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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Back Office' in IT jobs within the Essex region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Back Office over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBack Office
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank8199
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching permanent IT job ads3626
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.011 %
As % of the category below3.509 %1.949 %
Salaries quoted3622
Average minimum salary£27,556£31,955
Average salary£29,611£36,159
% change on same period last year-18.10 %
Average maximum salary£31,667£40,364
UK excluding London average salary£37,755£40,334
% change on same period last year-6.39 %
Essex IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Essex
Matching permanent IT job ads10261334
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.552 %0.556 %
Salaries quoted8661159
Average minimum salary£38,119£40,541
Average salary£40,642£43,482
% change on same period last year-6.53 %
Average maximum salary£43,166£46,423
UK excluding London average salary£41,112£42,120
% change on same period last year-2.39 %
Back Office East of EnglandBack Office
East of England

Back Office
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Back Office across the Essex region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Essex Back Office Demand Trend

Back Office
Salary Trend

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

Essex Back Office Salary Trend

Back Office
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Back Office across the Essex region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Essex Back Office Salary Histogram

Back Office
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Back Office within the Essex region over the 3 months to 21 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
ChelmsfordUp+1217£28,529-42.94 %
ColchesterDown-34£28,625+4.09 %
Back Office East of EnglandBack Office
East of England

Back Office
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Essex region citing Back Office 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 Back Office.

134 (62.96 %)Windows
231 (57.41 %)Windows Server 2003
330 (55.56 %)Microsoft
330 (55.56 %)VMware
330 (55.56 %)IIS
330 (55.56 %)MS Exchange
330 (55.56 %)Active Directory
330 (55.56 %)OpenView
330 (55.56 %)Citrix
330 (55.56 %)Exchange Server 5.5
330 (55.56 %)Exchange Server 2000
330 (55.56 %)Exchange Server 2003
330 (55.56 %)Windows 2000 Server
428 (51.85 %)Microsoft Certification
526 (48.15 %)MCSE
526 (48.15 %)Telecoms
526 (48.15 %)Problem Management
610 (18.52 %)SQL
79 (16.67 %)Java
79 (16.67 %)OO
88 (14.81 %).NET
97 (12.96 %)SQL Server
106 (11.11 %)Oracle
106 (11.11 %)PL/SQL
106 (11.11 %)Swing
106 (11.11 %)Finance
115 (9.259 %)VB.NET
124 (7.407 %)C#
124 (7.407 %)VB
124 (7.407 %)Client/Server

Back Office
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Essex region citing Back Office 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 Back Office. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Essex IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (14.81 %).NET
26 (11.11 %)Swing
33 (5.556 %).NET Framework
33 (5.556 %)J2EE
41 (1.852 %)ASP.NET
41 (1.852 %)Adobe Flex
Essex IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
130 (55.56 %)IIS
130 (55.56 %)MS Exchange
130 (55.56 %)Exchange Server 5.5
130 (55.56 %)Exchange Server 2000
130 (55.56 %)Exchange Server 2003
Essex IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (5.556 %)MS Excel
22 (3.704 %)MS Office
Essex IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (3.704 %)DHCP
12 (3.704 %)VPN
12 (3.704 %)DNS
12 (3.704 %)Firewall
Essex IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (12.96 %)SQL Server
24 (7.407 %)SQL Server 2000
24 (7.407 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (1.852 %)Oracle 9i
31 (1.852 %)Oracle 10g
Essex IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
126 (48.15 %)Telecoms
26 (11.11 %)Finance
32 (3.704 %)Education
41 (1.852 %)Insurance
41 (1.852 %)Avionics
Essex IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
130 (55.56 %)Server Support
211 (20.37 %)Support Engineer
211 (20.37 %)Server Engineer
211 (20.37 %)Server Support Engineer
39 (16.67 %)Developer
48 (14.81 %)Analyst
54 (7.407 %)Java Developer
54 (7.407 %).NET Developer
54 (7.407 %)Java Swing Developer
63 (5.556 %)VB.NET Developer
63 (5.556 %)Data Analyst
63 (5.556 %)Business Analyst
63 (5.556 %)3rd Line Support
72 (3.704 %)Senior Business Analyst
72 (3.704 %)Senior Analyst
72 (3.704 %)Network Engineer
72 (3.704 %)Software Engineer
72 (3.704 %)Support Analyst
72 (3.704 %)IT Support Analyst
81 (1.852 %)ASP.NET Developer
Essex IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (7.407 %)Client/Server
Essex IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
134 (62.96 %)Windows
231 (57.41 %)Windows Server 2003
330 (55.56 %)Windows 2000 Server
44 (7.407 %)Windows XP
53 (5.556 %)UNIX
62 (3.704 %)Windows 2000
62 (3.704 %)Windows Vista
71 (1.852 %)Windows NT
Essex IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
126 (48.15 %)Problem Management
29 (16.67 %)OO
33 (5.556 %)User Acceptance Testing
33 (5.556 %)Migration
42 (3.704 %)OOD
51 (1.852 %)PRINCE
51 (1.852 %)RUP
51 (1.852 %)UML
Essex IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (18.52 %)SQL
29 (16.67 %)Java
36 (11.11 %)PL/SQL
45 (9.259 %)VB.NET
54 (7.407 %)VB6
54 (7.407 %)C#
54 (7.407 %)VB
Essex IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
128 (51.85 %)Microsoft Certification
226 (48.15 %)MCSE
32 (3.704 %)MCP
32 (3.704 %)Degree
Essex IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
130 (55.56 %)Active Directory
22 (3.704 %)Terminal Services
Essex IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
130 (55.56 %)OpenView
Essex IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
130 (55.56 %)Microsoft
130 (55.56 %)Citrix
130 (55.56 %)VMware
26 (11.11 %)Oracle