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This section looks at the demand for Wireless 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 Wireless over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWireless
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank185196
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching permanent IT job ads19392487
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.044 %1.037 %
As % of the category below6.054 %6.302 %
Salaries quoted16092032
Average minimum salary£38,346£39,117
Average salary£42,080£43,064
% change on same period last year-2.28 %
Average maximum salary£45,814£47,011
UK excluding London average salary£41,375£42,735
% change on same period last year-3.18 %
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads3202739463
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled17.24 %16.45 %
Salaries quoted2720231759
Average minimum salary£37,760£39,096
Average salary£40,695£42,069
% change on same period last year-3.26 %
Average maximum salary£43,631£45,041
UK excluding London average salary£37,579£39,546
% change on same period last year-4.97 %

Wireless
Demand Trend

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

Wireless Demand Trend

Wireless
Salary Trend

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

Wireless Salary Trend

Wireless
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Wireless over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 within the UK.

Wireless Salary Histogram

Wireless
Top 30 Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Wireless within the UK over the 3 months to 20 August 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+11787£41,672-2.48 %
South EastUp+6705£42,532-6.47 %
LondonDown-52377£44,962+2.27 %
BerkshireUp+66376£42,745-9.84 %
East of EnglandDown-5263£39,734+0.26 %
South WestDown-18202£40,150+0.96 %
SloughUp+58182£39,288-20.13 %
CambridgeshireDown-24144£38,620-2.49 %
CambridgeDown-16124£39,073-1.85 %
SurreyDown-35109£36,017-22.79 %
HampshireDown-2992£42,855+9.05 %
North WestDown-2685£32,493-17.31 %
BristolDown-3566£35,508-11.95 %
City of LondonUp+1465£48,390+3.85 %
HertfordshireUp+2961£43,672+4.23 %
ScotlandUp+2560£41,180+4.87 %
WalesUp+4255£50,978-3.69 %
West MidlandsDown-754£43,298+24.22 %
YorkshireDown-953£31,302-11.19 %
SomersetUp+2953£43,087+27.66 %
South WalesUp+4151£51,462-2.78 %
BuckinghamshireUp+5450£39,591+0.10 %
NewportUp+1542£55,655-1.78 %
BathNew entry-40£43,564-
WiltshireDown-1538£41,770+7.32 %
ReadingDown-2436£51,548-1.47 %
ManchesterDown-1034£37,411-18.07 %
East MidlandsUp+1432£35,500+34.49 %
West YorkshireUp+1531£33,346+0.47 %
EghamUp+3028£35,000+11.11 %

Wireless
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing Wireless 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 Wireless.

11037 (26.02 %)Cisco
2989 (24.81 %)Windows
3825 (20.70 %)LAN
4779 (19.54 %)Telecoms
5685 (17.19 %)WAN
5685 (17.19 %)Cisco Certification
6641 (16.08 %)C
7566 (14.20 %)Microsoft
8552 (13.85 %)Degree
9481 (12.07 %)Firewall
10476 (11.94 %)TCP/IP
11446 (11.19 %)C++
12413 (10.36 %)VoIP
13410 (10.29 %)VPN
14409 (10.26 %)Windows Server 2003
15391 (9.809 %)CCNP
16356 (8.931 %)CCNA
17352 (8.831 %)Active Directory
18349 (8.756 %)Linux
19342 (8.580 %)MS Exchange
20315 (7.903 %)UNIX
21297 (7.451 %)GSM
21297 (7.451 %)Electronics
22280 (7.025 %)SQL
23261 (6.548 %)MPLS
24260 (6.523 %)Finance
25257 (6.448 %)WLAN
26245 (6.147 %)Windows XP
27244 (6.121 %)DNS
28240 (6.021 %)Internet

