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The table below looks at the demand for Network Design skills within the West Midlands region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Network Design over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNetwork Design
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank175129
Rank change on same period last yearDown-46
Matching permanent IT job ads4797
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.026 %0.041 %
As % of the category below0.958 %2.011 %
Salaries quoted2980
Average minimum salary£38,103£32,402
Average salary£42,052£36,183
% change on same period last year+16.21 %
Average maximum salary£46,000£39,963
UK excluding London average salary£45,513£46,001
% change on same period last year-1.06 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads49084824
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.716 %2.023 %
Salaries quoted41504159
Average minimum salary£36,142£37,278
Average salary£39,523£40,357
% change on same period last year-2.06 %
Average maximum salary£42,904£43,435
UK excluding London average salary£42,540£44,374
% change on same period last year-4.13 %
Network Design EnglandNetwork Design
England

Network Design
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Network Design Demand Trend

Network Design
Salary Trend

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

West Midlands Network Design Salary Trend

Network Design
Salary Histogram

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

West Midlands Network Design Salary Histogram

Network Design
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Network Design 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
HerefordshireDown-715£46,900+18.97 %
ShropshireDown-198£46,667-
BirminghamUp+17£45,625+19.43 %
SolihullUp+16£36,500+4.28 %
WarwickshireDown-45£35,000-16.06 %
StaffordshireDown-221£35,000+22.80 %
Network Design EnglandNetwork Design
England

Network Design
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

167 (77.91 %)Cisco
243 (50.00 %)Firewall
330 (34.88 %)Cisco Certification
428 (32.56 %)Network Security
526 (30.23 %)CheckPoint
526 (30.23 %)LAN
623 (26.74 %)MPLS
721 (24.42 %)WAN
818 (20.93 %)Linux
916 (18.60 %)CCNP
916 (18.60 %)Active Directory
1015 (17.44 %)VPN
1015 (17.44 %)UNIX
1015 (17.44 %)Cisco PIX
1113 (15.12 %)Internet
1212 (13.95 %)CCNA
1212 (13.95 %)Telecoms
1311 (12.79 %)Government
1410 (11.63 %)Health
1410 (11.63 %)CCDP
159 (10.47 %)Windows
159 (10.47 %)VLAN
168 (9.302 %)Finance
177 (8.140 %)MS Exchange
177 (8.140 %)CCIE
177 (8.140 %)Microsoft
177 (8.140 %)Windows Server 2003
177 (8.140 %)Pensions
186 (6.977 %)B2B
195 (5.814 %)DNS

Network Design
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (1.163 %)MVC
11 (1.163 %)Ruby on Rails
11 (1.163 %)Fusebox
West Midlands IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (8.140 %)MS Exchange
West Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (4.651 %)MS Excel
23 (3.488 %)MS Office
West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
143 (50.00 %)Firewall
228 (32.56 %)Network Security
326 (30.23 %)LAN
423 (26.74 %)MPLS
521 (24.42 %)WAN
615 (17.44 %)VPN
615 (17.44 %)Cisco PIX
713 (15.12 %)Internet
89 (10.47 %)VLAN
95 (5.814 %)Cisco IPT
95 (5.814 %)DNS
95 (5.814 %)SAN
104 (4.651 %)OSPF
104 (4.651 %)BGP
104 (4.651 %)VoIP
104 (4.651 %)Cisco ASA
113 (3.488 %)BIG-IP
113 (3.488 %)FTP
113 (3.488 %)TCP/IP
113 (3.488 %)SSL
West Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (5.814 %)SQL Server
21 (1.163 %)MySQL
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (13.95 %)Telecoms
211 (12.79 %)Government
310 (11.63 %)Health
48 (9.302 %)Finance
57 (8.140 %)Pensions
65 (5.814 %)Insurance
74 (4.651 %)Banking
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
134 (39.53 %)Network Engineer
210 (11.63 %)Architect
210 (11.63 %)Design Engineer
210 (11.63 %)Network Design Engineer
38 (9.302 %)Consultant
47 (8.140 %)Security Specialist
55 (5.814 %)Systems Engineer
55 (5.814 %)UNIX Engineer
64 (4.651 %)Network Architect
64 (4.651 %)Solutions Architect
64 (4.651 %)Sales Consultant
64 (4.651 %)Analyst
64 (4.651 %)Network Support
64 (4.651 %)Cisco Network Engineer
64 (4.651 %)Technical Specialist
64 (4.651 %)Cisco Engineer
73 (3.488 %)Technical Support Analyst
73 (3.488 %)Presales Consultant
73 (3.488 %)Support Analyst
73 (3.488 %)Technical Support
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (2.326 %)Thin Client
12 (2.326 %)Handset
12 (2.326 %)PKI
12 (2.326 %)Fat Client
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
118 (20.93 %)Linux
215 (17.44 %)UNIX
39 (10.47 %)Windows
47 (8.140 %)Windows Server 2003
53 (3.488 %)Solaris
62 (2.326 %)VMS
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (6.977 %)B2B
25 (5.814 %)ITIL
34 (4.651 %)Data Architecture
34 (4.651 %)Migration
34 (4.651 %)Information Security
34 (4.651 %)TOGAF
34 (4.651 %)Business Analysis
43 (3.488 %)Disaster Recovery
43 (3.488 %)Validation
52 (2.326 %)Incident Management
52 (2.326 %)System Testing
52 (2.326 %)Risk Assessment
52 (2.326 %)SC Cleared
52 (2.326 %)Security Cleared
61 (1.163 %)Performance Management
61 (1.163 %)Project Management
61 (1.163 %)Service Delivery
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (5.814 %)VBScript
15 (5.814 %)VB
22 (2.326 %)SQL
31 (1.163 %)C#
31 (1.163 %)Ruby
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
130 (34.88 %)Cisco Certification
216 (18.60 %)CCNP
312 (13.95 %)CCNA
410 (11.63 %)CCDP
57 (8.140 %)CCIE
65 (5.814 %)MCP
65 (5.814 %)MCSE
65 (5.814 %)Microsoft Certification
74 (4.651 %)CCSP
83 (3.488 %)CCIP
92 (2.326 %)CCDA
92 (2.326 %)ISEB
92 (2.326 %)CISSP
92 (2.326 %)CCVP
92 (2.326 %)CCDE
101 (1.163 %)CCSE
101 (1.163 %)CCSA
West Midlands IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (2.326 %)SLA
West Midlands IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
116 (18.60 %)Active Directory
West Midlands IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (3.488 %)MAILsweeper
22 (2.326 %)CiscoWorks
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
167 (77.91 %)Cisco
226 (30.23 %)CheckPoint
37 (8.140 %)Microsoft
45 (5.814 %)VMware
54 (4.651 %)Nortel
54 (4.651 %)Citrix
54 (4.651 %)Avaya
54 (4.651 %)Nokia
63 (3.488 %)HP
63 (3.488 %)ProCurve
72 (2.326 %)Fujitsu
72 (2.326 %)Remedy
72 (2.326 %)BT
81 (1.163 %)Symantec
81 (1.163 %)Siemens
81 (1.163 %)Sun
81 (1.163 %)IBM