The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of HP products and/or services in IT jobs advertised for the Reading region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited HP over the 3 months to 23 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 Reading region.

The figures below represent the IT job market in general and are NOT representative of salaries within Hewlett-Packard Company.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
HP
Rank 42 53 38
Rank change year-on-year
+11 -15
Permanent jobs citing HP 115 90 94
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Reading 5.354% 3.970% 4.898%
As % of the Vendors category 9.372% 7.752% 9.409%
Number of salaries quoted 79 75 79
Average salary £37,500 £45,000 £39,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-16.66% +15.38%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £37,500 £19,120
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £60,000 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £42,000 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
+5.00% -
All Vendors
Reading
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
1227 1161 999
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Reading 57.12% 51.21% 52.06%
Number of salaries quoted 992 1017 805
Average salary £45,000 £44,000 £45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+2.27% -2.22%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £30,000 £28,500
10% offered a salary of more than £70,000 £65,000 £62,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
HP
Berkshire

HP
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Reading HP Jobs Demand Trend

HP
Salary Trend

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

Reading HP Salary Trend

HP
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing HP across the Reading region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

Reading HP Salary Histogram

HP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Reading 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.

1 97 (52.43%) Cisco
2 80 (43.24%) VMware
3 78 (42.16%) Windows
4 68 (36.76%) Linux
5 63 (34.05%) VMware Infrastructure
6 49 (26.49%) UNIX
7 46 (24.86%) ITIL
8 39 (21.08%) Juniper
9 38 (20.54%) SAN
10 37 (20.00%) Citrix
10 37 (20.00%) Microsoft
11 36 (19.46%) Solaris
11 36 (19.46%) vSphere
12 35 (18.92%) Windows Server 2008
13 34 (18.38%) MS Excel
14 32 (17.30%) LAN
15 31 (16.76%) WAN
15 31 (16.76%) Red Hat
16 30 (16.22%) Windows Server 2003
17 29 (15.68%) IBM
17 29 (15.68%) Perl
17 29 (15.68%) Telecoms
17 29 (15.68%) F5
18 28 (15.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
18 28 (15.14%) Cisco Certification
19 27 (14.59%) HPUX
19 27 (14.59%) Cisco ASA
19 27 (14.59%) HP Quality Center
20 24 (12.97%) Security Cleared
20 24 (12.97%) Sun

HP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Reading 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.

