Fibre Channel Jobs

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Fibre Channel skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Fibre Channel over the 3 months to 29 June 2017 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Fibre Channel (FC) UK
Location	3 months to 29 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	796	770	680
Rank change year-on-year	-26	-90
Permanent jobs citing Fibre Channel	93	170	307
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK	0.10%	0.17%	0.28%
As % of the Communications & Networking category	0.65%	1.03%	1.60%
Number of salaries quoted	71	153	271
Median salary	£50,000	£55,000	£57,500
Median salary % change year-on-year	-9.09%	-4.34%
90% offered a salary of more than	£33,000	£37,649	£36,250
10% offered a salary of more than	£68,750	£92,000	£100,000
UK excluding London median salary	£42,075	£46,000	£45,000
% change year-on-year	-8.53%	+2.22%

Fibre Channel 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 with a requirement for communications and computer networking skills.

Communications & Computer Network Skills UK
Permanent job vacancies with a requirement for communications and computer networking skills	14390	16539	19222
As % of all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the UK	16.18%	16.86%	17.30%
Number of salaries quoted	35612	41353	46564
Median salary	£45,000	£45,000	£45,000
90% offered a salary of more than	£26,250	£25,798	£26,000
10% offered a salary of more than	£71,250	£70,000	£71,250
UK excluding London median salary	£42,500	£42,500	£41,500
% change year-on-year	-	+2.40%

Fibre Channel
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Fibre Channel as a percentage of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Fibre Channel in the UK

Fibre Channel
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Fibre Channel.

Salary trend for Fibre Channel in the UK

Fibre Channel
Salary Histogram

The salary distribution of IT jobs citing Fibre Channel over the 3 months to 29 June 2017.

Salary histogram for Fibre Channel in the UK

Fibre Channel
Top 9 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Fibre Channel within the UK over the 3 months to 29 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
England	-25	90	£50,000	-9.09%	12
London	-45	48	£60,000	+4.34%	3
UK excluding London	+19	43	£42,075	-8.53%	9
South East	+43	19	£50,000	-25.92%	5
Midlands	+9	7	£50,000	+4.16%	1
South West	-	6	£30,000	-
East of England	-11	5	£36,000	-20.00%
North of England	-14	5	£39,000	-13.33%	3
Wales	-	1	£40,000	-

Fibre Channel
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 June 2017, IT jobs citing Fibre Channel also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all job ads with a requirement for Fibre Channel.

1	160 (68.38%)	VMware
2	153 (65.38%)	SAN
3	144 (61.54%)	iSCSI
4	138 (58.97%)	Cisco
5	132 (56.41%)	Windows
6	113 (48.29%)	Linux
7	96 (41.03%)	VMware Infrastructure
8	90 (38.46%)	Active Directory
9	88 (37.61%)	HP
9	88 (37.61%)	Microsoft
10	81 (34.62%)	NetApp
11	77 (32.91%)	Firewall
12	72 (30.77%)	Data Centre
13	71 (30.34%)	NFS
13	71 (30.34%)	Windows Server

14	64 (27.35%)	ITIL
15	61 (26.07%)	Hyper-V
16	56 (23.93%)	NAS
16	56 (23.93%)	Brocade
17	54 (23.08%)	FCoE
17	54 (23.08%)	Windows Server 2012
18	52 (22.22%)	vSphere
18	52 (22.22%)	DNS
18	52 (22.22%)	EMC
19	49 (20.94%)	Amazon AWS
20	48 (20.51%)	Cisco Certification
21	46 (19.66%)	Citrix
22	44 (18.80%)	VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
22	44 (18.80%)	Microsoft Azure
23	42 (17.95%)	Oracle