Wireless
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1158 (3.964 %)XML
2149 (3.738 %).NET
3101 (2.534 %)J2EE
498 (2.459 %)HTML
576 (1.907 %)WebServices
674 (1.856 %)WAP
759 (1.480 %)ASP.NET
838 (0.953 %)J2ME
936 (0.903 %)CSS
1035 (0.878 %)Middleware
1134 (0.853 %)SOAP
1233 (0.828 %)UIQ
1233 (0.828 %)AJAX
1233 (0.828 %).NET Framework
1324 (0.602 %)Series 60
1422 (0.552 %)WinForms
1520 (0.502 %)ASP
1619 (0.477 %)XHTML
1715 (0.376 %)XSD
1715 (0.376 %)WML
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1342 (8.580 %)MS Exchange
2200 (5.018 %)Exchange Server 2003
365 (1.631 %)SharePoint
464 (1.606 %)Exchange Server 2000
556 (1.405 %)Exchange Server 2007
648 (1.204 %)Lotus Notes
746 (1.154 %)IIS
834 (0.853 %)Lotus Domino
929 (0.728 %)WebLogic
1027 (0.677 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
1115 (0.376 %)Exchange Server 5.5
1214 (0.351 %)GroupWise
1214 (0.351 %)LiveLink
1214 (0.351 %)Apache
139 (0.226 %)Office Communications Server
148 (0.201 %)Tomcat
157 (0.176 %)CMS
165 (0.125 %)JBoss
173 (0.075 %)Gentran
181 (0.025 %)Live Communications Server
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1216 (5.419 %)MS Excel
2174 (4.365 %)MS Office
362 (1.555 %)MATLAB
430 (0.753 %)MS PowerPoint
528 (0.702 %)MS Visio
623 (0.577 %)Photoshop
711 (0.276 %)Spreadsheet
711 (0.276 %)Simulink
89 (0.226 %)Adobe Illustrator
98 (0.201 %)MS Project
107 (0.176 %)3ds Max
116 (0.151 %)FrameMaker
125 (0.125 %)Acrobat
125 (0.125 %)Pro/ENGINEER
134 (0.100 %)Maya
143 (0.075 %)RoboHelp
151 (0.025 %)AutoCAD
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
114 (0.351 %)Metrica
23 (0.075 %)SAP R/3
32 (0.050 %)Microsoft CRM
41 (0.025 %)Great Plains
41 (0.025 %)Singl.eView
41 (0.025 %)Nortel Periphonics
41 (0.025 %)Dynamics CRM
41 (0.025 %)Dynamics AX
41 (0.025 %)Dynamics GP
41 (0.025 %)ResourceLink
41 (0.025 %)GoldMine
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1825 (20.70 %)LAN
2685 (17.19 %)WAN
3481 (12.07 %)Firewall
4476 (11.94 %)TCP/IP
5413 (10.36 %)VoIP
6410 (10.29 %)VPN
7297 (7.451 %)GSM
8261 (6.548 %)MPLS
9257 (6.448 %)WLAN
10244 (6.121 %)DNS
11240 (6.021 %)Internet
12230 (5.770 %)GPRS
13218 (5.469 %)Network Security
14204 (5.118 %)Cisco PIX
15178 (4.466 %)Broadband
16167 (4.190 %)UMTS
17161 (4.039 %)DHCP
18158 (3.964 %)3G
19154 (3.864 %)BGP
19154 (3.864 %)Wi-Fi
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1170 (4.265 %)SQL Server
256 (1.405 %)SQL Server 2005
346 (1.154 %)SQL Server 2000
445 (1.129 %)MySQL
522 (0.552 %)BusinessObjects
618 (0.452 %)RDBMS
713 (0.326 %)Datawarehouse
713 (0.326 %)ETL
812 (0.301 %)Oracle Reports
98 (0.201 %)Crystal Reports
107 (0.176 %)DB2
107 (0.176 %)Oracle 8/8i
115 (0.125 %)Oracle 10g
124 (0.100 %)EDMS
124 (0.100 %)Oracle 11g
124 (0.100 %)MSDE
124 (0.100 %)GIS
133 (0.075 %)EDRMS
142 (0.050 %)Oracle 9i
151 (0.025 %)MS Access
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
132 (0.803 %)ClearCase
231 (0.778 %)Flash
324 (0.602 %)Visual Studio
421 (0.527 %)LabVIEW
59 (0.226 %)Ant
59 (0.226 %)Eclipse
