The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in IT jobs advertised for the Bedfordshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Finance over the 3 months to 20 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 terms in our General category for the Bedfordshire region.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Financial
Rank 11 13 17
Rank change year-on-year
+2 +4
Permanent jobs citing Finance 150 118 78
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bedfordshire 13.85% 11.99% 9.330%
As % of the General category 47.17% 39.07% 27.76%
Number of salaries quoted 129 111 75
Average salary £57,500 £49,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+17.34% +30.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £34,200 £27,250 £32,500
10% offered a salary of more than £66,200 £64,100 £56,500
UK excluding London average salary £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year
- +5.88%
All of the General Category
Bedfordshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
General category
318 302 281
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bedfordshire 29.36% 30.69% 33.61%
Number of salaries quoted 264 266 267
Average salary £47,500 £42,500 £41,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+11.76% +2.40%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,600 £24,750 £32,500
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £57,500 £62,500
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £42,500 £41,000
% change year-on-year
- +3.65%
Finance
East of England

Finance
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Finance across the Bedfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Bedfordshire Finance Jobs Demand Trend

Finance
Salary Trend

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

Bedfordshire Finance Salary Trend

Finance
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Finance across the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

Bedfordshire Finance Salary Histogram

Finance
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Finance within the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 20 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
Dunstable +3 48 £53,000 +8.16%
Luton +7 32 £58,000 +13.17%
Bedford -22 5 £69,500 +58.85%
Finance
East of England

Finance
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing Finance 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 Finance.

1 82 (27.42%) Cisco
2 64 (21.40%) Microsoft
3 61 (20.40%) Oracle
4 56 (18.73%) Firewall
5 53 (17.73%) PRINCE2
6 50 (16.72%) Project Management
7 47 (15.72%) DNS
8 42 (14.05%) Juniper
9 40 (13.38%) Network Security
10 39 (13.04%) Disaster Recovery
11 38 (12.71%) Business Intelligence
12 37 (12.37%) Telecoms
12 37 (12.37%) Supplier Management
13 36 (12.04%) Windows
14 35 (11.71%) SQL
14 35 (11.71%) Change Management
15 33 (11.04%) SQL Server
15 33 (11.04%) Cisco Certification
16 32 (10.70%) MS Excel
17 31 (10.37%) ITIL
17 31 (10.37%) HP
17 31 (10.37%) Load Balancing
18 30 (10.03%) CCNP
19 29 (9.699%) Cisco IOS
20 28 (9.365%) Oracle EBS R12
21 27 (9.030%) Intrusion Detection
21 27 (9.030%) Oracle EBS
21 27 (9.030%) VMware
22 26 (8.696%) Windows Server 2008
23 25 (8.361%) Windows 7

