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The table below looks at the demand for Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) 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 SDH over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSynchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank247269
Rank change on same period last yearUp+22
Matching permanent IT job ads311
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.186 %0.536 %
Salaries quoted38
Average minimum salary£27,667£30,125
Average salary£29,167£32,313
% change on same period last year-9.73 %
Average maximum salary£30,667£34,500
UK excluding London average salary£41,021£38,345
% change on same period last year+6.97 %
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 %
SDH EnglandSDH
England

SDH
Demand Trend

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

North West SDH Demand Trend

SDH
Salary Trend

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

North West SDH Salary Trend

SDH
Salary Histogram

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

North West SDH Salary Histogram

SDH
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SDH 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+353£29,167-9.73 %
SDH EnglandSDH
England

SDH
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

16 (60.00 %)Nokia
16 (60.00 %)Telecoms
24 (40.00 %)Nokia DX220
24 (40.00 %)BT 21CN
24 (40.00 %)Cisco
33 (30.00 %)Nortel
33 (30.00 %)DWDM
42 (20.00 %)MPLS
42 (20.00 %)BGP
42 (20.00 %)Q.931
42 (20.00 %)Cisco Certification
42 (20.00 %)SLA
42 (20.00 %)Lucent
42 (20.00 %)Broadband
42 (20.00 %)SONET
42 (20.00 %)Nokia DX200
42 (20.00 %)Firewall
42 (20.00 %)C7
51 (10.00 %)Fortinet
51 (10.00 %)BT
51 (10.00 %)Network Design
51 (10.00 %)Intrusion Detection
51 (10.00 %)Cisco PIX
51 (10.00 %)VoIP
51 (10.00 %)Ethernet
51 (10.00 %)RIP
51 (10.00 %)TCP/IP
51 (10.00 %)Perl
51 (10.00 %)PRINCE2
51 (10.00 %)UNIX

SDH
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (40.00 %)Nokia DX220
14 (40.00 %)BT 21CN
23 (30.00 %)DWDM
32 (20.00 %)MPLS
32 (20.00 %)SONET
32 (20.00 %)Broadband
32 (20.00 %)C7
32 (20.00 %)Nokia DX200
32 (20.00 %)BGP
32 (20.00 %)Q.931
32 (20.00 %)Firewall
41 (10.00 %)Intrusion Detection
41 (10.00 %)L2TP
41 (10.00 %)MGCP
41 (10.00 %)Cisco PIX
41 (10.00 %)VoIP
41 (10.00 %)Ethernet
41 (10.00 %)RIP
41 (10.00 %)TCP/IP
41 (10.00 %)ATM
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (60.00 %)Telecoms
21 (10.00 %)Finance
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (50.00 %)NOC Engineer
23 (30.00 %)Network Engineer
32 (20.00 %)Switch Engineer
32 (20.00 %)Field Engineer
41 (10.00 %)Senior Network Engineer
41 (10.00 %)Network Architect
41 (10.00 %)Senior NOC Engineer
41 (10.00 %)Network Designer
41 (10.00 %)Architect
41 (10.00 %)Project Manager
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (10.00 %)UNIX
11 (10.00 %)Solaris
11 (10.00 %)Linux
11 (10.00 %)FreeBSD
11 (10.00 %)NetBSD
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (10.00 %)PRINCE2
11 (10.00 %)Project Management
11 (10.00 %)Network Design
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (10.00 %)Perl
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (20.00 %)Cisco Certification
21 (10.00 %)CCIE
21 (10.00 %)CCNP
21 (10.00 %)CCNA
North West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (20.00 %)SLA
North West IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (10.00 %)OpenView
11 (10.00 %)Netcool
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (60.00 %)Nokia
24 (40.00 %)Cisco
33 (30.00 %)Nortel
42 (20.00 %)Lucent
51 (10.00 %)Juniper
51 (10.00 %)BT
51 (10.00 %)Redback
51 (10.00 %)Fortinet