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The table below looks at the demand for Wireless 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 Wireless over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWireless
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank195196
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching permanent IT job ads5690
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.033 %0.040 %
As % of the category below3.553 %4.498 %
Salaries quoted4677
Average minimum salary£37,370£29,241
Average salary£41,565£32,329
% change on same period last year+28.56 %
Average maximum salary£45,761£35,418
UK excluding London average salary£40,178£40,575
% change on same period last year-0.97 %
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads15762001
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.921 %0.879 %
Salaries quoted13801718
Average minimum salary£30,438£34,080
Average salary£32,958£36,652
% change on same period last year-10.07 %
Average maximum salary£35,478£39,223
UK excluding London average salary£37,885£38,865
% change on same period last year-2.52 %
Wireless EnglandWireless
England

Wireless
Demand Trend

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

North West Wireless Demand Trend

Wireless
Salary Trend

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

North West Wireless Salary Trend

Wireless
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Wireless across the North West region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

North West Wireless Salary Histogram

Wireless
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Wireless within the North West region over the 3 months to 15 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+1824£51,184+32.60 %
CheshireDown-1214£34,321+37.19 %
LancashireDown-37£38,143+67.66 %
MerseysideNo change04£27,500-11.85 %
Wireless EnglandWireless
England

Wireless
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing Wireless 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 Wireless.

176 (49.35 %)Cisco
273 (47.40 %)Windows
365 (42.21 %)Firewall
458 (37.66 %)WAN
546 (29.87 %)VPN
643 (27.92 %)LAN
742 (27.27 %)Cisco Certification
841 (26.62 %)Windows Server 2003
841 (26.62 %)Cisco PIX
937 (24.03 %)Active Directory
1034 (22.08 %)MS Exchange
1133 (21.43 %)Windows XP
1232 (20.78 %)CCNP
1232 (20.78 %)Telecoms
1331 (20.13 %)C
1430 (19.48 %)Windows 2000 Server
1529 (18.83 %)VLAN
1529 (18.83 %)Exchange Server 2003
1529 (18.83 %)SQL Server
1529 (18.83 %)TCP/IP
1627 (17.53 %)VoIP
1726 (16.88 %)Microsoft
1726 (16.88 %)VMware
1824 (15.58 %)Finance
1824 (15.58 %)Degree
1922 (14.29 %)C++
2020 (12.99 %)Avaya
2118 (11.69 %)Microsoft Certification
2217 (11.04 %)MPLS
2316 (10.39 %)CCNA

