The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Biometrics in IT jobs advertised for the London region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Biometrics over the 3 months to 24 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 terms in our Miscellaneous category for the London region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Biometrics
Rank 578 619 646
Rank change year-on-year
+41 +27
Permanent jobs citing Biometrics 6 17 4
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in London 0.014% 0.032% 0.007%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.034% 0.080% 0.016%
Number of salaries quoted 6 8 3
Average salary £68,750 £68,750 £42,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +61.76%
UK excluding London average salary £45,000 £45,000 £34,500
% change year-on-year
- +30.43%
All of the Miscellaneous Category
London
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
17410 21288 24523
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in London 39.81% 39.69% 42.28%
Number of salaries quoted 14353 18252 20445
Average salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+4.76% -12.50%
90% offered a salary of more than £34,000 £32,500 £33,000
10% offered a salary of more than £85,000 £90,000 £82,500
UK excluding London average salary £39,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-2.50% +6.66%
Biometrics
England

Biometrics
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Biometrics across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

London Biometrics Jobs Demand Trend

Biometrics
Salary Trend

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

London Biometrics Salary Trend

Biometrics
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Biometrics across the London region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

London Biometrics Salary Histogram

Biometrics
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Biometrics within the London region over the 3 months to 24 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
City of London - 3 £55,000 -
Biometrics
England

Biometrics
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the London region citing Biometrics 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 Biometrics.

1 6 (50.00%) Java
1 6 (50.00%) Finance
2 5 (41.67%) JavaScript
3 4 (33.33%) UNIX
3 4 (33.33%) C++
4 3 (25.00%) C
4 3 (25.00%) Oracle
4 3 (25.00%) Web Services
4 3 (25.00%) UML
4 3 (25.00%) HTTP
4 3 (25.00%) HTTPS
4 3 (25.00%) CISSP
4 3 (25.00%) Identity Management
4 3 (25.00%) CISA
4 3 (25.00%) CISM
4 3 (25.00%) Agile Software Development
4 3 (25.00%) Penetration Testing
4 3 (25.00%) Multimedia
4 3 (25.00%) TOGAF
4 3 (25.00%) WebSphere
4 3 (25.00%) Social Network
4 3 (25.00%) NFC
4 3 (25.00%) Multithreading
4 3 (25.00%) Security Architecture
4 3 (25.00%) OWASP
5 2 (16.67%) Degree
5 2 (16.67%) Ajax
5 2 (16.67%) MySQL
5 2 (16.67%) Microsoft
5 2 (16.67%) Linux

Biometrics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the London region citing Biometrics 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 Biometrics. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 3 (25.00%) Web Services
1 3 (25.00%) WebSphere
2 2 (16.67%) Ajax
3 1 (8.333%) XML
3 1 (8.333%) Middleware
Application Platforms
1 1 (8.333%) OpenStack
Communications & Networking
1 3 (25.00%) HTTP
1 3 (25.00%) HTTPS
1 3 (25.00%) NFC
2 2 (16.67%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (16.67%) MySQL
1 2 (16.67%) SQL Server
2 1 (8.333%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 1 (8.333%) Visual Studio
General
1 6 (50.00%) Finance
2 3 (25.00%) Multimedia
3 1 (8.333%) Electronics
3 1 (8.333%) Banking
Job Titles
1 5 (41.67%) Developer
2 3 (25.00%) Software Engineer
2 3 (25.00%) Architect
2 3 (25.00%) C++ Developer
2 3 (25.00%) C++ Software Engineer
3 2 (16.67%) Enterprise Security Architect
3 2 (16.67%) Java Developer
3 2 (16.67%) Enterprise Architect
3 2 (16.67%) Security Architect
3 2 (16.67%) Senior Developer
3 2 (16.67%) Analyst
4 1 (8.333%) Software Developer
4 1 (8.333%) Solutions Architect
4 1 (8.333%) Project Manager
4 1 (8.333%) Business Analyst
4 1 (8.333%) Field Service Engineer
4 1 (8.333%) Field Engineer
4 1 (8.333%) Data Analyst
4 1 (8.333%) Senior Java Developer
4 1 (8.333%) Senior C++ Developer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (25.00%) Social Network
2 1 (8.333%) Mathematics
2 1 (8.333%) Computer Science
2 1 (8.333%) Social Media
2 1 (8.333%) Mobile Payment
Operating Systems
1 4 (33.33%) UNIX
2 2 (16.67%) Linux
3 1 (8.333%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (25.00%) UML
1 3 (25.00%) Identity Management
1 3 (25.00%) Agile Software Development
1 3 (25.00%) Penetration Testing
1 3 (25.00%) TOGAF
1 3 (25.00%) Multithreading
1 3 (25.00%) Security Architecture
1 3 (25.00%) OWASP
2 1 (8.333%) E-Commerce
2 1 (8.333%) Data Modelling
2 1 (8.333%) ETL
2 1 (8.333%) Project Management
2 1 (8.333%) Disaster Recovery
2 1 (8.333%) Scrum
2 1 (8.333%) Software Engineering
2 1 (8.333%) Cash Management
2 1 (8.333%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 6 (50.00%) Java
2 5 (41.67%) JavaScript
3 4 (33.33%) C++
4 3 (25.00%) C
5 2 (16.67%) SQL
6 1 (8.333%) VBA
6 1 (8.333%) PL/SQL
6 1 (8.333%) Fortran
Qualifications
1 3 (25.00%) CISSP
1 3 (25.00%) CISA
1 3 (25.00%) CISM
2 2 (16.67%) Degree
3 1 (8.333%) HNC
3 1 (8.333%) HND
System Software
1 1 (8.333%) Terminal Server
Vendors
1 3 (25.00%) Oracle
2 2 (16.67%) Microsoft