The first table below looks at the demand for SAN skills in IT jobs advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SAN over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Communications & Networking category for the West Midlands region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Storage Area Network (SAN)
Rank 92 84 93
Rank change year-on-year
-8 +9
Permanent jobs citing SAN 120 118 91
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 2.387% 2.589% 2.181%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 13.78% 16.30% 12.23%
Number of salaries quoted 102 90 62
Average salary £40,000 £35,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+12.67% -5.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £33,050 £30,000 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £55,000 £40,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
All Communications & Networking
West Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
871 724 744
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 17.32% 15.88% 17.83%
Number of salaries quoted 708 594 586
Average salary £37,500 £33,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+11.94% -4.28%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,050 £25,000 £22,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +6.66%
SAN
England

SAN
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing SAN across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

West Midlands SAN Jobs Demand Trend

SAN
Salary Trend

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

West Midlands SAN Salary Trend

SAN
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SAN across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Birmingham -25 41 £42,500 +20.56%
Warwickshire +18 22 £35,000 -30.00%
Staffordshire +14 15 £40,000 -20.00%
Coventry -13 14 £35,000 -26.31%
Solihull -17 12 £40,000 +12.67%
Shropshire 0 9 £35,000 +7.69%
Worcestershire +7 7 £41,250 +17.85%
Wolverhampton - 5 £42,500 -
West Bromwich +1 2 £36,250 -14.70%
Willenhall - 2 £35,000 -
Wednesbury - 2 £35,000 -
Halesowen - 2 £35,000 -
Sutton Coldfield - 1 - -
SAN
England

SAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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.

1 178 (66.92%) Windows
1 178 (66.92%) VMware
2 116 (43.61%) Cisco
3 106 (39.85%) HP
4 98 (36.84%) VMware Infrastructure
5 93 (34.96%) Windows Server 2008
6 92 (34.59%) Active Directory
7 91 (34.21%) MS Exchange
8 86 (32.33%) Microsoft
9 83 (31.20%) Linux
10 77 (28.95%) Citrix
11 76 (28.57%) EMC
12 73 (27.44%) SQL
13 72 (27.07%) NetApp
14 68 (25.56%) SQL Server
15 63 (23.68%) Firewall
15 63 (23.68%) vSphere
16 58 (21.80%) Windows Server 2003
17 55 (20.68%) ITIL
17 55 (20.68%) DNS
18 52 (19.55%) UNIX
19 47 (17.67%) Hyper-V
20 46 (17.29%) SharePoint
21 45 (16.92%) DHCP
22 42 (15.79%) NAS
23 40 (15.04%) Solaris
24 36 (13.53%) Oracle
24 36 (13.53%) Finance
24 36 (13.53%) Exchange Server 2010
25 35 (13.16%) Symmetrix DMX

SAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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.

