The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in IT jobs advertised for the Reading region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Retail over the 3 months to 18 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our General category for the Reading region.

Location
3 months to
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Retailing
Rank 46 58 45
Rank change year-on-year
+12 -13
Permanent jobs citing Retail 108 84 84
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Reading 4.798% 3.588% 4.391%
As % of the General category 13.74% 10.50% 12.59%
Number of salaries quoted 58 74 66
Average salary £45,000 £45,000 £57,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -21.73%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £31,000 £37,000
10% offered a salary of more than £61,800 £62,500 £75,000
UK excluding London average salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
All of the General Category
Reading
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
General category
786 800 667
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Reading 34.92% 34.17% 34.87%
Number of salaries quoted 578 643 547
Average salary £45,000 £45,000 £50,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -10.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £27,500 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £69,200 £65,000 £64,600
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £42,500 £40,500
% change year-on-year
- +4.93%
Retail
Berkshire

Retail
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Reading Retail Jobs Demand Trend

Retail
Salary Trend

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

Reading Retail Salary Trend

Retail
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Retail across the Reading region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013.

Reading Retail Salary Histogram

Retail
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the Reading region citing Retail 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 Retail.

1 162 (55.86%) Finance
2 149 (51.38%) Telecoms
3 135 (46.55%) Security Cleared
4 130 (44.83%) Fujitsu
5 85 (29.31%) SC Cleared
6 82 (28.28%) Windows
7 62 (21.38%) DV Cleared
8 58 (20.00%) E-Commerce
9 52 (17.93%) Microsoft
10 46 (15.86%) Windows Server 2003
11 43 (14.83%) OpenView Configuration Management
12 39 (13.45%) XML
13 37 (12.76%) SQL
14 35 (12.07%) MS Excel
15 33 (11.38%) SharePoint
16 32 (11.03%) SaaS
17 30 (10.34%) X.500
17 30 (10.34%) Project Management
17 30 (10.34%) Military
18 28 (9.655%) Java
18 28 (9.655%) JavaScript
18 28 (9.655%) CSS
19 27 (9.310%) Oracle
19 27 (9.310%) SQL Server
19 27 (9.310%) Windows XP
19 27 (9.310%) MS Exchange
19 27 (9.310%) Firewall
19 27 (9.310%) Meridio
20 25 (8.621%) Advertising
21 24 (8.276%) Configuration Management