Fibre Channel
Co-occurring IT Skills 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	36 (15.38%)	MS Exchange
2	26 (11.11%)	IIS
3	20 (8.55%)	SharePoint
4	16 (6.84%)	Apache
5	13 (5.56%)	SAS
6	12 (5.13%)	Oracle Coherence
6	12 (5.13%)	Skype for Business
7	11 (4.70%)	Exchange Server 2007
7	11 (4.70%)	Exchange Server 2010
8	8 (3.42%)	Exchange Server 2013
9	7 (2.99%)	Tomcat
10	6 (2.56%)	CloudStack
10	6 (2.56%)	DataSynapse
10	6 (2.56%)	Exchange Server 2003
10	6 (2.56%)	Oracle HTTP Server
10	6 (2.56%)	WebSphere
11	2 (0.85%)	ColdFusion
12	1 (0.43%)	Blackberry Enterprise Server
12	1 (0.43%)	WordPress

Applications
1	7 (2.99%)	Microsoft Office
2	4 (1.71%)	Abaqus
3	1 (0.43%)	Microsoft Excel
3	1 (0.43%)	Microsoft PowerPoint
3	1 (0.43%)	MS Visio

Business Applications
1	6 (2.56%)	RMDS

Cloud Services
1	49 (20.94%)	Amazon AWS
2	44 (18.80%)	Microsoft Azure
3	35 (14.96%)	Office 365
4	7 (2.99%)	Cloud Computing
5	5 (2.14%)	Amazon CloudWatch
5	5 (2.14%)	Amazon EC2
5	5 (2.14%)	Amazon ELB
5	5 (2.14%)	Amazon S3
5	5 (2.14%)	AWS CloudFormation
5	5 (2.14%)	Virtual Private Cloud
6	1 (0.43%)	G Suite
6	1 (0.43%)	IaaS

Communications & Networking
1	153 (65.38%)	SAN
2	144 (61.54%)	iSCSI
3	77 (32.91%)	Firewall
4	56 (23.93%)	NAS
5	54 (23.08%)	FCoE
6	52 (22.22%)	DNS
7	39 (16.67%)	DHCP
8	36 (15.38%)	Cisco Nexus
9	29 (12.39%)	LAN
10	27 (11.54%)	WAN
11	25 (10.68%)	Cisco ASA
11	25 (10.68%)	Wireless
12	24 (10.26%)	VoIP
13	21 (8.97%)	Network Security
13	21 (8.97%)	OSPF
13	21 (8.97%)	TCP/IP
14	18 (7.69%)	BGP
15	16 (6.84%)	VPN
16	15 (6.41%)	Multicast
17	14 (5.98%)	IPv4

Database & Business Intelligence
1	28 (11.97%)	SQL Server
2	12 (5.13%)	Hadoop
2	12 (5.13%)	HBase
3	9 (3.85%)	MySQL
4	7 (2.99%)	Amazon RDS
5	5 (2.14%)	OLTP
5	5 (2.14%)	VLDB
6	3 (1.28%)	SQL Server 2008
7	2 (0.85%)	Oracle Database
7	2 (0.85%)	SQL Server 2012
7	2 (0.85%)	SQL Server 2014
8	1 (0.43%)	BusinessObjects
8	1 (0.43%)	Data Warehouse
8	1 (0.43%)	PostgreSQL
8	1 (0.43%)	Relational Database

Development Applications
1	8 (3.42%)	Git (software)
2	3 (1.28%)	Oracle APEX
2	3 (1.28%)	VSS/SourceSafe
3	2 (0.85%)	Subversion
4	1 (0.43%)	Oracle Forms

General
1	28 (11.97%)	Finance
2	25 (10.68%)	Telecoms
3	9 (3.85%)	Banking
4	6 (2.56%)	Investment Banking
4	6 (2.56%)	Law
5	2 (0.85%)	Marketing
5	2 (0.85%)	Publishing

Job Titles
1	34 (14.53%)	Administrator
2	28 (11.97%)	Network Engineer
3	26 (11.11%)	Architect
4	23 (9.83%)	Infrastructure Architect
4	23 (9.83%)	Linux Administrator
5	22 (9.40%)	Systems Engineer
6	21 (8.97%)	Analyst
7	19 (8.12%)	Support Engineer
8	18 (7.69%)	Systems Administrator
9	17 (7.26%)	Technical Architect
10	16 (6.84%)	Cisco Engineer
11	15 (6.41%)	3rd Line Engineer
11	15 (6.41%)	Infrastructure Engineer
11	15 (6.41%)	Infrastructure Technical Architect
11	15 (6.41%)	Technical Infrastructure Architect
12	14 (5.98%)	Infrastructure Analyst
12	14 (5.98%)	IT Engineer
12	14 (5.98%)	Storage Manager
13	13 (5.56%)	3rd Line Support
13	13 (5.56%)	Project Engineer

