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This section looks at the demand for Softricity SoftGrid 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 SoftGrid over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftricity SoftGrid
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank792917
Rank change on same period last yearUp+125
Matching permanent IT job ads10660
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.058 %0.025 %
As % of the category below0.991 %0.432 %
Salaries quoted5750
Average minimum salary£41,754£36,111
Average salary£44,079£38,111
% change on same period last year+15.65 %
Average maximum salary£46,404£40,111
UK excluding London average salary£46,500£35,477
% change on same period last year+31.06 %
England IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
England
Matching permanent IT job ads1069513898
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled5.839 %5.835 %
Salaries quoted844310749
Average minimum salary£45,783£45,469
Average salary£51,385£50,954
% change on same period last year+0.84 %
Average maximum salary£56,987£56,440
UK excluding London average salary£49,397£50,061
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
SoftGrid UKSoftGrid
UK

SoftGrid
Demand Trend

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

England SoftGrid Demand Trend

SoftGrid
Salary Trend

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

England SoftGrid Salary Trend

SoftGrid
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SoftGrid across the England region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

England SoftGrid Salary Histogram

SoftGrid
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SoftGrid within the England region over the 3 months to 29 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
LondonUp+13666£42,750-11.27 %
East of EnglandUp+1913£50,000+49.65 %
West MidlandsNew entry-11£44,583-
South WestNew entry-10£37,333-
North WestUp+52£32,500+44.44 %
South EastUp+342£35,000+0.91 %
MidlandsNew entry-2£47,500-
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UK

SoftGrid
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the England region citing SoftGrid 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 SoftGrid.

1139 (79.43 %)Windows
2122 (69.71 %)Citrix
391 (52.00 %)Active Directory
482 (46.86 %)VMware
576 (43.43 %)Microsoft
666 (37.71 %)Altiris
763 (36.00 %)Windows Server 2003
861 (34.86 %)VMware Infrastructure
952 (29.71 %)VMware ESX
1043 (24.57 %)Windows XP
1134 (19.43 %)Finance
1233 (18.86 %)Investment Management
1233 (18.86 %)VBScript
1331 (17.71 %)MS Excel
1425 (14.29 %)Citrix Presentation Server
1425 (14.29 %)AppSense
1522 (12.57 %)MSI
1522 (12.57 %)DNS
1621 (12.00 %)MS Exchange
1621 (12.00 %)Terminal Server
1720 (11.43 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
1720 (11.43 %)Application Packaging
1819 (10.86 %)Asset Management
1819 (10.86 %)DHCP
1819 (10.86 %)UNIX
1819 (10.86 %)VB
1918 (10.29 %)ITIL
1918 (10.29 %)Solaris
1918 (10.29 %)Citrix Certification
1918 (10.29 %)Pensions