66 (0.151 %)Rational Rose
75 (0.125 %)Dreamweaver
84 (0.100 %)yacc
93 (0.075 %)PVCS
102 (0.050 %)PowerBuilder
102 (0.050 %)CodeWarrior
102 (0.050 %)InstallShield
111 (0.025 %)WinRunner
111 (0.025 %)LoadRunner
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1779 (19.54 %)Telecoms
2297 (7.451 %)Electronics
3260 (6.523 %)Finance
4167 (4.190 %)Health
5119 (2.985 %)Education
6110 (2.760 %)Manufacturing
7107 (2.684 %)Pensions
897 (2.434 %)Marketing
986 (2.158 %)Multimedia
1067 (1.681 %)Banking
1162 (1.555 %)Retail
1257 (1.430 %)Government
1351 (1.279 %)Games
1440 (1.004 %)Electric
1532 (0.803 %)Insurance
1631 (0.778 %)Online Games
1730 (0.753 %)Billing
1828 (0.702 %)Military
1828 (0.702 %)Music
1927 (0.677 %)Automotive
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1295 (7.401 %)Software Engineer
1295 (7.401 %)Developer
2289 (7.250 %)Consultant
3286 (7.175 %)Support Engineer
4285 (7.150 %)Analyst
5257 (6.448 %)Network Engineer
6196 (4.917 %)Project Manager
6196 (4.917 %)Cisco Engineer
7177 (4.441 %)Design Engineer
8167 (4.190 %)Support Analyst
9159 (3.989 %)Architect
10158 (3.964 %)Technical Support
11133 (3.337 %)Administrator
12128 (3.211 %)Embedded Software Engineer
13118 (2.960 %)Systems Engineer
14116 (2.910 %)Tester
15106 (2.659 %)Technical Engineer
16105 (2.634 %)Technical Consultant
1794 (2.358 %)Team Leader
1879 (1.982 %)Software Developer
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1211 (5.294 %)Computer Science
2153 (3.838 %)Handset
3138 (3.462 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
496 (2.408 %)Device Driver
593 (2.333 %)Blackberry
673 (1.831 %)VHDL
765 (1.631 %)Firmware
861 (1.530 %)Client/Server
954 (1.355 %)Management Information System
1052 (1.305 %)Clustering
1052 (1.305 %)PDA
1149 (1.229 %)ASIC
1244 (1.104 %)Mainframe
1337 (0.928 %)Physics
1432 (0.803 %)PMI
1530 (0.753 %)Video Conferencing
1629 (0.728 %)IPTV
1727 (0.677 %)N-Tier
1825 (0.627 %)French Language
1825 (0.627 %)Spanish Language
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1989 (24.81 %)Windows
2409 (10.26 %)Windows Server 2003
3349 (8.756 %)Linux
4315 (7.903 %)UNIX
5245 (6.147 %)Windows XP
6161 (4.039 %)Windows 2000 Server
7149 (3.738 %)Windows 2000
893 (2.333 %)Windows Vista
991 (2.283 %)Solaris
1070 (1.756 %)Windows Mobile
1158 (1.455 %)Symbian OS
1242 (1.054 %)Embedded Linux
1341 (1.029 %)Windows CE
1440 (1.004 %)Windows NT
1525 (0.627 %)Windows Server 2008
1622 (0.552 %)Mac OS X
1716 (0.401 %)Red Hat Linux
1811 (0.276 %)SUSE
198 (0.201 %)AIX
205 (0.125 %)HPUX
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1213 (5.344 %)Project Management
2151 (3.788 %)ITIL
3129 (3.236 %)PRINCE2
4127 (3.186 %)Security Cleared
5125 (3.136 %)Network Design
685 (2.132 %)OO
783 (2.082 %)UML
879 (1.982 %)Configuration Management
975 (1.882 %)Business Development
1056 (1.405 %)Service Delivery
1155 (1.380 %)Penetration Testing
1254 (1.355 %)E-Commerce
1352 (1.305 %)Validation
1448 (1.204 %)Software Engineering
1448 (1.204 %)Performance Management
