Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs
Job Type
Source

The table below looks at the demand for the Network Specialist role in IT jobs within the South East region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Network Specialist in their job title over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Network Specialist
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank424470
Rank change on same period last yearUp+46
Matching permanent IT job ads4840
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.027 %0.017 %
As % of the category below0.144 %0.090 %
Salaries quoted4534
Average minimum salary£37,689£38,167
Average salary£40,467£40,514
% change on same period last year-0.11 %
Average maximum salary£43,244£42,861
UK excluding London average salary£37,899£39,427
% change on same period last year-3.87 %
South East IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South East
Matching permanent IT job ads3329944550
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled18.43 %18.68 %
Salaries quoted2727436851
Average minimum salary£36,341£37,608
Average salary£39,635£40,790
% change on same period last year-2.83 %
Average maximum salary£42,929£43,972
UK excluding London average salary£38,058£39,448
% change on same period last year-3.52 %
Network Specialist EnglandNetwork Specialist
England

Network Specialist
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Network Specialist across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

South East Network Specialist Demand Trend

Network Specialist
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Network Specialist across the South East region.

South East Network Specialist Salary Trend

Network Specialist
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Network Specialist across the South East region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

South East Network Specialist Salary Histogram

Network Specialist
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Specialist within the South East region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
BerkshireUp+359£43,438+6.90 %
SurreyUp+408£42,000-14.57 %
OxfordshireNew entry-8£30,000-
MiddlesexUp+226£51,333+34.49 %
HampshireUp+146£35,167-13.16 %
West SussexNew entry-4£42,000-
KentUp+64£40,000+14.28 %
M4 CorridorNew entry-1£20,000-
Thames ValleyNew entry-1£65,000-
Network Specialist EnglandNetwork Specialist
England

Network Specialist
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the South East region that cited Network Specialist in their job title 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 with Network Specialist in their job title.

192 (71.88 %)Cisco
268 (53.13 %)Firewall
366 (51.56 %)WAN
462 (48.44 %)Cisco Certification
553 (41.41 %)LAN
645 (35.16 %)CCNP
645 (35.16 %)Cisco PIX
736 (28.13 %)VoIP
834 (26.56 %)TCP/IP
834 (26.56 %)Windows
926 (20.31 %)BGP
1025 (19.53 %)Wireless
1025 (19.53 %)Linux
1124 (18.75 %)Internet
1223 (17.97 %)Health
1223 (17.97 %)DNS
1322 (17.19 %)CCNA
1322 (17.19 %)UNIX
1421 (16.41 %)Windows Server 2003
1520 (15.63 %)VPN
1619 (14.84 %)EIGRP
1619 (14.84 %)Telecoms
1619 (14.84 %)Cisco ASA
1718 (14.06 %)Degree
1718 (14.06 %)CCDP
1817 (13.28 %)MPLS
1916 (12.50 %)Windows 2000 Server
1916 (12.50 %)CheckPoint
2014 (10.94 %)Change Management
2014 (10.94 %)Active Directory

