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This section looks at the demand for Local Area Network (LAN) skills within the South Wales 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLocal Area Network (LAN)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank3552
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching permanent IT job ads5553
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.029 %0.022 %
As % of the category below20.45 %20.23 %
Salaries quoted5451
Average minimum salary£42,638£36,931
Average salary£45,884£38,894
% change on same period last year+17.97 %
Average maximum salary£49,130£40,857
UK excluding London average salary£34,608£37,503
% change on same period last year-7.71 %
South Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
South Wales
Matching permanent IT job ads269262
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.142 %0.107 %
Salaries quoted258237
Average minimum salary£36,215£32,402
Average salary£39,381£35,814
% change on same period last year+9.96 %
Average maximum salary£42,548£39,225
UK excluding London average salary£37,397£39,734
% change on same period last year-5.88 %
LAN WalesLAN
Wales

LAN
Demand Trend

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

South Wales 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 South Wales region.

South Wales LAN Salary Trend

LAN
Salary Histogram

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

South Wales LAN Salary Histogram

LAN
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing LAN within the South Wales 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
NewportUp+1543£49,583+16.96 %
CardiffUp+1621£42,548+14.03 %
Merthyr TydfilNo change03£25,000+11.11 %
LAN WalesLAN
Wales

LAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the South Wales 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.

196 (91.43 %)WAN
285 (80.95 %)Cisco
348 (45.71 %)Wireless
447 (44.76 %)Cisco Certification
535 (33.33 %)CCNP
627 (25.71 %)VoIP
725 (23.81 %)MPLS
824 (22.86 %)Nortel
824 (22.86 %)ISDN
824 (22.86 %)Windows
824 (22.86 %)DSL
923 (21.90 %)Security Cleared
1021 (20.00 %)Network Design
1021 (20.00 %)Active Directory
1120 (19.05 %)Microsoft
1217 (16.19 %)Firewall
1316 (15.24 %)CCNA
1316 (15.24 %)TCP/IP
1413 (12.38 %)Microsoft Certification
1413 (12.38 %)MS Office
1512 (11.43 %)MCSE
1512 (11.43 %)Telecoms
1611 (10.48 %)Military
1611 (10.48 %)Oracle
1710 (9.524 %)Finance
188 (7.619 %)Government
188 (7.619 %)Manufacturing
197 (6.667 %)MS Excel
197 (6.667 %)MS Exchange
197 (6.667 %)HP

LAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the South Wales 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.

South Wales IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (2.857 %)ODBC
21 (0.952 %)XML
South Wales IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (6.667 %)MS Exchange
25 (4.762 %)Exchange Server 2003
34 (3.810 %)Exchange Server 2000
42 (1.905 %)IIS
42 (1.905 %)Lotus Notes
South Wales IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
113 (12.38 %)MS Office
27 (6.667 %)MS Excel
31 (0.952 %)MS Visio
South Wales IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (3.810 %)Oracle EBS
21 (0.952 %)Microsoft CRM
South Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
196 (91.43 %)WAN
248 (45.71 %)Wireless
327 (25.71 %)VoIP
425 (23.81 %)MPLS
524 (22.86 %)ISDN
524 (22.86 %)DSL
617 (16.19 %)Firewall
716 (15.24 %)TCP/IP
85 (4.762 %)SAN
85 (4.762 %)DHCP
85 (4.762 %)Cisco PIX
94 (3.810 %)VPN
103 (2.857 %)DNS
112 (1.905 %)OSPF
112 (1.905 %)BGP
112 (1.905 %)PSTN
112 (1.905 %)SMS
112 (1.905 %)VLAN
112 (1.905 %)IP Telephony
121 (0.952 %)BSS
South Wales IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (0.952 %)SQL Server
11 (0.952 %)SQL Server 7
South Wales IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (11.43 %)Telecoms
211 (10.48 %)Military
310 (9.524 %)Finance
48 (7.619 %)Government
48 (7.619 %)Manufacturing
56 (5.714 %)Aerospace
62 (1.905 %)Health
62 (1.905 %)Pensions
71 (0.952 %)Banking
71 (0.952 %)Local Government
71 (0.952 %)Financial Institution
71 (0.952 %)Electronics
71 (0.952 %)Automotive
South Wales IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
130 (28.57 %)Design Engineer
224 (22.86 %)Cisco Engineer
312 (11.43 %)IT Manager
410 (9.524 %)Network Engineer
410 (9.524 %)Infrastructure Engineer
58 (7.619 %)Technical Manager
67 (6.667 %)Network Manager
67 (6.667 %)Project Manager
76 (5.714 %)Analyst
76 (5.714 %)Senior Network Engineer
76 (5.714 %)Telecoms Project Manager
76 (5.714 %)Network Project Manager
76 (5.714 %)Network Design Engineer
76 (5.714 %)Senior Network Design Engineer
85 (4.762 %)IT Administrator
85 (4.762 %)Administrator
93 (2.857 %)Systems Administrator
93 (2.857 %)Network Analyst
93 (2.857 %)Support Engineer
93 (2.857 %)Senior Support Engineer
South Wales IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (0.952 %)Replication
11 (0.952 %)IPTV
11 (0.952 %)PDA
11 (0.952 %)Computer Science
11 (0.952 %)CMDB
South Wales IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
124 (22.86 %)Windows
26 (5.714 %)Linux
34 (3.810 %)Windows 2000
34 (3.810 %)UNIX
43 (2.857 %)Windows NT
51 (0.952 %)Windows Server 2003
South Wales IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
123 (21.90 %)Security Cleared
221 (20.00 %)Network Design
35 (4.762 %)ERP
43 (2.857 %)E-business
43 (2.857 %)Web Development
51 (0.952 %)Requirements Management
51 (0.952 %)CRM
51 (0.952 %)Configuration Management
South Wales IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (2.857 %)SQL
21 (0.952 %)VB
21 (0.952 %)ABAP
21 (0.952 %)Shell Script
21 (0.952 %)C
21 (0.952 %)Java
South Wales IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
147 (44.76 %)Cisco Certification
235 (33.33 %)CCNP
316 (15.24 %)CCNA
413 (12.38 %)Microsoft Certification
512 (11.43 %)MCSE
65 (4.762 %)Degree
72 (1.905 %)MCSA
81 (0.952 %)CCIE
81 (0.952 %)MCP
81 (0.952 %)MBA
South Wales IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.952 %)SLA
South Wales IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
121 (20.00 %)Active Directory
23 (2.857 %)Terminal Services
32 (1.905 %)VMware ESX
41 (0.952 %)Backup Exec
South Wales IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (3.810 %)Norton AntiVirus
22 (1.905 %)MIIS
31 (0.952 %)WSUS
31 (0.952 %)MOM
South Wales IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
185 (80.95 %)Cisco
224 (22.86 %)Nortel
320 (19.05 %)Microsoft
411 (10.48 %)Oracle
57 (6.667 %)HP
65 (4.762 %)Symantec
74 (3.810 %)VERITAS
83 (2.857 %)Sony
83 (2.857 %)Toshiba
83 (2.857 %)VMware
83 (2.857 %)McAfee Security
83 (2.857 %)IBM
83 (2.857 %)Novell
92 (1.905 %)Lotus
101 (0.952 %)CheckPoint
101 (0.952 %)Sophos
101 (0.952 %)Websense
101 (0.952 %)Citrix
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