Wireless Jobs in the South West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for Wireless skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Wireless over the 3 months to 27 June 2017 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Wireless England / South West
Location	3 months to 27 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	179	167	177
Rank change year-on-year	-12	+10
Permanent jobs citing Wireless	64	71	74
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West	1.20%	1.36%	1.24%
As % of the Communications & Networking category	8.08%	6.74%	6.03%
Number of salaries quoted	49	65	59
Median salary	£40,000	£40,000	£42,500
Median salary % change year-on-year	-	-5.88%
90% offered a salary of more than	£19,400	£24,000	£31,500
10% offered a salary of more than	£65,000	£47,500	£50,000
UK excluding London median salary	£42,500	£42,500	£42,500

Wireless 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	792	1054	1227
As % of all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the South West	14.90%	20.13%	20.59%
Number of salaries quoted	655	863	1030
Median salary	£40,000	£35,000	£37,075
Median salary % change year-on-year	+14.28%	-5.59%
90% offered a salary of more than	£23,500	£22,500	£22,500
10% offered a salary of more than	£52,750	£52,500	£55,000
UK excluding London median salary	£42,500	£42,500	£41,500
% change year-on-year	-	+2.40%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

The job posting trend of jobs advertised in the South West citing Wireless as a proportion of all permanent or contract IT jobs with a match in the Communications & Networking category.

Job vacancy trend for Wireless in the South West

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Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary trend for Wireless in the South West

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Salary Histogram in the South West

The salary distribution of IT jobs citing Wireless in the South West over the 3 months to 27 June 2017.

Salary histogram for Wireless in the South West

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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 Wireless within the South West region over the 3 months to 27 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
Bristol	-21	24	£40,000	-	4
Gloucestershire	0	13	£32,000	-14.09%
Wiltshire	-2	9	£65,000	+170.83%	4
Dorset	-7	8	£30,901	-34.94%	1
Somerset	-6	5	£42,500	+30.76%	3
Cornwall	-6	4	£24,500	-
Devon	+8	2	£32,500	-
Wireless England

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Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills in the South West

For the 6 months to 27 June 2017, IT jobs citing Wireless 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 Wireless.

1	57 (50.00%)	Cisco
2	42 (36.84%)	Windows
3	35 (30.70%)	Firewall
4	34 (29.82%)	Cisco Certification
5	32 (28.07%)	LAN
6	31 (27.19%)	WAN
6	31 (27.19%)	Microsoft
6	31 (27.19%)	VMware
7	26 (22.81%)	C
8	24 (21.05%)	CCNP
8	24 (21.05%)	Active Directory
8	24 (21.05%)	VMware Infrastructure
9	23 (20.18%)	Linux
10	22 (19.30%)	TCP/IP
10	22 (19.30%)	Juniper

11	21 (18.42%)	Security Cleared
12	20 (17.54%)	CCNA
13	19 (16.67%)	Wi-Fi
14	18 (15.79%)	VPN
14	18 (15.79%)	SC Cleared
15	17 (14.91%)	Windows Server
15	17 (14.91%)	Internet
15	17 (14.91%)	Finance
16	16 (14.04%)	VoIP
16	16 (14.04%)	Presales
17	15 (13.16%)	DV Cleared
18	14 (12.28%)	SAN
18	14 (12.28%)	Network Design
19	13 (11.40%)	Telecoms
19	13 (11.40%)	HP

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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
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	10 (8.77%)	MS Exchange
2	4 (3.51%)	Skype for Business
3	2 (1.75%)	Exchange Server 2003
4	1 (0.88%)	Blackberry Enterprise Server
4	1 (0.88%)	Exchange Server 2010
4	1 (0.88%)	Exchange Server 2013
4	1 (0.88%)	Office Communications Server
4	1 (0.88%)	SharePoint
4	1 (0.88%)	SharePoint 2010
4	1 (0.88%)	SharePoint 2013

Applications
1	8 (7.02%)	MS Visio
2	7 (6.14%)	Microsoft Office

Cloud Services
1	6 (5.26%)	Office 365
2	3 (2.63%)	Amazon AWS
2	3 (2.63%)	Microsoft Azure
3	2 (1.75%)	Cloud Computing
3	2 (1.75%)	SaaS
4	1 (0.88%)	IaaS
4	1 (0.88%)	PaaS

