The first table below looks at the demand for Unified Communications skills in IT jobs advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Unified Communications over the 3 months to 22 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Communications & Networking category for the South West region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Unified Communications
Rank 201 202 212
Rank change year-on-year
+1 +10
Permanent jobs citing Unified Communications 9 9 2
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 0.170% 0.160% 0.034%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.992% 0.944% 0.192%
Number of salaries quoted 7 3 2
Average salary £65,000 £32,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+100.00% -7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £41,550 £32,500 £33,000
10% offered a salary of more than £75,000 £72,500 £37,000
UK excluding London average salary £50,000 £50,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year
- -16.66%
All Communications & Networking
South West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
907 953 1041
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 17.17% 16.90% 17.61%
Number of salaries quoted 775 781 860
Average salary £40,000 £37,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.66% +7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £24,000 £21,375
10% offered a salary of more than £54,750 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +6.66%
Unified Communications
England

Unified Communications
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Unified Communications across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

South West Unified Communications Jobs Demand Trend

Unified Communications
Salary Trend

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

South West Unified Communications Salary Trend

Unified Communications
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Unified Communications across the South West region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

South West Unified Communications Salary Histogram

Unified Communications
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Unified Communications within the South West region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Bristol - 6 £65,000 -
Wiltshire +14 2 £54,250 -34.24%
Gloucestershire +10 1 £45,000 +38.46%
Somerset - 1 £75,000 -
Unified Communications
England

Unified Communications
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West region citing Unified Communications 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 Unified Communications.

1 13 (44.83%) VoIP
1 13 (44.83%) Cisco
2 10 (34.48%) Telecoms
3 9 (31.03%) CCNP
3 9 (31.03%) Cisco Certification
4 7 (24.14%) MPLS
4 7 (24.14%) CCIP
4 7 (24.14%) CCIE
5 6 (20.69%) CCNA
5 6 (20.69%) Avaya
5 6 (20.69%) VMware
6 5 (17.24%) Microsoft
6 5 (17.24%) Business Development
6 5 (17.24%) Lync
7 4 (13.79%) PABX
7 4 (13.79%) Aastra
7 4 (13.79%) Data Protection
7 4 (13.79%) Degree
7 4 (13.79%) Data Protection Act
7 4 (13.79%) Mitel
7 4 (13.79%) Marketing
7 4 (13.79%) Softphone
7 4 (13.79%) CCSP
7 4 (13.79%) ITIL
7 4 (13.79%) B2B
7 4 (13.79%) Electronics
7 4 (13.79%) Disaster Recovery
7 4 (13.79%) Firewall
7 4 (13.79%) CTI
8 3 (10.34%) CheckPoint

Unified Communications
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West region citing Unified Communications 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 Unified Communications. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 5 (17.24%) Lync
2 3 (10.34%) SharePoint
3 2 (6.897%) MS Exchange
4 1 (3.448%) SharePoint 2010
4 1 (3.448%) Office Communications Server
4 1 (3.448%) Exchange Server 2000
4 1 (3.448%) Exchange Server 2003
4 1 (3.448%) Exchange Server 2007
Applications
1 3 (10.34%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 13 (44.83%) VoIP
2 7 (24.14%) MPLS
3 4 (13.79%) PABX
3 4 (13.79%) Softphone
3 4 (13.79%) Firewall
3 4 (13.79%) CTI
4 3 (10.34%) SAN
5 2 (6.897%) Network Security
5 2 (6.897%) Broadband
5 2 (6.897%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (3.448%) Wireless
6 1 (3.448%) DMZ
6 1 (3.448%) WAN
6 1 (3.448%) VPN
6 1 (3.448%) Cisco Nexus
6 1 (3.448%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.448%) SQL Server
General
1 10 (34.48%) Telecoms
2 4 (13.79%) Marketing
2 4 (13.79%) Electronics
3 2 (6.897%) Finance
4 1 (3.448%) Manufacturing
4 1 (3.448%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 8 (27.59%) Support Engineer
2 7 (24.14%) Network Engineer
2 7 (24.14%) Cisco Engineer
2 7 (24.14%) Cisco Network Engineer
3 4 (13.79%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
3 4 (13.79%) 2nd Line Network Engineer
3 4 (13.79%) Technical Support Engineer
3 4 (13.79%) Technical Engineer
3 4 (13.79%) Business Manager
3 4 (13.79%) Business Development Manager
3 4 (13.79%) Development Manager
3 4 (13.79%) Technical Support
3 4 (13.79%) 2nd Line Support
4 3 (10.34%) 3rd Line Support
4 3 (10.34%) Consultant
4 3 (10.34%) Cisco Support
4 3 (10.34%) Network Support
5 2 (6.897%) Infrastructure Manager
5 2 (6.897%) Technical Design Authority
6 1 (3.448%) Infrastructure Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (13.79%) Data Protection Act
2 2 (6.897%) Video Conferencing
3 1 (3.448%) EqualLogic
3 1 (3.448%) Celerra
Operating Systems
1 2 (6.897%) Windows
2 1 (3.448%) Linux
2 1 (3.448%) UNIX
2 1 (3.448%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (17.24%) Business Development
2 4 (13.79%) Data Protection
2 4 (13.79%) ITIL
2 4 (13.79%) B2B
2 4 (13.79%) Disaster Recovery
3 2 (6.897%) Capacity Planning
3 2 (6.897%) Root Cause Analysis
3 2 (6.897%) Capacity Management
3 2 (6.897%) Mobile Device Management
3 2 (6.897%) E-Commerce
4 1 (3.448%) Business Continuity
4 1 (3.448%) CAD
4 1 (3.448%) Project Management
4 1 (3.448%) PRINCE2
4 1 (3.448%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (10.34%) SQL
Qualifications
1 9 (31.03%) CCNP
1 9 (31.03%) Cisco Certification
2 7 (24.14%) CCIP
2 7 (24.14%) CCIE
3 6 (20.69%) CCNA
4 4 (13.79%) Degree
4 4 (13.79%) CCSP
5 2 (6.897%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 2 (6.897%) NCDA
5 2 (6.897%) NCIE
6 1 (3.448%) Citrix Certification
6 1 (3.448%) CCEA
6 1 (3.448%) PMP
6 1 (3.448%) PMI Certification
6 1 (3.448%) VCAP
6 1 (3.448%) CCEE
6 1 (3.448%) CCAA
6 1 (3.448%) CCIA
6 1 (3.448%) VCDX
6 1 (3.448%) MCTS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (6.897%) QA
System Software
1 3 (10.34%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (6.897%) vSphere
2 2 (6.897%) XenApp
2 2 (6.897%) XenServer
2 2 (6.897%) XenDesktop
2 2 (6.897%) Hyper-V
2 2 (6.897%) Active Directory
2 2 (6.897%) VMware ESX
3 1 (3.448%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 1 (3.448%) NetBackup
1 1 (3.448%) Backup Exec
1 1 (3.448%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
Vendors
1 13 (44.83%) Cisco
2 6 (20.69%) Avaya
2 6 (20.69%) VMware
3 5 (17.24%) Microsoft
4 4 (13.79%) Aastra
4 4 (13.79%) Mitel
5 3 (10.34%) CheckPoint
5 3 (10.34%) Citrix
5 3 (10.34%) Juniper
6 2 (6.897%) Verint
6 2 (6.897%) NetApp
6 2 (6.897%) Nortel
6 2 (6.897%) HP
6 2 (6.897%) BT
7 1 (3.448%) Symantec
7 1 (3.448%) Dell
7 1 (3.448%) EMC
7 1 (3.448%) CommVault
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