Finance
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing Finance 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 Finance. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 15 (5.017%) .NET
2 14 (4.682%) XML
3 7 (2.341%) Web Services
4 5 (1.672%) Hibernate
4 5 (1.672%) Spring
5 4 (1.338%) Silverlight
5 4 (1.338%) Middleware
6 3 (1.003%) JSF
6 3 (1.003%) WinForms
6 3 (1.003%) J2EE
6 3 (1.003%) ASP.NET
7 2 (0.669%) JSP
7 2 (0.669%) Struts
7 2 (0.669%) XSL
7 2 (0.669%) XSLT
7 2 (0.669%) .NET Framework
7 2 (0.669%) Java EE
7 2 (0.669%) ASP.NET MVC
8 1 (0.334%) Application Packaging
8 1 (0.334%) MDX
Application Platforms
1 18 (6.020%) SharePoint Server
2 16 (5.351%) MS Exchange
3 11 (3.679%) Exchange Server 2007
3 11 (3.679%) Exchange Server 2010
4 10 (3.344%) Lync
4 10 (3.344%) Office Communications Server
5 9 (3.010%) WebLogic
6 5 (1.672%) SharePoint
7 3 (1.003%) BizTalk Server
7 3 (1.003%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
8 1 (0.334%) Windows Azure
8 1 (0.334%) SharePoint 2010
Applications
1 32 (10.70%) MS Excel
2 17 (5.686%) MS Office
3 12 (4.013%) MS Project
4 5 (1.672%) MS Visio
5 4 (1.338%) DOC1
6 2 (0.669%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 28 (9.365%) Oracle EBS R12
2 27 (9.030%) Oracle EBS
3 7 (2.341%) Oracle Applications
4 4 (1.338%) Oracle HRMS
4 4 (1.338%) Oracle Financials
4 4 (1.338%) WebTrends
4 4 (1.338%) Oracle iRecruitment
5 3 (1.003%) Agresso
5 3 (1.003%) PRMS
6 2 (0.669%) HFM
6 2 (0.669%) BASE24
6 2 (0.669%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.334%) Hyperion Planning
7 1 (0.334%) Cognos Controller
7 1 (0.334%) Cognos Planning
7 1 (0.334%) Oracle iProcurement
7 1 (0.334%) SAP BPC
7 1 (0.334%) SiteCatalyst
7 1 (0.334%) Infor M3
7 1 (0.334%) SAP FI/CO
Communications & Networking
1 56 (18.73%) Firewall
2 47 (15.72%) DNS
3 40 (13.38%) Network Security
4 29 (9.699%) Cisco IOS
5 27 (9.030%) Intrusion Detection
6 25 (8.361%) TCP/IP
7 14 (4.682%) DHCP
8 11 (3.679%) NAS
9 10 (3.344%) Cisco PIX
9 10 (3.344%) iSCSI
9 10 (3.344%) SAN
10 6 (2.007%) SSL
10 6 (2.007%) Cisco Nexus
11 5 (1.672%) SSH
11 5 (1.672%) LDAP
12 3 (1.003%) LAN
12 3 (1.003%) Cisco IPT
12 3 (1.003%) Unified Communications
13 2 (0.669%) Frame Relay
13 2 (0.669%) RIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (11.04%) SQL Server
2 22 (7.358%) Oracle 11g
3 21 (7.023%) SQL Server 2005
3 21 (7.023%) Oracle 8/8i
4 19 (6.355%) Oracle BI EE
5 17 (5.686%) SQL Server 2008
6 13 (4.348%) Oracle Reports
7 7 (2.341%) Oracle 10g
7 7 (2.341%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 5 (1.672%) OLTP
8 5 (1.672%) Data Warehouse
9 4 (1.338%) Data Mining
10 3 (1.003%) OLAP
10 3 (1.003%) RDBMS
11 2 (0.669%) SQL Server 2000
11 2 (0.669%) MS Access
11 2 (0.669%) Oracle OLAP
11 2 (0.669%) Oracle OWB
12 1 (0.334%) Essbase
12 1 (0.334%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 4 (1.338%) Visual Studio
2 3 (1.003%) Team Foundation Server
3 2 (0.669%) PROIV
3 2 (0.669%) JUnit
3 2 (0.669%) Eclipse
4 1 (0.334%) Subversion
4 1 (0.334%) Maven
4 1 (0.334%) JIRA
General
1 37 (12.37%) Telecoms
2 10 (3.344%) Banking
2 10 (3.344%) Manufacturing
3 9 (3.010%) Retail
4 7 (2.341%) Marketing
4 7 (2.341%) Advertising
5 1 (0.334%) Military
5 1 (0.334%) Pharmaceutical
5 1 (0.334%) Czech Language
5 1 (0.334%) German Language
5 1 (0.334%) Aerospace
5 1 (0.334%) Automotive
5 1 (0.334%) Legal
Job Titles
1 56 (18.73%) Analyst
2 44 (14.72%) Network Manager
3 34 (11.37%) Project Manager
4 21 (7.023%) Developer
5 20 (6.689%) Support Engineer
6 18 (6.020%) Architect
6 18 (6.020%) Wintel Engineer
7 17 (5.686%) Oracle Analyst
8 15 (5.017%) Business Intelligence Analyst
8 15 (5.017%) Support Analyst
9 14 (4.682%) Programme Manager
10 13 (4.348%) Service Manager
11 12 (4.013%) Consultant
12 11 (3.679%) Business Analyst
12 11 (3.679%) UNIX Engineer
13 10 (3.344%) Build Manager
14 9 (3.010%) UNIX Support
15 8 (2.676%) Build Engineer
15 8 (2.676%) Systems Analyst
15 8 (2.676%) Senior Manager
Miscellaneous
1 12 (4.013%) Management Information System
2 8 (2.676%) Smartcard
3 7 (2.341%) iSeries
4 6 (2.007%) Mobile App
5 5 (1.672%) N-Tier
6 3 (1.003%) Enterprise Software
6 3 (1.003%) Computer Science
7 2 (0.669%) SWIFT
8 1 (0.334%) Fat Client
8 1 (0.334%) EPoS
8 1 (0.334%) Thin Client
8 1 (0.334%) Blackberry
8 1 (0.334%) Mainframe
8 1 (0.334%) Replication
8 1 (0.334%) Clustering
8 1 (0.334%) PKI
8 1 (0.334%) Biotechnology
Operating Systems
1 36 (12.04%) Windows
2 26 (8.696%) Windows Server 2008
3 25 (8.361%) Windows 7
4 22 (7.358%) UNIX
5 21 (7.023%) Solaris
6 8 (2.676%) Windows Server 2003
7 7 (2.341%) Linux
8 5 (1.672%) Windows XP
9 2 (0.669%) AIX
9 2 (0.669%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (17.73%) PRINCE2
2 50 (16.72%) Project Management
3 39 (13.04%) Disaster Recovery
4 38 (12.71%) Business Intelligence
5 37 (12.37%) Supplier Management
6 35 (11.71%) Change Management
7 31 (10.37%) ITIL
7 31 (10.37%) Load Balancing
8 22 (7.358%) ERP
8 22 (7.358%) ETL
