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The table below looks at the demand for Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) skills across the UK with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited DSL over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDigital Subscriber Line (DSL)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank676636
Rank change on same period last yearDown-40
Matching permanent IT job ads222394
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.129 %0.170 %
As % of the category below0.754 %1.033 %
Salaries quoted195312
Average minimum salary£38,849£35,854
Average salary£42,020£38,806
% change on same period last year+8.28 %
Average maximum salary£45,190£41,758
UK excluding London average salary£42,399£36,573
% change on same period last year+15.92 %
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads2945538131
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled17.05 %16.41 %
Salaries quoted2505830435
Average minimum salary£38,024£38,639
Average salary£40,928£41,503
% change on same period last year-1.38 %
Average maximum salary£43,831£44,367
UK excluding London average salary£37,928£38,940
% change on same period last year-2.59 %

DSL
Demand Trend

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

DSL Demand Trend

DSL
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing DSL within the UK.

DSL Salary Trend

DSL
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing DSL over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 within the UK.

DSL Salary Histogram

DSL
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing DSL within the UK over the 3 months to 10 October 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
EnglandDown-50205£41,324+6.72 %
South EastUp+5262£48,028+25.91 %
LondonDown-4658£41,035-0.32 %
BerkshireUp+3334£51,328+26.96 %
ReadingUp+3827£50,740+34.47 %
East of EnglandUp+824£33,804-4.24 %
HertfordshireUp+2519£33,500-6.75 %
North WestUp+3718£33,529+15.05 %
ManchesterUp+4818£33,529+13.98 %
NewportDown-914£50,000+33.33 %
South WalesUp+1114£50,000+42.85 %
WalesUp+814£50,000+42.85 %
East MidlandsUp+1113£28,423+12.13 %
BuckinghamshireUp+2013£42,722+0.52 %
HampshireUp+1012£45,625-25.51 %
South WestUp+3512£41,250+64.17 %
Milton KeynesDown-310£40,750-4.11 %
NottinghamDown-19£27,444-0.20 %
NottinghamshireUp+59£27,444-0.20 %
West YorkshireUp+128£50,333+11.85 %
YorkshireDown-68£50,333+25.83 %
West MidlandsDown-188--
BirminghamDown-127--
SouthamptonNew entry-7£45,000-
StevenageNew entry-7£36,667-
WakefieldUp+47£50,714+12.69 %
LeedsUp+285£50,000-
WiltshireNew entry-5£53,000-
City of LondonDown-244£51,875+5.25 %
DevonDown-34£22,500-

DSL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing DSL 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 DSL.

1266 (58.98 %)Cisco
2213 (47.23 %)MPLS
3198 (43.90 %)Telecoms
4162 (35.92 %)WAN
5161 (35.70 %)Cisco Certification
6158 (35.03 %)LAN
7149 (33.04 %)VPN
8118 (26.16 %)CCNP
9111 (24.61 %)ISDN
1097 (21.51 %)Firewall
1192 (20.40 %)VoIP
1288 (19.51 %)Wireless
1381 (17.96 %)CCNA
1477 (17.07 %)LLU
1572 (15.96 %)Internet
1572 (15.96 %)ADSL
1670 (15.52 %)Windows
1769 (15.30 %)TCP/IP
1867 (14.86 %)OSPF
1966 (14.63 %)BGP
2061 (13.53 %)Broadband
2155 (12.20 %)Ethernet
2253 (11.75 %)DSLAM
2351 (11.31 %)UNIX
2449 (10.86 %)Juniper
2548 (10.64 %)Security Cleared
2645 (9.978 %)Huawei
2739 (8.647 %)Microsoft
2838 (8.426 %)DNS
2838 (8.426 %)Degree