Application Development
1 23 (12.43%) HTML
2 11 (5.946%) XML
3 9 (4.865%) CGI
4 3 (1.622%) Middleware
5 2 (1.081%) ASP.NET
5 2 (1.081%) .NET
5 2 (1.081%) J2EE
5 2 (1.081%) WSH
5 2 (1.081%) XMPP
5 2 (1.081%) Software Packaging
5 2 (1.081%) soapUI
6 1 (0.541%) COM
6 1 (0.541%) SOAP
Application Platforms
1 14 (7.568%) Apache
2 13 (7.027%) IIS
3 11 (5.946%) SAS
4 7 (3.784%) SharePoint
5 6 (3.243%) MS Exchange
6 5 (2.703%) Lync
6 5 (2.703%) SharePoint Server
7 3 (1.622%) Exchange Server 2000
8 2 (1.081%) WebLogic
8 2 (1.081%) Exchange Server 2010
9 1 (0.541%) Exchange Server 2007
9 1 (0.541%) MS Project Server
Applications
1 34 (18.38%) MS Excel
2 17 (9.189%) MS Office
3 1 (0.541%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 1 (0.541%) Remedy ITSM
Communications & Networking
1 38 (20.54%) SAN
2 32 (17.30%) LAN
3 31 (16.76%) WAN
4 27 (14.59%) Cisco ASA
5 21 (11.35%) Firewall
6 16 (8.649%) VPN
7 15 (8.108%) SNMP
8 14 (7.568%) TCP/IP
8 14 (7.568%) Cisco Nexus
9 13 (7.027%) Wireless
9 13 (7.027%) 3G
10 12 (6.486%) DHCP
10 12 (6.486%) Internet
10 12 (6.486%) Intrusion Detection
10 12 (6.486%) NetScaler
10 12 (6.486%) Cisco PIX
11 11 (5.946%) Wireshark
11 11 (5.946%) Unified Communications
11 11 (5.946%) tcpdump
11 11 (5.946%) snoop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (7.568%) DB2
2 11 (5.946%) SQL Server
3 4 (2.162%) SQL Server 2005
3 4 (2.162%) SQL Server 2008
4 3 (1.622%) SQL Server 2000
5 2 (1.081%) MySQL
6 1 (0.541%) Big Data
6 1 (0.541%) NonStop SQL
6 1 (0.541%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 12 (6.486%) ClearCase
1 12 (6.486%) ClearQuest
1 12 (6.486%) QuickTest Pro
2 8 (4.324%) Ant
2 8 (4.324%) Maven
2 8 (4.324%) Jenkins
3 6 (3.243%) WinRunner
3 6 (3.243%) TestDirector
4 5 (2.703%) SilkPerformer
5 2 (1.081%) MSI
5 2 (1.081%) LoadRunner
5 2 (1.081%) StarTeam
5 2 (1.081%) JMeter
5 2 (1.081%) FitNesse
General
1 29 (15.68%) Telecoms
2 21 (11.35%) Retail
3 16 (8.649%) Finance
4 12 (6.486%) Multimedia
5 5 (2.703%) Back Office
5 5 (2.703%) Billing
6 2 (1.081%) Marketing
6 2 (1.081%) French Language
6 2 (1.081%) German Language
7 1 (0.541%) Czech Language
7 1 (0.541%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 36 (19.46%) Consultant
2 33 (17.84%) Administrator
3 23 (12.43%) Systems Administrator
4 19 (10.27%) Analyst
5 18 (9.730%) Network Engineer
6 17 (9.189%) HPUX Systems Administrator
7 15 (8.108%) Architect
8 14 (7.568%) Linux Administrator
9 13 (7.027%) Software Manager
9 13 (7.027%) Test Analyst
10 12 (6.486%) Support Engineer
10 12 (6.486%) Linux Systems Administrator
11 11 (5.946%) Virtualisation Consultant
12 10 (5.405%) Technical Engineer
12 10 (5.405%) Technical Support
13 9 (4.865%) VMware Consultant
13 9 (4.865%) Configuration Manager
13 9 (4.865%) Technical Support Engineer
13 9 (4.865%) Citrix Consultant
13 9 (4.865%) Software Configuration Manager
Miscellaneous
1 13 (7.027%) Clustering
1 13 (7.027%) Firmware
2 5 (2.703%) EqualLogic
3 4 (2.162%) Celerra
4 3 (1.622%) Cloud Computing
4 3 (1.622%) CLARiiON
5 2 (1.081%) Replication
5 2 (1.081%) Enterprise Storage
5 2 (1.081%) Digital Media
6 1 (0.541%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (0.541%) CMDB
6 1 (0.541%) Mathematics
Operating Systems
1 78 (42.16%) Windows
2 68 (36.76%) Linux
3 49 (26.49%) UNIX
4 36 (19.46%) Solaris
5 35 (18.92%) Windows Server 2008
6 30 (16.22%) Windows Server 2003
7 28 (15.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 27 (14.59%) HPUX
9 14 (7.568%) AIX
9 14 (7.568%) SUSE
10 13 (7.027%) Windows XP
11 7 (3.784%) Windows 7
12 5 (2.703%) Windows 2000
13 3 (1.622%) CentOS
14 1 (0.541%) Windows 8
14 1 (0.541%) Windows Server 2012
14 1 (0.541%) Windows 2000 Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (24.86%) ITIL
2 22 (11.89%) Project Management
3 15 (8.108%) Change Management
4 14 (7.568%) Service Delivery
4 14 (7.568%) Network Management
5 13 (7.027%) Web Development
6 12 (6.486%) Agile Software Development
7 11 (5.946%) Problem Management
7 11 (5.946%) Network Architecture
8 9 (4.865%) Load Balancing
9 8 (4.324%) Configuration Management
9 8 (4.324%) Change Control
10 7 (3.784%) Test Scripting
10 7 (3.784%) Test Automation
10 7 (3.784%) Service Management
10 7 (3.784%) CRM
11 6 (3.243%) User Acceptance Testing
11 6 (3.243%) Time Management
12 5 (2.703%) Technical Architecture
12 5 (2.703%) Performance Testing
Programming Languages
1 29 (15.68%) Perl
2 21 (11.35%) Shell Script
3 19 (10.27%) PowerShell
4 13 (7.027%) Java
5 11 (5.946%) SQL
6 6 (3.243%) C
7 2 (1.081%) C#
7 2 (1.081%) VBScript
7 2 (1.081%) VB
7 2 (1.081%) Scala
8 1 (0.541%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.541%) C++
Qualifications
1 28 (15.14%) Cisco Certification
2 24 (12.97%) Security Cleared
