Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SOA over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkService-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank124196
Rank change on same period last yearUp+72
Matching permanent IT job ads13390
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.086 %0.040 %
As % of the category below2.734 %1.335 %
Salaries quoted11651
Average minimum salary£50,444£52,686
Average salary£55,644£59,000
% change on same period last year-5.68 %
Average maximum salary£60,845£65,314
UK excluding London average salary£53,322£64,678
% change on same period last year-17.55 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads48656744
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled3.139 %3.019 %
Salaries quoted40095328
Average minimum salary£41,983£42,380
Average salary£45,756£46,189
% change on same period last year-0.93 %
Average maximum salary£49,530£49,997
UK excluding London average salary£43,011£44,526
% change on same period last year-3.40 %
SOA South EastSOA
South East

SOA
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire SOA Demand Trend

SOA
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire SOA Salary Trend

SOA
Salary Histogram

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

Berkshire SOA Salary Histogram

SOA
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SOA 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+2635£56,575+3.99 %
SloughUp+420£55,625+33.50 %
NewburyUp+212£32,000-14.66 %
MaidenheadUp+282£58,625-0.91 %
WindsorNew entry-2£50,000-
BracknellUp+232£55,000+83.33 %
SOA South EastSOA
South East

SOA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1125 (43.25 %).NET
2111 (38.41 %)Java
3105 (36.33 %)J2EE
497 (33.56 %)Oracle
586 (29.76 %)WebSphere
680 (27.68 %)WebLogic
774 (25.61 %)WebServices
871 (24.57 %)XML
958 (20.07 %)SQL Server
1054 (18.69 %)SQL
1146 (15.92 %)Middleware
1245 (15.57 %)RDBMS
1344 (15.22 %)SOAP
1344 (15.22 %)UNIX
1443 (14.88 %)Perl
1542 (14.53 %)C#
1542 (14.53 %)BEA
1638 (13.15 %)Finance
1737 (12.80 %)Windows
1832 (11.07 %)C++
1931 (10.73 %)TIBCO
2030 (10.38 %)XSLT
2129 (10.03 %)IIS
2129 (10.03 %)Python
2227 (9.343 %)WAP
2227 (9.343 %)ASP.NET
2326 (8.997 %)XSD
2326 (8.997 %)GPRS
2326 (8.997 %)Technical Architecture
2326 (8.997 %)Insurance

