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This section looks at the demand for Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) skills within the Birmingham 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 last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkService-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank66116
Rank change on same period last yearUp+50
Matching permanent IT job ads8115
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.040 %0.007 %
As % of the category below4.208 %1.096 %
Salaries quoted7215
Average minimum salary£62,403£54,933
Average salary£73,382£63,767
% change on same period last year+15.07 %
Average maximum salary£84,361£72,600
UK excluding London average salary£58,542£59,417
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Processes & Methodologies BirminghamProcesses & Methodologies
Birmingham
Matching permanent IT job ads19251369
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.944 %0.606 %
Salaries quoted16721078
Average minimum salary£41,353£36,388
Average salary£46,471£40,018
% change on same period last year+16.12 %
Average maximum salary£51,590£43,648
UK excluding London average salary£42,840£44,076
% change on same period last year-2.80 %
SOA West MidlandsSOA
West Midlands

SOA
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham SOA Demand Trend

SOA
Salary Trend

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

Birmingham SOA Salary Trend

SOA
Salary Histogram

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

Birmingham SOA Salary Histogram

SOA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Birmingham region citing SOA 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 SOA.

151 (41.46 %)Java
245 (36.59 %)J2EE
342 (34.15 %)TOGAF
437 (30.08 %)Zachman Framework
437 (30.08 %)Oracle
533 (26.83 %)Enterprise Architecture
631 (25.20 %)EAI
729 (23.58 %)XML
828 (22.76 %)SQL
926 (21.14 %)Finance
1025 (20.33 %)Business Intelligence
1123 (18.70 %).NET
1219 (15.45 %)PL/SQL
1219 (15.45 %)UML
1219 (15.45 %)Oracle Forms
1219 (15.45 %)Oracle Reports
1317 (13.82 %)WebServices
1416 (13.01 %)JDeveloper
1416 (13.01 %)JSF
1416 (13.01 %)BPEL
1514 (11.38 %)Content Management
1613 (10.57 %)Hibernate
1613 (10.57 %)Government
1712 (9.756 %)Oracle Workflow
1712 (9.756 %)Workflow
1712 (9.756 %)Oracle Financials
1712 (9.756 %)WebLogic
1712 (9.756 %)SAP
1712 (9.756 %)Spring
1811 (8.943 %)Migration

