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The table below looks at the demand for Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) 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 Wi-Fi over the 3 months to 18 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWireless Fidelity (WiFi)
Location
3 months to
18 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank632723
Rank change on same period last yearUp+91
Matching permanent IT job ads210285
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.136 %0.127 %
As % of the category below0.802 %0.762 %
Salaries quoted182240
Average minimum salary£36,161£35,024
Average salary£39,277£38,496
% change on same period last year+2.02 %
Average maximum salary£42,393£41,968
UK excluding London average salary£37,852£39,343
% change on same period last year-3.79 %
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads2618937397
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled16.95 %16.67 %
Salaries quoted2249830023
Average minimum salary£37,485£38,309
Average salary£40,327£41,097
% change on same period last year-1.87 %
Average maximum salary£43,169£43,886
UK excluding London average salary£37,839£38,392
% change on same period last year-1.43 %

Wi-Fi
Demand Trend

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

Wi-Fi Demand Trend

Wi-Fi
Salary Trend

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

Wi-Fi Salary Trend

Wi-Fi
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Wi-Fi over the 3 months to 18 November 2008 within the UK.

Wi-Fi Salary Histogram

Wi-Fi
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Wi-Fi within the UK over the 3 months to 18 November 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
EnglandUp+46207£39,194+1.55 %
LondonUp+6755£43,378+16.65 %
South EastUp+7853£39,907-9.35 %
East of EnglandUp+4836£41,600-3.66 %
South WestUp+3732£38,274-7.32 %
HertfordshireUp+4124£41,659+7.50 %
BerkshireUp+4922£40,583+1.45 %
DevonNew entry-16£29,625-
HampshireUp+2214£40,733+28.63 %
CambridgeshireUp+811£41,438-8.69 %
SloughNew entry-11£30,350-
YorkshireUp+2311£35,318+4.18 %
SurreyUp+6010£38,000-28.30 %
West MidlandsUp+1710£18,750-57.31 %
HerefordshireNew entry-10£18,750-
Hemel HempsteadNew entry-10£18,750-
CambridgeUp+910£41,286+10.09 %
SheffieldUp+299£34,722-22.83 %
South YorkshireUp+239£34,722-22.83 %
North WestUp+209£22,454-17.32 %
ReadingNew entry-7£58,214-
BasingstokeNew entry-7£50,286-
UxbridgeUp+16£70,000+112.65 %
City of LondonDown-155£34,100+24.00 %
BristolNo change04£33,375-
PrestonDown-74£18,397+2.20 %
LancashireDown-34£18,397+3.64 %
Welwyn Garden CityNew entry-4£50,625-
WindsorNew entry-3£42,500-
MiddlesexUp+173£32,333-31.35 %

Wi-Fi
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing Wi-Fi 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 Wi-Fi.

1166 (32.87 %)Cisco
2163 (32.28 %)Wireless
3142 (28.12 %)LAN
4121 (23.96 %)TCP/IP
5115 (22.77 %)WAN
699 (19.60 %)Windows
796 (19.01 %)Cisco Certification
895 (18.81 %)VPN
977 (15.25 %)WiMAX
1067 (13.27 %)Linux
1166 (13.07 %)MPLS
1265 (12.87 %)Telecoms
1364 (12.67 %)C
1463 (12.48 %)Internet
1562 (12.28 %)Ethernet
1660 (11.88 %)VoIP
1757 (11.29 %)Microsoft
1856 (11.09 %)Firewall
1955 (10.89 %)C++
2054 (10.69 %)CCNA
2054 (10.69 %)GPRS
2151 (10.10 %)3G
2249 (9.703 %)Health
2348 (9.505 %)DNS
2443 (8.515 %)GSM
2542 (8.317 %)Active Directory
2640 (7.921 %)OSPF
2640 (7.921 %)Alcatel
2640 (7.921 %)Project Management
2737 (7.327 %)HP

