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The table below looks at the demand for RIM Blackberry skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Blackberry over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRIM Blackberry
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank209214
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching permanent IT job ads4976
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.028 %0.033 %
As % of the category below2.740 %2.971 %
Salaries quoted4047
Average minimum salary£28,867£32,000
Average salary£31,711£34,735
% change on same period last year-8.70 %
Average maximum salary£34,556£37,469
UK excluding London average salary£32,108£34,090
% change on same period last year-5.81 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads17882558
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.035 %1.101 %
Salaries quoted15582064
Average minimum salary£36,630£37,626
Average salary£40,439£41,488
% change on same period last year-2.52 %
Average maximum salary£44,249£45,349
UK excluding London average salary£37,701£39,528
% change on same period last year-4.62 %
Blackberry South EastBlackberry
South East

Blackberry
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Blackberry Demand Trend

Blackberry
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Blackberry Salary Trend

Blackberry
Salary Histogram

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

Berkshire Blackberry Salary Histogram

Blackberry
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Blackberry within the Berkshire 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
MaidenheadNew entry-16£31,531-
SloughNo change012£34,929+6.00 %
ReadingUp+1312£25,455-31.46 %
WokinghamNew entry-4£27,500-
NewburyDown-132--
WindsorDown-91£26,500-6.19 %
Blackberry South EastBlackberry
South East

Blackberry
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing Blackberry 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 Blackberry.

161 (62.89 %)Windows
235 (36.08 %)Microsoft
334 (35.05 %)TCP/IP
334 (35.05 %)MS Exchange
432 (32.99 %)Active Directory
528 (28.87 %)DNS
627 (27.84 %)DHCP
627 (27.84 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
725 (25.77 %)Citrix
823 (23.71 %)Windows Server 2003
919 (19.59 %)Windows XP
1015 (15.46 %)MS Excel
1114 (14.43 %)SQL Server
1114 (14.43 %)SQL
1114 (14.43 %)Lotus
1213 (13.40 %)Firewall
1213 (13.40 %)Wireless
1213 (13.40 %)Exchange Server 2003
1213 (13.40 %)Windows 2000 Server
1312 (12.37 %)HP
1312 (12.37 %)Lotus Domino
1411 (11.34 %)MS Office
1411 (11.34 %)IBM
1411 (11.34 %)Retail
1510 (10.31 %)PDA
1510 (10.31 %)Telecoms
169 (9.278 %)Disaster Recovery
169 (9.278 %)Lotus Notes
178 (8.247 %)UNIX
178 (8.247 %)Linux

