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The table below looks at the demand for the Applications Specialist role in IT jobs within the Luton region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Applications Specialist in their job title over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Application Specialist
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank45-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads90
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.431 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted90
Average minimum salary£34,444-
Average salary£38,056-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£41,667-
UK excluding London average salary£35,476£35,038
% change on same period last year+1.25 %
Luton IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Luton
Matching permanent IT job ads629340
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.367 %0.146 %
Salaries quoted387307
Average minimum salary£37,293£36,646
Average salary£40,014£40,250
% change on same period last year-0.58 %
Average maximum salary£42,735£43,854
UK excluding London average salary£38,201£39,267
% change on same period last year-2.71 %
Applications Specialist LondonApplications Specialist
London

Applications Specialist
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Applications Specialist across the Luton region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Luton Applications Specialist Demand Trend

Applications Specialist
Salary Trend

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

Luton Applications Specialist Salary Trend

Applications Specialist
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Applications Specialist across the Luton region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Luton Applications Specialist Salary Histogram

Applications Specialist
Top 29 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Luton region that cited Applications Specialist in their job title 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 with Applications Specialist in their job title.

18 (66.67 %)SQL Server
18 (66.67 %)SQL
27 (58.33 %)Datawarehouse
27 (58.33 %)EDI
27 (58.33 %)SLA
27 (58.33 %)Change Management
36 (50.00 %)Health
36 (50.00 %)Business Analysis
36 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
36 (50.00 %)Pensions
36 (50.00 %)Bond Adapt
36 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2000
36 (50.00 %)Project Management
36 (50.00 %)RAD
36 (50.00 %)SSADM
45 (41.67 %)Java
54 (33.33 %)Retail
54 (33.33 %)Retail-J
54 (33.33 %)EPoS
61 (8.333 %)Tomcat
61 (8.333 %)MySQL
61 (8.333 %)Oracle
61 (8.333 %)WebLogic
61 (8.333 %)UNIX
61 (8.333 %)Windows
61 (8.333 %)Linux
61 (8.333 %)WebSphere
61 (8.333 %)Data Migration
61 (8.333 %)Migration

Applications Specialist
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Luton region that cited Applications Specialist in their job title 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 with Applications Specialist in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Luton IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (58.33 %)EDI
21 (8.333 %)WebSphere
Luton IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (8.333 %)WebLogic
11 (8.333 %)Tomcat
Luton IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (50.00 %)Bond Adapt
24 (33.33 %)Retail-J
Luton IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (66.67 %)SQL Server
27 (58.33 %)Datawarehouse
36 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2000
36 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (8.333 %)MySQL
Luton IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (50.00 %)Health
16 (50.00 %)Pensions
24 (33.33 %)Retail
Luton IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (33.33 %)EPoS
Luton IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (8.333 %)UNIX
11 (8.333 %)Windows
11 (8.333 %)Linux
Luton IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (58.33 %)Change Management
26 (50.00 %)RAD
26 (50.00 %)SSADM
26 (50.00 %)Project Management
26 (50.00 %)Business Analysis
31 (8.333 %)Data Migration
31 (8.333 %)Migration
Luton IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (66.67 %)SQL
25 (41.67 %)Java
Luton IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (58.33 %)SLA
Luton IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (8.333 %)Oracle