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This section looks at the demand for the Network Support role in IT jobs within the North West region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Network Support in their job title over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Network Support
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank206239
Rank change on same period last yearUp+33
Matching permanent IT job ads6752
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.035 %0.021 %
As % of the category below0.601 %0.407 %
Salaries quoted6447
Average minimum salary£24,879£21,188
Average salary£26,371£22,427
% change on same period last year+17.58 %
Average maximum salary£27,864£23,667
UK excluding London average salary£31,035£29,908
% change on same period last year+3.76 %
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads1114812772
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled5.885 %5.230 %
Salaries quoted940710740
Average minimum salary£32,555£34,146
Average salary£36,431£37,829
% change on same period last year-3.69 %
Average maximum salary£40,307£41,512
UK excluding London average salary£38,197£39,483
% change on same period last year-3.25 %
Network Support EnglandNetwork Support
England

Network Support
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Network Support across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

North West Network Support Demand Trend

Network Support
Salary Trend

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

North West Network Support Salary Trend

Network Support
Salary Histogram

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

North West Network Support Salary Histogram

Network Support
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Support 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+5339£25,118+11.93 %
CheshireUp+626£28,808+32.83 %
LancashireDown-251£18,500-14.15 %
MerseysideDown-51£18,500-30.18 %
Network Support EnglandNetwork Support
England

Network Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the North West region that cited Network Support in their job title 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 with Network Support in their job title.

194 (86.24 %)Windows
255 (50.46 %)MS Exchange
351 (46.79 %)Active Directory
445 (41.28 %)Windows 2000
544 (40.37 %)WAN
544 (40.37 %)Exchange Server 2003
637 (33.94 %)TCP/IP
736 (33.03 %)Microsoft
835 (32.11 %)Microsoft Certification
835 (32.11 %)Cisco
933 (30.28 %)LAN
1032 (29.36 %)SQL Server
1032 (29.36 %)Exchange Server 2000
1130 (27.52 %)MS Excel
1228 (25.69 %)Windows Server 2003
1327 (24.77 %)IIS
1426 (23.85 %)MS Office
1426 (23.85 %)DNS
1524 (22.02 %)Firewall
1621 (19.27 %)Citrix
1621 (19.27 %)MCSA
1718 (16.51 %)MCSE
1718 (16.51 %)DHCP
1718 (16.51 %)Windows XP
1817 (15.60 %)VPN
1817 (15.60 %)Oracle
1916 (14.68 %)SQL Server 2000
2014 (12.84 %)SQL
2112 (11.01 %)Dell
2112 (11.01 %)Exchange Server 2007

