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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of IBM products and/or services in IT jobs within the Edinburgh region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited IBM over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5669
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching permanent IT job ads2930
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.013 %
As % of the category below5.765 %4.491 %
Salaries quoted1821
Average minimum salary£39,667£38,333
Average salary£44,583£41,095
% change on same period last year+8.48 %
Average maximum salary£49,500£43,857
UK excluding London average salary£42,962£44,353
% change on same period last year-3.13 %
Edinburgh IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
Edinburgh
Matching permanent IT job ads503668
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.271 %0.279 %
Salaries quoted335479
Average minimum salary£34,152£32,756
Average salary£38,659£36,378
% change on same period last year+6.27 %
Average maximum salary£43,166£40,000
UK excluding London average salary£39,939£41,945
% change on same period last year-4.78 %
IBM ScotlandIBM
Scotland

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM).

IBM
Demand Trend

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

Edinburgh IBM Demand Trend

IBM
Salary Trend

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

Edinburgh IBM Salary Trend

IBM
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing IBM across the Edinburgh region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Edinburgh IBM Salary Histogram

IBM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Edinburgh region citing IBM 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 IBM.

119 (39.58 %)Linux
218 (37.50 %)WebSphere
317 (35.42 %)Java
415 (31.25 %)UNIX
415 (31.25 %)Windows
513 (27.08 %)AIX
513 (27.08 %)Solaris
612 (25.00 %)EMC
711 (22.92 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
711 (22.92 %)J2EE
711 (22.92 %)Degree
810 (20.83 %)Sun
99 (18.75 %)Finance
108 (16.67 %)Computer Science
108 (16.67 %)WebSphere MQ
117 (14.58 %)WebLogic
117 (14.58 %)AquaLogic
126 (12.50 %)Software Engineering
126 (12.50 %)WebSphere Message Broker
126 (12.50 %)Education
126 (12.50 %)Games
126 (12.50 %)Service Management
126 (12.50 %)Perl
126 (12.50 %)C
126 (12.50 %)SOA
126 (12.50 %)Tivoli
126 (12.50 %)SAN
126 (12.50 %)NetApp
126 (12.50 %)StorageTek
126 (12.50 %)Project Management

IBM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Edinburgh region citing IBM 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 IBM. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Edinburgh IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
118 (37.50 %)WebSphere
211 (22.92 %)J2EE
35 (10.42 %)JMS
44 (8.333 %)Middleware
44 (8.333 %)XML
51 (2.083 %)Hibernate
51 (2.083 %)Spring
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (16.67 %)WebSphere MQ
27 (14.58 %)WebLogic
36 (12.50 %)WebSphere Message Broker
44 (8.333 %)WMQI
44 (8.333 %)SharePoint
44 (8.333 %)Documentum
53 (6.250 %)WebSphere Application Server
62 (4.167 %)CICS
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (12.50 %)SAN
24 (8.333 %)LLU
32 (4.167 %)TCP/IP
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (6.250 %)Datawarehouse
13 (6.250 %)ETL
13 (6.250 %)DataStage
21 (2.083 %)DB2
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (10.42 %)ClearCase
24 (8.333 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
24 (8.333 %)JUnit
32 (4.167 %)ClearQuest
41 (2.083 %)COOL:Gen
Edinburgh IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (18.75 %)Finance
26 (12.50 %)Education
26 (12.50 %)Games
34 (8.333 %)Billing
34 (8.333 %)Telecoms
41 (2.083 %)Financial Institution
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (25.00 %)Consultant
26 (12.50 %)Developer
26 (12.50 %)Administrator
26 (12.50 %)J2EE Developer
35 (10.42 %)Team Leader
35 (10.42 %)Java Developer
35 (10.42 %)WebSphere Consultant
35 (10.42 %)Messaging Consultant
35 (10.42 %)Java/J2EE Developer
44 (8.333 %)J2EE Team Leader
44 (8.333 %)Systems Administrator
44 (8.333 %)Junior
53 (6.250 %)Data Architect
53 (6.250 %)Graduate
53 (6.250 %)Architect
53 (6.250 %)Field Engineer
53 (6.250 %)Junior Developer
53 (6.250 %)Data Modeller
53 (6.250 %)Junior J2EE Developer
53 (6.250 %)Graduate Developer
Edinburgh IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (16.67 %)Computer Science
23 (6.250 %)IBM Mainframe
23 (6.250 %)Mainframe
32 (4.167 %)EMC Centera
41 (2.083 %)HACMP
41 (2.083 %)Management Information System
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
119 (39.58 %)Linux
215 (31.25 %)UNIX
215 (31.25 %)Windows
313 (27.08 %)AIX
313 (27.08 %)Solaris
43 (6.250 %)OS/390
43 (6.250 %)zOS
52 (4.167 %)HPUX
61 (2.083 %)VMS
61 (2.083 %)OpenVMS
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (12.50 %)Project Management
16 (12.50 %)Service Management
16 (12.50 %)SOA
16 (12.50 %)Software Engineering
24 (8.333 %)UML
24 (8.333 %)OO
24 (8.333 %)RAD
24 (8.333 %)Unit Testing
33 (6.250 %)Investment Management
33 (6.250 %)Data Modelling
42 (4.167 %)Web Development
42 (4.167 %)PLM
51 (2.083 %)PRINCE2
51 (2.083 %)Configuration Management
51 (2.083 %)Release Management
51 (2.083 %)Business Analysis
51 (2.083 %)Change Management
51 (2.083 %)Disaster Recovery
51 (2.083 %)Data Architecture
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (35.42 %)Java
26 (12.50 %)Perl
26 (12.50 %)C
34 (8.333 %)SQL
41 (2.083 %)COBOL
Edinburgh IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (22.92 %)Degree
24 (8.333 %)Sun Certification
31 (2.083 %)IBM AIX Certification
31 (2.083 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Edinburgh IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (14.58 %)AquaLogic
21 (2.083 %)NetBackup
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
111 (22.92 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
26 (12.50 %)Tivoli
32 (4.167 %)BMC PATROL
Edinburgh IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (25.00 %)EMC
210 (20.83 %)Sun
36 (12.50 %)NetApp
36 (12.50 %)StorageTek
44 (8.333 %)FileNet
44 (8.333 %)Microsoft
53 (6.250 %)Oracle
62 (4.167 %)Brocade
71 (2.083 %)HP
71 (2.083 %)Intel