Wireless
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing Wireless 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 Wireless. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
113 (8.442 %)WAP
24 (2.597 %)Ruby on Rails
24 (2.597 %).NET
24 (2.597 %)ODBC
33 (1.948 %)XML
33 (1.948 %)MFC
42 (1.299 %)ASP
North West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
134 (22.08 %)MS Exchange
229 (18.83 %)Exchange Server 2003
312 (7.792 %)IIS
43 (1.948 %)Exchange Server 2007
43 (1.948 %)SharePoint
52 (1.299 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
61 (0.649 %)Apache
North West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
112 (7.792 %)MS Office
210 (6.494 %)MS Excel
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
165 (42.21 %)Firewall
258 (37.66 %)WAN
346 (29.87 %)VPN
443 (27.92 %)LAN
541 (26.62 %)Cisco PIX
629 (18.83 %)VLAN
629 (18.83 %)TCP/IP
727 (17.53 %)VoIP
817 (11.04 %)MPLS
916 (10.39 %)Cisco ASA
1015 (9.740 %)NGN
1113 (8.442 %)GPRS
1113 (8.442 %)GSM
1212 (7.792 %)DNS
1212 (7.792 %)IP Telephony
1310 (6.494 %)Frame Relay
149 (5.844 %)Cisco IOS
158 (5.195 %)Network Security
158 (5.195 %)BGP
158 (5.195 %)DHCP
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
129 (18.83 %)SQL Server
24 (2.597 %)MSDE
31 (0.649 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (0.649 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (0.649 %)MySQL
North West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
111 (7.143 %)Rational Rose
29 (5.844 %)Visual Studio
32 (1.299 %)CodeWarrior
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
132 (20.78 %)Telecoms
224 (15.58 %)Finance
316 (10.39 %)Health
49 (5.844 %)Insurance
57 (4.545 %)Pensions
63 (1.948 %)Electronics
71 (0.649 %)Marketing
71 (0.649 %)Home Office
71 (0.649 %)Construction
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
123 (14.94 %)Network Engineer
222 (14.29 %)Network Manager
321 (13.64 %)Analyst
417 (11.04 %)Software Engineer
516 (10.39 %)Support Analyst
615 (9.740 %)Telecoms Analyst
615 (9.740 %)Customer Support Analyst
615 (9.740 %)Customer Analyst
712 (7.792 %)Senior Network Engineer
811 (7.143 %)Consultant
99 (5.844 %)Cisco Engineer
107 (4.545 %)Team Leader
107 (4.545 %)Senior Cisco Engineer
107 (4.545 %)Cisco Network Engineer
107 (4.545 %)Systems Engineer
107 (4.545 %)Developer
116 (3.896 %)Software Developer
116 (3.896 %)Architect
116 (3.896 %)Senior Consultant
116 (3.896 %)Technical Analyst
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
116 (10.39 %)Management Information System
215 (9.740 %)IVR
215 (9.740 %)Statistics
39 (5.844 %)Computer Science
47 (4.545 %)Blackberry
55 (3.247 %)Replication
62 (1.299 %)Pocket PC
62 (1.299 %)Mainframe
62 (1.299 %)Handset
71 (0.649 %)Clustering
71 (0.649 %)VHDL
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
173 (47.40 %)Windows
241 (26.62 %)Windows Server 2003
333 (21.43 %)Windows XP
430 (19.48 %)Windows 2000 Server
515 (9.740 %)Windows Mobile
613 (8.442 %)Windows 2000
79 (5.844 %)UNIX
79 (5.844 %)Linux
85 (3.247 %)Symbian OS
94 (2.597 %)Windows Vista
102 (1.299 %)Embedded Linux
102 (1.299 %)Windows CE
102 (1.299 %)VxWorks
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (8.442 %)UML
212 (7.792 %)Project Management
311 (7.143 %)OO
311 (7.143 %)OOD
410 (6.494 %)ITIL
59 (5.844 %)Software Engineering
68 (5.195 %)Service Management
76 (3.896 %)PRINCE2
85 (3.247 %)Disaster Recovery
85 (3.247 %)Communications Security
94 (2.597 %)Migration
94 (2.597 %)Configuration Management
103 (1.948 %)Penetration Testing
103 (1.948 %)Agile Software Development
103 (1.948 %)Web Development
112 (1.299 %)Business Development
121 (0.649 %)Performance Management
121 (0.649 %)Enterprise Architecture
121 (0.649 %)SC Cleared
121 (0.649 %)Security Cleared
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
131 (20.13 %)C
222 (14.29 %)C++
315 (9.740 %)Java
49 (5.844 %)SQL
55 (3.247 %)VB
64 (2.597 %)Ruby
73 (1.948 %)XPath
82 (1.299 %)Assembly Language
91 (0.649 %)VB6
91 (0.649 %)VB.NET
91 (0.649 %)Embedded C
91 (0.649 %)PHP
91 (0.649 %)C#
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
142 (27.27 %)Cisco Certification
232 (20.78 %)CCNP
324 (15.58 %)Degree
418 (11.69 %)Microsoft Certification
516 (10.39 %)CCNA
69 (5.844 %)MCSE
75 (3.247 %)CCIE
75 (3.247 %)CCSP
75 (3.247 %)MCP
75 (3.247 %)CCVP
84 (2.597 %)Security+ Certification
93 (1.948 %)CCDP
102 (1.299 %)MCSA
111 (0.649 %)CISSP
111 (0.649 %)CCDA
111 (0.649 %)GIAC
111 (0.649 %)PRINCE2 Certification
111 (0.649 %)CEH
North West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (1.948 %)SLA
21 (0.649 %)ISO27001
21 (0.649 %)PCI DSS
North West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
137 (24.03 %)Active Directory
27 (4.545 %)Terminal Services
31 (0.649 %)ISA Server
North West IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (2.597 %)Norton AntiVirus
21 (0.649 %)WSUS
21 (0.649 %)MOM
21 (0.649 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (0.649 %)Nagios
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
176 (49.35 %)Cisco
226 (16.88 %)Microsoft
226 (16.88 %)VMware
320 (12.99 %)Avaya
416 (10.39 %)BT
514 (9.091 %)Symbian
610 (6.494 %)Oracle
610 (6.494 %)Mitel
77 (4.545 %)WatchGuard
77 (4.545 %)HP
86 (3.896 %)Citrix
95 (3.247 %)CheckPoint
104 (2.597 %)Symantec
113 (1.948 %)Motorola
122 (1.299 %)NetApp
122 (1.299 %)Apple
122 (1.299 %)Sage
122 (1.299 %)SAP
131 (0.649 %)Compaq
131 (0.649 %)Nortel