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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Retail' in IT jobs within the Birmingham region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Retail over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRetailing
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank6339
Rank change on same period last yearDown-24
Matching permanent IT job ads62119
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.036 %0.051 %
As % of the category below6.725 %10.76 %
Salaries quoted50108
Average minimum salary£38,000£36,963
Average salary£40,920£39,870
% change on same period last year+2.63 %
Average maximum salary£43,840£42,778
UK excluding London average salary£47,759£44,325
% change on same period last year+7.74 %
Birmingham IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Birmingham
Matching permanent IT job ads9221106
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.535 %0.476 %
Salaries quoted816939
Average minimum salary£35,051£36,698
Average salary£38,544£40,937
% change on same period last year-5.84 %
Average maximum salary£42,038£45,177
UK excluding London average salary£41,271£41,794
% change on same period last year-1.25 %
Retail West MidlandsRetail
West Midlands

Retail
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham Retail Demand Trend

Retail
Salary Trend

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

Birmingham Retail Salary Trend

Retail
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Retail across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Birmingham Retail Salary Histogram

Retail
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham region citing Retail 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 Retail.

154 (27.27 %)SAP
249 (24.75 %)Banking
342 (21.21 %)Finance
432 (16.16 %)Retail Banking
526 (13.13 %)Project Management
623 (11.62 %)MS Visio
623 (11.62 %)SAP Retail
721 (10.61 %).NET
721 (10.61 %)FMCG
820 (10.10 %)SQL
820 (10.10 %)C#
820 (10.10 %)SAP R/3
919 (9.596 %)ISEB
1018 (9.091 %)ASP.NET
1117 (8.586 %)Business Intelligence
1215 (7.576 %)Microsoft
1215 (7.576 %)Windows
1215 (7.576 %)TestDirector
1215 (7.576 %)Business Analysis
1314 (7.071 %)SAP Oil and Gas
1314 (7.071 %)Pharmaceutical
1413 (6.566 %)EPoS
1413 (6.566 %)CSS
1413 (6.566 %)SQL Server
1413 (6.566 %)VB
1512 (6.061 %)E-Commerce
1512 (6.061 %)Misys
1512 (6.061 %)Internet
1512 (6.061 %)Manufacturing
1611 (5.556 %)Health