Retail
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the Reading region citing Retail 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 Retail. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 39 (13.45%) XML
2 28 (9.655%) CSS
3 20 (6.897%) HTML
4 17 (5.862%) J2EE
5 15 (5.172%) JSP
6 11 (3.793%) Hibernate
7 10 (3.448%) .NET
7 10 (3.448%) Spring
8 8 (2.759%) JPA
8 8 (2.759%) DHTML
8 8 (2.759%) Struts
8 8 (2.759%) JDBC
8 8 (2.759%) XSLT
8 8 (2.759%) JMS
9 6 (2.069%) WDK
10 5 (1.724%) Middleware
11 4 (1.379%) Web Services
11 4 (1.379%) .NET Framework
12 3 (1.034%) Software Packaging
12 3 (1.034%) WSH
Application Platforms
1 33 (11.38%) SharePoint
2 27 (9.310%) MS Exchange
3 15 (5.172%) Exchange Server 2007
4 14 (4.828%) SharePoint Server
5 13 (4.483%) Exchange Server 2003
6 8 (2.759%) IIS
6 8 (2.759%) Office Communications Server
7 6 (2.069%) Documentum
7 6 (2.069%) Exchange Server 2010
8 2 (0.690%) MS Project Server
9 1 (0.345%) Magento
Applications
1 35 (12.07%) MS Excel
2 13 (4.483%) MS Office
3 6 (2.069%) MS Project
4 4 (1.379%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.690%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.345%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.345%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 12 (4.138%) Dynamics AX
1 12 (4.138%) SAP BPC
2 11 (3.793%) Oracle Retail
3 3 (1.034%) BusinessWorks
4 2 (0.690%) Movex
4 2 (0.690%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.690%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.690%) Sage 1000
4 2 (0.690%) Agresso
4 2 (0.690%) Lawson
4 2 (0.690%) Sage 200
Communications & Networking
1 30 (10.34%) X.500
2 27 (9.310%) Firewall
3 24 (8.276%) X.400
4 20 (6.897%) SAN
5 19 (6.552%) WAN
5 19 (6.552%) Broadband
6 15 (5.172%) Network Security
7 14 (4.828%) LAN
8 13 (4.483%) SMTP
8 13 (4.483%) DHCP
8 13 (4.483%) SNMP
8 13 (4.483%) DNS
8 13 (4.483%) 3G
8 13 (4.483%) Radio Access Network
9 8 (2.759%) Cisco ASA
9 8 (2.759%) FWSM
9 8 (2.759%) Cisco PIX
9 8 (2.759%) BIG-IP
10 7 (2.414%) Cisco Nexus
10 7 (2.414%) HTTPS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (9.310%) SQL Server
2 14 (4.828%) BusinessObjects
2 14 (4.828%) IDOL
2 14 (4.828%) SQL Server 2005
3 13 (4.483%) EDRMS
4 12 (4.138%) SAP HANA
4 12 (4.138%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
4 12 (4.138%) Xcelsius
4 12 (4.138%) SAP BW
4 12 (4.138%) SAP BI
5 4 (1.379%) Cognos Impromptu
6 2 (0.690%) Crystal Reports
6 2 (0.690%) Oracle 8/8i
6 2 (0.690%) MS Access
7 1 (0.345%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.345%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.345%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.345%) SAP Data Services
7 1 (0.345%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 20 (6.897%) StarTeam
2 19 (6.552%) LoadRunner
3 8 (2.759%) QuickTest Pro
4 7 (2.414%) WinRunner
4 7 (2.414%) TestDirector
5 5 (1.724%) Visual Studio
5 5 (1.724%) MSI
6 3 (1.034%) VSS/SourceSafe
7 2 (0.690%) JMeter
8 1 (0.345%) NUnit
8 1 (0.345%) JIRA
8 1 (0.345%) Selenium
8 1 (0.345%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 162 (55.86%) Finance
2 149 (51.38%) Telecoms
3 30 (10.34%) Military
4 25 (8.621%) Advertising
5 20 (6.897%) Manufacturing
6 16 (5.517%) Back Office
6 16 (5.517%) Billing
7 12 (4.138%) Marketing
7 12 (4.138%) Publishing
8 11 (3.793%) French Language
9 10 (3.448%) German Language
10 6 (2.069%) Local Government
11 4 (1.379%) Banking
12 3 (1.034%) Pharmaceutical
13 2 (0.690%) Legal
Job Titles
1 52 (17.93%) Designer
2 37 (12.76%) Architect
3 36 (12.41%) Consultant
4 29 (10.00%) Analyst
5 24 (8.276%) Support Engineer
6 22 (7.586%) Project Manager
7 16 (5.517%) IP Engineer
8 15 (5.172%) Developer
9 13 (4.483%) Business Analyst
9 13 (4.483%) SAP Consultant
10 12 (4.138%) Integration Engineer
11 11 (3.793%) Security Engineer
11 11 (3.793%) Security Analyst
12 10 (3.448%) Java Developer
12 10 (3.448%) Technical Support
13 9 (3.103%) Test Analyst
13 9 (3.103%) Oracle Consultant
14 8 (2.759%) J2EE Developer
14 8 (2.759%) Java/J2EE Developer
14 8 (2.759%) Dynamics AX Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 32 (11.03%) SaaS
2 20 (6.897%) PKI
3 18 (6.207%) Management Information System
4 8 (2.759%) Open Source
5 6 (2.069%) Smartcard
5 6 (2.069%) Replication
5 6 (2.069%) CESG
5 6 (2.069%) CESG CLAS
6 4 (1.379%) Human Factors
6 4 (1.379%) Computer Science
6 4 (1.379%) CMDB
7 3 (1.034%) Clustering
7 3 (1.034%) Device Driver
7 3 (1.034%) EPoS
8 2 (0.690%) Statistics
9 1 (0.345%) Graphic Design
9 1 (0.345%) Mobile App
