Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for SSA BPCS skills within the England region with a comparison to our Business Applications category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited BPCS over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSSA BPCS
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank802904
Rank change on same period last yearUp+102
Matching permanent IT job ads4352
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.028 %0.023 %
As % of the category below0.454 %0.376 %
Salaries quoted3635
Average minimum salary£33,649£48,250
Average salary£35,872£50,952
% change on same period last year-29.59 %
Average maximum salary£38,095£53,654
UK excluding London average salary£35,872£67,507
% change on same period last year-46.86 %
England IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
England
Matching permanent IT job ads946413842
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled6.106 %6.196 %
Salaries quoted776510763
Average minimum salary£46,500£45,511
Average salary£52,088£51,496
% change on same period last year+1.14 %
Average maximum salary£57,676£57,482
UK excluding London average salary£51,198£50,337
% change on same period last year+1.70 %
BPCS UKBPCS
UK

BPCS
Demand Trend

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

England BPCS Demand Trend

BPCS
Salary Trend

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

England BPCS Salary Trend

BPCS
Salary Histogram

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

England BPCS Salary Histogram

BPCS
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing BPCS 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
MidlandsUp+3412£32,708-37.69 %
East MidlandsUp+1211£29,917-45.60 %
East of EnglandNew entry-9£42,500-
South EastUp+394£46,750+15.69 %
North WestUp+283£56,667-53.26 %
North EastUp+182£35,000-36.36 %
West MidlandsUp+252£31,875-40.69 %
BPCS UKBPCS
UK

BPCS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

165 (81.25 %)ERP
242 (52.50 %)AS400
332 (40.00 %)RPG
431 (38.75 %)JD Edwards
527 (33.75 %)iSeries
624 (30.00 %)Movex
721 (26.25 %)Manufacturing
814 (17.50 %)Microsoft
912 (15.00 %)SQL
912 (15.00 %)DB2
109 (11.25 %)Java
118 (10.00 %)SQL Server
118 (10.00 %)SAP
118 (10.00 %)WebSphere
127 (8.750 %)MS Office
127 (8.750 %)OS/400
127 (8.750 %)JDA
136 (7.500 %)Cognos
136 (7.500 %)XML
136 (7.500 %)HTML
136 (7.500 %)VB
136 (7.500 %)Business Analysis
145 (6.250 %)Lotus Notes
145 (6.250 %)MS Access
145 (6.250 %)EDI
145 (6.250 %)IBM
145 (6.250 %)Lotus
154 (5.000 %)Axapta
154 (5.000 %)Project Management
154 (5.000 %)Oracle

BPCS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

England IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (10.00 %)WebSphere
26 (7.500 %)HTML
26 (7.500 %)XML
35 (6.250 %)EDI
England IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (6.250 %)Lotus Notes
22 (2.500 %)Apache
31 (1.250 %)SharePoint
England IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (8.750 %)MS Office
23 (3.750 %)MS Excel
32 (2.500 %)MS Visio
England IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
124 (30.00 %)Movex
24 (5.000 %)Axapta
24 (5.000 %)MFGPRO
32 (2.500 %)Dynamics AX
32 (2.500 %)SyteLine
32 (2.500 %)SAP ERP
32 (2.500 %)Navision
32 (2.500 %)PRMS
32 (2.500 %)Oracle Applications
41 (1.250 %)SalesLogix
England IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (1.250 %)Intranet
England IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (15.00 %)DB2
28 (10.00 %)SQL Server
35 (6.250 %)MS Access
43 (3.750 %)Cognos Impromptu
43 (3.750 %)Crystal Reports
52 (2.500 %)RDBMS
England IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
121 (26.25 %)Manufacturing
24 (5.000 %)Finance
33 (3.750 %)Legal
33 (3.750 %)Pensions
33 (3.750 %)Marketing
42 (2.500 %)Insurance
42 (2.500 %)Pharmaceutical
51 (1.250 %)Education
51 (1.250 %)Health
England IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
165 (81.25 %)Analyst
235 (43.75 %)Analyst Programmer
235 (43.75 %)Programmer
322 (27.50 %)Support Analyst
418 (22.50 %)RPG Programmer
418 (22.50 %)RPG Analyst Programmer
418 (22.50 %)AS400 Analyst Programmer
58 (10.00 %)Applications Support
67 (8.750 %)Applications Support Analyst
76 (7.500 %)Database Analyst
76 (7.500 %)AS400 Support
85 (6.250 %)IT Support Analyst
85 (6.250 %)IT Manager
85 (6.250 %)Project Manager
85 (6.250 %)Business Analyst
93 (3.750 %)Test Analyst
93 (3.750 %)Systems Analyst
93 (3.750 %)AS400 Test Analyst
102 (2.500 %)Consultant
102 (2.500 %)Technical Project Manager
England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
142 (52.50 %)AS400
227 (33.75 %)iSeries
England IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (8.750 %)OS/400
22 (2.500 %)Windows
England IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
165 (81.25 %)ERP
26 (7.500 %)Business Analysis
34 (5.000 %)Project Management
43 (3.750 %)User Acceptance Testing
43 (3.750 %)CRM
43 (3.750 %)Systems Analysis
51 (1.250 %)PRINCE2
51 (1.250 %)Business Intelligence
51 (1.250 %)Validation
51 (1.250 %)Logistics
England IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
132 (40.00 %)RPG
212 (15.00 %)SQL
39 (11.25 %)Java
46 (7.500 %)VB
51 (1.250 %)C
England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (3.750 %)HND
13 (3.750 %)Degree
21 (1.250 %)PRINCE2 Certification
England IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.250 %)SLA
England IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
131 (38.75 %)JD Edwards
214 (17.50 %)Microsoft
38 (10.00 %)SAP
47 (8.750 %)JDA
56 (7.500 %)Cognos
65 (6.250 %)Lotus
65 (6.250 %)IBM
74 (5.000 %)Oracle
82 (2.500 %)PeopleSoft
82 (2.500 %)Siebel
82 (2.500 %)Epicor
82 (2.500 %)Lawson
82 (2.500 %)QAD
82 (2.500 %)Infor
91 (1.250 %)CODA
91 (1.250 %)Baan
91 (1.250 %)MAPICS
91 (1.250 %)Geac