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The table below looks at the demand for Middleware skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Middleware over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMiddleware
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank180199
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching permanent IT job ads7891
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.045 %0.039 %
As % of the category below2.486 %2.339 %
Salaries quoted7269
Average minimum salary£48,418£41,074
Average salary£53,318£45,514
% change on same period last year+17.14 %
Average maximum salary£58,219£49,954
UK excluding London average salary£47,651£48,639
% change on same period last year-2.03 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads31373891
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.816 %1.674 %
Salaries quoted28053337
Average minimum salary£37,894£37,873
Average salary£41,568£41,457
% change on same period last year+0.26 %
Average maximum salary£45,242£45,040
UK excluding London average salary£35,990£36,664
% change on same period last year-1.83 %
Middleware South EastMiddleware
South East

Middleware
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Middleware Demand Trend

Middleware
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Middleware Salary Trend

Middleware
Salary Histogram

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

Berkshire Middleware Salary Histogram

Middleware
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Middleware 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+2117£54,400+28.70 %
AscotUp+416£47,333+26.22 %
MaidenheadNew entry-7£66,036-
BracknellUp+192£36,500-38.13 %
SloughDown-152£43,750+2.51 %
WokinghamUp+72£42,500+4.93 %
Middleware South EastMiddleware
South East

Middleware
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

196 (57.14 %)Java
275 (44.64 %)Oracle
369 (41.07 %).NET
463 (37.50 %)J2EE
463 (37.50 %)XML
562 (36.90 %)SQL Server
659 (35.12 %)WebServices
747 (27.98 %)C++
844 (26.19 %)SOA
942 (25.00 %)Microsoft
1039 (23.21 %)SOAP
1138 (22.62 %)Linux
1236 (21.43 %)EAI
1236 (21.43 %)ERP
1236 (21.43 %)RDBMS
1335 (20.83 %)WebSphere
1434 (20.24 %)TIBCO
1434 (20.24 %)UNIX
1533 (19.64 %)CRM
1632 (19.05 %)JavaScript
1730 (17.86 %)C#
1730 (17.86 %)AJAX
1827 (16.07 %)HTML
1924 (14.29 %)Insurance
1924 (14.29 %)SQL
2023 (13.69 %)XSL
2023 (13.69 %)XSLT
2122 (13.10 %)Pensions
2221 (12.50 %)XSD
2221 (12.50 %)UML

