The first table below looks at the demand for Big Data skills in IT jobs advertised for the City of London region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Big Data over the 3 months to 19 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Database & Business Intelligence category for the City of London region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Big Data
Rank 202 290 335
Rank change year-on-year
+88 +45
Permanent jobs citing Big Data 126 33 1
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the City of London 1.049% 0.251% 0.006%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 4.058% 0.919% 0.026%
Number of salaries quoted 112 28 1
Average salary £62,500 £55,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+13.63% +57.14%
UK excluding London average salary £50,000 £50,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +33.33%
All Database & Business Intelligence
City of London
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
3105 3589 3861
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the City of London 25.86% 27.25% 24.45%
Number of salaries quoted 2723 3321 3504
Average salary £53,000 £55,000 £52,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-3.63% +4.76%
90% offered a salary of more than £35,000 £37,500 £35,000
10% offered a salary of more than £72,500 £77,500 £75,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+2.66% -
Big Data
London

Big Data
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Big Data across the City of London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

City of London Big Data Jobs Demand Trend

Big Data
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Big Data across the City of London region.

City of London Big Data Salary Trend

Big Data
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Big Data across the City of London region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

City of London Big Data Salary Histogram

Big Data
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the City of London region citing Big Data 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 Big Data.

1 109 (50.00%) Hadoop
2 95 (43.58%) Java
3 53 (24.31%) NoSQL
4 51 (23.39%) Analytics
5 50 (22.94%) Oracle
6 44 (20.18%) Business Intelligence
7 40 (18.35%) Computer Science
8 38 (17.43%) Data Warehouse
9 37 (16.97%) SQL
9 37 (16.97%) Finance
9 37 (16.97%) MongoDB
10 36 (16.51%) TDD
10 36 (16.51%) Linux
11 33 (15.14%) Python
11 33 (15.14%) Degree
11 33 (15.14%) Apache Cassandra
12 31 (14.22%) Apache Hive
12 31 (14.22%) Scala
13 30 (13.76%) JavaScript
14 29 (13.30%) Data Mining
14 29 (13.30%) Apache
14 29 (13.30%) Agile Software Development
14 29 (13.30%) MapReduce
15 28 (12.84%) Machine Learning
15 28 (12.84%) Spring
15 28 (12.84%) Statistics
16 26 (11.93%) CSS
17 25 (11.47%) Front Office
17 25 (11.47%) Apache Pig
18 24 (11.01%) HTML

