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The table below looks at the demand for Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) 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 PPP over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPoint-to-Point Protocol (PPP)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank246269
Rank change on same period last yearUp+23
Matching permanent IT job ads1115
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.602 %0.747 %
Salaries quoted513
Average minimum salary£41,000£45,333
Average salary£42,900£49,500
% change on same period last year-13.33 %
Average maximum salary£44,800£53,667
UK excluding London average salary£39,904£46,569
% change on same period last year-14.31 %
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads18282008
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.012 %0.842 %
Salaries quoted16141709
Average minimum salary£30,162£34,833
Average salary£32,795£37,474
% change on same period last year-12.48 %
Average maximum salary£35,428£40,115
UK excluding London average salary£37,602£39,396
% change on same period last year-4.55 %
PPP EnglandPPP
England

PPP
Demand Trend

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

North West PPP Demand Trend

PPP
Salary Trend

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

North West PPP Salary Trend

PPP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing PPP across the North West region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

North West PPP Salary Histogram

PPP
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PPP within the North West region over the 3 months to 5 September 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+3411£42,900-13.80 %
PPP EnglandPPP
England

PPP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing PPP 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 PPP.

114 (100.00 %)Cisco
29 (64.29 %)Cisco Certification
29 (64.29 %)MPLS
29 (64.29 %)OSPF
29 (64.29 %)BGP
29 (64.29 %)EIGRP
29 (64.29 %)L2TP
37 (50.00 %)Internet
37 (50.00 %)WAN
37 (50.00 %)ATM
37 (50.00 %)LAN
37 (50.00 %)VPN
37 (50.00 %)CCSP
37 (50.00 %)CCNP
37 (50.00 %)CCIP
46 (42.86 %)Ethernet
55 (35.71 %)Document Management
55 (35.71 %)Marketing
55 (35.71 %)Polycom
55 (35.71 %)Tandberg
55 (35.71 %)Video Conferencing
55 (35.71 %)MS Project
55 (35.71 %)MS Office
55 (35.71 %)MS Excel
55 (35.71 %)SharePoint
55 (35.71 %)MS Visio
55 (35.71 %)Intranet
55 (35.71 %)Finance
55 (35.71 %)Education
55 (35.71 %)Health

PPP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing PPP 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 PPP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (35.71 %)SharePoint
North West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (35.71 %)MS Project
15 (35.71 %)MS Office
15 (35.71 %)MS Excel
15 (35.71 %)MS Visio
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (64.29 %)MPLS
19 (64.29 %)OSPF
19 (64.29 %)BGP
19 (64.29 %)EIGRP
19 (64.29 %)L2TP
27 (50.00 %)WAN
27 (50.00 %)ATM
27 (50.00 %)LAN
27 (50.00 %)VPN
27 (50.00 %)Internet
36 (42.86 %)Ethernet
45 (35.71 %)Intranet
52 (14.29 %)RIP
52 (14.29 %)SNMP
52 (14.29 %)DNS
52 (14.29 %)VoIP
52 (14.29 %)TACACS
52 (14.29 %)Firewall
52 (14.29 %)Cisco IOS
52 (14.29 %)Cisco PIX
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (35.71 %)Finance
15 (35.71 %)Education
15 (35.71 %)Health
15 (35.71 %)Marketing
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (42.86 %)Network Manager
25 (35.71 %)Trainer
25 (35.71 %)Network Engineer
25 (35.71 %)IT Trainer
34 (28.57 %)Cisco Network Engineer
34 (28.57 %)Cisco Engineer
43 (21.43 %)Technical Manager
52 (14.29 %)Senior Network Engineer
61 (7.143 %)Senior Manager
61 (7.143 %)Senior Cisco Engineer
61 (7.143 %)Senior Network Manager
61 (7.143 %)Senior Cisco Network Engineer
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (35.71 %)Video Conferencing
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (14.29 %)Linux
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (35.71 %)Document Management
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (64.29 %)Cisco Certification
27 (50.00 %)CCSP
27 (50.00 %)CCNP
27 (50.00 %)CCIP
31 (7.143 %)CCDP
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (100.00 %)Cisco
25 (35.71 %)Adobe
25 (35.71 %)Polycom
25 (35.71 %)Tandberg
32 (14.29 %)Juniper
32 (14.29 %)CheckPoint