SoftGrid
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the England region citing SoftGrid 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 SoftGrid. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
120 (11.43 %)Application Packaging
24 (2.286 %)Software Packaging
31 (0.571 %).NET
31 (0.571 %)ASP.NET
England IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
121 (12.00 %)MS Exchange
213 (7.429 %)Lotus Notes
312 (6.857 %)Exchange Server 2003
411 (6.286 %)SharePoint
58 (4.571 %)IIS
58 (4.571 %)Exchange Server 2007
67 (4.000 %)Exchange Server 2000
75 (2.857 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
82 (1.143 %)CMS
82 (1.143 %)Apache
82 (1.143 %)Tomcat
England IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
131 (17.71 %)MS Excel
25 (2.857 %)MS Office
33 (1.714 %)MS Visio
England IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (2.286 %)RMDS
England IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
122 (12.57 %)DNS
219 (10.86 %)DHCP
312 (6.857 %)WAN
410 (5.714 %)SMS
410 (5.714 %)SAN
410 (5.714 %)Firewall
58 (4.571 %)TCP/IP
66 (3.429 %)DSL
66 (3.429 %)LDAP
66 (3.429 %)LAN
66 (3.429 %)SSL
75 (2.857 %)HTTP
75 (2.857 %)Internet
81 (0.571 %)MPLS
England IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (6.286 %)SQL Server
29 (5.143 %)SQL Server 2005
34 (2.286 %)SQL Server 2000
42 (1.143 %)RDBMS
England IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
122 (12.57 %)MSI
215 (8.571 %)InstallShield
36 (3.429 %)ClearCase
41 (0.571 %)WinRunner
41 (0.571 %)TestDirector
41 (0.571 %)QuickTest Pro
41 (0.571 %)LoadRunner
England IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
134 (19.43 %)Finance
218 (10.29 %)Pensions
313 (7.429 %)Health
49 (5.143 %)Electric
49 (5.143 %)Banking
49 (5.143 %)Insurance
57 (4.000 %)Education
65 (2.857 %)Games
74 (2.286 %)Back Office
82 (1.143 %)Government
82 (1.143 %)Investment Banking
91 (0.571 %)Electronics
91 (0.571 %)Aerospace
England IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
124 (13.71 %)Analyst
220 (11.43 %)Desktop Engineer
319 (10.86 %)Citrix Specialist
413 (7.429 %)Support Analyst
512 (6.857 %)Project Manager
512 (6.857 %)Technical Specialist
611 (6.286 %)Applications Packager
79 (5.143 %)Technical Analyst
87 (4.000 %)Technical Manager
87 (4.000 %)2nd Line Support
87 (4.000 %)Technical Project Manager
96 (3.429 %)Consultant
96 (3.429 %)Administrator
96 (3.429 %)Senior Analyst
96 (3.429 %)Support Specialist
105 (2.857 %)Server Support
105 (2.857 %)Software Tester
105 (2.857 %)Infrastructure Project Manager
105 (2.857 %)Systems Engineer
105 (2.857 %)Tester
England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (5.143 %)Blackberry
19 (5.143 %)Clustering
27 (4.000 %)Client/Server
36 (3.429 %)CMDB
45 (2.857 %)Video Conferencing
45 (2.857 %)Management Information System
54 (2.286 %)Thin Client
54 (2.286 %)Mainframe
54 (2.286 %)Fat Client
61 (0.571 %)Replication
61 (0.571 %)Computer Science
England IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1139 (79.43 %)Windows
263 (36.00 %)Windows Server 2003
343 (24.57 %)Windows XP
419 (10.86 %)UNIX
518 (10.29 %)Solaris
614 (8.000 %)Windows 2000 Server
712 (6.857 %)Windows Vista
89 (5.143 %)Windows 2000
98 (4.571 %)Linux
102 (1.143 %)Windows Server 2008
111 (0.571 %)Red Hat Linux
England IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
133 (18.86 %)Investment Management
219 (10.86 %)Asset Management
318 (10.29 %)ITIL
416 (9.143 %)Project Management
513 (7.429 %)Service Delivery
610 (5.714 %)PRINCE2
610 (5.714 %)Service Management
610 (5.714 %)User Acceptance Testing
76 (3.429 %)Requirements Analysis
76 (3.429 %)Security Cleared
76 (3.429 %)BPR
76 (3.429 %)Change Management
84 (2.286 %)E-business
84 (2.286 %)Configuration Management
93 (1.714 %)Six Sigma
93 (1.714 %)Risk Assessment
93 (1.714 %)DV Cleared
93 (1.714 %)Time Management
102 (1.143 %)Business Continuity
102 (1.143 %)PRINCE
England IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
133 (18.86 %)VBScript
219 (10.86 %)VB
311 (6.286 %)SQL
44 (2.286 %)Java
53 (1.714 %)Perl
53 (1.714 %)C#
62 (1.143 %)C++
62 (1.143 %)PowerShell
71 (0.571 %)VB.NET
71 (0.571 %)VB6
England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
118 (10.29 %)Citrix Certification
213 (7.429 %)Degree
312 (6.857 %)Microsoft Certification
411 (6.286 %)MCSE
59 (5.143 %)HNC
66 (3.429 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
75 (2.857 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
83 (1.714 %)MCP
91 (0.571 %)MCAD
91 (0.571 %)MCSD
91 (0.571 %)CCA
91 (0.571 %)CNA
91 (0.571 %)CNE
91 (0.571 %)Novell Certification
91 (0.571 %)PRINCE2 Certification
91 (0.571 %)ITIL Certification
91 (0.571 %)MCTS
91 (0.571 %)MCPD
England IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (2.286 %)QA
England IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
191 (52.00 %)Active Directory
261 (34.86 %)VMware Infrastructure
352 (29.71 %)VMware ESX
425 (14.29 %)Citrix Presentation Server
521 (12.00 %)Terminal Server
617 (9.714 %)Xen
713 (7.429 %)MetaFrame
84 (2.286 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
93 (1.714 %)VMware Workstation
102 (1.143 %)Backup Exec
102 (1.143 %)ISA Server
102 (1.143 %)VMware GSX
102 (1.143 %)VMware Server
111 (0.571 %)Terminal Services
England IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
120 (11.43 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
212 (6.857 %)SCOM
311 (6.286 %)SCCM
45 (2.857 %)Tivoli
45 (2.857 %)MOM
53 (1.714 %)OpenView Configuration Management
England IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1122 (69.71 %)Citrix
282 (46.86 %)VMware
376 (43.43 %)Microsoft
466 (37.71 %)Altiris
525 (14.29 %)AppSense
613 (7.429 %)Lotus
712 (6.857 %)IBM
712 (6.857 %)Sybase
811 (6.286 %)HP
910 (5.714 %)Reuters
910 (5.714 %)Bloomberg
109 (5.143 %)VERITAS
118 (4.571 %)Softricity
124 (2.286 %)PlateSpin
133 (1.714 %)CA
142 (1.143 %)LANDesk
151 (0.571 %)SonicWALL
151 (0.571 %)NetApp
151 (0.571 %)Cisco
151 (0.571 %)EMC