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The table below looks at the demand for Storage Area Network (SAN) 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 SAN over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkStorage Area Network (SAN)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank6470
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching permanent IT job ads3226
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.011 %
As % of the category below10.29 %10.00 %
Salaries quoted2226
Average minimum salary£34,159£42,923
Average salary£38,420£46,154
% change on same period last year-16.75 %
Average maximum salary£42,682£49,385
UK excluding London average salary£42,091£44,599
% change on same period last year-5.62 %
South Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
South Wales
Matching permanent IT job ads311260
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.172 %0.109 %
Salaries quoted290226
Average minimum salary£37,523£33,381
Average salary£41,651£36,746
% change on same period last year+13.34 %
Average maximum salary£45,779£40,112
UK excluding London average salary£37,602£39,396
% change on same period last year-4.55 %
SAN WalesSAN
Wales

SAN
Demand Trend

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

South Wales SAN Demand Trend

SAN
Salary Trend

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

South Wales SAN Salary Trend

SAN
Salary Histogram

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

South Wales SAN Salary Histogram

SAN
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SAN within the South Wales 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
CardiffUp+1821£37,912+13.16 %
BridgendDown-87£38,750-3.12 %
SAN WalesSAN
Wales

SAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the South Wales region citing SAN 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 SAN.

156 (70.89 %)Legato
156 (70.89 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
249 (62.03 %)VERITAS
347 (59.49 %)ARCserve
434 (43.04 %)SC Cleared
434 (43.04 %)Security Cleared
528 (35.44 %)HP
624 (30.38 %)NetBackup
718 (22.78 %)IBM
817 (21.52 %)Government
916 (20.25 %)Backup Exec
1015 (18.99 %)NetApp
1015 (18.99 %)EMC
118 (10.13 %)EMC NetWorker
127 (8.861 %)VMware
127 (8.861 %)BMC PATROL
127 (8.861 %)BMC
127 (8.861 %)Microsoft
135 (6.329 %)LAN
135 (6.329 %)WAN
144 (5.063 %)Active Directory
144 (5.063 %)Cisco
144 (5.063 %)Windows
144 (5.063 %)Windows XP
144 (5.063 %)Windows Server 2003
144 (5.063 %)Finance
144 (5.063 %)Service Delivery
153 (3.797 %)SharePoint
153 (3.797 %)MCSE
153 (3.797 %)MS Excel

SAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the South Wales region citing SAN 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 SAN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South Wales IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (1.266 %).NET
South Wales IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (3.797 %)IIS
13 (3.797 %)SharePoint
22 (2.532 %)GroupWise
31 (1.266 %)Exchange Server 2000
31 (1.266 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (1.266 %)MS Exchange
South Wales IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (3.797 %)MS Excel
22 (2.532 %)MS Office
South Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (6.329 %)LAN
15 (6.329 %)WAN
23 (3.797 %)TCP/IP
23 (3.797 %)DNS
31 (1.266 %)DHCP
South Wales IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (3.797 %)SQL Server
21 (1.266 %)Datawarehouse
South Wales IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
117 (21.52 %)Government
24 (5.063 %)Finance
32 (2.532 %)Pensions
32 (2.532 %)Retail
41 (1.266 %)Investment Banking
41 (1.266 %)Health
41 (1.266 %)Banking
41 (1.266 %)Pharmaceutical
41 (1.266 %)Financial Institution
South Wales IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
146 (58.23 %)Consultant
245 (56.96 %)Storage Consultant
343 (54.43 %)SAN Consultant
49 (11.39 %)Support Engineer
49 (11.39 %)Storage Engineer
56 (7.595 %)Architect
65 (6.329 %)Network Architect
73 (3.797 %)Senior Support Engineer
82 (2.532 %)Network Analyst
82 (2.532 %)Analyst
82 (2.532 %)Storage Specialist
91 (1.266 %)Senior IT Manager
91 (1.266 %)Data Centre Manager
91 (1.266 %)Infrastructure Consultant
91 (1.266 %)3rd Line Support
91 (1.266 %)Support Consultant
91 (1.266 %)Network Consultant
91 (1.266 %)IT Manager
91 (1.266 %)Developer
91 (1.266 %)Systems Engineer
South Wales IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (5.063 %)Windows
14 (5.063 %)Windows XP
14 (5.063 %)Windows Server 2003
23 (3.797 %)Windows 2000 Server
32 (2.532 %)Windows Vista
32 (2.532 %)NetWare
41 (1.266 %)Windows 2000
41 (1.266 %)Windows NT
South Wales IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
134 (43.04 %)SC Cleared
134 (43.04 %)Security Cleared
24 (5.063 %)Service Delivery
32 (2.532 %)Project Management
41 (1.266 %)ITIL
41 (1.266 %)Change Management
41 (1.266 %)Migration
41 (1.266 %)Operations Management
41 (1.266 %)Problem Management
South Wales IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (3.797 %)MCSE
13 (3.797 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (2.532 %)MCP
31 (1.266 %)MBA
31 (1.266 %)Degree
31 (1.266 %)MCSA
31 (1.266 %)CCNP
31 (1.266 %)CCNA
31 (1.266 %)Cisco Certification
South Wales IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
124 (30.38 %)NetBackup
216 (20.25 %)Backup Exec
34 (5.063 %)Active Directory
43 (3.797 %)VMware Infrastructure
43 (3.797 %)VMware ESX
52 (2.532 %)Terminal Services
South Wales IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
156 (70.89 %)Legato
156 (70.89 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
247 (59.49 %)ARCserve
38 (10.13 %)EMC NetWorker
47 (8.861 %)BMC PATROL
52 (2.532 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
61 (1.266 %)MOM
61 (1.266 %)WSUS
South Wales IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
149 (62.03 %)VERITAS
228 (35.44 %)HP
318 (22.78 %)IBM
415 (18.99 %)EMC
415 (18.99 %)NetApp
57 (8.861 %)BMC
57 (8.861 %)Microsoft
57 (8.861 %)VMware
64 (5.063 %)Cisco
72 (2.532 %)Novell
81 (1.266 %)Compaq
81 (1.266 %)Symantec