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The table below looks at the demand for Storage Area Network (SAN) 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 SAN over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkStorage Area Network (SAN)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank6576
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching permanent IT job ads3840
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.017 %
As % of the category below10.92 %11.94 %
Salaries quoted2739
Average minimum salary£33,315£44,564
Average salary£37,157£46,821
% change on same period last year-20.63 %
Average maximum salary£41,000£49,077
UK excluding London average salary£42,091£44,599
% change on same period last year-5.62 %
Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Wales
Matching permanent IT job ads348335
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.193 %0.140 %
Salaries quoted320273
Average minimum salary£36,825£32,890
Average salary£40,856£36,012
% change on same period last year+13.45 %
Average maximum salary£44,887£39,133
UK excluding London average salary£37,602£39,396
% change on same period last year-4.55 %
SAN UKSAN
UK

SAN
Demand Trend

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

Wales SAN Demand Trend

SAN
Salary Trend

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

Wales SAN Salary Trend

SAN
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SAN across the Wales region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Wales SAN Salary Histogram

SAN
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SAN within the Wales region over the 3 months to 5 September 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+632£38,420-16.75 %
West WalesDown-193£30,667-36.31 %
North WalesNew entry-1--
SAN UKSAN
UK

SAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Wales region citing SAN 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 SAN.

156 (57.73 %)Legato
156 (57.73 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
249 (50.52 %)VERITAS
347 (48.45 %)ARCserve
434 (35.05 %)SC Cleared
434 (35.05 %)Security Cleared
530 (30.93 %)HP
624 (24.74 %)NetBackup
721 (21.65 %)IBM
817 (17.53 %)EMC
817 (17.53 %)Government
916 (16.49 %)Backup Exec
1015 (15.46 %)NetApp
1111 (11.34 %)Microsoft
1210 (10.31 %)LAN
1210 (10.31 %)SQL Server
1210 (10.31 %)Cisco
1210 (10.31 %)VMware
138 (8.247 %)EMC NetWorker
138 (8.247 %)IIS
147 (7.216 %)WAN
147 (7.216 %)BMC PATROL
147 (7.216 %)Active Directory
147 (7.216 %)BMC
156 (6.186 %)VB
156 (6.186 %)ASP
156 (6.186 %)VMware ESX
156 (6.186 %)Migration
165 (5.155 %)Windows
165 (5.155 %)SQL

SAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Wales region citing SAN 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 SAN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Wales IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (6.186 %)ASP
23 (3.093 %).NET
32 (2.062 %)HTML
32 (2.062 %)XML
Wales IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (8.247 %)IIS
24 (4.124 %)SharePoint
32 (2.062 %)MS Exchange
32 (2.062 %)GroupWise
32 (2.062 %)Exchange Server 2003
41 (1.031 %)Exchange Server 2000
Wales IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (5.155 %)MS Excel
22 (2.062 %)MS Office
Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (10.31 %)LAN
27 (7.216 %)WAN
33 (3.093 %)TCP/IP
33 (3.093 %)DNS
41 (1.031 %)NetScreen
41 (1.031 %)Firewall
41 (1.031 %)Cisco PIX
41 (1.031 %)DHCP
41 (1.031 %)SMS
Wales IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (10.31 %)SQL Server
24 (4.124 %)BusinessObjects
32 (2.062 %)Datawarehouse
Wales IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
117 (17.53 %)Government
24 (4.124 %)Pensions
24 (4.124 %)Finance
33 (3.093 %)Marketing
33 (3.093 %)Health
42 (2.062 %)Retail
51 (1.031 %)Investment Banking
51 (1.031 %)Banking
51 (1.031 %)Pharmaceutical
51 (1.031 %)Financial Institution
Wales IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
148 (49.48 %)Consultant
245 (46.39 %)Storage Consultant
343 (44.33 %)SAN Consultant
49 (9.278 %)Support Engineer
49 (9.278 %)Storage Engineer
58 (8.247 %)Developer
66 (6.186 %)Architect
75 (5.155 %)Analyst
75 (5.155 %)Network Architect
84 (4.124 %)Senior Developer
84 (4.124 %)Senior Systems Developer
84 (4.124 %)Systems Developer
84 (4.124 %)SQL Developer
84 (4.124 %)Lead Developer
93 (3.093 %)Support Consultant
93 (3.093 %)Senior Support Engineer
93 (3.093 %)Infrastructure Consultant
93 (3.093 %)Capacity Analyst
102 (2.062 %)Senior Infrastructure Consultant
102 (2.062 %)Storage Specialist
Wales IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (5.155 %)Windows
15 (5.155 %)Windows Server 2003
24 (4.124 %)Windows XP
33 (3.093 %)UNIX
33 (3.093 %)Windows 2000 Server
42 (2.062 %)Windows Vista
42 (2.062 %)NetWare
51 (1.031 %)Windows 2000
51 (1.031 %)Windows NT
Wales IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
134 (35.05 %)SC Cleared
134 (35.05 %)Security Cleared
26 (6.186 %)Migration
34 (4.124 %)Service Delivery
43 (3.093 %)Project Management
52 (2.062 %)Web Development
61 (1.031 %)Operations Management
61 (1.031 %)Problem Management
61 (1.031 %)ITIL
61 (1.031 %)Change Management
Wales IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (6.186 %)VB
25 (5.155 %)SQL
34 (4.124 %)VB6
Wales IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (3.093 %)MCSE
13 (3.093 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (2.062 %)MCP
31 (1.031 %)MBA
31 (1.031 %)Degree
31 (1.031 %)MCSA
31 (1.031 %)CCNP
31 (1.031 %)CCNA
31 (1.031 %)Cisco Certification
Wales IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
124 (24.74 %)NetBackup
216 (16.49 %)Backup Exec
37 (7.216 %)Active Directory
46 (6.186 %)VMware ESX
53 (3.093 %)VMware Infrastructure
62 (2.062 %)Terminal Services
Wales IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
156 (57.73 %)Legato
156 (57.73 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
247 (48.45 %)ARCserve
38 (8.247 %)EMC NetWorker
47 (7.216 %)BMC PATROL
53 (3.093 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
61 (1.031 %)MOM
61 (1.031 %)WSUS
Wales IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
149 (50.52 %)VERITAS
230 (30.93 %)HP
321 (21.65 %)IBM
417 (17.53 %)EMC
515 (15.46 %)NetApp
611 (11.34 %)Microsoft
710 (10.31 %)Cisco
710 (10.31 %)VMware
87 (7.216 %)BMC
94 (4.124 %)Business Objects
102 (2.062 %)Citrix
102 (2.062 %)Novell
111 (1.031 %)Symantec
111 (1.031 %)SonicWALL
111 (1.031 %)Juniper
111 (1.031 %)Compaq