The first table below looks at the demand for Wireless 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 Wireless 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
Wireless
Rank 126 156 134
Rank change year-on-year
+30 -22
Permanent jobs citing Wireless 78 29 42
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 1.551% 0.636% 1.007%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 8.955% 4.006% 5.645%
Number of salaries quoted 50 27 33
Average salary £38,000 £31,500 £31,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+20.63% +1.61%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £20,750 £21,600
10% offered a salary of more than £57,750 £40,500 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year
- -5.88%
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%
Wireless
England

Wireless
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Wireless Jobs Demand Trend

Wireless
Salary Trend

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

West Midlands Wireless Salary Trend

Wireless
Salary Histogram

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

West Midlands Wireless Salary Histogram

Wireless
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Wireless 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
Coventry - 29 £37,500 -
Birmingham -10 19 £48,750 +20.37%
Staffordshire +5 9 £31,250 +16.82%
Solihull - 7 £40,000 -
Shropshire +1 5 £32,750 +0.76%
Worcestershire - 3 £27,500 -
Warwickshire +5 2 £36,500 +14.93%
Wireless
England

Wireless
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1 54 (47.37%) Cisco
2 53 (46.49%) Windows
3 39 (34.21%) Cisco Certification
3 39 (34.21%) Firewall
4 38 (33.33%) Microsoft
5 27 (23.68%) CCNP
6 26 (22.81%) MS Exchange
6 26 (22.81%) LAN
7 25 (21.93%) DNS
7 25 (21.93%) DHCP
7 25 (21.93%) Active Directory
7 25 (21.93%) HP
8 23 (20.18%) Windows Server 2008
9 22 (19.30%) Project Management
10 21 (18.42%) VPN
10 21 (18.42%) VoIP
11 20 (17.54%) WAN
11 20 (17.54%) ITIL
11 20 (17.54%) Citrix
11 20 (17.54%) VMware
11 20 (17.54%) Windows 7
12 19 (16.67%) CCNA
13 18 (15.79%) Windows XP
14 17 (14.91%) Blackberry
14 17 (14.91%) MPLS
15 16 (14.04%) SQL Server
15 16 (14.04%) SCCM
16 15 (13.16%) VMware Infrastructure
16 15 (13.16%) Retail
16 15 (13.16%) MS Office

