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This section looks at the demand for Voice Over IP (VoIP) skills within the Preston region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited VoIP over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVoice Over IP (VoIP)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank46-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads40
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below9.524 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted40
Average minimum salary£20,500-
Average salary£23,000-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£25,500-
UK excluding London average salary£40,263£42,576
% change on same period last year-5.43 %
Preston IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Preston
Matching permanent IT job ads4274
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.023 %0.031 %
Salaries quoted3858
Average minimum salary£24,210£31,300
Average salary£26,968£32,306
% change on same period last year-16.52 %
Average maximum salary£29,726£33,312
UK excluding London average salary£37,579£39,546
% change on same period last year-4.97 %
VoIP LancashireVoIP
Lancashire

VoIP
Demand Trend

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

Preston VoIP Demand Trend

VoIP
Salary Trend

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

Preston VoIP Salary Trend

VoIP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing VoIP across the Preston region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Preston VoIP Salary Histogram

VoIP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Preston region citing VoIP 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 VoIP.

15 (55.56 %)Windows
15 (55.56 %)Microsoft
15 (55.56 %)Avaya
24 (44.44 %)Symantec
24 (44.44 %)Norton AntiVirus
24 (44.44 %)Blackberry
24 (44.44 %)Windows XP
24 (44.44 %)MS Visio
24 (44.44 %)MS Exchange
24 (44.44 %)Telecoms
24 (44.44 %)Billing
24 (44.44 %)Exchange Server 2003
24 (44.44 %)Marketing
24 (44.44 %)Degree
33 (33.33 %)Firewall
33 (33.33 %)Active Directory
42 (22.22 %)POP3
42 (22.22 %)SMTP
42 (22.22 %)FTP
42 (22.22 %)TCP/IP
42 (22.22 %)VPN
42 (22.22 %)DNS
42 (22.22 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
42 (22.22 %)VERITAS
42 (22.22 %)Apple
42 (22.22 %)Sage
42 (22.22 %)Wireless
42 (22.22 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (22.22 %)Intranet
42 (22.22 %)WatchGuard

VoIP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Preston region citing VoIP 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 VoIP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Preston IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (44.44 %)MS Exchange
14 (44.44 %)Exchange Server 2003
22 (22.22 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
Preston IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (44.44 %)MS Visio
Preston IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (33.33 %)Firewall
22 (22.22 %)Wireless
22 (22.22 %)POP3
22 (22.22 %)SMTP
22 (22.22 %)FTP
22 (22.22 %)TCP/IP
22 (22.22 %)VPN
22 (22.22 %)DNS
22 (22.22 %)Intranet
31 (11.11 %)SAN
31 (11.11 %)LAN
31 (11.11 %)WAN
Preston IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (11.11 %)SQL Server
Preston IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (44.44 %)Telecoms
14 (44.44 %)Billing
14 (44.44 %)Marketing
Preston IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (22.22 %)IT Consultant
12 (22.22 %)Senior Consultant
12 (22.22 %)Consultant
12 (22.22 %)Support Consultant
12 (22.22 %)Senior Support Consultant
21 (11.11 %)Project Manager
21 (11.11 %)IT Support Technician
21 (11.11 %)Infrastructure Manager
21 (11.11 %)Technical Manager
21 (11.11 %)Infrastructure Project Manager
21 (11.11 %)Technical Project Manager
21 (11.11 %)Support Technician
Preston IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (44.44 %)Blackberry
Preston IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (55.56 %)Windows
24 (44.44 %)Windows XP
32 (22.22 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (11.11 %)Windows 2000 Server
Preston IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (11.11 %)Project Management
11 (11.11 %)Business Continuity
11 (11.11 %)Data Management
Preston IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (44.44 %)Degree
21 (11.11 %)HND
Preston IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (33.33 %)Active Directory
Preston IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (44.44 %)Norton AntiVirus
Preston IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (55.56 %)Microsoft
15 (55.56 %)Avaya
24 (44.44 %)Symantec
32 (22.22 %)WatchGuard
32 (22.22 %)VERITAS
32 (22.22 %)Apple
32 (22.22 %)Sage
41 (11.11 %)CheckPoint
41 (11.11 %)HP
41 (11.11 %)Citrix
41 (11.11 %)Cisco
41 (11.11 %)IBM
41 (11.11 %)VMware
41 (11.11 %)Nokia