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This section looks at the demand for Middleware skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Middleware over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMiddleware
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank129101
Rank change on same period last yearDown-28
Matching permanent IT job ads159243
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.084 %0.100 %
As % of the category below3.978 %5.290 %
Salaries quoted144207
Average minimum salary£40,215£38,411
Average salary£45,222£45,935
% change on same period last year-1.55 %
Average maximum salary£50,229£53,459
UK excluding London average salary£49,732£51,332
% change on same period last year-3.11 %
North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads39974594
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.110 %1.881 %
Salaries quoted34723952
Average minimum salary£29,752£31,523
Average salary£32,816£34,621
% change on same period last year-5.21 %
Average maximum salary£35,880£37,719
UK excluding London average salary£35,873£36,830
% change on same period last year-2.59 %
Middleware EnglandMiddleware
England

Middleware
Demand Trend

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

North West Middleware Demand Trend

Middleware
Salary Trend

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

North West Middleware Salary Trend

Middleware
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Middleware across the North West region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

North West Middleware Salary Histogram

Middleware
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Middleware within the North West region over the 3 months to 25 July 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+10123£43,825+8.27 %
ManchesterDown-4914£59,750+12.80 %
MerseysideUp+69£40,444+24.44 %
LancashireDown-216£46,667-5.20 %
Middleware EnglandMiddleware
England

Middleware
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing Middleware 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 Middleware.

1154 (47.98 %)Finance
2135 (42.06 %)UNIX
397 (30.22 %)Windows
482 (25.55 %)Oracle
581 (25.23 %)WebSphere
666 (20.56 %)Pensions
765 (20.25 %)Banking
861 (19.00 %)IBM
957 (17.76 %)SQL
1055 (17.13 %)Mainframe
1152 (16.20 %)AIX
1250 (15.58 %)J2EE
1348 (14.95 %)Health
1441 (12.77 %)WebLogic
1539 (12.15 %)DB2
1638 (11.84 %)WBIMB
1732 (9.969 %)OO
1830 (9.346 %)Solaris
1830 (9.346 %)Java
1929 (9.034 %)Oracle Applications
1929 (9.034 %)Project Management
1929 (9.034 %)Security Cleared
2028 (8.723 %).NET
2127 (8.411 %)CRM
2127 (8.411 %)WebSphere MQ
2226 (8.100 %)Oracle Application Server
2325 (7.788 %)Oracle RAC
2424 (7.477 %)Tivoli
2424 (7.477 %)ITIL
2523 (7.165 %)Linux