Wireless
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Wireless 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 Wireless. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 9 (7.895%) Application Packaging
2 2 (1.754%) WebSphere
2 2 (1.754%) COM
3 1 (0.877%) iOS SDK
3 1 (0.877%) X-Windows
Application Platforms
1 26 (22.81%) MS Exchange
2 12 (10.53%) SharePoint
2 12 (10.53%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
3 10 (8.772%) Lync
4 9 (7.895%) SharePoint 2010
5 5 (4.386%) Exchange Server 2010
6 3 (2.632%) Exchange Server 2007
7 2 (1.754%) Tomcat
7 2 (1.754%) IIS
8 1 (0.877%) Lotus Notes
8 1 (0.877%) WorkSite
Applications
1 15 (13.16%) MS Office
2 10 (8.772%) MS Excel
3 2 (1.754%) MS PowerPoint
3 2 (1.754%) Office 365
4 1 (0.877%) Google Apps
Business Applications
1 1 (0.877%) assyst
Communications & Networking
1 39 (34.21%) Firewall
2 26 (22.81%) LAN
3 25 (21.93%) DNS
3 25 (21.93%) DHCP
4 21 (18.42%) VPN
4 21 (18.42%) VoIP
5 20 (17.54%) WAN
6 17 (14.91%) MPLS
7 15 (13.16%) WLAN
7 15 (13.16%) SAN
8 14 (12.28%) PBX
8 14 (12.28%) DECT
9 11 (9.649%) Ethernet
10 9 (7.895%) Cisco Nexus
10 9 (7.895%) NAS
11 8 (7.018%) BGP
11 8 (7.018%) OSPF
11 8 (7.018%) TCP/IP
12 7 (6.140%) Cisco ASA
13 6 (5.263%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (14.04%) SQL Server
2 5 (4.386%) Data Mining
3 3 (2.632%) SQL Server 2008
4 2 (1.754%) SQL Server 2005
4 2 (1.754%) DB2
5 1 (0.877%) RDBMS
5 1 (0.877%) MS Access
5 1 (0.877%) SQL Server 2000
Development Applications
1 9 (7.895%) MSI
2 1 (0.877%) Xcode
General
1 15 (13.16%) Retail
2 14 (12.28%) Telecoms
3 8 (7.018%) Finance
4 6 (5.263%) Billing
5 3 (2.632%) Automotive
6 2 (1.754%) Manufacturing
6 2 (1.754%) Advertising
7 1 (0.877%) Electronics
7 1 (0.877%) Law
7 1 (0.877%) Legal
Job Titles
1 21 (18.42%) Network Engineer
2 19 (16.67%) Analyst
3 17 (14.91%) Consultant
4 16 (14.04%) Administrator
5 11 (9.649%) Systems Administrator
6 10 (8.772%) Support Engineer
7 8 (7.018%) Infrastructure Consultant
7 8 (7.018%) Technical Consultant
7 8 (7.018%) Technical Infrastructure Consultant
8 7 (6.140%) IT Support
9 6 (5.263%) Information Analyst
9 6 (5.263%) Technical Support
10 5 (4.386%) Senior Information Security Analyst
10 5 (4.386%) Systems Support
10 5 (4.386%) Support Analyst
10 5 (4.386%) 3rd Line Support
10 5 (4.386%) Security Analyst
10 5 (4.386%) Senior Analyst
10 5 (4.386%) Telecoms Analyst
10 5 (4.386%) Cisco Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 17 (14.91%) Blackberry
2 10 (8.772%) Data Protection Act
3 9 (7.895%) Clustering
4 8 (7.018%) Management Information System
5 2 (1.754%) Video Conferencing
5 2 (1.754%) CLARiiON
5 2 (1.754%) EFT
5 2 (1.754%) Mobile App
6 1 (0.877%) iPad
6 1 (0.877%) Xserve
6 1 (0.877%) Handset
6 1 (0.877%) Statistics
6 1 (0.877%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 53 (46.49%) Windows
2 23 (20.18%) Windows Server 2008
3 20 (17.54%) Windows 7
4 18 (15.79%) Windows XP
5 11 (9.649%) Windows Server 2003
6 7 (6.140%) UNIX
7 3 (2.632%) Linux
7 3 (2.632%) Mac OS X
8 2 (1.754%) Mac OS X Server
8 2 (1.754%) Android
8 2 (1.754%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.877%) Windows Phone 7
9 1 (0.877%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.877%) Windows Phone
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (19.30%) Project Management
2 20 (17.54%) ITIL
3 11 (9.649%) Information Security
3 11 (9.649%) Penetration Testing
3 11 (9.649%) Time Management
4 10 (8.772%) Data Protection
4 10 (8.772%) Change Control
5 9 (7.895%) Risk Analysis
6 8 (7.018%) Load Balancing
7 7 (6.140%) Risk Management
7 7 (6.140%) Risk Assessment
8 6 (5.263%) Service Delivery
8 6 (5.263%) Service Management
8 6 (5.263%) Network Management
9 5 (4.386%) Security Management
9 5 (4.386%) Project Planning
10 4 (3.509%) Six Sigma
10 4 (3.509%) PRINCE2
10 4 (3.509%) ITIL V3
11 3 (2.632%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.754%) Shell Script
1 2 (1.754%) SQL
2 1 (0.877%) VBScript
2 1 (0.877%) C
2 1 (0.877%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 39 (34.21%) Cisco Certification
2 27 (23.68%) CCNP
3 19 (16.67%) CCNA
4 11 (9.649%) CCIE
5 10 (8.772%) CEH
5 10 (8.772%) CISSP
5 10 (8.772%) CISA
5 10 (8.772%) CISM
6 5 (4.386%) MCSE
6 5 (4.386%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (3.509%) CCSE
7 4 (3.509%) CCSA
7 4 (3.509%) Check Point Certification
8 3 (2.632%) MCITP
9 2 (1.754%) HP ASE
9 2 (1.754%) HP MASE
9 2 (1.754%) Degree
9 2 (1.754%) CCDP
9 2 (1.754%) NCDA
10 1 (0.877%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (10.53%) SLA
2 11 (9.649%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (2.632%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 2 (1.754%) QA
4 2 (1.754%) COBIT
5 1 (0.877%) ISO 9001
5 1 (0.877%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 25 (21.93%) Active Directory
2 15 (13.16%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (5.263%) Hyper-V
4 5 (4.386%) XenApp
4 5 (4.386%) XenDesktop
5 1 (0.877%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.877%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 16 (14.04%) SCCM
2 8 (7.018%) SCOM
3 5 (4.386%) Cisco CUCM
4 4 (3.509%) WSUS
5 3 (2.632%) Cisco UCCX
5 3 (2.632%) Backup Exec
5 3 (2.632%) Ganglia
6 2 (1.754%) ARCserve
7 1 (0.877%) DameWare
7 1 (0.877%) Cisco UCCE
Vendors
1 54 (47.37%) Cisco
2 38 (33.33%) Microsoft
3 25 (21.93%) HP
4 20 (17.54%) Citrix
4 20 (17.54%) VMware
5 11 (9.649%) CheckPoint
5 11 (9.649%) Juniper
5 11 (9.649%) Dell
6 7 (6.140%) Apple
7 6 (5.263%) Aruba
8 5 (4.386%) BT
9 4 (3.509%) Huawei
9 4 (3.509%) NetApp
9 4 (3.509%) Nokia
9 4 (3.509%) Trapeze
10 3 (2.632%) SonicWALL
11 2 (1.754%) ProCurve
11 2 (1.754%) Veeam
11 2 (1.754%) Brocade
11 2 (1.754%) LANDesk
Birmingham, West Midlands
