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The table below looks at the demand for Clustering skills within the Essex region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Clustering over the 3 months to 8 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkClustering
Location
3 months to
8 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank75111
Rank change on same period last yearUp+36
Matching permanent IT job ads4313
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.005 %
As % of the category below12.61 %4.037 %
Salaries quoted4213
Average minimum salary£47,018£38,769
Average salary£47,964£40,077
% change on same period last year+19.67 %
Average maximum salary£48,909£41,385
UK excluding London average salary£39,827£40,315
% change on same period last year-1.21 %
Essex IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Essex
Matching permanent IT job ads341322
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.189 %0.136 %
Salaries quoted266269
Average minimum salary£39,727£37,617
Average salary£41,700£41,740
% change on same period last year-0.09 %
Average maximum salary£43,672£45,862
UK excluding London average salary£37,744£39,030
% change on same period last year-3.29 %
Clustering East of EnglandClustering
East of England

Clustering
Demand Trend

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

Essex Clustering Demand Trend

Clustering
Salary Trend

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

Essex Clustering Salary Trend

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Salary Histogram

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

Essex Clustering Salary Histogram

Clustering
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Clustering within the Essex 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
BasildonNew entry-20£50,000-
ChelmsfordNew entry-13£50,000-
BrentwoodUp+24£40,625+16.90 %
Clustering East of EnglandClustering
East of England

Clustering
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT jobs across the Essex region citing Clustering 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 Clustering.

176 (71.70 %)Windows
273 (68.87 %)SAN
364 (60.38 %)SQL
461 (57.55 %)Active Directory
550 (47.17 %)Microsoft
649 (46.23 %)Microsoft Certification
748 (45.28 %)MCSE
846 (43.40 %)Windows Server 2003
941 (38.68 %)Citrix
1037 (34.91 %)IIS
1136 (33.96 %)DHCP
1136 (33.96 %)DNS
1235 (33.02 %)TCP/IP
1331 (29.25 %)Health
1429 (27.36 %)Finance
1526 (24.53 %)IBM
1625 (23.58 %)Windows 2000
1625 (23.58 %)Pensions
1723 (21.70 %)Performance Testing
1723 (21.70 %)AS400
1822 (20.75 %)Windows Server 2008
1921 (19.81 %)VMware
2019 (17.92 %)Insurance
2118 (16.98 %)Exchange Server 2003
2118 (16.98 %)MS Exchange
2214 (13.21 %)Government
2214 (13.21 %)Disaster Recovery
2313 (12.26 %)Cisco
2412 (11.32 %)MS Excel
2511 (10.38 %)Exchange Server 2007

