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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of HP products and/or services in IT jobs within the North West region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited HP over the 3 months to 8 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP
Location
3 months to
8 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank121131
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching permanent IT job ads153167
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.085 %0.070 %
As % of the category below3.309 %2.761 %
Salaries quoted138150
Average minimum salary£33,995£30,246
Average salary£36,340£32,618
% change on same period last year+11.41 %
Average maximum salary£38,684£34,989
UK excluding London average salary£39,000£39,397
% change on same period last year-1.00 %
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads46246048
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.567 %2.548 %
Salaries quoted39565110
Average minimum salary£33,348£36,365
Average salary£37,294£41,017
% change on same period last year-9.07 %
Average maximum salary£41,240£45,669
UK excluding London average salary£40,172£41,851
% change on same period last year-4.01 %
HP EnglandHP
England

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Hewlett-Packard Company.

HP
Demand Trend

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

North West HP Demand Trend

HP
Salary Trend

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

North West HP Salary Trend

HP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing HP across the North West region over the 3 months to 8 September 2008.

North West HP Salary Histogram

HP
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing HP within the North West region over the 3 months to 8 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
CheshireUp+575£36,373+40.64 %
ManchesterUp+648£35,678-0.64 %
MerseysideUp+323£37,848+22.92 %
LancashireDown-46£29,357+26.53 %
CumbriaNew entry-1£30,000-
HP EnglandHP
England

HP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing HP 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 HP.

1146 (38.62 %)Windows
2118 (31.22 %)Microsoft
3110 (29.10 %)UNIX
490 (23.81 %)Cisco
583 (21.96 %)ITIL
681 (21.43 %)Citrix
767 (17.72 %)MS Excel
863 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2003
961 (16.14 %)Microsoft Certification
961 (16.14 %)VMware
1060 (15.87 %)Active Directory
1157 (15.08 %)SAN
1256 (14.81 %)Dell
1352 (13.76 %)IBM
1449 (12.96 %)MCSE
1547 (12.43 %)OpenView
1643 (11.38 %)Sun
1741 (10.85 %)MS Exchange
1840 (10.58 %)WAN
1939 (10.32 %)SQL
2038 (10.05 %)Cisco Certification
2038 (10.05 %)Health
2137 (9.788 %)Firewall
2137 (9.788 %)ITIL Certification
2236 (9.524 %)Finance
2333 (8.730 %)Pensions
2333 (8.730 %)AIX
2333 (8.730 %)LAN
2432 (8.466 %)Solaris
2432 (8.466 %)Windows 2000

