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The table below looks at the demand for Local Area Network (LAN) skills within the Oxford region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited LAN over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLocal Area Network (LAN)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank7443
Rank change on same period last yearDown-31
Matching permanent IT job ads2771
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.030 %
As % of the category below14.92 %20.64 %
Salaries quoted2770
Average minimum salary£28,259£38,093
Average salary£31,593£39,614
% change on same period last year-20.24 %
Average maximum salary£34,926£41,136
UK excluding London average salary£35,382£37,346
% change on same period last year-5.25 %
Oxford IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Oxford
Matching permanent IT job ads181344
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.100 %0.144 %
Salaries quoted155267
Average minimum salary£31,636£36,086
Average salary£34,462£37,884
% change on same period last year-9.03 %
Average maximum salary£37,288£39,681
UK excluding London average salary£37,602£39,396
% change on same period last year-4.55 %
LAN OxfordshireLAN
Oxfordshire

LAN
Demand Trend

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

Oxford LAN Demand Trend

LAN
Salary Trend

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

Oxford LAN Salary Trend

LAN
Salary Histogram

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

Oxford LAN Salary Histogram

LAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Oxford region citing LAN 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 LAN.

173 (79.35 %)WAN
269 (75.00 %)Windows
355 (59.78 %)Active Directory
447 (51.09 %)Microsoft
541 (44.57 %)Windows Server 2003
637 (40.22 %)Microsoft Certification
734 (36.96 %)MCSE
832 (34.78 %)MS Excel
931 (33.70 %)MS Exchange
1030 (32.61 %)TCP/IP
1128 (30.43 %)SQL Server
1226 (28.26 %)ITIL
1226 (28.26 %)Exchange Server 2003
1325 (27.17 %)MCSA
1325 (27.17 %)Citrix
1424 (26.09 %)VPN
1523 (25.00 %)Blackberry
1622 (23.91 %)Firewall
1622 (23.91 %)DNS
1721 (22.83 %)MCP
1721 (22.83 %)Windows 2000 Server
1819 (20.65 %)Backup Exec
1819 (20.65 %)ADSL
1819 (20.65 %)Terminal Services
1918 (19.57 %)DHCP
2017 (18.48 %)Cisco
2116 (17.39 %)Windows XP
2116 (17.39 %)Internet
2214 (15.22 %)Cisco Certification
2312 (13.04 %)SharePoint

LAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Oxford IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (5.435 %).NET
15 (5.435 %)ASP.NET
21 (1.087 %)EDI
21 (1.087 %)MFC
Oxford IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
131 (33.70 %)MS Exchange
226 (28.26 %)Exchange Server 2003
312 (13.04 %)SharePoint
410 (10.87 %)IIS
55 (5.435 %)BizTalk Server
62 (2.174 %)Lotus Notes
71 (1.087 %)Apache
71 (1.087 %)Exchange Server 2000
Oxford IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
132 (34.78 %)MS Excel
28 (8.696 %)MS Office
31 (1.087 %)MS Project
Oxford IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (5.435 %)Microsoft CRM
15 (5.435 %)Dynamics CRM
Oxford IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
173 (79.35 %)WAN
230 (32.61 %)TCP/IP
324 (26.09 %)VPN
422 (23.91 %)DNS
422 (23.91 %)Firewall
519 (20.65 %)ADSL
618 (19.57 %)DHCP
716 (17.39 %)Internet
87 (7.609 %)SMS
96 (6.522 %)VoIP
105 (5.435 %)Wireless
114 (4.348 %)IPCC
114 (4.348 %)IP Telephony
114 (4.348 %)VLAN
123 (3.261 %)Intranet
123 (3.261 %)SAN
132 (2.174 %)SNMP
132 (2.174 %)Ethernet
132 (2.174 %)Cisco IPT
141 (1.087 %)Cisco PIX
Oxford IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
128 (30.43 %)SQL Server
25 (5.435 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
34 (4.348 %)SQL Server 2005
34 (4.348 %)SQL Server 2000
Oxford IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.087 %)Visual Studio
Oxford IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (6.522 %)Pensions
25 (5.435 %)Finance
33 (3.261 %)Health
42 (2.174 %)Manufacturing
42 (2.174 %)Retail
42 (2.174 %)Telecoms
51 (1.087 %)Automotive
Oxford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
119 (20.65 %)Analyst
119 (20.65 %)Support Analyst
216 (17.39 %)Support Engineer
315 (16.30 %)Consultant
413 (14.13 %)2nd Line Support
510 (10.87 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
67 (7.609 %)Rollout Engineer
67 (7.609 %)Systems Support
76 (6.522 %)Network Consultant
76 (6.522 %)Infrastructure Consultant
85 (5.435 %)CRM Consultant
85 (5.435 %)Team Leader
85 (5.435 %)IT Support Engineer
85 (5.435 %)Systems Administrator
85 (5.435 %)3rd Line Support
85 (5.435 %)Helpdesk Analyst
85 (5.435 %)Administrator
94 (4.348 %)Systems Engineer
94 (4.348 %)Cisco Engineer
94 (4.348 %)Service Desk Team Leader
Oxford IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
123 (25.00 %)Blackberry
24 (4.348 %)Thin Client
24 (4.348 %)Clustering
24 (4.348 %)Spanish Language
24 (4.348 %)Fat Client
31 (1.087 %)Client/Server
31 (1.087 %)Management Information System
31 (1.087 %)AS400
Oxford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
169 (75.00 %)Windows
241 (44.57 %)Windows Server 2003
321 (22.83 %)Windows 2000 Server
416 (17.39 %)Windows XP
511 (11.96 %)Linux
68 (8.696 %)Windows 2000
74 (4.348 %)Windows Vista
81 (1.087 %)UNIX
81 (1.087 %)Solaris
Oxford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
126 (28.26 %)ITIL
211 (11.96 %)PRINCE2
310 (10.87 %)CRM
45 (5.435 %)Business Intelligence
54 (4.348 %)E-Commerce
54 (4.348 %)E-business
54 (4.348 %)Network Load Balancing
63 (3.261 %)Project Management
72 (2.174 %)Disaster Recovery
81 (1.087 %)Unit Testing
81 (1.087 %)QMS
81 (1.087 %)Project Planning
81 (1.087 %)Web Development
81 (1.087 %)Quality Management
81 (1.087 %)Service Delivery
81 (1.087 %)Change Management
Oxford IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (11.96 %)SQL
25 (5.435 %)VB.NET
25 (5.435 %)C#
31 (1.087 %)C++
31 (1.087 %)C
Oxford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
137 (40.22 %)Microsoft Certification
234 (36.96 %)MCSE
325 (27.17 %)MCSA
421 (22.83 %)MCP
514 (15.22 %)Cisco Certification
610 (10.87 %)CCNA
73 (3.261 %)CCNP
82 (2.174 %)CCIE
82 (2.174 %)CCVP
91 (1.087 %)PRINCE2 Certification
91 (1.087 %)ITIL Certification
91 (1.087 %)CWNA
91 (1.087 %)CWSP
91 (1.087 %)CCDA
91 (1.087 %)CCDP
91 (1.087 %)Citrix Certification
Oxford IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (6.522 %)SLA
Oxford IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
155 (59.78 %)Active Directory
219 (20.65 %)Terminal Services
219 (20.65 %)Backup Exec
38 (8.696 %)VMware Infrastructure
45 (5.435 %)Citrix Presentation Server
54 (4.348 %)ISA Server
54 (4.348 %)VMware ESX
Oxford IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (6.522 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
16 (6.522 %)WSUS
24 (4.348 %)Norton AntiVirus
32 (2.174 %)MOM
Oxford IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
147 (51.09 %)Microsoft
225 (27.17 %)Citrix
317 (18.48 %)Cisco
410 (10.87 %)VMware
55 (5.435 %)Symantec
55 (5.435 %)SAP
55 (5.435 %)Siebel
64 (4.348 %)McAfee Security
73 (3.261 %)VERITAS
73 (3.261 %)Oracle
73 (3.261 %)BT
82 (2.174 %)WatchGuard
82 (2.174 %)Lotus
82 (2.174 %)HP
91 (1.087 %)Avaya
91 (1.087 %)NetApp
91 (1.087 %)IBM
91 (1.087 %)CheckPoint
91 (1.087 %)Sophos
91 (1.087 %)Barracuda Networks