Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Government' in IT jobs within the Berkshire region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Government over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGovernment
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank7294
Rank change on same period last yearUp+22
Matching permanent IT job ads234247
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.151 %0.111 %
As % of the category below6.366 %4.653 %
Salaries quoted166192
Average minimum salary£41,655£42,318
Average salary£44,912£46,205
% change on same period last year-2.79 %
Average maximum salary£48,170£50,092
UK excluding London average salary£46,387£50,857
% change on same period last year-8.79 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads36765308
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.372 %2.376 %
Salaries quoted30364154
Average minimum salary£40,271£40,454
Average salary£44,329£43,875
% change on same period last year+1.03 %
Average maximum salary£48,386£47,297
UK excluding London average salary£41,392£42,002
% change on same period last year-1.45 %
Government South EastGovernment
South East

Government
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Government Demand Trend

Government
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Government Salary Trend

Government
Salary Histogram

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

Berkshire Government Salary Histogram

Government
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Government 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
ReadingUp+30117£43,351-4.52 %
BracknellUp+919£34,059-12.88 %
MaidenheadUp+4416£52,857-21.69 %
SloughDown-810£36,750-37.80 %
NewburyDown-65£42,500+41.66 %
WokinghamNew entry-2£36,250-
Government South EastGovernment
South East

Government
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1175 (39.15 %)Security Cleared
289 (19.91 %)SC Cleared
373 (16.33 %)Windows
463 (14.09 %)Finance
554 (12.08 %)Microsoft
646 (10.29 %)Windows Server 2003
744 (9.843 %)PRINCE2
842 (9.396 %)Oracle
940 (8.949 %)Java
1038 (8.501 %)Degree
1136 (8.054 %)Active Directory
1235 (7.830 %)Firewall
1334 (7.606 %)SQL Server
1430 (6.711 %)Windows XP
1430 (6.711 %)Telecoms
1430 (6.711 %)Information Security
1529 (6.488 %)Retail
1626 (5.817 %)MS Excel
1626 (5.817 %)VPN
1626 (5.817 %)C
1626 (5.817 %)SQL
1725 (5.593 %)DV Cleared
1824 (5.369 %)TickIT
1824 (5.369 %)VXML
1824 (5.369 %)CTI
1824 (5.369 %)J2EE
1824 (5.369 %)IVR
1923 (5.145 %)Content Management
1923 (5.145 %)Project Management
2022 (4.922 %)Local Government

