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The table below looks at the demand for Local Area Network (LAN) skills within the Suffolk region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited LAN over the 3 months to 4 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLocal Area Network (LAN)
Location
3 months to
4 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank6776
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching permanent IT job ads105
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.002 %
As % of the category below7.143 %4.902 %
Salaries quoted75
Average minimum salary£23,571£32,000
Average salary£25,143£32,700
% change on same period last year-23.11 %
Average maximum salary£26,714£33,400
UK excluding London average salary£35,404£37,331
% change on same period last year-5.16 %
Suffolk IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Suffolk
Matching permanent IT job ads140102
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.077 %0.043 %
Salaries quoted11680
Average minimum salary£33,101£37,147
Average salary£34,627£41,690
% change on same period last year-16.94 %
Average maximum salary£36,153£46,233
UK excluding London average salary£37,622£39,412
% change on same period last year-4.54 %
LAN East of EnglandLAN
East of England

LAN
Demand Trend

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

Suffolk LAN Demand Trend

LAN
Salary Trend

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

Suffolk LAN Salary Trend

LAN
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing LAN across the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 4 September 2008.

Suffolk LAN Salary Histogram

LAN
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing LAN within the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 4 September 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
IpswichUp+37£25,100-22.76 %
Bury St EdmundsNew entry-1£26,500-
HaverhillNew entry-1--
LAN East of EnglandLAN
East of England

LAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk region citing LAN 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 LAN.

116 (88.89 %)WAN
214 (77.78 %)Windows
39 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
48 (44.44 %)MS Exchange
57 (38.89 %)Cisco
66 (33.33 %)Microsoft
66 (33.33 %)Active Directory
66 (33.33 %)Microsoft Certification
66 (33.33 %)MCSE
66 (33.33 %)Windows Vista
75 (27.78 %)Data Protection Act
75 (27.78 %)Data Protection
84 (22.22 %)Exchange Server 2003
93 (16.67 %)Computer Science
93 (16.67 %)Manufacturing
93 (16.67 %)Windows NT
93 (16.67 %)Broadband
93 (16.67 %)TCP/IP
93 (16.67 %)UNIX
93 (16.67 %)Internet
93 (16.67 %)Windows XP
93 (16.67 %)Windows 2000 Server
102 (11.11 %)Exchange Server 5.5
102 (11.11 %)CheckPoint
102 (11.11 %)Citrix
102 (11.11 %)Cisco Certification
102 (11.11 %)CCNP
102 (11.11 %)Windows 2000
102 (11.11 %)SQL
102 (11.11 %)IIS

LAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk region citing LAN 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 LAN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Suffolk IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (5.556 %)HTML
Suffolk IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (44.44 %)MS Exchange
24 (22.22 %)Exchange Server 2003
32 (11.11 %)Exchange Server 5.5
32 (11.11 %)IIS
41 (5.556 %)Lotus Notes
41 (5.556 %)SharePoint
41 (5.556 %)Exchange Server 2007
Suffolk IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
116 (88.89 %)WAN
23 (16.67 %)TCP/IP
23 (16.67 %)Broadband
23 (16.67 %)Internet
32 (11.11 %)VoIP
32 (11.11 %)Firewall
32 (11.11 %)Wireless
41 (5.556 %)Frame Relay
41 (5.556 %)TETRA
41 (5.556 %)VPN
41 (5.556 %)MPLS
Suffolk IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (5.556 %)SQL Server
Suffolk IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (16.67 %)Manufacturing
Suffolk IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (33.33 %)Analyst
25 (27.78 %)Support Technician
25 (27.78 %)Support Analyst
25 (27.78 %)Technical Support
33 (16.67 %)Support Engineer
33 (16.67 %)Technical Engineer
33 (16.67 %)Technical Support Engineer
42 (11.11 %)Technical Analyst
42 (11.11 %)Senior Support Analyst
42 (11.11 %)1st Line Support Technician
42 (11.11 %)Systems Support Analyst
42 (11.11 %)Senior Systems Analyst
42 (11.11 %)Administrator
42 (11.11 %)Senior Analyst
42 (11.11 %)Technical Support Analyst
42 (11.11 %)Senior Systems Engineer
42 (11.11 %)1st Line Support
42 (11.11 %)Systems Analyst
42 (11.11 %)Systems Administrator
42 (11.11 %)Network Engineer
Suffolk IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (27.78 %)Data Protection Act
23 (16.67 %)Computer Science
31 (5.556 %)Clustering
31 (5.556 %)IPTV
Suffolk IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (77.78 %)Windows
29 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
36 (33.33 %)Windows Vista
43 (16.67 %)Windows 2000 Server
43 (16.67 %)UNIX
43 (16.67 %)Windows NT
43 (16.67 %)Windows XP
52 (11.11 %)Windows 2000
61 (5.556 %)NetWare
Suffolk IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (27.78 %)Data Protection
22 (11.11 %)Project Management
31 (5.556 %)Service Delivery
Suffolk IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (11.11 %)SQL
21 (5.556 %)VBScript
21 (5.556 %)Shell Script
Suffolk IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (33.33 %)Microsoft Certification
16 (33.33 %)MCSE
22 (11.11 %)CCNP
22 (11.11 %)Cisco Certification
22 (11.11 %)MCDST
22 (11.11 %)Degree
22 (11.11 %)CCENT
Suffolk IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (11.11 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Suffolk IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (33.33 %)Active Directory
Suffolk IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (38.89 %)Cisco
26 (33.33 %)Microsoft
32 (11.11 %)Citrix
32 (11.11 %)CheckPoint
32 (11.11 %)VMware
32 (11.11 %)Fortinet
41 (5.556 %)SAP
41 (5.556 %)Lotus