Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Middleware skills within the Oxfordshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMiddleware
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank126129
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching permanent IT job ads112
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.098 %0.907 %
Salaries quoted112
Average minimum salary£45,000£42,583
Average salary£46,500£44,458
% change on same period last year+4.59 %
Average maximum salary£48,000£46,333
UK excluding London average salary£46,657£48,315
% change on same period last year-3.43 %
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Oxfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads10171323
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.680 %0.590 %
Salaries quoted9511214
Average minimum salary£32,778£31,418
Average salary£36,076£34,539
% change on same period last year+4.44 %
Average maximum salary£39,374£37,660
UK excluding London average salary£36,023£36,564
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Middleware South EastMiddleware
South East

Middleware
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire Middleware Salary Trend

Middleware
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Middleware within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
OxfordUp+91£46,500+8.77 %
Middleware South EastMiddleware
South East

Middleware
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

16 (85.71 %)SQL Server
25 (71.43 %)SQL
25 (71.43 %)OO
25 (71.43 %)MS Excel
25 (71.43 %)E-Commerce
25 (71.43 %)Project Management
25 (71.43 %)Pensions
34 (57.14 %)Intranet
34 (57.14 %)Internet
34 (57.14 %)Project Planning
34 (57.14 %)UML
42 (28.57 %).NET
42 (28.57 %)Oracle
42 (28.57 %)C#
42 (28.57 %)ASP.NET
42 (28.57 %)WebServices
51 (14.29 %)XML
51 (14.29 %)UNIX
51 (14.29 %)AIX
51 (14.29 %)HPUX
51 (14.29 %)Solaris
51 (14.29 %)PL/SQL
51 (14.29 %)VB.NET
51 (14.29 %)Datawarehouse
51 (14.29 %)Cryptography
51 (14.29 %)CIPD
51 (14.29 %)Data Modelling
51 (14.29 %)SOA
51 (14.29 %)Business Intelligence
51 (14.29 %)Microsoft

Middleware
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (28.57 %).NET
12 (28.57 %)ASP.NET
12 (28.57 %)WebServices
21 (14.29 %)XML
21 (14.29 %)ASP.NET 2.0
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (71.43 %)MS Excel
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (57.14 %)Intranet
14 (57.14 %)Internet
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (85.71 %)SQL Server
21 (14.29 %)Datawarehouse
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (71.43 %)Pensions
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (57.14 %)DBA
22 (28.57 %)SQL DBA
31 (14.29 %).NET Developer
31 (14.29 %)Architect
31 (14.29 %)Developer
31 (14.29 %)Technical Architect
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (14.29 %)Cryptography
11 (14.29 %)Multithreading
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (14.29 %)UNIX
11 (14.29 %)AIX
11 (14.29 %)HPUX
11 (14.29 %)Solaris
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (71.43 %)OO
15 (71.43 %)E-Commerce
15 (71.43 %)Project Management
24 (57.14 %)Project Planning
24 (57.14 %)UML
31 (14.29 %)Data Modelling
31 (14.29 %)SOA
31 (14.29 %)Business Intelligence
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (71.43 %)SQL
22 (28.57 %)C#
31 (14.29 %)PL/SQL
31 (14.29 %)VB.NET
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (14.29 %)CIPD
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (28.57 %)Oracle
21 (14.29 %)Microsoft