Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Applications Support 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 Support in their job title over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Application Support
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank132106
Rank change on same period last yearDown-26
Matching permanent IT job ads106211
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.072 %0.096 %
As % of the category below1.477 %1.878 %
Salaries quoted83187
Average minimum salary£35,420£30,733
Average salary£38,086£34,406
% change on same period last year+10.69 %
Average maximum salary£40,753£38,080
UK excluding London average salary£34,225£32,431
% change on same period last year+5.53 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads717911233
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled4.860 %5.105 %
Salaries quoted59779197
Average minimum salary£38,762£38,242
Average salary£42,139£41,904
% change on same period last year+0.56 %
Average maximum salary£45,516£45,566
UK excluding London average salary£38,498£39,065
% change on same period last year-1.44 %
Applications Support South EastApplications Support
South East

Applications Support
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Applications Support Demand Trend

Applications Support
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Applications Support Salary Trend

Applications Support
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Applications Support across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

Berkshire Applications Support Salary Histogram

Applications Support
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Support within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 4 December 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+936£37,960+25.43 %
WindsorUp+1423£39,444+19.52 %
MaidenheadUp+2611£39,250+2.78 %
SloughDown-610£36,389-5.07 %
BracknellUp+279£34,556+3.34 %
NewburyDown-62£44,000+38.94 %
Applications Support South EastApplications Support
South East

Applications Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Applications Support 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 Support in their job title.

1110 (38.19 %)Oracle
2109 (37.85 %)SQL
380 (27.78 %)SQL Server
472 (25.00 %)Windows
549 (17.01 %)Microsoft
645 (15.63 %)UNIX
645 (15.63 %)Java
742 (14.58 %).NET
742 (14.58 %)SLA
841 (14.24 %)Finance
938 (13.19 %)HTML
1031 (10.76 %)VB
1031 (10.76 %)MS Excel
1128 (9.722 %)JavaScript
1226 (9.028 %)IIS
1325 (8.681 %)SharePoint
1325 (8.681 %)ERP
1424 (8.333 %)French Language
1424 (8.333 %)ASP
1523 (7.986 %)XML
1523 (7.986 %)J2EE
1523 (7.986 %)C#
1622 (7.639 %)TCP/IP
1721 (7.292 %)Degree
1721 (7.292 %)PL/SQL
1820 (6.944 %)ASP.NET
1820 (6.944 %)Sybase
1820 (6.944 %)Health
1918 (6.250 %)Pensions
2017 (5.903 %)VB6

