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The first part of the table below looks at the demand for NGN skills in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited NGN over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Communications & Networking category.

LinkNext Generation Networking (NGN)
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank638612923
Rank change year-on-year
Down-26Up+311
Matching permanent IT job ads385841
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.044 %0.068 %0.020 %
As % of the Communications & Networking category0.310 %0.405 %0.120 %
Salaries quoted345432
Average salary£55,000£30,000£52,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+83.33 %-42.85 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£21,000£17,500£27,600
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£60,000£65,000£90,000
UK excluding London average salary£52,500£30,000£46,250
% change year-on-year
+75.00 %-35.13 %
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryAll Communications & Networking
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
122521432934154
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK14.26 %16.90 %16.73 %
Salaries quoted101681202028461
Average salary£40,000£37,500£38,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.660 %-1.310 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£24,500£25,000£25,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£60,000£60,000£55,000
UK excluding London average salary£37,500£35,000£35,000
% change year-on-year
+7.140 %-

NGN
Demand Trend

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

NGN Demand Trend

NGN
Salary Trend

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

NGN Salary Trend

NGN
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing NGN over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 within the UK.

NGN Salary Histogram

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Top 27 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NGN within the UK over the 3 months to 19 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandDown-2035£55,000+57.14 %
LondonDown-418£55,000-8.33 %
North WestUp+17£17,000-2.85 %
LeedsNew entry-7£60,000-
YorkshireNew entry-7£60,000-
West YorkshireNew entry-7£60,000-
East of EnglandUp+96£57,500+35.29 %
South EastDown-56£52,500+64.06 %
CambridgeshireNo change04£58,750+38.23 %
BerkshireDown-44£50,000-
CambridgeNew entry-4£58,750-
WalesDown-23£40,000-46.66 %
LancashireNew entry-3£17,000-
ChorleyNew entry-3£17,000-
NewportUp+172£40,000-46.66 %
South WalesDown-32£40,000-46.66 %
ManchesterDown-72£21,000+20.00 %
MaidenheadDown-122£52,500-19.23 %
HampshireUp+271--
North WalesNew entry-1£25,000-
East MidlandsNew entry-1--
SuffolkNew entry-1£50,000-
NottinghamshireNew entry-1--
HertfordshireNew entry-1£29,000-
UxbridgeNew entry-1£37,500-
NewburyNew entry-1£47,500-
IpswichNew entry-1£50,000-

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs within the UK citing NGN 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 NGN.

144 (58.67 %)Telecoms
223 (30.67 %)Cramer
320 (26.67 %)Performance Management
419 (25.33 %)xDSL
514 (18.67 %)Axiom
514 (18.67 %)Remedy
514 (18.67 %)BEA
514 (18.67 %)Micromuse
514 (18.67 %)Netcool
514 (18.67 %)WebLogic
514 (18.67 %)Netcool/Proviso
612 (16.00 %)Customer Engagement
711 (14.67 %)QuickTest Pro
810 (13.33 %)DSLAM
99 (12.00 %)C
99 (12.00 %)Linux
99 (12.00 %)Wireless
108 (10.67 %)Migration
117 (9.333 %)MetaSolv
117 (9.333 %)Government
117 (9.333 %)VoIP
117 (9.333 %)Cisco
126 (8.000 %)Broadband
126 (8.000 %)Replication
126 (8.000 %)Degree
135 (6.667 %)Marketing
135 (6.667 %)Spring
135 (6.667 %)Embedded Linux
135 (6.667 %)Enterprise Architecture
135 (6.667 %)Health

