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The table below looks at the demand for Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) skills within the South East region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited PPP over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPoint-to-Point Protocol (PPP)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank444477
Rank change on same period last yearUp+33
Matching permanent IT job ads1831
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.013 %
As % of the category below0.250 %0.323 %
Salaries quoted1217
Average minimum salary£38,536£48,000
Average salary£40,696£51,222
% change on same period last year-20.54 %
Average maximum salary£42,857£54,444
UK excluding London average salary£37,030£46,388
% change on same period last year-20.17 %
South East IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
South East
Matching permanent IT job ads72089587
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled4.173 %4.126 %
Salaries quoted61117677
Average minimum salary£37,257£38,405
Average salary£40,433£41,324
% change on same period last year-2.15 %
Average maximum salary£43,608£44,243
UK excluding London average salary£37,928£38,940
% change on same period last year-2.59 %
PPP EnglandPPP
England

PPP
Demand Trend

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

South East PPP Demand Trend

PPP
Salary Trend

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

South East PPP Salary Trend

PPP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing PPP across the South East region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

South East PPP Salary Histogram

PPP
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PPP within the South East region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
HampshireDown-97£26,708-49.32 %
BuckinghamshireNew entry-5£50,000-
BerkshireUp+333£50,667+40.74 %
SurreyUp+352£51,250-10.86 %
Thames ValleyNew entry-1£55,000-
PPP EnglandPPP
England

PPP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the South East region citing PPP 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 PPP.

132 (76.19 %)Cisco
225 (59.52 %)Firewall
225 (59.52 %)VLAN
322 (52.38 %)IPv4
421 (50.00 %)LAN
519 (45.24 %)Cisco IOS
618 (42.86 %)WAN
717 (40.48 %)RIP
717 (40.48 %)BGP
816 (38.10 %)OSPF
816 (38.10 %)VoIP
915 (35.71 %)H.323
1014 (33.33 %)Security Cleared
1111 (26.19 %)EIGRP
1210 (23.81 %)Network Design
139 (21.43 %)MPLS
148 (19.05 %)Ethernet
157 (16.67 %)Project Management
166 (14.29 %)DSL
166 (14.29 %)Cisco Certification
166 (14.29 %)ADSL
166 (14.29 %)ATM
166 (14.29 %)Huawei
166 (14.29 %)LLU
166 (14.29 %)SC Cleared
175 (11.90 %)Government
175 (11.90 %)PRINCE2
175 (11.90 %)CCNP
184 (9.524 %)VPN
184 (9.524 %)DSLAM

PPP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the South East region citing PPP 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 PPP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (2.381 %)Middleware
11 (2.381 %)WebSphere
South East IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (2.381 %)WebSphere MQ
South East IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (4.762 %)MS Excel
21 (2.381 %)MS Project
South East IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
125 (59.52 %)Firewall
125 (59.52 %)VLAN
222 (52.38 %)IPv4
321 (50.00 %)LAN
419 (45.24 %)Cisco IOS
518 (42.86 %)WAN
617 (40.48 %)RIP
617 (40.48 %)BGP
716 (38.10 %)OSPF
716 (38.10 %)VoIP
815 (35.71 %)H.323
911 (26.19 %)EIGRP
109 (21.43 %)MPLS
118 (19.05 %)Ethernet
126 (14.29 %)ADSL
126 (14.29 %)ATM
126 (14.29 %)DSL
126 (14.29 %)LLU
134 (9.524 %)DSLAM
134 (9.524 %)Frame Relay
South East IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (4.762 %)EDRMS
South East IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (11.90 %)Government
24 (9.524 %)Pensions
33 (7.143 %)Police
33 (7.143 %)Telecoms
33 (7.143 %)Finance
42 (4.762 %)Local Government
42 (4.762 %)Financial Institution
51 (2.381 %)Construction
51 (2.381 %)Criminal Justice
South East IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
131 (73.81 %)Network Engineer
210 (23.81 %)Design Engineer
210 (23.81 %)Network Design Engineer
33 (7.143 %)Network Team Leader
33 (7.143 %)Team Leader
33 (7.143 %)Architect
33 (7.143 %)Project Manager
42 (4.762 %)Programme Manager
42 (4.762 %)Support Engineer
42 (4.762 %)IT Support Engineer
42 (4.762 %)Network Support
42 (4.762 %)Network Architect
42 (4.762 %)Network Support Engineer
42 (4.762 %)Consultant
51 (2.381 %)Senior Network Engineer
51 (2.381 %)IP Network Engineer
51 (2.381 %)C++ Developer
51 (2.381 %)Developer
51 (2.381 %)Technical Architect
51 (2.381 %)Senior Consultant
South East IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (7.143 %)IPTV
22 (4.762 %)Management Information System
31 (2.381 %)Economics
31 (2.381 %)PKI
South East IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (4.762 %)Linux
12 (4.762 %)SUSE
21 (2.381 %)UNIX
21 (2.381 %)Solaris
South East IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (33.33 %)Security Cleared
210 (23.81 %)Network Design
37 (16.67 %)Project Management
46 (14.29 %)SC Cleared
55 (11.90 %)PRINCE2
63 (7.143 %)UML
63 (7.143 %)Programme Management
72 (4.762 %)RUP
72 (4.762 %)CRM
81 (2.381 %)PRINCE
81 (2.381 %)Systems Analysis
81 (2.381 %)Problem Management
81 (2.381 %)Matrix Management
81 (2.381 %)Service Delivery
81 (2.381 %)Change Management
South East IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (7.143 %)Perl
22 (4.762 %)C
31 (2.381 %)C++
South East IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (14.29 %)Cisco Certification
25 (11.90 %)CCNP
33 (7.143 %)CCIE
33 (7.143 %)CCNA
42 (4.762 %)Degree
42 (4.762 %)CCIP
51 (2.381 %)PhD
51 (2.381 %)PMP
51 (2.381 %)PMI Certification
51 (2.381 %)JNCIA
51 (2.381 %)JNCIS
51 (2.381 %)JNCIE
51 (2.381 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
51 (2.381 %)CCDA
51 (2.381 %)CCDP
South East IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
132 (76.19 %)Cisco
26 (14.29 %)Huawei
33 (7.143 %)Lucent
33 (7.143 %)Alcatel
33 (7.143 %)Ericsson
42 (4.762 %)Microsoft
42 (4.762 %)Juniper
51 (2.381 %)CheckPoint