HP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing HP 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 HP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (3.175 %)Middleware
211 (2.910 %)WebServices
35 (1.323 %)J2EE
43 (0.794 %)SAP Basis
43 (0.794 %)WebSphere
52 (0.529 %)XMPP
52 (0.529 %)STL
61 (0.265 %)EDI
61 (0.265 %)WSH
61 (0.265 %)WMI
61 (0.265 %).NET
North West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
141 (10.85 %)MS Exchange
223 (6.085 %)SAS
319 (5.026 %)Exchange Server 2003
415 (3.968 %)Exchange Server 2000
512 (3.175 %)WebSphere MQ
610 (2.646 %)Gentran
78 (2.116 %)SharePoint
87 (1.852 %)Lotus Notes
87 (1.852 %)IIS
96 (1.587 %)CMS
103 (0.794 %)Oracle Workflow
112 (0.529 %)Exchange Server 2007
112 (0.529 %)Apache
112 (0.529 %)NetWeaver
121 (0.265 %)Tomcat
121 (0.265 %)JBoss
121 (0.265 %)WebSphere Application Server
121 (0.265 %)WebLogic
121 (0.265 %)WebSphere Message Broker
121 (0.265 %)Exchange Server 5.5
North West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
167 (17.72 %)MS Excel
223 (6.085 %)MS Office
33 (0.794 %)MS Visio
33 (0.794 %)PrintSoft PReS
North West IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (1.058 %)Oracle 11i
14 (1.058 %)Oracle Applications
14 (1.058 %)Remedy ITSM
21 (0.265 %)SAP R/3
21 (0.265 %)Oracle ERP
21 (0.265 %)Oracle Financials
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
157 (15.08 %)SAN
240 (10.58 %)WAN
337 (9.788 %)Firewall
433 (8.730 %)LAN
524 (6.349 %)TCP/IP
623 (6.085 %)Internet
719 (5.026 %)VPN
817 (4.497 %)VoIP
817 (4.497 %)Network Security
913 (3.439 %)DNS
1011 (2.910 %)SSL
119 (2.381 %)IP Telephony
127 (1.852 %)VLAN
136 (1.587 %)SNMP
136 (1.587 %)3G
136 (1.587 %)DMZ
136 (1.587 %)DHCP
145 (1.323 %)SMS
145 (1.323 %)Wireless
145 (1.323 %)MPLS
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
125 (6.614 %)SQL Server
27 (1.852 %)Crystal Reports
35 (1.323 %)SQL Server 2000
44 (1.058 %)SQL Server 7
44 (1.058 %)Oracle Reports
53 (0.794 %)Oracle 9i
53 (0.794 %)Oracle 10g
62 (0.529 %)PostgreSQL
71 (0.265 %)SQL Server 2005
71 (0.265 %)SAP BW
71 (0.265 %)DB2
71 (0.265 %)Oracle Discoverer
North West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
116 (4.233 %)WinRunner
116 (4.233 %)QuickTest Pro
116 (4.233 %)LoadRunner
23 (0.794 %)TestPartner
31 (0.265 %)Oracle Forms
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
138 (10.05 %)Health
236 (9.524 %)Finance
333 (8.730 %)Pensions
426 (6.878 %)Banking
521 (5.556 %)Telecoms
619 (5.026 %)Insurance
716 (4.233 %)Retail
810 (2.646 %)Education
96 (1.587 %)Investment Banking
96 (1.587 %)Retail Banking
105 (1.323 %)Government
105 (1.323 %)Manufacturing
113 (0.794 %)Back Office
113 (0.794 %)Local Government
122 (0.529 %)Legal
122 (0.529 %)FMCG
131 (0.265 %)Marketing
131 (0.265 %)Publishing
131 (0.265 %)Law
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
151 (13.49 %)Analyst
223 (6.085 %)Administrator
322 (5.820 %)Team Leader
322 (5.820 %)Consultant
420 (5.291 %)Tester
420 (5.291 %)Server Specialist
519 (5.026 %)Infrastructure Manager
617 (4.497 %)Architect
716 (4.233 %)Solutions Architect
716 (4.233 %)Field Engineer
815 (3.968 %)Technical Engineer
913 (3.439 %)Infrastructure Analyst
1012 (3.175 %)Software Tester
1012 (3.175 %)Desktop Support
1012 (3.175 %)Citrix Specialist
1111 (2.910 %)Programmer
1111 (2.910 %)2nd Line Support
1111 (2.910 %)Citrix Administrator
129 (2.381 %)Field Service Engineer
129 (2.381 %)Firewall Engineer
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (2.646 %)Mainframe
28 (2.116 %)Client/Server
28 (2.116 %)Clustering
37 (1.852 %)Fat Client
37 (1.852 %)Thin Client
45 (1.323 %)Video Conferencing
53 (0.794 %)VAX
53 (0.794 %)CMDB
