Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Finance' in IT jobs within the Kent 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 Finance over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFinancial
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank114
Rank change on same period last yearDown-7
Matching permanent IT job ads154337
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.104 %0.153 %
As % of the category below37.38 %41.20 %
Salaries quoted122241
Average minimum salary£36,572£39,235
Average salary£41,163£42,616
% change on same period last year-3.41 %
Average maximum salary£45,754£45,998
UK excluding London average salary£44,009£43,858
% change on same period last year+0.34 %
Kent IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Kent
Matching permanent IT job ads412818
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.279 %0.372 %
Salaries quoted337624
Average minimum salary£35,727£34,803
Average salary£40,317£37,624
% change on same period last year+7.15 %
Average maximum salary£44,906£40,446
UK excluding London average salary£41,420£41,997
% change on same period last year-1.37 %
Finance South EastFinance
South East

Finance
Demand Trend

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

Kent Finance Demand Trend

Finance
Salary Trend

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

Kent Finance Salary Trend

Finance
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Finance across the Kent region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

Kent Finance Salary Histogram

Finance
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Finance within the Kent region over the 3 months to 4 December 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
FolkestoneDown-116£35,000-47.98 %
MaidstoneUp+613£45,250+50.83 %
RochesterUp+311£33,409+2.59 %
SevenoaksUp+17£47,625+78.59 %
DartfordNew entry-5£42,900-
Tunbridge WellsDown-205£37,500-8.50 %
West MallingDown-54£36,750+8.08 %
WhitstableNew entry-4£35,000-
GravesendNew entry-3£33,333-
TonbridgeDown-11£28,000-41.05 %
Finance South EastFinance
South East

Finance
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Kent region citing Finance 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 Finance.

1102 (25.69 %)SQL
2100 (25.19 %)Insurance
382 (20.65 %)Oracle
474 (18.64 %)XML
567 (16.88 %)SQL Server
666 (16.62 %)Pensions
758 (14.61 %)Health
855 (13.85 %)MS Excel
953 (13.35 %)Microsoft
1051 (12.85 %)Java
1149 (12.34 %).NET
1247 (11.84 %)Windows
1345 (11.34 %)Business Analysis
1441 (10.33 %)WebServices
1540 (10.08 %)Active Directory
1637 (9.320 %)Linux
1735 (8.816 %)Project Management
1834 (8.564 %)PL/SQL
1933 (8.312 %)VMware
2031 (7.809 %)ASP.NET
2130 (7.557 %)Banking
2229 (7.305 %)Oracle Applications
2229 (7.305 %)Workflow
2328 (7.053 %)Manufacturing
2328 (7.053 %)Systems Analysis
2427 (6.801 %)VMware Infrastructure
2427 (6.801 %)C#
2526 (6.549 %)Oracle Forms
2526 (6.549 %)HP
2526 (6.549 %)Citrix

