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This section looks at the demand for Packet Switching 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 Packet Switching over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPacket Switching
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank257-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads10
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.051 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted10
Average minimum salary£38,000-
Average salary£40,500-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£43,000-
UK excluding London average salary£40,500£45,217
% change on same period last year-10.43 %
South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads19651734
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.037 %0.710 %
Salaries quoted17271349
Average minimum salary£31,939£31,801
Average salary£35,101£34,839
% change on same period last year+0.75 %
Average maximum salary£38,264£37,878
UK excluding London average salary£37,397£39,734
% change on same period last year-5.88 %
Packet Switching EnglandPacket Switching
England

Packet Switching
Demand Trend

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

South West Packet Switching Demand Trend

Packet Switching
Salary Trend

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

South West Packet Switching Salary Trend

Packet Switching
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Packet Switching within the South West region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
DevonNew entry-1£40,500-
Packet Switching EnglandPacket Switching
England

Packet Switching
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the South West region citing Packet Switching 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 Packet Switching.

15 (100.00 %)C
15 (100.00 %)C++
15 (100.00 %)Internet
15 (100.00 %)Telecoms
24 (80.00 %)SONET
24 (80.00 %)DWDM
24 (80.00 %)SDH
24 (80.00 %)Degree
32 (40.00 %)Electronics
32 (40.00 %)Project Management
41 (20.00 %)Electric
41 (20.00 %)Validation
41 (20.00 %)SNMP
41 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
41 (20.00 %)Firmware
41 (20.00 %)VxWorks
41 (20.00 %)Configuration Management
41 (20.00 %)Unit Testing

Packet Switching
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the South West region citing Packet Switching 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 Packet Switching. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (100.00 %)Internet
24 (80.00 %)SONET
24 (80.00 %)DWDM
24 (80.00 %)SDH
31 (20.00 %)SNMP
31 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (100.00 %)Telecoms
22 (40.00 %)Electronics
31 (20.00 %)Electric
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (60.00 %)Team Leader
13 (60.00 %)Software Team Leader
21 (20.00 %)Software Development Engineer
21 (20.00 %).NET Team Leader
21 (20.00 %)C++ Team Leader
21 (20.00 %)Software Manager
21 (20.00 %)Software Engineer
21 (20.00 %)Development Manager
21 (20.00 %)Senior Manager
21 (20.00 %)Software Development Manager
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (20.00 %)Firmware
South West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (20.00 %)VxWorks
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (40.00 %)Project Management
21 (20.00 %)Validation
21 (20.00 %)Unit Testing
21 (20.00 %)Configuration Management
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (100.00 %)C
15 (100.00 %)C++
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (80.00 %)Degree
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