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This section looks at the demand for Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) 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 DSL over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDigital Subscriber Line (DSL)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank239241
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching permanent IT job ads176
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.870 %0.346 %
Salaries quoted125
Average minimum salary£29,250£23,600
Average salary£30,583£24,400
% change on same period last year+25.34 %
Average maximum salary£31,917£25,200
UK excluding London average salary£43,579£37,398
% change on same period last year+16.52 %
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 %
DSL EnglandDSL
England

DSL
Demand Trend

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

South West DSL Demand Trend

DSL
Salary Trend

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

South West DSL Salary Trend

DSL
Salary Histogram

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

South West DSL Salary Histogram

DSL
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing DSL 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
GloucestershireNew entry-6£37,333-
BristolDown-204£22,500-7.78 %
DevonNew entry-4£22,500-
WiltshireNew entry-3£40,000-
DSL EnglandDSL
England

DSL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

110 (52.63 %)ITIL
26 (31.58 %)Broadband
26 (31.58 %)Microsoft
26 (31.58 %)Service Management
26 (31.58 %)SoftGrid
26 (31.58 %)Altiris
26 (31.58 %)CMDB
26 (31.58 %)Security Cleared
35 (26.32 %)Telecoms
35 (26.32 %)Electric
35 (26.32 %)Service Delivery
35 (26.32 %)MPLS
35 (26.32 %)HNC
35 (26.32 %)Cisco
44 (21.05 %)HP
44 (21.05 %)ISDN
44 (21.05 %)LAN
44 (21.05 %)WAN
44 (21.05 %)Firewall
44 (21.05 %)Wireless
44 (21.05 %)QA
53 (15.79 %)DV Cleared
62 (10.53 %)Government
62 (10.53 %)Logistics
62 (10.53 %)Degree
62 (10.53 %)Internet
62 (10.53 %)ADSL
62 (10.53 %)TCP/IP
62 (10.53 %)DNS
62 (10.53 %)SLA

DSL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (5.263 %)MS Excel
South West IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (31.58 %)SoftGrid
South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (31.58 %)Broadband
25 (26.32 %)MPLS
34 (21.05 %)ISDN
34 (21.05 %)LAN
34 (21.05 %)WAN
34 (21.05 %)Firewall
34 (21.05 %)Wireless
42 (10.53 %)TCP/IP
42 (10.53 %)DNS
42 (10.53 %)Internet
42 (10.53 %)ADSL
51 (5.263 %)Ethernet
51 (5.263 %)OSPF
51 (5.263 %)BGP
51 (5.263 %)DSLAM
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (26.32 %)Telecoms
15 (26.32 %)Electric
22 (10.53 %)Government
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (26.32 %)Network Engineer
15 (26.32 %)Software Manager
24 (21.05 %)QA Engineer
24 (21.05 %)Test Engineer
33 (15.79 %)Senior Network Engineer
33 (15.79 %)Network Manager
42 (10.53 %)Senior Manager
42 (10.53 %)Helpdesk Analyst
42 (10.53 %)Support Engineer
42 (10.53 %)Analyst
42 (10.53 %)Senior Network Manager
51 (5.263 %)Tester
51 (5.263 %)Cisco Network Engineer
51 (5.263 %)Software Tester
51 (5.263 %)Cisco Engineer
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (31.58 %)CMDB
South West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (5.263 %)Windows
11 (5.263 %)Windows 2000
11 (5.263 %)Windows Vista
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (52.63 %)ITIL
26 (31.58 %)Service Management
26 (31.58 %)Security Cleared
35 (26.32 %)Service Delivery
43 (15.79 %)DV Cleared
52 (10.53 %)Logistics
61 (5.263 %)Test Scripting
61 (5.263 %)SC Cleared
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (26.32 %)HNC
22 (10.53 %)Degree
31 (5.263 %)CCNP
31 (5.263 %)Cisco Certification
South West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (21.05 %)QA
22 (10.53 %)SLA
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (31.58 %)Microsoft
16 (31.58 %)Altiris
25 (26.32 %)Cisco
34 (21.05 %)HP
41 (5.263 %)Citrix
41 (5.263 %)Juniper
41 (5.263 %)Ericsson
41 (5.263 %)Fujitsu