Applications Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Applications Support 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 Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
142 (14.58 %).NET
238 (13.19 %)HTML
324 (8.333 %)ASP
423 (7.986 %)J2EE
423 (7.986 %)XML
520 (6.944 %)ASP.NET
616 (5.556 %)COM
714 (4.861 %)CSS
813 (4.514 %)WebSphere
99 (3.125 %).NET Framework
107 (2.431 %)WebServices
113 (1.042 %)LAMP
113 (1.042 %)Hibernate
113 (1.042 %)Spring
113 (1.042 %)AJAX
122 (0.694 %)Application Packaging
131 (0.347 %)ODBC
131 (0.347 %)CGI
131 (0.347 %)SOAP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
126 (9.028 %)IIS
225 (8.681 %)SharePoint
312 (4.167 %)Apache
312 (4.167 %)Tomcat
47 (2.431 %)WebLogic
56 (2.083 %)SharePoint Server 2007
56 (2.083 %)JBoss
65 (1.736 %)WebSphere MQ
74 (1.389 %)Oracle HTTP Server
74 (1.389 %)IBM HTTP Server
83 (1.042 %)BizTalk Server
83 (1.042 %)LiveLink
91 (0.347 %)MQSeries
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
131 (10.76 %)MS Excel
212 (4.167 %)MS Office
35 (1.736 %)MS Project
42 (0.694 %)MS Visio
42 (0.694 %)Acrobat
51 (0.347 %)MS PowerPoint
51 (0.347 %)Photoshop
Berkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (2.083 %)JDE OneWorld
25 (1.736 %)Oracle Applications
33 (1.042 %)JDE EnterpriseOne
33 (1.042 %)Great Plains
33 (1.042 %)Axapta
33 (1.042 %)Navision
42 (0.694 %)Endur
42 (0.694 %)SoftGrid
51 (0.347 %)Applix TM1
51 (0.347 %)Oracle General Ledger
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
122 (7.639 %)TCP/IP
27 (2.431 %)Internet
35 (1.736 %)HTTP
43 (1.042 %)Intranet
43 (1.042 %)Firewall
52 (0.694 %)LAN
52 (0.694 %)WAN
61 (0.347 %)SMTP
61 (0.347 %)VoIP
61 (0.347 %)VPN
61 (0.347 %)DNS
61 (0.347 %)BSS
61 (0.347 %)SSH
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
180 (27.78 %)SQL Server
214 (4.861 %)RDBMS
312 (4.167 %)DB2
49 (3.125 %)MS Access
49 (3.125 %)SQL Server 2000
49 (3.125 %)SQL Server 2005
57 (2.431 %)MySQL
66 (2.083 %)Datawarehouse
75 (1.736 %)Oracle 10g
75 (1.736 %)EDRMS
84 (1.389 %)BusinessObjects
84 (1.389 %)Oracle 9i
93 (1.042 %)Oracle 8/8i
93 (1.042 %)SQL Server Integration Services
93 (1.042 %)DTS
93 (1.042 %)TOAD
93 (1.042 %)OLAP
102 (0.694 %)Oracle OLAP
111 (0.347 %)Crystal Reports
111 (0.347 %)Oracle Reports
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (0.347 %)Oracle Forms
11 (0.347 %)Dreamweaver
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
141 (14.24 %)Finance
220 (6.944 %)Health
318 (6.250 %)Pensions
416 (5.556 %)Manufacturing
513 (4.514 %)Banking
611 (3.819 %)Government
76 (2.083 %)Education
76 (2.083 %)Telecoms
85 (1.736 %)Retail
85 (1.736 %)Marketing
85 (1.736 %)General Ledger
92 (0.694 %)Billing
92 (0.694 %)Back Office
101 (0.347 %)Pharmaceutical
101 (0.347 %)Front Office
101 (0.347 %)Legal
101 (0.347 %)Insurance
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
124 (8.333 %)French Language
213 (4.514 %)Computer Science
312 (4.167 %)German Language
46 (2.083 %)Italian Language
46 (2.083 %)Spanish Language
54 (1.389 %)CMDB
54 (1.389 %)Hebrew Language
63 (1.042 %)Norwegian Language
63 (1.042 %)Danish Language
63 (1.042 %)Dutch Language
63 (1.042 %)Finnish Language
63 (1.042 %)EPoS
63 (1.042 %)Swedish Language
72 (0.694 %)Client/Server
72 (0.694 %)Polish Language
72 (0.694 %)Portuguese Language
72 (0.694 %)Russian Language
72 (0.694 %)Japanese Language
81 (0.347 %)NHS
81 (0.347 %)Clustering
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
172 (25.00 %)Windows
245 (15.63 %)UNIX
317 (5.903 %)Windows XP
414 (4.861 %)Windows Vista
414 (4.861 %)Linux
512 (4.167 %)Windows Server 2003
611 (3.819 %)Solaris
76 (2.083 %)HPUX
85 (1.736 %)Red Hat Linux
94 (1.389 %)Windows 2000 Server
94 (1.389 %)AIX
103 (1.042 %)FreeBSD
103 (1.042 %)SUSE
103 (1.042 %)Debian
112 (0.694 %)Fedora
112 (0.694 %)Ubuntu
112 (0.694 %)CentOS
112 (0.694 %)Windows 2000
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
125 (8.681 %)ERP
216 (5.556 %)CRM
216 (5.556 %)Risk Management
315 (5.208 %)Business Development
315 (5.208 %)ITIL
414 (4.861 %)User Acceptance Testing
512 (4.167 %)Business Intelligence
512 (4.167 %)Logistics
69 (3.125 %)E-Commerce
69 (3.125 %)Time Management
78 (2.778 %)Business Analysis
78 (2.778 %)Document Management
86 (2.083 %)Fault Management
95 (1.736 %)Content Management
95 (1.736 %)Knowledge Management
95 (1.736 %)Configuration Management
104 (1.389 %)Project Management
104 (1.389 %)E-business
104 (1.389 %)Web Development
104 (1.389 %)Performance Management
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1109 (37.85 %)SQL
245 (15.63 %)Java
331 (10.76 %)VB
428 (9.722 %)JavaScript
523 (7.986 %)C#
621 (7.292 %)PL/SQL
717 (5.903 %)VB6
815 (5.208 %)VB.NET
815 (5.208 %)VBA
912 (4.167 %)Shell Script
1010 (3.472 %)C
117 (2.431 %)Perl
126 (2.083 %)C++
134 (1.389 %)Transact-SQL
134 (1.389 %)Korn
134 (1.389 %)Jython
143 (1.042 %)PHP
152 (0.694 %)VBScript
161 (0.347 %)AWK
161 (0.347 %)Python
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
121 (7.292 %)Degree
23 (1.042 %)Microsoft Certification
32 (0.694 %)ITIL Certification
32 (0.694 %)CCNA
32 (0.694 %)Cisco Certification
41 (0.347 %)MCP
41 (0.347 %)MCSA
41 (0.347 %)MCDBA
41 (0.347 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
41 (0.347 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
142 (14.58 %)SLA
213 (4.514 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
19 (3.125 %)Active Directory
23 (1.042 %)VMware Infrastructure
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (1.736 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
15 (1.736 %)SCCM
21 (0.347 %)Netcool
21 (0.347 %)Netcool/Proviso
21 (0.347 %)ServiceCenter
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1110 (38.19 %)Oracle
249 (17.01 %)Microsoft
320 (6.944 %)Sybase
413 (4.514 %)JD Edwards
511 (3.819 %)Cognos
511 (3.819 %)Siebel
67 (2.431 %)SAP
76 (2.083 %)Remedy
85 (1.736 %)Red Hat
85 (1.736 %)VMware
85 (1.736 %)BEA
94 (1.389 %)IBM
94 (1.389 %)Business Objects
94 (1.389 %)Ab Initio
103 (1.042 %)Open Text
103 (1.042 %)Sun
112 (0.694 %)HP
112 (0.694 %)Adobe
112 (0.694 %)Sage
112 (0.694 %)SGI