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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Symantec products and/or services in IT jobs within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Symantec over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSymantec
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank209260
Rank change on same period last yearUp+51
Matching permanent IT job ads4540
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.017 %
As % of the category below0.906 %0.601 %
Salaries quoted4038
Average minimum salary£42,325£37,671
Average salary£44,288£40,776
% change on same period last year+8.61 %
Average maximum salary£46,250£43,882
UK excluding London average salary£34,009£37,539
% change on same period last year-9.40 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads49666654
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.748 %2.791 %
Salaries quoted41885461
Average minimum salary£40,475£40,012
Average salary£44,330£43,691
% change on same period last year+1.46 %
Average maximum salary£48,185£47,370
UK excluding London average salary£40,138£41,870
% change on same period last year-4.13 %
Symantec South EastSymantec
South East

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within the Symantec Corporation.

Symantec
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Symantec Demand Trend

Symantec
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Symantec Salary Trend

Symantec
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Symantec across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Berkshire Symantec Salary Histogram

Symantec
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Symantec within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
SloughUp+813£54,583+120.53 %
ReadingDown-52£35,000-12.75 %
MaidenheadNew entry-1£35,000-
WokinghamNew entry-1£32,500-
Symantec South EastSymantec
South East

Symantec
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing Symantec 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 Symantec.

158 (52.73 %)Windows
254 (49.09 %)Microsoft
342 (38.18 %)HP
433 (30.00 %)IBM
532 (29.09 %)SAN
630 (27.27 %)VMware
729 (26.36 %)MS Excel
729 (26.36 %)Oracle
826 (23.64 %)Cisco
924 (21.82 %)Active Directory
1023 (20.91 %)VERITAS
1023 (20.91 %)Business Development
1122 (20.00 %)Windows Server 2003
1221 (19.09 %)SQL Server
1319 (17.27 %)Performance Management
1418 (16.36 %)Retail
1418 (16.36 %)Windows 2000
1418 (16.36 %)MS Exchange
1516 (14.55 %)Java
1615 (13.64 %)VPN
1714 (12.73 %)Finance
1714 (12.73 %)Norton AntiVirus
1813 (11.82 %)EMC
1813 (11.82 %)XML
1813 (11.82 %)UNIX
1912 (10.91 %)Compuware
1912 (10.91 %)Pensions
2011 (10.00 %)Windows Vista
2011 (10.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
2011 (10.00 %)NetBackup

