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The table below looks at the demand for Biometrics 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 Biometrics over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBiometrics
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank787889
Rank change on same period last yearUp+102
Matching permanent IT job ads5867
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.037 %0.030 %
As % of the category below0.182 %0.146 %
Salaries quoted5042
Average minimum salary£57,660£44,800
Average salary£62,750£48,733
% change on same period last year+28.76 %
Average maximum salary£67,840£52,667
UK excluding London average salary£48,281£53,643
% change on same period last year-9.99 %
England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
England
Matching permanent IT job ads3186745798
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled20.56 %20.50 %
Salaries quoted2636635141
Average minimum salary£43,419£46,590
Average salary£48,295£51,465
% change on same period last year-6.16 %
Average maximum salary£53,170£56,341
UK excluding London average salary£37,532£40,020
% change on same period last year-6.21 %
Biometrics UKBiometrics
UK

Biometrics
Demand Trend

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

England Biometrics Demand Trend

Biometrics
Salary Trend

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

England Biometrics Salary Trend

Biometrics
Salary Histogram

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

England Biometrics Salary Histogram

Biometrics
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Biometrics within the England region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
LondonUp+11040£68,481+105.44 %
East MidlandsUp+76£40,000-60.00 %
South EastUp+526£42,500-19.67 %
South WestUp+152£57,500+57.80 %
North WestUp+282--
East of EnglandUp+261£32,500-25.71 %
Biometrics UKBiometrics
UK

Biometrics
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the England region citing Biometrics 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 Biometrics.

1121 (52.16 %)Government
2117 (50.43 %)Security Cleared
3116 (50.00 %)Java
498 (42.24 %)J2EE
592 (39.66 %).NET
673 (31.47 %)Identity Management
765 (28.02 %)SC Cleared
864 (27.59 %)Oracle
961 (26.29 %)WebServices
1055 (23.71 %)XML
1146 (19.83 %)DB2
1245 (19.40 %)Workflow
1341 (17.67 %)SOA
1341 (17.67 %)WebSphere
1440 (17.24 %)Tomcat
1539 (16.81 %)Information Security
1638 (16.38 %)RDBMS
1638 (16.38 %)PKI
1736 (15.52 %)ESB
1834 (14.66 %)Unit Testing
1834 (14.66 %)Apache
1931 (13.36 %)Smartcard
1931 (13.36 %)Education
2028 (12.07 %)RFID
2028 (12.07 %)SQL
2127 (11.64 %)Degree
2226 (11.21 %)DV Cleared
2321 (9.052 %)Penetration Testing
2419 (8.190 %)C#
2518 (7.759 %)Risk Assessment

