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The table below looks at the demand for Wide Area Network (WAN) 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 WAN over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWide Area Network (WAN)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank6084
Rank change on same period last yearUp+24
Matching permanent IT job ads78
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.004 %
As % of the category below4.965 %4.878 %
Salaries quoted78
Average minimum salary£27,429£24,125
Average salary£29,214£26,500
% change on same period last year+10.24 %
Average maximum salary£31,000£28,875
UK excluding London average salary£36,474£37,163
% change on same period last year-1.85 %
Suffolk IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Suffolk
Matching permanent IT job ads141164
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.094 %0.073 %
Salaries quoted118125
Average minimum salary£33,809£36,248
Average salary£35,835£41,173
% change on same period last year-12.96 %
Average maximum salary£37,861£46,098
UK excluding London average salary£37,772£38,125
% change on same period last year-0.92 %
WAN East of EnglandWAN
East of England

WAN
Demand Trend

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

Suffolk WAN Demand Trend

WAN
Salary Trend

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

Suffolk WAN Salary Trend

WAN
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing WAN across the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Suffolk WAN Salary Histogram

WAN
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WAN within the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 2 December 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+131£18,000-17.55 %
WAN East of EnglandWAN
East of England

WAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk region citing WAN 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 WAN.

114 (87.50 %)LAN
212 (75.00 %)Windows
39 (56.25 %)Windows Server 2003
47 (43.75 %)MS Exchange
55 (31.25 %)Cisco
55 (31.25 %)Microsoft
55 (31.25 %)Exchange Server 2003
64 (25.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
73 (18.75 %)Network Security
73 (18.75 %)TCP/IP
73 (18.75 %)Active Directory
73 (18.75 %)Microsoft Certification
73 (18.75 %)Firewall
73 (18.75 %)Wireless
73 (18.75 %)MCDST
73 (18.75 %)Exchange Server 5.5
82 (12.50 %)Disaster Recovery
82 (12.50 %)Manufacturing
82 (12.50 %)Telecoms
82 (12.50 %)HP
82 (12.50 %)Cisco Certification
82 (12.50 %)VPN
82 (12.50 %)DNS
82 (12.50 %)SAP
82 (12.50 %)MCP
82 (12.50 %)CCNP
82 (12.50 %)CCNA
82 (12.50 %)Windows 2000
82 (12.50 %)VoIP
82 (12.50 %)DHCP

WAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk region citing WAN 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 WAN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Suffolk IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (6.250 %)HTML
Suffolk IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (43.75 %)MS Exchange
25 (31.25 %)Exchange Server 2003
33 (18.75 %)Exchange Server 5.5
41 (6.250 %)Lotus Notes
41 (6.250 %)SharePoint
41 (6.250 %)Exchange Server 2007
Suffolk IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (6.250 %)SAP ERP
Suffolk IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
114 (87.50 %)LAN
23 (18.75 %)Firewall
23 (18.75 %)Wireless
23 (18.75 %)TCP/IP
23 (18.75 %)Network Security
32 (12.50 %)VPN
32 (12.50 %)DNS
32 (12.50 %)VoIP
32 (12.50 %)DHCP
32 (12.50 %)Ethernet
41 (6.250 %)TETRA
41 (6.250 %)VPLS
41 (6.250 %)Internet
41 (6.250 %)MPLS
41 (6.250 %)OSPF
41 (6.250 %)BGP
41 (6.250 %)EIGRP
41 (6.250 %)SS7
41 (6.250 %)VRRP
Suffolk IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (6.250 %)SQL Server
11 (6.250 %)Datawarehouse
Suffolk IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (12.50 %)Telecoms
12 (12.50 %)Manufacturing
21 (6.250 %)Pensions
21 (6.250 %)Finance
Suffolk IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (37.50 %)Analyst
23 (18.75 %)Support Analyst
32 (12.50 %)Technical Support
32 (12.50 %)Server Analyst
32 (12.50 %)Systems Administrator
32 (12.50 %)Network Engineer
32 (12.50 %)Infrastructure Analyst
32 (12.50 %)Administrator
32 (12.50 %)Network Analyst
32 (12.50 %)Network Infrastructure Analyst
41 (6.250 %)Developer
41 (6.250 %)Technical Support Analyst
41 (6.250 %)C++ Developer
41 (6.250 %)Technical Support Engineer
41 (6.250 %)Technical Analyst
41 (6.250 %)Senior Network Engineer
41 (6.250 %)IT Support Analyst
41 (6.250 %)Network Manager
41 (6.250 %)Technical Engineer
41 (6.250 %)Senior C++ Developer
Suffolk IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (6.250 %)Data Protection Act
11 (6.250 %)Computer Science
Suffolk IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (75.00 %)Windows
29 (56.25 %)Windows Server 2003
34 (25.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
42 (12.50 %)Windows Vista
42 (12.50 %)Windows 2000
51 (6.250 %)Windows NT
51 (6.250 %)Windows XP
51 (6.250 %)NetWare
51 (6.250 %)UNIX
Suffolk IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (12.50 %)Disaster Recovery
21 (6.250 %)Network Design
21 (6.250 %)Investment Management
21 (6.250 %)Data Protection
21 (6.250 %)ERP
21 (6.250 %)Project Management
21 (6.250 %)Service Delivery
Suffolk IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (6.250 %)C++
11 (6.250 %)SQL
11 (6.250 %)VBScript
11 (6.250 %)Shell Script
Suffolk IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (18.75 %)Microsoft Certification
13 (18.75 %)MCDST
22 (12.50 %)MCP
22 (12.50 %)CCNP
22 (12.50 %)CCNA
22 (12.50 %)Cisco Certification
31 (6.250 %)MCSE
31 (6.250 %)Degree
31 (6.250 %)CCENT
Suffolk IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (6.250 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Suffolk IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (18.75 %)Active Directory
Suffolk IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (31.25 %)Cisco
15 (31.25 %)Microsoft
22 (12.50 %)HP
22 (12.50 %)SAP
31 (6.250 %)Lotus
31 (6.250 %)VMware