SOA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Birmingham region citing SOA 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 SOA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
145 (36.59 %)J2EE
229 (23.58 %)XML
323 (18.70 %).NET
417 (13.82 %)WebServices
516 (13.01 %)JSF
613 (10.57 %)Hibernate
712 (9.756 %)Spring
810 (8.130 %)WebSphere
99 (7.317 %)XSLT
107 (5.691 %)BC4J
107 (5.691 %)Oracle ADF
107 (5.691 %)Struts
107 (5.691 %)XHTML
107 (5.691 %)HTML
116 (4.878 %)COM+
116 (4.878 %)ActiveX
125 (4.065 %)Acegi Security
134 (3.252 %).NET Framework
142 (1.626 %)EJB
142 (1.626 %)CSS
Application Platforms
112 (9.756 %)WebLogic
112 (9.756 %)Oracle Workflow
27 (5.691 %)Oracle Application Server
36 (4.878 %)MTS
44 (3.252 %)WebLogic Integration
53 (2.439 %)NetWeaver
62 (1.626 %)MQSeries
62 (1.626 %)SharePoint
62 (1.626 %)SharePoint Portal Server
62 (1.626 %)SharePoint Server 2007
71 (0.813 %)WPS
71 (0.813 %)WebSphere Application Server
71 (0.813 %)WebLogic Portal
71 (0.813 %)CMS
Applications
13 (2.439 %)MS Visio
22 (1.626 %)MS Excel
Business Applications
112 (9.756 %)Oracle Financials
23 (2.439 %)Oracle 11i
23 (2.439 %)Oracle EBS
23 (2.439 %)Oracle HRMS
23 (2.439 %)Oracle Applications
23 (2.439 %)Oracle Financial Analyzer
Communications & Networking
111 (8.943 %)Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
119 (15.45 %)Oracle Reports
27 (5.691 %)SQL Server
34 (3.252 %)Oracle 10g
43 (2.439 %)BusinessObjects
43 (2.439 %)SQLPlus
43 (2.439 %)Oracle OLAP
43 (2.439 %)OLAP
43 (2.439 %)Oracle 9i
43 (2.439 %)Datawarehouse
43 (2.439 %)TOAD
43 (2.439 %)Oracle Discoverer
43 (2.439 %)RDBMS
52 (1.626 %)Oracle 8/8i
61 (0.813 %)Adabas
61 (0.813 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
119 (15.45 %)Oracle Forms
216 (13.01 %)JDeveloper
33 (2.439 %)Oracle APEX
41 (0.813 %)WebLogic Workshop
41 (0.813 %)Eclipse
General
126 (21.14 %)Finance
213 (10.57 %)Government
310 (8.130 %)Insurance
48 (6.504 %)Local Government
48 (6.504 %)Retail
57 (5.691 %)Construction
57 (5.691 %)Banking
57 (5.691 %)Retail Banking
64 (3.252 %)Investment Banking
73 (2.439 %)Pensions
73 (2.439 %)Health
Job Titles
175 (60.98 %)Architect
246 (37.40 %)Enterprise Architect
336 (29.27 %)Developer
424 (19.51 %)Java Developer
523 (18.70 %)Solutions Architect
614 (11.38 %)Consultant
710 (8.130 %)Technical Architect
710 (8.130 %)Senior Developer
89 (7.317 %)Technical Consultant
89 (7.317 %)Oracle Consultant
89 (7.317 %)Oracle Financials Consultant
89 (7.317 %)Senior Java Developer
89 (7.317 %)Oracle Technical Consultant
97 (5.691 %)Java Architect
97 (5.691 %).NET Developer
106 (4.878 %)VB.NET Developer
106 (4.878 %)VB Developer
106 (4.878 %)VB6 Developer
114 (3.252 %)J2EE Architect
114 (3.252 %)Oracle Developer
Miscellaneous
18 (6.504 %)Management Information System
23 (2.439 %)Mainframe
32 (1.626 %)Client/Server
41 (0.813 %)Clustering
Operating Systems
15 (4.065 %)Unix
15 (4.065 %)Solaris
21 (0.813 %)Linux
21 (0.813 %)Windows
Processes & Methodologies
142 (34.15 %)TOGAF
237 (30.08 %)Zachman Framework
333 (26.83 %)Enterprise Architecture
431 (25.20 %)EAI
525 (20.33 %)Business Intelligence
619 (15.45 %)UML
716 (13.01 %)BPEL
814 (11.38 %)Content Management
912 (9.756 %)Workflow
1011 (8.943 %)Migration
119 (7.317 %)Data Migration
128 (6.504 %)Unit Testing
128 (6.504 %)OO
137 (5.691 %)RUP
137 (5.691 %)OOD
137 (5.691 %)MVC
146 (4.878 %)Software Engineering
154 (3.252 %)Agile Software Development
163 (2.439 %)BPM
163 (2.439 %)CRM
Programming Languages
151 (41.46 %)Java
228 (22.76 %)SQL
319 (15.45 %)PL/SQL
49 (7.317 %)VB.NET
58 (6.504 %)VB6
58 (6.504 %)VB
67 (5.691 %)DHTML
67 (5.691 %)JavaScript
76 (4.878 %)C++
85 (4.065 %)C
91 (0.813 %)NATURAL
Qualifications
12 (1.626 %)Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.813 %)SLA
11 (0.813 %)BS7799
System Software
15 (4.065 %)AquaLogic
Vendors
137 (30.08 %)Oracle
212 (9.756 %)SAP
36 (4.878 %)webMethods
44 (3.252 %)BEA
44 (3.252 %)Siebel
44 (3.252 %)Sun
53 (2.439 %)Business Objects
53 (2.439 %)Chordiant
62 (1.626 %)Microsoft
71 (0.813 %)Redback
71 (0.813 %)JD Edwards
71 (0.813 %)TIBCO
71 (0.813 %)SeeBeyond
71 (0.813 %)IBM
71 (0.813 %)HP
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