Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs
Job Type
Source

The table below looks at the demand for Clustering skills within the Merseyside region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Clustering over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkClustering
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank7273
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching permanent IT job ads311
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.005 %
As % of the category below2.439 %10.28 %
Salaries quoted310
Average minimum salary£43,333£31,000
Average salary£46,667£33,750
% change on same period last year+38.27 %
Average maximum salary£50,000£36,500
UK excluding London average salary£39,926£40,447
% change on same period last year-1.28 %
Merseyside IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Merseyside
Matching permanent IT job ads123107
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.068 %0.045 %
Salaries quoted9678
Average minimum salary£28,320£34,839
Average salary£30,236£38,245
% change on same period last year-20.94 %
Average maximum salary£32,152£41,652
UK excluding London average salary£37,737£39,061
% change on same period last year-3.38 %
Clustering North WestClustering
North West

Clustering
Demand Trend

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

Merseyside Clustering Demand Trend

Clustering
Salary Trend

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

Merseyside Clustering Salary Trend

Clustering
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Clustering across the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Merseyside Clustering Salary Histogram

Clustering
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Clustering within the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
LiverpoolUp+103£46,667+39.99 %
Clustering North WestClustering
North West

Clustering
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Merseyside region citing Clustering 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 Clustering.

110 (52.63 %)Windows
29 (47.37 %)SQL Server
38 (42.11 %)Citrix
47 (36.84 %)VMware
47 (36.84 %)SQL
56 (31.58 %)Windows 2000
56 (31.58 %)IBM
56 (31.58 %)Active Directory
56 (31.58 %)Windows Server 2003
65 (26.32 %)AJAX
65 (26.32 %)Sun
65 (26.32 %)TCP/IP
65 (26.32 %)Solaris
65 (26.32 %)Linux
65 (26.32 %)MS Excel
65 (26.32 %)IIS
65 (26.32 %)AIX
65 (26.32 %).NET
65 (26.32 %)C#
65 (26.32 %)DHTML
65 (26.32 %)ASP.NET
65 (26.32 %)WebServices
65 (26.32 %)XML
74 (21.05 %)ITIL
74 (21.05 %)Oracle
74 (21.05 %)MS Office
74 (21.05 %)Oracle Forms
74 (21.05 %)Oracle Reports
74 (21.05 %)Windows XP
74 (21.05 %)MS Exchange

Clustering
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Merseyside region citing Clustering 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 Clustering. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Merseyside IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (26.32 %).NET
15 (26.32 %)ASP.NET
15 (26.32 %)WebServices
15 (26.32 %)XML
15 (26.32 %)AJAX
Merseyside IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (26.32 %)IIS
24 (21.05 %)MS Exchange
24 (21.05 %)Oracle Application Server
24 (21.05 %)Exchange Server 2003
Merseyside IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (26.32 %)MS Excel
24 (21.05 %)MS Office
Merseyside IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (21.05 %)Oracle 11i
14 (21.05 %)Oracle EBS
14 (21.05 %)Oracle Applications
Merseyside IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (26.32 %)TCP/IP
24 (21.05 %)VPN
24 (21.05 %)DNS
24 (21.05 %)VoIP
24 (21.05 %)DHCP
24 (21.05 %)Internet
24 (21.05 %)Firewall
24 (21.05 %)Wireless
33 (15.79 %)SAN
Merseyside IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (47.37 %)SQL Server
24 (21.05 %)Oracle Reports
24 (21.05 %)Oracle 9i
24 (21.05 %)Oracle 10g
24 (21.05 %)SQL Server 2000
24 (21.05 %)SQL Server 2005
Merseyside IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (21.05 %)Oracle Forms
Merseyside IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (31.58 %)Architect
16 (31.58 %)Infrastructure Manager
25 (26.32 %)Senior Software Architect
25 (26.32 %)Software Developer
25 (26.32 %)Senior Software Developer
25 (26.32 %)Developer
25 (26.32 %)Software Architect
25 (26.32 %)Senior Developer
34 (21.05 %)DBA
34 (21.05 %)Oracle DBA
42 (10.53 %)Senior Systems Engineer
42 (10.53 %)Systems Engineer
51 (5.263 %)Solutions Architect
51 (5.263 %)Technical Specialist
Merseyside IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (21.05 %)Blackberry
Merseyside IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (52.63 %)Windows
26 (31.58 %)Windows 2000
26 (31.58 %)Windows Server 2003
35 (26.32 %)AIX
35 (26.32 %)Solaris
35 (26.32 %)Linux
44 (21.05 %)Windows XP
44 (21.05 %)Windows 2000 Server
52 (10.53 %)Windows Server 2008
61 (5.263 %)HPUX
61 (5.263 %)Red Hat Linux
61 (5.263 %)UNIX
Merseyside IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (21.05 %)ITIL
14 (21.05 %)BCP
14 (21.05 %)Project Management
14 (21.05 %)Disaster Recovery
14 (21.05 %)Security Cleared
21 (5.263 %)Migration
21 (5.263 %)Data Management
21 (5.263 %)Data Protection
Merseyside IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (36.84 %)SQL
25 (26.32 %)C#
25 (26.32 %)DHTML
Merseyside IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (21.05 %)Degree
22 (10.53 %)MCSE
22 (10.53 %)CCA
22 (10.53 %)Citrix Certification
22 (10.53 %)Microsoft Certification
Merseyside IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (21.05 %)SLA
Merseyside IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (31.58 %)Active Directory
24 (21.05 %)Terminal Services
24 (21.05 %)Oracle RMAN
24 (21.05 %)Oracle RAC
32 (10.53 %)NetBackup
41 (5.263 %)Backup Exec
41 (5.263 %)VMware ESX
41 (5.263 %)VMware Infrastructure
Merseyside IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (21.05 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
14 (21.05 %)WSUS
Merseyside IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (42.11 %)Citrix
27 (36.84 %)VMware
36 (31.58 %)IBM
45 (26.32 %)Sun
54 (21.05 %)Oracle
62 (10.53 %)HP
62 (10.53 %)Microsoft
71 (5.263 %)EMC
71 (5.263 %)NetApp
71 (5.263 %)Red Hat
71 (5.263 %)Symantec