9 1 (0.345%) Enterprise Software
9 1 (0.345%) PMI
9 1 (0.345%) Streaming Video
Operating Systems
1 82 (28.28%) Windows
2 46 (15.86%) Windows Server 2003
3 27 (9.310%) Windows XP
4 22 (7.586%) Windows Server 2008
5 20 (6.897%) UNIX
6 17 (5.862%) Linux
7 13 (4.483%) Solaris
8 9 (3.103%) Windows 2000
9 1 (0.345%) Windows CE
9 1 (0.345%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (20.00%) E-Commerce
2 30 (10.34%) Project Management
3 24 (8.276%) Configuration Management
4 23 (7.931%) CRM
5 21 (7.241%) Web Development
6 20 (6.897%) Performance Testing
7 18 (6.207%) Software Distribution
8 17 (5.862%) Data Management
9 16 (5.517%) ITIL
9 16 (5.517%) Master Data Management
10 14 (4.828%) UML
10 14 (4.828%) Business Intelligence
10 14 (4.828%) Business Analysis
11 13 (4.483%) Change Management
12 12 (4.138%) Validation
13 11 (3.793%) Information Management
13 11 (3.793%) ERP
14 10 (3.448%) Web Usability
14 10 (3.448%) ITIL V3
15 9 (3.103%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 37 (12.76%) SQL
2 28 (9.655%) Java
2 28 (9.655%) JavaScript
3 22 (7.586%) PowerShell
4 9 (3.103%) C#
5 7 (2.414%) C
6 6 (2.069%) C++
6 6 (2.069%) T-SQL
7 5 (1.724%) VBScript
7 5 (1.724%) VB
8 4 (1.379%) X++
9 1 (0.345%) ABAP
9 1 (0.345%) PHP
Qualifications
1 135 (46.55%) Security Cleared
2 85 (29.31%) SC Cleared
3 62 (21.38%) DV Cleared
4 21 (7.241%) Degree
5 10 (3.448%) CCNP
5 10 (3.448%) Cisco Certification
6 6 (2.069%) ISEB
6 6 (2.069%) CISSP
7 5 (1.724%) CCSA
7 5 (1.724%) CCSE
7 5 (1.724%) MCITP
7 5 (1.724%) ISTQB
7 5 (1.724%) Microsoft Certification
7 5 (1.724%) Oracle Certification
7 5 (1.724%) CCIP
7 5 (1.724%) CCDP
7 5 (1.724%) MCSA
7 5 (1.724%) CCIE
8 4 (1.379%) ITIL Certification
9 2 (0.690%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (0.690%) SLA
1 2 (0.690%) QA
1 2 (0.690%) JSP 440
2 1 (0.345%) BS7799
2 1 (0.345%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 21 (7.241%) Active Directory
2 9 (3.103%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (2.759%) ProxySG
4 7 (2.414%) Forefront TMG
4 7 (2.414%) Terminal Services
5 6 (2.069%) VMware ESX
5 6 (2.069%) vSphere
5 6 (2.069%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 43 (14.83%) OpenView Configuration Management
2 24 (8.276%) Netcool
3 8 (2.759%) HP Quality Center
4 6 (2.069%) Tivoli
4 6 (2.069%) MIIS
4 6 (2.069%) NetBackup
5 5 (1.724%) OpenView
5 5 (1.724%) CiscoWorks
5 5 (1.724%) HP NNM
6 4 (1.379%) SCCM
7 3 (1.034%) McAfee ePO
7 3 (1.034%) Backup Exec
Vendors
1 130 (44.83%) Fujitsu
2 52 (17.93%) Microsoft
3 27 (9.310%) Oracle
3 27 (9.310%) Meridio
4 22 (7.586%) HP
5 20 (6.897%) EMC
5 20 (6.897%) Borland
6 16 (5.517%) Cisco
7 14 (4.828%) Business Objects
7 14 (4.828%) SAP
8 13 (4.483%) VMware
9 12 (4.138%) CA
10 10 (3.448%) McAfee
11 9 (3.103%) Veritas
12 8 (2.759%) Juniper
12 8 (2.759%) JBoss
12 8 (2.759%) CheckPoint
12 8 (2.759%) F5
12 8 (2.759%) Blue Coat
13 6 (2.069%) Citrix
Reading, Thames Valley
Fantastic opportunity available for a Client Solutions Engineer to join a rapidly expanding, award-winning eCommerce solutions provider that specialise within the retail market. As my client are...
Hays Specialist Recruitment
Salary: £35000.00 - £60000.00 per annum + Bonus, Share options + Benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
Reading, Thames Valley
Fantastic opportunity available for a Web Consultant to join a rapidly expanding, award-winning eCommerce solutions provider that specialise within the retail market. As my client are continuously...
Hays Specialist Recruitment
Salary: £40000 - £60000 per annum + Bonus.
Posted: 3 June 2013
Reading, Thames Valley
Superb opportunities available for a number of Web Integration Specialists to join a rapidly expanding, award-winning eCommerce solutions provider that specialise within the retail market. As my...
Hays Specialist Recruitment
Salary: £25000.00 - £35000.00 per annum + Bonus, Share options + Benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
Reading, South East
My client has been focused on delivering specialist technology solutions to the retail sector for over 30 years and with over 35,000 installations worldwide they boast unrivalled...
i4 Recruitment
Salary: £30k - 38k per year + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
Java Developer - Banking / Professional Services. My client, one of the largest retail and financial services organisations in the country, is looking for a number of Java developers to...
CoreCom Consulting
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
Reading, Berkshire
Verizon
Posted: 24 May 2013