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs within the UK citing NGN 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 NGN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
15 (6.667 %)J2EE
15 (6.667 %)Web Services
15 (6.667 %)Hibernate
15 (6.667 %)Spring
IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
114 (18.67 %)WebLogic
21 (1.333 %)MS Exchange
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
119 (25.33 %)xDSL
210 (13.33 %)DSLAM
39 (12.00 %)Wireless
47 (9.333 %)VoIP
56 (8.000 %)Broadband
65 (6.667 %)Ethernet
65 (6.667 %)IPv4
65 (6.667 %)IPv6
65 (6.667 %)Internet
65 (6.667 %)OSPF
65 (6.667 %)BGP
74 (5.333 %)DNS
74 (5.333 %)HTTP
83 (4.000 %)SNMP
83 (4.000 %)CDMA
83 (4.000 %)WAN
83 (4.000 %)ADSL
83 (4.000 %)UMTS
92 (2.667 %)MPLS
92 (2.667 %)WiMAX
IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (4.000 %)MySQL
IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
111 (14.67 %)QuickTest Pro
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
144 (58.67 %)Telecoms
27 (9.333 %)Government
35 (6.667 %)Health
35 (6.667 %)Marketing
44 (5.333 %)Pensions
52 (2.667 %)Advertising
61 (1.333 %)Billing
61 (1.333 %)Insurance
61 (1.333 %)Electronics
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
133 (44.00 %)Architect
220 (26.67 %)Systems Architect
315 (20.00 %)Solutions Architect
410 (13.33 %)Technical Architect
56 (8.000 %)Tester
56 (8.000 %)Analyst
65 (6.667 %)Java/J2EE Developer
65 (6.667 %)Developer
65 (6.667 %)Network Engineer
65 (6.667 %)Java Developer
65 (6.667 %)Test Engineer
65 (6.667 %)J2EE Developer
74 (5.333 %)Telecoms Analyst
74 (5.333 %)Customer Support Analyst
74 (5.333 %)Support Analyst
74 (5.333 %)Customer Analyst
83 (4.000 %)Senior Solutions Architect
83 (4.000 %)Senior Architect
92 (2.667 %)OSS Engineer
92 (2.667 %)Front-End Developer
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
16 (8.000 %)Replication
25 (6.667 %)NHS
34 (5.333 %)NPfIT
34 (5.333 %)Video on Demand
34 (5.333 %)IVR
34 (5.333 %)IPTV
34 (5.333 %)Statistics
43 (4.000 %)Cloud Computing
52 (2.667 %)Computer Science
52 (2.667 %)Video Conferencing
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
19 (12.00 %)Linux
25 (6.667 %)Windows
25 (6.667 %)Embedded Linux
34 (5.333 %)UNIX
42 (2.667 %)Windows 2000
51 (1.333 %)Windows XP
51 (1.333 %)Mac OS X
51 (1.333 %)VxWorks
51 (1.333 %)Windows Vista
51 (1.333 %)Mac OS
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
120 (26.67 %)Performance Management
212 (16.00 %)Customer Engagement
38 (10.67 %)Migration
45 (6.667 %)Enterprise Architecture
54 (5.333 %)Validation
63 (4.000 %)Product Management
63 (4.000 %)Service Management
72 (2.667 %)B2B
72 (2.667 %)Network Design
72 (2.667 %)Systems Analysis
72 (2.667 %)Business Development
81 (1.333 %)Technical Architecture
81 (1.333 %)Programme Management
81 (1.333 %)Agile Software Development
81 (1.333 %)Project Management
81 (1.333 %)Disaster Recovery
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
19 (12.00 %)C
25 (6.667 %)C++
25 (6.667 %)Java
32 (2.667 %)PHP
32 (2.667 %)Shell Script
41 (1.333 %)Embedded C
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
16 (8.000 %)Degree
21 (1.333 %)MCSE
21 (1.333 %)CCSP
21 (1.333 %)CCNP
21 (1.333 %)CCIP
21 (1.333 %)CCNA
21 (1.333 %)CCDA
21 (1.333 %)Cisco Certification
21 (1.333 %)Microsoft Certification
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (2.667 %)SLA
IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
11 (1.333 %)Terminal Server
IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
114 (18.67 %)Netcool
114 (18.67 %)Netcool/Proviso
22 (2.667 %)HP Quality Center
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
123 (30.67 %)Cramer
214 (18.67 %)Axiom
214 (18.67 %)BEA
214 (18.67 %)Micromuse
214 (18.67 %)Remedy
37 (9.333 %)MetaSolv
37 (9.333 %)Cisco
44 (5.333 %)BT
53 (4.000 %)Oracle
62 (2.667 %)HP
62 (2.667 %)Juniper
71 (1.333 %)Microsoft
71 (1.333 %)Alcatel
71 (1.333 %)Fortinet