Communications & Networking
1	35 (30.70%)	Firewall
2	32 (28.07%)	LAN
3	31 (27.19%)	WAN
4	22 (19.30%)	TCP/IP
5	19 (16.67%)	Wi-Fi
6	18 (15.79%)	VPN
7	17 (14.91%)	Internet
8	16 (14.04%)	VoIP
9	14 (12.28%)	SAN
10	13 (11.40%)	Cisco Nexus
11	10 (8.77%)	HTTP
11	10 (8.77%)	Network Security
11	10 (8.77%)	SNMP
12	9 (7.89%)	DNS
12	9 (7.89%)	OSPF
12	9 (7.89%)	VLAN
13	8 (7.02%)	Cisco ASA
13	8 (7.02%)	Cisco ISE
13	8 (7.02%)	EIGRP
13	8 (7.02%)	MPLS

Database & Business Intelligence
1	9 (7.89%)	SQL Server
2	7 (6.14%)	MySQL
3	4 (3.51%)	Big Data
4	1 (0.88%)	CouchDB
4	1 (0.88%)	NoSQL
4	1 (0.88%)	PostgreSQL
4	1 (0.88%)	SQL Server 2005

Development Applications
1	2 (1.75%)	Metasploit
2	1 (0.88%)	Android Studio
2	1 (0.88%)	Atlassian Bamboo
2	1 (0.88%)	Bitbucket
2	1 (0.88%)	Calabash
2	1 (0.88%)	CocoaPods
2	1 (0.88%)	JIRA
2	1 (0.88%)	LabVIEW
2	1 (0.88%)	Rational Rhapsody
2	1 (0.88%)	VSS/SourceSafe

General
1	17 (14.91%)	Finance
2	13 (11.40%)	Telecoms
3	12 (10.53%)	Electronics
4	7 (6.14%)	Games
5	3 (2.63%)	Marketing
6	2 (1.75%)	Advertising
6	2 (1.75%)	Legal
7	1 (0.88%)	Law
7	1 (0.88%)	Local Government

Job Titles
1	28 (24.56%)	Network Engineer
2	20 (17.54%)	Consultant
3	14 (12.28%)	Cisco Engineer
3	14 (12.28%)	Cisco Network Engineer
4	10 (8.77%)	Architect
5	9 (7.89%)	Administrator
6	8 (7.02%)	Network Architect
6	8 (7.02%)	Presales Consultant
7	7 (6.14%)	IT Administrator
7	7 (6.14%)	IT Systems Administrator
7	7 (6.14%)	Software Engineer
7	7 (6.14%)	Solutions Architect
7	7 (6.14%)	Systems Administrator
8	6 (5.26%)	Embedded Engineer
9	5 (4.39%)	Penetration Tester
9	5 (4.39%)	Security Consultant
9	5 (4.39%)	Security Penetration Tester
9	5 (4.39%)	Security Tester
9	5 (4.39%)	Support Engineer
9	5 (4.39%)	Tester

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	5 (4.39%)	802.1X
1	5 (4.39%)	CGI
1	5 (4.39%)	XML
2	4 (3.51%)	HTML
3	1 (0.88%)	Ajax
3	1 (0.88%)	CSS
3	1 (0.88%)	Doctrine
3	1 (0.88%)	Middleware
3	1 (0.88%)	REST
3	1 (0.88%)	SAML
3	1 (0.88%)	Symfony

Miscellaneous
1	9 (7.89%)	Data Centre
1	9 (7.89%)	Management Information System
2	6 (5.26%)	IPTV
3	5 (4.39%)	CCTV
4	3 (2.63%)	Computer Science
4	3 (2.63%)	Embedded Systems
5	2 (1.75%)	Algorithms
5	2 (1.75%)	Distributed Denial-of-Service
5	2 (1.75%)	e-Health
5	2 (1.75%)	Field-Programmable Gate Array
5	2 (1.75%)	Internet of Things
5	2 (1.75%)	Smart Home
5	2 (1.75%)	User Experience
5	2 (1.75%)	Video Conferencing
5	2 (1.75%)	VLE
6	1 (0.88%)	Blackberry
6	1 (0.88%)	CESG
6	1 (0.88%)	Clustering
6	1 (0.88%)	CPLD
6	1 (0.88%)	Data Protection Act

Operating Systems
1	42 (36.84%)	Windows
2	23 (20.18%)	Linux
3	17 (14.91%)	Windows Server
4	10 (8.77%)	Mac OS X
5	9 (7.89%)	Windows Server 2003
5	9 (7.89%)	Windows Server 2008
5	9 (7.89%)	Windows XP
6	7 (6.14%)	Windows 7
6	7 (6.14%)	Windows Vista
7	5 (4.39%)	SUSE
7	5 (4.39%)	Unix
7	5 (4.39%)	Windows 2000 Server
8	4 (3.51%)	Windows 10
9	3 (2.63%)	Android
9	3 (2.63%)	Apple iOS
10	2 (1.75%)	Windows Server 2012
11	1 (0.88%)	Debian
11	1 (0.88%)	Mac OS
11	1 (0.88%)	VMS