Government
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
124 (5.369 %)J2EE
124 (5.369 %)VXML
221 (4.698 %).NET
317 (3.803 %)CSS
416 (3.579 %)HTML
514 (3.132 %)WebSphere
612 (2.685 %)XML
79 (2.013 %)ASP.NET
79 (2.013 %)Web Dynpro
79 (2.013 %)SAP Basis
88 (1.790 %)MFC
97 (1.566 %)ODBC
97 (1.566 %)AJAX
106 (1.342 %)EJB
115 (1.119 %)Hibernate
115 (1.119 %)ActiveX
115 (1.119 %)Struts
115 (1.119 %)WebServices
124 (0.895 %).NET Framework
133 (0.671 %)ASP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
118 (4.027 %)WebLogic
216 (3.579 %)Lotus Domino
314 (3.132 %)Tomcat
411 (2.461 %)Apache
510 (2.237 %)MS Exchange
69 (2.013 %)NetWeaver
69 (2.013 %)JBoss
77 (1.566 %)Exchange Server 2003
77 (1.566 %)ESB
86 (1.342 %)Exchange Server 5.5
86 (1.342 %)Exchange Server 2000
95 (1.119 %)Documentum
104 (0.895 %)SAS
104 (0.895 %)CMS
104 (0.895 %)LiveLink
113 (0.671 %)IIS
113 (0.671 %)SharePoint
113 (0.671 %)SharePoint Server 2007
122 (0.447 %)Lotus Notes
122 (0.447 %)BizTalk Server
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
126 (5.817 %)MS Excel
29 (2.013 %)MS Visio
29 (2.013 %)MS Office
38 (1.790 %)MS Project
43 (0.671 %)Vensim
51 (0.224 %)InfoPath
51 (0.224 %)Spreadsheet
Berkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
110 (2.237 %)Oracle Applications
29 (2.013 %)SAP R/3
34 (0.895 %)Oracle EBS
34 (0.895 %)Microsoft CRM
42 (0.447 %)TIBCO iProcess
42 (0.447 %)Oracle EBS R12
42 (0.447 %)Oracle 11i
51 (0.224 %)Oracle Financials
51 (0.224 %)SAP FI
51 (0.224 %)SAP FI/CO
51 (0.224 %)SAP CO
51 (0.224 %)Dynamics AX
51 (0.224 %)Staffware
51 (0.224 %)Oracle HRMS
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
135 (7.830 %)Firewall
226 (5.817 %)VPN
324 (5.369 %)CTI
415 (3.356 %)MPLS
415 (3.356 %)TCP/IP
514 (3.132 %)DNS
514 (3.132 %)Network Security
611 (2.461 %)DHCP
79 (2.013 %)SAN
88 (1.790 %)OSPF
88 (1.790 %)RIP
88 (1.790 %)Cisco PIX
97 (1.566 %)Cisco ASA
97 (1.566 %)BGP
97 (1.566 %)BIG-IP
97 (1.566 %)Nortel Alteon
106 (1.342 %)RANAP
106 (1.342 %)Internet
106 (1.342 %)3G
106 (1.342 %)WAN
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
134 (7.606 %)SQL Server
216 (3.579 %)SQL Server 2000
311 (2.461 %)SQL Server 2005
49 (2.013 %)SAP BW
58 (1.790 %)Oracle 8/8i
67 (1.566 %)Oracle 10g
67 (1.566 %)DB2
67 (1.566 %)SQL Server Integration Services
76 (1.342 %)Datawarehouse
85 (1.119 %)GIS
85 (1.119 %)SQL Server 2008
94 (0.895 %)BusinessObjects
94 (0.895 %)MS Access
94 (0.895 %)DTS
103 (0.671 %)ETL
103 (0.671 %)Informix
103 (0.671 %)Oracle Reports
112 (0.447 %)TOAD
112 (0.447 %)RDBMS
112 (0.447 %)SQLPlus
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (1.566 %)Visual Studio
25 (1.119 %)Eclipse
33 (0.671 %)Ant
42 (0.447 %)Subversion
51 (0.224 %)StarTeam
51 (0.224 %)JUnit
51 (0.224 %)Oracle Forms
51 (0.224 %)WinRunner
51 (0.224 %)TestDirector
51 (0.224 %)QuickTest Pro
51 (0.224 %)LoadRunner
51 (0.224 %)MSI
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
163 (14.09 %)Finance
230 (6.711 %)Telecoms
329 (6.488 %)Retail
422 (4.922 %)Local Government
518 (4.027 %)Health
617 (3.803 %)Education
716 (3.579 %)Multimedia
815 (3.356 %)Publishing
815 (3.356 %)Military
913 (2.908 %)Legal
1012 (2.685 %)Marketing
1111 (2.461 %)Manufacturing
1111 (2.461 %)Advertising
1111 (2.461 %)Aerospace
1210 (2.237 %)Pensions
138 (1.790 %)Auditing
147 (1.566 %)Telemarketing
156 (1.342 %)Insurance
164 (0.895 %)Billing
164 (0.895 %)Police
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
160 (13.42 %)Analyst
249 (10.96 %)Developer
345 (10.07 %)Consultant
434 (7.606 %)Project Manager
529 (6.488 %)Architect
625 (5.593 %)Support Analyst
719 (4.251 %)Security Consultant
818 (4.027 %)Software Engineer
915 (3.356 %)Domino Developer
1013 (2.908 %)1st Line Support
1112 (2.685 %)Analyst Programmer
1112 (2.685 %)Programmer
1112 (2.685 %)1st Line Support Analyst
1211 (2.461 %)Applications Support
1310 (2.237 %)Support Engineer
1310 (2.237 %)Security Analyst
149 (2.013 %)Administrator
149 (2.013 %)Technical Architect
149 (2.013 %)Network Engineer
