LAN Jobs in the South West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for LAN skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited LAN over the 3 months to 28 June 2017 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Local Area Network (LAN) England / South West
Location	3 months to 28 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	140	103	85
Rank change year-on-year	-37	-18
Permanent jobs citing LAN	109	146	198
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West	2.06%	2.78%	3.33%
As % of the Communications & Networking category	13.85%	13.92%	16.18%
Number of salaries quoted	97	132	170
Median salary	£36,500	£32,500	£37,500
Median salary % change year-on-year	+12.30%	-13.33%
90% offered a salary of more than	£23,750	£21,250	£20,500
10% offered a salary of more than	£52,500	£53,750	£75,000
UK excluding London median salary	£39,000	£40,000	£40,000
% change year-on-year	-2.50%	-

LAN is in the communications and computer networking skills category. The next table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for communications and computer networking skills.

Communications & Computer Network Skills South West
Permanent job vacancies with a requirement for communications and computer networking skills	787	1049	1224
As % of all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the South West	14.87%	20.01%	20.56%
Number of salaries quoted	1968	2905	2607
Median salary	£40,000	£36,000	£37,500
Median salary % change year-on-year	+11.11%	-4.00%
90% offered a salary of more than	£21,750	£21,500	£21,250
10% offered a salary of more than	£55,000	£56,250	£57,500
UK excluding London median salary	£42,500	£42,500	£41,500
% change year-on-year	-	+2.40%

LAN
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing LAN as a percentage of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for LAN in the South West

LAN
Salary Trend in the South West

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing LAN in the South West.

LAN
Salary Histogram in the South West

The salary distribution of IT jobs citing LAN in the South West over the 3 months to 28 June 2017.

Salary histogram for LAN in the South West

LAN
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing LAN within the South West region over the 3 months to 28 June 2017. 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	Rank Change on Same Period Last Year	Matching Permanent IT Job Ads	Median Salary Last 3 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Job Vacancies
Wiltshire	+9	35	£35,000	+7.69%	4
Bristol	-21	35	£39,500	-4.38%	8
Cornwall	+3	13	£50,000	+117.39%	1
Somerset	-11	9	£35,000	+7.69%	1
Gloucestershire	-14	9	£41,250	+6.45%	2
Devon	-2	5	£36,301	+7.55%	1
Dorset	-11	3	£47,951	+27.86%	7
LAN England

LAN
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills in the South West

For the 6 months to 28 June 2017, IT jobs citing LAN also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all job ads across the South West region with a requirement for LAN.

1	227 (93.80%)	WAN
2	149 (61.57%)	Cisco
3	121 (50.00%)	Windows
4	105 (43.39%)	Microsoft
5	86 (35.54%)	Active Directory
5	86 (35.54%)	VMware
6	84 (34.71%)	Firewall
7	75 (30.99%)	Windows Server
8	71 (29.34%)	ITIL
9	69 (28.51%)	Cisco Certification
10	67 (27.69%)	TCP/IP
11	57 (23.55%)	Juniper
12	56 (23.14%)	MS Exchange
13	52 (21.49%)	Microsoft Office
14	49 (20.25%)	Wi-Fi

15	48 (19.83%)	CCNA
16	47 (19.42%)	VPN
17	45 (18.60%)	Service Management
17	45 (18.60%)	Security Cleared
18	44 (18.18%)	Linux
19	41 (16.94%)	VMware Infrastructure
20	40 (16.53%)	CCNP
21	39 (16.12%)	Network Security
22	38 (15.70%)	Internet
23	34 (14.05%)	Wireless
24	33 (13.64%)	SC Cleared
25	32 (13.22%)	Data Centre
26	31 (12.81%)	DHCP
27	30 (12.40%)	Office 365
28	28 (11.57%)	DNS

LAN
Co-occurring IT Skills in the South West by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
Applications
Business Applications
Cloud Services
Communications & Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
Development Applications
General
Job Titles
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
Miscellaneous
Operating Systems
Processes & Methodologies
Programming Languages
Qualifications
Quality Assurance & Compliance
System Software
Systems Management
Vendors

Application Platforms
1	56 (23.14%)	MS Exchange
2	10 (4.13%)	SharePoint
3	5 (2.07%)	Skype for Business
4	4 (1.65%)	Exchange Server 2003
4	4 (1.65%)	Exchange Server 2010
5	3 (1.24%)	Blackberry Enterprise Server
5	3 (1.24%)	Exchange Server 2007
5	3 (1.24%)	Exchange Server 2013
5	3 (1.24%)	Office Communications Server
6	2 (0.83%)	SharePoint 2010
7	1 (0.41%)	Confluence
7	1 (0.41%)	IIS
7	1 (0.41%)	OpenEdge
7	1 (0.41%)	SharePoint 2013

Applications
1	52 (21.49%)	Microsoft Office
2	8 (3.31%)	MS Visio
3	5 (2.07%)	Microsoft Project

Business Applications
1	6 (2.48%)	SAP Oil and Gas
2	1 (0.41%)	Dynamics NAV
2	1 (0.41%)	GoldMine