Retail
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham region citing Retail 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 Retail. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
121 (10.61 %).NET
218 (9.091 %)ASP.NET
313 (6.566 %)CSS
410 (5.051 %)HTML
55 (2.525 %)XML
64 (2.020 %)ASP
64 (2.020 %)XHTML
72 (1.010 %)AJAX
72 (1.010 %)WebServices
81 (0.505 %)Swing
81 (0.505 %)J2EE
81 (0.505 %).NET Framework
81 (0.505 %)J2SE
81 (0.505 %)XML Schema
Birmingham IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (3.535 %)SAS
23 (1.515 %)SharePoint
23 (1.515 %)Umbraco
32 (1.010 %)MS Exchange
32 (1.010 %)CMS
Birmingham IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
123 (11.62 %)MS Visio
210 (5.051 %)MS Excel
35 (2.525 %)MS Office
44 (2.020 %)Spreadsheet
52 (1.010 %)Adobe Director
52 (1.010 %)MS PowerPoint
52 (1.010 %)Photoshop
61 (0.505 %)SPSS
Birmingham IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
123 (11.62 %)SAP Retail
220 (10.10 %)SAP R/3
314 (7.071 %)SAP Oil and Gas
411 (5.556 %)SAP SCM
57 (3.535 %)Misys Equation
64 (2.020 %)SAP ERP
64 (2.020 %)SAP FI
73 (1.515 %)SAP MM
73 (1.515 %)SAP SEM
73 (1.515 %)SAP FI/CO
73 (1.515 %)SAP CO
82 (1.010 %)SAP SD
82 (1.010 %)Retail-J
91 (0.505 %)SAP SRM
91 (0.505 %)SMARTEAM
91 (0.505 %)SAP PP
91 (0.505 %)SAP PS
91 (0.505 %)SAP WM
Birmingham IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (6.061 %)Internet
28 (4.040 %)LAN
37 (3.535 %)WAN
45 (2.525 %)SAN
54 (2.020 %)Intranet
62 (1.010 %)TCP/IP
62 (1.010 %)Firewall
62 (1.010 %)Wireless
71 (0.505 %)2G
71 (0.505 %)IPCC
71 (0.505 %)Cisco PIX
71 (0.505 %)MPLS
71 (0.505 %)BGP
71 (0.505 %)SSL
71 (0.505 %)ADSL
71 (0.505 %)ATM
71 (0.505 %)ISDN
Birmingham IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (6.566 %)SQL Server
28 (4.040 %)MySQL
37 (3.535 %)SQL Server 2005
37 (3.535 %)Datawarehouse
46 (3.030 %)SAP BI
53 (1.515 %)ETL
53 (1.515 %)TOAD
53 (1.515 %)SQL Server 2000
Birmingham IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
115 (7.576 %)TestDirector
24 (2.020 %)Flash
32 (1.010 %)Dreamweaver
41 (0.505 %)Visual Studio
Birmingham IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
149 (24.75 %)Banking
242 (21.21 %)Finance
332 (16.16 %)Retail Banking
421 (10.61 %)FMCG
514 (7.071 %)Pharmaceutical
612 (6.061 %)Manufacturing
711 (5.556 %)Health
711 (5.556 %)Automotive
89 (4.545 %)Pensions
96 (3.030 %)Games
105 (2.525 %)Government
113 (1.515 %)Education
113 (1.515 %)Telecoms
113 (1.515 %)Investment Banking
113 (1.515 %)Marketing
122 (1.010 %)Multimedia
122 (1.010 %)Construction
131 (0.505 %)Aerospace
131 (0.505 %)Insurance
131 (0.505 %)Law
Birmingham IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
147 (23.74 %)Consultant
241 (20.71 %)Analyst
338 (19.19 %)SAP Consultant
426 (13.13 %)Developer
522 (11.11 %)SAP Retail Consultant
522 (11.11 %)SAP IS-Retail Consultant
613 (6.566 %)Tester
711 (5.556 %)C# Developer
711 (5.556 %)SAP SCM Consultant
810 (5.051 %)Analyst Programmer
810 (5.051 %)Programmer
99 (4.545 %)Senior Analyst
108 (4.040 %)Architect
117 (3.535 %)Business Analyst
117 (3.535 %)Risk Analyst
126 (3.030 %)RPG Programmer
126 (3.030 %)RPG Analyst Programmer
126 (3.030 %)Senior Risk Analyst
126 (3.030 %)AS400 Analyst Programmer
126 (3.030 %)Project Manager
Birmingham IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
113 (6.566 %)EPoS
211 (5.556 %)AS400
35 (2.525 %)Mathematics
44 (2.020 %)Credit Risk
44 (2.020 %)Economics
51 (0.505 %)CCTV
51 (0.505 %)Thin Client
51 (0.505 %)Mainframe
51 (0.505 %)Fat Client
51 (0.505 %)Physics
51 (0.505 %)Computer Science
51 (0.505 %)N-Tier
Birmingham IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (7.576 %)Windows
210 (5.051 %)Windows Server 2003
37 (3.535 %)Windows 2000 Server
43 (1.515 %)Windows XP
52 (1.010 %)OS/400
Birmingham IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
126 (13.13 %)Project Management
217 (8.586 %)Business Intelligence
315 (7.576 %)Business Analysis
412 (6.061 %)E-Commerce
511 (5.556 %)ERP
511 (5.556 %)PLM
68 (4.040 %)Test Scripting
76 (3.030 %)Software Testing
76 (3.030 %)Risk Management
85 (2.525 %)Service Delivery
85 (2.525 %)Web Development
85 (2.525 %)Content Management
85 (2.525 %)Logistics
94 (2.020 %)ITIL
103 (1.515 %)CRM
103 (1.515 %)Programme Management
103 (1.515 %)User Acceptance Testing
112 (1.010 %)Integration Testing
112 (1.010 %)Enterprise Architecture
112 (1.010 %)Project Planning
Birmingham IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
120 (10.10 %)C#
120 (10.10 %)SQL
213 (6.566 %)VB
310 (5.051 %)JavaScript
48 (4.040 %)Java
57 (3.535 %)RPG
64 (2.020 %)Lingo
64 (2.020 %)ABAP
64 (2.020 %)ActionScript
64 (2.020 %)C
64 (2.020 %)Transact-SQL
73 (1.515 %)VB6
82 (1.010 %)FoxPro (VFP)
82 (1.010 %)VB.NET
82 (1.010 %)PHP
91 (0.505 %)C++
Birmingham IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
119 (9.596 %)ISEB
28 (4.040 %)Degree
32 (1.010 %)Cisco Certification
32 (1.010 %)ITIL Certification
41 (0.505 %)CCSA
41 (0.505 %)CCVP
41 (0.505 %)CCIE
41 (0.505 %)CCNA
41 (0.505 %)CCDP
Birmingham IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (2.525 %)ISA Server
Birmingham IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
154 (27.27 %)SAP
215 (7.576 %)Microsoft
312 (6.061 %)Misys
47 (3.535 %)Cognos
54 (2.020 %)Cisco
54 (2.020 %)Manugistics
63 (1.515 %)JDA
72 (1.010 %)Adobe
72 (1.010 %)Macromedia
72 (1.010 %)VERITAS
81 (0.505 %)CheckPoint
81 (0.505 %)ICL
81 (0.505 %)IBM
81 (0.505 %)Nortel
81 (0.505 %)Citrix
81 (0.505 %)Juniper