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The table below looks at the demand for Wireless 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 Wireless over the 3 months to 14 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWireless
Location
3 months to
14 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5780
Rank change on same period last yearUp+23
Matching permanent IT job ads4228
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.012 %
As % of the category below13.42 %9.459 %
Salaries quoted4226
Average minimum salary£49,942£41,333
Average salary£55,500£43,889
% change on same period last year+26.45 %
Average maximum salary£61,058£46,444
UK excluding London average salary£40,189£40,702
% change on same period last year-1.26 %
South Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
South Wales
Matching permanent IT job ads313296
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.185 %0.128 %
Salaries quoted292259
Average minimum salary£36,636£33,635
Average salary£41,055£36,770
% change on same period last year+11.65 %
Average maximum salary£45,473£39,904
UK excluding London average salary£37,895£38,882
% change on same period last year-2.53 %
Wireless WalesWireless
Wales

Wireless
Demand Trend

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

South Wales Wireless Demand Trend

Wireless
Salary Trend

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

South Wales Wireless Salary Trend

Wireless
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Wireless across the South Wales region over the 3 months to 14 October 2008.

South Wales Wireless Salary Histogram

Wireless
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Wireless within the South Wales region over the 3 months to 14 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
NewportNo change036£62,500+51.51 %
CardiffUp+214£40,429+6.71 %
Wireless WalesWireless
Wales

Wireless
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT jobs across the South Wales region citing Wireless 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 Wireless.

170 (86.42 %)Cisco
269 (85.19 %)WAN
368 (83.95 %)LAN
441 (50.62 %)Nortel
441 (50.62 %)VoIP
539 (48.15 %)Security Cleared
629 (35.80 %)Cisco Certification
629 (35.80 %)CCNP
727 (33.33 %)MPLS
727 (33.33 %)DSL
727 (33.33 %)ISDN
824 (29.63 %)Network Design
920 (24.69 %)Telecoms
1018 (22.22 %)Military
114 (4.938 %)C
123 (3.704 %)Windows
123 (3.704 %)MS Exchange
123 (3.704 %)Broadband
123 (3.704 %)GSM
123 (3.704 %)SDH
123 (3.704 %)Embedded C
123 (3.704 %)Device Driver
123 (3.704 %)Nokia
123 (3.704 %)Siemens
123 (3.704 %)Windows Server 2003
123 (3.704 %)Insurance
123 (3.704 %)Exchange Server 2003
132 (2.469 %)Windows Server 2008
132 (2.469 %)Exchange Server 2007
132 (2.469 %)Cisco PIX

Wireless
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT jobs across the South Wales region citing Wireless 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 Wireless. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South Wales IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (3.704 %)MS Exchange
13 (3.704 %)Exchange Server 2003
22 (2.469 %)Exchange Server 2007
31 (1.235 %)Exchange Server 2000
South Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
169 (85.19 %)WAN
268 (83.95 %)LAN
341 (50.62 %)VoIP
427 (33.33 %)MPLS
427 (33.33 %)DSL
427 (33.33 %)ISDN
53 (3.704 %)SDH
53 (3.704 %)Broadband
53 (3.704 %)GSM
62 (2.469 %)PSTN
62 (2.469 %)Cisco PIX
71 (1.235 %)SMTP
71 (1.235 %)Internet
South Wales IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
120 (24.69 %)Telecoms
218 (22.22 %)Military
33 (3.704 %)Insurance
South Wales IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
127 (33.33 %)Design Engineer
127 (33.33 %)Cisco Engineer
219 (23.46 %)Project Manager
315 (18.52 %)Network Manager
315 (18.52 %)Network Project Manager
315 (18.52 %)Telecoms Project Manager
44 (4.938 %)Installations Engineer
53 (3.704 %)Microwave Engineer
53 (3.704 %)Radio Engineer
53 (3.704 %)Support Engineer
53 (3.704 %)RF Engineer
62 (2.469 %)Network Support
62 (2.469 %)Network Engineer
62 (2.469 %)Network Support Engineer
71 (1.235 %)Messaging Engineer
South Wales IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (3.704 %)Device Driver
21 (1.235 %)Blackberry
South Wales IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (3.704 %)Windows
13 (3.704 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (2.469 %)Windows Server 2008
South Wales IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
139 (48.15 %)Security Cleared
224 (29.63 %)Network Design
32 (2.469 %)Requirements Management
41 (1.235 %)Performance Management
41 (1.235 %)PRINCE2
41 (1.235 %)Project Management
41 (1.235 %)Change Management
41 (1.235 %)Disaster Recovery
South Wales IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (4.938 %)C
23 (3.704 %)Embedded C
31 (1.235 %)Java
31 (1.235 %)SQL
31 (1.235 %)VBScript
31 (1.235 %)VB
South Wales IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
129 (35.80 %)CCNP
129 (35.80 %)Cisco Certification
22 (2.469 %)CCNA
South Wales IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
170 (86.42 %)Cisco
241 (50.62 %)Nortel
33 (3.704 %)Nokia
33 (3.704 %)Siemens