The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of IBM products and/or services in IT jobs advertised for the Merseyside region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited IBM over the 3 months to 21 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 Vendors for the Merseyside region.

The figures below represent the IT job market in general and are NOT representative of salaries within the International Business Machines Corporation.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
IBM
Rank 58 73 46
Rank change year-on-year
+15 -27
Permanent jobs citing IBM 1 6 20
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Merseyside 0.217% 0.896% 4.396%
As % of the Vendors category 0.461% 1.667% 7.067%
Number of salaries quoted 1 6 13
Average salary £70,000 £41,250 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+69.69% +17.85%
UK excluding London average salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
All Vendors
Merseyside
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
217 360 283
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Merseyside 47.17% 53.73% 62.20%
Number of salaries quoted 178 323 234
Average salary £37,500 £40,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.25% +14.28%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £27,500 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
IBM
North West

IBM
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing IBM across the Merseyside region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Merseyside IBM Jobs Demand Trend

IBM
Salary Trend

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

Merseyside IBM Salary Trend

IBM
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IBM within the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 21 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
Liverpool +9 1 £70,000 +64.70%
IBM
North West

IBM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Merseyside region citing IBM 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 IBM.

1 16 (84.21%) Oracle
1 16 (84.21%) DB2
1 16 (84.21%) Linux
2 15 (78.95%) Business Analysis
2 15 (78.95%) Strategic Planning
2 15 (78.95%) Dynamics AX
2 15 (78.95%) Degree
2 15 (78.95%) Resource Management
2 15 (78.95%) Computer Science
2 15 (78.95%) Informix
2 15 (78.95%) ERP
2 15 (78.95%) Sun
2 15 (78.95%) SAP
2 15 (78.95%) SQL Server
2 15 (78.95%) Java
2 15 (78.95%) SQL
2 15 (78.95%) .NET
2 15 (78.95%) Windows
2 15 (78.95%) AIX
2 15 (78.95%) HPUX
2 15 (78.95%) Solaris
2 15 (78.95%) Baan
2 15 (78.95%) JD Edwards
2 15 (78.95%) Project Management
2 15 (78.95%) Process Management
2 15 (78.95%) Finance
2 15 (78.95%) Manufacturing
3 2 (10.53%) HP
3 2 (10.53%) V-Model
4 1 (5.263%) XenApp

IBM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Merseyside region citing IBM 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 IBM. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 15 (78.95%) .NET
2 1 (5.263%) WebSphere
Application Platforms
1 1 (5.263%) CICS
Business Applications
1 15 (78.95%) Dynamics AX
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.263%) NetScaler
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (84.21%) DB2
2 15 (78.95%) Informix
2 15 (78.95%) SQL Server
General
1 15 (78.95%) Finance
1 15 (78.95%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 16 (84.21%) Analyst
2 15 (78.95%) Business Analyst
3 2 (10.53%) Consultant
3 2 (10.53%) Technical Consultant
4 1 (5.263%) VMware Consultant
4 1 (5.263%) VMware Technical Consultant
4 1 (5.263%) Test Analyst
4 1 (5.263%) Senior Consultant
4 1 (5.263%) Technical Engineer
4 1 (5.263%) Senior Technical Consultant
4 1 (5.263%) Environment Manager
Miscellaneous
1 15 (78.95%) Computer Science
2 1 (5.263%) IBM Mainframe
2 1 (5.263%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 16 (84.21%) Linux
2 15 (78.95%) Windows
2 15 (78.95%) AIX
2 15 (78.95%) HPUX
2 15 (78.95%) Solaris
3 1 (5.263%) zOS
3 1 (5.263%) UNIX
3 1 (5.263%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (78.95%) Business Analysis
1 15 (78.95%) Strategic Planning
1 15 (78.95%) Resource Management
1 15 (78.95%) ERP
1 15 (78.95%) Project Management
1 15 (78.95%) Process Management
2 2 (10.53%) V-Model
3 1 (5.263%) Performance Testing
3 1 (5.263%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 15 (78.95%) Java
1 15 (78.95%) SQL
Qualifications
1 15 (78.95%) Degree
2 1 (5.263%) CCEE
2 1 (5.263%) CCAA
2 1 (5.263%) CCIA
2 1 (5.263%) MCITP
2 1 (5.263%) MCTS
2 1 (5.263%) CCA
2 1 (5.263%) Citrix Certification
2 1 (5.263%) CCEA
2 1 (5.263%) IBM Certification
2 1 (5.263%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
System Software
1 1 (5.263%) XenApp
1 1 (5.263%) XenServer
1 1 (5.263%) XenDesktop
1 1 (5.263%) vSphere
1 1 (5.263%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (5.263%) Microsoft App-V
1 1 (5.263%) Terminal Services
Vendors
1 16 (84.21%) Oracle
2 15 (78.95%) Sun
2 15 (78.95%) SAP
2 15 (78.95%) Baan
2 15 (78.95%) JD Edwards
3 2 (10.53%) HP
4 1 (5.263%) Veeam
4 1 (5.263%) Citrix
4 1 (5.263%) Red Hat
4 1 (5.263%) VMware