Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Higher National Diploma (HND) in IT jobs within the Berkshire region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited HND over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHigher National Diploma (HND)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank225266
Rank change on same period last yearUp+41
Matching permanent IT job ads1520
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.009 %
As % of the category below0.852 %0.714 %
Salaries quoted1412
Average minimum salary£34,214£31,167
Average salary£36,000£34,042
% change on same period last year+5.75 %
Average maximum salary£37,786£36,917
UK excluding London average salary£32,254£29,174
% change on same period last year+10.55 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads17612801
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.136 %1.254 %
Salaries quoted15422275
Average minimum salary£38,342£37,403
Average salary£42,426£40,680
% change on same period last year+4.29 %
Average maximum salary£46,510£43,956
UK excluding London average salary£37,971£38,036
% change on same period last year-0.17 %
HND South EastHND
South East

HND
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire HND Demand Trend

HND
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire HND Salary Trend

HND
Salary Histogram

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

Berkshire HND Salary Histogram

HND
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing HND 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+236£29,000-0.42 %
HND South EastHND
South East

HND
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

120 (80.00 %)Degree
28 (32.00 %)Pensions
28 (32.00 %)Windows
37 (28.00 %)HNC
37 (28.00 %)Electronics
37 (28.00 %)Security Cleared
46 (24.00 %)SQL
46 (24.00 %)HP
46 (24.00 %)Electric
55 (20.00 %)Linux
55 (20.00 %)DNS
64 (16.00 %)NFS
64 (16.00 %)LDAP
64 (16.00 %).NET
64 (16.00 %)UNIX
64 (16.00 %)HPUX
64 (16.00 %)Solaris
64 (16.00 %)IRIX
73 (12.00 %)Information Management
73 (12.00 %)Computer Science
73 (12.00 %)Microsoft
73 (12.00 %)Management Information System
73 (12.00 %)Oracle
73 (12.00 %)C#
73 (12.00 %)C++
82 (8.000 %)MS Project
82 (8.000 %)MS Office
82 (8.000 %)STL
82 (8.000 %)ITIL
82 (8.000 %)Oracle 8/8i

HND
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (16.00 %).NET
22 (8.000 %)STL
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (4.000 %)IIS
11 (4.000 %)MS Exchange
11 (4.000 %)Exchange Server 2003
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (8.000 %)MS Project
12 (8.000 %)MS Office
12 (8.000 %)Spreadsheet
21 (4.000 %)MS Excel
Berkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (8.000 %)Oracle Applications
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (20.00 %)DNS
24 (16.00 %)LDAP
31 (4.000 %)DHCP
31 (4.000 %)TCP/IP
31 (4.000 %)VPN
31 (4.000 %)SAN
31 (4.000 %)Firewall
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (8.000 %)Oracle 8/8i
21 (4.000 %)Oracle 9i
21 (4.000 %)Datawarehouse
21 (4.000 %)SQL Server
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (32.00 %)Pensions
27 (28.00 %)Electronics
36 (24.00 %)Electric
42 (8.000 %)Legal
42 (8.000 %)Manufacturing
51 (4.000 %)Telecoms
51 (4.000 %)Construction
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (24.00 %)Electronics Engineer
24 (16.00 %)Linux Engineer
24 (16.00 %)UNIX Engineer
24 (16.00 %)Systems Engineer
24 (16.00 %)UNIX Systems Engineer
33 (12.00 %)Software Engineer
42 (8.000 %)Analyst
51 (4.000 %)Systems Administrator
51 (4.000 %)Senior Systems Administrator
51 (4.000 %)Developer
51 (4.000 %)Coordinator
51 (4.000 %)Project Manager
51 (4.000 %)Development Manager
51 (4.000 %)Analyst Programmer
51 (4.000 %)Systems Support
51 (4.000 %)Programmer
51 (4.000 %)Support Analyst
51 (4.000 %)Technical Support
51 (4.000 %)Support Engineer
51 (4.000 %)Administrator
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (12.00 %)Management Information System
13 (12.00 %)Computer Science
22 (8.000 %)Mathematics
31 (4.000 %)Client/Server
31 (4.000 %)Clustering
31 (4.000 %)CCTV
31 (4.000 %)SCADA
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (32.00 %)Windows
25 (20.00 %)Linux
34 (16.00 %)HPUX
34 (16.00 %)Solaris
34 (16.00 %)IRIX
34 (16.00 %)UNIX
42 (8.000 %)Windows 2000
42 (8.000 %)Windows NT
42 (8.000 %)Windows XP
51 (4.000 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (4.000 %)Windows 2000 Server
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (28.00 %)Security Cleared
23 (12.00 %)Information Management
32 (8.000 %)Project Planning
32 (8.000 %)ITIL
32 (8.000 %)Project Management
32 (8.000 %)Data Management
41 (4.000 %)RAD
41 (4.000 %)SSADM
41 (4.000 %)Business Intelligence
41 (4.000 %)Web Development
41 (4.000 %)SC Cleared
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (24.00 %)SQL
23 (12.00 %)C#
23 (12.00 %)C++
32 (8.000 %)C
41 (4.000 %)PL/SQL
41 (4.000 %)VB
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
120 (80.00 %)Degree
27 (28.00 %)HNC
31 (4.000 %)CCNA
31 (4.000 %)Cisco Certification
31 (4.000 %)Microsoft Certification
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (16.00 %)NFS
21 (4.000 %)Active Directory
21 (4.000 %)VMware ESX
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (4.000 %)Legato
11 (4.000 %)EMC NetWorker
11 (4.000 %)ServiceCenter
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (24.00 %)HP
23 (12.00 %)Oracle
23 (12.00 %)Microsoft
32 (8.000 %)Primavera
41 (4.000 %)VMware
41 (4.000 %)Altiris
41 (4.000 %)Novell