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The table below looks at the demand for Middleware skills within the Bedfordshire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Middleware over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMiddleware
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank64-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads150
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.000 %
As % of the category below3.464 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted150
Average minimum salary£37,267-
Average salary£38,200-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£39,133-
UK excluding London average salary£49,546£50,526
% change on same period last year-1.94 %
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Bedfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads433331
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.240 %0.139 %
Salaries quoted403302
Average minimum salary£33,102£32,265
Average salary£37,080£35,031
% change on same period last year+5.84 %
Average maximum salary£41,058£37,797
UK excluding London average salary£35,934£36,795
% change on same period last year-2.33 %
Middleware East of EnglandMiddleware
East of England

Middleware
Demand Trend

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

Bedfordshire Middleware Demand Trend

Middleware
Salary Trend

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

Bedfordshire Middleware Salary Trend

Middleware
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Middleware across the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Bedfordshire Middleware Salary Histogram

Middleware
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Middleware within the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
BedfordNew entry-11£37,682-
DunstableNew entry-1£40,000-
Middleware East of EnglandMiddleware
East of England

Middleware
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing Middleware 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 Middleware.

117 (77.27 %)PL/SQL
117 (77.27 %)SQL
216 (72.73 %)BizTalk Server
314 (63.64 %)C#
412 (54.55 %)Oracle
59 (40.91 %).NET
59 (40.91 %)Migration
65 (22.73 %)SQLPlus
65 (22.73 %)Resource Management
65 (22.73 %)Data Migration
65 (22.73 %)Data Cleansing
74 (18.18 %)Project Management
83 (13.64 %)WebSphere
83 (13.64 %)Oracle Application Server
83 (13.64 %)Jython
83 (13.64 %)Performance Testing
83 (13.64 %)Apache
83 (13.64 %)Tomcat
83 (13.64 %)J2EE
83 (13.64 %)Transact-SQL
83 (13.64 %)Ant
83 (13.64 %)WebSphere Application Server
83 (13.64 %)WebLogic
83 (13.64 %)WebServices
92 (9.091 %)XML
92 (9.091 %)UNIX
92 (9.091 %)SOAP
92 (9.091 %)Solaris
92 (9.091 %)Microsoft
92 (9.091 %)MS Excel

Middleware
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing Middleware 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 Middleware. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (40.91 %).NET
23 (13.64 %)J2EE
23 (13.64 %)WebServices
23 (13.64 %)WebSphere
32 (9.091 %)XML
32 (9.091 %)SOAP
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
116 (72.73 %)BizTalk Server
23 (13.64 %)Oracle Application Server
23 (13.64 %)WebSphere Application Server
23 (13.64 %)WebLogic
23 (13.64 %)Apache
23 (13.64 %)Tomcat
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (9.091 %)MS Excel
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (4.545 %)DNS
11 (4.545 %)SAN
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (22.73 %)SQLPlus
15 (22.73 %)Data Cleansing
21 (4.545 %)SQL Server Integration Services
21 (4.545 %)SQL Server
21 (4.545 %)Oracle 8/8i
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (13.64 %)Ant
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (4.545 %)Finance
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (31.82 %)Consultant
17 (31.82 %)Integration Consultant
26 (27.27 %)Development Manager
26 (27.27 %)Software Consultant
34 (18.18 %)Software Development Manager
34 (18.18 %)Software Manager
42 (9.091 %)Storage Specialist
42 (9.091 %)Support Specialist
51 (4.545 %)Oracle Developer
51 (4.545 %)C# Developer
51 (4.545 %)Developer
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (4.545 %)Data Integration
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (9.091 %)UNIX
12 (9.091 %)Solaris
21 (4.545 %)AIX
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (40.91 %)Migration
25 (22.73 %)Resource Management
25 (22.73 %)Data Migration
34 (18.18 %)Project Management
43 (13.64 %)Performance Testing
51 (4.545 %)Business Analysis
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (77.27 %)PL/SQL
117 (77.27 %)SQL
214 (63.64 %)C#
33 (13.64 %)Jython
33 (13.64 %)Transact-SQL
41 (4.545 %)Shell Script
41 (4.545 %)Perl
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (4.545 %)SLA
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (4.545 %)NetBackup
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (54.55 %)Oracle
22 (9.091 %)VERITAS
22 (9.091 %)Microsoft
31 (4.545 %)Sun
31 (4.545 %)EMC
31 (4.545 %)NetApp
31 (4.545 %)StorageTek
31 (4.545 %)Brocade
31 (4.545 %)SAP