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The table below looks at the demand for Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) in IT jobs within the West Midlands region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited CCNA over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank94104
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching permanent IT job ads160137
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.089 %0.057 %
As % of the category below9.518 %7.603 %
Salaries quoted142126
Average minimum salary£32,718£33,150
Average salary£34,677£34,852
% change on same period last year-0.50 %
Average maximum salary£36,636£36,555
UK excluding London average salary£35,751£36,370
% change on same period last year-1.70 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads16811802
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.930 %0.756 %
Salaries quoted14551568
Average minimum salary£31,858£34,656
Average salary£34,733£37,329
% change on same period last year-6.95 %
Average maximum salary£37,609£40,002
UK excluding London average salary£37,894£38,547
% change on same period last year-1.69 %
CCNA EnglandCCNA
England

CCNA
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing CCNA across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

West Midlands CCNA Demand Trend

CCNA
Salary Trend

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

West Midlands CCNA Salary Trend

CCNA
Salary Histogram

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

West Midlands CCNA Salary Histogram

CCNA
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CCNA within the West Midlands 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
BirminghamUp+2375£34,750+5.62 %
WarwickshireDown-1218£38,222+5.92 %
StaffordshireDown-916£37,594+14.12 %
ShropshireDown-316£34,063+58.43 %
HerefordshireDown-716£27,844-31.67 %
SolihullNo change07£33,750+2.58 %
WalsallUp+45£39,400+21.23 %
CoventryDown-93--
DudleyDown-121£35,000-9.09 %
CCNA EnglandCCNA
England

CCNA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing CCNA 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 CCNA.

1279 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
2183 (65.59 %)Cisco
3118 (42.29 %)CCNP
499 (35.48 %)LAN
594 (33.69 %)WAN
689 (31.90 %)Firewall
781 (29.03 %)Microsoft Certification
877 (27.60 %)MCSE
972 (25.81 %)Windows
1064 (22.94 %)Microsoft
1160 (21.51 %)Cisco PIX
1258 (20.79 %)TCP/IP
1352 (18.64 %)CheckPoint
1451 (18.28 %)Active Directory
1543 (15.41 %)VPN
1642 (15.05 %)Pensions
1740 (14.34 %)Health
1839 (13.98 %)Windows XP
1936 (12.90 %)Security Cleared
2034 (12.19 %)Windows Server 2003
2129 (10.39 %)MCP
2129 (10.39 %)SLA
2226 (9.319 %)Network Security
2324 (8.602 %)DNS
2324 (8.602 %)HP
2324 (8.602 %)VoIP
2423 (8.244 %)Linux
2522 (7.885 %)SQL Server
2522 (7.885 %)CCIE
2522 (7.885 %)BGP

