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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Mercator products and/or services in IT jobs within the London region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Mercator over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMercator
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank589715
Rank change on same period last yearUp+126
Matching permanent IT job ads477
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.026 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.150 %0.015 %
Salaries quoted335
Average minimum salary£50,636£52,200
Average salary£51,924£54,200
% change on same period last year-4.19 %
Average maximum salary£53,212£56,200
UK excluding London average salary£33,250£38,833
% change on same period last year-14.37 %
London IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
London
Matching permanent IT job ads3133346629
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled17.11 %19.58 %
Salaries quoted2590134986
Average minimum salary£46,353£47,214
Average salary£50,488£51,474
% change on same period last year-1.91 %
Average maximum salary£54,624£55,734
UK excluding London average salary£40,005£41,895
% change on same period last year-4.51 %
Mercator EnglandMercator
England

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Mercator Software, Inc.

Mercator
Demand Trend

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

London Mercator Demand Trend

Mercator
Salary Trend

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

London Mercator Salary Trend

Mercator
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Mercator across the London region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

London Mercator Salary Histogram

Mercator
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Mercator within the London region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
City of LondonDown-134£50,625+26.56 %
Mercator EnglandMercator
England

Mercator
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the London region citing Mercator 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 Mercator.

130 (38.46 %)Java
229 (37.18 %)UNIX
327 (34.62 %)Middleware
422 (28.21 %)JDBC
422 (28.21 %)JMS
520 (25.64 %)FTP
520 (25.64 %)HTTP
520 (25.64 %)SOAP
520 (25.64 %)SAP
520 (25.64 %)ODBC
520 (25.64 %)webMethods
520 (25.64 %)TIBCO
520 (25.64 %)SAP BW
520 (25.64 %)SAP XI
520 (25.64 %)SAP ALE
520 (25.64 %)SAP BC
520 (25.64 %)SAP PI
617 (21.79 %)Apache
714 (17.95 %)Linux
714 (17.95 %)XML
813 (16.67 %)J2EE
813 (16.67 %)E-Commerce
911 (14.10 %)JBoss
911 (14.10 %)JavaScript
911 (14.10 %)Windows
911 (14.10 %)CSS
1010 (12.82 %)Solaris
1010 (12.82 %)Tomcat
119 (11.54 %)Agile Software Development
128 (10.26 %)XHTML

Mercator
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the London region citing Mercator 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 Mercator. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

London IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
127 (34.62 %)Middleware
222 (28.21 %)JDBC
222 (28.21 %)JMS
320 (25.64 %)ODBC
320 (25.64 %)SOAP
320 (25.64 %)SAP XI
320 (25.64 %)SAP ALE
320 (25.64 %)SAP BC
320 (25.64 %)SAP PI
414 (17.95 %)XML
513 (16.67 %)J2EE
611 (14.10 %)CSS
78 (10.26 %)XHTML
78 (10.26 %)AJAX
87 (8.974 %)WebSphere
87 (8.974 %)CGI
87 (8.974 %)XSL
95 (6.410 %)HTML
104 (5.128 %).NET
104 (5.128 %)EJB
London IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
117 (21.79 %)Apache
211 (14.10 %)JBoss
310 (12.82 %)Tomcat
45 (6.410 %)WebSphere MQ
53 (3.846 %)MS Exchange
53 (3.846 %)Exchange Server 2003
62 (2.564 %)Alfresco
62 (2.564 %)EPiServer
62 (2.564 %)BizTalk Server
62 (2.564 %)Commerce Server
62 (2.564 %)WebLogic Portal
62 (2.564 %)SharePoint
71 (1.282 %)WebSphere Application Server
71 (1.282 %)Mule
71 (1.282 %)Exchange Server 2007
71 (1.282 %)Resin
London IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (3.846 %)MS Excel
London IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
120 (25.64 %)FTP
120 (25.64 %)HTTP
23 (3.846 %)SAN
23 (3.846 %)Firewall
London IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
120 (25.64 %)SAP BW
27 (8.974 %)DataStage
34 (5.128 %)Oracle 10g
42 (2.564 %)MySQL
51 (1.282 %)SQL Server
London IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (5.128 %)Ant
22 (2.564 %)XDoclet
31 (1.282 %)JUnit
31 (1.282 %)VSS/SourceSafe
31 (1.282 %)TestDirector
31 (1.282 %)Bugzilla
31 (1.282 %)NUnit
London IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (6.410 %)Finance
24 (5.128 %)Financial Institution
32 (2.564 %)Telecoms
41 (1.282 %)Publishing
London IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
123 (29.49 %)Architect
220 (25.64 %)Integration Architect
220 (25.64 %)Solutions Architect
220 (25.64 %)SAP Architect
220 (25.64 %)SAP XI Architect
319 (24.36 %)Developer
411 (14.10 %)Administrator
59 (11.54 %)UNIX Administrator
66 (7.692 %)Analyst
66 (7.692 %)Applications Support
66 (7.692 %)WebSphere Developer
66 (7.692 %)UNIX Support
75 (6.410 %)Test Analyst
84 (5.128 %)Web Developer
93 (3.846 %)Development Manager
93 (3.846 %)Support Engineer
93 (3.846 %)Senior Support Engineer
93 (3.846 %)Service Manager
93 (3.846 %)Java Developer
93 (3.846 %)DataStage Developer
London IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (2.564 %)PKI
12 (2.564 %)Web 2.0
21 (1.282 %)Semantic Web
London IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
129 (37.18 %)UNIX
214 (17.95 %)Linux
311 (14.10 %)Windows
410 (12.82 %)Solaris
54 (5.128 %)HPUX
62 (2.564 %)Windows 2000
62 (2.564 %)Windows NT
62 (2.564 %)Windows XP
62 (2.564 %)Windows Server 2003
62 (2.564 %)Windows 2000 Server
London IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (16.67 %)E-Commerce
29 (11.54 %)Agile Software Development
37 (8.974 %)Problem Management
45 (6.410 %)Performance Testing
45 (6.410 %)Data Modelling
54 (5.128 %)UML
54 (5.128 %)Workflow
63 (3.846 %)ITIL
63 (3.846 %)Business Development
63 (3.846 %)Content Management
72 (2.564 %)Technical Architecture
72 (2.564 %)Release Management
72 (2.564 %)Unit Testing
72 (2.564 %)PRINCE2
72 (2.564 %)RAD
72 (2.564 %)ERP
72 (2.564 %)Business Continuity
72 (2.564 %)PRINCE
72 (2.564 %)Project Management
72 (2.564 %)Service Delivery
London IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
130 (38.46 %)Java
211 (14.10 %)JavaScript
37 (8.974 %)SQL
45 (6.410 %)Shell Script
52 (2.564 %)Ruby
52 (2.564 %)C#
52 (2.564 %)C++
61 (1.282 %)ActionScript
61 (1.282 %)C
London IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (1.282 %)ISEB
London IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (8.974 %)QA
London IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (2.564 %)Active Directory
21 (1.282 %)VMware Infrastructure
London IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (3.846 %)ZENworks
22 (2.564 %)CA SiteMinder
London IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
120 (25.64 %)SAP
120 (25.64 %)TIBCO
120 (25.64 %)webMethods
27 (8.974 %)Microsoft
36 (7.692 %)Oracle
44 (5.128 %)IBM
53 (3.846 %)EMC
53 (3.846 %)Novell
53 (3.846 %)VMware
62 (2.564 %)Endeca
62 (2.564 %)Tridion
62 (2.564 %)ATG
62 (2.564 %)Mediasurface
62 (2.564 %)Interwoven
62 (2.564 %)BEA
62 (2.564 %)Vignette
62 (2.564 %)Cisco
71 (1.282 %)HP