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This section looks at the demand for the Applications Specialist role in IT jobs within the Berkshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Applications Specialist in their job title over the 3 months to 24 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Application Specialist
Location
3 months to 24 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank248279
Rank change on same period last yearUp+31
Matching permanent IT job ads1820
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.189 %0.154 %
Salaries quoted1612
Average minimum salary£34,000£30,833
Average salary£37,109£34,000
% change on same period last year+9.14 %
Average maximum salary£40,219£37,167
UK excluding London average salary£34,584£32,037
% change on same period last year+7.95 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads951512956
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled5.011 %5.314 %
Salaries quoted795710478
Average minimum salary£38,020£39,672
Average salary£41,565£43,086
% change on same period last year-3.52 %
Average maximum salary£45,110£46,499
UK excluding London average salary£38,194£39,492
% change on same period last year-3.28 %
Applications Specialist South EastApplications Specialist
South East

Applications Specialist
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Applications Specialist across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Berkshire Applications Specialist Demand Trend

Applications Specialist
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Applications Specialist Salary Trend

Applications Specialist
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Applications Specialist across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 24 July 2008.

Berkshire Applications Specialist Salary Histogram

Applications Specialist
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Specialist within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 24 July 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
ReadingUp+116£32,600+1.47 %
WokinghamNew entry-4£42,500-
BracknellNew entry-2£52,500-
WindsorUp+21£21,500-36.76 %
Applications Specialist South EastApplications Specialist
South East

Applications Specialist
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Applications Specialist in their job title 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 with Applications Specialist in their job title.

111 (37.93 %)SQL
111 (37.93 %)VB
111 (37.93 %).NET
210 (34.48 %)Transact-SQL
38 (27.59 %)Oracle
47 (24.14 %)SQL Server
56 (20.69 %)SLA
56 (20.69 %)SQL Server 2000
56 (20.69 %).NET Framework
56 (20.69 %)SQL Server 2005
65 (17.24 %)Disaster Recovery
65 (17.24 %)C#
65 (17.24 %)Windows
65 (17.24 %)Apache
74 (13.79 %)Tomcat
74 (13.79 %)VBA
74 (13.79 %)ITIL
74 (13.79 %)WebSphere Application Server
74 (13.79 %)WebLogic
74 (13.79 %)Middleware
74 (13.79 %)WebSphere
74 (13.79 %)Degree
74 (13.79 %)Banking
74 (13.79 %)Oracle Application Server
83 (10.34 %)VoIP
83 (10.34 %)Business Intelligence
83 (10.34 %)Pharmaceutical
83 (10.34 %)Firewall
83 (10.34 %)Telecoms
83 (10.34 %)Visual Studio

Applications Specialist
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Applications Specialist in their job title 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 with Applications Specialist in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
111 (37.93 %).NET
26 (20.69 %).NET Framework
34 (13.79 %)Middleware
34 (13.79 %)WebSphere
43 (10.34 %)ASP
51 (3.448 %)ASP.NET
51 (3.448 %)XML
51 (3.448 %)XSD
51 (3.448 %)Application Packaging
51 (3.448 %)HTML
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (17.24 %)Apache
24 (13.79 %)Tomcat
24 (13.79 %)WebSphere Application Server
24 (13.79 %)WebLogic
24 (13.79 %)Oracle Application Server
31 (3.448 %)IIS
31 (3.448 %)SharePoint
31 (3.448 %)Oracle Workflow
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (3.448 %)MS Office
11 (3.448 %)MS Excel
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (10.34 %)VoIP
13 (10.34 %)Firewall
21 (3.448 %)TCP/IP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (24.14 %)SQL Server
26 (20.69 %)SQL Server 2000
26 (20.69 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (6.897 %)Oracle 8/8i
32 (6.897 %)Datawarehouse
41 (3.448 %)DTS
41 (3.448 %)SQL Server 7
41 (3.448 %)MS Access
41 (3.448 %)MySQL
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (10.34 %)Visual Studio
21 (3.448 %)MSI
21 (3.448 %)InstallShield
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (13.79 %)Banking
23 (10.34 %)Pharmaceutical
23 (10.34 %)Telecoms
32 (6.897 %)Finance
41 (3.448 %)Education
41 (3.448 %)Retail
41 (3.448 %)Billing
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (3.448 %)EFT
11 (3.448 %)Blackberry
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (17.24 %)Windows
21 (3.448 %)Windows 2000
21 (3.448 %)Windows Server 2003
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (17.24 %)Disaster Recovery
24 (13.79 %)ITIL
33 (10.34 %)Business Intelligence
42 (6.897 %)ERP
42 (6.897 %)Migration
51 (3.448 %)Business Continuity
51 (3.448 %)Project Planning
51 (3.448 %)Resource Management
51 (3.448 %)Problem Management
51 (3.448 %)Security Cleared
51 (3.448 %)EAI
51 (3.448 %)UML
51 (3.448 %)CRM
51 (3.448 %)Workflow
51 (3.448 %)Validation
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (37.93 %)SQL
111 (37.93 %)VB
210 (34.48 %)Transact-SQL
35 (17.24 %)C#
44 (13.79 %)VBA
51 (3.448 %)VB6
51 (3.448 %)VB.NET
51 (3.448 %)Perl
51 (3.448 %)VBScript
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (13.79 %)Degree
21 (3.448 %)MCSE
21 (3.448 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (3.448 %)ITIL Certification
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (20.69 %)SLA
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (3.448 %)Active Directory
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (3.448 %)OpenView Configuration Management
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (27.59 %)Oracle
22 (6.897 %)Cognos
22 (6.897 %)JD Edwards
31 (3.448 %)Microsoft
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