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The table below looks at the demand for the Solutions Designer role in IT jobs within the Berkshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Solutions Designer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Solution Designer
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank172248
Rank change on same period last yearUp+76
Matching permanent IT job ads6838
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.044 %0.017 %
As % of the category below0.894 %0.333 %
Salaries quoted5213
Average minimum salary£55,593£41,846
Average salary£59,741£45,846
% change on same period last year+30.30 %
Average maximum salary£63,889£49,846
UK excluding London average salary£52,492£46,753
% change on same period last year+12.27 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads761011412
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled4.910 %5.108 %
Salaries quoted63699337
Average minimum salary£38,871£38,405
Average salary£42,272£42,054
% change on same period last year+0.51 %
Average maximum salary£45,673£45,703
UK excluding London average salary£38,468£39,125
% change on same period last year-1.68 %
Solutions Designer South EastSolutions Designer
South East

Solutions Designer
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Solutions Designer Demand Trend

Solutions Designer
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Solutions Designer Salary Trend

Solutions Designer
Salary Histogram

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

Berkshire Solutions Designer Salary Histogram

Solutions Designer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Solutions Designer 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+3824£61,094+31.85 %
NewburyNew entry-11£80,000-
SloughDown-19£51,071+11.75 %
BracknellUp+281£70,000+81.81 %
Solutions Designer South EastSolutions Designer
South East

Solutions Designer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Solutions Designer in their job title 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 with Solutions Designer in their job title.

138 (42.22 %)Oracle
237 (41.11 %)Telecoms
331 (34.44 %)Java
424 (26.67 %)WebLogic
523 (25.56 %)SQL
619 (21.11 %)Windows
717 (18.89 %)J2EE
717 (18.89 %)SOA
717 (18.89 %)WAP
717 (18.89 %)Marketing
815 (16.67 %)Degree
815 (16.67 %)GPRS
815 (16.67 %)SMS
815 (16.67 %)BEA
815 (16.67 %)3G
913 (14.44 %)MySQL
1012 (13.33 %)UML
1012 (13.33 %)OO
1111 (12.22 %)COBOL
1111 (12.22 %)MS Visio
1111 (12.22 %)Internet
1111 (12.22 %)JCL
1111 (12.22 %)CICS
1111 (12.22 %)Agile Software Development
1210 (11.11 %)Tomcat
139 (10.00 %)Bluetooth
139 (10.00 %)Ericsson
139 (10.00 %)WebLogic Portal
139 (10.00 %)Content Management
139 (10.00 %)WebSphere

Solutions Designer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Solutions Designer in their job title 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 with Solutions Designer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
117 (18.89 %)J2EE
117 (18.89 %)WAP
29 (10.00 %)WebSphere
37 (7.778 %).NET Framework
37 (7.778 %)WCF
37 (7.778 %)ASP.NET
37 (7.778 %).NET
45 (5.556 %)J2SE
54 (4.444 %)BAPI
54 (4.444 %)MIDP
54 (4.444 %)UIQ
61 (1.111 %)WSDL
61 (1.111 %)XSD
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
124 (26.67 %)WebLogic
211 (12.22 %)CICS
310 (11.11 %)Tomcat
49 (10.00 %)WebLogic Portal
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (12.22 %)MS Visio
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
115 (16.67 %)GPRS
115 (16.67 %)SMS
115 (16.67 %)3G
211 (12.22 %)Internet
39 (10.00 %)Bluetooth
47 (7.778 %)Broadband
56 (6.667 %)LDAP
65 (5.556 %)VPN
74 (4.444 %)Firewall
82 (2.222 %)UMTS
82 (2.222 %)GSM
91 (1.111 %)SMTP
91 (1.111 %)SSL
91 (1.111 %)IPsec
91 (1.111 %)IMAP
91 (1.111 %)Network Security
91 (1.111 %)MPLS
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (14.44 %)MySQL
27 (7.778 %)SQL Server
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
137 (41.11 %)Telecoms
217 (18.89 %)Marketing
37 (7.778 %)Education
44 (4.444 %)Advertising
53 (3.333 %)Retail
53 (3.333 %)Multimedia
53 (3.333 %)Billing
53 (3.333 %)Finance
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (10.00 %)Web 2.0
25 (5.556 %)PDA
34 (4.444 %)Computer Science
41 (1.111 %)IBM Mainframe
41 (1.111 %)Mainframe
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
119 (21.11 %)Windows
24 (4.444 %)Linux
24 (4.444 %)zOS
24 (4.444 %)UNIX
31 (1.111 %)Windows Vista
31 (1.111 %)Windows Server 2008
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
117 (18.89 %)SOA
212 (13.33 %)UML
212 (13.33 %)OO
311 (12.22 %)Agile Software Development
49 (10.00 %)Content Management
56 (6.667 %)Service Delivery
64 (4.444 %)Product Marketing
64 (4.444 %)Software Engineering
73 (3.333 %)Data Modelling
73 (3.333 %)Use Case
81 (1.111 %)SC Cleared
81 (1.111 %)Security Cleared
81 (1.111 %)Service Management
81 (1.111 %)Business Analysis
81 (1.111 %)Network Design
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
131 (34.44 %)Java
223 (25.56 %)SQL
311 (12.22 %)JCL
311 (12.22 %)COBOL
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
115 (16.67 %)Degree
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.111 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (7.778 %)ISA Server
21 (1.111 %)NetBackup
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.111 %)Tivoli
11 (1.111 %)Netcool
11 (1.111 %)OpenView Configuration Management
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
138 (42.22 %)Oracle
215 (16.67 %)BEA
39 (10.00 %)Ericsson
47 (7.778 %)Microsoft
47 (7.778 %)VMware
51 (1.111 %)VERITAS
51 (1.111 %)CA
51 (1.111 %)IBM