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This section looks at the demand for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) skills within the South West region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited DHCP over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank180171
Rank change on same period last yearDown-9
Matching permanent IT job ads7776
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.041 %0.032 %
As % of the category below3.939 %4.385 %
Salaries quoted5669
Average minimum salary£29,161£26,986
Average salary£31,871£29,152
% change on same period last year+9.32 %
Average maximum salary£34,581£31,319
UK excluding London average salary£31,813£34,118
% change on same period last year-6.75 %
South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads19551733
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.052 %0.722 %
Salaries quoted17151428
Average minimum salary£32,063£32,670
Average salary£35,196£35,743
% change on same period last year-1.53 %
Average maximum salary£38,328£38,816
UK excluding London average salary£37,579£39,546
% change on same period last year-4.97 %
DHCP EnglandDHCP
England

DHCP
Demand Trend

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

South West DHCP Demand Trend

DHCP
Salary Trend

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

South West DHCP Salary Trend

DHCP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing DHCP across the South West region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

South West DHCP Salary Histogram

DHCP
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing DHCP within the South West region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
GloucestershireDown-528£35,455+19.64 %
WiltshireUp+319£30,114+10.84 %
BristolDown-3117£32,438+20.49 %
SomersetNew entry-7£26,071-
DorsetUp+24£34,250-4.41 %
DHCP EnglandDHCP
England

DHCP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the South West region citing DHCP 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 DHCP.

1136 (97.84 %)DNS
2103 (74.10 %)Active Directory
387 (62.59 %)Windows
474 (53.24 %)Windows Server 2003
569 (49.64 %)MS Exchange
663 (45.32 %)TCP/IP
758 (41.73 %)Microsoft
844 (31.65 %)VMware
941 (29.50 %)Exchange Server 2003
1035 (25.18 %)SAN
1134 (24.46 %)Citrix
1232 (23.02 %)Security Cleared
1330 (21.58 %)Backup Exec
1330 (21.58 %)SharePoint
1429 (20.86 %)MCSE
1429 (20.86 %)Microsoft Certification
1528 (20.14 %)SQL
1627 (19.42 %)Terminal Services
1725 (17.99 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
1725 (17.99 %)Firewall
1725 (17.99 %)Windows XP
1823 (16.55 %)IIS
1922 (15.83 %)LAN
1922 (15.83 %)HP
1922 (15.83 %)WAN
2021 (15.11 %)Clustering
2120 (14.39 %)Linux
2120 (14.39 %)MS Excel
2120 (14.39 %)Symantec
2218 (12.95 %)Exchange Server 2000