DSL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing DSL 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 DSL. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (1.774 %).NET
18 (1.774 %)XML
27 (1.552 %).NET Framework
27 (1.552 %)ASP.NET
27 (1.552 %)WebServices
34 (0.887 %)XSL
43 (0.665 %)HTML
52 (0.443 %)Middleware
61 (0.222 %)XSLT
61 (0.222 %)SOAP
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
118 (3.991 %)MS Exchange
210 (2.217 %)Exchange Server 2003
32 (0.443 %)Exchange Server 2007
32 (0.443 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
32 (0.443 %)IIS
41 (0.222 %)Exchange Server 2000
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
117 (3.769 %)MS Excel
29 (1.996 %)MS Office
35 (1.109 %)Spreadsheet
43 (0.665 %)MS Visio
52 (0.443 %)MS PowerPoint
52 (0.443 %)MS Project
61 (0.222 %)CA Clarity
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (1.330 %)SoftGrid
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1213 (47.23 %)MPLS
2162 (35.92 %)WAN
3158 (35.03 %)LAN
4149 (33.04 %)VPN
5111 (24.61 %)ISDN
697 (21.51 %)Firewall
792 (20.40 %)VoIP
888 (19.51 %)Wireless
977 (17.07 %)LLU
1072 (15.96 %)Internet
1072 (15.96 %)ADSL
1169 (15.30 %)TCP/IP
1267 (14.86 %)OSPF
1366 (14.63 %)BGP
1461 (13.53 %)Broadband
1555 (12.20 %)Ethernet
1653 (11.75 %)DSLAM
1738 (8.426 %)DNS
1833 (7.317 %)NGN
1929 (6.430 %)IPsec
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (1.552 %)SQL Server
23 (0.665 %)MySQL
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (0.443 %)Subversion
21 (0.222 %)Ant
21 (0.222 %)Rational Rose
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1198 (43.90 %)Telecoms
218 (3.991 %)Marketing
316 (3.548 %)Electronics
415 (3.326 %)Billing
513 (2.882 %)Pensions
513 (2.882 %)Government
612 (2.661 %)Back Office
710 (2.217 %)Electric
88 (1.774 %)Multimedia
97 (1.552 %)Finance
106 (1.330 %)Health
114 (0.887 %)Retail
123 (0.665 %)Manufacturing
123 (0.665 %)Insurance
123 (0.665 %)Education
132 (0.443 %)Financial Institution
132 (0.443 %)Legal
141 (0.222 %)Publishing
141 (0.222 %)Games
141 (0.222 %)Law
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
174 (16.41 %)Network Engineer
264 (14.19 %)Cisco Engineer
361 (13.53 %)Design Engineer
441 (9.091 %)Consultant
534 (7.539 %)Support Engineer
623 (5.100 %)Senior Network Engineer
722 (4.878 %)Sales Consultant
817 (3.769 %)Installations Engineer
916 (3.548 %)Product Manager
916 (3.548 %)Network Team Leader
916 (3.548 %)Team Leader
1014 (3.104 %)NOC Engineer
1111 (2.439 %)Implementation Engineer
1111 (2.439 %)Technical Manager
1210 (2.217 %)Technical Account Manager
1210 (2.217 %)UNIX Engineer
1210 (2.217 %)Account Manager
1210 (2.217 %)Senior Manager
139 (1.996 %)Analyst
139 (1.996 %)Architect
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
115 (3.326 %)IPTV
214 (3.104 %)CMDB
313 (2.882 %)Computer Science
47 (1.552 %)DTV
47 (1.552 %)VHDL
56 (1.330 %)Data Protection Act
63 (0.665 %)Spanish Language
72 (0.443 %)French Language
72 (0.443 %)Blog
72 (0.443 %)iPhone
72 (0.443 %)Verilog
81 (0.222 %)CESG
81 (0.222 %)Cryptography
81 (0.222 %)PKI
81 (0.222 %)Streaming Media
81 (0.222 %)Clustering
81 (0.222 %)German Language
81 (0.222 %)PMI
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
170 (15.52 %)Windows
251 (11.31 %)UNIX
336 (7.982 %)Linux
336 (7.982 %)Windows 2000
435 (7.761 %)Solaris
527 (5.987 %)Windows XP
625 (5.543 %)Windows Server 2003
714 (3.104 %)Windows Vista
87 (1.552 %)Windows 2000 Server
87 (1.552 %)AIX
94 (0.887 %)Mac OS X
94 (0.887 %)Windows Server 2008
103 (0.665 %)Windows NT
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
148 (10.64 %)Security Cleared
219 (4.213 %)ITIL
314 (3.104 %)Service Delivery
413 (2.882 %)Project Management
512 (2.661 %)Business Development
611 (2.439 %)SC Cleared
710 (2.217 %)Service Management
87 (1.552 %)Network Planning
96 (1.330 %)Data Protection
96 (1.330 %)PRINCE2
105 (1.109 %)Workflow
105 (1.109 %)Logistics
114 (0.887 %)E-Commerce
114 (0.887 %)B2B
123 (0.665 %)PRINCE
123 (0.665 %)Configuration Management
123 (0.665 %)UML
123 (0.665 %)Process Management
123 (0.665 %)Agile Software Development
123 (0.665 %)eTOM
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
125 (5.543 %)SQL
224 (5.322 %)Shell Script
317 (3.769 %)Perl
411 (2.439 %)C
510 (2.217 %)C++
68 (1.774 %)C#
77 (1.552 %)Java
86 (1.330 %)PL/SQL
93 (0.665 %)JavaScript
101 (0.222 %)PHP
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1161 (35.70 %)Cisco Certification
2118 (26.16 %)CCNP
381 (17.96 %)CCNA
438 (8.426 %)Degree
537 (8.204 %)CCIP
615 (3.326 %)Microsoft Certification
714 (3.104 %)CCIE
811 (2.439 %)MCSE
96 (1.330 %)CCSP
96 (1.330 %)PMP
96 (1.330 %)PMI Certification
105 (1.109 %)MCP
105 (1.109 %)HNC
105 (1.109 %)CCDP
114 (0.887 %)JNCIS
123 (0.665 %)CIMA
123 (0.665 %)MBA
123 (0.665 %)PRINCE2 Certification
132 (0.443 %)CCDA
132 (0.443 %)PhD
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
19 (1.996 %)SLA
25 (1.109 %)QA
31 (0.222 %)CESG Infosec
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
137 (8.204 %)Active Directory
28 (1.774 %)Backup Exec
36 (1.330 %)Terminal Server
45 (1.109 %)VMware Infrastructure
53 (0.665 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
53 (0.665 %)VMware ESX
61 (0.222 %)NFS
61 (0.222 %)ISA Server
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
17 (1.552 %)HP Data Protector
21 (0.222 %)OpenView
21 (0.222 %)MAILsweeper
21 (0.222 %)WSUS
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1266 (58.98 %)Cisco
249 (10.86 %)Juniper
345 (9.978 %)Huawei
439 (8.647 %)Microsoft
519 (4.213 %)BT
618 (3.991 %)HP
715 (3.326 %)Lucent
715 (3.326 %)Alcatel
715 (3.326 %)Citrix
715 (3.326 %)Oracle
89 (1.996 %)Intel
97 (1.552 %)Nortel
97 (1.552 %)Sun
97 (1.552 %)Ericsson
97 (1.552 %)LANDesk
97 (1.552 %)Altiris
106 (1.330 %)Siemens
115 (1.109 %)VMware
115 (1.109 %)CheckPoint
115 (1.109 %)WatchGuard