You will primarily be responsible for the following:- -Cisco/Alcatel-Lucent routing, switching, WAN-ADSL, Nexus, NetApps, Microsoft, AV and TelePresence -Technical competence in Alcatel-Lucent and / or...
Computer Futures
Salary: £40000 per annum + Project Bonus + Car Allowance
Posted: 16 May 2013
West Midlands
Linux/Unix System Support... MS Windows System Support... Networking / Cisco knowledge - LAN / WAN and Wireless... Holds a detailed understanding of core internet technologies - Routing and Switching, DNS, DHCP,...
Amazon
Posted: 2 May 2013
Oswestry, West Midlands
Your success is driven by your proven track record in 2nd and 3rd line support - ideally with an emphasis on installing, configuring, supporting & maintaining; Server 2008/R2, Server...
Hays Specialist Recruitment
Salary: £30000.00 - £35000.00 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
Senior Infrastructure Engineer - VMWare, Cisco, Microsoft Server 2008/2012, Active Directory, Exchange - Birmingham An experienced Virtualisation, VMWare professional is needed to be responsible for the technical design, support...
Computer Futures
Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum + Excellent benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
Knowledge of Protocol Analysers (Wireshark) Wireless LAN Controllers, IPS / IDS. Network monitoring tools (Cacti, Solarwinds, Scrutinizer) Active Directory, GPO, DNS, DHCP, Windows 2003 / 2008 servers / infrastructures... ADVANTAGEOUS SKILLS:...
Trinity Expert Systems
Salary: From £28,000 to £40,000 per annum dep on exp, plus bonus & benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Warwick, West Midlands
They will also have strong knowledge and experience of working with Microsoft technologies in the Server/ Pc and application arenas.Knowledge of the following technologies is required: Windows...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £35000.00 - £38000.00 per annum
Posted: 3 May 2013
Coventry
This role is for someone who has enterprise level deployment experience, and a background involved windows platforms and messaging systems... Essential Skills and Experiences: Detailed and current knowledge...
Scope AT
Salary: Competitive + bonus + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
With a recognised Information Security qualification and the ability to design processes suited to our complex IT operation, you will be expert in security risk analysis techniques, network...
Sainsburys
Salary: £attractive
Posted: 14 May 2013
Walsgrave, Coventry, West Midlands
With a recognised Information Security qualification and the ability to design processes suited to our complex IT operation, you will be expert in security risk analysis techniques, network...
Sainsburys
Salary: attractive
Posted: 24 May 2013
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
PSTN Gateway... HP Data protector / Arcserve... Microsoft Exchange 2003 / 2007 / 2010, Symantec Enterprise Vault. ActiveSync, Bes, MobileIron. Active Directory, GPO, DNS, DHCP, Windows 2003/ 2008 servers/ infrastructures... Win...
Trinity Expert Systems
Salary: From £28,000 to £40,000 per annum dep on exp, plus bonus & benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Coventry
The successful candidate will need to experienced with windows, and messaging systems, and have a high level of technical knowledge of either VoiP/PBX/security/wireless technologies or...
Scope AT
Salary: Competitive + bonus + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Coventry
MS Exchange, Blackberry Enterprise Server, Antivirus, malware prevention, laptop encryption, PBX, DECT, Mobile Carrier based and VOIP, HP Client Automation, enterprise infrastructure deployments Major blue chip client in...
Scope AT
Salary: Competitive + bonus + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
West Midlands
Ability to design processes suited to a sophisticated IT operation Ideally a CISSP or CISM or CISA or CEH or MSc Information Security or equivalent Ability to work...
Salt
Salary: Market Salaries / Good Package
Posted: 21 May 2013
Coventry
Senior Operations Delivery Administrator, Technical Lead, 3rd line support,Senior Infrastructure Support, Lead 3rd/4th line technical support, deployment Support Engineer, Windows XP & Windows 7, End-point security,...
Scope AT
Salary: Competitive + bonus + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
We’re seeking professionals who take ownership of their work, strive for continuous improvement and have the ability to design processes suited to a sophisticated IT operation, with...
Sainsburys
Salary: £attractive
Posted: 14 May 2013
Walsgrave, Coventry, West Midlands
We're seeking professionals who take ownership of their work, strive for continuous improvement and have the ability to design processes suited to a sophisticated IT operation, with...
Sainsburys
Salary: attractive
Posted: 24 May 2013
Coventry
MS Exchange, Blackberry Enterprise Server, Antivirus, malware prevention, laptop encryption, PBX, DECT, Mobile Carrier based and VOIP, HP Client Automation, enterprise infrastructure deployments, Windows 7Major blue chip client...
Scope AT
Salary: Competitive + bonus + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
West Midlands
Virtualisation Technologies (Hyper-V, Vmware) Windows Enterprise Domain Environments... AD, SCCM, DPM, WDS, WSUS... Experience of the following would be advantageous: EMC Clarion. Microsoft Lync. OSX server/client...
Experis IT
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + Car - Home Based
Posted: 23 May 2013
Coventry
Senior Information Security Analyst - Minimum 3-5 years experience - CISSP, CISM, CISA, CEH, Forensic Information Security, Information Security & Compliance, Information Security Policy Writing, Ecommerce information security, Firewalls, Risk,...
Scope AT
Salary: Competitive + bonus + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013