Wi-Fi
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing Wi-Fi 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 Wi-Fi. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
113 (2.574 %)XML
212 (2.376 %)MFC
37 (1.386 %)WebServices
46 (1.188 %)JMS
46 (1.188 %)SOAP
46 (1.188 %)J2EE
54 (0.792 %)WAP
54 (0.792 %)OpenGL
63 (0.594 %)HTML
72 (0.396 %)WMI
72 (0.396 %)WPF
72 (0.396 %)WSH
72 (0.396 %).NET
81 (0.198 %)J2ME
81 (0.198 %)Swing
81 (0.198 %)SVG
81 (0.198 %)Hibernate
81 (0.198 %)UIQ
81 (0.198 %)Series 60
81 (0.198 %)BREW
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
124 (4.752 %)MS Exchange
27 (1.386 %)Tomcat
27 (1.386 %)Apache
27 (1.386 %)JBoss
36 (1.188 %)Exchange Server 2003
36 (1.188 %)Exchange Server 2007
36 (1.188 %)WebLogic
44 (0.792 %)SAS
53 (0.594 %)Lotus Notes
62 (0.396 %)Exchange Server 2000
62 (0.396 %)SharePoint
62 (0.396 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
71 (0.198 %)Lotus Domino
71 (0.198 %)IIS
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
132 (6.337 %)MS Excel
215 (2.970 %)MS Office
312 (2.376 %)MS Visio
45 (0.990 %)MATLAB
52 (0.396 %)MS PowerPoint
61 (0.198 %)AutoCAD
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1163 (32.28 %)Wireless
2142 (28.12 %)LAN
3121 (23.96 %)TCP/IP
4115 (22.77 %)WAN
595 (18.81 %)VPN
677 (15.25 %)WiMAX
766 (13.07 %)MPLS
863 (12.48 %)Internet
962 (12.28 %)Ethernet
1060 (11.88 %)VoIP
1156 (11.09 %)Firewall
1254 (10.69 %)GPRS
1351 (10.10 %)3G
1448 (9.505 %)DNS
1543 (8.515 %)GSM
1640 (7.921 %)OSPF
1737 (7.327 %)ADSL
1737 (7.327 %)Broadband
1836 (7.129 %)802.11
1933 (6.535 %)IP Telephony
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (1.980 %)MySQL
27 (1.386 %)SQL Server
27 (1.386 %)PostgreSQL
33 (0.594 %)BusinessObjects
33 (0.594 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (0.198 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (0.198 %)MS Access
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (1.980 %)TestDirector
110 (1.980 %)ClearCase
110 (1.980 %)Visual Studio
23 (0.594 %)PowerBuilder
31 (0.198 %)Flash
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
165 (12.87 %)Telecoms
249 (9.703 %)Health
331 (6.139 %)Retail
331 (6.139 %)Pensions
428 (5.545 %)Marketing
517 (3.366 %)Electronics
616 (3.168 %)Military
616 (3.168 %)Aerospace
713 (2.574 %)Legal
812 (2.376 %)Electric
99 (1.782 %)Finance
99 (1.782 %)Multimedia
105 (0.990 %)Education
105 (0.990 %)Music
105 (0.990 %)Games
114 (0.792 %)Construction
114 (0.792 %)Manufacturing
123 (0.594 %)Financial Institution
132 (0.396 %)Banking
132 (0.396 %)Pharmaceutical
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
157 (11.29 %)Analyst
253 (10.50 %)Technical Support
343 (8.515 %)Support Engineer
442 (8.317 %)Support Analyst
540 (7.921 %)Network Engineer
636 (7.129 %)Network Manager
735 (6.931 %)Software Engineer
833 (6.535 %)Consultant
927 (5.347 %)Product Manager
1026 (5.149 %)Architect
1026 (5.149 %)Technical Engineer
1125 (4.950 %)Technical Support Engineer
1221 (4.158 %)Technical Architect
1221 (4.158 %)3rd Line Support
1318 (3.564 %)Project Manager
1417 (3.366 %)Wireless Engineer
1516 (3.168 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
1516 (3.168 %)Technical Analyst
1615 (2.970 %)Solutions Architect
1615 (2.970 %)Helpdesk Support
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
121 (4.158 %)Blackberry
