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This section looks at the demand for Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) skills within the Scotland region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SDH over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSynchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank146176
Rank change on same period last yearUp+30
Matching permanent IT job ads89
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.004 %
As % of the category below1.262 %1.103 %
Salaries quoted79
Average minimum salary£44,429£28,333
Average salary£45,786£30,000
% change on same period last year+52.61 %
Average maximum salary£47,143£31,667
UK excluding London average salary£41,105£41,033
% change on same period last year+0.17 %
Scotland IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Scotland
Matching permanent IT job ads634816
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.335 %0.334 %
Salaries quoted462561
Average minimum salary£37,519£33,711
Average salary£40,721£36,407
% change on same period last year+11.84 %
Average maximum salary£43,923£39,103
UK excluding London average salary£37,397£39,734
% change on same period last year-5.88 %
SDH UKSDH
UK

SDH
Demand Trend

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

Scotland SDH Demand Trend

SDH
Salary Trend

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

Scotland SDH Salary Trend

SDH
Salary Histogram

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

Scotland SDH Salary Histogram

SDH
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SDH within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
GlasgowUp+158£45,786+53.90 %
SDH UKSDH
UK

SDH
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Scotland region citing SDH 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 SDH.

18 (53.33 %)Cisco
18 (53.33 %)Telecoms
18 (53.33 %)Network Design
27 (46.67 %)Cisco Certification
35 (33.33 %)Health
35 (33.33 %)Pensions
43 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
43 (20.00 %)Microsoft
43 (20.00 %)DWDM
43 (20.00 %)MPLS
43 (20.00 %)MS Excel
52 (13.33 %)Client/Server
52 (13.33 %)ISDN
52 (13.33 %)PSTN
52 (13.33 %)Linux
52 (13.33 %)Ethernet
52 (13.33 %)CCIE
52 (13.33 %)CCIP
52 (13.33 %)Wi-Fi
52 (13.33 %)WiMAX
52 (13.33 %)Degree
52 (13.33 %)Chartered Engineer
61 (6.667 %)Computer Science
61 (6.667 %)NGN
61 (6.667 %)Software Engineering
61 (6.667 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
61 (6.667 %)VHDL
61 (6.667 %)Cramer
61 (6.667 %)GIS
61 (6.667 %)SONET

SDH
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Scotland IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (20.00 %)MS Excel
Scotland IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (20.00 %)DWDM
13 (20.00 %)MPLS
13 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
22 (13.33 %)Wi-Fi
22 (13.33 %)WiMAX
22 (13.33 %)ISDN
22 (13.33 %)PSTN
22 (13.33 %)Ethernet
31 (6.667 %)ATM
31 (6.667 %)VoIP
31 (6.667 %)OSPF
31 (6.667 %)BGP
31 (6.667 %)NGN
31 (6.667 %)SONET
Scotland IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (6.667 %)GIS
Scotland IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (53.33 %)Telecoms
25 (33.33 %)Health
25 (33.33 %)Pensions
Scotland IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (53.33 %)Network Consultant
18 (53.33 %)Consultant
23 (20.00 %)Design Engineer
23 (20.00 %)Radio Engineer
32 (13.33 %)Network Administrator
32 (13.33 %)Administrator
41 (6.667 %)Field Engineer
41 (6.667 %)Radio Access Network Engineer
41 (6.667 %)Software Engineer
Scotland IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (13.33 %)Client/Server
21 (6.667 %)VHDL
21 (6.667 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
21 (6.667 %)Computer Science
Scotland IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (13.33 %)Linux
Scotland IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (53.33 %)Network Design
21 (6.667 %)Software Engineering
Scotland IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (6.667 %)C
11 (6.667 %)C++
Scotland IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (46.67 %)Cisco Certification
22 (13.33 %)Degree
22 (13.33 %)Chartered Engineer
22 (13.33 %)CCIE
22 (13.33 %)CCIP
Scotland IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (53.33 %)Cisco
23 (20.00 %)Microsoft
31 (6.667 %)Cramer
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