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The table below looks at the demand for Broadband 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 Broadband over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBroadband
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank174209
Rank change on same period last yearUp+35
Matching permanent IT job ads7771
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.045 %0.030 %
As % of the category below4.762 %3.460 %
Salaries quoted7366
Average minimum salary£22,446£22,485
Average salary£24,486£23,833
% change on same period last year+2.73 %
Average maximum salary£26,527£25,182
UK excluding London average salary£33,871£35,610
% change on same period last year-4.88 %
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads16172052
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.944 %0.880 %
Salaries quoted14191757
Average minimum salary£30,769£34,227
Average salary£33,303£36,838
% change on same period last year-9.59 %
Average maximum salary£35,836£39,449
UK excluding London average salary£37,898£38,996
% change on same period last year-2.81 %
Broadband EnglandBroadband
England

Broadband
Demand Trend

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

North West Broadband Demand Trend

Broadband
Salary Trend

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

North West Broadband Salary Trend

Broadband
Salary Histogram

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

North West Broadband Salary Histogram

Broadband
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Broadband within the North West 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
ManchesterUp+6653£24,759-0.63 %
LancashireUp+1213£21,885+2.98 %
CheshireDown-239£27,725+19.17 %
MerseysideUp+22£20,000-
Broadband EnglandBroadband
England

Broadband
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing Broadband 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 Broadband.

1107 (64.85 %)Windows
280 (48.48 %)Windows 2000
372 (43.64 %)ADSL
469 (41.82 %)Telecoms
549 (29.70 %)Windows XP
549 (29.70 %)TCP/IP
643 (26.06 %)Internet
739 (23.64 %)LLU
838 (23.03 %)Windows Vista
838 (23.03 %)MS Office
936 (21.82 %)Windows Server 2003
1033 (20.00 %)MS Excel
1033 (20.00 %)MS Exchange
1132 (19.39 %)SLA
1132 (19.39 %)Active Directory
1230 (18.18 %)IIS
1328 (16.97 %)SQL Server
1427 (16.36 %)DNS
1427 (16.36 %)DHCP
1525 (15.15 %)Pensions
1621 (12.73 %)FTP
1720 (12.12 %)ISDN
1819 (11.52 %)E-Commerce
1917 (10.30 %)Microsoft
2013 (7.879 %)Cisco
2013 (7.879 %)HTML
2013 (7.879 %).NET
2112 (7.273 %)SQL
2112 (7.273 %)HND
2112 (7.273 %)WAN

