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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Mercator products and/or services in IT jobs within the England region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Mercator over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMercator
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank834942
Rank change on same period last yearUp+108
Matching permanent IT job ads4526
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.026 %0.011 %
As % of the category below0.066 %0.027 %
Salaries quoted3518
Average minimum salary£46,343£38,389
Average salary£47,129£42,694
% change on same period last year+10.38 %
Average maximum salary£47,914£47,000
UK excluding London average salary£30,000£33,889
% change on same period last year-11.47 %
England IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
England
Matching permanent IT job ads6868895856
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled40.09 %41.09 %
Salaries quoted5715775926
Average minimum salary£40,667£41,612
Average salary£44,236£45,342
% change on same period last year-2.43 %
Average maximum salary£47,804£49,071
UK excluding London average salary£40,427£41,824
% change on same period last year-3.34 %
Mercator UKMercator
UK

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Mercator Software, Inc.

Mercator
Demand Trend

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

England Mercator Demand Trend

Mercator
Salary Trend

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

England Mercator Salary Trend

Mercator
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Mercator across the England region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

England Mercator Salary Histogram

Mercator
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Mercator within the England region over the 3 months to 7 October 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+10939£48,547-5.73 %
South EastUp+716£32,000-3.03 %
Mercator UKMercator
UK

Mercator
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the England region citing Mercator 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 Mercator.

141 (40.20 %)Java
231 (30.39 %)UNIX
330 (29.41 %)Middleware
428 (27.45 %)XML
522 (21.57 %)SQL
522 (21.57 %)Oracle
522 (21.57 %)webMethods
522 (21.57 %)TIBCO
621 (20.59 %)J2EE
720 (19.61 %)JMS
819 (18.63 %)JDBC
918 (17.65 %)SAP BW
918 (17.65 %)SAP XI
918 (17.65 %)SOAP
918 (17.65 %)ODBC
918 (17.65 %)SAP
918 (17.65 %)Apache
918 (17.65 %)FTP
918 (17.65 %)HTTP
918 (17.65 %)SAP ALE
918 (17.65 %)SAP BC
1017 (16.67 %)SAP PI
1017 (16.67 %)Solaris
1116 (15.69 %)JavaScript
1116 (15.69 %)WebSphere
1214 (13.73 %)Linux
1313 (12.75 %)Problem Management
1412 (11.76 %)E-Commerce
1412 (11.76 %)CSS
1412 (11.76 %)DataStage