Network Specialist
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the South East region that cited Network Specialist in their job title 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 with Network Specialist in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (8.594 %)SharePoint
28 (6.250 %)Apache
28 (6.250 %)Tomcat
36 (4.688 %)IIS
36 (4.688 %)MS Exchange
44 (3.125 %)LiveLink
53 (2.344 %)Exchange Server 2000
53 (2.344 %)Exchange Server 2003
South East IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (6.250 %)MS Excel
22 (1.563 %)MS Office
South East IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (2.344 %)Microsoft CRM
South East IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
168 (53.13 %)Firewall
266 (51.56 %)WAN
353 (41.41 %)LAN
445 (35.16 %)Cisco PIX
536 (28.13 %)VoIP
634 (26.56 %)TCP/IP
726 (20.31 %)BGP
825 (19.53 %)Wireless
924 (18.75 %)Internet
1023 (17.97 %)DNS
1120 (15.63 %)VPN
1219 (14.84 %)EIGRP
1219 (14.84 %)Cisco ASA
1317 (13.28 %)MPLS
1414 (10.94 %)Network Security
1511 (8.594 %)IPsec
1511 (8.594 %)SAN
1511 (8.594 %)NetScreen
1511 (8.594 %)DHCP
168 (6.250 %)SMTP
South East IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (6.250 %)MySQL
24 (3.125 %)SQL Server
31 (0.781 %)SQL Server 2005
South East IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
123 (17.97 %)Health
219 (14.84 %)Telecoms
313 (10.16 %)Pensions
412 (9.375 %)Finance
412 (9.375 %)Education
54 (3.125 %)Manufacturing
62 (1.563 %)Banking
62 (1.563 %)Marketing
62 (1.563 %)Government
South East IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (0.781 %)AS400
11 (0.781 %)e-Health
South East IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
134 (26.56 %)Windows
225 (19.53 %)Linux
322 (17.19 %)UNIX
421 (16.41 %)Windows Server 2003
516 (12.50 %)Windows 2000 Server
612 (9.375 %)Red Hat Linux
711 (8.594 %)Solaris
810 (7.813 %)Windows XP
98 (6.250 %)Windows 2000
98 (6.250 %)Windows Vista
105 (3.906 %)SUSE
111 (0.781 %)VMS
111 (0.781 %)HPUX
South East IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (10.94 %)ITIL
114 (10.94 %)Change Management
28 (6.250 %)Project Management
35 (3.906 %)PRINCE2
35 (3.906 %)Validation
35 (3.906 %)PRINCE
44 (3.125 %)Security Cleared
53 (2.344 %)SC Cleared
53 (2.344 %)CRM
62 (1.563 %)Network Design
62 (1.563 %)Business Development
71 (0.781 %)Load Balancing
71 (0.781 %)Test Scripting
71 (0.781 %)Communications Security
71 (0.781 %)Service Delivery
71 (0.781 %)DV Cleared
71 (0.781 %)Data Security
South East IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (7.813 %)SQL
29 (7.031 %)PHP
34 (3.125 %)C
41 (0.781 %)Perl
41 (0.781 %)Python
41 (0.781 %)Shell Script
South East IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
162 (48.44 %)Cisco Certification
245 (35.16 %)CCNP
322 (17.19 %)CCNA
418 (14.06 %)CCDP
418 (14.06 %)Degree
59 (7.031 %)CCSP
67 (5.469 %)CCIP
76 (4.688 %)CCIE
76 (4.688 %)CCSA
85 (3.906 %)CCVP
85 (3.906 %)MCSE
85 (3.906 %)Microsoft Certification
94 (3.125 %)CISSP
103 (2.344 %)GIAC
103 (2.344 %)JNCIS
103 (2.344 %)JNCIP
103 (2.344 %)JNCIE
111 (0.781 %)JNCIA
111 (0.781 %)IBM Certification
South East IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.781 %)ISO9001
11 (0.781 %)SLA
South East IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
114 (10.94 %)Active Directory
213 (10.16 %)VMware Infrastructure
33 (2.344 %)Snort
South East IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (3.906 %)OpenView
15 (3.906 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
22 (1.563 %)Netcool
31 (0.781 %)CiscoWorks
31 (0.781 %)Tivoli
31 (0.781 %)MOM
South East IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
192 (71.88 %)Cisco
216 (12.50 %)CheckPoint
313 (10.16 %)VMware
412 (9.375 %)Red Hat
510 (7.813 %)Microsoft
69 (7.031 %)Juniper
77 (5.469 %)Citrix
86 (4.688 %)Nokia
95 (3.906 %)Alcatel
95 (3.906 %)HP
95 (3.906 %)3Com
95 (3.906 %)NETGEAR
104 (3.125 %)Lucent
104 (3.125 %)Remedy
113 (2.344 %)Sophos
113 (2.344 %)Nortel
122 (1.563 %)Radware
122 (1.563 %)BT
122 (1.563 %)McAfee Security
131 (0.781 %)Finjan