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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Finance' in IT jobs within the Bedfordshire region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Finance over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFinancial
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank1512
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching permanent IT job ads10481
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.060 %0.035 %
As % of the category below25.43 %25.63 %
Salaries quoted8170
Average minimum salary£44,259£35,814
Average salary£46,040£38,857
% change on same period last year+18.48 %
Average maximum salary£47,821£41,900
UK excluding London average salary£43,559£44,159
% change on same period last year-1.35 %
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Bedfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads409316
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.237 %0.136 %
Salaries quoted352271
Average minimum salary£35,268£35,236
Average salary£37,949£37,727
% change on same period last year+0.58 %
Average maximum salary£40,630£40,218
UK excluding London average salary£41,278£41,791
% change on same period last year-1.22 %
Finance East of EnglandFinance
East of England

Finance
Demand Trend

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

Bedfordshire Finance Demand Trend

Finance
Salary Trend

The 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

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Finance across the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

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 10 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BedfordDown-1619£43,313+5.34 %
DunstableUp+38£37,750+8.63 %
Finance East of EnglandFinance
East of England

Finance
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, 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.

143 (22.28 %)Oracle
242 (21.76 %)SLA
336 (18.65 %)Windows
435 (18.13 %)Health
527 (13.99 %)SQL
527 (13.99 %)Government
626 (13.47 %)Marketing
725 (12.95 %)Legal
824 (12.44 %)Logistics
923 (11.92 %)Business Development
923 (11.92 %)Project Management
1022 (11.40 %)GIS
1121 (10.88 %)Microsoft
1218 (9.326 %)Cisco
1218 (9.326 %)UNIX
1317 (8.808 %)Oracle Financials
1317 (8.808 %)MS Excel
1317 (8.808 %)Degree
1415 (7.772 %)Time Management
1415 (7.772 %)TOAD
1415 (7.772 %)Cisco Certification
1514 (7.254 %)VoIP
1514 (7.254 %)Oracle EBS
1613 (6.736 %)Oracle Discoverer
1613 (6.736 %).NET
1712 (6.218 %)J2EE
1712 (6.218 %)Firewall
1712 (6.218 %)Education
1811 (5.699 %)PRINCE2
1811 (5.699 %)TCP/IP

Finance
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, 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.

Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
113 (6.736 %).NET
212 (6.218 %)J2EE
37 (3.627 %)WebServices
44 (2.073 %)CSS
44 (2.073 %)COM
53 (1.554 %)ASP.NET
62 (1.036 %)EJB
62 (1.036 %)JSP
62 (1.036 %)Struts
62 (1.036 %)XML
62 (1.036 %)WebSphere
62 (1.036 %).NET Framework
62 (1.036 %)HTML
71 (0.518 %)Middleware
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (2.591 %)WebLogic
22 (1.036 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
31 (0.518 %)Oracle Workflow
31 (0.518 %)Apache
31 (0.518 %)SharePoint
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
117 (8.808 %)MS Excel
27 (3.627 %)MS Project
35 (2.591 %)MS Visio
44 (2.073 %)MS Office
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
117 (8.808 %)Oracle Financials
214 (7.254 %)Oracle EBS
310 (5.181 %)Oracle 11i
48 (4.145 %)Oracle Applications
56 (3.109 %)Oracle Financial Analyzer
65 (2.591 %)Dynamics CRM
72 (1.036 %)SAP ERP
72 (1.036 %)SAP SD
81 (0.518 %)SAP FI
81 (0.518 %)SAP MM
81 (0.518 %)Pegasus Opera
81 (0.518 %)SAP FI/CO
81 (0.518 %)SAP CO
81 (0.518 %)SAP FI-CA
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
114 (7.254 %)VoIP
212 (6.218 %)Firewall
311 (5.699 %)TCP/IP
410 (5.181 %)ATM
410 (5.181 %)ISDN
59 (4.663 %)RIP
59 (4.663 %)MPLS
59 (4.663 %)BGP
68 (4.145 %)OSPF
68 (4.145 %)LAN
76 (3.109 %)WAN
85 (2.591 %)SSL
94 (2.073 %)NetScreen
103 (1.554 %)Cisco PIX
111 (0.518 %)Ethereal
111 (0.518 %)Cisco IOS
111 (0.518 %)SAN
111 (0.518 %)Intranet
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
122 (11.40 %)GIS
215 (7.772 %)TOAD
313 (6.736 %)Oracle Discoverer
48 (4.145 %)SQL Server
57 (3.627 %)ROLAP
57 (3.627 %)MOLAP
64 (2.073 %)OLAP
73 (1.554 %)SQL Server 2005
73 (1.554 %)Oracle 11g
82 (1.036 %)Reference Data
82 (1.036 %)BusinessObjects
82 (1.036 %)SQL Server 2000
82 (1.036 %)Datawarehouse
82 (1.036 %)Oracle 8/8i
91 (0.518 %)Oracle 9i
91 (0.518 %)Oracle 10g
91 (0.518 %)FileMaker
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (0.518 %)TestDirector
11 (0.518 %)Rational Robot
11 (0.518 %)MSI
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
135 (18.13 %)Health
227 (13.99 %)Government
326 (13.47 %)Marketing
425 (12.95 %)Legal
512 (6.218 %)Education
68 (4.145 %)Banking
77 (3.627 %)Pensions
85 (2.591 %)Telecoms
94 (2.073 %)Back Office
103 (1.554 %)Insurance
112 (1.036 %)Local Government
112 (1.036 %)Retail
121 (0.518 %)Billing
121 (0.518 %)Manufacturing
121 (0.518 %)Pharmaceutical
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
148 (24.87 %)Consultant
236 (18.65 %)Analyst
329 (15.03 %)Project Manager
423 (11.92 %)Technical Consultant
423 (11.92 %)Presales Consultant
423 (11.92 %)Technical Presales Consultant
518 (9.326 %)Support Analyst
616 (8.290 %)Systems Manager
715 (7.772 %)GIS Manager
813 (6.736 %)Network Support
813 (6.736 %)Network Analyst
813 (6.736 %)Team Leader
99 (4.663 %)Network Support Analyst
99 (4.663 %)Support Engineer
99 (4.663 %)IT Manager
108 (4.145 %)Oracle Consultant
117 (3.627 %)Oracle Trainer
117 (3.627 %)Oracle Functional Consultant
117 (3.627 %)Oracle Analyst
117 (3.627 %)Commercial Manager
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (2.073 %)Thin Client
14 (2.073 %)Fat Client
22 (1.036 %)Management Information System
31 (0.518 %)Blackberry
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
136 (18.65 %)Windows
218 (9.326 %)UNIX
33 (1.554 %)Solaris
41 (0.518 %)Windows 2000
41 (0.518 %)Windows XP
41 (0.518 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (0.518 %)Windows Vista
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
124 (12.44 %)Logistics
223 (11.92 %)Project Management
223 (11.92 %)Business Development
315 (7.772 %)Time Management
411 (5.699 %)PRINCE2
411 (5.699 %)ERP
59 (4.663 %)Business Intelligence
67 (3.627 %)CRM
76 (3.109 %)ITIL
85 (2.591 %)Configuration Management
85 (2.591 %)Service Management
85 (2.591 %)Agile Software Development
85 (2.591 %)Stakeholder Management
85 (2.591 %)Project Planning
94 (2.073 %)Programme Management
94 (2.073 %)Disaster Recovery
94 (2.073 %)Incident Management
102 (1.036 %)Service Delivery
102 (1.036 %)Six Sigma
111 (0.518 %)Automated Testing
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
127 (13.99 %)SQL
29 (4.663 %)Java
35 (2.591 %)C#
43 (1.554 %)VB
52 (1.036 %)C
61 (0.518 %)VB.NET
61 (0.518 %)ABAP
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
117 (8.808 %)Degree
215 (7.772 %)Cisco Certification
36 (3.109 %)CIMA
36 (3.109 %)CCNA
44 (2.073 %)Microsoft Certification
53 (1.554 %)CCNP
62 (1.036 %)MCP
62 (1.036 %)MCSE
62 (1.036 %)ITIL Certification
62 (1.036 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
71 (0.518 %)SAP Certification
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
142 (21.76 %)SLA
21 (0.518 %)QA
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (1.036 %)Active Directory
21 (0.518 %)Oracle RMAN
21 (0.518 %)AquaLogic
21 (0.518 %)Oracle RAC
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
18 (4.145 %)OpenView
25 (2.591 %)CiscoWorks
32 (1.036 %)BMC PATROL
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
143 (22.28 %)Oracle
221 (10.88 %)Microsoft
318 (9.326 %)Cisco
49 (4.663 %)Cognos
58 (4.145 %)HP
58 (4.145 %)SAP
67 (3.627 %)Hyperion
76 (3.109 %)Juniper
76 (3.109 %)VMware
85 (2.591 %)Siebel
94 (2.073 %)salesforce.com
102 (1.036 %)ESRI
102 (1.036 %)CheckPoint
102 (1.036 %)Business Objects
102 (1.036 %)Nortel
102 (1.036 %)IBM
102 (1.036 %)Siemens
111 (0.518 %)VERITAS
111 (0.518 %)Pegasus
111 (0.518 %)Empirix