Network Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the North West region that cited Network Support in their job title 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 with Network Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (5.505 %).NET
23 (2.752 %)XML
23 (2.752 %)EDI
23 (2.752 %)HTML
31 (0.917 %)ASP
31 (0.917 %)ASP.NET
31 (0.917 %)CSS
North West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
155 (50.46 %)MS Exchange
244 (40.37 %)Exchange Server 2003
332 (29.36 %)Exchange Server 2000
427 (24.77 %)IIS
512 (11.01 %)Exchange Server 2007
611 (10.09 %)Exchange Server 5.5
74 (3.670 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
74 (3.670 %)Lotus Notes
82 (1.835 %)Apache
82 (1.835 %)SharePoint
91 (0.917 %)Lotus Domino
North West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
130 (27.52 %)MS Excel
226 (23.85 %)MS Office
North West IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (2.752 %)PeopleSoft Financials
13 (2.752 %)Oracle Applications
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
144 (40.37 %)WAN
237 (33.94 %)TCP/IP
333 (30.28 %)LAN
426 (23.85 %)DNS
524 (22.02 %)Firewall
618 (16.51 %)DHCP
717 (15.60 %)VPN
810 (9.174 %)Broadband
97 (6.422 %)Internet
97 (6.422 %)MPLS
97 (6.422 %)VoIP
106 (5.505 %)ADSL
106 (5.505 %)Network Security
115 (4.587 %)SNMP
124 (3.670 %)Ethernet
132 (1.835 %)Cisco IOS
132 (1.835 %)IPsec
132 (1.835 %)BGP
141 (0.917 %)EIGRP
141 (0.917 %)Wireless
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
132 (29.36 %)SQL Server
216 (14.68 %)SQL Server 2000
310 (9.174 %)MySQL
45 (4.587 %)Crystal Reports
52 (1.835 %)SQL Server 7
52 (1.835 %)SQL Server 2005
61 (0.917 %)PostgreSQL
61 (0.917 %)MS Access
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (10.09 %)Pensions
28 (7.339 %)Finance
35 (4.587 %)Back Office
44 (3.670 %)Telecoms
52 (1.835 %)Health
52 (1.835 %)Law
52 (1.835 %)Legal
52 (1.835 %)Banking
61 (0.917 %)Automotive
61 (0.917 %)Construction
61 (0.917 %)Marketing
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (5.505 %)Video Conferencing
24 (3.670 %)Blackberry
33 (2.752 %)Client/Server
41 (0.917 %)NHS
41 (0.917 %)Computer Science
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
194 (86.24 %)Windows
245 (41.28 %)Windows 2000
328 (25.69 %)Windows Server 2003
418 (16.51 %)Windows XP
511 (10.09 %)Linux
66 (5.505 %)UNIX
66 (5.505 %)NetWare
75 (4.587 %)Solaris
83 (2.752 %)OS/400
91 (0.917 %)FreeBSD
91 (0.917 %)Windows NT
91 (0.917 %)Debian
91 (0.917 %)OpenBSD
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (4.587 %)Web Development
24 (3.670 %)ITIL
33 (2.752 %)ERP
33 (2.752 %)Disaster Recovery
33 (2.752 %)Migration
42 (1.835 %)Business Continuity
42 (1.835 %)Asset Management
42 (1.835 %)E-Commerce
51 (0.917 %)Project Management
51 (0.917 %)Quality Management
51 (0.917 %)Content Management
51 (0.917 %)Network Design
51 (0.917 %)Time Management
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (12.84 %)SQL
23 (2.752 %)PHP
32 (1.835 %)VB
32 (1.835 %)C
41 (0.917 %)C#
41 (0.917 %)Java
41 (0.917 %)Perl
41 (0.917 %)Shell Script
41 (0.917 %)PowerHouse
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
135 (32.11 %)Microsoft Certification
221 (19.27 %)MCSA
318 (16.51 %)MCSE
411 (10.09 %)Cisco Certification
510 (9.174 %)CCNA
66 (5.505 %)Citrix Certification
66 (5.505 %)CCEA
75 (4.587 %)CNE
75 (4.587 %)Novell Certification
83 (2.752 %)Degree
83 (2.752 %)CCNP
92 (1.835 %)MCP
101 (0.917 %)CCIE
North West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (2.752 %)ISO27001
21 (0.917 %)QA
21 (0.917 %)SLA
21 (0.917 %)BS7799
North West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
151 (46.79 %)Active Directory
28 (7.339 %)Backup Exec
37 (6.422 %)ISA Server
46 (5.505 %)VMware Infrastructure
55 (4.587 %)Terminal Services
63 (2.752 %)MetaFrame
63 (2.752 %)Citrix Presentation Server
North West IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (3.670 %)Nagios
23 (2.752 %)OpenView
23 (2.752 %)Tivoli
32 (1.835 %)OVSD
41 (0.917 %)HP Data Protector
41 (0.917 %)Norton AntiVirus
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
136 (33.03 %)Microsoft
235 (32.11 %)Cisco
321 (19.27 %)Citrix
417 (15.60 %)Oracle
512 (11.01 %)Dell
68 (7.339 %)HP
76 (5.505 %)VMware
76 (5.505 %)Mitel
76 (5.505 %)Novell
85 (4.587 %)Lotus
85 (4.587 %)Sun
85 (4.587 %)Polycom
85 (4.587 %)CheckPoint
94 (3.670 %)SAP
103 (2.752 %)Siebel
103 (2.752 %)PeopleSoft
103 (2.752 %)Adobe
103 (2.752 %)Red Hat
112 (1.835 %)Symantec
121 (0.917 %)VERITAS
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