Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs
Job Type
Source

The table below looks at the demand for Smart Card 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 Smartcard over the 3 months to 8 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSmart Card
Location
3 months to
8 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank789753
Rank change on same period last yearDown-36
Matching permanent IT job ads79240
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.044 %0.101 %
As % of the category below0.215 %0.465 %
Salaries quoted65193
Average minimum salary£39,863£38,934
Average salary£44,373£44,133
% change on same period last year+0.54 %
Average maximum salary£48,884£49,332
UK excluding London average salary£41,058£48,691
% change on same period last year-15.67 %
England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
England
Matching permanent IT job ads3676751618
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled20.41 %21.74 %
Salaries quoted3030739251
Average minimum salary£44,344£48,017
Average salary£49,231£53,027
% change on same period last year-7.15 %
Average maximum salary£54,117£58,038
UK excluding London average salary£37,744£39,030
% change on same period last year-3.29 %
Smartcard UKSmartcard
UK

Smartcard
Demand Trend

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

England Smartcard Demand Trend

Smartcard
Salary Trend

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

England Smartcard Salary Trend

Smartcard
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Smartcard across the England region over the 3 months to 8 September 2008.

England Smartcard Salary Histogram

Smartcard
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Smartcard within the England region over the 3 months to 8 September 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
South EastUp+533£44,300-6.80 %
East MidlandsUp+1312£37,750-54.24 %
LondonUp+512£56,250+51.03 %
YorkshireUp+208£34,594+28.12 %
North WestUp+197£50,818+47.29 %
East of EnglandUp+36£43,833+62.04 %
South WestUp+33£23,167-21.46 %
North EastNew entry-1£31,000-
Smartcard UKSmartcard
UK

Smartcard
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT jobs across the England region citing Smartcard 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 Smartcard.

154 (22.98 %)Degree
251 (21.70 %)Cryptography
346 (19.57 %)Finance
440 (17.02 %)Windows
440 (17.02 %)EMV
539 (16.60 %)PKI
637 (15.74 %)Java
736 (15.32 %)C++
835 (14.89 %)Banking
835 (14.89 %)Retail
931 (13.19 %)UNIX
1030 (12.77 %)Identity Management
1126 (11.06 %)Project Management
1126 (11.06 %)Oracle
1225 (10.64 %)Chip and PIN
1225 (10.64 %)Health
1324 (10.21 %)Telecoms
1423 (9.787 %)Pensions
1522 (9.362 %)C
1620 (8.511 %)Microsoft
1620 (8.511 %)NFC
1719 (8.085 %)Internet
1818 (7.660 %)SQL Server
1917 (7.234 %)Biometrics
1917 (7.234 %)Business Development
2015 (6.383 %)Electronics
2015 (6.383 %)Government
2015 (6.383 %)Insurance
2015 (6.383 %)IBM
2015 (6.383 %)CISSP