Mercator
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the England region citing Mercator 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 Mercator. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
130 (29.41 %)Middleware
228 (27.45 %)XML
321 (20.59 %)J2EE
420 (19.61 %)JMS
519 (18.63 %)JDBC
618 (17.65 %)SOAP
618 (17.65 %)ODBC
618 (17.65 %)SAP XI
618 (17.65 %)SAP ALE
618 (17.65 %)SAP BC
717 (16.67 %)SAP PI
816 (15.69 %)WebSphere
912 (11.76 %)CSS
109 (8.824 %)XHTML
109 (8.824 %)AJAX
118 (7.843 %)XSL
118 (7.843 %)XSLT
118 (7.843 %)CGI
126 (5.882 %)HTML
126 (5.882 %)jQuery
England IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
118 (17.65 %)Apache
211 (10.78 %)Tomcat
211 (10.78 %)JBoss
37 (6.863 %)WebLogic
46 (5.882 %)WebSphere Application Server
55 (4.902 %)WebSphere MQ
64 (3.922 %)BizTalk Server
64 (3.922 %)MQSeries
73 (2.941 %)MS Exchange
73 (2.941 %)Exchange Server 2003
81 (0.980 %)Exchange Server 2007
81 (0.980 %)Resin
England IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (2.941 %)MS Excel
England IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.980 %)SoftGrid
England IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
118 (17.65 %)FTP
118 (17.65 %)HTTP
23 (2.941 %)SAN
32 (1.961 %)Firewall
41 (0.980 %)Wireless
England IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
118 (17.65 %)SAP BW
212 (11.76 %)DataStage
35 (4.902 %)SQL Server
44 (3.922 %)Oracle 10g
52 (1.961 %)MySQL
England IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (6.863 %)QARun
24 (3.922 %)Ant
33 (2.941 %)VSS/SourceSafe
42 (1.961 %)XDoclet
51 (0.980 %)JUnit
51 (0.980 %)TestDirector
51 (0.980 %)MSI
51 (0.980 %)Bugzilla
51 (0.980 %)NUnit
England IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (6.863 %)Telecoms
17 (6.863 %)Government
25 (4.902 %)Finance
34 (3.922 %)Financial Institution
43 (2.941 %)Publishing
52 (1.961 %)Pensions
52 (1.961 %)Health
61 (0.980 %)Marketing
61 (0.980 %)Retail
England IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
138 (37.25 %)Developer
219 (18.63 %)Architect
318 (17.65 %)SAP Architect
318 (17.65 %)SAP XI Architect
417 (16.67 %)Integration Architect
417 (16.67 %)Solutions Architect
516 (15.69 %)Applications Support
611 (10.78 %)Administrator
79 (8.824 %)UNIX Administrator
87 (6.863 %)UNIX Support
87 (6.863 %)WebLogic Developer
87 (6.863 %)Analyst
96 (5.882 %)Test Analyst
96 (5.882 %)Web Developer
96 (5.882 %)WebSphere Developer
104 (3.922 %)Project Manager
113 (2.941 %)Support Engineer
113 (2.941 %)Service Manager
113 (2.941 %)Java Developer
113 (2.941 %)DataStage Developer
England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (1.961 %)Data Integration
21 (0.980 %)Semantic Web
21 (0.980 %)AS400
21 (0.980 %)SCADA
England IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
131 (30.39 %)UNIX
217 (16.67 %)Solaris
314 (13.73 %)Linux
410 (9.804 %)Windows
54 (3.922 %)HPUX
63 (2.941 %)Windows XP
63 (2.941 %)Windows 2000
72 (1.961 %)Windows NT
72 (1.961 %)Windows Server 2003
72 (1.961 %)Windows 2000 Server
81 (0.980 %)Windows Vista
England IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (12.75 %)Problem Management
212 (11.76 %)E-Commerce
310 (9.804 %)Agile Software Development
48 (7.843 %)Security Cleared
48 (7.843 %)Data Modelling
57 (6.863 %)Migration
57 (6.863 %)Data Migration
57 (6.863 %)Release Management
66 (5.882 %)Performance Testing
66 (5.882 %)CRM
66 (5.882 %)ITIL
66 (5.882 %)UML
75 (4.902 %)PRINCE2
75 (4.902 %)PRINCE
82 (1.961 %)RAD
82 (1.961 %)Workflow
82 (1.961 %)Project Management
82 (1.961 %)Service Delivery
82 (1.961 %)Disaster Recovery
82 (1.961 %)Unit Testing
England IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
141 (40.20 %)Java
222 (21.57 %)SQL
316 (15.69 %)JavaScript
411 (10.78 %)PL/SQL
56 (5.882 %)Shell Script
56 (5.882 %)C
64 (3.922 %)C#
64 (3.922 %)Perl
72 (1.961 %)C++
72 (1.961 %)Ruby
72 (1.961 %)VC++
81 (0.980 %)Embedded C
81 (0.980 %)RPG
81 (0.980 %)VBScript
81 (0.980 %)VB
81 (0.980 %)ActionScript
England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (0.980 %)ISEB
England IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (7.843 %)QA
England IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (1.961 %)Active Directory
12 (1.961 %)VMware Infrastructure
England IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (3.922 %)ZENworks
21 (0.980 %)BMC Marimba
England IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
122 (21.57 %)Oracle
122 (21.57 %)TIBCO
122 (21.57 %)webMethods
218 (17.65 %)SAP
37 (6.863 %)IBM
45 (4.902 %)Microsoft
54 (3.922 %)VMware
63 (2.941 %)Novell
63 (2.941 %)EMC
72 (1.961 %)Cisco
81 (0.980 %)HP
81 (0.980 %)Citrix
81 (0.980 %)BMC
81 (0.980 %)JDA
81 (0.980 %)Omniture
81 (0.980 %)Wonderware
81 (0.980 %)LANDesk