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This section looks at the demand for the Applications Support role in IT jobs within the Birmingham 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 Applications Support in their job title over the last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Application Support
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank10672
Rank change on same period last yearDown-34
Matching permanent IT job ads3560
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.027 %
As % of the category below1.117 %2.298 %
Salaries quoted3452
Average minimum salary£25,853£28,750
Average salary£27,912£30,784
% change on same period last year-9.32 %
Average maximum salary£29,971£32,817
UK excluding London average salary£31,322£31,506
% change on same period last year-0.58 %
Job Titles BirminghamJob Titles
Birmingham
Matching permanent IT job ads31342611
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.537 %1.156 %
Salaries quoted27032140
Average minimum salary£37,580£31,909
Average salary£42,017£35,005
% change on same period last year+20.03 %
Average maximum salary£46,454£38,101
UK excluding London average salary£38,585£39,157
% change on same period last year-1.46 %
Applications Support West MidlandsApplications Support
West Midlands

Applications Support
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of permanent IT jobs ads citing Applications Support across the Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Birmingham Applications Support Demand Trend

Applications Support
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs ads citing Applications Support across the Birmingham region.

Birmingham Applications Support Salary Trend

Applications Support
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Applications Support across the Birmingham region over the past 3 months.

Birmingham Applications Support Salary Histogram

Applications Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Birmingham region citing Applications Support also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Applications Support.

122 (28.95 %)Microsoft
122 (28.95 %)Oracle
217 (22.37 %).NET
314 (18.42 %)XML
413 (17.11 %)SQL Server
512 (15.79 %)Java
512 (15.79 %)SQL
611 (14.47 %)VB
611 (14.47 %)Migration
710 (13.16 %)Delphi
710 (13.16 %)Windows
89 (11.84 %)Oracle 10g
89 (11.84 %)Project Management
89 (11.84 %)Oracle Application Server
98 (10.53 %)VBA
107 (9.211 %)MS Office
107 (9.211 %)Tomcat
107 (9.211 %)MS Access
107 (9.211 %)Lagan
107 (9.211 %)SQL Server 2005
107 (9.211 %)Degree
116 (7.895 %)GIS
116 (7.895 %)Oracle 9i
116 (7.895 %)Oracle Reports
116 (7.895 %)Oracle Discoverer
116 (7.895 %)ASP
116 (7.895 %)ITIL
116 (7.895 %)WebServices
116 (7.895 %)HTML
125 (6.579 %)Unix

Applications Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Birmingham region citing Applications Support also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Applications Support. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
117 (22.37 %).NET
214 (18.42 %)XML
36 (7.895 %)HTML
36 (7.895 %)WebServices
36 (7.895 %)ASP
43 (3.947 %)ASP.NET
43 (3.947 %)JDBC
43 (3.947 %)JSP
43 (3.947 %)SOAP
43 (3.947 %)J2EE
43 (3.947 %)ODBC
43 (3.947 %)XHTML
51 (1.316 %)Java RMI
51 (1.316 %)Middleware
51 (1.316 %).NET Framework
Application Platforms
19 (11.84 %)Oracle Application Server
27 (9.211 %)Tomcat
33 (3.947 %)SharePoint
33 (3.947 %)Tamino
42 (2.632 %)CMS
Applications
17 (9.211 %)MS Office
23 (3.947 %)MS Excel
31 (1.316 %)MS Visio
31 (1.316 %)CA Clarity
Business Applications
11 (1.316 %)Microsoft CRM
11 (1.316 %)Oracle Applications
Database & Business Intelligence
113 (17.11 %)SQL Server
29 (11.84 %)Oracle 10g
37 (9.211 %)SQL Server 2005
37 (9.211 %)MS Access
46 (7.895 %)Oracle 9i
46 (7.895 %)Oracle Discoverer
46 (7.895 %)Oracle Reports
46 (7.895 %)GIS
54 (5.263 %)Oracle 8/8i
62 (2.632 %)Crystal Reports
62 (2.632 %)DTS
71 (1.316 %)BusinessObjects
Development Applications
11 (1.316 %)Oracle Forms
General
15 (6.579 %)Automotive
24 (5.263 %)Government
24 (5.263 %)Local Government
33 (3.947 %)Legal
42 (2.632 %)Law
42 (2.632 %)Finance
51 (1.316 %)Telecoms
51 (1.316 %)Health
51 (1.316 %)Insurance
Operating Systems
110 (13.16 %)Windows
25 (6.579 %)Unix
31 (1.316 %)Linux
Processes & Methodologies
111 (14.47 %)Migration
29 (11.84 %)Project Management
36 (7.895 %)ITIL
45 (6.579 %)Information Management
54 (5.263 %)Data Migration
54 (5.263 %)Change Management
54 (5.263 %)OOD
63 (3.947 %)Service Management
63 (3.947 %)Content Management
72 (2.632 %)Web Development
72 (2.632 %)Data Protection
72 (2.632 %)UML
81 (1.316 %)CRM
81 (1.316 %)ERP
81 (1.316 %)Configuration Management
Programming Languages
112 (15.79 %)Java
112 (15.79 %)SQL
211 (14.47 %)VB
310 (13.16 %)Delphi
48 (10.53 %)VBA
53 (3.947 %)JavaScript
53 (3.947 %)VBScript
62 (2.632 %)Transact-SQL
71 (1.316 %)C++
Qualifications
17 (9.211 %)Degree
21 (1.316 %)MCP
21 (1.316 %)Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
13 (3.947 %)SLA
Vendors
122 (28.95 %)Oracle
122 (28.95 %)Microsoft
27 (9.211 %)Lagan
34 (5.263 %)Remedy
43 (3.947 %)SAP
52 (2.632 %)Interwoven
52 (2.632 %)ESRI
52 (2.632 %)Open Text
52 (2.632 %)Northgate
61 (1.316 %)Red Hat
61 (1.316 %)Citrix
61 (1.316 %)Cognos
61 (1.316 %)Siebel
61 (1.316 %)Business Objects
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