The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of IBM products and/or services in IT jobs advertised for the Middlesex region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited IBM over the 3 months to 24 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 Middlesex 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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
IBM
Rank 36 42 49
Rank change year-on-year
+6 +7
Permanent jobs citing IBM 20 16 22
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Middlesex 3.839% 3.213% 3.129%
As % of the Vendors category 8.097% 7.339% 5.542%
Number of salaries quoted 18 14 19
Average salary £35,000 £36,250 £50,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-3.44% -27.50%
UK excluding London average salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
All Vendors
Middlesex
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
247 218 397
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Middlesex 47.41% 43.78% 56.47%
Number of salaries quoted 198 179 305
Average salary £42,500 £43,500 £45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-2.29% -3.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £35,000 £32,500 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £70,000 £60,000 £62,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
IBM
South East

IBM
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Middlesex 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 Middlesex region.

Middlesex IBM Salary Trend

IBM
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing IBM across the Middlesex region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Middlesex IBM Salary Histogram

IBM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Middlesex 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 13 (44.83%) Cisco
1 13 (44.83%) HP
2 12 (41.38%) Sun
3 10 (34.48%) ITIL
3 10 (34.48%) ITIL V3
4 9 (31.03%) Windows
4 9 (31.03%) EMC
4 9 (31.03%) NetApp
5 8 (27.59%) Linux
5 8 (27.59%) WAN
5 8 (27.59%) Server+ Certification
6 7 (24.14%) UNIX
7 5 (17.24%) E-Commerce
7 5 (17.24%) WebSphere MQ
7 5 (17.24%) Finance
7 5 (17.24%) Capacity Planning
7 5 (17.24%) Brocade
7 5 (17.24%) WebSphere
7 5 (17.24%) WebSphere Message Broker
7 5 (17.24%) DataPower
8 4 (13.79%) Technical Architecture
8 4 (13.79%) Oracle Linux
8 4 (13.79%) High Availability
8 4 (13.79%) Internet
8 4 (13.79%) Disaster Recovery
8 4 (13.79%) Wireless
8 4 (13.79%) VMware
8 4 (13.79%) Retail
8 4 (13.79%) Network Design
8 4 (13.79%) VPN

IBM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Middlesex 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 5 (17.24%) WebSphere
Application Platforms
1 5 (17.24%) WebSphere MQ
1 5 (17.24%) WebSphere Message Broker
2 2 (6.897%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 3 (10.34%) MS Office
2 1 (3.448%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 8 (27.59%) WAN
2 4 (13.79%) Internet
2 4 (13.79%) Wireless
2 4 (13.79%) VPN
2 4 (13.79%) SAN
2 4 (13.79%) LAN
3 2 (6.897%) Firewall
3 2 (6.897%) PBX
3 2 (6.897%) TCP/IP
4 1 (3.448%) SNMP
4 1 (3.448%) Intrusion Detection
4 1 (3.448%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (10.34%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (6.897%) AppScan
General
1 5 (17.24%) Finance
2 4 (13.79%) Retail
3 3 (10.34%) Manufacturing
4 1 (3.448%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 8 (27.59%) Support Technician
1 8 (27.59%) Data Centre Technician
2 5 (17.24%) Architect
2 5 (17.24%) Integration Architect
3 4 (13.79%) Pre Sales Engineer
3 4 (13.79%) UNIX Team Leader
3 4 (13.79%) Team Leader
4 3 (10.34%) IT Security Consultant
4 3 (10.34%) Systems Support Analyst
4 3 (10.34%) Support Analyst
4 3 (10.34%) Security Consultant
4 3 (10.34%) Systems Support
4 3 (10.34%) Analyst
4 3 (10.34%) IT Consultant
4 3 (10.34%) Systems Analyst
4 3 (10.34%) Consultant
5 1 (3.448%) Storage Engineer
5 1 (3.448%) IT Sales Consultant
5 1 (3.448%) Pre Sales Consultant
5 1 (3.448%) Systems Architect
Miscellaneous
1 5 (17.24%) DataPower
2 3 (10.34%) SaaS
3 2 (6.897%) AS400
4 1 (3.448%) SecurID
4 1 (3.448%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 9 (31.03%) Windows
2 8 (27.59%) Linux
3 7 (24.14%) UNIX
4 4 (13.79%) Oracle Linux
4 4 (13.79%) AIX
4 4 (13.79%) Solaris
5 3 (10.34%) Windows Server 2003
6 2 (6.897%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (6.897%) Windows 2000 Server
6 2 (6.897%) Windows 2000
7 1 (3.448%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (34.48%) ITIL
1 10 (34.48%) ITIL V3
2 5 (17.24%) E-Commerce
2 5 (17.24%) Capacity Planning
3 4 (13.79%) Technical Architecture
3 4 (13.79%) High Availability
3 4 (13.79%) Disaster Recovery
3 4 (13.79%) Network Design
4 3 (10.34%) SIEM
5 2 (6.897%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (6.897%) Service Delivery
5 2 (6.897%) Penetration Testing
5 2 (6.897%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 2 (6.897%) Shell Script
2 1 (3.448%) C
2 1 (3.448%) SQL
2 1 (3.448%) Objective-C
Qualifications
1 8 (27.59%) Server+ Certification
2 4 (13.79%) Cisco Certification
2 4 (13.79%) CCNA
3 3 (10.34%) CISSP
4 1 (3.448%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (6.897%) PCI DSS
1 2 (6.897%) COBIT
System Software
1 4 (13.79%) Active Directory
2 2 (6.897%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (6.897%) Xen
Vendors
1 13 (44.83%) Cisco
1 13 (44.83%) HP
2 12 (41.38%) Sun
3 9 (31.03%) EMC
3 9 (31.03%) NetApp
4 5 (17.24%) Brocade
5 4 (13.79%) VMware
5 4 (13.79%) Oracle
6 3 (10.34%) Fortinet
7 2 (6.897%) Tripwire
7 2 (6.897%) Red Hat
7 2 (6.897%) Dell
7 2 (6.897%) Microsoft