Application Development
1 11 (4.135%) WebSphere
2 10 (3.759%) Application Packaging
3 9 (3.383%) J2EE
4 6 (2.256%) .NET
5 4 (1.504%) LAMP
6 2 (0.752%) COM
6 2 (0.752%) Web Services
7 1 (0.376%) XML
7 1 (0.376%) ASP.NET
Application Platforms
1 91 (34.21%) MS Exchange
2 46 (17.29%) SharePoint
3 36 (13.53%) Exchange Server 2010
4 29 (10.90%) IIS
5 28 (10.53%) Lync
6 21 (7.895%) Exchange Server 2007
7 14 (5.263%) Exchange Server 2003
8 13 (4.887%) Tomcat
8 13 (4.887%) SAS
9 11 (4.135%) SharePoint 2010
10 9 (3.383%) Lotus Notes
11 7 (2.632%) Apache
12 5 (1.880%) Lotus Domino
12 5 (1.880%) WebSphere MQ
12 5 (1.880%) nginx
12 5 (1.880%) Exchange Server 2000
13 4 (1.504%) Apache Solr
14 2 (0.752%) Office Communications Server
14 2 (0.752%) BizTalk Server
14 2 (0.752%) Oracle Application Server
Applications
1 22 (8.271%) MS Office
2 18 (6.767%) MS Excel
3 15 (5.639%) Office 365
Business Applications
1 4 (1.504%) assyst
2 1 (0.376%) Cognos Controller
Communications & Networking
1 63 (23.68%) Firewall
2 55 (20.68%) DNS
3 45 (16.92%) DHCP
4 42 (15.79%) NAS
5 33 (12.41%) iSCSI
6 26 (9.774%) Fibre Channel
7 24 (9.023%) WAN
7 24 (9.023%) LAN
8 20 (7.519%) TCP/IP
9 18 (6.767%) VPN
10 17 (6.391%) VLAN
11 15 (5.639%) Wireless
12 13 (4.887%) Network Security
13 9 (3.383%) Unified Communications
14 7 (2.632%) LDAP
14 7 (2.632%) MPLS
15 6 (2.256%) Cisco Nexus
15 6 (2.256%) Cisco ASA
15 6 (2.256%) VoIP
15 6 (2.256%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 68 (25.56%) SQL Server
2 13 (4.887%) Oracle Exadata
3 7 (2.632%) SQL Server 2000
4 6 (2.256%) SQL Server 2005
4 6 (2.256%) DB2
5 5 (1.880%) MySQL
5 5 (1.880%) SQL Server 2008
6 4 (1.504%) NoSQL
7 3 (1.128%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 2 (0.752%) TOAD
9 1 (0.376%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 1 (0.376%) Oracle 8/8i
9 1 (0.376%) Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.376%) Oracle 10g
9 1 (0.376%) Base SAS
9 1 (0.376%) QlikView
9 1 (0.376%) SQL Server 2012
Development Applications
1 12 (4.511%) MSI
2 1 (0.376%) Subversion
2 1 (0.376%) InstallShield
2 1 (0.376%) AdminStudio
2 1 (0.376%) TeamCity
General
1 36 (13.53%) Finance
2 32 (12.03%) Banking
3 20 (7.519%) Back Office
4 16 (6.015%) Investment Banking
5 8 (3.008%) Retail
6 6 (2.256%) Telecoms
7 5 (1.880%) Corporate Banking
8 3 (1.128%) Financial Institution
9 2 (0.752%) Automotive
10 1 (0.376%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 42 (15.79%) Administrator
2 36 (13.53%) Consultant
3 34 (12.78%) Analyst
4 29 (10.90%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 22 (8.271%) Storage Engineer
5 22 (8.271%) Technical Analyst
6 21 (7.895%) Technical Consultant
7 20 (7.519%) UNIX Systems Administrator
7 20 (7.519%) Architect
8 16 (6.015%) Network Engineer
9 14 (5.263%) Systems Administrator
9 14 (5.263%) Systems Engineer
10 13 (4.887%) 3rd Line Support
11 11 (4.135%) Support Analyst
11 11 (4.135%) Storage Administrator
12 10 (3.759%) Senior Technical Analyst
12 10 (3.759%) Infrastructure Consultant
12 10 (3.759%) Solutions Architect
12 10 (3.759%) Senior Analyst
12 10 (3.759%) Network Administrator
Miscellaneous
1 35 (13.16%) Symmetrix DMX
2 28 (10.53%) Replication
3 22 (8.271%) Clustering
4 13 (4.887%) Wiki
5 10 (3.759%) CLARiiON
6 9 (3.383%) Symmetrix
7 8 (3.008%) Celerra
8 5 (1.880%) Enterprise Storage
9 4 (1.504%) EqualLogic
9 4 (1.504%) CMDB
9 4 (1.504%) Management Information System
10 3 (1.128%) PMI
10 3 (1.128%) Computer Science
11 2 (0.752%) Fat Client
11 2 (0.752%) LPAR
11 2 (0.752%) EFT
11 2 (0.752%) Thin Client
11 2 (0.752%) HACMP
12 1 (0.376%) Blackberry
12 1 (0.376%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 178 (66.92%) Windows
2 93 (34.96%) Windows Server 2008
3 83 (31.20%) Linux
4 58 (21.80%) Windows Server 2003
5 52 (19.55%) UNIX
6 40 (15.04%) Solaris
7 26 (9.774%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 20 (7.519%) SUSE
9 19 (7.143%) AIX
10 18 (6.767%) HPUX
11 16 (6.015%) Windows Server 2012
12 8 (3.008%) Windows 7
12 8 (3.008%) Windows XP
13 5 (1.880%) Windows 2000 Server
13 5 (1.880%) CentOS
13 5 (1.880%) Windows 8
14 4 (1.504%) Debian
15 2 (0.752%) Mac OS X Server
15 2 (0.752%) Windows Vista
16 1 (0.376%) Windows 2000
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (20.68%) ITIL
2 28 (10.53%) Problem Management
3 26 (9.774%) Change Management
4 24 (9.023%) Project Management
5 18 (6.767%) Service Management
5 18 (6.767%) Service Delivery
6 16 (6.015%) RDF
7 13 (4.887%) Configuration Management
7 13 (4.887%) Business Continuity
7 13 (4.887%) Migration
8 12 (4.511%) Change Control
9 11 (4.135%) BCP
9 11 (4.135%) Continuous Improvement
9 11 (4.135%) Risk Analysis
10 9 (3.383%) Capacity Planning
11 7 (2.632%) TOGAF
11 7 (2.632%) Disaster Recovery
12 6 (2.256%) Capacity Management
12 6 (2.256%) PRINCE2
13 5 (1.880%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 73 (27.44%) SQL
2 24 (9.023%) Shell Script
3 18 (6.767%) Perl
4 17 (6.391%) Korn
5 14 (5.263%) PowerShell
6 11 (4.135%) VBScript
7 6 (2.256%) Java
8 5 (1.880%) VB
9 4 (1.504%) PHP
9 4 (1.504%) Python
10 3 (1.128%) Bash shell
Qualifications
1 29 (10.90%) Degree
