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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Government' in IT jobs within the Cambridgeshire 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 Government over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGovernment
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank116119
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching permanent IT job ads3240
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.017 %
As % of the category below2.063 %2.261 %
Salaries quoted3134
Average minimum salary£32,542£36,308
Average salary£35,562£40,513
% change on same period last year-12.21 %
Average maximum salary£38,583£44,718
UK excluding London average salary£45,899£48,211
% change on same period last year-4.79 %
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Cambridgeshire
Matching permanent IT job ads15511769
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.898 %0.761 %
Salaries quoted12591459
Average minimum salary£34,175£34,827
Average salary£37,378£37,997
% change on same period last year-1.62 %
Average maximum salary£40,582£41,167
UK excluding London average salary£41,278£41,791
% change on same period last year-1.22 %
Government East of EnglandGovernment
East of England

Government
Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire Government Demand Trend

Government
Salary Trend

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

Cambridgeshire Government Salary Trend

Government
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Government across the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Cambridgeshire Government Salary Histogram

Government
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Government within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
CambridgeDown-816£38,167-6.11 %
PeterboroughUp+512£33,729-20.63 %
St NeotsNew entry-5£40,000-
HuntingdonDown-111£32,500-18.75 %
Government East of EnglandGovernment
East of England

Government
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing Government 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 Government.

125 (35.71 %)SQL
125 (35.71 %)SQL Server
125 (35.71 %)Local Government
222 (31.43 %)Oracle
319 (27.14 %)Education
417 (24.29 %).NET
515 (21.43 %)C#
515 (21.43 %)Windows
614 (20.00 %)UNIX
713 (18.57 %)ASP.NET
713 (18.57 %)GIS
812 (17.14 %)Health
812 (17.14 %)RDBMS
911 (15.71 %)Microsoft
911 (15.71 %)XML
911 (15.71 %)VB
1010 (14.29 %)Finance
1010 (14.29 %)MS Excel
119 (12.86 %)Java
128 (11.43 %)VB.NET
128 (11.43 %)Aerospace
128 (11.43 %)AJAX
128 (11.43 %)Software Engineering
136 (8.571 %)HTML
136 (8.571 %)ITIL
136 (8.571 %)Retail
136 (8.571 %)Security Cleared
145 (7.143 %)Data Management
145 (7.143 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
145 (7.143 %)Degree