Big Data
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the City of London region citing Big Data 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 Big Data. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 29 (13.30%) MapReduce
2 28 (12.84%) Spring
3 26 (11.93%) CSS
4 24 (11.01%) HTML
5 18 (8.257%) Hibernate
6 17 (7.798%) Web Services
7 16 (7.339%) .NET
8 15 (6.881%) J2EE
9 14 (6.422%) jQuery
10 13 (5.963%) Kafka
11 12 (5.505%) REST
11 12 (5.505%) JMS
12 11 (5.046%) FIX Protocol
12 11 (5.046%) HTML5
13 10 (4.587%) WCF
13 10 (4.587%) XML
14 9 (4.128%) Lucene
15 8 (3.670%) GWT
16 7 (3.211%) JSON
17 6 (2.752%) Grails
Application Platforms
1 29 (13.30%) Apache
2 25 (11.47%) Apache Pig
3 15 (6.881%) Windows Azure
4 14 (6.422%) Amazon AWS
5 13 (5.963%) CMS
6 11 (5.046%) Amazon EC2
7 9 (4.128%) OpenStack
8 7 (3.211%) Oracle Coherence
9 6 (2.752%) Apache Solr
9 6 (2.752%) IIS
10 5 (2.294%) SharePoint
11 4 (1.835%) Mule
11 4 (1.835%) SAS
12 3 (1.376%) ElasticSearch
13 2 (0.917%) Jetty
13 2 (0.917%) Amazon S3
14 1 (0.459%) Tomcat
14 1 (0.459%) WebLogic
14 1 (0.459%) CloudStack
14 1 (0.459%) Rackspace Cloud
Applications
1 3 (1.376%) MS Excel
1 3 (1.376%) SPSS
2 2 (0.917%) Photoshop
2 2 (0.917%) Adobe Illustrator
Business Applications
1 14 (6.422%) Oracle EBS
Communications & Networking
1 19 (8.716%) HTTP
2 6 (2.752%) SSL
3 3 (1.376%) TCP/IP
4 2 (0.917%) Internet
4 2 (0.917%) WAN
5 1 (0.459%) VLAN
5 1 (0.459%) Firewall
5 1 (0.459%) SMS
5 1 (0.459%) SMTP
5 1 (0.459%) DHCP
5 1 (0.459%) Ethernet
5 1 (0.459%) DNS
5 1 (0.459%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 109 (50.00%) Hadoop
2 53 (24.31%) NoSQL
3 38 (17.43%) Data Warehouse
4 37 (16.97%) MongoDB
5 33 (15.14%) Apache Cassandra
6 31 (14.22%) Apache Hive
7 29 (13.30%) Data Mining
8 22 (10.09%) SQL Server
9 20 (9.174%) HBase
10 19 (8.716%) MySQL
11 17 (7.798%) OLAP
12 14 (6.422%) Oracle Exadata
12 14 (6.422%) Oracle BI EE
13 13 (5.963%) Essbase
13 13 (5.963%) Oracle OLAP
14 10 (4.587%) Oracle ODI
15 9 (4.128%) PostgreSQL
16 7 (3.211%) Oracle 8/8i
17 6 (2.752%) CouchDB
17 6 (2.752%) Mahout
Development Applications
1 19 (8.716%) Git (software)
2 8 (3.670%) Jenkins
3 7 (3.211%) Maven
4 4 (1.835%) Visual Studio
4 4 (1.835%) JUnit
4 4 (1.835%) JIRA
4 4 (1.835%) Subversion
5 3 (1.376%) GitHub
5 3 (1.376%) Mockito
5 3 (1.376%) Capistrano
6 2 (0.917%) Cucumber
6 2 (0.917%) RSpec
6 2 (0.917%) Gradle
7 1 (0.459%) Eclipse
7 1 (0.459%) ClearCase
7 1 (0.459%) Ant
7 1 (0.459%) ClearQuest
7 1 (0.459%) Hudson
7 1 (0.459%) Mercurial
General
1 37 (16.97%) Finance
2 25 (11.47%) Front Office
3 12 (5.505%) Telecoms
4 10 (4.587%) Banking
4 10 (4.587%) Retail
5 7 (3.211%) Games
6 6 (2.752%) Marketing
7 4 (1.835%) Investment Banking
8 3 (1.376%) Advertising
8 3 (1.376%) Publishing
8 3 (1.376%) German Language
9 2 (0.917%) Financial Institution
9 2 (0.917%) Multimedia
10 1 (0.459%) French Language
Job Titles
1 113 (51.83%) Developer
2 36 (16.51%) Java Developer
3 29 (13.30%) Consultant
4 18 (8.257%) Architect
4 18 (8.257%) Quantitative Developer
4 18 (8.257%) Big Data Developer
5 17 (7.798%) Software Developer
5 17 (7.798%) Software Engineer
5 17 (7.798%) Front Office Developer
6 16 (7.339%) Business Intelligence Consultant
6 16 (7.339%) Business Consultant
6 16 (7.339%) Senior Developer
7 11 (5.046%) Oracle Consultant
7 11 (5.046%) Oracle BI Consultant
8 10 (4.587%) Analyst
8 10 (4.587%) Lead Developer
9 9 (4.128%) Java Software Developer
9 9 (4.128%) Data Analyst
9 9 (4.128%) Java Software Engineer
9 9 (4.128%) OBIEE Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 40 (18.35%) Computer Science
2 28 (12.84%) Machine Learning
2 28 (12.84%) Statistics
3 14 (6.422%) Visualisation
3 14 (6.422%) Oracle Exalytics
3 14 (6.422%) Equities
4 13 (5.963%) Oracle Exalogic
5 12 (5.505%) Open Source
5 12 (5.505%) Mathematics
6 11 (5.046%) Social Media
7 9 (4.128%) Derivative
7 9 (4.128%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 8 (3.670%) Grid Computing
9 6 (2.752%) Physics
9 6 (2.752%) Cloud Computing
9 6 (2.752%) Neural Network
10 5 (2.294%) Social Network
