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This section looks at the demand for Public Switched Telecom Network (PSTN) 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 PSTN over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPublic Switched Telecom Network (PSTN)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank245244
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching permanent IT job ads113
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.563 %0.173 %
Salaries quoted111
Average minimum salary£30,455£35,000
Average salary£33,091£37,500
% change on same period last year-11.75 %
Average maximum salary£35,727£40,000
UK excluding London average salary£33,614£36,984
% change on same period last year-9.11 %
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 %
PSTN EnglandPSTN
England

PSTN
Demand Trend

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

South West PSTN Demand Trend

PSTN
Salary Trend

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

South West PSTN Salary Trend

PSTN
Salary Histogram

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

South West PSTN Salary Histogram

PSTN
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PSTN 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
DevonNew entry-10£33,650-
WiltshireNew entry-1£27,500-
PSTN EnglandPSTN
England

PSTN
Top 24 Related IT Skills

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

119 (100.00 %)LAN
218 (94.74 %)VPN
218 (94.74 %)ADSL
313 (68.42 %)Wi-Fi
313 (68.42 %)BT
313 (68.42 %)MPLS
47 (36.84 %)Cisco
47 (36.84 %)HP
47 (36.84 %)Citrix
47 (36.84 %)Alcatel
56 (31.58 %)VoIP
56 (31.58 %)WAN
65 (26.32 %)TCP/IP
65 (26.32 %)WLAN
65 (26.32 %)Windows
65 (26.32 %)Windows 2000
65 (26.32 %)Windows XP
65 (26.32 %)3G
65 (26.32 %)SSH
65 (26.32 %)Construction
73 (15.79 %)Blackberry
81 (5.263 %)Service Delivery
81 (5.263 %)Telecoms
81 (5.263 %)Network Security

PSTN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
119 (100.00 %)LAN
218 (94.74 %)VPN
218 (94.74 %)ADSL
313 (68.42 %)MPLS
313 (68.42 %)Wi-Fi
46 (31.58 %)VoIP
46 (31.58 %)WAN
55 (26.32 %)TCP/IP
55 (26.32 %)WLAN
55 (26.32 %)SSH
55 (26.32 %)3G
61 (5.263 %)Network Security
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (26.32 %)Construction
21 (5.263 %)Telecoms
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (36.84 %)Network Manager
26 (31.58 %)Analyst
26 (31.58 %)Network Analyst
26 (31.58 %)Communications Manager
35 (26.32 %)Support Analyst
35 (26.32 %)Network Support Analyst
35 (26.32 %)Network Support
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (15.79 %)Blackberry
South West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (26.32 %)Windows
15 (26.32 %)Windows 2000
15 (26.32 %)Windows XP
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (5.263 %)Service Delivery
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (68.42 %)BT
27 (36.84 %)Cisco
27 (36.84 %)HP
27 (36.84 %)Citrix
27 (36.84 %)Alcatel