Biometrics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

England IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
198 (42.24 %)J2EE
292 (39.66 %).NET
361 (26.29 %)WebServices
455 (23.71 %)XML
541 (17.67 %)WebSphere
615 (6.466 %)jBPM
710 (4.310 %)HTML
710 (4.310 %)ASP.NET
84 (1.724 %).NET Framework
92 (0.862 %)WCF
92 (0.862 %)WPF
92 (0.862 %)Silverlight
92 (0.862 %)SAML
101 (0.431 %)MVC
101 (0.431 %)Hibernate
101 (0.431 %)JMS
101 (0.431 %)SOAP
England IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
140 (17.24 %)Tomcat
236 (15.52 %)ESB
334 (14.66 %)Apache
417 (7.328 %)WebSphere Application Server
417 (7.328 %)Oracle Application Server
55 (2.155 %)IIS
64 (1.724 %)WebLogic
72 (0.862 %)SAS
England IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (0.431 %)MS Office
England IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
128 (12.07 %)RFID
218 (7.759 %)Intrusion Detection
317 (7.328 %)NFC
413 (5.603 %)Firewall
55 (2.155 %)Wireless
55 (2.155 %)VoIP
55 (2.155 %)HTTP
55 (2.155 %)DNS
64 (1.724 %)LDAP
73 (1.293 %)VPN
82 (0.862 %)Network Security
82 (0.862 %)TCP/IP
91 (0.431 %)Internet
91 (0.431 %)3G
91 (0.431 %)GPRS
91 (0.431 %)GSM
91 (0.431 %)LAN
91 (0.431 %)PSTN
England IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
146 (19.83 %)DB2
238 (16.38 %)RDBMS
312 (5.172 %)SQL Server
44 (1.724 %)SQL Server 2000
44 (1.724 %)SQL Server 2005
44 (1.724 %)MS Access
England IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (2.586 %)Visual Studio
22 (0.862 %)Subversion
England IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1121 (52.16 %)Government
231 (13.36 %)Education
314 (6.034 %)Finance
410 (4.310 %)Criminal Justice
54 (1.724 %)Auditing
63 (1.293 %)Manufacturing
63 (1.293 %)Retail
63 (1.293 %)Pharmaceutical
72 (0.862 %)Health
72 (0.862 %)Local Government
72 (0.862 %)Pensions
England IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1140 (60.34 %)Consultant
260 (25.86 %)Senior Consultant
355 (23.71 %)Technical Consultant
434 (14.66 %)Security Consultant
532 (13.79 %)Developer
624 (10.34 %)Architect
719 (8.190 %)Implementation Consultant
719 (8.190 %)Java Consultant
719 (8.190 %)Senior Implementation Consultant
818 (7.759 %)J2EE Consultant
818 (7.759 %)Senior Technical Consultant
917 (7.328 %)Senior Security Consultant
1016 (6.897 %)Technical Architect
1115 (6.466 %)Java Developer
1214 (6.034 %).NET Developer
1214 (6.034 %)Management Consultant
1313 (5.603 %)Java/J2EE Developer
1411 (4.741 %)Principal Consultant
1510 (4.310 %)C# Developer
1510 (4.310 %)Senior Management Consultant
England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
138 (16.38 %)PKI
231 (13.36 %)Smartcard
312 (5.172 %)Cryptography
410 (4.310 %)Computer Science
56 (2.586 %)Management Information System
63 (1.293 %)Mainframe
72 (0.862 %)Mathematics
72 (0.862 %)Physics
81 (0.431 %)Fat Client
81 (0.431 %)Statistics
81 (0.431 %)Blackberry
81 (0.431 %)Chip and PIN
81 (0.431 %)Thin Client
England IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (4.741 %)Windows
25 (2.155 %)Linux
31 (0.431 %)Windows 2000
31 (0.431 %)Windows XP
31 (0.431 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (0.431 %)Windows Mobile
31 (0.431 %)UNIX
England IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1117 (50.43 %)Security Cleared
273 (31.47 %)Identity Management
365 (28.02 %)SC Cleared
445 (19.40 %)Workflow
541 (17.67 %)SOA
639 (16.81 %)Information Security
734 (14.66 %)Unit Testing
826 (11.21 %)DV Cleared
921 (9.052 %)Penetration Testing
1018 (7.759 %)Risk Assessment
1111 (4.741 %)BPEL
1111 (4.741 %)Project Management
125 (2.155 %)PRINCE
125 (2.155 %)Risk Management
125 (2.155 %)Business Continuity
125 (2.155 %)Business Development
125 (2.155 %)Data Protection
134 (1.724 %)Security Testing
134 (1.724 %)CRAMM
134 (1.724 %)BC Cleared
England IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1116 (50.00 %)Java
228 (12.07 %)SQL
319 (8.190 %)C#
414 (6.034 %)VC++
59 (3.879 %)C
59 (3.879 %)C++
65 (2.155 %)JavaScript
74 (1.724 %)VB
England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
127 (11.64 %)Degree
210 (4.310 %)CISSP
36 (2.586 %)Cisco Certification
36 (2.586 %)CCIE
45 (2.155 %)PhD
53 (1.293 %)MCSE
53 (1.293 %)Microsoft Certification
53 (1.293 %)CISM
61 (0.431 %)PRINCE2 Certification
61 (0.431 %)Citrix Certification
England IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
110 (4.310 %)ISO9000
29 (3.879 %)ISO27001
34 (1.724 %)HMG Infosec
34 (1.724 %)JSP 440
34 (1.724 %)ISO17799
41 (0.431 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
England IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (2.155 %)Active Directory
England IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.431 %)Tivoli
11 (0.431 %)Tivoli Identity Manager
11 (0.431 %)Novell Identity Manager
11 (0.431 %)DirXML
England IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
164 (27.59 %)Oracle
215 (6.466 %)IBM
39 (3.879 %)Microsoft
46 (2.586 %)Sun
54 (1.724 %)BEA
63 (1.293 %)SAP
72 (0.862 %)PTC
81 (0.431 %)Cisco
81 (0.431 %)Novell
81 (0.431 %)Intel
81 (0.431 %)Citrix