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The table below looks at the demand for Broadband skills within the Wales region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Broadband over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBroadband
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank96108
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching permanent IT job ads185
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.002 %
As % of the category below4.826 %1.340 %
Salaries quoted183
Average minimum salary£23,737£28,667
Average salary£28,947£30,833
% change on same period last year-6.11 %
Average maximum salary£34,158£33,000
UK excluding London average salary£33,718£35,513
% change on same period last year-5.05 %
Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Wales
Matching permanent IT job ads373373
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.216 %0.161 %
Salaries quoted345312
Average minimum salary£36,316£32,822
Average salary£40,599£35,813
% change on same period last year+13.36 %
Average maximum salary£44,882£38,804
UK excluding London average salary£37,928£38,940
% change on same period last year-2.59 %
Broadband UKBroadband
UK

Broadband
Demand Trend

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

Wales Broadband Demand Trend

Broadband
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Broadband across the Wales region.

Wales Broadband Salary Trend

Broadband
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Broadband across the Wales region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Wales Broadband Salary Histogram

Broadband
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Broadband within the Wales region 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
South WalesUp+1518£28,947-6.11 %
Broadband UKBroadband
UK

Broadband
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Wales region citing Broadband 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 Broadband.

116 (39.02 %)Cisco
215 (36.59 %)VoIP
314 (34.15 %)SQL
314 (34.15 %)Telecoms
412 (29.27 %)OSPF
412 (29.27 %)Remedy
412 (29.27 %)BGP
412 (29.27 %)Nortel
412 (29.27 %)EIGRP
412 (29.27 %)3Com
412 (29.27 %)Change Management
412 (29.27 %)FDDI
412 (29.27 %)Ethernet
412 (29.27 %)PPP
412 (29.27 %)RIP
412 (29.27 %)CCNP
412 (29.27 %)Cisco Certification
412 (29.27 %)Statistics
510 (24.39 %)Multimedia
510 (24.39 %)IPTV
510 (24.39 %)Crystal Reports
69 (21.95 %)Business Objects
69 (21.95 %)BusinessObjects
69 (21.95 %)Marketing
78 (19.51 %)PL/SQL
78 (19.51 %)Oracle
78 (19.51 %)Oracle Reports
78 (19.51 %)Oracle 10g
86 (14.63 %)Windows
86 (14.63 %)MS Office

Broadband
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Wales region citing Broadband 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 Broadband. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Wales IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (2.439 %)OpenGL
11 (2.439 %)DirectX
Wales IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (14.63 %)MS Office
25 (12.20 %)MS Excel
31 (2.439 %)Quicktime
Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
115 (36.59 %)VoIP
212 (29.27 %)OSPF
212 (29.27 %)BGP
212 (29.27 %)Ethernet
212 (29.27 %)PPP
212 (29.27 %)RIP
212 (29.27 %)EIGRP
212 (29.27 %)FDDI
35 (12.20 %)Wireless
43 (7.317 %)LAN
43 (7.317 %)WAN
52 (4.878 %)DSL
61 (2.439 %)TCP/IP
61 (2.439 %)Internet
Wales IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (24.39 %)Crystal Reports
29 (21.95 %)BusinessObjects
38 (19.51 %)Oracle Reports
38 (19.51 %)Oracle 10g
41 (2.439 %)SQL Server
Wales IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.439 %)Visual Studio
Wales IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
114 (34.15 %)Telecoms
210 (24.39 %)Multimedia
39 (21.95 %)Marketing
43 (7.317 %)Insurance
51 (2.439 %)Games
Wales IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
113 (31.71 %)Support Engineer
212 (29.27 %)Telecoms Engineer
39 (21.95 %)Crystal Reports Writer
39 (21.95 %)Report Writer
45 (12.20 %)Project Manager
45 (12.20 %)Tester
53 (7.317 %)RF Engineer
62 (4.878 %)Systems Administrator
62 (4.878 %)Network Administrator
62 (4.878 %)Project Engineer
62 (4.878 %)Administrator
71 (2.439 %)Services Delivery Manager
71 (2.439 %)Service Manager
71 (2.439 %)C++ Developer
71 (2.439 %)C++ Software Engineer
71 (2.439 %)Software Engineer
71 (2.439 %)Developer
71 (2.439 %)Delivery Manager
71 (2.439 %)C++ Software Developer
71 (2.439 %)Software Developer
Wales IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
112 (29.27 %)Statistics
210 (24.39 %)IPTV
33 (7.317 %)Device Driver
42 (4.878 %)PDA
51 (2.439 %)DTV
Wales IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (14.63 %)Windows
25 (12.20 %)Windows XP
31 (2.439 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (2.439 %)Windows 2000 Server
Wales IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (29.27 %)Change Management
25 (12.20 %)Regression Testing
25 (12.20 %)PRINCE2
25 (12.20 %)Project Management
25 (12.20 %)Automated Testing
25 (12.20 %)Project Planning
32 (4.878 %)Disaster Recovery
41 (2.439 %)Service Delivery
41 (2.439 %)Operations Management
Wales IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (34.15 %)SQL
28 (19.51 %)PL/SQL
35 (12.20 %)Java
43 (7.317 %)C
43 (7.317 %)Embedded C
51 (2.439 %)C++
Wales IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (29.27 %)CCNP
112 (29.27 %)Cisco Certification
25 (12.20 %)ISEB
Wales IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (4.878 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
21 (2.439 %)Active Directory
Wales IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (39.02 %)Cisco
212 (29.27 %)Nortel
212 (29.27 %)Remedy
212 (29.27 %)3Com
39 (21.95 %)Business Objects
48 (19.51 %)Oracle
53 (7.317 %)Microsoft
62 (4.878 %)Citrix
62 (4.878 %)Juniper
71 (2.439 %)HP