Cloud Services
1	30 (12.40%)	Office 365
2	10 (4.13%)	Microsoft Azure
3	9 (3.72%)	Amazon AWS
4	8 (3.31%)	SaaS
5	6 (2.48%)	Cloud Computing
6	3 (1.24%)	IaaS
6	3 (1.24%)	PaaS
7	1 (0.41%)	Azure Active Directory

Communications & Networking
1	227 (93.80%)	WAN
2	84 (34.71%)	Firewall
3	67 (27.69%)	TCP/IP
4	49 (20.25%)	Wi-Fi
5	47 (19.42%)	VPN
6	39 (16.12%)	Network Security
7	38 (15.70%)	Internet
8	34 (14.05%)	Wireless
9	31 (12.81%)	DHCP
10	28 (11.57%)	DNS
11	25 (10.33%)	BGP
12	24 (9.92%)	VLAN
12	24 (9.92%)	VoIP
13	21 (8.68%)	EIGRP
14	19 (7.85%)	IP Telephony
15	18 (7.44%)	OSPF
15	18 (7.44%)	Wireshark
15	18 (7.44%)	WLAN
16	16 (6.61%)	Cisco IOS
16	16 (6.61%)	Cisco Nexus

Database & Business Intelligence
1	24 (9.92%)	SQL Server
2	6 (2.48%)	MySQL
3	1 (0.41%)	Amazon RDS
3	1 (0.41%)	CouchDB
3	1 (0.41%)	NoSQL
3	1 (0.41%)	PostgreSQL
3	1 (0.41%)	SQL Server 2005

Development Applications
1	11 (4.55%)	VSS/SourceSafe
2	1 (0.41%)	Bitbucket
2	1 (0.41%)	Git (software)
2	1 (0.41%)	JIRA
2	1 (0.41%)	Octopus Deploy
2	1 (0.41%)	Team Foundation Server
2	1 (0.41%)	TeamCity
2	1 (0.41%)	Visual Studio
2	1 (0.41%)	Visual Studio Team System

General
1	27 (11.16%)	Telecoms
2	24 (9.92%)	Finance
3	9 (3.72%)	Advertising
3	9 (3.72%)	Marketing
4	8 (3.31%)	Manufacturing
5	6 (2.48%)	Electronics
6	5 (2.07%)	Retail
7	4 (1.65%)	Military
8	2 (0.83%)	Aerospace
8	2 (0.83%)	Front Office
9	1 (0.41%)	Local Government

Job Titles
1	52 (21.49%)	Network Engineer
2	43 (17.77%)	Analyst
3	37 (15.29%)	Support Engineer
4	28 (11.57%)	2nd Line Engineer
4	28 (11.57%)	Support Analyst
5	26 (10.74%)	IT Support
6	21 (8.68%)	IT Engineer
7	20 (8.26%)	2nd Line Support
8	18 (7.44%)	IT Support Engineer
8	18 (7.44%)	Service Analyst
8	18 (7.44%)	Service Desk Analyst
9	17 (7.02%)	Administrator
9	17 (7.02%)	Infrastructure Engineer
9	17 (7.02%)	Service Desk Support
10	15 (6.20%)	3rd Line Support
10	15 (6.20%)	Service Desk Engineer
11	14 (5.79%)	2nd Line Support Engineer
11	14 (5.79%)	Cisco Engineer
11	14 (5.79%)	Cisco Network Engineer
12	13 (5.37%)	Service Desk Support Analyst

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	5 (2.07%)	CGI
1	5 (2.07%)	XML
2	3 (1.24%)	MAPI
3	1 (0.41%)	.NET
3	1 (0.41%)	802.1X
3	1 (0.41%)	Ajax
3	1 (0.41%)	ASP.NET
3	1 (0.41%)	CSS
3	1 (0.41%)	Doctrine
3	1 (0.41%)	HTML
3	1 (0.41%)	JSON
3	1 (0.41%)	Middleware
3	1 (0.41%)	SAML
3	1 (0.41%)	Symfony

Miscellaneous
1	32 (13.22%)	Data Centre
2	13 (5.37%)	Analytical Skills
3	10 (4.13%)	Driving Licence
4	7 (2.89%)	PMI
5	6 (2.48%)	CCTV
6	4 (1.65%)	iPad
6	4 (1.65%)	Management Information System
6	4 (1.65%)	Video Conferencing
7	3 (1.24%)	BBC
7	3 (1.24%)	Blackberry
7	3 (1.24%)	BYOD
7	3 (1.24%)	EPoS
7	3 (1.24%)	iPhone
8	2 (0.83%)	Cyberthreat
8	2 (0.83%)	e-Health
8	2 (0.83%)	Security Operations Centre
9	1 (0.41%)	Fat Client
9	1 (0.41%)	IPTV
9	1 (0.41%)	Smartphone
9	1 (0.41%)	Thin Client

