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

LinkBorder Gateway Protocol (BGP)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank235260
Rank change on same period last yearUp+25
Matching permanent IT job ads3831
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.013 %
As % of the category below1.797 %1.591 %
Salaries quoted3030
Average minimum salary£32,967£38,233
Average salary£34,617£39,912
% change on same period last year-13.26 %
Average maximum salary£36,267£41,592
UK excluding London average salary£43,398£44,504
% change on same period last year-2.48 %
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads21151948
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.117 %0.798 %
Salaries quoted18741684
Average minimum salary£30,201£35,922
Average salary£32,628£38,546
% change on same period last year-15.35 %
Average maximum salary£35,056£41,171
UK excluding London average salary£37,397£39,734
% change on same period last year-5.88 %
BGP EnglandBGP
England

BGP
Demand Trend

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

North West BGP Demand Trend

BGP
Salary Trend

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

North West BGP Salary Trend

BGP
Salary Histogram

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

North West BGP Salary Histogram

BGP
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing BGP within the North West 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
ManchesterUp+5036£34,571-24.44 %
LancashireNew entry-1£37,000-
MerseysideDown-71£33,500+18.84 %
BGP EnglandBGP
England

BGP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

167 (88.16 %)Cisco Certification
264 (84.21 %)Cisco
359 (77.63 %)MPLS
458 (76.32 %)EIGRP
458 (76.32 %)CCNP
556 (73.68 %)OSPF
637 (48.68 %)Linux
733 (43.42 %)Internet
832 (42.11 %)UNIX
930 (39.47 %)Juniper
1028 (36.84 %)Ethernet
1127 (35.53 %)LAN
1127 (35.53 %)Telecoms
1226 (34.21 %)CCDA
1325 (32.89 %)Nortel
1325 (32.89 %)WAN
1325 (32.89 %)VPN
1325 (32.89 %)Firewall
1325 (32.89 %)Redback
1418 (23.68 %)RSVP
1418 (23.68 %)QA
1517 (22.37 %)TCP/IP
1616 (21.05 %)RIP
1715 (19.74 %)CCNA
1813 (17.11 %)L2TP
1912 (15.79 %)CheckPoint
1912 (15.79 %)VoIP
2011 (14.47 %)CCIP
2110 (13.16 %)IPsec
229 (11.84 %)DNS

BGP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (1.316 %)FIX Protocol
North West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (7.895 %)MS Exchange
24 (5.263 %)IIS
24 (5.263 %)Apache
24 (5.263 %)Exchange Server 2003
24 (5.263 %)Exchange Server 2007
31 (1.316 %)Exchange Server 2000
North West IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.316 %)Summit
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
159 (77.63 %)MPLS
258 (76.32 %)EIGRP
356 (73.68 %)OSPF
433 (43.42 %)Internet
528 (36.84 %)Ethernet
627 (35.53 %)LAN
725 (32.89 %)WAN
725 (32.89 %)VPN
725 (32.89 %)Firewall
818 (23.68 %)RSVP
917 (22.37 %)TCP/IP
1016 (21.05 %)RIP
1113 (17.11 %)L2TP
1212 (15.79 %)VoIP
1310 (13.16 %)IPsec
149 (11.84 %)DNS
157 (9.211 %)SNMP
157 (9.211 %)PPP
157 (9.211 %)Cisco IOS
166 (7.895 %)IP Telephony
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (7.895 %)SQL Server
24 (5.263 %)MySQL
24 (5.263 %)PostgreSQL
31 (1.316 %)SQL Server 7
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
127 (35.53 %)Telecoms
25 (6.579 %)Pensions
31 (1.316 %)Marketing
31 (1.316 %)Health
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
142 (55.26 %)Network Engineer
220 (26.32 %)IP Network Engineer
311 (14.47 %)Analyst
410 (13.16 %)Senior Analyst
59 (11.84 %)Technical Analyst
68 (10.53 %)Senior Technical Analyst
77 (9.211 %)Cisco Network Engineer
77 (9.211 %)Network Manager
77 (9.211 %)Cisco Engineer
86 (7.895 %)Technical Manager
95 (6.579 %)Support Engineer
103 (3.947 %)Network Analyst
103 (3.947 %)NOC Manager
112 (2.632 %)Senior Support Engineer
112 (2.632 %)Senior Network Analyst
112 (2.632 %)Cisco Network Analyst
112 (2.632 %)Cisco Analyst
112 (2.632 %)Senior Cisco Network Analyst
112 (2.632 %)Senior Cisco Analyst
112 (2.632 %)Network Support Engineer
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
137 (48.68 %)Linux
232 (42.11 %)UNIX
36 (7.895 %)Debian
45 (6.579 %)FreeBSD
45 (6.579 %)Windows
54 (5.263 %)OpenBSD
63 (3.947 %)Windows Server 2003
72 (2.632 %)Windows NT
72 (2.632 %)Windows 2000
81 (1.316 %)Solaris
81 (1.316 %)NetBSD
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (9.211 %)ITIL
25 (6.579 %)PRINCE2
33 (3.947 %)Network Design
33 (3.947 %)Load Balancing
42 (2.632 %)Operations Management
42 (2.632 %)Migration
51 (1.316 %)Content Management
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (6.579 %)Perl
24 (5.263 %)PHP
24 (5.263 %)Shell Script
33 (3.947 %)SQL
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
167 (88.16 %)Cisco Certification
258 (76.32 %)CCNP
326 (34.21 %)CCDA
415 (19.74 %)CCNA
511 (14.47 %)CCIP
68 (10.53 %)CCSP
77 (9.211 %)Degree
84 (5.263 %)CCDP
93 (3.947 %)CCVP
93 (3.947 %)CCIE
102 (2.632 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
North West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
118 (23.68 %)QA
North West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (6.579 %)Active Directory
24 (5.263 %)Backup Exec
32 (2.632 %)Terminal Services
41 (1.316 %)ISA Server
North West IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (7.895 %)OpenView
25 (6.579 %)NNM
34 (5.263 %)Nagios
42 (2.632 %)CiscoWorks
51 (1.316 %)Netcool
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
164 (84.21 %)Cisco
230 (39.47 %)Juniper
325 (32.89 %)Nortel
325 (32.89 %)Redback
412 (15.79 %)CheckPoint
57 (9.211 %)Avaya
65 (6.579 %)HP
74 (5.263 %)Symantec
83 (3.947 %)Mitel
83 (3.947 %)Citrix
92 (2.632 %)Microsoft
92 (2.632 %)Nokia
101 (1.316 %)Siemens
101 (1.316 %)Fortinet
101 (1.316 %)BT
101 (1.316 %)3Com
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