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The table below looks at the demand for Local Area Network (LAN) skills within the West Sussex region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited LAN over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLocal Area Network (LAN)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank5361
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching permanent IT job ads3050
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.021 %
As % of the category below11.90 %18.05 %
Salaries quoted2844
Average minimum salary£30,893£29,523
Average salary£32,982£32,324
% change on same period last year+2.03 %
Average maximum salary£35,071£35,125
UK excluding London average salary£35,382£37,346
% change on same period last year-5.25 %
West Sussex IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
West Sussex
Matching permanent IT job ads252277
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.139 %0.116 %
Salaries quoted209238
Average minimum salary£32,664£32,136
Average salary£34,990£34,061
% change on same period last year+2.72 %
Average maximum salary£37,317£35,985
UK excluding London average salary£37,602£39,396
% change on same period last year-4.55 %
LAN South EastLAN
South East

LAN
Demand Trend

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

West Sussex LAN Demand Trend

LAN
Salary Trend

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

West Sussex LAN Salary Trend

LAN
Salary Histogram

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

West Sussex LAN Salary Histogram

LAN
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing LAN within the West Sussex 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
CrawleyUp+2011£26,000-9.56 %
WorthingNew entry-8£45,563-
ChichesterDown-54£28,500-16.62 %
Burgess HillUp+52£18,000-23.40 %
GatwickUp+41£37,500+21.95 %
Haywards HeathNew entry-1--
LAN South EastLAN
South East

LAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1108 (93.91 %)WAN
263 (54.78 %)Windows
344 (38.26 %)Cisco
440 (34.78 %)Microsoft
538 (33.04 %)MS Office
634 (29.57 %)Cisco Certification
727 (23.48 %)Active Directory
727 (23.48 %)Windows XP
824 (20.87 %)VPN
824 (20.87 %)Windows Server 2003
922 (19.13 %)Firewall
922 (19.13 %)TCP/IP
922 (19.13 %)MS Exchange
1020 (17.39 %)UNIX
1020 (17.39 %)MS Excel
1119 (16.52 %)SQL
1119 (16.52 %)Microsoft Certification
1119 (16.52 %)CCNA
1119 (16.52 %)VMware
1119 (16.52 %)Project Management
1218 (15.65 %)SAN
1218 (15.65 %)CCSP
1218 (15.65 %)Linux
1317 (14.78 %)SQL Server
1317 (14.78 %)HP
1416 (13.91 %)MCSE
1416 (13.91 %)Windows 2000 Server
1515 (13.04 %)Cisco PIX
1515 (13.04 %)Degree
1614 (12.17 %)Windows Vista

LAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

West Sussex IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (5.217 %)WebServices
16 (5.217 %)Middleware
23 (2.609 %)J2EE
West Sussex IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
122 (19.13 %)MS Exchange
28 (6.957 %)Lotus Notes
37 (6.087 %)Exchange Server 2003
43 (2.609 %)Lotus Domino
51 (0.870 %)Commerce Server
51 (0.870 %)GroupWise
West Sussex IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
138 (33.04 %)MS Office
220 (17.39 %)MS Excel
West Sussex IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1108 (93.91 %)WAN
224 (20.87 %)VPN
322 (19.13 %)TCP/IP
322 (19.13 %)Firewall
418 (15.65 %)SAN
515 (13.04 %)Cisco PIX
612 (10.43 %)Internet
711 (9.565 %)VoIP
810 (8.696 %)Network Security
98 (6.957 %)Intranet
98 (6.957 %)NetScreen
107 (6.087 %)Wireless
116 (5.217 %)IP Telephony
116 (5.217 %)Cisco ASA
125 (4.348 %)DNS
133 (2.609 %)DHCP
142 (1.739 %)IPCC
151 (0.870 %)VLAN
151 (0.870 %)MPLS
151 (0.870 %)IPX
West Sussex IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
117 (14.78 %)SQL Server
28 (6.957 %)Crystal Reports
33 (2.609 %)Datawarehouse
42 (1.739 %)SQL Server 2005
West Sussex IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (2.609 %)Flash
21 (0.870 %)TestDirector
West Sussex IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (11.30 %)Telecoms
212 (10.43 %)Health
310 (8.696 %)Finance
49 (7.826 %)Manufacturing
53 (2.609 %)Insurance
62 (1.739 %)Pensions
71 (0.870 %)Marketing
71 (0.870 %)Advertising
71 (0.870 %)Banking
71 (0.870 %)Legal
West Sussex IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
123 (20.00 %)Analyst
218 (15.65 %)IT Manager
316 (13.91 %)Infrastructure Manager
412 (10.43 %)Administrator
412 (10.43 %)Senior Analyst
510 (8.696 %)Team Leader
69 (7.826 %)Helpdesk Team Leader
69 (7.826 %)Network Support
69 (7.826 %)Helpdesk Analyst
69 (7.826 %)Cisco Engineer
78 (6.957 %)Voice Engineer
78 (6.957 %)Network Engineer
87 (6.087 %)Support Analyst
87 (6.087 %)Support Manager
96 (5.217 %)Network Administrator
96 (5.217 %)Support Technician
96 (5.217 %)Support Engineer
96 (5.217 %)2nd Line Support
96 (5.217 %)Network Analyst
105 (4.348 %)Architect
West Sussex IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (9.565 %)Computer Science
28 (6.957 %)German Language
35 (4.348 %)AS400
43 (2.609 %)Blackberry
52 (1.739 %)Mainframe
52 (1.739 %)Clustering
West Sussex IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
163 (54.78 %)Windows
227 (23.48 %)Windows XP
324 (20.87 %)Windows Server 2003
420 (17.39 %)UNIX
518 (15.65 %)Linux
616 (13.91 %)Windows 2000 Server
714 (12.17 %)Windows Vista
813 (11.30 %)Windows 2000
95 (4.348 %)NetWare
95 (4.348 %)Red Hat Linux
104 (3.478 %)Ubuntu
113 (2.609 %)Windows NT
121 (0.870 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
121 (0.870 %)Windows Server 2008
West Sussex IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
119 (16.52 %)Project Management
214 (12.17 %)Disaster Recovery
311 (9.565 %)ITIL
47 (6.087 %)PRINCE2
56 (5.217 %)PRINCE
64 (3.478 %)ERP
73 (2.609 %)Business Intelligence
73 (2.609 %)Business Continuity
82 (1.739 %)Zachman Framework
82 (1.739 %)TOGAF
82 (1.739 %)Strategic Management
91 (0.870 %)Problem Management
91 (0.870 %)Matrix Management
91 (0.870 %)Fault Management
91 (0.870 %)Test Scripting
91 (0.870 %)Time Management
91 (0.870 %)Service Management
91 (0.870 %)Service Delivery
91 (0.870 %)Document Management
91 (0.870 %)Network Planning
West Sussex IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
119 (16.52 %)SQL
28 (6.957 %)VB
28 (6.957 %)VBA
33 (2.609 %)Java
41 (0.870 %)C
West Sussex IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
134 (29.57 %)Cisco Certification
219 (16.52 %)Microsoft Certification
219 (16.52 %)CCNA
318 (15.65 %)CCSP
416 (13.91 %)MCSE
515 (13.04 %)Degree
614 (12.17 %)CCIE
614 (12.17 %)CCNP
713 (11.30 %)CCVP
88 (6.957 %)MCSA
96 (5.217 %)MCDBA
96 (5.217 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
104 (3.478 %)ITIL Certification
113 (2.609 %)MCP
121 (0.870 %)ISEB
121 (0.870 %)MCDST
West Sussex IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (4.348 %)SLA
22 (1.739 %)QA
West Sussex IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
127 (23.48 %)Active Directory
28 (6.957 %)VMware Infrastructure
36 (5.217 %)VMware Server
41 (0.870 %)Terminal Services
41 (0.870 %)Backup Exec
41 (0.870 %)Citrix Presentation Server
West Sussex IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (1.739 %)OpenView
12 (1.739 %)CiscoWorks
12 (1.739 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (0.870 %)MOM
West Sussex IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
144 (38.26 %)Cisco
240 (34.78 %)Microsoft
319 (16.52 %)VMware
417 (14.78 %)HP
511 (9.565 %)Citrix
511 (9.565 %)Lotus
610 (8.696 %)Avaya
610 (8.696 %)Juniper
610 (8.696 %)Oracle
77 (6.087 %)CheckPoint
86 (5.217 %)Novell
95 (4.348 %)Red Hat
95 (4.348 %)IBM
102 (1.739 %)Kronos
102 (1.739 %)Siemens
102 (1.739 %)VERITAS
111 (0.870 %)Dell
111 (0.870 %)EMC
111 (0.870 %)McAfee Security