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This section looks at the demand for Wide Area Network (WAN) skills within the North East region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited WAN over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWide Area Network (WAN)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank3948
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching permanent IT job ads5238
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.027 %0.016 %
As % of the category below29.55 %26.39 %
Salaries quoted4534
Average minimum salary£40,911£30,700
Average salary£43,533£32,250
% change on same period last year+34.98 %
Average maximum salary£46,156£33,800
UK excluding London average salary£35,174£37,462
% change on same period last year-6.10 %
North East IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
North East
Matching permanent IT job ads176144
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.093 %0.059 %
Salaries quoted136126
Average minimum salary£33,801£31,104
Average salary£36,637£32,752
% change on same period last year+11.86 %
Average maximum salary£39,472£34,400
UK excluding London average salary£37,397£39,734
% change on same period last year-5.88 %
WAN EnglandWAN
England

WAN
Demand Trend

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

North East WAN Demand Trend

WAN
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing WAN across the North East region.

North East WAN Salary Trend

WAN
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing WAN across the North East region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

North East WAN Salary Histogram

WAN
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WAN within the North East region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
Tyne and WearUp+1635£48,258+60.94 %
DurhamUp+46£25,000-16.86 %
WAN EnglandWAN
England

WAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the North East region citing WAN 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 WAN.

175 (92.59 %)LAN
229 (35.80 %)Windows
327 (33.33 %)Network Security
421 (25.93 %)Disaster Recovery
519 (23.46 %)SQL
618 (22.22 %)Cisco
618 (22.22 %)Active Directory
716 (19.75 %)Firewall
716 (19.75 %)Telecoms
815 (18.52 %)Citrix
913 (16.05 %)Cisco Certification
913 (16.05 %)Linux
913 (16.05 %)Finance
1012 (14.81 %)UNIX
1012 (14.81 %)Microsoft Certification
1012 (14.81 %)Exchange Server 2003
1110 (12.35 %)Microsoft
1110 (12.35 %)CCIE
1110 (12.35 %)TCP/IP
1110 (12.35 %)DNS
1110 (12.35 %)MS Visio
129 (11.11 %)Replication
129 (11.11 %)Windows 2000
129 (11.11 %)B2B
138 (9.877 %)VoIP
138 (9.877 %)Apache
147 (8.642 %)MCSE
147 (8.642 %)Broadband
147 (8.642 %)Windows XP
147 (8.642 %)MySQL

WAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the North East region citing WAN 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 WAN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North East IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (8.642 %)XML
26 (7.407 %)JSF
26 (7.407 %)AJAX
26 (7.407 %)JBoss Seam
26 (7.407 %)EJB 3.0
26 (7.407 %)J2EE
26 (7.407 %)EJB
26 (7.407 %)JSP
26 (7.407 %)Servlets
26 (7.407 %)WebServices
31 (1.235 %)CSS
31 (1.235 %)HTML
North East IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (14.81 %)Exchange Server 2003
28 (9.877 %)Apache
36 (7.407 %)Tomcat
36 (7.407 %)MS Exchange
36 (7.407 %)JBoss
43 (3.704 %)Exchange Server 2000
51 (1.235 %)CMS
North East IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (12.35 %)MS Visio
22 (2.469 %)MS Excel
North East IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
175 (92.59 %)LAN
227 (33.33 %)Network Security
316 (19.75 %)Firewall
410 (12.35 %)DNS
410 (12.35 %)TCP/IP
58 (9.877 %)VoIP
67 (8.642 %)Broadband
67 (8.642 %)IP Telephony
75 (6.173 %)Internet
75 (6.173 %)DECT
84 (4.938 %)ISDN
84 (4.938 %)DHCP
84 (4.938 %)VPN
92 (2.469 %)SAN
92 (2.469 %)Intranet
101 (1.235 %)MPLS
101 (1.235 %)Nortel Meridian
101 (1.235 %)PBX
North East IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (8.642 %)MySQL
26 (7.407 %)Datawarehouse
26 (7.407 %)RDBMS
33 (3.704 %)SQL Server
North East IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (19.75 %)Telecoms
213 (16.05 %)Finance
33 (3.704 %)Manufacturing
42 (2.469 %)Automotive
51 (1.235 %)Government
North East IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
124 (29.63 %)Architect
124 (29.63 %)Network Architect
210 (12.35 %)Analyst
37 (8.642 %)Network Engineer
37 (8.642 %)Sales Executive
37 (8.642 %)Support Engineer
45 (6.173 %)Support Analyst
45 (6.173 %)Systems Analyst
54 (4.938 %)IT Support Engineer
63 (3.704 %)J2EE Developer
63 (3.704 %)Development Manager
63 (3.704 %)Infrastructure Analyst
63 (3.704 %)Linux Systems Administrator
63 (3.704 %)Developer
72 (2.469 %)Business Development Executive
72 (2.469 %)Senior Linux Systems Administrator
72 (2.469 %)Linux Administrator
72 (2.469 %)Systems Support
72 (2.469 %)Field Service Engineer
72 (2.469 %)Consultant
North East IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (11.11 %)Replication
21 (1.235 %)IVR
North East IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
129 (35.80 %)Windows
213 (16.05 %)Linux
312 (14.81 %)UNIX
49 (11.11 %)Windows 2000
57 (8.642 %)Windows XP
66 (7.407 %)Windows Server 2003
71 (1.235 %)Debian
71 (1.235 %)Gentoo
71 (1.235 %)Fedora
71 (1.235 %)VMS
North East IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
121 (25.93 %)Disaster Recovery
29 (11.11 %)B2B
37 (8.642 %)Migration
37 (8.642 %)Business Intelligence
46 (7.407 %)OOD
46 (7.407 %)Software Testing
46 (7.407 %)UML
55 (6.173 %)Configuration Management
64 (4.938 %)Project Management
64 (4.938 %)Business Development
73 (3.704 %)Process Management
73 (3.704 %)ITIL
81 (1.235 %)PRINCE2
81 (1.235 %)E-Commerce
81 (1.235 %)Fault Management
North East IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
119 (23.46 %)SQL
27 (8.642 %)Java
36 (7.407 %)JavaScript
43 (3.704 %)Shell Script
51 (1.235 %)C
51 (1.235 %)C#
North East IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
113 (16.05 %)Cisco Certification
212 (14.81 %)Microsoft Certification
310 (12.35 %)CCIE
47 (8.642 %)MCSE
56 (7.407 %)MCP
65 (6.173 %)Degree
73 (3.704 %)CCNA
73 (3.704 %)HND
81 (1.235 %)MCSA
81 (1.235 %)CCNP
81 (1.235 %)Avaya Certification
North East IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (3.704 %)QA
North East IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
118 (22.22 %)Active Directory
21 (1.235 %)VMware ESX
North East IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (6.173 %)WSUS
North East IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (22.22 %)Cisco
215 (18.52 %)Citrix
310 (12.35 %)Microsoft
47 (8.642 %)Oracle
54 (4.938 %)Nortel
63 (3.704 %)Red Hat
71 (1.235 %)CheckPoint
71 (1.235 %)VMware
71 (1.235 %)Mitel
71 (1.235 %)Avaya
71 (1.235 %)NetApp
71 (1.235 %)HP
71 (1.235 %)IBM
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