.333 %)Lotus Domino
51 (1.333 %)SharePoint
51 (1.333 %)Exchange Server 2007
Applications
19 (12.00 %)MS Office
23 (4.000 %)MS Excel
Business Applications
14 (5.333 %)SAP Business One
22 (2.667 %)Remedy AR System
Communications & Networking
169 (92.00 %)WAN
221 (28.00 %)Firewall
316 (21.33 %)TCP/IP
415 (20.00 %)Broadband
513 (17.33 %)Network Security
610 (13.33 %)VoIP
79 (12.00 %)SAN
87 (9.333 %)DNS
95 (6.667 %)ISDN
104 (5.333 %)Cisco IPT
113 (4.000 %)VPN
113 (4.000 %)DHCP
113 (4.000 %)MPLS
122 (2.667 %)OSPF
122 (2.667 %)BGP
122 (2.667 %)Internet
122 (2.667 %)Wi-Fi
122 (2.667 %)Wireless
122 (2.667 %)WINS
122 (2.667 %)IP Telephony
Database & Business Intelligence
14 (5.333 %)Oracle Reports
14 (5.333 %)Oracle 8/8i
14 (5.333 %)Oracle 9i
14 (5.333 %)Oracle 10g
21 (1.333 %)SQL Server
Development Applications
14 (5.333 %)Oracle Forms
14 (5.333 %)Oracle Designer/2000
General
112 (16.00 %)Finance
210 (13.33 %)Pensions
39 (12.00 %)Telecoms
42 (2.667 %)Education
42 (2.667 %)Retail
51 (1.333 %)Local Government
51 (1.333 %)Government
Job Titles
122 (29.33 %)Consultant
214 (18.67 %)Network Engineer
312 (16.00 %)Analyst
49 (12.00 %)Support Engineer
49 (12.00 %)Network Support
58 (10.67 %)Senior Analyst
58 (10.67 %)Support Analyst
67 (9.333 %)Sales Consultant
67 (9.333 %)Architect
67 (9.333 %)Technical Consultant
67 (9.333 %)Senior Support Analyst
67 (9.333 %)Presales Consultant
67 (9.333 %)Network Support Engineer
76 (8.000 %)Cisco Consultant
84 (5.333 %)Senior Support Consultant
84 (5.333 %)ERP Consultant
84 (5.333 %)Implementation Consultant
84 (5.333 %)Support Consultant
84 (5.333 %)Project Manager
84 (5.333 %)Junior
Miscellaneous
17 (9.333 %)Asset Management
23 (4.000 %)Client/Server
23 (4.000 %)Thin Client
23 (4.000 %)Fat Client
32 (2.667 %)HACMP
41 (1.333 %)VLE
41 (1.333 %)Dutch Language
41 (1.333 %)French Language
41 (1.333 %)CMDB
Operating Systems
126 (34.67 %)Windows
212 (16.00 %)Windows 2000
310 (13.33 %)Windows XP
48 (10.67 %)Windows NT
48 (10.67 %)Unix
55 (6.667 %)Linux
64 (5.333 %)HPUX
72 (2.667 %)AIX
81 (1.333 %)Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
115 (20.00 %)Project Management
28 (10.67 %)B2B
37 (9.333 %)Network Design
45 (6.667 %)ITIL
45 (6.667 %)Project Planning
45 (6.667 %)Business Development
54 (5.333 %)Load Balancing
54 (5.333 %)ERP
54 (5.333 %)Systems Analysis
63 (4.000 %)PRINCE2
72 (2.667 %)Service Delivery
72 (2.667 %)Data Protection
72 (2.667 %)Security Cleared
81 (1.333 %)Programme Management
81 (1.333 %)Incident Management
Programming Languages
113 (17.33 %)SQL
24 (5.333 %)PL/SQL
32 (2.667 %)VB
Qualifications
130 (40.00 %)Cisco Certification
216 (21.33 %)CCNA
315 (20.00 %)Microsoft Certification
413 (17.33 %)MCP
510 (13.33 %)MCSE
69 (12.00 %)CCIE
69 (12.00 %)CCNP
77 (9.333 %)CCVP
83 (4.000 %)Degree
92 (2.667 %)CCSE
92 (2.667 %)ITIL Certification
92 (2.667 %)CCSA
101 (1.333 %)PRINCE2 Certification
101 (1.333 %)CCDA
101 (1.333 %)CCDP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
12 (2.667 %)SLA
21 (1.333 %)QA
21 (1.333 %)ISO9001
System Software
117 (22.67 %)Active Directory
22 (2.667 %)Backup Exec
31 (1.333 %)MetaFrame
31 (1.333 %)ISA Server
31 (1.333 %)VMware ESX
Systems Management
12 (2.667 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
21 (1.333 %)MOM
21 (1.333 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (1.333 %)OpenView
Vendors
138 (50.67 %)Cisco
221 (28.00 %)Microsoft
313 (17.33 %)SAP
49 (12.00 %)Citrix
49 (12.00 %)CheckPoint
58 (10.67 %)Oracle
67 (9.333 %)Avaya
76 (8.000 %)Lotus
84 (5.333 %)Sage
84 (5.333 %)Exchequer
93 (4.000 %)HP
102 (2.667 %)Remedy
102 (2.667 %)Altiris
102 (2.667 %)IBM
111 (1.333 %)Novell
111 (1.333 %)VMware
111 (1.333 %)Nortel
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