1546 (1.154 %)Change Management
1645 (1.129 %)Software Testing
1743 (1.079 %)Information Security
1842 (1.054 %)Disaster Recovery
1936 (0.903 %)SOA
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1641 (16.08 %)C
2446 (11.19 %)C++
3280 (7.025 %)SQL
4223 (5.595 %)Java
5180 (4.516 %)Embedded C
6142 (3.562 %)Perl
7132 (3.312 %)C#
895 (2.383 %)JavaScript
992 (2.308 %)Embedded C++
1081 (2.032 %)Assembly Language
1166 (1.656 %)VB
1261 (1.530 %)Python
1342 (1.054 %)VBScript
1431 (0.778 %)VB6
1530 (0.753 %)AWK
1629 (0.728 %)Tcl
1727 (0.677 %)Shell Script
1820 (0.502 %)Korn
1918 (0.452 %)VB.NET
2016 (0.401 %)VC++
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1685 (17.19 %)Cisco Certification
2552 (13.85 %)Degree
3391 (9.809 %)CCNP
4356 (8.931 %)CCNA
5212 (5.319 %)Microsoft Certification
6168 (4.215 %)CCIE
7159 (3.989 %)MCSE
8129 (3.236 %)CCVP
990 (2.258 %)CCDP
1076 (1.907 %)MCP
1166 (1.656 %)CCSP
1265 (1.631 %)CCDA
1351 (1.279 %)PMI Certification
1441 (1.029 %)CCSE
1540 (1.004 %)PhD
1637 (0.928 %)CCSA
1736 (0.903 %)CCIP
1830 (0.753 %)PMP
1926 (0.652 %)PRINCE2 Certification
2025 (0.627 %)MCSA
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
170 (1.756 %)SLA
234 (0.853 %)QA
324 (0.602 %)ISO27001
419 (0.477 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
517 (0.426 %)ISO17799
69 (0.226 %)WAI
77 (0.176 %)ISO9001
83 (0.075 %)TickIT
83 (0.075 %)COBIT
91 (0.025 %)HMG Infosec
91 (0.025 %)PCI DSS
91 (0.025 %)HIPAA
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1352 (8.831 %)Active Directory
257 (1.430 %)Backup Exec
349 (1.229 %)VMware Infrastructure
440 (1.004 %)Terminal Services
525 (0.627 %)NFS
621 (0.527 %)Terminal Server
621 (0.527 %)ISA Server
717 (0.426 %)Citrix Presentation Server
815 (0.376 %)VMware ESX
98 (0.201 %)NetBackup
105 (0.125 %)Samba
114 (0.100 %)MetaFrame
114 (0.100 %)Snort
122 (0.050 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
131 (0.025 %)Oracle RAC
131 (0.025 %)Squid
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
148 (1.204 %)OpenView
239 (0.978 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
335 (0.878 %)CiscoWorks
421 (0.527 %)ARCserve
511 (0.276 %)Norton AntiVirus
68 (0.201 %)MIMEsweeper
68 (0.201 %)Tivoli
74 (0.100 %)MAILsweeper
74 (0.100 %)Tivoli Remote Control
74 (0.100 %)WSUS
83 (0.075 %)ServiceCenter
83 (0.075 %)Tivoli NetView
83 (0.075 %)Netcool
92 (0.050 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
92 (0.050 %)MIIS
92 (0.050 %)HP Data Protector
101 (0.025 %)SCOM
101 (0.025 %)Netcool/Proviso
101 (0.025 %)Netcool/Webtop
101 (0.025 %)MOM
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11037 (26.02 %)Cisco
2566 (14.20 %)Microsoft
3163 (4.089 %)Oracle
4136 (3.412 %)CheckPoint
5135 (3.387 %)HP
6132 (3.312 %)Nortel
7131 (3.287 %)VMware
8116 (2.910 %)Symbian
9113 (2.835 %)Citrix
1075 (1.882 %)BT
1168 (1.706 %)Lotus
1260 (1.505 %)Sun
1356 (1.405 %)Avaya
1356 (1.405 %)Remedy
1445 (1.129 %)VERITAS
1541 (1.029 %)Nokia
1638 (0.953 %)EMC
1737 (0.928 %)Adobe
1834 (0.853 %)SAP
1933 (0.828 %)Motorola