Smartcard
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT jobs across the England region citing Smartcard 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 Smartcard. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
115 (6.383 %)HTML
214 (5.957 %).NET
214 (5.957 %)XML
38 (3.404 %)WebServices
38 (3.404 %)J2EE
47 (2.979 %)Servlets
47 (2.979 %)J2ME
55 (2.128 %)JNI
64 (1.702 %)Swing
64 (1.702 %).NET Framework
64 (1.702 %)J2SE
64 (1.702 %)Java RMI
64 (1.702 %)AWT
64 (1.702 %)JavaBeans
64 (1.702 %)JSP
64 (1.702 %)ASP.NET
73 (1.277 %)MFC
73 (1.277 %)Middleware
82 (0.851 %)SOAP
91 (0.426 %)COM+
England IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (2.979 %)IIS
23 (1.277 %)Apache
England IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (3.404 %)MS Excel
27 (2.979 %)MS Visio
33 (1.277 %)MS Office
33 (1.277 %)Spreadsheet
42 (0.851 %)MS PowerPoint
51 (0.426 %)Photoshop
51 (0.426 %)MS Project
51 (0.426 %)MATLAB
51 (0.426 %)Adobe Illustrator
England IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
120 (8.511 %)NFC
219 (8.085 %)Internet
313 (5.532 %)RFID
412 (5.106 %)X.509
511 (4.681 %)GSM
69 (3.830 %)LAN
69 (3.830 %)UMTS
77 (2.979 %)WAN
77 (2.979 %)Firewall
86 (2.553 %)DNS
95 (2.128 %)Intranet
95 (2.128 %)VPN
103 (1.277 %)X.400
103 (1.277 %)X.500
103 (1.277 %)HTTP
103 (1.277 %)Bluetooth
103 (1.277 %)Wireless
103 (1.277 %)Network Security
112 (0.851 %)3GPP
112 (0.851 %)TCP/IP
England IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
118 (7.660 %)SQL Server
28 (3.404 %)Oracle 9i
35 (2.128 %)Oracle 8/8i
44 (1.702 %)MS Access
44 (1.702 %)DB2
44 (1.702 %)Oracle 10g
44 (1.702 %)SQL Server 2000
44 (1.702 %)SQL Server 2005
52 (0.851 %)Informix
61 (0.426 %)DTS
61 (0.426 %)SQL Server Integration Services
England IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (2.128 %)Visual Studio
21 (0.426 %)Dreamweaver
England IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
146 (19.57 %)Finance
235 (14.89 %)Banking
235 (14.89 %)Retail
325 (10.64 %)Health
424 (10.21 %)Telecoms
523 (9.787 %)Pensions
615 (6.383 %)Insurance
615 (6.383 %)Electronics
615 (6.383 %)Government
76 (2.553 %)Manufacturing
84 (1.702 %)Retail Banking
84 (1.702 %)Aerospace
93 (1.277 %)Education
102 (0.851 %)Financial Institution
102 (0.851 %)Military
111 (0.426 %)Multimedia
111 (0.426 %)Marketing
111 (0.426 %)Local Government
111 (0.426 %)Back Office
111 (0.426 %)Automotive
England IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
145 (19.15 %)Consultant
223 (9.787 %)Project Manager
321 (8.936 %)Developer
321 (8.936 %)Technical Consultant
419 (8.085 %)Analyst
517 (7.234 %)Principal Engineer
616 (6.809 %)Principal Security Engineer
616 (6.809 %)Security Engineer
712 (5.106 %)Software Engineer
712 (5.106 %)Architect
811 (4.681 %)Development Manager
811 (4.681 %)Operations Manager
910 (4.255 %)EMV Consultant
109 (3.830 %)Technical Manager
109 (3.830 %)Business Manager
109 (3.830 %)Business Development Manager
118 (3.404 %)Sales Consultant
118 (3.404 %)Programmer
118 (3.404 %)Presales Consultant
127 (2.979 %)Technical Project Manager
England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
151 (21.70 %)Cryptography
240 (17.02 %)EMV
339 (16.60 %)PKI
425 (10.64 %)Chip and PIN
517 (7.234 %)Biometrics
613 (5.532 %)NHS
613 (5.532 %)Computer Science
712 (5.106 %)EFT
810 (4.255 %)EFTPOS
97 (2.979 %)EPoS
106 (2.553 %)DTV
115 (2.128 %)NPfIT
124 (1.702 %)CCTV
124 (1.702 %)SCADA
124 (1.702 %)Java Card
133 (1.277 %)APACS
133 (1.277 %)Interactive TV
133 (1.277 %)Blackberry
141 (0.426 %)Management Information System
141 (0.426 %)Photography
England IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
140 (17.02 %)Windows
231 (13.19 %)UNIX
313 (5.532 %)Linux
47 (2.979 %)Windows Server 2003
54 (1.702 %)Windows 2000
54 (1.702 %)Windows XP
54 (1.702 %)AIX
63 (1.277 %)Windows Vista
71 (0.426 %)Windows 2000 Server
71 (0.426 %)Solaris
England IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
130 (12.77 %)Identity Management
226 (11.06 %)Project Management
317 (7.234 %)Business Development
415 (6.383 %)PRINCE2
514 (5.957 %)Logistics
69 (3.830 %)Migration
76 (2.553 %)ITIL
76 (2.553 %)PRINCE
76 (2.553 %)GAP Analysis
85 (2.128 %)E-Commerce
85 (2.128 %)Information Security
85 (2.128 %)Risk Analysis
94 (1.702 %)Technical Architecture
94 (1.702 %)Web Development
94 (1.702 %)ERP
94 (1.702 %)Service Management
103 (1.277 %)Change Management
103 (1.277 %)Data Security
103 (1.277 %)Software Engineering
103 (1.277 %)Incident Management
England IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
137 (15.74 %)Java
236 (15.32 %)C++
322 (9.362 %)C
414 (5.957 %)SQL
59 (3.830 %)C#
66 (2.553 %)VB
66 (2.553 %)VC++
74 (1.702 %)PHP
83 (1.277 %)Embedded C++
83 (1.277 %)JavaScript
83 (1.277 %)Perl
92 (0.851 %)Embedded C
101 (0.426 %)Shell Script
101 (0.426 %)PL/SQL
England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
154 (22.98 %)Degree
215 (6.383 %)CISSP
38 (3.404 %)Microsoft Certification
46 (2.553 %)PRINCE2 Certification
55 (2.128 %)MCSE
62 (0.851 %)MCP
62 (0.851 %)HND
71 (0.426 %)HNC
71 (0.426 %)ISEB
71 (0.426 %)Sun Certification
England IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (0.851 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
12 (0.851 %)ISO27001
12 (0.851 %)QA
12 (0.851 %)ISO7816
21 (0.426 %)SLA
England IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
19 (3.830 %)Active Directory
26 (2.553 %)Terminal Services
34 (1.702 %)Oracle RMAN
43 (1.277 %)Oracle RAC
England IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
126 (11.06 %)Oracle
220 (8.511 %)Microsoft
315 (6.383 %)IBM
49 (3.830 %)Sun
49 (3.830 %)Citrix
57 (2.979 %)Pegasus
57 (2.979 %)Sage
65 (2.128 %)Exchequer
65 (2.128 %)NCR
74 (1.702 %)SAP
83 (1.277 %)Cisco
83 (1.277 %)HP
83 (1.277 %)Novell
83 (1.277 %)VMware
92 (0.851 %)Remedy
92 (0.851 %)Siemens
101 (0.426 %)SeeBeyond