62 (0.529 %)HACMP
62 (0.529 %)Management Information System
71 (0.265 %)AS400
71 (0.265 %)Replication
71 (0.265 %)Blackberry
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1146 (38.62 %)Windows
2110 (29.10 %)UNIX
363 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2003
433 (8.730 %)AIX
532 (8.466 %)Solaris
532 (8.466 %)Windows 2000
629 (7.672 %)Linux
724 (6.349 %)HPUX
822 (5.820 %)Windows XP
921 (5.556 %)Windows 2000 Server
1019 (5.026 %)Windows NT
1112 (3.175 %)NetWare
129 (2.381 %)OpenVMS
134 (1.058 %)GCOS
134 (1.058 %)Red Hat Linux
134 (1.058 %)Windows Vista
143 (0.794 %)VMS
152 (0.529 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
161 (0.265 %)Windows Server 2008
161 (0.265 %)Fedora
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
183 (21.96 %)ITIL
229 (7.672 %)Service Delivery
323 (6.085 %)Project Management
323 (6.085 %)Software Testing
419 (5.026 %)Incident Management
419 (5.026 %)Migration
515 (3.968 %)Service Management
515 (3.968 %)Problem Management
614 (3.704 %)Automated Testing
713 (3.439 %)Change Management
810 (2.646 %)PRINCE2
810 (2.646 %)Security Cleared
99 (2.381 %)Business Development
99 (2.381 %)Test Scripting
108 (2.116 %)ITSM
117 (1.852 %)Manual Testing
126 (1.587 %)System Testing
126 (1.587 %)Disaster Recovery
126 (1.587 %)Strategic Planning
135 (1.323 %)SC Cleared
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
139 (10.32 %)SQL
216 (4.233 %)C
311 (2.910 %)COBOL
46 (1.587 %)VB
54 (1.058 %)C++
54 (1.058 %)Shell Script
54 (1.058 %)PL/SQL
63 (0.794 %)JCL
63 (0.794 %)Java
63 (0.794 %)Perl
72 (0.529 %)PHP
72 (0.529 %)Fortran
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
161 (16.14 %)Microsoft Certification
249 (12.96 %)MCSE
338 (10.05 %)Cisco Certification
437 (9.788 %)ITIL Certification
531 (8.201 %)Degree
625 (6.614 %)CCNA
718 (4.762 %)ISEB
815 (3.968 %)Citrix Certification
913 (3.439 %)MCSA
913 (3.439 %)HP ASE
1011 (2.910 %)CCNP
1110 (2.646 %)Dell Certification
128 (2.116 %)HP APS
137 (1.852 %)HP AIS
146 (1.587 %)MCP
155 (1.323 %)CNE
155 (1.323 %)Novell Certification
163 (0.794 %)MCT
163 (0.794 %)CCIE
163 (0.794 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
North West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
115 (3.968 %)SLA
211 (2.910 %)QA
North West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
160 (15.87 %)Active Directory
232 (8.466 %)VMware Infrastructure
323 (6.085 %)MetaFrame
412 (3.175 %)Backup Exec
412 (3.175 %)Citrix Presentation Server
55 (1.323 %)NetBackup
64 (1.058 %)ISA Server
73 (0.794 %)Terminal Services
82 (0.529 %)VMware ESX
82 (0.529 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
91 (0.265 %)NFS
91 (0.265 %)Terminal Server
91 (0.265 %)VMware Server
North West IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
147 (12.43 %)OpenView
225 (6.614 %)Tivoli
312 (3.175 %)Tivoli Monitoring
411 (2.910 %)Nagios
411 (2.910 %)ServiceCenter
510 (2.646 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
67 (1.852 %)Unicenter
75 (1.323 %)DameWare
75 (1.323 %)OVSD
84 (1.058 %)HP Data Protector
84 (1.058 %)MOM
84 (1.058 %)CiscoWorks
93 (0.794 %)NNM
102 (0.529 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
102 (0.529 %)ARCserve
111 (0.265 %)WSUS
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1118 (31.22 %)Microsoft
290 (23.81 %)Cisco
381 (21.43 %)Citrix
461 (16.14 %)VMware
556 (14.81 %)Dell
652 (13.76 %)IBM
743 (11.38 %)Sun
824 (6.349 %)Compuware
923 (6.085 %)CA
1020 (5.291 %)Compaq
1119 (5.026 %)AppSense
1216 (4.233 %)Symantec
1315 (3.968 %)CheckPoint
1315 (3.968 %)NetApp
1315 (3.968 %)Oracle
1413 (3.439 %)BMC
1512 (3.175 %)EMC
1512 (3.175 %)BT
1611 (2.910 %)Novell
1611 (2.910 %)Avaya