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	11 (4.70%)	802.1X
2	9 (3.85%)	Middleware
3	6 (2.56%)	HTML
3	6 (2.56%)	Rendezvous
3	6 (2.56%)	Ultra Messaging
3	6 (2.56%)	XML
3	6 (2.56%)	XSLT
4	5 (2.14%)	Catalyst
4	5 (2.14%)	FIX Protocol
5	4 (1.71%)	Flash
6	3 (1.28%)	LAMP
6	3 (1.28%)	Web Services
7	2 (0.85%)	POSIX
8	1 (0.43%)	REST

Miscellaneous
1	72 (30.77%)	Data Centre
2	27 (11.54%)	Computer Science
3	26 (11.11%)	Replication
4	25 (10.68%)	PKI
4	25 (10.68%)	Public Cloud
5	17 (7.26%)	Clustering
6	14 (5.98%)	Enterprise Storage
7	11 (4.70%)	Derivative
8	10 (4.27%)	Private Cloud
9	8 (3.42%)	VxBlock/Vblock
10	7 (2.99%)	Analytical Skills
10	7 (2.99%)	Hybrid Cloud
11	6 (2.56%)	Device Driver
11	6 (2.56%)	Virtual Team
12	5 (2.14%)	Client/Server
12	5 (2.14%)	EMC VMAX
12	5 (2.14%)	EMC VNX
12	5 (2.14%)	Management Information System
13	4 (1.71%)	HP Storage
13	4 (1.71%)	HP StoreVirtual

Operating Systems
1	132 (56.41%)	Windows
2	113 (48.29%)	Linux
3	71 (30.34%)	Windows Server
4	54 (23.08%)	Windows Server 2012
5	37 (15.81%)	Windows Server 2003
6	33 (14.10%)	Solaris
7	32 (13.68%)	Windows Server 2008
8	31 (13.25%)	Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9	20 (8.55%)	CentOS
10	15 (6.41%)	Unix
11	14 (5.98%)	Ubuntu
12	11 (4.70%)	Data ONTAP
13	10 (4.27%)	Debian
14	5 (2.14%)	Oracle Linux
14	5 (2.14%)	VMS
14	5 (2.14%)	Windows 10
14	5 (2.14%)	Windows 2000
14	5 (2.14%)	Windows 7
14	5 (2.14%)	Windows NT
15	3 (1.28%)	Mac OS X

Processes & Methodologies
1	64 (27.35%)	ITIL
2	36 (15.38%)	Disaster Recovery
3	26 (11.11%)	Migration
4	24 (10.26%)	Capacity Planning
4	24 (10.26%)	Presales
5	20 (8.55%)	Business Continuity
5	20 (8.55%)	Change Management
6	17 (7.26%)	Benchmarking
6	17 (7.26%)	Configuration Management
7	15 (6.41%)	Agile Software Development
7	15 (6.41%)	Change Control
8	14 (5.98%)	Task Automation
9	13 (5.56%)	CRM
9	13 (5.56%)	Load Balancing
9	13 (5.56%)	Network Management
9	13 (5.56%)	Performance Tuning
9	13 (5.56%)	Project Management
9	13 (5.56%)	Security Management
10	12 (5.13%)	Open Source
10	12 (5.13%)	Root Cause Analysis

Programming Languages
1	40 (17.09%)	SQL
2	29 (12.39%)	Shell Script
3	26 (11.11%)	Perl
3	26 (11.11%)	Python
4	19 (8.12%)	Java
5	18 (7.69%)	PowerShell
6	14 (5.98%)	C
7	11 (4.70%)	JavaScript
8	8 (3.42%)	Bash Shell
9	7 (2.99%)	C++
10	4 (1.71%)	Korn
10	4 (1.71%)	MATLAB
10	4 (1.71%)	VB
11	3 (1.28%)	AWK
11	3 (1.28%)	Bourne shell
12	2 (0.85%)	C#
12	2 (0.85%)	F#
12	2 (0.85%)	Haskell
12	2 (0.85%)	ML
12	2 (0.85%)	OCaml

