The first table below looks at the demand for WAN skills in IT jobs advertised for the West Yorkshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited WAN over the 3 months to 23 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 Yorkshire region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Wide Area Network (WAN)
Rank 91 85 64
Rank change year-on-year
-6 -21
Permanent jobs citing WAN 90 85 99
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Yorkshire 2.477% 2.648% 3.273%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 13.04% 15.86% 16.92%
Number of salaries quoted 73 70 88
Average salary £28,250 £35,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-19.28% -
90% offered a salary of more than £20,000 £20,000 £23,000
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £45,000 £51,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
All Communications & Networking
West Yorkshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
690 536 585
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Yorkshire 18.99% 16.70% 19.34%
Number of salaries quoted 555 428 492
Average salary £32,500 £35,000 £33,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-7.14% +6.06%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,000 £25,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £50,000 £46,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +6.66%
WAN
Yorkshire

WAN
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Yorkshire WAN Jobs Demand Trend

WAN
Salary Trend

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

West Yorkshire WAN Salary Trend

WAN
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing WAN across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

West Yorkshire WAN Salary Histogram

WAN
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WAN within the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 23 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
Leeds 0 59 £35,000 +5.26%
Wakefield +6 21 £25,000 -23.07%
Huddersfield +4 5 £27,500 -
Bradford +11 4 £42,500 +9.67%
Castleford - 1 £24,500 -
Halifax - 1 £52,500 -
WAN
Yorkshire

WAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing WAN 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 WAN.

1 229 (92.34%) LAN
2 143 (57.66%) Cisco
3 89 (35.89%) Cisco Certification
4 85 (34.27%) Windows
5 84 (33.87%) Microsoft
6 80 (32.26%) Firewall
7 73 (29.44%) Active Directory
8 65 (26.21%) VMware
9 61 (24.60%) SAN
10 56 (22.58%) MS Exchange
11 55 (22.18%) ITIL
11 55 (22.18%) SQL
11 55 (22.18%) VMware Infrastructure
12 54 (21.77%) VPN
13 52 (20.97%) MS Excel
13 52 (20.97%) SQL Server
14 51 (20.56%) MPLS
15 50 (20.16%) CCNA
16 45 (18.15%) TCP/IP
17 44 (17.74%) CheckPoint
18 39 (15.73%) CCNP
18 39 (15.73%) Lync
19 37 (14.92%) MS Office
20 36 (14.52%) Unified Communications
21 35 (14.11%) CCSP
21 35 (14.11%) Windows Server 2003
22 34 (13.71%) VoIP
22 34 (13.71%) Cisco ASA
22 34 (13.71%) Network Security
23 33 (13.31%) MCITP

WAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing WAN 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 WAN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 20 (8.065%) .NET
2 13 (5.242%) COM+
3 8 (3.226%) Web Services
4 7 (2.823%) .NET Framework
5 2 (0.806%) J2EE
5 2 (0.806%) Java EE
Application Platforms
1 56 (22.58%) MS Exchange
2 39 (15.73%) Lync
3 29 (11.69%) Exchange Server 2010
4 23 (9.274%) Office Communications Server
5 10 (4.032%) IIS
5 10 (4.032%) Exchange Server 2003
5 10 (4.032%) Exchange Server 2007
6 9 (3.629%) SharePoint
7 3 (1.210%) WebLogic
7 3 (1.210%) Apache
7 3 (1.210%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.403%) SharePoint 2010
Applications
1 52 (20.97%) MS Excel
2 37 (14.92%) MS Office
3 4 (1.613%) Google Apps
Business Applications
1 3 (1.210%) Oracle EBS R12
2 1 (0.403%) Oracle EBS
Communications & Networking
1 229 (92.34%) LAN
2 80 (32.26%) Firewall
3 61 (24.60%) SAN
4 54 (21.77%) VPN
5 51 (20.56%) MPLS
6 45 (18.15%) TCP/IP
7 36 (14.52%) Unified Communications
8 34 (13.71%) VoIP
8 34 (13.71%) Cisco ASA
8 34 (13.71%) Network Security
9 27 (10.89%) Wireless
10 26 (10.48%) Internet
11 25 (10.08%) DNS
12 24 (9.677%) BGP
13 21 (8.468%) DHCP
14 20 (8.065%) Cisco PIX
15 18 (7.258%) Cisco Nexus
16 16 (6.452%) VLAN
17 15 (6.048%) FWSM
18 12 (4.839%) EIGRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (20.97%) SQL Server
2 22 (8.871%) SQL Server 2008
2 22 (8.871%) SQL Server 2005
3 5 (2.016%) SQL Server 2012
4 3 (1.210%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 3 (1.210%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 3 (1.210%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 3 (1.210%) MS Access
4 3 (1.210%) Data Mining
5 2 (0.806%) MySQL
6 1 (0.403%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.403%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 4 (1.613%) Visual Studio
General
1 27 (10.89%) Finance
2 15 (6.048%) Telecoms
3 12 (4.839%) Law
4 1 (0.403%) Legal
4 1 (0.403%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 67 (27.02%) Analyst
2 47 (18.95%) Support Analyst
3 35 (14.11%) Network Engineer
4 26 (10.48%) 2nd Line Support
5 22 (8.871%) Network Analyst
6 21 (8.468%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 19 (7.661%) Infrastructure Analyst
7 19 (7.661%) Support Engineer
7 19 (7.661%) Technical Engineer
7 19 (7.661%) Infrastructure Support Analyst
8 18 (7.258%) Communications Manager
8 18 (7.258%) Architect
9 17 (6.855%) Technical Support
10 15 (6.048%) Technical Support Engineer
10 15 (6.048%) Technical Analyst
10 15 (6.048%) Security Analyst
10 15 (6.048%) Technical Support Analyst
11 14 (5.645%) Project Manager
11 14 (5.645%) Network Security Analyst
11 14 (5.645%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 29 (11.69%) Video Conferencing
2 12 (4.839%) PKI
3 8 (3.226%) Management Information System
4 5 (2.016%) Fat Client
4 5 (2.016%) Blackberry
4 5 (2.016%) NHS
4 5 (2.016%) Thin Client
5 2 (0.806%) SecurID
6 1 (0.403%) Clustering
6 1 (0.403%) Mathematics
6 1 (0.403%) Computer Science
6 1 (0.403%) ASIC
Operating Systems
1 85 (34.27%) Windows
2 35 (14.11%) Windows Server 2003
3 27 (10.89%) Windows Server 2008
4 22 (8.871%) Windows XP
5 15 (6.048%) UNIX
6 14 (5.645%) Windows 2000 Server
7 11 (4.435%) Windows Vista
8 8 (3.226%) Windows Server 2012
9 6 (2.419%) Windows 7
10 4 (1.613%) Windows 8
11 2 (0.806%) Solaris
11 2 (0.806%) Linux
12 1 (0.403%) Windows 2000
12 1 (0.403%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (22.18%) ITIL
2 24 (9.677%) Capacity Planning
3 20 (8.065%) Change Management
4 19 (7.661%) Change Control
5 17 (6.855%) Problem Management
6 16 (6.452%) Time Management
7 14 (5.645%) Disaster Recovery
7 14 (5.645%) Incident Management
8 13 (5.242%) Load Balancing
8 13 (5.242%) Service Delivery
8 13 (5.242%) Project Management
9 12 (4.839%) PRINCE2
9 12 (4.839%) Network Design
10 11 (4.435%) Document Management
10 11 (4.435%) Supplier Management
10 11 (4.435%) Service Management
11 10 (4.032%) Information Security
12 9 (3.629%) Continuous Improvement