11 4 (1.835%) Data Integration
11 4 (1.835%) Inversion of Control
12 3 (1.376%) Digital Media
Operating Systems
1 36 (16.51%) Linux
2 14 (6.422%) Windows
3 12 (5.505%) UNIX
4 6 (2.752%) Apple iOS
5 5 (2.294%) Android
6 1 (0.459%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (23.39%) Analytics
2 44 (20.18%) Business Intelligence
3 36 (16.51%) TDD
4 29 (13.30%) Agile Software Development
5 24 (11.01%) ETL
6 23 (10.55%) Data Management
6 23 (10.55%) Continuous Integration
6 23 (10.55%) Multithreading
7 19 (8.716%) Data Modelling
8 18 (8.257%) Pattern Recognition
9 16 (7.339%) Scrum
10 15 (6.881%) Information Management
11 14 (6.422%) Enterprise Data Management
11 14 (6.422%) Content Management
12 13 (5.963%) DRM
12 13 (5.963%) ERP
13 12 (5.505%) Data Analysis
14 11 (5.046%) Software Engineering
14 11 (5.046%) Pair Programming
14 11 (5.046%) E-Commerce
Programming Languages
1 95 (43.58%) Java
2 37 (16.97%) SQL
3 33 (15.14%) Python
4 31 (14.22%) Scala
5 30 (13.76%) JavaScript
6 23 (10.55%) Perl
7 22 (10.09%) PHP
7 22 (10.09%) MATLAB
8 21 (9.633%) C#
9 20 (9.174%) C++
9 20 (9.174%) Ruby
10 13 (5.963%) Shell Script
11 12 (5.505%) Clojure
12 10 (4.587%) C
13 8 (3.670%) R
14 4 (1.835%) Bash shell
15 3 (1.376%) Groovy
15 3 (1.376%) Haskell
16 2 (0.917%) Erlang
16 2 (0.917%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 33 (15.14%) Degree
2 23 (10.55%) PhD
3 2 (0.917%) SC Cleared
3 2 (0.917%) Security Cleared
4 1 (0.459%) MBA
4 1 (0.459%) MCSE
4 1 (0.459%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (0.459%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (0.459%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (5.046%) MiFID
2 2 (0.917%) Data Quality
System Software
1 5 (2.294%) Apache ZooKeeper
2 1 (0.459%) Xen
2 1 (0.459%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 8 (3.670%) Puppet
1 8 (3.670%) MOM
1 8 (3.670%) Business Desktop Deployment
2 2 (0.917%) Oozie
2 2 (0.917%) Splunk
Vendors
1 50 (22.94%) Oracle
2 14 (6.422%) Microsoft
3 13 (5.963%) Hyperion
4 9 (4.128%) Cloudera
5 7 (3.211%) JBoss
6 6 (2.752%) DataSynapse
7 5 (2.294%) Twitter
7 5 (2.294%) Vertica
8 4 (1.835%) Business Objects
9 3 (1.376%) Cisco
9 3 (1.376%) Informatica
10 2 (0.917%) MapR
10 2 (0.917%) Rackspace
10 2 (0.917%) IBM
10 2 (0.917%) SAP
10 2 (0.917%) Cognos
10 2 (0.917%) Teradata
10 2 (0.917%) Google
11 1 (0.459%) Endeca
11 1 (0.459%) Yahoo!
City, London
Requirements: Excellent SQL skills across a range of databases. Experience with MySQL and Vertica are a bonus... Desirable Skills: Big data experience such as Hadoop, MapReduce etc... Java...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £60000 - £65000 per annum
Posted: 17 June 2013
City of London
They are currently expanding London operations and have placed a lot of emphasis on their Big Data function... You will be working in an environment where there are...
clearedgeconsulting
Salary: £60000 - £80000 per annum + bonus
Posted: 12 June 2013
City of London
They are currently expanding London operations and have placed a lot of emphasis on their Big Data function... You will be working in an environment where there are...
clearedgeconsulting
Salary: £90000 - £110000 per annum + bonus
Posted: 12 June 2013
City, London
Mid-Weight Python Developer... We are looking for a mid weight Python Developer who will be able to work independently within a team of developers, Based in their...
Marcus Donald People
Salary: £55000 to £65000 per annum
Posted: 18 June 2013
City, London
Technical Snapshot:- - C#/.NET - SQL Server - SSRS/SSIS - Big Data (Hadoop) This is a fantastic opportunity to join a highly regarded, technology driven business, in the heart of...
Mortimer Spinks
Salary: £40000 per annum + Bonus plus benefits
Posted: 18 June 2013
City of London
Claremont Consulting
Salary: £60000 - £100000 per annum
Posted: 28 May 2013
City, London
Client Server
Salary: £45k to £55k + benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
City of London
harringtonstarr
Salary: £45000 - £75000 per annum + Benefits + Bonus
Posted: 16 June 2013