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The table below looks at the demand for Load Balancing skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Load Balancing over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLoad Balancing
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank244266
Rank change on same period last yearUp+22
Matching permanent IT job ads1014
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.164 %0.178 %
Salaries quoted1013
Average minimum salary£34,500£31,462
Average salary£34,800£32,000
% change on same period last year+8.75 %
Average maximum salary£35,100£32,538
UK excluding London average salary£42,705£42,434
% change on same period last year+0.63 %
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads60817862
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled3.520 %3.383 %
Salaries quoted53086521
Average minimum salary£36,129£40,253
Average salary£39,976£44,384
% change on same period last year-9.93 %
Average maximum salary£43,824£48,514
UK excluding London average salary£42,675£44,216
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Load Balancing EnglandLoad Balancing
England

Load Balancing
Demand Trend

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

North West Load Balancing Demand Trend

Load Balancing
Salary Trend

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

North West Load Balancing Salary Trend

Load Balancing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Load Balancing across the North West region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

North West Load Balancing Salary Histogram

Load Balancing
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Load Balancing within the North West region over the 3 months to 10 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
CheshireNew entry-5£32,600-
ManchesterUp+365£37,000+11.27 %
Load Balancing EnglandLoad Balancing
England

Load Balancing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing Load Balancing 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 Load Balancing.

112 (44.44 %)IIS
112 (44.44 %)Internet
112 (44.44 %)Firewall
29 (33.33 %)Cisco
29 (33.33 %)SQL Server
29 (33.33 %)Linux
38 (29.63 %)DMZ
47 (25.93 %)Clustering
47 (25.93 %)SQL Server 2005
47 (25.93 %)ITIL
47 (25.93 %)SQL Server 2000
56 (22.22 %)TCP/IP
56 (22.22 %)Windows
56 (22.22 %)Apache
56 (22.22 %)Oracle
56 (22.22 %)SQL
56 (22.22 %)FMCG
65 (18.52 %)JavaScript
65 (18.52 %)MySQL
65 (18.52 %)CSS
65 (18.52 %)Tomcat
65 (18.52 %)SSL
65 (18.52 %)CCNA
65 (18.52 %)Active Directory
65 (18.52 %)Cisco Certification
65 (18.52 %)Avaya
74 (14.81 %)Microsoft Certification
74 (14.81 %)SAN
74 (14.81 %)Citrix
74 (14.81 %)CCNP

Load Balancing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing Load Balancing 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 Load Balancing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (18.52 %)CSS
24 (14.81 %)HTML
24 (14.81 %).NET
24 (14.81 %)ASP.NET
24 (14.81 %)Spring
24 (14.81 %).NET Framework
24 (14.81 %)Spring.NET
33 (11.11 %)WebServices
41 (3.704 %)Middleware
41 (3.704 %)FIX Protocol
North West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (44.44 %)IIS
26 (22.22 %)Apache
35 (18.52 %)Tomcat
41 (3.704 %)SharePoint
41 (3.704 %)MS Exchange
41 (3.704 %)Exchange Server 2003
North West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (14.81 %)MS Excel
North West IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (11.11 %)WebTrends
21 (3.704 %)SoftGrid
21 (3.704 %)Summit
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (44.44 %)Internet
112 (44.44 %)Firewall
28 (29.63 %)DMZ
36 (22.22 %)TCP/IP
45 (18.52 %)SSL
54 (14.81 %)SAN
54 (14.81 %)LAN
54 (14.81 %)WAN
63 (11.11 %)VoIP
72 (7.407 %)DNS
72 (7.407 %)BGP
81 (3.704 %)CHAP
81 (3.704 %)EIGRP
81 (3.704 %)IGRP
81 (3.704 %)OSPF
81 (3.704 %)ISDN
81 (3.704 %)VPN
81 (3.704 %)HTTP
81 (3.704 %)RIP
81 (3.704 %)Frame Relay
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (33.33 %)SQL Server
27 (25.93 %)SQL Server 2000
27 (25.93 %)SQL Server 2005
35 (18.52 %)MySQL
44 (14.81 %)SQL Server 2008
44 (14.81 %)Oracle 8/8i
44 (14.81 %)Datawarehouse
44 (14.81 %)Data Mining
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (22.22 %)FMCG
23 (11.11 %)Health
32 (7.407 %)Back Office
41 (3.704 %)Telecoms
41 (3.704 %)Finance
41 (3.704 %)Games
41 (3.704 %)Banking
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (29.63 %)Analyst
25 (18.52 %)Network Engineer
34 (14.81 %)Administrator
34 (14.81 %)Developer
34 (14.81 %)Systems Administrator
34 (14.81 %)SQL Developer
43 (11.11 %)Web Analyst
43 (11.11 %)Infrastructure Engineer
43 (11.11 %)IT Administrator
43 (11.11 %)Technical Manager
52 (7.407 %)Systems Engineer
52 (7.407 %)Linux Engineer
52 (7.407 %)Infrastructure Analyst
61 (3.704 %)Voice Engineer
61 (3.704 %)SQL Server Developer
61 (3.704 %)Cisco Engineer
61 (3.704 %)Database Designer
61 (3.704 %)Operations Manager
61 (3.704 %)Systems Analyst
61 (3.704 %)Senior Infrastructure Engineer
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (25.93 %)Clustering
24 (14.81 %)Replication
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (33.33 %)Linux
26 (22.22 %)Windows
34 (14.81 %)Windows Server 2003
43 (11.11 %)Windows 2000 Server
43 (11.11 %)Red Hat Linux
51 (3.704 %)UNIX
51 (3.704 %)Windows 2000
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (25.93 %)ITIL
24 (14.81 %)Data Modelling
24 (14.81 %)Configuration Management
24 (14.81 %)Release Management
24 (14.81 %)Migration
24 (14.81 %)Data Migration
33 (11.11 %)Service Management
42 (7.407 %)Content Management
51 (3.704 %)Compatibility Testing
51 (3.704 %)Load Testing
51 (3.704 %)Performance Management
51 (3.704 %)Change Management
51 (3.704 %)Project Management
51 (3.704 %)BCP
51 (3.704 %)PRINCE2
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (22.22 %)SQL
25 (18.52 %)JavaScript
34 (14.81 %)Transact-SQL
34 (14.81 %)VB
34 (14.81 %)VB.NET
34 (14.81 %)VB6
34 (14.81 %)C#
41 (3.704 %)VBScript
41 (3.704 %)PL/SQL
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (18.52 %)CCNA
15 (18.52 %)Cisco Certification
24 (14.81 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (14.81 %)MCSE
24 (14.81 %)CCNP
33 (11.11 %)MCP
41 (3.704 %)CCSE
41 (3.704 %)Degree
North West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (7.407 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
21 (3.704 %)SLA
North West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (18.52 %)Active Directory
23 (11.11 %)MetaFrame
31 (3.704 %)ISA Server
31 (3.704 %)VMware ESX
North West IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (7.407 %)CiscoWorks
21 (3.704 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (33.33 %)Cisco
26 (22.22 %)Oracle
35 (18.52 %)Avaya
44 (14.81 %)Sybase
44 (14.81 %)VMware
44 (14.81 %)Citrix
53 (11.11 %)Red Hat
62 (7.407 %)Concord
71 (3.704 %)Altiris
71 (3.704 %)CheckPoint
71 (3.704 %)3Com
71 (3.704 %)Juniper
71 (3.704 %)Nokia
71 (3.704 %)Microsoft