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This section looks at the demand for Association for Payment Clearing Services (APACS) skills within the England region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited APACS over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAssociation for Payment Clearing Services (APACS)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank862921
Rank change on same period last yearUp+59
Matching permanent IT job ads3569
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.029 %
As % of the category below0.092 %0.130 %
Salaries quoted3368
Average minimum salary£35,273£33,838
Average salary£37,894£36,390
% change on same period last year+4.13 %
Average maximum salary£40,515£38,941
UK excluding London average salary£34,500£34,545
% change on same period last year-0.13 %
England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
England
Matching permanent IT job ads3796752972
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled20.43 %22.08 %
Salaries quoted3129140304
Average minimum salary£44,370£48,238
Average salary£49,219£53,252
% change on same period last year-7.57 %
Average maximum salary£54,069£58,266
UK excluding London average salary£37,872£39,233
% change on same period last year-3.46 %
APACS UKAPACS
UK

APACS
Demand Trend

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

England APACS Demand Trend

APACS
Salary Trend

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

England APACS Salary Trend

APACS
Salary Histogram

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

England APACS Salary Histogram

APACS
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing APACS within the England region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
East of EnglandUp+3516£34,969-22.29 %
LondonUp+4010£46,944+25.95 %
East MidlandsUp+124£41,500+13.69 %
North WestUp+92£22,500-25.00 %
YorkshireUp+101£32,500-13.33 %
South EastUp+281£25,000-23.62 %
APACS UKAPACS
UK

APACS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the England region citing APACS 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 APACS.

140 (57.97 %)Finance
224 (34.78 %)WebServices
323 (33.33 %)XML
323 (33.33 %)EMV
323 (33.33 %)Financial Institution
422 (31.88 %)UML
520 (28.99 %)C#
520 (28.99 %)VB.NET
520 (28.99 %).NET
520 (28.99 %)ASP.NET
619 (27.54 %)ISO8583
717 (24.64 %)SQL Server
816 (23.19 %)SOAP
816 (23.19 %)BPEL
816 (23.19 %)WCF
816 (23.19 %)LINQ
915 (21.74 %)Banking
1014 (20.29 %)EPoS
1014 (20.29 %)SQL
1113 (18.84 %)Project Management
1212 (17.39 %)EFT
1212 (17.39 %)Java
1311 (15.94 %)Chip and PIN
149 (13.04 %)Microsoft
149 (13.04 %)Oracle
158 (11.59 %)Spring
158 (11.59 %)Hibernate
158 (11.59 %)EJB
158 (11.59 %)JBoss
158 (11.59 %)Apache

APACS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

England IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
124 (34.78 %)WebServices
223 (33.33 %)XML
320 (28.99 %).NET
320 (28.99 %)ASP.NET
416 (23.19 %)WCF
416 (23.19 %)LINQ
416 (23.19 %)SOAP
58 (11.59 %)EJB
58 (11.59 %)Hibernate
58 (11.59 %)Spring
65 (7.246 %)EJB 3.0
73 (4.348 %)J2EE
81 (1.449 %)CSS
England IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (11.59 %)JBoss
18 (11.59 %)Apache
18 (11.59 %)Tomcat
England IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.449 %)BASE24
England IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (11.59 %)HTTP
24 (5.797 %)FTP
33 (4.348 %)ISDN
33 (4.348 %)ATM
42 (2.899 %)Bluetooth
42 (2.899 %)GPRS
42 (2.899 %)GSM
42 (2.899 %)Ethernet
42 (2.899 %)Wi-Fi
42 (2.899 %)Wireless
51 (1.449 %)X.25
51 (1.449 %)Firewall
England IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
117 (24.64 %)SQL Server
23 (4.348 %)SQL Server 2005
23 (4.348 %)MySQL
England IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (5.797 %)Visual Studio
England IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
140 (57.97 %)Finance
223 (33.33 %)Financial Institution
315 (21.74 %)Banking
46 (8.696 %)Pensions
54 (5.797 %)Billing
62 (2.899 %)Retail
62 (2.899 %)Electronics
62 (2.899 %)Health
71 (1.449 %)Insurance
England IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
128 (40.58 %)Developer
216 (23.19 %).NET Developer
314 (20.29 %)Analyst
49 (13.04 %)Implementation Manager
58 (11.59 %)Business Analyst
66 (8.696 %)Junior
66 (8.696 %)Consultant
75 (7.246 %)Support Analyst
75 (7.246 %)Applications Support
75 (7.246 %)Technical Consultant
75 (7.246 %)Java Developer
84 (5.797 %)C# Developer
84 (5.797 %)Applications Support Analyst
84 (5.797 %)VB.NET Developer
84 (5.797 %)ASP.NET Developer
84 (5.797 %)SQL Developer
84 (5.797 %)SQL Server Developer
84 (5.797 %)Financial Analyst
84 (5.797 %)Instrumentation Engineer
84 (5.797 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
123 (33.33 %)EMV
214 (20.29 %)EPoS
312 (17.39 %)EFT
411 (15.94 %)Chip and PIN
55 (7.246 %)Smartcard
64 (5.797 %)EFTPOS
73 (4.348 %)Derivative
73 (4.348 %)Mathematics
73 (4.348 %)Computer Science
81 (1.449 %)SCADA
81 (1.449 %)W3C
81 (1.449 %)Firmware
England IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (8.696 %)Windows
24 (5.797 %)Linux
31 (1.449 %)Windows XP
31 (1.449 %)Windows Server 2003
England IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
122 (31.88 %)UML
216 (23.19 %)BPEL
313 (18.84 %)Project Management
48 (11.59 %)E-Commerce
56 (8.696 %)RUP
56 (8.696 %)PRINCE2
56 (8.696 %)Unified Process
64 (5.797 %)Integration Testing
72 (2.899 %)Cost-Benefit Analysis
81 (1.449 %)Unit Testing
81 (1.449 %)Business Analysis
81 (1.449 %)Service Delivery
81 (1.449 %)Configuration Management
England IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
120 (28.99 %)C#
120 (28.99 %)VB.NET
214 (20.29 %)SQL
312 (17.39 %)Java
44 (5.797 %)C
44 (5.797 %)VB6
44 (5.797 %)VB
53 (4.348 %)C++
61 (1.449 %)Transact-SQL
England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (10.14 %)Degree
23 (4.348 %)MCP
23 (4.348 %)Microsoft Certification
England IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
119 (27.54 %)ISO8583
22 (2.899 %)QA
22 (2.899 %)Basel II
England IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.449 %)Terminal Services
England IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (13.04 %)Oracle
19 (13.04 %)Microsoft
25 (7.246 %)Siemens
32 (2.899 %)Fundtech
41 (1.449 %)Cisco