2 24 (12.97%) CCNP
2 24 (12.97%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
3 23 (12.43%) MCITP
4 20 (10.81%) SC Cleared
4 20 (10.81%) Degree
5 17 (9.189%) CCIE
6 16 (8.649%) Citrix Certification
6 16 (8.649%) CCIA
6 16 (8.649%) CCEE
7 14 (7.568%) CCEA
7 14 (7.568%) MCTS
8 13 (7.027%) CCAA
8 13 (7.027%) Microsoft Certification
8 13 (7.027%) MCSE
9 12 (6.486%) DV Cleared
10 7 (3.784%) CCA
11 6 (3.243%) ISEB
11 6 (3.243%) CCDP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (8.649%) SLA
2 8 (4.324%) QA
3 6 (3.243%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 63 (34.05%) VMware Infrastructure
2 36 (19.46%) vSphere
3 24 (12.97%) Active Directory
4 20 (10.81%) XenApp
4 20 (10.81%) XenDesktop
5 19 (10.27%) XenServer
5 19 (10.27%) VMware ESX
6 8 (4.324%) Hyper-V
6 8 (4.324%) VMware ESXi
7 7 (3.784%) Microsoft App-V
8 3 (1.622%) Veritas Cluster Server
9 1 (0.541%) Veritas Volume Manager
9 1 (0.541%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 27 (14.59%) HP Quality Center
2 8 (4.324%) NetBackup
2 8 (4.324%) ServiceCenter
3 7 (3.784%) OpenView Configuration Management
4 6 (3.243%) OpenView
5 5 (2.703%) HP NNM
5 5 (2.703%) Netcool
5 5 (2.703%) CiscoWorks
6 4 (2.162%) SCCM
6 4 (2.162%) SCOM
6 4 (2.162%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
6 4 (2.162%) Cisco CUCM
7 3 (1.622%) Backup Exec
8 2 (1.081%) SCVMM
9 1 (0.541%) Cisco UCCX
9 1 (0.541%) EMC NetWorker
9 1 (0.541%) Ionix
9 1 (0.541%) Cisco UCCE
9 1 (0.541%) Cacti
Vendors
1 97 (52.43%) Cisco
2 80 (43.24%) VMware
3 39 (21.08%) Juniper
4 37 (20.00%) Citrix
4 37 (20.00%) Microsoft
5 31 (16.76%) Red Hat
6 29 (15.68%) IBM
6 29 (15.68%) F5
7 24 (12.97%) Sun
8 22 (11.89%) EMC
9 21 (11.35%) NetApp
10 16 (8.649%) Oracle
11 14 (7.568%) Dell
11 14 (7.568%) Fujitsu
12 13 (7.027%) Veeam
12 13 (7.027%) Symantec
13 11 (5.946%) ProCurve
13 11 (5.946%) Egenera
13 11 (5.946%) Foundry
13 11 (5.946%) Brocade
Reading, Berkshire
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Posted: 20 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
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Polar Recruitment
Salary: £0000 - £9999 per annum + Excellent benefits Package
Posted: 20 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
HP Proliant Blade systems * HP Proliant DL/ML servers * Storage (NAS, SAN, MSL Tape Library's) * Networking fundamentals * Windows 2003/2008 * Linux (Redhat) * VMware ESXi * EMC Networker back...
Polar Recruitment
Salary: £0000 - £9999 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
Hold current NASAP, NCDA an advantage. Knowledge of Cisco UCS or HP and IBM Server products an advantage. Knowledge of competitive storage solutions such and HP & EMC an...
Aximis (West) Limited
Salary: Up to £70K Basic + Car Allowance + Fuel Card + £10K Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
In addition to strong Wintel & Infrastructure skills you will also have skills in at least one of the following: - Solaris, HP UX, Windows, Citrix - VMware, VSphere, ESX VMware,...
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: 30000 - 45000 + excellent benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
You will have qualifications in: ISEB or ISTQB accreditation. Security cleared to at least SC level... Mercury TestDirector/HP Quality Center. Desirable skills include: Testing on MOSS (Sharepoint).....
Capita Resourcing - IT Resourcing
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Reading, Thames Valley
You will have qualifications in: ISEB or ISTQB accreditation. Security cleared to at least SC level... Mercury TestDirector/HP Quality Center. Desirable skills include: Testing on MOSS (Sharepoint).....
Capita Resourcing Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
Make a difference at Symantec... In the Enterprise Product Group CTO, you will have the opportunity to drive the fundamentals of Symantec’s enterprise technology... You can contribute...
Symantec
Salary: Excellent salary + benefits
Posted: 9 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
This company, at their offices based just outside of Reading (Berks) are leaders in the field of global hospitality, integrating TV and Mobile communications platforms, Internet, Network and...
Burns Sheehan
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + Good benefits package
Posted: 22 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
Skills: Current Security Clearance to SC level, Scripting, MSI / Radia AMP Packaging and Radia for software distribution. Desirable: Package production and deployment using HP Radia, TCP/IP-based...
Lorien Resourcing
Salary: Negotiable on Application
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