Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of IBM products and/or services in IT jobs advertised for the Northern Ireland region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited IBM over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Vendors for the Northern Ireland region.

 IBM
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank302638
Rank change year-on-year
Down-4Up+12
Matching permanent IT job ads6115
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Northern Ireland2.429 %5.612 %1.650 %
As % of the Vendors category4.762 %9.244 %2.874 %
Salaries quoted405
Average salary£20,000-£22,500
UK excluding London average salary£42,500£40,000£40,000
% change year-on-year
+6.250 %-
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryAll Vendors
Northern Ireland
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
126119174
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Northern Ireland51.01 %60.71 %57.43 %
Salaries quoted645845
Average salary£37,500£45,000£32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-16.66 %+38.46 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£22,500£34,900£22,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£45,000£37,500£45,000
UK excluding London average salary£40,000£37,500£37,500
% change year-on-year
+6.660 %-
IBM UKIBM
UK

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within the International Business Machines Corporation.

IBM
Demand Trend

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

Northern Ireland IBM Demand Trend

IBM
Salary Trend

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

Northern Ireland IBM Salary Trend

IBM
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing IBM across the Northern Ireland region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010.

Northern Ireland IBM Salary Histogram

IBM
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IBM within the Northern Ireland region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
County AntrimDown-186£20,000-
IBM UKIBM
UK

IBM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs across the Northern Ireland 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.

19 (60.00 %)HP
28 (53.33 %)SLA
28 (53.33 %)Windows
28 (53.33 %)MCSA
28 (53.33 %)Microsoft Certification
28 (53.33 %)A+ Certification
28 (53.33 %)Server+ Certification
28 (53.33 %)HP APS
34 (26.67 %)Oracle
43 (20.00 %)C#
43 (20.00 %)C++
43 (20.00 %)Java
43 (20.00 %).NET
43 (20.00 %)Microsoft
43 (20.00 %)Software Engineering
43 (20.00 %)Open Source
43 (20.00 %)Degree
43 (20.00 %)Computer Science
52 (13.33 %)Pensions
52 (13.33 %)Health
52 (13.33 %)Insurance
52 (13.33 %)Software AG
61 (6.667 %)BEA
61 (6.667 %)StorageTek
61 (6.667 %)BizTalk Server
61 (6.667 %)Project Management
61 (6.667 %)Sybase ASE
61 (6.667 %)Replication
61 (6.667 %)VMware
61 (6.667 %)CLARiiON

IBM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs across the Northern Ireland 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.

Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
13 (20.00 %).NET
21 (6.667 %)XML
21 (6.667 %).NET Framework
21 (6.667 %)Java EE
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
11 (6.667 %)WebLogic
11 (6.667 %)SharePoint
11 (6.667 %)BizTalk Server
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
11 (6.667 %)SoftGrid
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (6.667 %)SQL Server
11 (6.667 %)Sybase ASE
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
12 (13.33 %)Health
12 (13.33 %)Insurance
12 (13.33 %)Pensions
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
18 (53.33 %)Technical Engineer
23 (20.00 %)Developer
31 (6.667 %)Solutions Architect
31 (6.667 %)Software Developer
31 (6.667 %)Architect
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
13 (20.00 %)Computer Science
13 (20.00 %)Open Source
21 (6.667 %)Symmetrix DMX
21 (6.667 %)Replication
21 (6.667 %)CLARiiON
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
18 (53.33 %)Windows
21 (6.667 %)AIX
21 (6.667 %)HPUX
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
13 (20.00 %)Software Engineering
21 (6.667 %)EAI
21 (6.667 %)Project Management
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
13 (20.00 %)C#
13 (20.00 %)C++
13 (20.00 %)Java
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
18 (53.33 %)MCSA
18 (53.33 %)Microsoft Certification
18 (53.33 %)A+ Certification
18 (53.33 %)Server+ Certification
18 (53.33 %)HP APS
23 (20.00 %)Degree
31 (6.667 %)HP ASE
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (53.33 %)SLA
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
11 (6.667 %)VMware Infrastructure
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
19 (60.00 %)HP
24 (26.67 %)Oracle
33 (20.00 %)Microsoft
42 (13.33 %)Software AG
51 (6.667 %)BEA
51 (6.667 %)StorageTek
51 (6.667 %)VMware
51 (6.667 %)Sybase
51 (6.667 %)EMC
51 (6.667 %)Citrix