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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Cognos products and/or services in IT jobs within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Cognos over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCognos
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank113185
Rank change on same period last yearUp+72
Matching permanent IT job ads172105
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.100 %0.045 %
As % of the category below3.586 %1.679 %
Salaries quoted15690
Average minimum salary£45,135£44,533
Average salary£48,479£48,661
% change on same period last year-0.37 %
Average maximum salary£51,822£52,789
UK excluding London average salary£44,370£50,429
% change on same period last year-12.01 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads47976255
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.777 %2.692 %
Salaries quoted40375105
Average minimum salary£40,949£39,610
Average salary£44,561£43,422
% change on same period last year+2.62 %
Average maximum salary£48,173£47,235
UK excluding London average salary£40,460£41,836
% change on same period last year-3.28 %
Cognos South EastCognos
South East

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within IBM Cognos.

Cognos
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Cognos Demand Trend

Cognos
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Cognos Salary Trend

Cognos
Salary Histogram

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

Berkshire Cognos Salary Histogram

Cognos
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cognos 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
ReadingUp+2224£43,667-13.27 %
WindsorNew entry-24£49,529-
BracknellUp+3316£59,063+24.34 %
SloughUp+612£58,818+28.91 %
NewburyNew entry-10£37,444-
MaidenheadUp+395£31,300-43.09 %
Cognos South EastCognos
South East

Cognos
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1222 (73.03 %)Business Intelligence
2168 (55.26 %)Oracle
3152 (50.00 %)Business Objects
3152 (50.00 %)BusinessObjects
4147 (48.36 %)Datawarehouse
597 (31.91 %)SQL
694 (30.92 %)ETL
780 (26.32 %)SQL Server
861 (20.07 %)Microsoft
956 (18.42 %)Finance
1051 (16.78 %)SAS
1150 (16.45 %)SQL Server Integration Services
1240 (13.16 %)DTS
1240 (13.16 %)Siebel
1240 (13.16 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
1339 (12.83 %)Degree
1438 (12.50 %)OLAP
1537 (12.17 %)DecisionStream
1635 (11.51 %)Transact-SQL
1734 (11.18 %)Marketing
1734 (11.18 %)PL/SQL
1734 (11.18 %)Hyperion
1833 (10.86 %)Pharmaceutical
1833 (10.86 %)Windows
1833 (10.86 %)MS Excel
1932 (10.53 %)SAP
1932 (10.53 %)Project Management
2031 (10.20 %)UNIX
2130 (9.868 %)ERP
2228 (9.211 %)Data Mining

