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The table below looks at the demand for Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) skills within the Cheshire 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 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkService-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank97130
Rank change on same period last yearUp+33
Matching permanent IT job ads477
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.027 %0.003 %
As % of the category below2.523 %0.388 %
Salaries quoted457
Average minimum salary£49,489£72,143
Average salary£52,889£74,286
% change on same period last year-28.80 %
Average maximum salary£56,289£76,429
UK excluding London average salary£55,262£63,429
% change on same period last year-12.87 %
Cheshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Cheshire
Matching permanent IT job ads18631804
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.082 %0.776 %
Salaries quoted17021635
Average minimum salary£35,773£37,260
Average salary£39,474£40,129
% change on same period last year-1.63 %
Average maximum salary£43,174£42,998
UK excluding London average salary£42,657£44,229
% change on same period last year-3.55 %
SOA North WestSOA
North West

SOA
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire SOA Demand Trend

SOA
Salary Trend

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

Cheshire SOA Salary Trend

SOA
Salary Histogram

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

Cheshire SOA Salary Histogram

SOA
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SOA within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 13 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
WarringtonNew entry-23£51,714-
CreweNew entry-4£39,500-
RuncornDown-102£67,500-15.62 %
ChesterUp+32£55,000-13.72 %
SOA North WestSOA
North West

SOA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Cheshire region citing SOA 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 SOA.

140 (57.97 %)WebSphere
234 (49.28 %)Oracle
331 (44.93 %)EAI
425 (36.23 %)Oracle Fusion
523 (33.33 %)Java
621 (30.43 %)BizTalk Server
621 (30.43 %)Internet
718 (26.09 %)J2EE
813 (18.84 %)IBM
912 (17.39 %)Enterprise Architecture
1011 (15.94 %)Zachman Framework
1011 (15.94 %)CRM
1011 (15.94 %)E-Commerce
1011 (15.94 %)WebServices
1110 (14.49 %)UML
1110 (14.49 %)Sun
129 (13.04 %)Pensions
129 (13.04 %)XML
129 (13.04 %)RUP
138 (11.59 %)Windows
138 (11.59 %)TOGAF
138 (11.59 %)Middleware
147 (10.14 %)Oracle 10g
147 (10.14 %)Health
147 (10.14 %)Retail
147 (10.14 %)Datawarehouse
156 (8.696 %)Client/Server
156 (8.696 %)ERP
156 (8.696 %)Oracle 9i
156 (8.696 %)DSDM