Qualifications
1	48 (20.51%)	Cisco Certification
2	44 (18.80%)	VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
3	37 (15.81%)	CCNP
4	36 (15.38%)	Microsoft Certification
5	33 (14.10%)	Degree
6	20 (8.55%)	CCIE
7	19 (8.12%)	MCSE
8	18 (7.69%)	MCSA
9	15 (6.41%)	CCNA
9	15 (6.41%)	ITIL Certification
10	13 (5.56%)	CCIE Data Center
10	13 (5.56%)	VCAP
11	8 (3.42%)	CCDP
12	7 (2.99%)	MCP
12	7 (2.99%)	VCP5
13	5 (2.14%)	Computer Science Degree
13	5 (2.14%)	MCITP
13	5 (2.14%)	RHCE
14	4 (1.71%)	Citrix Certification
14	4 (1.71%)	VERITAS Certified Professional (VCP)

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	27 (11.54%)	SLA
2	5 (2.14%)	QA
3	4 (1.71%)	ISO/IEC 27001
3	4 (1.71%)	SSAE 16
4	3 (1.28%)	PCI DSS

System Software
1	96 (41.03%)	VMware Infrastructure
2	90 (38.46%)	Active Directory
3	71 (30.34%)	NFS
4	61 (26.07%)	Hyper-V
5	52 (22.22%)	vSphere
6	23 (9.83%)	XenApp
7	21 (8.97%)	KVM
8	17 (7.26%)	Terminal Services
8	17 (7.26%)	VMware ESXi
9	12 (5.13%)	Oracle RAC
9	12 (5.13%)	SRDF
9	12 (5.13%)	Veritas Cluster Server
9	12 (5.13%)	Xen
10	10 (4.27%)	Virtual Machines
11	9 (3.85%)	Docker
12	8 (3.42%)	GlusterFS
13	7 (2.99%)	Samba
13	7 (2.99%)	Virtual Servers
14	6 (2.56%)	vCloud
14	6 (2.56%)	XenDesktop

Systems Management
1	32 (13.68%)	NetBackup
2	29 (12.39%)	SCOM
3	28 (11.97%)	Puppet
4	22 (9.40%)	SCCM
5	21 (8.97%)	Opscode Chef
6	19 (8.12%)	vCenter Server
7	14 (5.98%)	Ansible
7	14 (5.98%)	Salt
8	13 (5.56%)	Cisco UCCX
9	11 (4.70%)	Red Hat Satellite
10	9 (3.85%)	Microsoft Clustering
10	9 (3.85%)	Oracle ZFS
11	8 (3.42%)	Veritas Storage Foundation
12	7 (2.99%)	CFEngine
12	7 (2.99%)	EMC Navisphere
13	6 (2.56%)	FortiGate
13	6 (2.56%)	WMI
14	5 (2.14%)	vMotion
15	4 (1.71%)	Linux-HA
15	4 (1.71%)	WSUS

Vendors
1	160 (68.38%)	VMware
2	138 (58.97%)	Cisco
3	88 (37.61%)	HP
3	88 (37.61%)	Microsoft
4	81 (34.62%)	NetApp
5	56 (23.93%)	Brocade
6	52 (22.22%)	EMC
7	46 (19.66%)	Citrix
8	42 (17.95%)	Oracle
9	34 (14.53%)	Dell
10	32 (13.68%)	IBM
11	28 (11.97%)	Red Hat
12	27 (11.54%)	F5
12	27 (11.54%)	Juniper
13	16 (6.84%)	Intel
13	16 (6.84%)	Veeam
14	15 (6.41%)	SolarWinds
15	14 (5.98%)	Google
15	14 (5.98%)	SonicWALL
15	14 (5.98%)	Veritas