SOA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1125 (43.25 %).NET
2105 (36.33 %)J2EE
386 (29.76 %)WebSphere
474 (25.61 %)WebServices
571 (24.57 %)XML
646 (15.92 %)Middleware
744 (15.22 %)SOAP
830 (10.38 %)XSLT
927 (9.343 %)ASP.NET
927 (9.343 %)WAP
1026 (8.997 %)XSD
1116 (5.536 %)JMS
1215 (5.190 %)OC4J
1215 (5.190 %)Oracle Fusion
1311 (3.806 %)Struts
149 (3.114 %)J2SE
149 (3.114 %)Spring
158 (2.768 %)MIDP
158 (2.768 %)UIQ
167 (2.422 %)Hibernate
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
180 (27.68 %)WebLogic
229 (10.03 %)IIS
322 (7.612 %)JBoss
416 (5.536 %)Oracle 10gAS
512 (4.152 %)ESB
611 (3.806 %)WebSphere Application Server
79 (3.114 %)Oracle Application Server
88 (2.768 %)Tomcat
88 (2.768 %)BizTalk Server
96 (2.076 %)NetWeaver
105 (1.730 %)SharePoint
105 (1.730 %)SharePoint Server 2007
114 (1.384 %)WPS
123 (1.038 %)Rendezvous
123 (1.038 %)WebSphere MQ
123 (1.038 %)MQSeries
123 (1.038 %)Apache
132 (0.692 %)Oracle 9iAS
132 (0.692 %)Oracle Workflow
132 (0.692 %)WebSphere Message Broker
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
120 (6.920 %)MS Excel
22 (0.692 %)MS Visio
Berkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
120 (6.920 %)Oracle Applications
217 (5.882 %)Oracle 11i
39 (3.114 %)Siebel Analytics
46 (2.076 %)Oracle EBS
54 (1.384 %)Summit
63 (1.038 %)Oracle EBS R12
72 (0.692 %)TIBCO iProcess
72 (0.692 %)SAP CRM
72 (0.692 %)SAP SD
72 (0.692 %)SAP FI
72 (0.692 %)SAP MM
81 (0.346 %)Oracle Financials
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
126 (8.997 %)GPRS
222 (7.612 %)SMS
321 (7.266 %)HTTPS
417 (5.882 %)3G
513 (4.498 %)HTTP
513 (4.498 %)Bluetooth
513 (4.498 %)Internet
611 (3.806 %)Broadband
79 (3.114 %)LDAP
88 (2.768 %)TCP/IP
96 (2.076 %)VPN
96 (2.076 %)Firewall
104 (1.384 %)Wireless
104 (1.384 %)GSM
113 (1.038 %)BSS
122 (0.692 %)SSH
122 (0.692 %)FTP
122 (0.692 %)GGSN
131 (0.346 %)SMTP
131 (0.346 %)IMAP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
158 (20.07 %)SQL Server
245 (15.57 %)RDBMS
320 (6.920 %)Oracle 10g
415 (5.190 %)Datawarehouse
415 (5.190 %)Oracle 11g
514 (4.844 %)Oracle Discoverer
613 (4.498 %)Oracle 8/8i
75 (1.730 %)Oracle 9i
75 (1.730 %)SQL Server 2000
75 (1.730 %)SQL Server 2005
84 (1.384 %)SQL Server Integration Services
84 (1.384 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
84 (1.384 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
84 (1.384 %)PerformancePoint
84 (1.384 %)BusinessObjects
84 (1.384 %)DB2
93 (1.038 %)Informix
93 (1.038 %)MySQL
93 (1.038 %)OLTP
102 (0.692 %)ETL
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (0.346 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
11 (0.346 %)Eclipse
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
138 (13.15 %)Finance
226 (8.997 %)Insurance
323 (7.958 %)Pensions
419 (6.574 %)Telecoms
515 (5.190 %)Marketing
613 (4.498 %)Retail
613 (4.498 %)Government
711 (3.806 %)Billing
88 (2.768 %)Advertising
94 (1.384 %)Education
102 (0.692 %)Banking
111 (0.346 %)Games
111 (0.346 %)Local Government
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1107 (37.02 %)Architect
239 (13.49 %)Solutions Architect
336 (12.46 %)Consultant
432 (11.07 %)Analyst
528 (9.689 %)Software Engineer
528 (9.689 %)Technical Architect
627 (9.343 %)C++ Software Engineer
717 (5.882 %)Oracle DBA
717 (5.882 %)Solutions Designer
717 (5.882 %)DBA
814 (4.844 %)Sales Consultant
814 (4.844 %)Developer
814 (4.844 %)Oracle Applications DBA
814 (4.844 %)Enterprise Architect
814 (4.844 %)Presales Consultant
912 (4.152 %)C# Software Engineer
1010 (3.460 %)Solutions Consultant
1010 (3.460 %)SOA Architect
119 (3.114 %)Integration Architect
128 (2.768 %)J2EE Architect
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (1.730 %)N-Tier
15 (1.730 %)PDA
15 (1.730 %)CMDB
24 (1.384 %)Mainframe
24 (1.384 %)Client/Server
32 (0.692 %)Computer Science
41 (0.346 %)Data Integration
41 (0.346 %)Web 2.0
41 (0.346 %)W3C
41 (0.346 %)Blackberry
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
144 (15.22 %)UNIX
237 (12.80 %)Windows
316 (5.536 %)Linux
44 (1.384 %)Windows Mobile
51 (0.346 %)HPUX
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
126 (8.997 %)Technical Architecture
225 (8.651 %)UML
324 (8.304 %)Enterprise Architecture
423 (7.958 %)EAI
520 (6.920 %)TOGAF
618 (6.228 %)Process Management
618 (6.228 %)Business Intelligence
618 (6.228 %)Security Cleared
717 (5.882 %)RUP
813 (4.498 %)Business Analysis
912 (4.152 %)CRM
1011 (3.806 %)E-business
1110 (3.460 %)Zachman Framework
129 (3.114 %)Identity Management
129 (3.114 %)Content Management
129 (3.114 %)Performance Management
138 (2.768 %)Software Engineering
147 (2.422 %)BPEL
147 (2.422 %)ERP
147 (2.422 %)RAD
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1111 (38.41 %)Java
254 (18.69 %)SQL
343 (14.88 %)Perl
442 (14.53 %)C#
532 (11.07 %)C++
629 (10.03 %)Python
722 (7.612 %)PL/SQL
86 (2.076 %)C
95 (1.730 %)JavaScript
103 (1.038 %)VB
112 (0.692 %)ABAP
121 (0.346 %)NATURAL
121 (0.346 %)LotusScript
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
124 (8.304 %)Degree
213 (4.498 %)OCP
213 (4.498 %)Oracle Certification
38 (2.768 %)Microsoft Certification
44 (1.384 %)MCTS
44 (1.384 %)MCITP
44 (1.384 %)MCAD
44 (1.384 %)MCSD
53 (1.038 %)CISA
53 (1.038 %)ITIL Certification
62 (0.692 %)PMP
62 (0.692 %)PMI Certification
62 (0.692 %)MBA
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (1.038 %)COBIT
21 (0.346 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
117 (5.882 %)Oracle RAC
212 (4.152 %)AquaLogic
32 (0.692 %)Oracle RMAN
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
19 (3.114 %)OpenView
25 (1.730 %)ServiceCenter
25 (1.730 %)AssetCenter
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
197 (33.56 %)Oracle
242 (14.53 %)BEA
331 (10.73 %)TIBCO
422 (7.612 %)Microsoft
520 (6.920 %)IBM
618 (6.228 %)Siebel
717 (5.882 %)SAP
89 (3.114 %)Sybase
98 (2.768 %)webMethods
106 (2.076 %)PeopleSoft
115 (1.730 %)HP
115 (1.730 %)Peregrine
124 (1.384 %)Business Objects
132 (0.692 %)Chordiant
132 (0.692 %)ILOG
132 (0.692 %)Vitria
132 (0.692 %)SeeBeyond
132 (0.692 %)Remedy
132 (0.692 %)FileNet
132 (0.692 %)Lombardi