2 25 (9.398%) Cisco Certification
3 23 (8.647%) CCNA
3 23 (8.647%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
4 22 (8.271%) Microsoft Certification
5 20 (7.519%) MCITP
6 18 (6.767%) MCSE
7 12 (4.511%) CCNP
8 9 (3.383%) NCDA
8 9 (3.383%) NCIE
9 8 (3.008%) CCEE
9 8 (3.008%) Citrix Certification
10 6 (2.256%) CCAA
10 6 (2.256%) MCTS
11 5 (1.880%) MCP
11 5 (1.880%) MCSA
12 4 (1.504%) CCIA
12 4 (1.504%) VCP5
12 4 (1.504%) VERITAS Certified Professional (VCP)
13 3 (1.128%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (10.53%) SLA
2 10 (3.759%) ISO/IEC 20000
3 7 (2.632%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 1 (0.376%) QA
System Software
1 98 (36.84%) VMware Infrastructure
2 92 (34.59%) Active Directory
3 63 (23.68%) vSphere
4 47 (17.67%) Hyper-V
5 34 (12.78%) XenDesktop
6 30 (11.28%) XenServer
7 23 (8.647%) XenApp
8 22 (8.271%) VMware ESX
9 17 (6.391%) Veritas Volume Manager
10 16 (6.015%) Veritas Cluster Server
11 15 (5.639%) UAG
12 13 (4.887%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 13 (4.887%) Veritas File System
13 12 (4.511%) ISA Server
14 10 (3.759%) SRDF
15 7 (2.632%) Forefront TMG
16 5 (1.880%) VMware ESXi
17 4 (1.504%) Varnish
17 4 (1.504%) Postfix
17 4 (1.504%) Sendmail
Systems Management
1 20 (7.519%) SCCM
1 20 (7.519%) Backup Exec
2 19 (7.143%) SCOM
3 17 (6.391%) NetBackup
4 14 (5.263%) WSUS
5 9 (3.383%) EMC TimeFinder
5 9 (3.383%) ARCserve
5 9 (3.383%) Norton AntiVirus
6 8 (3.008%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
7 5 (1.880%) Tivoli
7 5 (1.880%) Tivoli Storage Manager
7 5 (1.880%) Zenoss
7 5 (1.880%) WhatsUp Gold
8 4 (1.504%) HP Data Protector
8 4 (1.504%) Nagios
9 2 (0.752%) HP SIM
9 2 (0.752%) EMC NetWorker
9 2 (0.752%) SCVMM
9 2 (0.752%) McAfee ePO
9 2 (0.752%) YUM
Vendors
1 178 (66.92%) VMware
2 116 (43.61%) Cisco
3 106 (39.85%) HP
4 86 (32.33%) Microsoft
5 77 (28.95%) Citrix
6 76 (28.57%) EMC
7 72 (27.07%) NetApp
8 36 (13.53%) Oracle
9 34 (12.78%) IBM
10 32 (12.03%) Symantec
10 32 (12.03%) Dell
11 28 (10.53%) Brocade
12 27 (10.15%) Veritas
12 27 (10.15%) Red Hat
13 26 (9.774%) Sun
14 14 (5.263%) Sybase
15 13 (4.887%) Hitachi
16 12 (4.511%) DataCore
17 11 (4.135%) McAfee
18 9 (3.383%) Juniper
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Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + Excellent benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
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Salary: £25,000 per annum DOE
Posted: 21 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
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IT Ventures
Salary: £32000 - £35000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
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IT Ventures Ltd
Salary: £32000 - £35000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
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Computer Futures
Salary: £45000 per annum + Excellent benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
West Midlands
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The Bridge Ltd
Salary: From £35,000 to £45,000 per annum + Oncall + Bens
Posted: 17 May 2013
Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire
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Assured Recruitment Solutions
Salary: £40k - 45k per year
Posted: 20 May 2013
West Midlands
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Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + Car - Home Based
Posted: 23 May 2013
Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire
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Assured Recruitment Solutions
Salary: £50k - 60k per year
Posted: 23 May 2013
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
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Trinity Expert Systems
Salary: From £28,000 to £40,000 per annum dep on exp, plus bonus & benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
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Trinity Expert Systems
Salary: From £28,000 to £40,000 per annum dep on exp, plus bonus & benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
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Trinity Expert Systems
Salary: From £34,000 to £42,000 per annum dep on exp, plus bonus & benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
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Polar Recruitment
Salary: £50000 - £65000 per annum + + Car & Benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
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Computer Futures
Salary: £45000 per annum + Excellent benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
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Scope AT Ltd
Salary: £45 - £55 per annum + benefits, bonus
Posted: 22 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
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Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum + Car + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
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Kingfisher Consultancy
Salary: £35000 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013