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The table below looks at the demand for Clustering skills within the Hertfordshire 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 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkClustering
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank131130
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching permanent IT job ads2946
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.020 %
As % of the category below4.197 %5.867 %
Salaries quoted2746
Average minimum salary£31,519£44,978
Average salary£33,019£50,630
% change on same period last year-34.78 %
Average maximum salary£34,519£56,283
UK excluding London average salary£39,287£40,905
% change on same period last year-3.95 %
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Hertfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads691784
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.397 %0.336 %
Salaries quoted592680
Average minimum salary£33,707£36,810
Average salary£36,788£39,931
% change on same period last year-7.87 %
Average maximum salary£39,869£43,052
UK excluding London average salary£37,745£39,419
% change on same period last year-4.24 %
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 Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire Clustering Salary Trend

Clustering
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Clustering across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 6 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
St AlbansNew entry-8£31,000-
HitchinNew entry-3£30,000-
Clustering East of EnglandClustering
East of England

Clustering
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

129 (72.50 %)MS Exchange
226 (65.00 %)Microsoft
325 (62.50 %)MCSE
325 (62.50 %)Microsoft Certification
422 (55.00 %)Windows
422 (55.00 %)Citrix
521 (52.50 %)Windows Server 2003
521 (52.50 %)Firewall
618 (45.00 %)MS Excel
715 (37.50 %)IIS
715 (37.50 %)Thin Client
715 (37.50 %)Fat Client
814 (35.00 %)Pharmaceutical
814 (35.00 %)MS Office
913 (32.50 %)Windows 2000
913 (32.50 %)Active Directory
913 (32.50 %)Project Management
913 (32.50 %)Exchange Server 2003
1011 (27.50 %)Degree
1011 (27.50 %)Exchange Server 2000
118 (20.00 %)VMware
118 (20.00 %)ISA Server
125 (12.50 %)HP
125 (12.50 %)ITIL
134 (10.00 %)Oracle
134 (10.00 %)Lotus Domino
134 (10.00 %)Linux
134 (10.00 %)SharePoint
134 (10.00 %)IBM
134 (10.00 %)Cisco Certification

Clustering
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (5.000 %)Middleware
21 (2.500 %).NET
21 (2.500 %)WebServices
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
129 (72.50 %)MS Exchange
215 (37.50 %)IIS
313 (32.50 %)Exchange Server 2003
411 (27.50 %)Exchange Server 2000
54 (10.00 %)Lotus Domino
54 (10.00 %)SharePoint
62 (5.000 %)Exchange Server 5.5
71 (2.500 %)SharePoint Server 2007
71 (2.500 %)BizTalk Server
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
118 (45.00 %)MS Excel
214 (35.00 %)MS Office
31 (2.500 %)MS PowerPoint
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
121 (52.50 %)Firewall
24 (10.00 %)LAN
24 (10.00 %)WAN
33 (7.500 %)DNS
42 (5.000 %)TCP/IP
42 (5.000 %)VoIP
51 (2.500 %)Internet
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (5.000 %)SQL Server
12 (5.000 %)Oracle 8/8i
21 (2.500 %)SQL Server 2000
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
114 (35.00 %)Pharmaceutical
23 (7.500 %)Back Office
23 (7.500 %)Government
32 (5.000 %)Finance
41 (2.500 %)Education
41 (2.500 %)Pensions
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (17.50 %)Team Leader
25 (12.50 %)Installations Engineer
25 (12.50 %)Consultant
34 (10.00 %)Architect
34 (10.00 %)Support Engineer
34 (10.00 %)Support Specialist
34 (10.00 %)Network Support
43 (7.500 %)Project Manager
43 (7.500 %)Network Engineer
52 (5.000 %)Systems Support
52 (5.000 %)Support Analyst
52 (5.000 %)Analyst
52 (5.000 %)Infrastructure Analyst
52 (5.000 %)Support Consultant
52 (5.000 %)Technical Team Leader
52 (5.000 %)Infrastructure Architect
52 (5.000 %)Infrastructure Support Analyst
52 (5.000 %)Network Specialist
52 (5.000 %)Network Support Specialist
61 (2.500 %)SharePoint Developer
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
115 (37.50 %)Thin Client
115 (37.50 %)Fat Client
21 (2.500 %)Management Information System
21 (2.500 %)Device Driver
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
122 (55.00 %)Windows
221 (52.50 %)Windows Server 2003
313 (32.50 %)Windows 2000
44 (10.00 %)Linux
53 (7.500 %)Windows XP
62 (5.000 %)UNIX
62 (5.000 %)Windows 2000 Server
71 (2.500 %)Windows Vista
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (32.50 %)Project Management
25 (12.50 %)ITIL
34 (10.00 %)Incident Management
42 (5.000 %)Performance Management
42 (5.000 %)BC Cleared
42 (5.000 %)Security Cleared
51 (2.500 %)Load Balancing
51 (2.500 %)Problem Management
51 (2.500 %)Software Testing
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (2.500 %)SQL
11 (2.500 %)Transact-SQL
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
125 (62.50 %)MCSE
125 (62.50 %)Microsoft Certification
211 (27.50 %)Degree
34 (10.00 %)Cisco Certification
34 (10.00 %)CCNA
41 (2.500 %)CCA
41 (2.500 %)Citrix Certification
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (5.000 %)SLA
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
113 (32.50 %)Active Directory
28 (20.00 %)ISA Server
34 (10.00 %)Terminal Services
34 (10.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
43 (7.500 %)Backup Exec
52 (5.000 %)VMware ESX
52 (5.000 %)MetaFrame
61 (2.500 %)Terminal Server
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (5.000 %)OpenView
12 (5.000 %)OpenView Configuration Management
21 (2.500 %)Norton AntiVirus
21 (2.500 %)HP Data Protector
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
126 (65.00 %)Microsoft
222 (55.00 %)Citrix
38 (20.00 %)VMware
45 (12.50 %)HP
54 (10.00 %)Oracle
54 (10.00 %)IBM
62 (5.000 %)Juniper
62 (5.000 %)Lotus
62 (5.000 %)Reuters
62 (5.000 %)Mitel
62 (5.000 %)McAfee Security
62 (5.000 %)Wyse
71 (2.500 %)Symantec
71 (2.500 %)VERITAS