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The table below looks at the demand for Local Area Network (LAN) skills within the Slough 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 18 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLocal Area Network (LAN)
Location
3 months to
18 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank2826
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching permanent IT job ads6567
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.042 %0.030 %
As % of the category below15.19 %20.81 %
Salaries quoted6463
Average minimum salary£37,484£39,714
Average salary£39,539£41,008
% change on same period last year-3.58 %
Average maximum salary£41,594£42,302
UK excluding London average salary£36,165£36,774
% change on same period last year-1.65 %
Slough IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Slough
Matching permanent IT job ads428322
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.277 %0.144 %
Salaries quoted365278
Average minimum salary£37,254£40,587
Average salary£39,848£42,798
% change on same period last year-6.89 %
Average maximum salary£42,443£45,008
UK excluding London average salary£37,839£38,392
% change on same period last year-1.43 %
LAN BerkshireLAN
Berkshire

LAN
Demand Trend

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

Slough 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 Slough region.

Slough LAN Salary Trend

LAN
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing LAN across the Slough region over the 3 months to 18 November 2008.

Slough LAN Salary Histogram

LAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Slough 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.

1119 (96.75 %)WAN
271 (57.72 %)Windows
365 (52.85 %)Cisco
447 (38.21 %)TCP/IP
540 (32.52 %)Active Directory
635 (28.46 %)Firewall
635 (28.46 %)HP
729 (23.58 %)MS Exchange
826 (21.14 %)Exchange Server 2003
826 (21.14 %)VPN
925 (20.33 %)Exchange Server 2000
1022 (17.89 %)Cisco Certification
1119 (15.45 %)Microsoft
1218 (14.63 %)Wireless
1317 (13.82 %)Windows Server 2003
1416 (13.01 %)Telecoms
1515 (12.20 %)Internet
1515 (12.20 %)OSPF
1515 (12.20 %)BGP
1614 (11.38 %)MPLS
1614 (11.38 %)Windows XP
1614 (11.38 %)MS Office
1614 (11.38 %)Network Design
1713 (10.57 %)CCNP
1713 (10.57 %)CCNA
1812 (9.756 %)SQL
1911 (8.943 %)German Language
2010 (8.130 %)Degree
2010 (8.130 %)Nmap
2010 (8.130 %)Intrusion Detection

LAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Slough 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.

