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This section looks at the demand for Wireless LAN (WLAN) 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 WLAN over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWireless LAN (WLAN)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank267277
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching permanent IT job ads614
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.284 %0.719 %
Salaries quoted414
Average minimum salary£34,250£40,786
Average salary£37,375£43,982
% change on same period last year-15.02 %
Average maximum salary£40,500£47,179
UK excluding London average salary£43,296£45,167
% change on same period last year-4.14 %
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads21151948
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.117 %0.798 %
Salaries quoted18741684
Average minimum salary£30,201£35,922
Average salary£32,628£38,546
% change on same period last year-15.35 %
Average maximum salary£35,056£41,171
UK excluding London average salary£37,397£39,734
% change on same period last year-5.88 %
WLAN EnglandWLAN
England

WLAN
Demand Trend

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

North West WLAN Demand Trend

WLAN
Salary Trend

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

North West WLAN Salary Trend

WLAN
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WLAN 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+306£37,375-21.52 %
WLAN EnglandWLAN
England

WLAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing WLAN 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 WLAN.

115 (75.00 %)LAN
212 (60.00 %)WAN
212 (60.00 %)Wireless
311 (55.00 %)Cisco
410 (50.00 %)VoIP
57 (35.00 %)Windows
57 (35.00 %)Telecoms
65 (25.00 %)Avaya
74 (20.00 %)VPN
74 (20.00 %)Mitel
83 (15.00 %)IP Telephony
83 (15.00 %)Cisco IOS
83 (15.00 %)TCP/IP
83 (15.00 %)C
83 (15.00 %)DEFINITY
83 (15.00 %)HP
92 (10.00 %)SAN
92 (10.00 %)NetApp
92 (10.00 %)Cisco Certification
92 (10.00 %)Firewall
92 (10.00 %)Health
92 (10.00 %)SQL Server
92 (10.00 %)MS Project
92 (10.00 %)Windows 2000
92 (10.00 %)ERP
92 (10.00 %)MS Visio
92 (10.00 %)Bluetooth
92 (10.00 %)GPRS
92 (10.00 %)SSL
92 (10.00 %)CCNA

WLAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing WLAN 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 WLAN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (5.000 %)J2ME
11 (5.000 %)SVG
11 (5.000 %)UIQ
11 (5.000 %)Series 60
11 (5.000 %)BREW
North West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (10.00 %)MS Project
12 (10.00 %)MS Visio
21 (5.000 %)MS Office
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
115 (75.00 %)LAN
212 (60.00 %)WAN
212 (60.00 %)Wireless
310 (50.00 %)VoIP
44 (20.00 %)VPN
53 (15.00 %)DEFINITY
53 (15.00 %)TCP/IP
53 (15.00 %)IP Telephony
53 (15.00 %)Cisco IOS
62 (10.00 %)Cisco ICM
62 (10.00 %)SSL
62 (10.00 %)Firewall
62 (10.00 %)SAN
62 (10.00 %)Bluetooth
62 (10.00 %)GPRS
71 (5.000 %)GSM
71 (5.000 %)UMTS
71 (5.000 %)DHCP
71 (5.000 %)Ethernet
71 (5.000 %)SNMP
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (10.00 %)SQL Server
North West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (5.000 %)Flash
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (35.00 %)Telecoms
22 (10.00 %)Health
22 (10.00 %)Pensions
31 (5.000 %)Multimedia
31 (5.000 %)Finance
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (20.00 %)Network Engineer
23 (15.00 %)Consultant
32 (10.00 %)Technical Services Manager
32 (10.00 %)Sales Consultant
32 (10.00 %)Software Engineer
32 (10.00 %)Service Manager
32 (10.00 %)Technical Manager
32 (10.00 %)Presales Consultant
32 (10.00 %)Applications Manager
41 (5.000 %)Cisco Consultant
41 (5.000 %)Solutions Consultant
41 (5.000 %)Telecoms Project Manager
41 (5.000 %)Wireless Engineer
41 (5.000 %)Sales Director
41 (5.000 %)Graduate Software Developer
41 (5.000 %)Embedded Software Engineer
41 (5.000 %)Developer
41 (5.000 %)Graduate
41 (5.000 %)Software Developer
41 (5.000 %)Project Manager
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.000 %)MPEG
11 (5.000 %)Device Driver
11 (5.000 %)Speech Recognition
11 (5.000 %)Computer Science
11 (5.000 %)Video Conferencing
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (35.00 %)Windows
22 (10.00 %)Windows 2000
31 (5.000 %)Windows Mobile
31 (5.000 %)Nucleus RTOS
31 (5.000 %)Linux
31 (5.000 %)UNIX
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (10.00 %)ERP
12 (10.00 %)SC Cleared
12 (10.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (5.000 %)PRINCE2
21 (5.000 %)Mobile Commerce
21 (5.000 %)Configuration Management
21 (5.000 %)DRM
21 (5.000 %)Project Management
21 (5.000 %)Project Planning
21 (5.000 %)Technical Architecture
21 (5.000 %)Business Development
21 (5.000 %)Performance Testing
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (15.00 %)C
21 (5.000 %)C++
21 (5.000 %)Java
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (10.00 %)CCNA
12 (10.00 %)Cisco Certification
12 (10.00 %)Degree
21 (5.000 %)CCVP
21 (5.000 %)CCIE
21 (5.000 %)CCSP
21 (5.000 %)CCNP
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (55.00 %)Cisco
25 (25.00 %)Avaya
34 (20.00 %)Mitel
43 (15.00 %)HP
52 (10.00 %)Microsoft
52 (10.00 %)NetApp
52 (10.00 %)VMware
61 (5.000 %)Symbian
61 (5.000 %)Motorola
61 (5.000 %)Nokia
61 (5.000 %)NEC
61 (5.000 %)3Com
61 (5.000 %)Compaq
61 (5.000 %)Nortel
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