DHCP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the South West region citing DHCP 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 DHCP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (2.158 %)WebServices
22 (1.439 %)Application Packaging
31 (0.719 %)CSS
31 (0.719 %)X-Windows
South West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
169 (49.64 %)MS Exchange
241 (29.50 %)Exchange Server 2003
330 (21.58 %)SharePoint
423 (16.55 %)IIS
518 (12.95 %)Exchange Server 2000
616 (11.51 %)Exchange Server 2007
79 (6.475 %)Lotus Notes
86 (4.317 %)Apache
86 (4.317 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
86 (4.317 %)SharePoint Server 2007
South West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
120 (14.39 %)MS Excel
213 (9.353 %)MS Office
31 (0.719 %)MS Visio
31 (0.719 %)AutoCAD
South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1136 (97.84 %)DNS
263 (45.32 %)TCP/IP
335 (25.18 %)SAN
425 (17.99 %)Firewall
522 (15.83 %)LAN
522 (15.83 %)WAN
617 (12.23 %)Wireless
716 (11.51 %)VPN
89 (6.475 %)Network Security
98 (5.755 %)VoIP
105 (3.597 %)SMTP
114 (2.878 %)HTTP
114 (2.878 %)SSL
114 (2.878 %)Intrusion Detection
123 (2.158 %)Cisco PIX
123 (2.158 %)MPLS
123 (2.158 %)SMS
132 (1.439 %)ADSL
132 (1.439 %)3G
132 (1.439 %)NetScreen
South West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
116 (11.51 %)SQL Server
211 (7.914 %)SQL Server 2005
310 (7.194 %)SQL Server 2000
46 (4.317 %)MySQL
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (7.914 %)Pensions
29 (6.475 %)Health
38 (5.755 %)Insurance
47 (5.036 %)Military
56 (4.317 %)Auditing
65 (3.597 %)Government
65 (3.597 %)Legal
72 (1.439 %)Law
72 (1.439 %)Finance
81 (0.719 %)Back Office
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
128 (20.14 %)Analyst
220 (14.39 %)Network Engineer
319 (13.67 %)Systems Engineer
418 (12.95 %)Support Analyst
517 (12.23 %)Support Engineer
615 (10.79 %)Infrastructure Engineer
78 (5.755 %)Server Support
78 (5.755 %)IT Manager
78 (5.755 %)IT Support Engineer
87 (5.036 %)Security Engineer
96 (4.317 %)Technical Support
96 (4.317 %)Administrator
105 (3.597 %)Technical Support Engineer
105 (3.597 %)Technical Architect
105 (3.597 %)Systems Administrator
105 (3.597 %)Architect
105 (3.597 %)Desktop Support
105 (3.597 %)Systems Support
105 (3.597 %)Technical Engineer
114 (2.878 %)3rd Line Support
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
121 (15.11 %)Clustering
213 (9.353 %)Blackberry
33 (2.158 %)PDA
42 (1.439 %)Management Information System
51 (0.719 %)PMI
51 (0.719 %)Thin Client
51 (0.719 %)Fat Client
51 (0.719 %)Smartphone
South West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
187 (62.59 %)Windows
274 (53.24 %)Windows Server 2003
325 (17.99 %)Windows XP
420 (14.39 %)Linux
516 (11.51 %)Windows 2000 Server
613 (9.353 %)UNIX
712 (8.633 %)HPUX
712 (8.633 %)Solaris
712 (8.633 %)Windows Vista
86 (4.317 %)Windows 2000
92 (1.439 %)Windows NT
92 (1.439 %)AIX
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
132 (23.02 %)Security Cleared
217 (12.23 %)ITIL
313 (9.353 %)SC Cleared
410 (7.194 %)Document Management
56 (4.317 %)Configuration Management
65 (3.597 %)Project Management
65 (3.597 %)Service Management
73 (2.158 %)Service Delivery
82 (1.439 %)Disaster Recovery
82 (1.439 %)ERP
82 (1.439 %)PRINCE
82 (1.439 %)Workflow
82 (1.439 %)Information Security
82 (1.439 %)Network Design
82 (1.439 %)DV Cleared
91 (0.719 %)Penetration Testing
91 (0.719 %)Supplier Management
91 (0.719 %)Incident Management
91 (0.719 %)Use Case
91 (0.719 %)Data Security
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
128 (20.14 %)SQL
28 (5.755 %)C
36 (4.317 %)PHP
42 (1.439 %)Perl
42 (1.439 %)Shell Script
42 (1.439 %)PowerShell
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
129 (20.86 %)MCSE
129 (20.86 %)Microsoft Certification
212 (8.633 %)ITIL Certification
310 (7.194 %)MCP
49 (6.475 %)MCSA
56 (4.317 %)Cisco Certification
65 (3.597 %)CCNA
73 (2.158 %)CCNP
73 (2.158 %)Degree
81 (0.719 %)CCSP
81 (0.719 %)CCA
81 (0.719 %)Citrix Certification
81 (0.719 %)CCSA
South West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (2.158 %)SLA
22 (1.439 %)ISO9001
South West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1103 (74.10 %)Active Directory
230 (21.58 %)Backup Exec
327 (19.42 %)Terminal Services
415 (10.79 %)NetBackup
513 (9.353 %)VMware Infrastructure
513 (9.353 %)VMware ESX
612 (8.633 %)NFS
76 (4.317 %)Terminal Server
85 (3.597 %)ISA Server
92 (1.439 %)Citrix Presentation Server
101 (0.719 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
South West IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
125 (17.99 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
210 (7.194 %)MOM
35 (3.597 %)Legato
35 (3.597 %)Tivoli
35 (3.597 %)ARCserve
35 (3.597 %)MAILsweeper
42 (1.439 %)OpenView
51 (0.719 %)MIMEsweeper
51 (0.719 %)OpenView Configuration Management
51 (0.719 %)OVSD
51 (0.719 %)WSUS
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
158 (41.73 %)Microsoft
244 (31.65 %)VMware
334 (24.46 %)Citrix
422 (15.83 %)HP
520 (14.39 %)Symantec
615 (10.79 %)Cisco
79 (6.475 %)IBM
79 (6.475 %)Lotus
87 (5.036 %)VERITAS
87 (5.036 %)Compaq
87 (5.036 %)Dell
96 (4.317 %)Intel
105 (3.597 %)CA
105 (3.597 %)IronPort
114 (2.878 %)CheckPoint
123 (2.158 %)McAfee Security
132 (1.439 %)Sophos
132 (1.439 %)Websense
132 (1.439 %)Oracle
141 (0.719 %)Apple