Slough IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (0.813 %)WebSphere
11 (0.813 %)CSS
11 (0.813 %)JSP
11 (0.813 %)Servlets
11 (0.813 %)Struts
11 (0.813 %)XML
11 (0.813 %)XSLT
11 (0.813 %)HTML
11 (0.813 %)J2EE
11 (0.813 %)Middleware
Slough IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
129 (23.58 %)MS Exchange
226 (21.14 %)Exchange Server 2003
325 (20.33 %)Exchange Server 2000
41 (0.813 %)Exchange Server 5.5
41 (0.813 %)Tomcat
41 (0.813 %)WebLogic
Slough IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
114 (11.38 %)MS Office
25 (4.065 %)MS Excel
34 (3.252 %)MS Visio
Slough IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1119 (96.75 %)WAN
247 (38.21 %)TCP/IP
335 (28.46 %)Firewall
426 (21.14 %)VPN
518 (14.63 %)Wireless
615 (12.20 %)Internet
615 (12.20 %)OSPF
615 (12.20 %)BGP
714 (11.38 %)MPLS
810 (8.130 %)Intrusion Detection
97 (5.691 %)Frame Relay
97 (5.691 %)EIGRP
97 (5.691 %)ATM
106 (4.878 %)VoIP
115 (4.065 %)IPsec
124 (3.252 %)SAN
124 (3.252 %)WLAN
124 (3.252 %)ISDN
133 (2.439 %)Network Security
133 (2.439 %)SDH
Slough IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (3.252 %)RDBMS
21 (0.813 %)Oracle Reports
21 (0.813 %)SQL Server
21 (0.813 %)Crystal Reports
21 (0.813 %)ReportNet
Slough IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (13.01 %)Telecoms
27 (5.691 %)Finance
34 (3.252 %)Pensions
42 (1.626 %)Pharmaceutical
42 (1.626 %)Government
42 (1.626 %)Manufacturing
51 (0.813 %)Education
Slough IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
136 (29.27 %)Analyst
229 (23.58 %)Consultant
229 (23.58 %)Support Analyst
327 (21.95 %)2nd Line Support
327 (21.95 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
425 (20.33 %)Systems Support
425 (20.33 %)Systems Analyst
425 (20.33 %)Systems Support Analyst
512 (9.756 %)Account Manager
512 (9.756 %)Technical Account Manager
512 (9.756 %)Technical Manager
610 (8.130 %)IT Consultant
79 (7.317 %)Support Engineer
88 (6.504 %)Training Consultant
97 (5.691 %)Presales Consultant
106 (4.878 %)Solutions Consultant
115 (4.065 %)Technical Support Engineer
115 (4.065 %)Technical Engineer
115 (4.065 %)Technical Support
124 (3.252 %)Network Consultant
Slough IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (8.943 %)German Language
25 (4.065 %)Video Conferencing
34 (3.252 %)Blackberry
43 (2.439 %)Spanish Language
43 (2.439 %)French Language
52 (1.626 %)Client/Server
52 (1.626 %)Clustering
52 (1.626 %)e-Health
61 (0.813 %)Life Science
Slough IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
171 (57.72 %)Windows
217 (13.82 %)Windows Server 2003
314 (11.38 %)Windows XP
410 (8.130 %)Windows 2000 Server
410 (8.130 %)Windows 2000
56 (4.878 %)UNIX
65 (4.065 %)Windows NT
71 (0.813 %)Windows Vista
71 (0.813 %)Solaris
Slough IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (11.38 %)Network Design
27 (5.691 %)Project Management
35 (4.065 %)Security Cleared
35 (4.065 %)CRM
44 (3.252 %)Workflow
44 (3.252 %)PRINCE2
44 (3.252 %)ITIL
44 (3.252 %)SC Cleared
53 (2.439 %)Process Management
62 (1.626 %)DV Cleared
62 (1.626 %)Validation
62 (1.626 %)Performance Management
62 (1.626 %)Business Desktop Deployment
62 (1.626 %)Load Balancing
71 (0.813 %)Migration
71 (0.813 %)Business Continuity
71 (0.813 %)Information Security
71 (0.813 %)Business Intelligence
71 (0.813 %)Change Management
71 (0.813 %)Disaster Recovery
Slough IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (9.756 %)SQL
25 (4.065 %)C
31 (0.813 %)Java
31 (0.813 %)JavaScript
31 (0.813 %)Shell Script
Slough IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
122 (17.89 %)Cisco Certification
213 (10.57 %)CCNP
213 (10.57 %)CCNA
310 (8.130 %)Degree
47 (5.691 %)Microsoft Certification
56 (4.878 %)MCSE
56 (4.878 %)CCDP
56 (4.878 %)CCVP
64 (3.252 %)PMP
64 (3.252 %)PMI Certification
73 (2.439 %)MCP
82 (1.626 %)ITIL Certification
91 (0.813 %)CCIE
91 (0.813 %)CCIP
91 (0.813 %)CISSP
91 (0.813 %)CISA
Slough IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.626 %)SLA
21 (0.813 %)COBIT
21 (0.813 %)ISO27001
21 (0.813 %)HIPAA
21 (0.813 %)ISO17799
21 (0.813 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Slough IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
140 (32.52 %)Active Directory
210 (8.130 %)Nmap
33 (2.439 %)Backup Exec
42 (1.626 %)VMware Infrastructure
51 (0.813 %)MetaFrame
Slough IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
110 (8.130 %)Nessus
23 (2.439 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
32 (1.626 %)Netcool
32 (1.626 %)MOM
32 (1.626 %)OpenView
32 (1.626 %)WSUS
32 (1.626 %)NNM
Slough IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
165 (52.85 %)Cisco
235 (28.46 %)HP
319 (15.45 %)Microsoft
45 (4.065 %)Avaya
53 (2.439 %)Intel
53 (2.439 %)Juniper
53 (2.439 %)CheckPoint
62 (1.626 %)OPNET
62 (1.626 %)Lucent
62 (1.626 %)Alcatel
62 (1.626 %)BMC
62 (1.626 %)IBM
62 (1.626 %)VMware
62 (1.626 %)Altiris
71 (0.813 %)ProCurve
71 (0.813 %)Compaq
71 (0.813 %)Citrix
71 (0.813 %)Cognos
71 (0.813 %)Oracle
71 (0.813 %)Nokia