9 19 (6.355%) E-Commerce
10 17 (5.686%) Analytics
11 15 (5.017%) Change Control
11 15 (5.017%) Data Modelling
12 14 (4.682%) PRINCE
13 13 (4.348%) Stakeholder Management
14 12 (4.013%) Programme Management
15 11 (3.679%) Service Management
15 11 (3.679%) CRM
16 10 (3.344%) Network Load Balancing
Programming Languages
1 35 (11.71%) SQL
2 13 (4.348%) C#
3 11 (3.679%) Java
4 10 (3.344%) PL/SQL
5 5 (1.672%) JavaScript
5 5 (1.672%) ABAP
6 4 (1.338%) VB.NET
7 3 (1.003%) VBA
8 2 (0.669%) Shell Script
8 2 (0.669%) Korn
8 2 (0.669%) Bash shell
9 1 (0.334%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.334%) VB
Qualifications
1 33 (11.04%) Cisco Certification
2 30 (10.03%) CCNP
3 25 (8.361%) Microsoft Certification
4 18 (6.020%) PRINCE2 Certification
4 18 (6.020%) CCNA
5 16 (5.351%) MCSE
6 14 (4.682%) MCSA
6 14 (4.682%) CCIE
6 14 (4.682%) Degree
7 13 (4.348%) MCITP
8 11 (3.679%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 11 (3.679%) CCA
8 11 (3.679%) Citrix Certification
9 10 (3.344%) MCP
9 10 (3.344%) CCSP
9 10 (3.344%) MCTS
9 10 (3.344%) CCSA
9 10 (3.344%) CCSE
10 6 (2.007%) IBM Certification
10 6 (2.007%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (4.682%) SLA
1 14 (4.682%) PCI DSS
2 8 (2.676%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (2.007%) QA
4 2 (0.669%) COBIT
System Software
1 24 (8.027%) Active Directory
2 23 (7.692%) VMware Infrastructure
3 22 (7.358%) Hyper-V
4 20 (6.689%) XenServer
5 16 (5.351%) XenApp
6 15 (5.017%) XenDesktop
7 10 (3.344%) NFS
7 10 (3.344%) Microsoft App-V
8 3 (1.003%) Oracle RAC
8 3 (1.003%) vSphere
9 2 (0.669%) Xen
9 2 (0.669%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
9 2 (0.669%) VMware ESX
10 1 (0.334%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 1 (0.334%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 16 (5.351%) WSUS
2 4 (1.338%) Tivoli
3 2 (0.669%) Cisco IPCC
3 2 (0.669%) ServiceCenter
3 2 (0.669%) Cisco UCCE
3 2 (0.669%) Cisco UCCX
3 2 (0.669%) OpenView
4 1 (0.334%) SCOM
Vendors
1 82 (27.42%) Cisco
2 64 (21.40%) Microsoft
3 61 (20.40%) Oracle
4 42 (14.05%) Juniper
5 31 (10.37%) HP
6 27 (9.030%) VMware
7 20 (6.689%) Citrix
8 17 (5.686%) LANDesk
8 17 (5.686%) Informatica
9 16 (5.351%) Infoblox
10 15 (5.017%) SAP
11 14 (4.682%) EMC
12 11 (3.679%) Red Hat
13 10 (3.344%) CheckPoint
14 9 (3.010%) CommVault
15 7 (2.341%) IBM
16 5 (1.672%) Avaya
17 4 (1.338%) Sun
17 4 (1.338%) Pegasus
17 4 (1.338%) XMPie
Bedfordshire
The Business will have significant experience in delivery of bespoke and off the shelf Finance/ERP Systems to set time frames and budgets... The environment is informal, friendly,...
Streamline Connections
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Bedfordshire, South East
The Business will have significant experience in delivery of bespoke and off the shelf Finance/ERP Systems to set time frames and budgets.Business Analyst (Finance Transformation/IT/...
Streamline IT Recruitment
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 18 May 2013
Luton
Knows who to involve, when to involve them and uses strong communication and influencing skills to drive engagement and delivery.Implements project management and risk control procedures aligned...
I4 Rec
Salary: £70k - 90k per year + bonus, package
Posted: 30 April 2013
Bedfordshire, South East
The Project Manager will have significant experience in delivery of bespoke and off the shelf Finance/ERP Systems to set time frames and budgets.Project Manager (Finance Transformation/...
Streamline IT Recruitment
Salary: £60000 - £62000 per annum + Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Bedfordshire
The Project Manager will have significant experience in delivery of bespoke and off the shelf Finance/ERP Systems to set time frames and budgets... The environment is informal,...
Streamline Connections
Salary: £60000 - £62000 per annum + Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Luton, Bedfordshire
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Goldteam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £50000.00 - £60000.00 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
London Luton Airport, Bedfordshire, East of...
Skills required: Qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA, ideally with project management qualifications, you must have a proven track record of successfully implementing financial applications (e.g. Oracle, Peoplesoft...
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Salary: £To attract the best
Posted: 20 May 2013
Luton, Bedfordshire
Qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA, ideally with project management qualifications, you must have a proven track record of successfully implementing financial applications (e.g. Oracle, Peoplesoft or JD...
easyJet
Salary: To attract the best
Posted: 24 April 2013
Luton, Bedfordshire
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Salary: £55000 - £60000 per annum + CAR + BONUS
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