The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Sage products and/or services in IT jobs advertised for the Hertfordshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Sage over the 3 months to 22 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Vendors for the Hertfordshire region.

The figures below represent the IT job market in general and are NOT representative of salaries within Sage Group PLC.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Sage
Rank 123 137 159
Rank change year-on-year
+14 +22
Permanent jobs citing Sage 22 14 9
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hertfordshire 0.896% 0.542% 0.272%
As % of the Vendors category 1.796% 1.090% 0.536%
Number of salaries quoted 22 12 8
Average salary £37,500 £40,000 £28,750
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.25% +39.13%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £21,500 £24,700
10% offered a salary of more than £40,900 £40,000 £35,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £35,000 £31,000
% change year-on-year
+7.14% +12.90%
All Vendors
Hertfordshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
1225 1284 1680
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hertfordshire 49.88% 49.69% 50.74%
Number of salaries quoted 959 1012 1317
Average salary £42,500 £45,000 £42,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-5.55% +5.88%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,000 £27,500 £29,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £62,500 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
Sage
East of England

Sage
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Sage across the Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Hertfordshire Sage Jobs Demand Trend

Sage
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Sage across the Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire Sage Salary Trend

Sage
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Sage across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Hertfordshire Sage Salary Histogram

Sage
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Sage within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Rickmansworth -2 7 £37,500 -
Watford +15 4 £40,000 +90.47%
Hemel Hempstead - 2 £32,750 -
Letchworth - 2 £41,000 -
St Albans - 1 £45,000 -
Sage
East of England

Sage
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Sage 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 Sage.

1 24 (51.06%) SQL Server
2 21 (44.68%) SQL
3 19 (40.43%) ITIL
4 18 (38.30%) CODA
5 17 (36.17%) PRINCE2
6 15 (31.91%) .NET
7 12 (25.53%) Windows
7 12 (25.53%) CRM
8 11 (23.40%) Business Intelligence
9 10 (21.28%) Business Objects
9 10 (21.28%) BusinessObjects XI
10 9 (19.15%) Oracle
10 9 (19.15%) Project Management
11 8 (17.02%) Management Information System
11 8 (17.02%) Finance
11 8 (17.02%) Microsoft
11 8 (17.02%) FMCG
12 7 (14.89%) Retail
12 7 (14.89%) SQL Server 2005
12 7 (14.89%) Dynamics NAV
12 7 (14.89%) SQL Server 2008
12 7 (14.89%) VB.NET
12 7 (14.89%) C#
13 6 (12.77%) SAP
13 6 (12.77%) MS Excel
13 6 (12.77%) ERP
13 6 (12.77%) Pegasus
13 6 (12.77%) Data Mapping
14 5 (10.64%) Sage 200
14 5 (10.64%) Windows 8