Government
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing Government 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 Government. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
117 (24.29 %).NET
213 (18.57 %)ASP.NET
311 (15.71 %)XML
48 (11.43 %)AJAX
56 (8.571 %)HTML
63 (4.286 %)WebServices
63 (4.286 %)XSL
63 (4.286 %)ArcObjects
72 (2.857 %)ASP
81 (1.429 %)SOAP
81 (1.429 %)JSON
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (1.429 %)JBoss
11 (1.429 %)Apache
11 (1.429 %)Tomcat
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (14.29 %)MS Excel
22 (2.857 %)MS Office
31 (1.429 %)MS Visio
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (2.857 %)ResourceLink
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (5.714 %)IP Telephony
23 (4.286 %)Cisco IPT
32 (2.857 %)LAN
41 (1.429 %)VoIP
41 (1.429 %)WAN
41 (1.429 %)FTP
41 (1.429 %)CTI
41 (1.429 %)Internet
41 (1.429 %)Wireless
41 (1.429 %)IPCC
41 (1.429 %)LDAP
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
125 (35.71 %)SQL Server
213 (18.57 %)GIS
312 (17.14 %)RDBMS
43 (4.286 %)MS Access
43 (4.286 %)Crystal Reports
43 (4.286 %)Oracle Reports
52 (2.857 %)MySQL
61 (1.429 %)SQL Server 2005
61 (1.429 %)Oracle 8/8i
61 (1.429 %)Cognos Impromptu
61 (1.429 %)SQL Server 2000
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
125 (35.71 %)Local Government
219 (27.14 %)Education
312 (17.14 %)Health
410 (14.29 %)Finance
58 (11.43 %)Aerospace
66 (8.571 %)Retail
75 (7.143 %)Pensions
75 (7.143 %)Electronics
75 (7.143 %)Manufacturing
84 (5.714 %)Marketing
93 (4.286 %)Auditing
93 (4.286 %)Telecoms
102 (2.857 %)Insurance
102 (2.857 %)Pharmaceutical
111 (1.429 %)FMCG
111 (1.429 %)Criminal Justice
111 (1.429 %)Military
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
119 (27.14 %)Developer
211 (15.71 %)Applications Developer
37 (10.00 %)Consultant
37 (10.00 %)Analyst
46 (8.571 %)Applications Support
55 (7.143 %)Project Manager
55 (7.143 %)Electronics Engineer
55 (7.143 %)GIS Consultant
64 (5.714 %)Team Leader
64 (5.714 %).NET Developer
64 (5.714 %)Sales Manager
64 (5.714 %)Systems Engineer
73 (4.286 %)Senior Developer
73 (4.286 %)Senior Analyst
73 (4.286 %)Support Engineer
73 (4.286 %)Support Team Leader
73 (4.286 %)GIS Developer
73 (4.286 %)Telecoms Analyst
73 (4.286 %)Senior Telecoms Analyst
82 (2.857 %)PRINCE2 Project Manager
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (7.143 %)VHDL
15 (7.143 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
24 (5.714 %)Client/Server
24 (5.714 %)Management Information System
31 (1.429 %)Thin Client
31 (1.429 %)Biotechnology
31 (1.429 %)Fat Client
31 (1.429 %)Semantic Web
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (21.43 %)Windows
214 (20.00 %)UNIX
35 (7.143 %)Linux
44 (5.714 %)Windows XP
53 (4.286 %)AIX
53 (4.286 %)Solaris
61 (1.429 %)Windows 2000
61 (1.429 %)Windows NT
61 (1.429 %)Windows Server 2003
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (11.43 %)Software Engineering
26 (8.571 %)Security Cleared
26 (8.571 %)ITIL
35 (7.143 %)Project Management
35 (7.143 %)Data Management
44 (5.714 %)PRINCE2
44 (5.714 %)OO
44 (5.714 %)B2B
53 (4.286 %)Network Design
53 (4.286 %)DV Cleared
62 (2.857 %)Information Security
62 (2.857 %)Risk Management
62 (2.857 %)Business Development
71 (1.429 %)Refactoring
71 (1.429 %)Biostatistics
71 (1.429 %)SC Cleared
71 (1.429 %)Web Design
71 (1.429 %)PRINCE
71 (1.429 %)Process Management
71 (1.429 %)Service Delivery
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
125 (35.71 %)SQL
215 (21.43 %)C#
311 (15.71 %)VB
49 (12.86 %)Java
58 (11.43 %)VB.NET
65 (7.143 %)PL/SQL
74 (5.714 %)VB6
74 (5.714 %)VBA
83 (4.286 %)Python
83 (4.286 %)Delphi
83 (4.286 %)C
91 (1.429 %)Perl
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (7.143 %)Degree
22 (2.857 %)Cisco Certification
31 (1.429 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (1.429 %)CCVP
31 (1.429 %)MCDST
31 (1.429 %)MCP
31 (1.429 %)HND
31 (1.429 %)MCSA
31 (1.429 %)CCIE
31 (1.429 %)CCNA
31 (1.429 %)ISEB
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (4.286 %)Backup Exec
21 (1.429 %)Active Directory
21 (1.429 %)MetaFrame
21 (1.429 %)VMware ESX
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.429 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
122 (31.43 %)Oracle
211 (15.71 %)Microsoft
35 (7.143 %)Cisco
35 (7.143 %)Mapinfo
35 (7.143 %)Autodesk
35 (7.143 %)ESRI
43 (4.286 %)Remedy
52 (2.857 %)Novell
61 (1.429 %)Citrix
61 (1.429 %)Avaya
61 (1.429 %)Cognos