Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Control Objectives for Information and related Technology (COBIT) skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Quality Assurance & Compliance category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited COBIT over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkControl Objectives for Information and related Technology (COBIT)
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank217268
Rank change on same period last yearUp+51
Matching permanent IT job ads1310
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.005 %
As % of the category below2.703 %1.370 %
Salaries quoted51
Average minimum salary£39,400£55,000
Average salary£40,900£55,000
% change on same period last year-25.63 %
Average maximum salary£42,400£55,000
UK excluding London average salary£58,692£57,541
% change on same period last year+2.00 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads481730
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.326 %0.332 %
Salaries quoted356568
Average minimum salary£41,950£37,719
Average salary£44,889£40,445
% change on same period last year+10.98 %
Average maximum salary£47,828£43,171
UK excluding London average salary£40,184£39,930
% change on same period last year+0.63 %
COBIT South EastCOBIT
South East

COBIT
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing COBIT across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

Berkshire COBIT Demand Trend

COBIT
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire COBIT Salary Trend

COBIT
Salary Histogram

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

Berkshire COBIT Salary Histogram

COBIT
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing COBIT 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
SloughNew entry-4£34,875-
ReadingUp+42£65,000+18.18 %
MaidenheadNew entry-2--
COBIT South EastCOBIT
South East

COBIT
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing COBIT 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 COBIT.

145 (59.21 %)Finance
240 (52.63 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
328 (36.84 %)ITIL
425 (32.89 %)QA
519 (25.00 %)UNIX
519 (25.00 %)Windows
618 (23.68 %)Legal
716 (21.05 %)Information Security
812 (15.79 %)Firewall
911 (14.47 %)ISO27001
1010 (13.16 %)ISO17799
1010 (13.16 %)VPN
1010 (13.16 %)Information Security Management
1010 (13.16 %)Security Management
1010 (13.16 %)Wireless
119 (11.84 %)LAN
119 (11.84 %)WAN
128 (10.53 %)Change Management
136 (7.895 %)CISSP
136 (7.895 %)Telecoms
145 (6.579 %)Oracle
145 (6.579 %)CISA
154 (5.263 %)Scrum
154 (5.263 %)Degree
163 (3.947 %)Auditing
163 (3.947 %)Programme Management
163 (3.947 %)Data Security
163 (3.947 %)Agile Software Development
163 (3.947 %)CMDB
163 (3.947 %)ServiceCenter

COBIT
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing COBIT 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 COBIT. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (15.79 %)Firewall
210 (13.16 %)Wireless
210 (13.16 %)VPN
39 (11.84 %)LAN
39 (11.84 %)WAN
43 (3.947 %)Internet
51 (1.316 %)SAN
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (3.947 %)SQL Server
13 (3.947 %)RDBMS
22 (2.632 %)MySQL
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
145 (59.21 %)Finance
218 (23.68 %)Legal
36 (7.895 %)Telecoms
43 (3.947 %)Auditing
51 (1.316 %)Education
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (15.79 %)Compliance Manager
211 (14.47 %)Analyst
39 (11.84 %)Security Analyst
39 (11.84 %)Information Analyst
39 (11.84 %)Information Security Analyst
48 (10.53 %)Security Manager
54 (5.263 %)Consultant
63 (3.947 %)Technical Manager
63 (3.947 %)Programme Manager
72 (2.632 %)Sales Manager
72 (2.632 %)Information Manager
72 (2.632 %)Information Security Manager
72 (2.632 %)Systems Manager
72 (2.632 %)IT Manager
72 (2.632 %)Systems Analyst
81 (1.316 %)Systems Administrator
81 (1.316 %)Systems Engineer
81 (1.316 %)Technical Support
81 (1.316 %)Security Consultant
81 (1.316 %)Administrator
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (3.947 %)PMI
13 (3.947 %)CMDB
22 (2.632 %)Management Information System
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
119 (25.00 %)UNIX
119 (25.00 %)Windows
21 (1.316 %)Linux
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
128 (36.84 %)ITIL
216 (21.05 %)Information Security
310 (13.16 %)Information Security Management
310 (13.16 %)Security Management
48 (10.53 %)Change Management
54 (5.263 %)Scrum
63 (3.947 %)Data Security
63 (3.947 %)SOA
63 (3.947 %)Programme Management
63 (3.947 %)Agile Software Development
72 (2.632 %)Project Management
81 (1.316 %)Risk Assessment
81 (1.316 %)Risk Management
81 (1.316 %)IT Governance
81 (1.316 %)Investment Management
81 (1.316 %)Data Protection
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (3.947 %)SQL
13 (3.947 %)VB
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (7.895 %)CISSP
25 (6.579 %)CISA
34 (5.263 %)Degree
43 (3.947 %)ITIL Certification
51 (1.316 %)CISM
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
140 (52.63 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
225 (32.89 %)QA
311 (14.47 %)ISO27001
410 (13.16 %)ISO17799
51 (1.316 %)HIPAA
51 (1.316 %)COSO
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (3.947 %)OpenView
13 (3.947 %)ServiceCenter
13 (3.947 %)AssetCenter
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (6.579 %)Oracle
23 (3.947 %)HP
23 (3.947 %)Peregrine
32 (2.632 %)Atos Origin
32 (2.632 %)Unisys