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This section looks at the demand for Wide Area Network (WAN) skills within the Somerset 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 last 3 months to 9 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWide Area Network (WAN)
Location
3 months to 9 May 2008Same period last year
Rank3548
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching permanent IT job ads5323
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.026 %0.010 %
As % of the category below25.12 %17.16 %
Salaries quoted4720
Average minimum salary£34,833£30,250
Average salary£36,833£32,325
% change on same period last year+13.94 %
Average maximum salary£38,833£34,400
UK excluding London average salary£36,318£37,324
% change on same period last year-2.69 %
Communications & Networking SomersetCommunications & Networking
Somerset
Matching permanent IT job ads211134
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.103 %0.060 %
Salaries quoted185122
Average minimum salary£34,277£31,573
Average salary£36,949£35,089
% change on same period last year+5.29 %
Average maximum salary£39,620£38,606
UK excluding London average salary£37,741£38,938
% change on same period last year-3.07 %
WAN South WestWAN
South West

WAN
Demand Trend

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

Somerset WAN Demand Trend

WAN
Salary Trend

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

Somerset WAN Salary Trend

WAN
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing WAN across the Somerset region over the past 3 months.

Somerset WAN Salary Histogram

WAN
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WAN within the Somerset region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1BathUp+1537£31,145-10.28 %
2WellsNew entry-8£66,250-
3YeovilNew entry-4£29,125-
4Shepton MalletNo change01£26,000-20.00 %
WAN South WestWAN
South West

WAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Somerset region citing WAN also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing WAN.

159 (92.19 %)LAN
235 (54.69 %)Windows
324 (37.50 %)Oracle
324 (37.50 %)Microsoft
423 (35.94 %)TCP/IP
521 (32.81 %)Citrix
620 (31.25 %)Firewall
718 (28.13 %)SAN
817 (26.56 %)VPN
915 (23.44 %)SQL Server
1014 (21.88 %)SQL
1014 (21.88 %)Windows NT
1113 (20.31 %)SQL Server 2000
1113 (20.31 %)Legal
1113 (20.31 %)Speech Recognition
1113 (20.31 %)Software Testing
1212 (18.75 %)Lotus Domino
1212 (18.75 %)AIX
1311 (17.19 %)MPLS
149 (14.06 %)MS Office
149 (14.06 %)VoIP
149 (14.06 %)MS Exchange
158 (12.50 %)Cognos Impromptu
158 (12.50 %)Lotus Notes
158 (12.50 %)Lotus
158 (12.50 %)InterBase
166 (9.375 %)Active Directory
166 (9.375 %)Intranet
166 (9.375 %)Cisco
175 (7.813 %)MCSE

WAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Somerset region citing WAN also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing WAN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
11 (1.563 %)HTML
Application Platforms
112 (18.75 %)Lotus Domino
29 (14.06 %)MS Exchange
38 (12.50 %)Lotus Notes
44 (6.250 %)Exchange Server 2003
52 (3.125 %)BizTalk Server
52 (3.125 %)WebLogic
61 (1.563 %)IIS
Applications
19 (14.06 %)MS Office
23 (4.688 %)Windchill
31 (1.563 %)MS Visio
Business Applications
11 (1.563 %)Summit
Communications & Networking
159 (92.19 %)LAN
223 (35.94 %)TCP/IP
320 (31.25 %)Firewall
418 (28.13 %)SAN
517 (26.56 %)VPN
611 (17.19 %)MPLS
79 (14.06 %)VoIP
86 (9.375 %)Intranet
92 (3.125 %)Internet
101 (1.563 %)NetScreen
101 (1.563 %)Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
115 (23.44 %)SQL Server
213 (20.31 %)SQL Server 2000
38 (12.50 %)InterBase
38 (12.50 %)Cognos Impromptu
Development Applications
13 (4.688 %)ARTiSAN
General
113 (20.31 %)Legal
24 (6.250 %)Military
24 (6.250 %)Pensions
24 (6.250 %)Health
32 (3.125 %)Marketing
Job Titles
119 (29.69 %)Architect
213 (20.31 %)Consultant
213 (20.31 %)Applications Consultant
39 (14.06 %)Analyst
47 (10.94 %)Technical Architect
55 (7.813 %)Coordinator
55 (7.813 %)Service Analyst
55 (7.813 %)Project Coordinator
55 (7.813 %)Service Desk Analyst
55 (7.813 %)Network Support
64 (6.250 %)Senior Analyst
64 (6.250 %)Network Engineer
64 (6.250 %)Systems Engineer
64 (6.250 %)Support Engineer
64 (6.250 %)Programme Coordinator
73 (4.688 %)PC Engineer
73 (4.688 %)PC Support Engineer
73 (4.688 %)Solutions Architect
73 (4.688 %)2nd Line Support
73 (4.688 %)Senior Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
113 (20.31 %)Speech Recognition
22 (3.125 %)Mainframe
22 (3.125 %)Asset Management
31 (1.563 %)PDA
Operating Systems
135 (54.69 %)Windows
214 (21.88 %)Windows NT
312 (18.75 %)AIX
45 (7.813 %)Windows 2000
53 (4.688 %)Windows Server 2003
62 (3.125 %)Unix
62 (3.125 %)Windows XP
71 (1.563 %)Mac OS X
71 (1.563 %)Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
113 (20.31 %)Software Testing
25 (7.813 %)PRINCE2
25 (7.813 %)SSADM
25 (7.813 %)CRM
25 (7.813 %)Project Management
34 (6.250 %)CMMI
34 (6.250 %)RUP
34 (6.250 %)DoDAF
34 (6.250 %)Requirements Analysis
34 (6.250 %)Zachman Framework
34 (6.250 %)ITIL
43 (4.688 %)Software Engineering
52 (3.125 %)Enterprise Architecture
61 (1.563 %)Logistics
61 (1.563 %)UML
61 (1.563 %)Disaster Recovery
61 (1.563 %)Configuration Management
Programming Languages
114 (21.88 %)SQL
21 (1.563 %)PHP
Qualifications
15 (7.813 %)MCSE
15 (7.813 %)Microsoft Certification
15 (7.813 %)PMP
15 (7.813 %)PMI Certification
23 (4.688 %)MCP
31 (1.563 %)MCSA
31 (1.563 %)CCNA
31 (1.563 %)Cisco Certification
System Software
16 (9.375 %)Active Directory
22 (3.125 %)Backup Exec
Vendors
124 (37.50 %)Oracle
124 (37.50 %)Microsoft
221 (32.81 %)Citrix
38 (12.50 %)Lotus
46 (9.375 %)Cisco
52 (3.125 %)Symantec
52 (3.125 %)Siebel
61 (1.563 %)Progress
61 (1.563 %)Intel
61 (1.563 %)Nortel
61 (1.563 %)Apple
61 (1.563 %)CheckPoint
61 (1.563 %)Juniper
61 (1.563 %)VERITAS
61 (1.563 %)VMware
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