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The table below looks at the demand for Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) 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 SDH over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSynchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank8694
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching permanent IT job ads102
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.001 %
As % of the category below3.215 %0.769 %
Salaries quoted102
Average minimum salary£32,176£25,000
Average salary£38,882£27,500
% change on same period last year+41.39 %
Average maximum salary£45,588£30,000
UK excluding London average salary£41,744£38,626
% change on same period last year+8.07 %
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 %
SDH WalesSDH
Wales

SDH
Demand Trend

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

South Wales SDH Demand Trend

SDH
Salary Trend

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

South Wales SDH Salary Trend

SDH
Salary Histogram

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

South Wales SDH Salary Histogram

SDH
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SDH 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+1110£36,350+32.18 %
NewportNew entry-7£42,500-
SDH WalesSDH
Wales

SDH
Top 8 Related IT Skills

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

17 (70.00 %)Cisco
17 (70.00 %)Nortel
17 (70.00 %)Ericsson
17 (70.00 %)Network Design
17 (70.00 %)Nortel Meridian
23 (30.00 %)Wireless
23 (30.00 %)Nokia
23 (30.00 %)Siemens

SDH
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (70.00 %)Nortel Meridian
23 (30.00 %)Wireless
South Wales IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (70.00 %)Network Engineer
17 (70.00 %)Design Engineer
17 (70.00 %)Network Design Engineer
23 (30.00 %)Radio Engineer
23 (30.00 %)Microwave Engineer
23 (30.00 %)Installations Engineer
South Wales IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (70.00 %)Network Design
South Wales IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (70.00 %)Cisco
17 (70.00 %)Nortel
17 (70.00 %)Ericsson
23 (30.00 %)Nokia
23 (30.00 %)Siemens