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The table below looks at the demand for TIBCO SmartSockets skills within the London region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SmartSockets over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTIBCO SmartSockets
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank588683
Rank change on same period last yearUp+95
Matching permanent IT job ads3013
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.275 %0.084 %
Salaries quoted2810
Average minimum salary£50,167£68,000
Average salary£63,000£73,000
% change on same period last year-13.69 %
Average maximum salary£75,833£78,000
UK excluding London average salary--
% change on same period last year-
London IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
London
Matching permanent IT job ads1089615436
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled6.307 %6.643 %
Salaries quoted940912543
Average minimum salary£42,017£42,452
Average salary£45,365£46,179
% change on same period last year-1.76 %
Average maximum salary£48,712£49,905
UK excluding London average salary£38,084£38,632
% change on same period last year-1.41 %
SmartSockets EnglandSmartSockets
England

SmartSockets
Demand Trend

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

London SmartSockets Demand Trend

SmartSockets
Salary Trend

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

London SmartSockets Salary Trend

SmartSockets
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SmartSockets across the London region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

London SmartSockets Salary Histogram

SmartSockets
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SmartSockets within the London region over the 3 months to 10 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
City of LondonUp+120£64,750+23.33 %
Docklands, LondonNew entry-3£60,000-
Canary WharfUp+162£60,000-25.00 %
SmartSockets EnglandSmartSockets
England

SmartSockets
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the London region citing SmartSockets 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 SmartSockets.

137 (72.55 %)SQL
234 (66.67 %)Java
332 (62.75 %)Linux
431 (60.78 %)Swing
431 (60.78 %)Sybase
530 (58.82 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
620 (39.22 %)C++
719 (37.25 %)SQL Server
719 (37.25 %)Front Office
818 (35.29 %)Banking
818 (35.29 %)TIBCO
818 (35.29 %)C#
915 (29.41 %)IBM
1013 (25.49 %)Agile Software Development
1112 (23.53 %)Windows
1211 (21.57 %)SQL Server 2000
1211 (21.57 %)Middleware
1310 (19.61 %)MQSeries
149 (17.65 %)VB
149 (17.65 %)NUnit
149 (17.65 %)Unit Testing
158 (15.69 %)Investment Banking
166 (11.76 %)Electronic Trading
166 (11.76 %)Education
175 (9.804 %)RDBMS
183 (5.882 %).NET
183 (5.882 %)UNIX
183 (5.882 %)XML
183 (5.882 %)Finance
183 (5.882 %)Derivative

SmartSockets
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the London region citing SmartSockets 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 SmartSockets. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

London IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
131 (60.78 %)Swing
211 (21.57 %)Middleware
33 (5.882 %)XML
33 (5.882 %).NET
42 (3.922 %)Hibernate
42 (3.922 %)Spring
51 (1.961 %)WinForms
51 (1.961 %)ASP.NET
51 (1.961 %)JDBC
51 (1.961 %)SOAP
51 (1.961 %)STL
51 (1.961 %)WebServices
51 (1.961 %)ActiveX
51 (1.961 %)POSIX
London IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (19.61 %)MQSeries
21 (1.961 %)BizTalk Server
21 (1.961 %)Rendezvous
London IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.961 %)Capstone
London IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
119 (37.25 %)SQL Server
211 (21.57 %)SQL Server 2000
35 (9.804 %)RDBMS
42 (3.922 %)SQL Server 2005
51 (1.961 %)Oracle 10g
51 (1.961 %)Oracle 9i
London IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (17.65 %)NUnit
22 (3.922 %)JUnit
22 (3.922 %)ClearCase
31 (1.961 %)Ant
London IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
119 (37.25 %)Front Office
218 (35.29 %)Banking
38 (15.69 %)Investment Banking
46 (11.76 %)Education
53 (5.882 %)Finance
London IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
149 (96.08 %)Developer
231 (60.78 %)Java Developer
330 (58.82 %)Java Swing Developer
416 (31.37 %)C# Developer
55 (9.804 %)C++ Developer
63 (5.882 %)C++/C# Developer
72 (3.922 %)Support Analyst
72 (3.922 %)Analyst
72 (3.922 %)Front Office Developer
81 (1.961 %)Senior Developer
81 (1.961 %)DBA
81 (1.961 %)SQL DBA
81 (1.961 %)Senior C++ Developer
London IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
130 (58.82 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
23 (5.882 %)Derivative
32 (3.922 %)Fixed Income
32 (3.922 %)Credit Derivative
32 (3.922 %)Multithreading
41 (1.961 %)Equity Derivative
41 (1.961 %)Mathematics
41 (1.961 %)Credit Risk
London IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
132 (62.75 %)Linux
212 (23.53 %)Windows
33 (5.882 %)UNIX
42 (3.922 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (3.922 %)Solaris
42 (3.922 %)Windows 2000
51 (1.961 %)Windows NT
51 (1.961 %)Windows XP
London IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (25.49 %)Agile Software Development
29 (17.65 %)Unit Testing
36 (11.76 %)Electronic Trading
42 (3.922 %)OO
42 (3.922 %)SOA
51 (1.961 %)Change Management
51 (1.961 %)Risk Management
51 (1.961 %)E-Commerce
51 (1.961 %)Investment Management
51 (1.961 %)Asset Management
51 (1.961 %)Requirements Analysis
51 (1.961 %)ITIL
London IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
137 (72.55 %)SQL
234 (66.67 %)Java
320 (39.22 %)C++
418 (35.29 %)C#
59 (17.65 %)VB
61 (1.961 %)VBA
61 (1.961 %)VB6
61 (1.961 %)Transact-SQL
61 (1.961 %)Perl
61 (1.961 %)PL/SQL
London IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (3.922 %)Degree
London IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.961 %)QA
London IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
131 (60.78 %)Sybase
218 (35.29 %)TIBCO
315 (29.41 %)IBM
41 (1.961 %)LatentZero
41 (1.961 %)DataSynapse
41 (1.961 %)Oracle