Finance
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Kent region citing Finance 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 Finance. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Kent IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
174 (18.64 %)XML
249 (12.34 %).NET
341 (10.33 %)WebServices
431 (7.809 %)ASP.NET
525 (6.297 %)Swing
621 (5.290 %)Java SE
717 (4.282 %)CSS
816 (4.030 %)ASP
914 (3.526 %)AJAX
914 (3.526 %)WebSphere
1012 (3.023 %)HTML
1111 (2.771 %)MVC
129 (2.267 %)J2EE
138 (2.015 %)JSP
138 (2.015 %)Software Packaging
147 (1.763 %)WSDL
147 (1.763 %)XHTML
147 (1.763 %)SOAP
156 (1.511 %)Servlets
165 (1.259 %)WinForms
Kent IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
122 (5.542 %)Oracle Workflow
221 (5.290 %)IIS
319 (4.786 %)SAS
418 (4.534 %)SharePoint
517 (4.282 %)BizTalk Server
610 (2.519 %)Tomcat
78 (2.015 %)SharePoint Server 2007
78 (2.015 %)Apache
87 (1.763 %)WebLogic
87 (1.763 %)JBoss
95 (1.259 %)MS Exchange
95 (1.259 %)Oracle 9iAS
101 (0.252 %)Lotus Notes
101 (0.252 %)CMS
101 (0.252 %)Exstream Dialogue
Kent IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
155 (13.85 %)MS Excel
210 (2.519 %)MS Office
36 (1.511 %)MS Project
42 (0.504 %)SPSS
51 (0.252 %)Paint Shop Pro
51 (0.252 %)DOC1
51 (0.252 %)Photoshop
51 (0.252 %)MS Visio
Kent IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
129 (7.305 %)Oracle Applications
226 (6.549 %)Oracle EBS
38 (2.015 %)CODA Dream
43 (0.756 %)Line 50
43 (0.756 %)Dynamics NAV
43 (0.756 %)Navision
52 (0.504 %)Oracle Financials
52 (0.504 %)CODA-Financials
52 (0.504 %)GoldMine
61 (0.252 %)Cognos Controller
61 (0.252 %)Cognos Planning
61 (0.252 %)INSURE/90
61 (0.252 %)Oracle 11i
61 (0.252 %)SAP HR
61 (0.252 %)WebTrends
61 (0.252 %)Oracle HRMS
61 (0.252 %)SAP Payroll
Kent IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (2.015 %)SAN
25 (1.259 %)Intranet
25 (1.259 %)Internet
25 (1.259 %)TCP/IP
34 (1.008 %)WAN
34 (1.008 %)SMTP
34 (1.008 %)Extranet
34 (1.008 %)IPCC
43 (0.756 %)LAN
43 (0.756 %)DNS
52 (0.504 %)DHCP
61 (0.252 %)FTP
61 (0.252 %)VPN
61 (0.252 %)Symposium
61 (0.252 %)VLAN
61 (0.252 %)Firewall
Kent IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
167 (16.88 %)SQL Server
223 (5.793 %)Oracle Reports
321 (5.290 %)SQL Server 2005
417 (4.282 %)ETL
417 (4.282 %)Oracle Discoverer
515 (3.778 %)Base SAS
614 (3.526 %)Oracle 10g
614 (3.526 %)Crystal Reports
713 (3.275 %)SAS Enterprise Guide
713 (3.275 %)Data Cleansing
810 (2.519 %)SQL Server 2000
810 (2.519 %)DB2
810 (2.519 %)RDBMS
810 (2.519 %)Datawarehouse
99 (2.267 %)MySQL
107 (1.763 %)Oracle 8/8i
114 (1.008 %)DTS
114 (1.008 %)TOAD
123 (0.756 %)Oracle 9i
123 (0.756 %)Oracle OWB
Kent IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
126 (6.549 %)Oracle Forms
219 (4.786 %)Oracle APEX
33 (0.756 %)Subversion
33 (0.756 %)Ant
33 (0.756 %)PVCS
33 (0.756 %)ClearCase
42 (0.504 %)VSS/SourceSafe
51 (0.252 %)TestDirector
51 (0.252 %)Synon
Kent IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1100 (25.19 %)Insurance
266 (16.62 %)Pensions
358 (14.61 %)Health
430 (7.557 %)Banking
528 (7.053 %)Manufacturing
622 (5.542 %)Marketing
711 (2.771 %)Financial Institution
810 (2.519 %)Aerospace
99 (2.267 %)Investment Banking
108 (2.015 %)Construction
108 (2.015 %)Telecoms
116 (1.511 %)Education
116 (1.511 %)Games
124 (1.008 %)Retail
124 (1.008 %)Retail Banking
133 (0.756 %)Police
133 (0.756 %)Legal
133 (0.756 %)Electronics
142 (0.504 %)Pharmaceutical
142 (0.504 %)Military
Kent IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1115 (28.97 %)Analyst
295 (23.93 %)Developer
342 (10.58 %)Consultant
429 (7.305 %)Project Manager
523 (5.793 %)Business Analyst
621 (5.290 %)Java Developer
720 (5.038 %)Oracle Developer