CCNA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
121 (7.527 %)MS Exchange
28 (2.867 %)Exchange Server 2003
36 (2.151 %)Exchange Server 2007
42 (0.717 %)Lotus Notes
51 (0.358 %)Exchange Server 2000
West Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
118 (6.452 %)MS Excel
24 (1.434 %)MS Office
West Midlands IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (0.717 %)Remedy AR System
West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
199 (35.48 %)LAN
294 (33.69 %)WAN
389 (31.90 %)Firewall
460 (21.51 %)Cisco PIX
558 (20.79 %)TCP/IP
643 (15.41 %)VPN
726 (9.319 %)Network Security
824 (8.602 %)DNS
824 (8.602 %)VoIP
922 (7.885 %)BGP
1021 (7.527 %)MPLS
1119 (6.810 %)DHCP
1216 (5.735 %)OSPF
1315 (5.376 %)TETRA
1414 (5.018 %)BIG-IP
1414 (5.018 %)Cisco ASA
1513 (4.659 %)Wireless
1612 (4.301 %)IPsec
1612 (4.301 %)IP Telephony
1612 (4.301 %)ADSL
West Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
122 (7.885 %)SQL Server
23 (1.075 %)SQL Server 2000
32 (0.717 %)SQL Server 2008
41 (0.358 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (0.358 %)RDBMS
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
142 (15.05 %)Pensions
240 (14.34 %)Health
313 (4.659 %)Government
411 (3.943 %)Telecoms
57 (2.509 %)Finance
66 (2.151 %)Insurance
74 (1.434 %)Education
83 (1.075 %)Financial Institution
92 (0.717 %)Banking
101 (0.358 %)Retail
101 (0.358 %)Manufacturing
101 (0.358 %)Local Government
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
198 (35.13 %)Network Engineer
246 (16.49 %)Support Engineer
246 (16.49 %)Network Support
329 (10.39 %)Network Support Engineer
423 (8.244 %)Cisco Engineer
520 (7.168 %)Technical Engineer
520 (7.168 %)Consultant
520 (7.168 %)Architect
618 (6.452 %)Analyst
618 (6.452 %)Network Architect
715 (5.376 %)Design Engineer
813 (4.659 %)Technical Consultant
912 (4.301 %)Administrator
912 (4.301 %)Cisco Network Engineer
912 (4.301 %)Cisco Support
1011 (3.943 %)Network Analyst
1011 (3.943 %)Support Analyst
1011 (3.943 %)Windows Administrator
1110 (3.584 %)Technical Support
1110 (3.584 %)Senior Network Engineer
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
112 (4.301 %)Handset
210 (3.584 %)Pocket PC
33 (1.075 %)Client/Server
41 (0.358 %)Thin Client
41 (0.358 %)Blackberry
41 (0.358 %)CESG
41 (0.358 %)SecurID
41 (0.358 %)Fat Client
41 (0.358 %)Video Conferencing
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
172 (25.81 %)Windows
239 (13.98 %)Windows XP
334 (12.19 %)Windows Server 2003
423 (8.244 %)Linux
515 (5.376 %)Windows 2000
68 (2.867 %)UNIX
76 (2.151 %)Windows Vista
84 (1.434 %)Windows Server 2008
84 (1.434 %)Windows 2000 Server
84 (1.434 %)Windows Mobile
93 (1.075 %)Solaris
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
136 (12.90 %)Security Cleared
218 (6.452 %)Load Balancing
314 (5.018 %)ITIL
412 (4.301 %)Network Design
412 (4.301 %)Business Development
412 (4.301 %)SC Cleared
510 (3.584 %)Incident Management
69 (3.226 %)Service Delivery
78 (2.867 %)Logistics
85 (1.792 %)BC Cleared
94 (1.434 %)Software Testing
94 (1.434 %)User Acceptance Testing
94 (1.434 %)System Testing
103 (1.075 %)Test Management
112 (0.717 %)Time Management
112 (0.717 %)Project Management
112 (0.717 %)Validation
112 (0.717 %)Migration
112 (0.717 %)CRM
121 (0.358 %)Configuration Management
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (6.093 %)SQL
27 (2.509 %)C
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1279 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
2118 (42.29 %)CCNP
381 (29.03 %)Microsoft Certification
477 (27.60 %)MCSE
529 (10.39 %)MCP
622 (7.885 %)CCIE
720 (7.168 %)CCDP
818 (6.452 %)Degree
917 (6.093 %)MCSA
1014 (5.018 %)CCDA
1113 (4.659 %)CCSA
129 (3.226 %)CCVP
138 (2.867 %)MCDBA
146 (2.151 %)CCSP
146 (2.151 %)Citrix Certification
155 (1.792 %)CCIP
155 (1.792 %)CCDE
164 (1.434 %)ISEB
173 (1.075 %)CCA
173 (1.075 %)Network+ Certification
West Midlands IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
129 (10.39 %)SLA
21 (0.358 %)ISO9000
West Midlands IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
151 (18.28 %)Active Directory
28 (2.867 %)MetaFrame
28 (2.867 %)Citrix Presentation Server
36 (2.151 %)Terminal Services
42 (0.717 %)ISA Server
West Midlands IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
113 (4.659 %)OpenView
23 (1.075 %)CiscoWorks
32 (0.717 %)OVSD
41 (0.358 %)Tivoli
41 (0.358 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1183 (65.59 %)Cisco
264 (22.94 %)Microsoft
352 (18.64 %)CheckPoint
424 (8.602 %)HP
516 (5.735 %)Nokia
615 (5.376 %)Citrix
713 (4.659 %)Remedy
810 (3.584 %)Mitel
99 (3.226 %)VMware
107 (2.509 %)Dell
107 (2.509 %)Oracle
116 (2.151 %)Avaya
116 (2.151 %)Compaq
124 (1.434 %)IBM
133 (1.075 %)Juniper
133 (1.075 %)Alcatel
133 (1.075 %)Lotus
133 (1.075 %)Nortel
133 (1.075 %)Blue Coat
133 (1.075 %)BT