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The table below looks at the demand for Storage Area Network (SAN) skills within the Northamptonshire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SAN over the 3 months to 8 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkStorage Area Network (SAN)
Location
3 months to
8 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank7272
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching permanent IT job ads511
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.005 %
As % of the category below5.263 %7.801 %
Salaries quoted59
Average minimum salary£51,800£30,611
Average salary£51,800£33,667
% change on same period last year+53.86 %
Average maximum salary£51,800£36,722
UK excluding London average salary£42,083£43,515
% change on same period last year-3.28 %
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Northamptonshire
Matching permanent IT job ads95141
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.055 %0.062 %
Salaries quoted88104
Average minimum salary£30,273£29,842
Average salary£32,147£32,103
% change on same period last year+0.13 %
Average maximum salary£34,022£34,364
UK excluding London average salary£37,908£38,946
% change on same period last year-2.66 %
SAN East MidlandsSAN
East Midlands

SAN
Demand Trend

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

Northamptonshire SAN Demand Trend

SAN
Salary Trend

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

Northamptonshire SAN Salary Trend

SAN
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SAN across the Northamptonshire region over the 3 months to 8 October 2008.

Northamptonshire SAN Salary Histogram

SAN
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SAN within the Northamptonshire region over the 3 months to 8 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
NorthamptonDown-105£51,800+53.86 %
SAN East MidlandsSAN
East Midlands

SAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT jobs across the Northamptonshire region citing SAN 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 SAN.

110 (55.56 %)VMware
27 (38.89 %)AIX
27 (38.89 %)HPUX
27 (38.89 %)Solaris
27 (38.89 %)UNIX
36 (33.33 %)Linux
36 (33.33 %)HP
36 (33.33 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
36 (33.33 %)PlateSpin
36 (33.33 %)French Language
36 (33.33 %)Italian Language
36 (33.33 %)Spanish Language
36 (33.33 %)VMware Infrastructure
45 (27.78 %)IRIX
45 (27.78 %)Windows
45 (27.78 %)Microsoft
54 (22.22 %)SQL
54 (22.22 %)SQL Server
54 (22.22 %)Microsoft Certification
63 (16.67 %)MCSE
63 (16.67 %)German Language
63 (16.67 %)VMware Server
71 (5.556 %)Service Delivery
71 (5.556 %)Migration
71 (5.556 %)Replication
71 (5.556 %)Novell
71 (5.556 %)VERITAS
71 (5.556 %)Legato
71 (5.556 %)Windows Server 2003
71 (5.556 %)SQL Server 2000

SAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT jobs across the Northamptonshire region citing SAN 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 SAN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (5.556 %)MS Exchange
11 (5.556 %)Exchange Server 5.5
11 (5.556 %)Exchange Server 2000
11 (5.556 %)Exchange Server 2003
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (5.556 %)SMS
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (22.22 %)SQL Server
21 (5.556 %)Datawarehouse
21 (5.556 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (5.556 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
21 (5.556 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (5.556 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (44.44 %)Support Engineer
26 (33.33 %)Analyst
26 (33.33 %)Support Analyst
34 (22.22 %)3rd Line Support
43 (16.67 %)Systems Engineer
43 (16.67 %)Linux Support
43 (16.67 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
52 (11.11 %)Linux Engineer
52 (11.11 %)Storage Engineer
52 (11.11 %)Administrator
61 (5.556 %)SQL Server DBA
61 (5.556 %)SQL DBA
61 (5.556 %)Senior Support Engineer
61 (5.556 %)UNIX Engineer
61 (5.556 %)UNIX Support Engineer
61 (5.556 %)Linux Systems Administrator
61 (5.556 %)Server Administrator
61 (5.556 %)Linux Administrator
61 (5.556 %)Senior Storage Engineer
61 (5.556 %)UNIX Support
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (33.33 %)French Language
16 (33.33 %)Italian Language
16 (33.33 %)Spanish Language
23 (16.67 %)German Language
31 (5.556 %)Replication
31 (5.556 %)Clustering
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (38.89 %)AIX
17 (38.89 %)HPUX
17 (38.89 %)Solaris
17 (38.89 %)UNIX
26 (33.33 %)Linux
35 (27.78 %)Windows
35 (27.78 %)IRIX
41 (5.556 %)Windows 2000 Server
41 (5.556 %)Windows Server 2003
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (5.556 %)ITIL
11 (5.556 %)Service Delivery
11 (5.556 %)Migration
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (22.22 %)SQL
21 (5.556 %)Transact-SQL
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (33.33 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
24 (22.22 %)Microsoft Certification
33 (16.67 %)MCSE
41 (5.556 %)MCDBA
41 (5.556 %)MCITP
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (33.33 %)VMware Infrastructure
23 (16.67 %)VMware Server
31 (5.556 %)Active Directory
31 (5.556 %)ISA Server
31 (5.556 %)NetBackup
31 (5.556 %)Backup Exec
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (5.556 %)Legato
11 (5.556 %)WSUS
11 (5.556 %)EMC NetWorker
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (55.56 %)VMware
26 (33.33 %)PlateSpin
26 (33.33 %)HP
35 (27.78 %)Microsoft
41 (5.556 %)Novell
41 (5.556 %)VERITAS