Blackberry
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing Blackberry 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 Blackberry. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (3.093 %).NET
13 (3.093 %)SOAP
13 (3.093 %)WebServices
13 (3.093 %)XML
13 (3.093 %)XSLT
22 (2.062 %)EDI
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
134 (35.05 %)MS Exchange
227 (27.84 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
313 (13.40 %)Exchange Server 2003
412 (12.37 %)Lotus Domino
59 (9.278 %)Lotus Notes
67 (7.216 %)GroupWise
76 (6.186 %)IIS
84 (4.124 %)Exchange Server 2000
91 (1.031 %)CMS
91 (1.031 %)Exchange Server 5.5
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
115 (15.46 %)MS Excel
211 (11.34 %)MS Office
31 (1.031 %)MS Visio
31 (1.031 %)DeltaView
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
134 (35.05 %)TCP/IP
228 (28.87 %)DNS
327 (27.84 %)DHCP
413 (13.40 %)Firewall
413 (13.40 %)Wireless
57 (7.216 %)LAN
65 (5.155 %)VPN
74 (4.124 %)GPRS
74 (4.124 %)2G
74 (4.124 %)3G
83 (3.093 %)LDAP
92 (2.062 %)Internet
101 (1.031 %)IP Telephony
101 (1.031 %)Cisco PIX
101 (1.031 %)Network Security
101 (1.031 %)SMS
101 (1.031 %)VoIP
101 (1.031 %)WAN
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
114 (14.43 %)SQL Server
24 (4.124 %)RDBMS
32 (2.062 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (1.031 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (1.031 %)Informix
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (11.34 %)Retail
210 (10.31 %)Telecoms
37 (7.216 %)Legal
46 (6.186 %)Law
54 (4.124 %)Marketing
62 (2.062 %)FMCG
71 (1.031 %)Manufacturing
71 (1.031 %)Education
71 (1.031 %)Government
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
123 (23.71 %)Support Engineer
219 (19.59 %)Desktop Support
318 (18.56 %)Administrator
414 (14.43 %)Analyst
513 (13.40 %)2nd Line Support
612 (12.37 %)Systems Administrator
79 (9.278 %)Support Analyst
79 (9.278 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
88 (8.247 %)Desktop Engineer
97 (7.216 %)Infrastructure Engineer
97 (7.216 %)Desktop Support Engineer
97 (7.216 %)Infrastructure Support Engineer
106 (6.186 %)Lotus Notes Administrator
115 (5.155 %)Desktop Support Analyst
115 (5.155 %)Desktop Analyst
115 (5.155 %)Support Consultant
115 (5.155 %)Consultant
115 (5.155 %)Server Support
115 (5.155 %)Systems Support
124 (4.124 %)Technical Support
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (10.31 %)PDA
24 (4.124 %)Handset
33 (3.093 %)Smartphone
42 (2.062 %)PMI
42 (2.062 %)EPoS
51 (1.031 %)SecurID
51 (1.031 %)Statistics
51 (1.031 %)French Language
51 (1.031 %)German Language
51 (1.031 %)Italian Language
51 (1.031 %)Spanish Language
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
161 (62.89 %)Windows
223 (23.71 %)Windows Server 2003
319 (19.59 %)Windows XP
413 (13.40 %)Windows 2000 Server
58 (8.247 %)UNIX
58 (8.247 %)Linux
64 (4.124 %)Windows 2000
64 (4.124 %)HPUX
64 (4.124 %)Solaris
64 (4.124 %)SUSE
64 (4.124 %)Debian
64 (4.124 %)Red Hat Linux
73 (3.093 %)Windows Mobile
81 (1.031 %)Windows Vista
81 (1.031 %)Windows NT
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (9.278 %)Disaster Recovery
26 (6.186 %)Problem Management
35 (5.155 %)ITIL
44 (4.124 %)Service Delivery
53 (3.093 %)SOA
62 (2.062 %)PRINCE
62 (2.062 %)Project Management
62 (2.062 %)Validation
71 (1.031 %)Document Management
71 (1.031 %)Statistical Analysis
71 (1.031 %)CRM
71 (1.031 %)Change Management
71 (1.031 %)Product Marketing
71 (1.031 %)DV Cleared
71 (1.031 %)Security Cleared
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (14.43 %)SQL
23 (3.093 %)C#
23 (3.093 %)Java
31 (1.031 %)JavaScript
31 (1.031 %)Perl
31 (1.031 %)VBScript
31 (1.031 %)Python
31 (1.031 %)C
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (7.216 %)Degree
24 (4.124 %)MCP
24 (4.124 %)Microsoft Certification
33 (3.093 %)MCDST
41 (1.031 %)HND
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (7.216 %)SLA
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
132 (32.99 %)Active Directory
23 (3.093 %)MetaFrame
31 (1.031 %)ISA Server
31 (1.031 %)VMware Infrastructure
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.031 %)WSUS
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
135 (36.08 %)Microsoft
225 (25.77 %)Citrix
314 (14.43 %)Lotus
412 (12.37 %)HP
511 (11.34 %)IBM
67 (7.216 %)Novell
75 (5.155 %)Nokia
75 (5.155 %)Interwoven
84 (4.124 %)Lucent
84 (4.124 %)Ericsson
84 (4.124 %)Dell
84 (4.124 %)Motorola
84 (4.124 %)Red Hat
84 (4.124 %)Sony
92 (2.062 %)Cisco
92 (2.062 %)Avaya
101 (1.031 %)Hitachi
101 (1.031 %)VMware
101 (1.031 %)Altiris
101 (1.031 %)Bloomberg