Sage
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Sage 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 Sage. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 15 (31.91%) .NET
2 4 (8.511%) XML
3 3 (6.383%) WPF
3 3 (6.383%) WinForms
4 2 (4.255%) .NET Framework
4 2 (4.255%) WCF
4 2 (4.255%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
Application Platforms
1 4 (8.511%) MS Exchange
1 4 (8.511%) SharePoint
2 1 (2.128%) IIS
Applications
1 6 (12.77%) MS Excel
2 1 (2.128%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 7 (14.89%) Dynamics NAV
2 5 (10.64%) Sage 200
2 5 (10.64%) Taleo
3 4 (8.511%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (4.255%) Pegasus Opera
4 2 (4.255%) SAP Business One
5 1 (2.128%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (2.128%) BPCS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (51.06%) SQL Server
2 10 (21.28%) BusinessObjects XI
3 7 (14.89%) SQL Server 2005
3 7 (14.89%) SQL Server 2008
4 5 (10.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 5 (10.64%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 4 (8.511%) Crystal Reports
5 4 (8.511%) Xcelsius
6 1 (2.128%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 1 (2.128%) SQL Server 2000
Development Applications
1 2 (4.255%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 8 (17.02%) Finance
2 7 (14.89%) Retail
3 2 (4.255%) Legal
4 1 (2.128%) Marketing
4 1 (2.128%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 32 (68.09%) Analyst
2 16 (34.04%) Business Analyst
3 13 (27.66%) Applications Support
4 11 (23.40%) Support Analyst
5 10 (21.28%) Applications Support Analyst
6 9 (19.15%) Business Intelligence Analyst
7 8 (17.02%) Developer
8 6 (12.77%) Business Objects Analyst
9 4 (8.511%) Applications Developer
9 4 (8.511%) Programmer
9 4 (8.511%) Data Analyst
10 3 (6.383%) .NET Developer
10 3 (6.383%) IT Project Manager
10 3 (6.383%) Project Manager
11 2 (4.255%) Support Specialist
11 2 (4.255%) VB.NET Developer
11 2 (4.255%) Applications Specialist
11 2 (4.255%) Financial Analyst
11 2 (4.255%) Applications Support Specialist
12 1 (2.128%) SQL Server Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 8 (17.02%) Management Information System
1 8 (17.02%) FMCG
2 3 (6.383%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 12 (25.53%) Windows
2 5 (10.64%) Windows 8
2 5 (10.64%) Windows Server 2003
2 5 (10.64%) Linux
3 4 (8.511%) Windows Server 2008
3 4 (8.511%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (40.43%) ITIL
2 17 (36.17%) PRINCE2
3 12 (25.53%) CRM
4 11 (23.40%) Business Intelligence
5 9 (19.15%) Project Management
6 6 (12.77%) ERP
6 6 (12.77%) Data Mapping
7 5 (10.64%) Asset Management
7 5 (10.64%) Document Management
7 5 (10.64%) Service Delivery
8 4 (8.511%) Mobile Device Management
9 3 (6.383%) Strategic Planning
10 2 (4.255%) Migration
10 2 (4.255%) Requirements Analysis
10 2 (4.255%) Test Scripting
10 2 (4.255%) Data Migration
10 2 (4.255%) Change Control
11 1 (2.128%) Data Analysis
11 1 (2.128%) Software Engineering
11 1 (2.128%) Business Analysis
Programming Languages
1 21 (44.68%) SQL
2 7 (14.89%) VB.NET
2 7 (14.89%) C#
3 4 (8.511%) JavaScript
3 4 (8.511%) T-SQL
3 4 (8.511%) VB
Qualifications
1 3 (6.383%) PMI Certification
2 2 (4.255%) ISEB
2 2 (4.255%) MBCS
2 2 (4.255%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (8.511%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 4 (8.511%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (8.511%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
Vendors
1 18 (38.30%) CODA
2 10 (21.28%) Business Objects
3 9 (19.15%) Oracle
4 8 (17.02%) Microsoft
5 6 (12.77%) SAP
5 6 (12.77%) Pegasus
6 4 (8.511%) JD Edwards
6 4 (8.511%) Symantec
6 4 (8.511%) SolidWorks
6 4 (8.511%) VMware
7 3 (6.383%) Siebel
8 2 (4.255%) NetSuite
9 1 (2.128%) Epicor
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
As the C# Developer, you will have commercial experience with c# development, .net for windows, preferably development of sage experience - sage50 and sage200, vb.net for windows, crystal...
360 Resourcing Solutions
Salary: £32k per year + Excellent Bens
Posted: 21 May 2013
Hemel Hempstead, Greater London, South East
Job Title: C# DeveloperLocation: Hemel Hempstead, LondonSalary: £32k per year + Excellent BensWe have a fantastic opportunity for a C# Developer to join our client's IT Sage team...
360 Resourcing Solutions
Salary: £32k per year + Excellent Bens
Posted: 22 May 2013
Watford Rickmansworth Herts Hertfordshire, South...
Key Words: Accounts Software Support Analyst accounts accounting clerk ledger purchase bought bookkeeper book keeper software SAGE Pegasus problem solving trial balance Accounts Software Support Analyst accounts accounting...
Questor Resourcing
Salary: to £36k + benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Watford, Hertfordshire
Provide support to our ecommerce department and monitor issues and maintenance reported by third party monitoring services Manage communications between the IT Department and the business Assist the...
SEC Recruitment Limited
Salary: £25000 - £26000 per annum + £10,000 PA after induction
Posted: 21 May 2013
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
Essential Skills: - Commercial development exposure to VB.NET and / or C# - Commercial development exposure to Windows Application Development with WPF and / or Winforms - Commercial development experience with SQL...
ninesharp
Salary: £30000 - £36000 per annum + attractive benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Hertfordshire
Essential Skills: *Minimum 2 years commercial development experience with Microsoft .NET Technologies *VB.NET for Windows (WinForms, WCF, WPF) *Microsoft SQL Server *Full Lifecycle Development Desired Skills: *C# *...
ninesharp
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013