Middleware
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing Middleware 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 Middleware. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
181 (25.23 %)WebSphere
250 (15.58 %)J2EE
338 (11.84 %)WBIMB
428 (8.723 %).NET
512 (3.738 %)WebServices
610 (3.115 %)XML
610 (3.115 %)SAP BSP
76 (1.869 %)SOAP
85 (1.558 %)HTML
85 (1.558 %)AJAX
94 (1.246 %)Spring
94 (1.246 %)MFC
94 (1.246 %)CSS
94 (1.246 %)WSDL
94 (1.246 %)JAX-RPC
103 (0.935 %)XSL
103 (0.935 %)JDBC
103 (0.935 %)EJB
112 (0.623 %)JSP
112 (0.623 %)EntireX
North West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
141 (12.77 %)WebLogic
227 (8.411 %)WebSphere MQ
326 (8.100 %)Oracle Application Server
423 (7.165 %)Tomcat
519 (5.919 %)Apache
519 (5.919 %)Gentran
617 (5.296 %)WebSphere Application Server
716 (4.984 %)Oracle 10gAS
811 (3.427 %)JBoss
811 (3.427 %)Oracle 9iAS
99 (2.804 %)MQSeries
106 (1.869 %)Oracle Workflow
115 (1.558 %)BizTalk Server
115 (1.558 %)SAS
123 (0.935 %)Tuxedo
123 (0.935 %)iPlanet
123 (0.935 %)Oracle Spatial
123 (0.935 %)SharePoint Server 2007
132 (0.623 %)CICS
North West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (2.492 %)MS Visio
18 (2.492 %)MS PowerPoint
22 (0.623 %)MS Excel
North West IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
129 (9.034 %)Oracle Applications
213 (4.050 %)SAP CRM
37 (2.181 %)Oracle 11i
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
119 (5.919 %)Internet
217 (5.296 %)SSL
310 (3.115 %)SAN
44 (1.246 %)TCP/IP
53 (0.935 %)SNA
53 (0.935 %)LDAP
53 (0.935 %)HTTP
62 (0.623 %)Firewall
71 (0.312 %)ATM
71 (0.312 %)LAN
71 (0.312 %)WAN
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
139 (12.15 %)DB2
219 (5.919 %)Oracle Reports
318 (5.607 %)Oracle 10g
414 (4.361 %)Oracle 9i
512 (3.738 %)Oracle 8/8i
67 (2.181 %)RDBMS
76 (1.869 %)Datawarehouse
85 (1.558 %)ETL
94 (1.246 %)Oracle Discoverer
94 (1.246 %)SQL Server
103 (0.935 %)GIS
103 (0.935 %)Oracle OWB
103 (0.935 %)Informix
112 (0.623 %)Easytrieve
North West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
114 (4.361 %)WebLogic Workshop
210 (3.115 %)Oracle Forms
33 (0.935 %)JIRA
42 (0.623 %)Subversion
42 (0.623 %)Eclipse
51 (0.312 %)JDeveloper
51 (0.312 %)Introscope
51 (0.312 %)Oracle APEX
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1154 (47.98 %)Finance
266 (20.56 %)Pensions
365 (20.25 %)Banking
448 (14.95 %)Health
511 (3.427 %)Retail
66 (1.869 %)Government
72 (0.623 %)Financial Institution
81 (0.312 %)Education
81 (0.312 %)Games
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
156 (17.45 %)Architect
252 (16.20 %)Consultant
333 (10.28 %)Analyst
430 (9.346 %)Infrastructure Architect
525 (7.788 %)DBA
525 (7.788 %)Oracle DBA
620 (6.231 %)Technical Architect
717 (5.296 %)Developer
816 (4.984 %)Business Analyst
816 (4.984 %)Team Leader
913 (4.050 %)SAP CRM Consultant
913 (4.050 %)SAP Consultant
913 (4.050 %)CRM Consultant
913 (4.050 %)Support Consultant
913 (4.050 %)Messaging Consultant
1012 (3.738 %)Administrator
1012 (3.738 %)Infrastructure Analyst
1110 (3.115 %)Technical Consultant
129 (2.804 %)ABAP Consultant
129 (2.804 %)Senior Technical Architect
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
155 (17.13 %)Mainframe
220 (6.231 %)Tandem
314 (4.361 %)IBM Mainframe
47 (2.181 %)Client/Server
53 (0.935 %)Italian Language
53 (0.935 %)Spanish Language
62 (0.623 %)VSAM
71 (0.312 %)N-Tier
71 (0.312 %)HACMP
71 (0.312 %)Cryptography
71 (0.312 %)Management Information System
71 (0.312 %)CESG
71 (0.312 %)CESG CLAS
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1135 (42.06 %)UNIX
297 (30.22 %)Windows
352 (16.20 %)AIX
430 (9.346 %)Solaris
523 (7.165 %)Linux
616 (4.984 %)HPUX
71 (0.312 %)Windows NT
71 (0.312 %)zOS
71 (0.312 %)Tru64
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
132 (9.969 %)OO
229 (9.034 %)Project Management
229 (9.034 %)Security Cleared
327 (8.411 %)CRM
424 (7.477 %)ITIL
523 (7.165 %)Change Management
622 (6.854 %)E-Commerce
721 (6.542 %)OOA/OOD
721 (6.542 %)SOA
818 (5.607 %)SC Cleared
917 (5.296 %)Use Case
917 (5.296 %)UML
1016 (4.984 %)Business Analysis
1114 (4.361 %)Business Intelligence
1211 (3.427 %)EAI
1211 (3.427 %)Logistics
1310 (3.115 %)Unit Testing
148 (2.492 %)Data Management
148 (2.492 %)Stakeholder Management
148 (2.492 %)RUP
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
157 (17.76 %)SQL
230 (9.346 %)Java
319 (5.919 %)C++
411 (3.427 %)C
510 (3.115 %)C#
510 (3.115 %)ABAP
69 (2.804 %)Shell Script
76 (1.869 %)PL/SQL
83 (0.935 %)Perl
92 (0.623 %)COBOL
92 (0.623 %)JCL
92 (0.623 %)VB
101 (0.312 %)VB.NET
101 (0.312 %)PHP
101 (0.312 %)JavaScript
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
113 (4.050 %)ITIL Certification
26 (1.869 %)Degree
34 (1.246 %)Oracle Certification
42 (0.623 %)PMP
42 (0.623 %)PMI Certification
51 (0.312 %)IBM Certification
51 (0.312 %)OCP
North West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
110 (3.115 %)SLA
23 (0.935 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
31 (0.312 %)QA
31 (0.312 %)BS7799
North West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
125 (7.788 %)Oracle RAC
25 (1.558 %)Oracle RMAN
31 (0.312 %)Active Directory
North West IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
124 (7.477 %)Tivoli
213 (4.050 %)Tivoli Monitoring
310 (3.115 %)OMEGAMON
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
182 (25.55 %)Oracle
261 (19.00 %)IBM
315 (4.673 %)Vitria
413 (4.050 %)SAP
511 (3.427 %)Sun
68 (2.492 %)HP
76 (1.869 %)BEA
84 (1.246 %)Cognos
84 (1.246 %)Sybase
93 (0.935 %)Informatica
102 (0.623 %)Microsoft
111 (0.312 %)webMethods
111 (0.312 %)Cisco
111 (0.312 %)Citrix
111 (0.312 %)Software AG
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