Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Google 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 Google over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGoogle
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank215265
Rank change on same period last yearUp+50
Matching permanent IT job ads2521
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.009 %
As % of the category below0.600 %0.348 %
Salaries quoted219
Average minimum salary£36,048£29,778
Average salary£38,643£33,222
% change on same period last year+16.31 %
Average maximum salary£41,238£36,667
UK excluding London average salary£31,963£28,360
% change on same period last year+12.70 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads41686038
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.689 %2.703 %
Salaries quoted34324844
Average minimum salary£40,812£38,563
Average salary£44,545£42,471
% change on same period last year+4.88 %
Average maximum salary£48,277£46,379
UK excluding London average salary£40,856£41,956
% change on same period last year-2.62 %
Google South EastGoogle
South East

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

Google
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Google Demand Trend

Google
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Google Salary Trend

Google
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Google across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Berkshire Google Salary Histogram

Google
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Google within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 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£40,000-
ReadingUp+222£21,500+26.47 %
NewburyNew entry-2£37,000-
WindsorDown-91£85,000+112.50 %
Google South EastGoogle
South East

Google
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing Google 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 Google.

129 (54.72 %)Handset
224 (45.28 %)Yahoo!
323 (43.40 %)Internet
323 (43.40 %)3G
420 (37.74 %)Google Analytics
518 (33.96 %)Java
518 (33.96 %)MIDP
518 (33.96 %)BREW
616 (30.19 %)Web Analytics
616 (30.19 %)WebTrends
715 (28.30 %)SQL
814 (26.42 %)Omniture
814 (26.42 %)Oracle
814 (26.42 %)Symbian
913 (24.53 %)Project Management
1011 (20.75 %)Coremetrics
1110 (18.87 %)Web Development
1110 (18.87 %)JavaScript
127 (13.21 %)PL/SQL
127 (13.21 %)HP
127 (13.21 %)Software Testing
127 (13.21 %)Test Scripting
136 (11.32 %)QA
136 (11.32 %)WebSideStory
145 (9.434 %)ASP.NET
145 (9.434 %).NET
154 (7.547 %)Visual Studio
154 (7.547 %)PRINCE2
154 (7.547 %)Flash
154 (7.547 %)MS Access

Google
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing Google 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 Google. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
118 (33.96 %)MIDP
118 (33.96 %)BREW
25 (9.434 %).NET
25 (9.434 %)ASP.NET
34 (7.547 %)HTML
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (7.547 %)IIS
14 (7.547 %)ColdFusion
14 (7.547 %)Content Management Server
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (7.547 %)Photoshop
14 (7.547 %)MS PowerPoint
22 (3.774 %)MS Office
Berkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
120 (37.74 %)Google Analytics
216 (30.19 %)WebTrends
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
123 (43.40 %)Internet
123 (43.40 %)3G
24 (7.547 %)Intranet
33 (5.660 %)UMTS
42 (3.774 %)LAN
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (7.547 %)MS Access
21 (1.887 %)Data Mining
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (7.547 %)Visual Studio
14 (7.547 %)Flash
14 (7.547 %)Dreamweaver
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (3.774 %)Games
12 (3.774 %)Multimedia
12 (3.774 %)Music
12 (3.774 %)Marketing
21 (1.887 %)Telecoms
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (28.30 %)Test Engineer
212 (22.64 %)Developer
212 (22.64 %)Web Developer
311 (20.75 %)Applications Manager
46 (11.32 %)QA Manager
55 (9.434 %)Web Analyst
55 (9.434 %)Analyst
55 (9.434 %)Test Manager
64 (7.547 %)Consultant
73 (5.660 %)Applications Developer
73 (5.660 %)Web Applications Developer
82 (3.774 %)Web Manager
82 (3.774 %)Graduate
91 (1.887 %)Business Analyst
91 (1.887 %)Programmer
91 (1.887 %)Web Designer
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
129 (54.72 %)Handset
22 (3.774 %)Statistics
22 (3.774 %)Mathematics
22 (3.774 %)BBC
31 (1.887 %)Speech Recognition
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
116 (30.19 %)Web Analytics
213 (24.53 %)Project Management
310 (18.87 %)Web Development
47 (13.21 %)Test Scripting
47 (13.21 %)Software Testing
54 (7.547 %)Configuration Management
54 (7.547 %)Web Design
54 (7.547 %)PRINCE2
54 (7.547 %)Use Case
63 (5.660 %)Competitor Analysis
72 (3.774 %)E-Commerce
72 (3.774 %)Internet Marketing
81 (1.887 %)Requirements Analysis
81 (1.887 %)Technical Architecture
81 (1.887 %)Service Delivery
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
118 (33.96 %)Java
215 (28.30 %)SQL
310 (18.87 %)JavaScript
47 (13.21 %)PL/SQL
54 (7.547 %)PHP
61 (1.887 %)C#
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (7.547 %)Degree
21 (1.887 %)ISEB
21 (1.887 %)ISEB Practitioner
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (11.32 %)QA
24 (7.547 %)SLA
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
124 (45.28 %)Yahoo!
214 (26.42 %)Oracle
214 (26.42 %)Symbian
214 (26.42 %)Omniture
311 (20.75 %)Coremetrics
47 (13.21 %)HP
56 (11.32 %)WebSideStory
63 (5.660 %)Microsoft
63 (5.660 %)Unica