Middleware
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
169 (41.07 %).NET
263 (37.50 %)J2EE
263 (37.50 %)XML
359 (35.12 %)WebServices
439 (23.21 %)SOAP
535 (20.83 %)WebSphere
630 (17.86 %)AJAX
727 (16.07 %)HTML
823 (13.69 %)XSL
823 (13.69 %)XSLT
921 (12.50 %)XSD
921 (12.50 %)XHTML
1018 (10.71 %)ASP
1018 (10.71 %)ASP.NET
1018 (10.71 %)COM
1018 (10.71 %)ActiveX
1115 (8.929 %)JMS
1115 (8.929 %)Java EE
1211 (6.548 %)CORBA
137 (4.167 %)JSP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
118 (10.71 %)WebLogic
213 (7.738 %)MQSeries
310 (5.952 %)Tomcat
49 (5.357 %)Apache
58 (4.762 %)Oracle Application Server
66 (3.571 %)WebSphere Application Server
75 (2.976 %)JBoss
75 (2.976 %)WebSphere MQ
84 (2.381 %)Rendezvous
84 (2.381 %)WebSphere Message Broker
84 (2.381 %)Oracle 9iAS
93 (1.786 %)IIS
93 (1.786 %)Oracle 10gAS
93 (1.786 %)CMS
101 (0.595 %)Oracle Workflow
101 (0.595 %)WPS
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
113 (7.738 %)MS Excel
22 (1.190 %)MS Visio
Berkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (2.976 %)Oracle EBS
22 (1.190 %)Oracle 11i
22 (1.190 %)Pivotal CRM
31 (0.595 %)SAP R/3
31 (0.595 %)Oracle Applications
31 (0.595 %)SAP CRM
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
121 (12.50 %)HTTPS
216 (9.524 %)HTTP
312 (7.143 %)GPRS
312 (7.143 %)GSM
49 (5.357 %)Wireless
56 (3.571 %)Internet
56 (3.571 %)TCP/IP
56 (3.571 %)SSL
63 (1.786 %)UMTS
63 (1.786 %)RTP
72 (1.190 %)Firewall
72 (1.190 %)DSL
72 (1.190 %)SAN
72 (1.190 %)VPN
81 (0.595 %)PPP
81 (0.595 %)Intranet
81 (0.595 %)VoIP
81 (0.595 %)Ethernet
81 (0.595 %)LDAP
81 (0.595 %)ATM
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
162 (36.90 %)SQL Server
236 (21.43 %)RDBMS
316 (9.524 %)MySQL
413 (7.738 %)Datawarehouse
59 (5.357 %)BusinessObjects
66 (3.571 %)Oracle 11g
66 (3.571 %)Oracle 10g
66 (3.571 %)Oracle Reports
75 (2.976 %)Crystal Reports
84 (2.381 %)Oracle 8/8i
84 (2.381 %)Oracle 9i
91 (0.595 %)OLTP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (2.976 %)JUnit
15 (2.976 %)PeopleTools
24 (2.381 %)Eclipse
31 (0.595 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
31 (0.595 %)Rational Rose
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
124 (14.29 %)Insurance
222 (13.10 %)Pensions
320 (11.90 %)Finance
418 (10.71 %)Retail
514 (8.333 %)Telecoms
65 (2.976 %)Manufacturing
73 (1.786 %)Electronics
81 (0.595 %)Health
81 (0.595 %)Publishing
81 (0.595 %)Games
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
148 (28.57 %)Architect
247 (27.98 %)Developer
346 (27.38 %)Consultant
426 (15.48 %)Solutions Architect
525 (14.88 %)Technical Consultant
624 (14.29 %)Java Developer
722 (13.10 %)Senior Consultant
818 (10.71 %)C# Developer
818 (10.71 %)Senior Developer
917 (10.12 %)Technical Architect
1015 (8.929 %).NET Developer
1015 (8.929 %)Senior Technical Consultant
1114 (8.333 %)ASP.NET Developer
1114 (8.333 %)Senior C# Developer
1114 (8.333 %).NET Consultant
1114 (8.333 %)Oracle DBA
1114 (8.333 %)DBA
1114 (8.333 %)Software Engineer
1114 (8.333 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
1213 (7.738 %)Solutions Consultant
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (5.952 %)N-Tier
110 (5.952 %)Management Information System
26 (3.571 %)Handset
34 (2.381 %)Clustering
34 (2.381 %)Device Driver
43 (1.786 %)Web 2.0
43 (1.786 %)Computer Science
51 (0.595 %)Data Integration
51 (0.595 %)STB
51 (0.595 %)PKI
51 (0.595 %)IPTV
51 (0.595 %)MPEG
51 (0.595 %)PMI
51 (0.595 %)DTV
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
138 (22.62 %)Linux
234 (20.24 %)UNIX
317 (10.12 %)Windows
317 (10.12 %)Solaris
317 (10.12 %)Red Hat Linux
48 (4.762 %)Windows Mobile
51 (0.595 %)Nucleus RTOS
51 (0.595 %)Embedded Linux
51 (0.595 %)Debian
51 (0.595 %)AIX
51 (0.595 %)HPUX
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
144 (26.19 %)SOA
236 (21.43 %)ERP
236 (21.43 %)EAI
333 (19.64 %)CRM
421 (12.50 %)UML
520 (11.90 %)Project Management
618 (10.71 %)OO
715 (8.929 %)Business Analysis
715 (8.929 %)Security Cleared
810 (5.952 %)Unit Testing
810 (5.952 %)OOD
99 (5.357 %)Enterprise Architecture
106 (3.571 %)Process Management
106 (3.571 %)E-Commerce
115 (2.976 %)Disaster Recovery
115 (2.976 %)Web Development
123 (1.786 %)Logistics
123 (1.786 %)PRINCE2
132 (1.190 %)ITIL
132 (1.190 %)Technical Architecture
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
196 (57.14 %)Java
247 (27.98 %)C++
332 (19.05 %)JavaScript
430 (17.86 %)C#
524 (14.29 %)SQL
618 (10.71 %)VBScript
618 (10.71 %)VB
618 (10.71 %)VC++
711 (6.548 %)C
85 (2.976 %)Transact-SQL
85 (2.976 %)PeopleCode
85 (2.976 %)SQR
85 (2.976 %)PL/SQL
92 (1.190 %)Embedded C
101 (0.595 %)Shell Script
101 (0.595 %)XPath
101 (0.595 %)Python
101 (0.595 %)Perl
101 (0.595 %)DHTML
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
116 (9.524 %)Degree
28 (4.762 %)OCP
28 (4.762 %)Oracle Certification
34 (2.381 %)Sun Certification
43 (1.786 %)SAP Certification
51 (0.595 %)CCIE
51 (0.595 %)Cisco Certification
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.595 %)SLA
11 (0.595 %)JTAG
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
111 (6.548 %)Oracle RAC
24 (2.381 %)Oracle RMAN
31 (0.595 %)Active Directory
31 (0.595 %)NetBackup
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
19 (5.357 %)OpenView
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
175 (44.64 %)Oracle
242 (25.00 %)Microsoft
334 (20.24 %)TIBCO
417 (10.12 %)Red Hat
512 (7.143 %)BEA
611 (6.548 %)SAP
79 (5.357 %)Business Objects
79 (5.357 %)PeopleSoft
88 (4.762 %)Sybase
96 (3.571 %)Sun
104 (2.381 %)Siebel
113 (1.786 %)IBM
121 (0.595 %)CheckPoint
121 (0.595 %)VERITAS
121 (0.595 %)Pegasus
121 (0.595 %)ILOG
121 (0.595 %)Cisco
121 (0.595 %)Adobe
121 (0.595 %)webMethods
121 (0.595 %)VMware