Processes & Methodologies
1	16 (14.04%)	Presales
2	14 (12.28%)	Network Design
3	12 (10.53%)	Service Delivery
4	11 (9.65%)	Project Management
4	11 (9.65%)	Security Management
5	10 (8.77%)	ITIL
5	10 (8.77%)	Software Engineering
6	9 (7.89%)	Cryptography
6	9 (7.89%)	Information Security
6	9 (7.89%)	Stakeholder Management
7	8 (7.02%)	TOGAF
8	7 (6.14%)	Data Analysis
8	7 (6.14%)	Time Management
8	7 (6.14%)	Virtual Environments
9	6 (5.26%)	Migration
9	6 (5.26%)	Prototyping
9	6 (5.26%)	Service Management
10	5 (4.39%)	Data Security
10	5 (4.39%)	Information Security Management
10	5 (4.39%)	ITSM

Programming Languages
1	26 (22.81%)	C
2	13 (11.40%)	C++
3	12 (10.53%)	Python
4	9 (7.89%)	Java
4	9 (7.89%)	SQL
5	3 (2.63%)	Embedded C
6	2 (1.75%)	C#
6	2 (1.75%)	Embedded C++
6	2 (1.75%)	MATLAB
7	1 (0.88%)	JavaScript
7	1 (0.88%)	Lisp
7	1 (0.88%)	Perl
7	1 (0.88%)	PHP
7	1 (0.88%)	Ruby
7	1 (0.88%)	Tcl

Qualifications
1	34 (29.82%)	Cisco Certification
2	24 (21.05%)	CCNP
3	21 (18.42%)	Security Cleared
4	20 (17.54%)	CCNA
5	18 (15.79%)	SC Cleared
6	15 (13.16%)	DV Cleared
7	11 (9.65%)	Degree
8	5 (4.39%)	CCDA
8	5 (4.39%)	CCDP
8	5 (4.39%)	CCIE
8	5 (4.39%)	CHECK Team Member
8	5 (4.39%)	Microsoft Certification
9	4 (3.51%)	CHECK Team Leader
9	4 (3.51%)	VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10	3 (2.63%)	A+ Certification
10	3 (2.63%)	CISA
10	3 (2.63%)	CISSP
10	3 (2.63%)	JNCIE
10	3 (2.63%)	MCP
10	3 (2.63%)	MCSE

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	10 (8.77%)	SLA
2	5 (4.39%)	ISO 22301
2	5 (4.39%)	ISO/IEC 27001
3	2 (1.75%)	PCI DSS
4	1 (0.88%)	ISO 9001

System Software
1	24 (21.05%)	Active Directory
1	24 (21.05%)	VMware Infrastructure
2	8 (7.02%)	Firmware
3	5 (4.39%)	VMware ESXi
3	5 (4.39%)	VMware Workstation
4	4 (3.51%)	Hyper-V
5	2 (1.75%)	Terminal Services
6	1 (0.88%)	KVM
6	1 (0.88%)	vSphere
6	1 (0.88%)	XenApp
6	1 (0.88%)	XenDesktop
6	1 (0.88%)	XenServer

Systems Management
1	5 (4.39%)	Backup Exec
1	5 (4.39%)	FortiGate
1	5 (4.39%)	Norton AntiVirus
2	4 (3.51%)	Cisco Prime
2	4 (3.51%)	SolarWinds Orion
3	2 (1.75%)	Cisco CUCM
3	2 (1.75%)	EnCase
4	1 (0.88%)	AirWatch
4	1 (0.88%)	Failover Clustering
4	1 (0.88%)	Microsoft Clustering
4	1 (0.88%)	Microsoft Data Protection Manager
4	1 (0.88%)	OpenNebula
4	1 (0.88%)	SCCM

Vendors
1	57 (50.00%)	Cisco
2	31 (27.19%)	Microsoft
2	31 (27.19%)	VMware
3	22 (19.30%)	Juniper
4	13 (11.40%)	HP
5	10 (8.77%)	Ubiquiti
6	9 (7.89%)	Aruba
6	9 (7.89%)	CheckPoint
6	9 (7.89%)	F5
7	7 (6.14%)	SolarWinds
8	6 (5.26%)	Ruckus Wireless
8	6 (5.26%)	Symantec
9	5 (4.39%)	3Com
9	5 (4.39%)	Sophos
10	4 (3.51%)	Citrix
10	4 (3.51%)	Fortinet
10	4 (3.51%)	Infoblox
10	4 (3.51%)	Meraki
10	4 (3.51%)	MikroTik
10	4 (3.51%)	Riverbed