Cognos
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
118 (5.921 %)WebSphere
28 (2.632 %).NET
34 (1.316 %)ASP.NET
43 (0.987 %)SOAP
43 (0.987 %)WebServices
43 (0.987 %)J2EE
52 (0.658 %)HTML
61 (0.329 %)MDX
61 (0.329 %)XML
61 (0.329 %)XSD
61 (0.329 %)XSLT
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
151 (16.78 %)SAS
218 (5.921 %)WebLogic
312 (3.947 %)IIS
410 (3.289 %)Apache
410 (3.289 %)SharePoint
56 (1.974 %)Tomcat
63 (0.987 %)BizTalk Server
71 (0.329 %)WebLogic Portal
71 (0.329 %)LiveLink
71 (0.329 %)WebSphere Application Server
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
133 (10.86 %)MS Excel
217 (5.592 %)SPSS
316 (5.263 %)MS Visio
413 (4.276 %)MS Office
55 (1.645 %)CA Clarity
64 (1.316 %)MS PowerPoint
71 (0.329 %)Spreadsheet
Berkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
127 (8.882 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
25 (1.645 %)Cognos Controller
34 (1.316 %)Cognos Planning
43 (0.987 %)Summit
52 (0.658 %)JDE OneWorld
61 (0.329 %)Oracle Financials
61 (0.329 %)Applix TM1
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (1.974 %)TCP/IP
21 (0.329 %)Wireless
21 (0.329 %)LAN
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1152 (50.00 %)BusinessObjects
2147 (48.36 %)Datawarehouse
394 (30.92 %)ETL
480 (26.32 %)SQL Server
550 (16.45 %)SQL Server Integration Services
640 (13.16 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
640 (13.16 %)DTS
738 (12.50 %)OLAP
837 (12.17 %)DecisionStream
928 (9.211 %)Data Mining
1025 (8.224 %)Oracle OLAP
1120 (6.579 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
1215 (4.934 %)DB2
1314 (4.605 %)Cognos Powerplay
1413 (4.276 %)Star Schema
1413 (4.276 %)ReportNet
1512 (3.947 %)TOAD
1611 (3.618 %)Oracle 9i
1710 (3.289 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
188 (2.632 %)Oracle Reports
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
156 (18.42 %)Finance
234 (11.18 %)Marketing
333 (10.86 %)Pharmaceutical
416 (5.263 %)Education
511 (3.618 %)Health
69 (2.961 %)Retail
78 (2.632 %)Telecoms
86 (1.974 %)Pensions
95 (1.645 %)Manufacturing
95 (1.645 %)Financial Institution
103 (0.987 %)Banking
112 (0.658 %)Billing
121 (0.329 %)Government
121 (0.329 %)Automotive
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1100 (32.89 %)Analyst
291 (29.93 %)Consultant
356 (18.42 %)Business Analyst
445 (14.80 %)Business Intelligence Consultant
540 (13.16 %)Developer
635 (11.51 %)Business Consultant
722 (7.237 %)Business Intelligence Analyst
821 (6.908 %)Data Analyst
920 (6.579 %)Business Intelligence Developer
920 (6.579 %)Cognos Developer
1019 (6.250 %)Technical Support
1118 (5.921 %)Business Developer
1118 (5.921 %)Developer Analyst
1215 (4.934 %)Support Analyst
1314 (4.605 %)Cognos Consultant
1413 (4.276 %)Business Data Analyst
1512 (3.947 %)Technical Consultant
1610 (3.289 %)Business Systems Analyst
1610 (3.289 %)Systems Analyst
179 (2.961 %)Technical Manager
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
121 (6.908 %)Mainframe
213 (4.276 %)Management Information System
39 (2.961 %)Data Integration
47 (2.303 %)Statistics
47 (2.303 %)Mathematics
55 (1.645 %)Credit Risk
63 (0.987 %)Computer Science
71 (0.329 %)Spanish Language
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
133 (10.86 %)Windows
231 (10.20 %)UNIX
33 (0.987 %)Solaris
42 (0.658 %)Linux
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1222 (73.03 %)Business Intelligence
232 (10.53 %)Project Management
330 (9.868 %)ERP
426 (8.553 %)Data Modelling
520 (6.579 %)Data Analysis
616 (5.263 %)CRM
714 (4.605 %)Time Management
811 (3.618 %)Systems Analysis
910 (3.289 %)Business Analysis
109 (2.961 %)Matrix Management
118 (2.632 %)Business Development
118 (2.632 %)Direct Marketing
118 (2.632 %)User Acceptance Testing
127 (2.303 %)Email Marketing
127 (2.303 %)Data Management
127 (2.303 %)ITIL
136 (1.974 %)Information Management
136 (1.974 %)Performance Management
145 (1.645 %)Predictive Analytics
145 (1.645 %)Risk Management
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
197 (31.91 %)SQL
235 (11.51 %)Transact-SQL
334 (11.18 %)PL/SQL
43 (0.987 %)PowerHouse
43 (0.987 %)C#
43 (0.987 %)Java
51 (0.329 %)JavaScript
51 (0.329 %)DHTML
51 (0.329 %)VBScript
51 (0.329 %)VB
51 (0.329 %)VBA
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
139 (12.83 %)Degree
26 (1.974 %)MCTS
35 (1.645 %)MCAD
35 (1.645 %)MCSD
35 (1.645 %)MCDBA
35 (1.645 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (0.329 %)ACCA
41 (0.329 %)CIMA
41 (0.329 %)MCITP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
119 (6.250 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
29 (2.961 %)GxP
35 (1.645 %)Basel II
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (0.987 %)Active Directory
21 (0.329 %)Backup Exec
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1168 (55.26 %)Oracle
2152 (50.00 %)Business Objects
361 (20.07 %)Microsoft
440 (13.16 %)Siebel
534 (11.18 %)Hyperion
632 (10.53 %)SAP
726 (8.553 %)Informatica
726 (8.553 %)MicroStrategy
825 (8.224 %)Sybase
923 (7.566 %)JD Edwards
1019 (6.250 %)Teradata
1115 (4.934 %)Epiphany
1213 (4.276 %)Netezza
1312 (3.947 %)Applix
1312 (3.947 %)PeopleSoft
1411 (3.618 %)Kalido
1510 (3.289 %)Infor
1510 (3.289 %)Accenture
1510 (3.289 %)IBM
168 (2.632 %)Sage