12 9 (3.629%) OO
13 8 (3.226%) E-Commerce
Programming Languages
1 55 (22.18%) SQL
2 13 (5.242%) C#
2 13 (5.242%) C++
3 12 (4.839%) PowerShell
4 9 (3.629%) Java
5 5 (2.016%) VBA
5 5 (2.016%) C
6 3 (1.210%) PL/SQL
7 2 (0.806%) Uniface
8 1 (0.403%) PHP
8 1 (0.403%) Python
Qualifications
1 89 (35.89%) Cisco Certification
2 50 (20.16%) CCNA
3 39 (15.73%) CCNP
4 35 (14.11%) CCSP
5 33 (13.31%) MCITP
6 24 (9.677%) Microsoft Certification
7 12 (4.839%) MCSE
7 12 (4.839%) CCSA
8 11 (4.435%) CCIE
9 7 (2.823%) CCDE
9 7 (2.823%) Degree
9 7 (2.823%) CISSP
9 7 (2.823%) ITIL Certification
10 4 (1.613%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 4 (1.613%) A+ Certification
10 4 (1.613%) CISM
10 4 (1.613%) Network+ Certification
11 3 (1.210%) GIAC
11 3 (1.210%) CCSE
12 2 (0.806%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (4.839%) SLA
2 6 (2.419%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (1.613%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 2 (0.806%) COBIT
4 2 (0.806%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 73 (29.44%) Active Directory
2 55 (22.18%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (3.629%) Terminal Services
4 8 (3.226%) Forefront TMG
4 8 (3.226%) UAG
5 6 (2.419%) vSphere
6 5 (2.016%) VMware ESXi
7 3 (1.210%) Oracle RAC
8 1 (0.403%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.403%) XenApp
8 1 (0.403%) Snort
Systems Management
1 12 (4.839%) Backup Exec
2 5 (2.016%) Tivoli Storage Manager
3 4 (1.613%) Norton AntiVirus
4 3 (1.210%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
5 2 (0.806%) ARCserve
5 2 (0.806%) Cisco CUCM
5 2 (0.806%) SolarWinds Orion
6 1 (0.403%) SCCM
6 1 (0.403%) NetBackup
6 1 (0.403%) Nessus
Vendors
1 143 (57.66%) Cisco
2 84 (33.87%) Microsoft
3 65 (26.21%) VMware
4 44 (17.74%) CheckPoint
5 32 (12.90%) Juniper
6 20 (8.065%) Tandberg
7 18 (7.258%) HP
8 17 (6.855%) Avaya
9 16 (6.452%) Citrix
10 13 (5.242%) Nortel
11 12 (4.839%) WatchGuard
12 11 (4.435%) Riverbed
13 9 (3.629%) SonicWALL
13 9 (3.629%) Veeam
13 9 (3.629%) F5
13 9 (3.629%) Dell
13 9 (3.629%) NetApp
13 9 (3.629%) IBM
14 7 (2.823%) BT
14 7 (2.823%) Symantec
Bradford, Yorkshire
You will have vast technical experience within a network environment, and hopefully have some CCTV / Physical security experience... Our client is looking for someone to come on board...
Computer Futures
Posted: 15 May 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
You must have extensive experience in developing the existing infrastructure you are working, ensuring the network is ruining as efficiently as possible, maintaining the security of the network...
Senitor Associates
Salary: £30000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
Leeds, Yorkshire
Using their existing knowledge of LAN/WAN communications the new recruit would be responsible for ensuring the numerous clinical and administrative applications are able to function efficiently and...
Hays Specialist Recruitment
Salary: £22000.00 - £26000.00 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Network Engineer - Cisco / Checkpoint... CCNP/CCSP qualified... Strong knowledge of Cisco... Strong firewall experience, specifically Checkpoint. WAN/LAN Routing. Cisco Load Balancers. Understanding of MPLS Concepts... Cisco Call...
4it Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £Excellent Salary + Benefits + On-Call
Posted: 21 May 2013
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
SKILLS: VMWARE, STORAGE, WINDOWS, EXCHANGE, ACTIVE DIRECTORY, DNS, ISS, FIREWALL / SECURITY, LAN, WAN, WLAN, SERVERS, BACKUP, TELEPHONY LOCATION: HUDDERSFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE COMMUTABLE FROM: HUDDERSFIELD, WAKEFIELD, HALIFAX, BRADFORD, BARNSLEY...
Vertical IT
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Serve as the primary point of contact and team lead during problem management/resolution processes... TECHNICAL SKILLS Strong knowledge of networking hardware including: Servers, network backup systems, printers,...
Mortimer Spinks
Posted: 22 May 2013