Clustering
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Essex IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (6.604 %).NET
23 (2.830 %)J2EE
31 (0.943 %)ASP
31 (0.943 %)ASP.NET
31 (0.943 %)WebServices
31 (0.943 %)WAP
31 (0.943 %)HTML
31 (0.943 %)WML
Essex IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
137 (34.91 %)IIS
218 (16.98 %)MS Exchange
218 (16.98 %)Exchange Server 2003
311 (10.38 %)Exchange Server 2007
41 (0.943 %)SharePoint Portal Server
41 (0.943 %)BizTalk Server
41 (0.943 %)Content Management Server
41 (0.943 %)Lotus Domino
41 (0.943 %)SharePoint
Essex IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
112 (11.32 %)MS Excel
Essex IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
173 (68.87 %)SAN
236 (33.96 %)DHCP
236 (33.96 %)DNS
335 (33.02 %)TCP/IP
43 (2.830 %)Firewall
51 (0.943 %)Internet
51 (0.943 %)SSL
Essex IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (8.491 %)SQL Server
19 (8.491 %)Data Mining
19 (8.491 %)SQL Server 2000
19 (8.491 %)SQL Server 2005
24 (3.774 %)Oracle 9i
33 (2.830 %)Oracle 10g
42 (1.887 %)DTS
42 (1.887 %)SQL Server Integration Services
42 (1.887 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
51 (0.943 %)MySQL
51 (0.943 %)Oracle 11g
51 (0.943 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
51 (0.943 %)Crystal Reports
51 (0.943 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
Essex IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
131 (29.25 %)Health
229 (27.36 %)Finance
325 (23.58 %)Pensions
419 (17.92 %)Insurance
514 (13.21 %)Government
62 (1.887 %)Banking
71 (0.943 %)Retail
71 (0.943 %)Pharmaceutical
Essex IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
142 (39.62 %)Analyst
225 (23.58 %)Team Leader
225 (23.58 %)Support Team Leader
324 (22.64 %)Senior Analyst
423 (21.70 %)AS400 Support
522 (20.75 %)Infrastructure Analyst
612 (11.32 %)Senior Infrastructure Analyst
711 (10.38 %)Network Analyst
711 (10.38 %)Test Team Leader
810 (9.434 %)Architect
810 (9.434 %)DBA
98 (7.547 %)SQL DBA
107 (6.604 %)Senior Network Analyst
116 (5.660 %)Systems Engineer
116 (5.660 %)Senior Systems Engineer
124 (3.774 %)Server Support
124 (3.774 %)Server Engineer
124 (3.774 %)Server Analyst
133 (2.830 %)Senior Server Engineer
133 (2.830 %)Wintel Engineer
Essex IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
123 (21.70 %)AS400
29 (8.491 %)Replication
31 (0.943 %)NHS
31 (0.943 %)HACMP
31 (0.943 %)Blackberry
Essex IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
176 (71.70 %)Windows
246 (43.40 %)Windows Server 2003
325 (23.58 %)Windows 2000
422 (20.75 %)Windows Server 2008
55 (4.717 %)UNIX
63 (2.830 %)AIX
63 (2.830 %)Linux
71 (0.943 %)Windows 2000 Server
Essex IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
123 (21.70 %)Performance Testing
214 (13.21 %)Disaster Recovery
310 (9.434 %)Enterprise Architecture
43 (2.830 %)UML
43 (2.830 %)OO
52 (1.887 %)Investment Management
61 (0.943 %)Data Migration
61 (0.943 %)BCP
61 (0.943 %)Migration
61 (0.943 %)Content Management
Essex IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
164 (60.38 %)SQL
23 (2.830 %)Java
32 (1.887 %)Transact-SQL
32 (1.887 %)Shell Script
41 (0.943 %)VBScript
41 (0.943 %)VB.NET
41 (0.943 %)JavaScript
41 (0.943 %)PHP
41 (0.943 %)PL/SQL
Essex IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
149 (46.23 %)Microsoft Certification
248 (45.28 %)MCSE
310 (9.434 %)Degree
43 (2.830 %)Sun Certification
52 (1.887 %)MCSA
61 (0.943 %)CCNA
61 (0.943 %)CCA
61 (0.943 %)Citrix Certification
61 (0.943 %)Cisco Certification
61 (0.943 %)MCSD
61 (0.943 %)Oracle Certification
Essex IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (2.830 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Essex IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
161 (57.55 %)Active Directory
211 (10.38 %)VMware Infrastructure
32 (1.887 %)Oracle RAC
32 (1.887 %)Citrix Presentation Server
32 (1.887 %)NetBackup
41 (0.943 %)Oracle RMAN
41 (0.943 %)MetaFrame
Essex IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (1.887 %)Tivoli
12 (1.887 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
21 (0.943 %)Norton AntiVirus
Essex IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
150 (47.17 %)Microsoft
241 (38.68 %)Citrix
326 (24.53 %)IBM
421 (19.81 %)VMware
513 (12.26 %)Cisco
68 (7.547 %)Oracle
73 (2.830 %)Sun
81 (0.943 %)VERITAS
81 (0.943 %)Symantec