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This section looks at the demand for Wide Area Network (WAN) skills within the Swindon 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWide Area Network (WAN)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank4644
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching permanent IT job ads3226
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.011 %
As % of the category below20.25 %16.05 %
Salaries quoted2626
Average minimum salary£24,885£30,462
Average salary£27,192£31,019
% change on same period last year-12.33 %
Average maximum salary£29,500£31,577
UK excluding London average salary£35,660£37,387
% change on same period last year-4.61 %
Swindon IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Swindon
Matching permanent IT job ads158162
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.086 %0.068 %
Salaries quoted133139
Average minimum salary£29,958£39,986
Average salary£33,471£43,477
% change on same period last year-23.01 %
Average maximum salary£36,983£46,967
UK excluding London average salary£37,625£39,458
% change on same period last year-4.64 %
WAN WiltshireWAN
Wiltshire

WAN
Demand Trend

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

Swindon 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 Swindon region.

Swindon WAN Salary Trend

WAN
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing WAN across the Swindon region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Swindon WAN Salary Histogram

WAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Swindon 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.

175 (98.68 %)LAN
257 (75.00 %)Citrix
351 (67.11 %)Windows
447 (61.84 %)Oracle
540 (52.63 %)TCP/IP
630 (39.47 %)Lotus
630 (39.47 %)MS Office
630 (39.47 %)Lotus Notes
729 (38.16 %)Cognos Impromptu
729 (38.16 %)InterBase
826 (34.21 %)Firewall
920 (26.32 %)MPLS
1017 (22.37 %)SAN
1017 (22.37 %)Lotus Domino
1017 (22.37 %)AIX
1113 (17.11 %)Windows Server 2003
129 (11.84 %)Active Directory
138 (10.53 %)Microsoft
138 (10.53 %)Telecoms
138 (10.53 %)Windows 2000 Server
147 (9.211 %)Microsoft Certification
147 (9.211 %)MS Excel
147 (9.211 %)SQL
156 (7.895 %)SQL Server
156 (7.895 %)ITIL
156 (7.895 %)Project Management
156 (7.895 %)Service Delivery
165 (6.579 %)Network Security
165 (6.579 %)HTTP
165 (6.579 %)Visual Studio

WAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Swindon 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.

Swindon IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (6.579 %)MFC
22 (2.632 %).NET
Swindon IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
130 (39.47 %)Lotus Notes
217 (22.37 %)Lotus Domino
34 (5.263 %)MS Exchange
34 (5.263 %)IIS
43 (3.947 %)Exchange Server 2003
51 (1.316 %)Exchange Server 2007
Swindon IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
130 (39.47 %)MS Office
27 (9.211 %)MS Excel
31 (1.316 %)MS PowerPoint
Swindon IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.316 %)Navision
Swindon IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
175 (98.68 %)LAN
240 (52.63 %)TCP/IP
326 (34.21 %)Firewall
420 (26.32 %)MPLS
517 (22.37 %)SAN
65 (6.579 %)HTTP
65 (6.579 %)Network Security
74 (5.263 %)Internet
83 (3.947 %)VLAN
92 (2.632 %)VoIP
92 (2.632 %)VPN
92 (2.632 %)OSPF
92 (2.632 %)BGP
92 (2.632 %)EIGRP
101 (1.316 %)NetScreen
101 (1.316 %)Wireless
101 (1.316 %)IPsec
101 (1.316 %)IGMP
101 (1.316 %)RIP
101 (1.316 %)PSTN
Swindon IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
129 (38.16 %)Cognos Impromptu
129 (38.16 %)InterBase
26 (7.895 %)SQL Server
Swindon IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (6.579 %)Visual Studio
Swindon IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (10.53 %)Telecoms
23 (3.947 %)Automotive
31 (1.316 %)Health
31 (1.316 %)Pensions
Swindon IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
133 (43.42 %)Analyst
217 (22.37 %)Architect
315 (19.74 %)Service Analyst
315 (19.74 %)Service Desk Analyst
411 (14.47 %)Senior Analyst
59 (11.84 %)Helpdesk Analyst
68 (10.53 %)1st Line Support
68 (10.53 %)Technical Architect
77 (9.211 %)Infrastructure Architect
86 (7.895 %)Support Analyst
95 (6.579 %)1st Line Support Analyst
104 (5.263 %)Network Analyst
113 (3.947 %)C++ Developer
113 (3.947 %)Helpdesk Support
113 (3.947 %)Developer
113 (3.947 %)Senior Support Analyst
113 (3.947 %)Support Engineer
122 (2.632 %)Technical Consultant
122 (2.632 %)Support Consultant
122 (2.632 %)Administrator
Swindon IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (5.263 %)Client/Server
21 (1.316 %)Device Driver
Swindon IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
151 (67.11 %)Windows
217 (22.37 %)AIX
313 (17.11 %)Windows Server 2003
48 (10.53 %)Windows 2000 Server
53 (3.947 %)UNIX
53 (3.947 %)Windows XP
62 (2.632 %)Linux
62 (2.632 %)Windows 2000
71 (1.316 %)Windows NT
Swindon IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (7.895 %)ITIL
16 (7.895 %)Service Delivery
16 (7.895 %)Project Management
24 (5.263 %)Asset Management
33 (3.947 %)Network Design
33 (3.947 %)PRINCE2
33 (3.947 %)CRM
33 (3.947 %)Quality Management
33 (3.947 %)QMS
42 (2.632 %)Performance Management
42 (2.632 %)Software Testing
51 (1.316 %)Web Development
51 (1.316 %)ERP
Swindon IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (9.211 %)SQL
25 (6.579 %)C
25 (6.579 %)C++
25 (6.579 %)Java
34 (5.263 %)C#
41 (1.316 %)VB
Swindon IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (9.211 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (5.263 %)MCSE
24 (5.263 %)Cisco Certification
33 (3.947 %)PRINCE2 Certification
33 (3.947 %)Degree
33 (3.947 %)CCNP
42 (2.632 %)CCNA
42 (2.632 %)MCP
42 (2.632 %)HND
51 (1.316 %)MCSA
Swindon IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (3.947 %)SLA
22 (2.632 %)QA
Swindon IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
19 (11.84 %)Active Directory
23 (3.947 %)Citrix Presentation Server
32 (2.632 %)Terminal Services
Swindon IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
157 (75.00 %)Citrix
247 (61.84 %)Oracle
330 (39.47 %)Lotus
48 (10.53 %)Microsoft
53 (3.947 %)Cisco
62 (2.632 %)HP
62 (2.632 %)Compaq
62 (2.632 %)Sophos
62 (2.632 %)VERITAS
71 (1.316 %)QAD
71 (1.316 %)VMware
71 (1.316 %)CheckPoint
71 (1.316 %)Avaya