720 (5.038 %)Applications Developer
720 (5.038 %)Oracle Applications Developer
818 (4.534 %)DBA
818 (4.534 %).NET Developer
917 (4.282 %)Systems Analyst
1016 (4.030 %)Administrator
1016 (4.030 %)Senior Analyst
1016 (4.030 %)SAS Analyst
1115 (3.778 %)Service Manager
1214 (3.526 %)Support Analyst
1313 (3.275 %)Team Leader
1412 (3.023 %)Java Consultant
1412 (3.023 %)Customer Analyst
Kent IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
124 (6.045 %)AS400
219 (4.786 %)Statistics
315 (3.778 %)iSeries
47 (1.763 %)Computer Science
55 (1.259 %)Social Network
64 (1.008 %)Blog
73 (0.756 %)Mathematics
73 (0.756 %)BBC
82 (0.504 %)Management Information System
82 (0.504 %)Data Extraction
91 (0.252 %)Credit Risk
91 (0.252 %)IBM Mainframe
91 (0.252 %)CMDB
91 (0.252 %)Replication
91 (0.252 %)Derivative
91 (0.252 %)Physics
91 (0.252 %)EFT
91 (0.252 %)W3C
91 (0.252 %)Mainframe
Kent IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
147 (11.84 %)Windows
237 (9.320 %)Linux
326 (6.549 %)Windows Server 2003
419 (4.786 %)Windows 2000
518 (4.534 %)Windows Server 2008
614 (3.526 %)UNIX
77 (1.763 %)Windows XP
84 (1.008 %)Solaris
92 (0.504 %)Windows NT
101 (0.252 %)Red Hat Linux
101 (0.252 %)AIX
Kent IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
145 (11.34 %)Business Analysis
235 (8.816 %)Project Management
329 (7.305 %)Workflow
428 (7.053 %)Systems Analysis
525 (6.297 %)OOP
623 (5.793 %)Service Delivery
722 (5.542 %)ITIL
821 (5.290 %)System Testing
821 (5.290 %)Unit Testing
918 (4.534 %)User Acceptance Testing
1017 (4.282 %)Security Cleared
1115 (3.778 %)SOA
1214 (3.526 %)PRINCE2
1312 (3.023 %)Change Management
1411 (2.771 %)ERP
1411 (2.771 %)Financial Modelling
1510 (2.519 %)Test Scripting
168 (2.015 %)Web Development
168 (2.015 %)Business Intelligence
168 (2.015 %)E-business
Kent IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1102 (25.69 %)SQL
251 (12.85 %)Java
334 (8.564 %)PL/SQL
427 (6.801 %)C#
523 (5.793 %)JavaScript
620 (5.038 %)RPG
719 (4.786 %)Transact-SQL
814 (3.526 %)VB.NET
910 (2.519 %)VB
108 (2.015 %)PHP
117 (1.763 %)C
123 (0.756 %)Perl
123 (0.756 %)Ruby
132 (0.504 %)PHP5
132 (0.504 %)Shell Script
141 (0.252 %)SAS Macro
141 (0.252 %)FoxPro (VFP)
141 (0.252 %)VBScript
141 (0.252 %)DHTML
Kent IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
125 (6.297 %)Degree
219 (4.786 %)Microsoft Certification
312 (3.023 %)MCP
312 (3.023 %)MCAD
312 (3.023 %)MCSD
411 (2.771 %)ISEB
411 (2.771 %)ITIL Certification
58 (2.015 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
67 (1.763 %)CIMA
75 (1.259 %)ACCA
83 (0.756 %)RHCE
92 (0.504 %)CIPFA
92 (0.504 %)Cisco Certification
92 (0.504 %)HND
92 (0.504 %)MCSE
101 (0.252 %)MCDBA
101 (0.252 %)PhD
101 (0.252 %)PRINCE2 Certification
101 (0.252 %)CFA
101 (0.252 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
Kent IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (1.008 %)SLA
23 (0.756 %)QA
23 (0.756 %)ISO9001
Kent IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
140 (10.08 %)Active Directory
227 (6.801 %)VMware Infrastructure
316 (4.030 %)Citrix Presentation Server
45 (1.259 %)NetBackup
54 (1.008 %)Oracle RAC
62 (0.504 %)Samba
62 (0.504 %)VMware ESX
62 (0.504 %)NFS
Kent IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
118 (4.534 %)WSUS
Kent IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
182 (20.65 %)Oracle
253 (13.35 %)Microsoft
333 (8.312 %)VMware
426 (6.549 %)HP
426 (6.549 %)Citrix
514 (3.526 %)Altiris
613 (3.275 %)IBM
710 (2.519 %)Cisco
710 (2.519 %)CODA
88 (2.015 %)Pegasus
96 (1.511 %)VERITAS
105 (1.259 %)Sun
105 (1.259 %)Sage
105 (1.259 %)Niku
114 (1.008 %)Remedy
114 (1.008 %)LANDesk
114 (1.008 %)Novell
123 (0.756 %)Intel
123 (0.756 %)Perforce
123 (0.756 %)SolidWorks