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This section looks at the demand for Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) skills within the West Midlands region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SDH over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSynchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank221207
Rank change on same period last yearDown-14
Matching permanent IT job ads1419
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.008 %
As % of the category below1.004 %1.251 %
Salaries quoted46
Average minimum salary£27,500£28,583
Average salary£31,250£31,958
% change on same period last year-2.21 %
Average maximum salary£35,000£35,333
UK excluding London average salary£41,105£41,033
% change on same period last year+0.17 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads13941519
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.736 %0.622 %
Salaries quoted11831254
Average minimum salary£31,506£33,018
Average salary£33,724£35,598
% change on same period last year-5.26 %
Average maximum salary£35,943£38,178
UK excluding London average salary£37,397£39,734
% change on same period last year-5.88 %
SDH EnglandSDH
England

SDH
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands SDH Demand Trend

SDH
Salary Trend

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

West Midlands SDH Salary Trend

SDH
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SDH across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

West Midlands SDH Salary Histogram

SDH
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SDH within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
HerefordshireNew entry-5£31,250-
BirminghamDown-105--
SDH EnglandSDH
England

SDH
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing SDH 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 SDH.

124 (92.31 %)Telecoms
27 (26.92 %)DWDM
27 (26.92 %)MPLS
36 (23.08 %)UNIX
36 (23.08 %)ATM
45 (19.23 %)Linux
45 (19.23 %)VoIP
45 (19.23 %)3G
54 (15.38 %)Frame Relay
54 (15.38 %)DSL
54 (15.38 %)Alcatel
54 (15.38 %)VPN
54 (15.38 %)GSM
63 (11.54 %)C
63 (11.54 %)SLA
63 (11.54 %)Ethernet
72 (7.692 %)SNMP
72 (7.692 %)ClearQuest
72 (7.692 %)Ericsson
72 (7.692 %)Tcl
72 (7.692 %)Red Hat
72 (7.692 %)C++
72 (7.692 %)Perl
72 (7.692 %)ISDN
72 (7.692 %)ClearCase
72 (7.692 %)VxWorks
72 (7.692 %)WiMAX
72 (7.692 %)pSOS
72 (7.692 %)Service Delivery
72 (7.692 %)Wireless

SDH
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing SDH 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 SDH. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (3.846 %)MS Excel
11 (3.846 %)MS PowerPoint
West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (26.92 %)DWDM
17 (26.92 %)MPLS
26 (23.08 %)ATM
35 (19.23 %)VoIP
35 (19.23 %)3G
44 (15.38 %)VPN
44 (15.38 %)GSM
44 (15.38 %)DSL
44 (15.38 %)Frame Relay
53 (11.54 %)Ethernet
62 (7.692 %)SNMP
62 (7.692 %)ISDN
62 (7.692 %)WiMAX
62 (7.692 %)NGN
62 (7.692 %)Wireless
71 (3.846 %)OSPF
71 (3.846 %)Broadband
West Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (3.846 %)MySQL
West Midlands IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (7.692 %)ClearCase
12 (7.692 %)ClearQuest
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
124 (92.31 %)Telecoms
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (23.08 %)Consultant
25 (19.23 %)Data Centre Engineer
34 (15.38 %)Network Engineer
34 (15.38 %)Test Engineer
34 (15.38 %)Presales Consultant
42 (7.692 %)Integration Engineer
42 (7.692 %)C++ Software Engineer
42 (7.692 %)Software Engineer
42 (7.692 %)NOC Engineer
51 (3.846 %)Graduate
51 (3.846 %)C Software Engineer
51 (3.846 %)Report Developer
51 (3.846 %)Solutions Consultant
51 (3.846 %)Test and Integration Engineer
51 (3.846 %)Radio Access Network Engineer
51 (3.846 %)Graduate Software Engineer
51 (3.846 %)Developer
51 (3.846 %)Training Consultant
51 (3.846 %)Delivery Manager
51 (3.846 %)Customer Engineer
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (23.08 %)UNIX
25 (19.23 %)Linux
32 (7.692 %)VxWorks
32 (7.692 %)pSOS
41 (3.846 %)Embedded Linux
41 (3.846 %)Windows
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (7.692 %)Service Delivery
12 (7.692 %)Software Testing
21 (3.846 %)PRINCE2
21 (3.846 %)OO
21 (3.846 %)Project Management
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (11.54 %)C
22 (7.692 %)C++
22 (7.692 %)Perl
22 (7.692 %)Tcl
31 (3.846 %)PHP
31 (3.846 %)VB
31 (3.846 %)VBA
31 (3.846 %)Embedded C
31 (3.846 %)Embedded C++
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (3.846 %)PMP
11 (3.846 %)PMI Certification
West Midlands IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (11.54 %)SLA
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (15.38 %)Alcatel
22 (7.692 %)Ericsson
22 (7.692 %)Red Hat
31 (3.846 %)Microsoft
31 (3.846 %)Nortel
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