Broadband
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing Broadband 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 Broadband. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
113 (7.879 %)HTML
113 (7.879 %).NET
211 (6.667 %)ASP.NET
32 (1.212 %)WebServices
32 (1.212 %)XML
41 (0.606 %)Middleware
North West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
133 (20.00 %)MS Exchange
230 (18.18 %)IIS
35 (3.030 %)Exchange Server 2003
44 (2.424 %)Exchange Server 2000
53 (1.818 %)Apache
62 (1.212 %)Tomcat
71 (0.606 %)Lotus Notes
71 (0.606 %)WebLogic
71 (0.606 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
North West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
138 (23.03 %)MS Office
233 (20.00 %)MS Excel
31 (0.606 %)MS Visio
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
172 (43.64 %)ADSL
249 (29.70 %)TCP/IP
343 (26.06 %)Internet
439 (23.64 %)LLU
527 (16.36 %)DNS
527 (16.36 %)DHCP
621 (12.73 %)FTP
720 (12.12 %)ISDN
812 (7.273 %)WAN
911 (6.667 %)LAN
911 (6.667 %)Intranet
1010 (6.061 %)3G
114 (2.424 %)MPLS
114 (2.424 %)DSL
114 (2.424 %)BT 21CN
123 (1.818 %)SAN
132 (1.212 %)VPN
132 (1.212 %)DWDM
132 (1.212 %)SNMP
132 (1.212 %)SDH
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
128 (16.97 %)SQL Server
27 (4.242 %)MySQL
35 (3.030 %)PostgreSQL
41 (0.606 %)SQL Server 2005
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
169 (41.82 %)Telecoms
225 (15.15 %)Pensions
310 (6.061 %)Billing
45 (3.030 %)Retail
54 (2.424 %)Banking
54 (2.424 %)Health
62 (1.212 %)Home Office
62 (1.212 %)Finance
62 (1.212 %)Marketing
71 (0.606 %)Multimedia
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
129 (17.58 %)Technical Support
223 (13.94 %)Team Leader
318 (10.91 %)Support Engineer
415 (9.091 %)Consultant
415 (9.091 %)Network Support
513 (7.879 %)Administrator
611 (6.667 %)Technical Consultant
611 (6.667 %)Network Manager
710 (6.061 %)Technical Support Consultant
710 (6.061 %)Support Consultant
710 (6.061 %)Technical Team Leader
710 (6.061 %)Support Team Leader
710 (6.061 %)Technical Support Team Leader
89 (5.455 %).NET Team Leader
89 (5.455 %)Network Engineer
97 (4.242 %)Systems Administrator
97 (4.242 %)Analyst
97 (4.242 %)2nd Line Support
106 (3.636 %)Network Support Engineer
106 (3.636 %)IT Support Engineer
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (3.636 %)AS400
22 (1.212 %)PDA
22 (1.212 %)Credit Risk
31 (0.606 %)HACMP
31 (0.606 %)Blackberry
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1107 (64.85 %)Windows
280 (48.48 %)Windows 2000
349 (29.70 %)Windows XP
438 (23.03 %)Windows Vista
536 (21.82 %)Windows Server 2003
610 (6.061 %)UNIX
610 (6.061 %)Linux
77 (4.242 %)Windows 2000 Server
77 (4.242 %)Solaris
86 (3.636 %)CentOS
86 (3.636 %)Debian
86 (3.636 %)Fedora
95 (3.030 %)SUSE
101 (0.606 %)Mac OS X
101 (0.606 %)AIX
101 (0.606 %)Windows Server 2008
101 (0.606 %)Red Hat Linux
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
119 (11.52 %)E-Commerce
26 (3.636 %)Project Management
26 (3.636 %)Process Management
35 (3.030 %)ITIL
44 (2.424 %)Service Management
52 (1.212 %)Data Analysis
52 (1.212 %)Fault Management
61 (0.606 %)Performance Management
61 (0.606 %)BCP
61 (0.606 %)CAD
61 (0.606 %)Service Delivery
61 (0.606 %)Risk Management
61 (0.606 %)Business Continuity
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (7.273 %)SQL
26 (3.636 %)Perl
35 (3.030 %)C++
35 (3.030 %)C
42 (1.212 %)C#
42 (1.212 %)Shell Script
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (7.273 %)HND
29 (5.455 %)CCNA
29 (5.455 %)Cisco Certification
36 (3.636 %)Degree
45 (3.030 %)Microsoft Certification
45 (3.030 %)ITIL Certification
53 (1.818 %)MCSE
62 (1.212 %)MCSA
71 (0.606 %)Citrix Certification
71 (0.606 %)MCP
North West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
132 (19.39 %)SLA
21 (0.606 %)QA
North West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
132 (19.39 %)Active Directory
211 (6.667 %)Terminal Server
32 (1.212 %)NFS
41 (0.606 %)Terminal Services
41 (0.606 %)ISA Server
41 (0.606 %)NetBackup
North West IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (1.212 %)Nagios
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
117 (10.30 %)Microsoft
213 (7.879 %)Cisco
39 (5.455 %)Oracle
48 (4.848 %)BT
55 (3.030 %)Redback
55 (3.030 %)Juniper
63 (1.818 %)NetApp
63 (1.818 %)Nokia
72 (1.212 %)HP
72 (1.212 %)Nortel
72 (1.212 %)Citrix
72 (1.212 %)Lucent
72 (1.212 %)Brocade
81 (0.606 %)Fujitsu
81 (0.606 %)VMware
81 (0.606 %)BEA
81 (0.606 %)Avaya
81 (0.606 %)Dell
81 (0.606 %)IBM
81 (0.606 %)Sun