Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of IBM products and/or services in IT jobs within the Bedford region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited IBM over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank3220
Rank change on same period last yearDown-12
Matching permanent IT job ads915
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.007 %
As % of the category below8.108 %11.81 %
Salaries quoted815
Average minimum salary£48,125£26,000
Average salary£50,688£26,500
% change on same period last year+91.27 %
Average maximum salary£53,250£27,000
UK excluding London average salary£43,396£44,388
% change on same period last year-2.23 %
Bedford IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
Bedford
Matching permanent IT job ads111127
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.075 %0.058 %
Salaries quoted108120
Average minimum salary£34,272£31,810
Average salary£36,349£33,535
% change on same period last year+8.38 %
Average maximum salary£38,425£35,261
UK excluding London average salary£40,822£41,954
% change on same period last year-2.69 %
IBM BedfordshireIBM
Bedfordshire

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM).

IBM
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing IBM across the Bedford region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Bedford IBM Demand Trend

IBM
Salary Trend

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

Bedford IBM Salary Trend

IBM
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing IBM across the Bedford region over the 3 months to 3 December 2008.

Bedford IBM Salary Histogram

IBM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT jobs across the Bedford region citing IBM 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 IBM.

110 (55.56 %)AS400
110 (55.56 %)iSeries
26 (33.33 %)Pensions
35 (27.78 %)VMware
35 (27.78 %)Windows
35 (27.78 %)SAN
35 (27.78 %)Service Delivery
44 (22.22 %)Health
53 (16.67 %)Retail
53 (16.67 %)Technical Architecture
53 (16.67 %)SAP Retail
53 (16.67 %)Disaster Recovery
53 (16.67 %)IBM Certification
53 (16.67 %)Middleware
53 (16.67 %)Oracle 10g
53 (16.67 %)EMC
53 (16.67 %)SQL
53 (16.67 %)Oracle
53 (16.67 %)SQL Server
53 (16.67 %)SAP
53 (16.67 %)Linux
62 (11.11 %)Windows 2000
62 (11.11 %)Lotus Notes
62 (11.11 %)Lotus Domino
62 (11.11 %)UNIX
62 (11.11 %)Intel
62 (11.11 %)Active Directory
62 (11.11 %)AIX
62 (11.11 %)Windows XP
62 (11.11 %)DHCP

IBM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT jobs across the Bedford region citing IBM 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 IBM. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bedford IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (16.67 %)Middleware
Bedford IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (11.11 %)Lotus Notes
12 (11.11 %)Lotus Domino
Bedford IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (16.67 %)SAP Retail
Bedford IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (27.78 %)SAN
22 (11.11 %)DHCP
22 (11.11 %)DNS
Bedford IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (16.67 %)SQL Server
13 (16.67 %)Oracle 10g
Bedford IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (33.33 %)Pensions
24 (22.22 %)Health
33 (16.67 %)Retail
42 (11.11 %)Insurance
Bedford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (27.78 %)Services Delivery Manager
15 (27.78 %)Service Manager
15 (27.78 %)Support Technician
15 (27.78 %)Delivery Manager
24 (22.22 %)Technical Services Manager
24 (22.22 %)Technical Manager
33 (16.67 %)Enterprise Architect
33 (16.67 %)IT Support Technician
33 (16.67 %)Architect
33 (16.67 %)Technical Architect
33 (16.67 %)AS400 Support
42 (11.11 %)Server Support Technician
42 (11.11 %)Network Support Technician
42 (11.11 %)Network Technician
42 (11.11 %)Server Support
42 (11.11 %)Network Support
51 (5.556 %)Desktop Support Technician
51 (5.556 %)IT Administrator
51 (5.556 %)Administrator
51 (5.556 %)UNIX Systems Administrator
Bedford IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (55.56 %)AS400
110 (55.56 %)iSeries
22 (11.11 %)HACMP
22 (11.11 %)Blackberry
Bedford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (27.78 %)Windows
23 (16.67 %)Linux
32 (11.11 %)Windows 2000
32 (11.11 %)Windows XP
32 (11.11 %)AIX
32 (11.11 %)UNIX
Bedford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (27.78 %)Service Delivery
23 (16.67 %)Disaster Recovery
23 (16.67 %)Technical Architecture
Bedford IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (16.67 %)SQL
22 (11.11 %)Korn
Bedford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (16.67 %)IBM Certification
22 (11.11 %)MCDST
31 (5.556 %)MCSA
31 (5.556 %)Microsoft Certification
Bedford IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (11.11 %)Active Directory
12 (11.11 %)Backup Exec
Bedford IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (11.11 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
Bedford IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (27.78 %)VMware
23 (16.67 %)Oracle
23 (16.67 %)SAP
23 (16.67 %)EMC
32 (11.11 %)Intel
32 (11.11 %)VERITAS
32 (11.11 %)Lotus
32 (11.11 %)McAfee Security