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This section looks at the demand for Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) 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 PDA over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPersonal Digital Assistant (PDA)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank73-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads40
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below3.008 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted30
Average minimum salary£24,000-
Average salary£25,333-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£26,667-
UK excluding London average salary£33,863£30,745
% change on same period last year+10.14 %
Merseyside IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Merseyside
Matching permanent IT job ads133115
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.073 %0.048 %
Salaries quoted10186
Average minimum salary£27,756£34,206
Average salary£29,884£37,740
% change on same period last year-20.81 %
Average maximum salary£32,011£41,274
UK excluding London average salary£37,751£39,165
% change on same period last year-3.61 %
PDA North WestPDA
North West

PDA
Demand Trend

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

Merseyside PDA Demand Trend

PDA
Salary Trend

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

Merseyside PDA Salary Trend

PDA
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PDA within the Merseyside 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
St HelensNew entry-2£18,250-
LiverpoolNew entry-1£31,500-
PDA North WestPDA
North West

PDA
Top 24 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Merseyside region citing PDA 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 PDA.

12 (50.00 %)DHCP
12 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
12 (50.00 %)VPN
12 (50.00 %)DNS
12 (50.00 %)Active Directory
12 (50.00 %)Citrix
12 (50.00 %)MetaFrame
12 (50.00 %)Windows
12 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
12 (50.00 %)MS Excel
12 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
12 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
12 (50.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 (50.00 %)Disaster Recovery
12 (50.00 %)Firewall
12 (50.00 %)Wi-Fi
21 (25.00 %)Telecoms
21 (25.00 %)Electric
21 (25.00 %)TETRA
21 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (25.00 %)Java
21 (25.00 %)ITIL
21 (25.00 %)SOA
21 (25.00 %)ITIL Certification

PDA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Merseyside IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
Merseyside IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (50.00 %)MS Excel
Merseyside IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (50.00 %)DHCP
12 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
12 (50.00 %)VPN
12 (50.00 %)DNS
12 (50.00 %)Firewall
12 (50.00 %)Wi-Fi
21 (25.00 %)TETRA
Merseyside IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Telecoms
11 (25.00 %)Electric
Merseyside IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Support Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Support Engineer
21 (25.00 %)Infrastructure Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Infrastructure Engineer
21 (25.00 %)Infrastructure Support Engineer
Merseyside IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (50.00 %)Windows
12 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
12 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Merseyside IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)Disaster Recovery
21 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (25.00 %)ITIL
21 (25.00 %)SOA
Merseyside IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (25.00 %)Java
Merseyside IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (25.00 %)ITIL Certification
Merseyside IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (50.00 %)Active Directory
12 (50.00 %)MetaFrame
Merseyside IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (50.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Merseyside IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)Citrix