Symantec
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing Symantec 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 Symantec. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
113 (11.82 %)XML
210 (9.091 %)WebSphere
38 (7.273 %).NET
38 (7.273 %)J2EE
38 (7.273 %)COM+
45 (4.545 %)XSLT
45 (4.545 %)SOAP
54 (3.636 %)WebServices
61 (0.909 %)CSS
61 (0.909 %)HTML
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
118 (16.36 %)MS Exchange
210 (9.091 %)WebLogic
210 (9.091 %)Exchange Server 2007
38 (7.273 %)Apache
38 (7.273 %)Exchange Server 2000
47 (6.364 %)Exchange Server 2003
47 (6.364 %)IIS
54 (3.636 %)SharePoint
63 (2.727 %)WebLogic Portal
72 (1.818 %)Tomcat
81 (0.909 %)Lotus Domino
81 (0.909 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
129 (26.36 %)MS Excel
23 (2.727 %)Acrobat
31 (0.909 %)FrameMaker
31 (0.909 %)MS PowerPoint
31 (0.909 %)MS Office
Berkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
18 (7.273 %)Applix TM1
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
132 (29.09 %)SAN
215 (13.64 %)VPN
310 (9.091 %)DHCP
49 (8.182 %)WAN
49 (8.182 %)Firewall
58 (7.273 %)VLAN
58 (7.273 %)WLAN
64 (3.636 %)DNS
73 (2.727 %)FTP
82 (1.818 %)Wireless
91 (0.909 %)IP Telephony
91 (0.909 %)IntruShield
91 (0.909 %)Network Security
91 (0.909 %)iSCSI
91 (0.909 %)Internet
91 (0.909 %)NetScreen
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
121 (19.09 %)SQL Server
28 (7.273 %)OLAP
28 (7.273 %)Datawarehouse
28 (7.273 %)Oracle OLAP
36 (5.455 %)DB2
42 (1.818 %)BusinessObjects
51 (0.909 %)SQL Server 2005
51 (0.909 %)RDBMS
51 (0.909 %)MS Access
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (0.909 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
118 (16.36 %)Retail
214 (12.73 %)Finance
312 (10.91 %)Pensions
49 (8.182 %)Health
57 (6.364 %)Publishing
65 (4.545 %)Marketing
72 (1.818 %)Pharmaceutical
72 (1.818 %)Back Office
81 (0.909 %)Education
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
141 (37.27 %)Consultant
223 (20.91 %)Business Manager
318 (16.36 %)Software Manager
318 (16.36 %)Development Manager
318 (16.36 %)Business Development Manager
318 (16.36 %)Software Development Manager
417 (15.45 %)Technical Consultant
510 (9.091 %)Sales Consultant
510 (9.091 %)Presales Consultant
68 (7.273 %)Account Manager
68 (7.273 %)Applications Support
77 (6.364 %)Storage Consultant
86 (5.455 %)Analyst
86 (5.455 %)Support Consultant
86 (5.455 %)Support Analyst
95 (4.545 %)Architect
95 (4.545 %)Sales Manager
95 (4.545 %)Senior Analyst
95 (4.545 %)Senior Support Analyst
104 (3.636 %)Cisco Technical Consultant
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (3.636 %)German Language
22 (1.818 %)Mainframe
31 (0.909 %)CLARiiON
31 (0.909 %)French Language
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
158 (52.73 %)Windows
222 (20.00 %)Windows Server 2003
318 (16.36 %)Windows 2000
413 (11.82 %)UNIX
511 (10.00 %)Windows Vista
68 (7.273 %)Linux
77 (6.364 %)Solaris
85 (4.545 %)HPUX
94 (3.636 %)Windows XP
103 (2.727 %)Windows 2000 Server
112 (1.818 %)AIX
121 (0.909 %)Windows NT
121 (0.909 %)Windows Server 2008
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
123 (20.91 %)Business Development
219 (17.27 %)Performance Management
39 (8.182 %)Business Intelligence
47 (6.364 %)ITSM
55 (4.545 %)Data Management
64 (3.636 %)Project Management
64 (3.636 %)Technical Architecture
73 (2.727 %)PRINCE2
73 (2.727 %)Disaster Recovery
81 (0.909 %)Service Delivery
81 (0.909 %)Content Management
81 (0.909 %)Document Management
81 (0.909 %)Migration
81 (0.909 %)Data Protection
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
116 (14.55 %)Java
27 (6.364 %)C
33 (2.727 %)SQL
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (6.364 %)Cisco Certification
17 (6.364 %)Microsoft Certification
17 (6.364 %)MCSE
17 (6.364 %)Degree
26 (5.455 %)HP ASE
26 (5.455 %)HP MASE
34 (3.636 %)CCNA
41 (0.909 %)Sun Certification
41 (0.909 %)IBM Certification
41 (0.909 %)EMC Certification
41 (0.909 %)VERITAS Certified Professional (VCP)
41 (0.909 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.909 %)SLA
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
124 (21.82 %)Active Directory
211 (10.00 %)NetBackup
211 (10.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
39 (8.182 %)Backup Exec
41 (0.909 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
41 (0.909 %)Terminal Services
41 (0.909 %)VMware ESX
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
114 (12.73 %)Norton AntiVirus
28 (7.273 %)EMC NetWorker
35 (4.545 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
43 (2.727 %)Legato
43 (2.727 %)WSUS
51 (0.909 %)DiskXtender
51 (0.909 %)SCCM
51 (0.909 %)MOM
51 (0.909 %)ARCserve
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
154 (49.09 %)Microsoft
242 (38.18 %)HP
333 (30.00 %)IBM
430 (27.27 %)VMware
529 (26.36 %)Oracle
626 (23.64 %)Cisco
723 (20.91 %)VERITAS
813 (11.82 %)EMC
912 (10.91 %)Compuware
108 (7.273 %)Sun
108 (7.273 %)Citrix
108 (7.273 %)Applix
116 (5.455 %)Sophos
116 (5.455 %)Sybase
124 (3.636 %)CheckPoint
124 (3.636 %)McAfee Security
133 (2.727 %)NetApp
133 (2.727 %)Adobe
133 (2.727 %)Juniper
133 (2.727 %)BMC