SOA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Cheshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
140 (57.97 %)WebSphere
225 (36.23 %)Oracle Fusion
318 (26.09 %)J2EE
411 (15.94 %)WebServices
59 (13.04 %)XML
68 (11.59 %)Middleware
75 (7.246 %)Spring
83 (4.348 %)JavaBeans
83 (4.348 %)SOAP
83 (4.348 %)Struts
83 (4.348 %)ActiveX
83 (4.348 %)Swing
83 (4.348 %)SAP PI
92 (2.899 %)EJB
92 (2.899 %)JSP
92 (2.899 %)XSLT
101 (1.449 %).NET
101 (1.449 %)JSF
101 (1.449 %)Hibernate
101 (1.449 %)J2SE
Cheshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
121 (30.43 %)BizTalk Server
26 (8.696 %)WebLogic
26 (8.696 %)ESB
35 (7.246 %)JBoss
35 (7.246 %)WPS
43 (4.348 %)Oracle Workflow
43 (4.348 %)Oracle Spatial
52 (2.899 %)Oracle Application Server
52 (2.899 %)WebSphere Application Server
52 (2.899 %)Tomcat
61 (1.449 %)Apache
61 (1.449 %)WebLogic Portal
61 (1.449 %)TIBCO EMS
Cheshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (1.449 %)MS Excel
11 (1.449 %)MS Visio
Cheshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (4.348 %)Oracle Applications
Cheshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
121 (30.43 %)Internet
Cheshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (10.14 %)Datawarehouse
17 (10.14 %)Oracle 10g
26 (8.696 %)RDBMS
26 (8.696 %)Oracle 9i
35 (7.246 %)Oracle 8/8i
43 (4.348 %)Oracle Reports
43 (4.348 %)Oracle Discoverer
43 (4.348 %)GIS
43 (4.348 %)Oracle OWB
52 (2.899 %)ETL
52 (2.899 %)SQL Server
52 (2.899 %)DB2
Cheshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (7.246 %)Oracle Forms
23 (4.348 %)Eclipse
23 (4.348 %)Ant
23 (4.348 %)JUnit
31 (1.449 %)Visual Studio
31 (1.449 %)WebLogic Workshop
Cheshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (13.04 %)Pensions
27 (10.14 %)Retail
27 (10.14 %)Health
36 (8.696 %)Games
36 (8.696 %)Online Games
43 (4.348 %)Finance
52 (2.899 %)Education
52 (2.899 %)Government
52 (2.899 %)Telecoms
61 (1.449 %)Retail Banking
61 (1.449 %)Banking
Cheshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
149 (71.01 %)Architect
220 (28.99 %)Technical Architect
313 (18.84 %)Solutions Architect
313 (18.84 %)Enterprise Architect
49 (13.04 %)Integration Architect
58 (11.59 %)Developer
67 (10.14 %)SOA Architect
76 (8.696 %)Technical Solutions Architect
76 (8.696 %)Software Engineer
83 (4.348 %)Oracle Developer
83 (4.348 %)Senior Software Engineer
83 (4.348 %)Java Software Engineer
92 (2.899 %)Java Architect
92 (2.899 %)J2EE Technical Architect
92 (2.899 %)Senior J2EE Software Engineer
92 (2.899 %)J2EE Architect
92 (2.899 %)Java Technical Architect
92 (2.899 %)J2EE Software Engineer
92 (2.899 %)Consultant
92 (2.899 %)Java Developer
Cheshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (8.696 %)Client/Server
23 (4.348 %)Device Driver
23 (4.348 %)Computer Science
32 (2.899 %)CMDB
41 (1.449 %)Data Protection Act
41 (1.449 %)Management Information System
Cheshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (11.59 %)Windows
22 (2.899 %)Linux
22 (2.899 %)UNIX
Cheshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
131 (44.93 %)EAI
212 (17.39 %)Enterprise Architecture
311 (15.94 %)CRM
311 (15.94 %)E-Commerce
311 (15.94 %)Zachman Framework
410 (14.49 %)UML
59 (13.04 %)RUP
68 (11.59 %)TOGAF
76 (8.696 %)B2C
76 (8.696 %)DSDM
76 (8.696 %)ERP
76 (8.696 %)RAD
85 (7.246 %)Logistics
94 (5.797 %)Workflow
94 (5.797 %)Agile Software Development
103 (4.348 %)BPEL
103 (4.348 %)Scrum
103 (4.348 %)OOP
103 (4.348 %)Software Engineering
103 (4.348 %)Unit Testing
Cheshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
123 (33.33 %)Java
24 (5.797 %)PL/SQL
24 (5.797 %)SQL
33 (4.348 %)C++
33 (4.348 %)JavaScript
41 (1.449 %)C
41 (1.449 %)C#
41 (1.449 %)VB.NET
Cheshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (8.696 %)Degree
23 (4.348 %)Oracle Certification
32 (2.899 %)Sun Certification
Cheshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (4.348 %)QA
Cheshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.449 %)AquaLogic
Cheshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (2.899 %)OpenView
12 (2.899 %)ServiceCenter
12 (2.899 %)AssetCenter
Cheshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
134 (49.28 %)Oracle
213 (18.84 %)IBM
310 (14.49 %)Sun
43 (4.348 %)SAP
43 (4.348 %)TIBCO
52 (2.899 %)Remedy
52 (2.899 %)Microsoft
52 (2.899 %)HP
52 (2.899 %)BEA
52 (2.899 %)Peregrine