Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of PlateSpin products and/or services in IT jobs within the Merseyside region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited PlateSpin over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPlateSpin
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank68-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads70
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.636 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted40
Average minimum salary£60,000-
Average salary£60,000-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£60,000-
UK excluding London average salary£50,202£39,247
% change on same period last year+27.91 %
Merseyside IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
Merseyside
Matching permanent IT job ads428405
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.250 %0.178 %
Salaries quoted388339
Average minimum salary£33,685£31,196
Average salary£36,350£34,202
% change on same period last year+6.27 %
Average maximum salary£39,015£37,209
UK excluding London average salary£40,502£41,816
% change on same period last year-3.14 %
PlateSpin North WestPlateSpin
North West

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within PlateSpin Ltd.

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Demand Trend

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

Merseyside PlateSpin Demand Trend

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Salary Trend

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

Merseyside PlateSpin Salary Trend

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Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing PlateSpin across the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

Merseyside PlateSpin Salary Histogram

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Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PlateSpin within the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 15 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
LiverpoolNew entry-7£60,000-
PlateSpin North WestPlateSpin
North West

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Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the Merseyside region citing PlateSpin 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 PlateSpin.

115 (100.00 %)IBM
115 (100.00 %)Microsoft
115 (100.00 %)HP
115 (100.00 %)Citrix
115 (100.00 %)NetApp
115 (100.00 %)VMware
115 (100.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
211 (73.33 %)AppSense
211 (73.33 %)Thin Client
211 (73.33 %)Fat Client
34 (26.67 %)VERITAS
34 (26.67 %)SAN
34 (26.67 %)iSCSI
42 (13.33 %)Symantec
42 (13.33 %)NetBackup

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the Merseyside region citing PlateSpin 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 PlateSpin. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Merseyside IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (26.67 %)SAN
14 (26.67 %)iSCSI
Merseyside IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
113 (86.67 %)Solutions Architect
113 (86.67 %)Architect
29 (60.00 %)Applications Architect
36 (40.00 %)Consultant
44 (26.67 %)Solutions Consultant
44 (26.67 %)Sales Consultant
44 (26.67 %)Presales Consultant
52 (13.33 %)Technical Consultant
52 (13.33 %)Storage Consultant
52 (13.33 %)Virtualisation Consultant
Merseyside IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (73.33 %)Thin Client
111 (73.33 %)Fat Client
Merseyside IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
115 (100.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
22 (13.33 %)NetBackup
Merseyside IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (100.00 %)IBM
115 (100.00 %)Microsoft
115 (100.00 %)HP
115 (100.00 %)Citrix
115 (100.00 %)NetApp
115 (100.00 %)VMware
211 (73.33 %)AppSense
34 (26.67 %)VERITAS
42 (13.33 %)Symantec