149 (2.013 %)Business Manager
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
124 (5.369 %)IVR
218 (4.027 %)Computer Science
315 (3.356 %)Clustering
413 (2.908 %)Speech Recognition
510 (2.237 %)PMI
68 (1.790 %)SecurID
77 (1.566 %)Management Information System
86 (1.342 %)PKI
86 (1.342 %)Mathematics
95 (1.119 %)French Language
95 (1.119 %)W3C
104 (0.895 %)Thin Client
104 (0.895 %)Fat Client
113 (0.671 %)Statistics
113 (0.671 %)Physics
113 (0.671 %)Economics
113 (0.671 %)CESG
113 (0.671 %)CESG CLAS
122 (0.447 %)N-Tier
122 (0.447 %)NHS
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
173 (16.33 %)Windows
246 (10.29 %)Windows Server 2003
330 (6.711 %)Windows XP
417 (3.803 %)Windows 2000
513 (2.908 %)Linux
612 (2.685 %)Windows 2000 Server
711 (2.461 %)Windows Vista
711 (2.461 %)Windows Server 2008
88 (1.790 %)UNIX
97 (1.566 %)AIX
97 (1.566 %)Solaris
102 (0.447 %)VxWorks
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1175 (39.15 %)Security Cleared
289 (19.91 %)SC Cleared
344 (9.843 %)PRINCE2
430 (6.711 %)Information Security
525 (5.593 %)DV Cleared
623 (5.145 %)Project Management
623 (5.145 %)Content Management
720 (4.474 %)Change Management
819 (4.251 %)Security Management
917 (3.803 %)Penetration Testing
917 (3.803 %)Business Development
1014 (3.132 %)Project Planning
1113 (2.908 %)Supplier Management
1113 (2.908 %)SOA
1113 (2.908 %)ITIL
1211 (2.461 %)Service Management
1211 (2.461 %)Configuration Management
1211 (2.461 %)User Acceptance Testing
1310 (2.237 %)Six Sigma
1310 (2.237 %)Risk Management
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
140 (8.949 %)Java
226 (5.817 %)C
226 (5.817 %)SQL
317 (3.803 %)C++
414 (3.132 %)C#
414 (3.132 %)VB.NET
513 (2.908 %)JavaScript
513 (2.908 %)VB
611 (2.461 %)LotusScript
710 (2.237 %)ABAP
88 (1.790 %)VB6
97 (1.566 %)Embedded C
97 (1.566 %)DHTML
104 (0.895 %)Perl
104 (0.895 %)Ruby
104 (0.895 %)Python
113 (0.671 %)VBA
113 (0.671 %)PL/SQL
122 (0.447 %)VBScript
122 (0.447 %)VC++
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
138 (8.501 %)Degree
218 (4.027 %)CISSP
316 (3.579 %)PRINCE2 Certification
316 (3.579 %)CISA
415 (3.356 %)CISM
415 (3.356 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
514 (3.132 %)Microsoft Certification
612 (2.685 %)ISEB
79 (2.013 %)SAP Certification
88 (1.790 %)CCSE
88 (1.790 %)MCSE
97 (1.566 %)EnCE
106 (1.342 %)MCP
115 (1.119 %)ISTQB
124 (0.895 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
124 (0.895 %)CCA
124 (0.895 %)Citrix Certification
124 (0.895 %)Cisco Certification
124 (0.895 %)CCSA
132 (0.447 %)A+ Certification
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
124 (5.369 %)TickIT
221 (4.698 %)ISO9001
39 (2.013 %)QA
46 (1.342 %)BS7799
55 (1.119 %)SLA
55 (1.119 %)HMG Infosec
55 (1.119 %)ISO9000
62 (0.447 %)BS15000
71 (0.224 %)ISO27001
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
136 (8.054 %)Active Directory
216 (3.579 %)VMware Infrastructure
312 (2.685 %)VMware ESX
312 (2.685 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
48 (1.790 %)ProxySG
48 (1.790 %)Citrix Presentation Server
57 (1.566 %)NetBackup
66 (1.342 %)MetaFrame
74 (0.895 %)Oracle RMAN
83 (0.671 %)Backup Exec
83 (0.671 %)AquaLogic
92 (0.447 %)Oracle RAC
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
112 (2.685 %)Netcool
210 (2.237 %)OpenView Configuration Management
38 (1.790 %)Tivoli
46 (1.342 %)Netcool/OMNIbus
46 (1.342 %)Netcool/Webtop
55 (1.119 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
64 (0.895 %)SCCM
73 (0.671 %)MOM
82 (0.447 %)Unicenter
91 (0.224 %)EMC Navisphere
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
154 (12.08 %)Microsoft
242 (9.396 %)Oracle
319 (4.251 %)Citrix
319 (4.251 %)CheckPoint
319 (4.251 %)VMware
416 (3.579 %)Lotus
515 (3.356 %)SAP
515 (3.356 %)Cisco
612 (2.685 %)Sun
612 (2.685 %)Nokia
710 (2.237 %)HP
88 (1.790 %)IBM
88 (1.790 %)Nortel
88 (1.790 %)Blue Coat
88 (1.790 %)Finjan
97 (1.566 %)VERITAS
106 (1.342 %)Compaq
106 (1.342 %)Dell
106 (1.342 %)AppSense
106 (1.342 %)Altiris