Operating Systems
1	121 (50.00%)	Windows
2	75 (30.99%)	Windows Server
3	44 (18.18%)	Linux
4	23 (9.50%)	Windows Server 2012
5	20 (8.26%)	Windows Server 2003
5	20 (8.26%)	Windows Server 2008
6	10 (4.13%)	Windows 7
6	10 (4.13%)	Windows XP
7	8 (3.31%)	Unix
7	8 (3.31%)	Windows 10
8	7 (2.89%)	Windows Vista
9	6 (2.48%)	Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9	6 (2.48%)	Windows 2000 Server
10	5 (2.07%)	SUSE
11	3 (1.24%)	Android
11	3 (1.24%)	Apple iOS
12	2 (0.83%)	Windows 8
13	1 (0.41%)	Debian
13	1 (0.41%)	Mac OS X

Processes & Methodologies
1	71 (29.34%)	ITIL
2	45 (18.60%)	Service Management
3	20 (8.26%)	Network Monitoring
4	17 (7.02%)	Continuous Improvement
5	16 (6.61%)	Security Patching
6	13 (5.37%)	IT Strategy
6	13 (5.37%)	Mobile Device Management
6	13 (5.37%)	PRINCE2
6	13 (5.37%)	Server Virtualisation
6	13 (5.37%)	Trend Analysis
7	12 (4.96%)	Incident Management
7	12 (4.96%)	Information Security
7	12 (4.96%)	Project Management
8	11 (4.55%)	Change Control
8	11 (4.55%)	Kalman Filter
9	10 (4.13%)	Coaching
9	10 (4.13%)	Cybersecurity
10	9 (3.72%)	Capacity Management
10	9 (3.72%)	Problem Management
10	9 (3.72%)	Root Cause Analysis

Programming Languages
1	19 (7.85%)	Python
2	13 (5.37%)	SQL
3	6 (2.48%)	Java
4	5 (2.07%)	C
4	5 (2.07%)	PowerShell
5	4 (1.65%)	Perl
6	1 (0.41%)	JavaScript
6	1 (0.41%)	Lisp
6	1 (0.41%)	PHP
6	1 (0.41%)	Ruby

Qualifications
1	69 (28.51%)	Cisco Certification
2	48 (19.83%)	CCNA
3	45 (18.60%)	Security Cleared
4	40 (16.53%)	CCNP
5	33 (13.64%)	SC Cleared
6	23 (9.50%)	DV Cleared
7	21 (8.68%)	Microsoft Certification
8	12 (4.96%)	MCP
8	12 (4.96%)	MCSE
9	11 (4.55%)	ITIL Certification
9	11 (4.55%)	VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10	9 (3.72%)	MCSA
11	8 (3.31%)	CISSP
12	7 (2.89%)	CISM
12	7 (2.89%)	CNA
12	7 (2.89%)	Network+ Certification
12	7 (2.89%)	Novell Certification
12	7 (2.89%)	PMI Certification
12	7 (2.89%)	PRINCE2 Certification
12	7 (2.89%)	SSCP

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	20 (8.26%)	SLA
2	17 (7.02%)	ISO/IEC 27001
3	9 (3.72%)	PCI DSS
4	5 (2.07%)	ISO 22301

System Software
1	86 (35.54%)	Active Directory
2	41 (16.94%)	VMware Infrastructure
3	24 (9.92%)	VMware ESXi
4	20 (8.26%)	Hyper-V
5	9 (3.72%)	vSphere
6	5 (2.07%)	VMware Workstation
7	4 (1.65%)	Snort
8	2 (0.83%)	NFS
9	1 (0.41%)	KVM
9	1 (0.41%)	Virtual Machines

Systems Management
1	9 (3.72%)	Cisco LMS
1	9 (3.72%)	Nagios
1	9 (3.72%)	Opsview
2	7 (2.89%)	SCCM
3	5 (2.07%)	Backup Exec
3	5 (2.07%)	FortiGate
3	5 (2.07%)	Norton AntiVirus
3	5 (2.07%)	SCOM
4	4 (1.65%)	Host Intrusion Detection System
4	4 (1.65%)	Network Intrusion Detection System
4	4 (1.65%)	SolarWinds Orion
5	2 (0.83%)	AirWatch
5	2 (0.83%)	Cisco CUCM
5	2 (0.83%)	Computer Incident Response Team
6	1 (0.41%)	Cisco Prime
6	1 (0.41%)	Iperf
6	1 (0.41%)	MobiControl
6	1 (0.41%)	OpenNebula
6	1 (0.41%)	vCenter Server
6	1 (0.41%)	WSUS

Vendors
1	149 (61.57%)	Cisco
2	105 (43.39%)	Microsoft
3	86 (35.54%)	VMware
4	57 (23.55%)	Juniper
5	27 (11.16%)	Citrix
6	20 (8.26%)	Dell
6	20 (8.26%)	HP
7	15 (6.20%)	Aruba
8	13 (5.37%)	SonicWALL
9	11 (4.55%)	Symantec
10	10 (4.13%)	CheckPoint
11	9 (3.72%)	Fortinet
12	7 (2.89%)	Avaya
12	7 (2.89%)	F5
12	7 (2.89%)	SAP
12	7 (2.89%)	SolarWinds
13	6 (2.48%)	Red Hat
13	6 (2.48%)	Riverbed
14	5 (2.07%)	Google
14	5 (2.07%)	Sophos