219 (3.762 %)Handset
317 (3.366 %)Device Driver
410 (1.980 %)IBM Mainframe
410 (1.980 %)Video Conferencing
410 (1.980 %)Mainframe
58 (1.584 %)Speech Recognition
67 (1.386 %)iPhone
76 (1.188 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
76 (1.188 %)Clustering
76 (1.188 %)N-Tier
85 (0.990 %)Multithreading
94 (0.792 %)SCADA
94 (0.792 %)Computer Science
94 (0.792 %)German Language
94 (0.792 %)PMI
94 (0.792 %)ASIC
94 (0.792 %)EMV
103 (0.594 %)Firmware
103 (0.594 %)Client/Server
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
199 (19.60 %)Windows
267 (13.27 %)Linux
331 (6.139 %)Windows XP
423 (4.554 %)Windows Server 2003
522 (4.356 %)UNIX
619 (3.762 %)Windows Vista
717 (3.366 %)Windows 2000
810 (1.980 %)Red Hat Linux
810 (1.980 %)ThreadX
810 (1.980 %)pSOS
810 (1.980 %)VxWorks
810 (1.980 %)Windows CE
97 (1.386 %)Windows NT
97 (1.386 %)Solaris
97 (1.386 %)Embedded Linux
105 (0.990 %)Windows Mobile
114 (0.792 %)FreeBSD
123 (0.594 %)Windows Server 2008
132 (0.396 %)CentOS
141 (0.198 %)Mac OS X
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
140 (7.921 %)Project Management
224 (4.752 %)Network Design
321 (4.158 %)Business Development
417 (3.366 %)Service Delivery
417 (3.366 %)Security Cleared
516 (3.168 %)ITIL
615 (2.970 %)UML
713 (2.574 %)Software Engineering
811 (2.178 %)Document Management
811 (2.178 %)Requirements Management
910 (1.980 %)Risk Assessment
910 (1.980 %)Configuration Management
109 (1.782 %)Disaster Recovery
117 (1.386 %)Validation
126 (1.188 %)Network Load Balancing
126 (1.188 %)Time Management
126 (1.188 %)OO
126 (1.188 %)CAD
135 (0.990 %)WFM
144 (0.792 %)IC Design
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
164 (12.67 %)C
255 (10.89 %)C++
318 (3.564 %)Embedded C
318 (3.564 %)SQL
415 (2.970 %)Assembly Language
512 (2.376 %)VB
610 (1.980 %)Perl
610 (1.980 %)PHP
78 (1.584 %)Embedded C++
78 (1.584 %)Java
86 (1.188 %)Tcl
93 (0.594 %)C#
101 (0.198 %)Python
101 (0.198 %)Transact-SQL
101 (0.198 %)VB6
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
196 (19.01 %)Cisco Certification
254 (10.69 %)CCNA
333 (6.535 %)CCNP
432 (6.337 %)Microsoft Certification
531 (6.139 %)Degree
630 (5.941 %)MCSE
720 (3.960 %)CCIE
810 (1.980 %)CCVP
97 (1.386 %)MCSA
97 (1.386 %)CCIP
104 (0.792 %)PMI Certification
104 (0.792 %)PhD
104 (0.792 %)CWNA
113 (0.594 %)HND
113 (0.594 %)MCP
113 (0.594 %)CCDA
122 (0.396 %)CCDP
131 (0.198 %)MCDBA
131 (0.198 %)HNC
131 (0.198 %)A+ Certification
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
114 (2.772 %)SLA
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
142 (8.317 %)Active Directory
28 (1.584 %)VMware Infrastructure
33 (0.594 %)Terminal Services
42 (0.396 %)MetaFrame
51 (0.198 %)NFS
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
113 (2.574 %)CiscoWorks
24 (0.792 %)OpenView
33 (0.594 %)Norton AntiVirus
33 (0.594 %)Tivoli
33 (0.594 %)Tivoli Remote Control
42 (0.396 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1166 (32.87 %)Cisco
257 (11.29 %)Microsoft
340 (7.921 %)Alcatel
437 (7.327 %)HP
527 (5.347 %)Nortel
625 (4.950 %)BT
723 (4.554 %)Citrix
723 (4.554 %)IBM
814 (2.772 %)Juniper
913 (2.574 %)CheckPoint
1012 (2.376 %)VMware
1012 (2.376 %)Avaya
1110 (1.980 %)Green Hills
1110 (1.980 %)Perforce
1110 (1.980 %)Red Hat
127 (1.386 %)Motorola
136 (1.188 %)Nokia
136 (1.188 %)BEA
136 (1.188 %)EMC
136 (1.188 %)Apple