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This section looks at the demand for Wide Area Network (WAN) 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 WAN over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWide Area Network (WAN)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank5566
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching permanent IT job ads5442
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.029 %0.017 %
As % of the category below22.22 %12.17 %
Salaries quoted5237
Average minimum salary£29,750£41,986
Average salary£34,115£43,878
% change on same period last year-22.25 %
Average maximum salary£38,481£45,770
UK excluding London average salary£35,174£37,462
% change on same period last year-6.10 %
Oxford IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Oxford
Matching permanent IT job ads243345
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.128 %0.141 %
Salaries quoted215282
Average minimum salary£31,539£38,499
Average salary£35,065£40,139
% change on same period last year-12.64 %
Average maximum salary£38,592£41,779
UK excluding London average salary£37,397£39,734
% change on same period last year-5.88 %
WAN OxfordshireWAN
Oxfordshire

WAN
Demand Trend

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

Oxford WAN Demand Trend

WAN
Salary Trend

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

Oxford WAN Salary Trend

WAN
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing WAN across the Oxford region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Oxford WAN Salary Histogram

WAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Oxford region citing WAN 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 WAN.

177 (73.33 %)Windows
270 (66.67 %)LAN
353 (50.48 %)Active Directory
443 (40.95 %)TCP/IP
540 (38.10 %)Microsoft
639 (37.14 %)Firewall
738 (36.19 %)Cisco
837 (35.24 %)Exchange Server 2003
933 (31.43 %)Microsoft Certification
1032 (30.48 %)Internet
1131 (29.52 %)ADSL
1131 (29.52 %)MCSE
1230 (28.57 %)Cisco Certification
1328 (26.67 %)MS Exchange
1328 (26.67 %)Linux
1426 (24.76 %)MS Excel
1426 (24.76 %)CCNA
1525 (23.81 %)CCNP
1623 (21.90 %)VPN
1623 (21.90 %)Citrix
1623 (21.90 %)ITIL
1623 (21.90 %)MCSA
1720 (19.05 %)Windows NT
1720 (19.05 %)DNS
1819 (18.10 %)MCP
1819 (18.10 %)Telecoms
1918 (17.14 %)Exchange Server 2000
2017 (16.19 %)Backup Exec
2017 (16.19 %)Terminal Services
2017 (16.19 %)SQL Server

WAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Oxford IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (0.952 %)EDI
Oxford IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
137 (35.24 %)Exchange Server 2003
228 (26.67 %)MS Exchange
318 (17.14 %)Exchange Server 2000
412 (11.43 %)IIS
55 (4.762 %)Apache
62 (1.905 %)SharePoint
62 (1.905 %)Lotus Notes
62 (1.905 %)Commerce Server
71 (0.952 %)Zope
71 (0.952 %)Plone
71 (0.952 %)WebLogic
Oxford IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
126 (24.76 %)MS Excel
26 (5.714 %)MS Office
31 (0.952 %)MS Project
Oxford IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
170 (66.67 %)LAN
243 (40.95 %)TCP/IP
339 (37.14 %)Firewall
432 (30.48 %)Internet
531 (29.52 %)ADSL
623 (21.90 %)VPN
720 (19.05 %)DNS
816 (15.24 %)DHCP
915 (14.29 %)ISDN
106 (5.714 %)MPLS
106 (5.714 %)OSPF
106 (5.714 %)BGP
106 (5.714 %)VPLS
115 (4.762 %)Wireless
115 (4.762 %)IP Telephony
115 (4.762 %)VoIP
124 (3.810 %)IPCC
133 (2.857 %)SNMP
133 (2.857 %)SAN
142 (1.905 %)Intranet
Oxford IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
117 (16.19 %)SQL Server
24 (3.810 %)SQL Server 2000
24 (3.810 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (0.952 %)MySQL
Oxford IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
119 (18.10 %)Telecoms
210 (9.524 %)Finance
36 (5.714 %)Pensions
36 (5.714 %)Education
44 (3.810 %)Health
52 (1.905 %)Manufacturing
52 (1.905 %)Retail
61 (0.952 %)Automotive
Oxford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
118 (17.14 %)Network Engineer
212 (11.43 %)Analyst
212 (11.43 %)Support Analyst
311 (10.48 %)Consultant
410 (9.524 %)Support Engineer
410 (9.524 %)2nd Line Support
56 (5.714 %)Team Leader
56 (5.714 %)IT Support Engineer
56 (5.714 %)Network Consultant
56 (5.714 %)Systems Engineer
56 (5.714 %)Infrastructure Consultant
56 (5.714 %)Service Desk Team Leader
65 (4.762 %)Principal Engineer
65 (4.762 %)Systems Support
65 (4.762 %)Cisco Engineer
65 (4.762 %)3rd Line Support
74 (3.810 %)Server Support
74 (3.810 %)Administrator
74 (3.810 %)Systems Support Engineer
83 (2.857 %)Applications Support Engineer
Oxford IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
116 (15.24 %)Blackberry
24 (3.810 %)Thin Client
24 (3.810 %)Spanish Language
24 (3.810 %)Fat Client
32 (1.905 %)Clustering
41 (0.952 %)AS400
Oxford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
177 (73.33 %)Windows
228 (26.67 %)Linux
320 (19.05 %)Windows NT
414 (13.33 %)Windows Server 2003
512 (11.43 %)Windows XP
69 (8.571 %)Windows 2000
Oxford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
123 (21.90 %)ITIL
211 (10.48 %)PRINCE2
35 (4.762 %)CRM
35 (4.762 %)Supplier Management
43 (2.857 %)Project Management
52 (1.905 %)Network Load Balancing
52 (1.905 %)E-Commerce
52 (1.905 %)Service Delivery
52 (1.905 %)Change Management
52 (1.905 %)Disaster Recovery
52 (1.905 %)E-business
61 (0.952 %)Network Design
61 (0.952 %)QMS
61 (0.952 %)Quality Management
61 (0.952 %)Project Planning
61 (0.952 %)Web Development
Oxford IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (7.619 %)SQL
23 (2.857 %)Python
23 (2.857 %)Shell Script
23 (2.857 %)PHP
Oxford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
133 (31.43 %)Microsoft Certification
231 (29.52 %)MCSE
330 (28.57 %)Cisco Certification
426 (24.76 %)CCNA
525 (23.81 %)CCNP
623 (21.90 %)MCSA
719 (18.10 %)MCP
88 (7.619 %)CCDP
96 (5.714 %)CCIE
96 (5.714 %)MBA
96 (5.714 %)CCVP
105 (4.762 %)Degree
114 (3.810 %)CCSP
122 (1.905 %)CCIP
122 (1.905 %)CCDA
122 (1.905 %)CWNA
122 (1.905 %)CWSP
131 (0.952 %)PRINCE2 Certification
131 (0.952 %)Citrix Certification
Oxford IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (6.667 %)SLA
Oxford IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
153 (50.48 %)Active Directory
217 (16.19 %)Terminal Services
217 (16.19 %)Backup Exec
38 (7.619 %)VMware Infrastructure
46 (5.714 %)ISA Server
55 (4.762 %)Citrix Presentation Server
64 (3.810 %)VMware ESX
72 (1.905 %)Squid
Oxford IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (5.714 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
16 (5.714 %)WSUS
24 (3.810 %)Norton AntiVirus
32 (1.905 %)MOM
Oxford IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
140 (38.10 %)Microsoft
238 (36.19 %)Cisco
323 (21.90 %)Citrix
411 (10.48 %)VMware
57 (6.667 %)HP
66 (5.714 %)IBM
66 (5.714 %)CheckPoint
75 (4.762 %)Symantec
75 (4.762 %)Dell
75 (4.762 %)EMC
84 (3.810 %)McAfee Security
93 (2.857 %)VERITAS
93 (2.857 %)BT
102 (1.905 %)WatchGuard
102 (1.905 %)Lotus
102 (1.905 %)Oracle
102 (1.905 %)Siemens
111 (0.952 %)Sophos
111 (0.952 %)Websense
111 (0.952 %)BEA
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