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This section looks at the demand for IT Service Management (ITSM) skills within the Reading region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited ITSM over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIT Service Management (ITSM)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank119145
Rank change on same period last yearUp+26
Matching permanent IT job ads1814
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.006 %
As % of the category below1.190 %0.661 %
Salaries quoted1214
Average minimum salary£33,833£44,643
Average salary£37,708£46,071
% change on same period last year-18.15 %
Average maximum salary£41,583£47,500
UK excluding London average salary£47,434£47,728
% change on same period last year-0.61 %
Reading IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Reading
Matching permanent IT job ads15132117
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.814 %0.883 %
Salaries quoted12521553
Average minimum salary£40,984£42,164
Average salary£44,990£45,382
% change on same period last year-0.86 %
Average maximum salary£48,996£48,600
UK excluding London average salary£42,491£44,465
% change on same period last year-4.44 %
ITSM BerkshireITSM
Berkshire

ITSM
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing ITSM across the Reading region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Reading ITSM Demand Trend

ITSM
Salary Trend

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

Reading ITSM Salary Trend

ITSM
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing ITSM across the Reading region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Reading ITSM Salary Histogram

ITSM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Reading region citing ITSM 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 ITSM.

123 (79.31 %)ITIL
222 (75.86 %)Service Management
313 (44.83 %)XML
313 (44.83 %)SQL Server
412 (41.38 %)Oracle
412 (41.38 %)JavaScript
412 (41.38 %)LDAP
412 (41.38 %)MS Excel
412 (41.38 %)WebServices
511 (37.93 %)HTML
610 (34.48 %)CRM
79 (31.03 %)SQL
79 (31.03 %)RDBMS
88 (27.59 %)SLA
88 (27.59 %)BusinessObjects
88 (27.59 %)VBA
88 (27.59 %)Crystal Reports
88 (27.59 %)Business Objects
88 (27.59 %)MS Office
88 (27.59 %)Business Analysis
88 (27.59 %)German Language
97 (24.14 %)French Language
97 (24.14 %)Performance Management
97 (24.14 %)XSLT
97 (24.14 %)IIS
97 (24.14 %).NET
97 (24.14 %)ITIL Certification
97 (24.14 %)MS Exchange
106 (20.69 %)Microsoft
106 (20.69 %)HTTP

ITSM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Reading region citing ITSM 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 ITSM. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Reading IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
113 (44.83 %)XML
212 (41.38 %)WebServices
311 (37.93 %)HTML
47 (24.14 %).NET
47 (24.14 %)XSLT
56 (20.69 %)SOAP
65 (17.24 %)J2EE
Reading IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (24.14 %)IIS
17 (24.14 %)MS Exchange
23 (10.34 %)Apache
31 (3.448 %)GroupWise
31 (3.448 %)Lotus Notes
Reading IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
112 (41.38 %)MS Excel
28 (27.59 %)MS Office
Reading IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (6.897 %)Oracle Financials
12 (6.897 %)GoldMine
21 (3.448 %)Remedy ITSM
21 (3.448 %)Remedy AR System
Reading IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (41.38 %)LDAP
26 (20.69 %)HTTP
31 (3.448 %)IPX
31 (3.448 %)TCP/IP
Reading IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (44.83 %)SQL Server
29 (31.03 %)RDBMS
38 (27.59 %)BusinessObjects
38 (27.59 %)Crystal Reports
41 (3.448 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (3.448 %)SQL Server 2005
Reading IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (10.34 %)Finance
21 (3.448 %)FMCG
Reading IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (55.17 %)Consultant
27 (24.14 %)Solutions Architect
27 (24.14 %)Architect
27 (24.14 %)Technical Consultant
35 (17.24 %)Senior Solutions Architect
44 (13.79 %)Analyst
53 (10.34 %)Service Analyst
53 (10.34 %)Change Analyst
53 (10.34 %)Problem Analyst
53 (10.34 %)Incident Analyst
62 (6.897 %)Service Manager
62 (6.897 %)Senior .NET Architect
62 (6.897 %).NET Architect
62 (6.897 %)Services Delivery Consultant
71 (3.448 %)Service Level Manager
71 (3.448 %)IT Services Manager
71 (3.448 %)Remedy Analyst
71 (3.448 %)Solutions Consultant
71 (3.448 %)Presales Consultant
71 (3.448 %)Sales Consultant
Reading IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (27.59 %)German Language
27 (24.14 %)French Language
35 (17.24 %)Management Information System
44 (13.79 %)Spanish Language
44 (13.79 %)Data Integration
51 (3.448 %)CMDB
Reading IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (20.69 %)UNIX
16 (20.69 %)Windows
24 (13.79 %)Linux
33 (10.34 %)Windows 2000
33 (10.34 %)Windows XP
42 (6.897 %)Windows Vista
51 (3.448 %)Windows Server 2003
Reading IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
123 (79.31 %)ITIL
222 (75.86 %)Service Management
310 (34.48 %)CRM
48 (27.59 %)Business Analysis
57 (24.14 %)Performance Management
65 (17.24 %)Use Case
65 (17.24 %)UML
65 (17.24 %)Data Modelling
65 (17.24 %)SOA
74 (13.79 %)Project Management
74 (13.79 %)Requirements Analysis
82 (6.897 %)Service Delivery
91 (3.448 %)Change Management
91 (3.448 %)Asset Management
91 (3.448 %)Knowledge Management
Reading IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (41.38 %)JavaScript
29 (31.03 %)SQL
38 (27.59 %)VBA
46 (20.69 %)Perl
55 (17.24 %)Transact-SQL
55 (17.24 %)C#
55 (17.24 %)DHTML
63 (10.34 %)C
72 (6.897 %)C++
Reading IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (24.14 %)ITIL Certification
21 (3.448 %)Degree
Reading IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (27.59 %)SLA
Reading IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (41.38 %)Oracle
28 (27.59 %)Business Objects
36 (20.69 %)Microsoft
44 (13.79 %)LANDesk
52 (6.897 %)Altiris
52 (6.897 %)FrontRange
52 (6.897 %)BMC
61 (3.448 %)CA
61 (3.448 %)Lotus
61 (3.448 %)Remedy
61 (3.448 %)SAP
61 (3.448 %)IBM
61 (3.448 %)HP