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The table below looks at the demand for Wide Area Network (WAN) skills within the Oxfordshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWide Area Network (WAN)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank7582
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching permanent IT job ads5561
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.037 %0.027 %
As % of the category below19.16 %11.75 %
Salaries quoted5258
Average minimum salary£34,518£40,241
Average salary£41,652£42,629
% change on same period last year-2.29 %
Average maximum salary£48,786£45,017
UK excluding London average salary£36,474£37,163
% change on same period last year-1.85 %
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Oxfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads287519
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.192 %0.232 %
Salaries quoted249482
Average minimum salary£34,277£32,743
Average salary£38,872£34,764
% change on same period last year+11.81 %
Average maximum salary£43,466£36,786
UK excluding London average salary£37,772£38,125
% change on same period last year-0.92 %
WAN South EastWAN
South East

WAN
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire WAN Salary Trend

WAN
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing WAN across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Oxfordshire WAN Salary Histogram

WAN
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WAN within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
OxfordUp+1633£46,015+12.23 %
AbingdonUp+18£28,750-36.44 %
Henley-on-ThamesNew entry-6£42,333-
WAN South EastWAN
South East

WAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

186 (60.14 %)LAN
273 (51.05 %)Windows
360 (41.96 %)Cisco
449 (34.27 %)TCP/IP
546 (32.17 %)Active Directory
641 (28.67 %)Microsoft
641 (28.67 %)Windows Server 2003
738 (26.57 %)Firewall
835 (24.48 %)Education
934 (23.78 %)Cisco Certification
1031 (21.68 %)VPN
1128 (19.58 %)IPCC
1227 (18.88 %)MS Exchange
1227 (18.88 %)SQL
1326 (18.18 %)CCNP
1326 (18.18 %)Exchange Server 2003
1424 (16.78 %)IIS
1523 (16.08 %)Linux
1523 (16.08 %)Microsoft Certification
1523 (16.08 %)MPLS
1622 (15.38 %)OSPF
1622 (15.38 %)CCVP
1720 (13.99 %)DNS
1819 (13.29 %)HP
1819 (13.29 %)CCDP
1819 (13.29 %)MCSE
1819 (13.29 %)Finance
1918 (12.59 %)ITIL
1918 (12.59 %)MCP
1918 (12.59 %)MS Excel

WAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (2.797 %)MFC
23 (2.098 %)EDI
32 (1.399 %)ASP.NET
32 (1.399 %).NET
41 (0.699 %)HTML
41 (0.699 %).NET Framework
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
127 (18.88 %)MS Exchange
226 (18.18 %)Exchange Server 2003
324 (16.78 %)IIS
414 (9.790 %)Apache
54 (2.797 %)Commerce Server
62 (1.399 %)Tomcat
62 (1.399 %)Zope
62 (1.399 %)Plone
62 (1.399 %)WebLogic
71 (0.699 %)Exchange Server 2000
71 (0.699 %)Exchange Server 2007
71 (0.699 %)GroupWise
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
118 (12.59 %)MS Excel
24 (2.797 %)MS Office
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
186 (60.14 %)LAN
249 (34.27 %)TCP/IP
338 (26.57 %)Firewall
431 (21.68 %)VPN
528 (19.58 %)IPCC
623 (16.08 %)MPLS
722 (15.38 %)OSPF
820 (13.99 %)DNS
918 (12.59 %)BGP
1016 (11.19 %)VPLS
1016 (11.19 %)VoIP
1115 (10.49 %)DHCP
1213 (9.091 %)Internet
1312 (8.392 %)SAN
1312 (8.392 %)ADSL
148 (5.594 %)VLAN
156 (4.196 %)Network Security
156 (4.196 %)Wireless
165 (3.497 %)LDAP
165 (3.497 %)EIGRP
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
114 (9.790 %)SQL Server
24 (2.797 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (2.098 %)MySQL
41 (0.699 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (0.699 %)InterSystems Cache
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (3.497 %)Visual Studio
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
135 (24.48 %)Education
219 (13.29 %)Finance
39 (6.294 %)Pensions
44 (2.797 %)Health
44 (2.797 %)Banking
52 (1.399 %)Insurance
52 (1.399 %)Automotive
61 (0.699 %)Government
61 (0.699 %)Manufacturing
61 (0.699 %)Telecoms
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
122 (15.38 %)Support Engineer
217 (11.89 %)Analyst
315 (10.49 %)Technical Support
413 (9.091 %)2nd Line Support
512 (8.392 %)Cisco Engineer
512 (8.392 %)VoIP Engineer
512 (8.392 %)Cisco IPT Engineer
611 (7.692 %)Administrator
611 (7.692 %)Systems Engineer
611 (7.692 %)Support Analyst
710 (6.993 %)Systems Support
710 (6.993 %)Systems Administrator
710 (6.993 %)Infrastructure Engineer
89 (6.294 %)IT Support Engineer
98 (5.594 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
107 (4.895 %)Network Engineer
107 (4.895 %)Consultant
116 (4.196 %)Technical Support Manager
116 (4.196 %)Technical Manager
116 (4.196 %)Support Manager
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
112 (8.392 %)Blackberry
112 (8.392 %)Video Conferencing
25 (3.497 %)Client/Server
25 (3.497 %)Computer Science
34 (2.797 %)Handset
34 (2.797 %)Clustering
41 (0.699 %)Statistics
41 (0.699 %)iSeries
41 (0.699 %)Replication
41 (0.699 %)CLARiiON
41 (0.699 %)Management Information System
41 (0.699 %)AS400
41 (0.699 %)French Language
41 (0.699 %)German Language
41 (0.699 %)Portuguese Language
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
173 (51.05 %)Windows
241 (28.67 %)Windows Server 2003
323 (16.08 %)Linux
414 (9.790 %)Windows 2000
513 (9.091 %)Windows XP
611 (7.692 %)Windows 2000 Server
77 (4.895 %)UNIX
86 (4.196 %)Red Hat Linux
95 (3.497 %)Debian
95 (3.497 %)AIX
95 (3.497 %)HPUX
95 (3.497 %)Solaris
101 (0.699 %)Windows Vista
101 (0.699 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
118 (12.59 %)ITIL
213 (9.091 %)E-Commerce
38 (5.594 %)PRINCE2
47 (4.895 %)Service Delivery
56 (4.196 %)Disaster Recovery
56 (4.196 %)Data Security
56 (4.196 %)Supplier Management
64 (2.797 %)Unit Testing
73 (2.098 %)Network Load Balancing
73 (2.098 %)E-business
73 (2.098 %)Change Management
81 (0.699 %)OO
81 (0.699 %)Project Management
81 (0.699 %)Performance Management
81 (0.699 %)Web Development
81 (0.699 %)Load Balancing
81 (0.699 %)Business Continuity
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
127 (18.88 %)SQL
211 (7.692 %)PHP
39 (6.294 %)C
39 (6.294 %)Shell Script
48 (5.594 %)Python
55 (3.497 %)C++
62 (1.399 %)C#
62 (1.399 %)Perl
71 (0.699 %)Java
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
134 (23.78 %)Cisco Certification
226 (18.18 %)CCNP
323 (16.08 %)Microsoft Certification
422 (15.38 %)CCVP
519 (13.29 %)MCSE
519 (13.29 %)CCDP
618 (12.59 %)MCP
716 (11.19 %)CCIE
716 (11.19 %)MBA
815 (10.49 %)CCNA
911 (7.692 %)MCSA
109 (6.294 %)Degree
113 (2.098 %)CCDA
122 (1.399 %)MCTS
122 (1.399 %)MCITP
122 (1.399 %)MCDBA
122 (1.399 %)RHCE
131 (0.699 %)ITIL Certification
131 (0.699 %)RHCT
131 (0.699 %)Linux+ Certification
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.699 %)ISO17799
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
146 (32.17 %)Active Directory
213 (9.091 %)Terminal Services
213 (9.091 %)ISA Server
213 (9.091 %)Backup Exec
36 (4.196 %)Squid
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (2.797 %)OpenView
23 (2.098 %)MOM
31 (0.699 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
31 (0.699 %)Nagios
31 (0.699 %)Norton AntiVirus
31 (0.699 %)Tivoli
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
160 (41.96 %)Cisco
241 (28.67 %)Microsoft
319 (13.29 %)HP
413 (9.091 %)Citrix
510 (6.993 %)Dell
67 (4.895 %)CheckPoint
76 (4.196 %)Sun
85 (3.497 %)Red Hat
94 (2.797 %)Nokia
102 (1.399 %)Intel
102 (1.399 %)Symantec
102 (1.399 %)Websense
102 (1.399 %)BEA
102 (1.399 %)VMware
102 (1.399 %)WatchGuard
111 (0.699 %)BMC
111 (0.699 %)EMC
111 (0.699 %)Compuware
111 (0.699 %)IBM
111 (0.699 %)BT