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This section looks at the demand for Service Level Agreement (SLA) skills within the Reading region with a comparison to our Quality Assurance & Compliance category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SLA over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkService Level Agreement (SLA)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank74110
Rank change on same period last yearUp+36
Matching permanent IT job ads6451
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.034 %0.021 %
As % of the category below35.56 %17.71 %
Salaries quoted5740
Average minimum salary£29,491£33,618
Average salary£32,373£36,618
% change on same period last year-11.59 %
Average maximum salary£35,254£39,618
UK excluding London average salary£33,361£35,089
% change on same period last year-4.92 %
Reading IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
Reading
Matching permanent IT job ads180288
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.097 %0.120 %
Salaries quoted162190
Average minimum salary£44,304£40,346
Average salary£47,090£42,858
% change on same period last year+9.87 %
Average maximum salary£49,877£45,370
UK excluding London average salary£39,444£40,048
% change on same period last year-1.50 %
SLA BerkshireSLA
Berkshire

SLA
Demand Trend

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

Reading SLA Demand Trend

SLA
Salary Trend

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

Reading SLA Salary Trend

SLA
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SLA across the Reading region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Reading SLA Salary Histogram

SLA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Reading region citing SLA 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 SLA.

146 (42.99 %)ITIL
230 (28.04 %)Windows
322 (20.56 %)MS Office
421 (19.63 %)Service Management
517 (15.89 %)Microsoft Certification
517 (15.89 %)Telecoms
517 (15.89 %)UNIX
517 (15.89 %)MS Excel
616 (14.95 %)SQL
715 (14.02 %)MCSE
715 (14.02 %)TCP/IP
814 (13.08 %)Finance
913 (12.15 %)Cisco
913 (12.15 %)BusinessObjects
913 (12.15 %)Crystal Reports
913 (12.15 %)Business Objects
913 (12.15 %)Degree
1012 (11.21 %)Linux
1012 (11.21 %)WAN
1012 (11.21 %)Firewall
1111 (10.28 %)Microsoft
1210 (9.346 %)Cisco Certification
1210 (9.346 %)OpenView
1210 (9.346 %)Windows 2000
1210 (9.346 %)MCP
1210 (9.346 %)VBA
1210 (9.346 %)Project Management
139 (8.411 %)Service Delivery
139 (8.411 %)CCNA
139 (8.411 %)IBM

SLA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Reading IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (2.804 %)CSS
22 (1.869 %)XML
22 (1.869 %)Web Dynpro
22 (1.869 %).NET Framework
22 (1.869 %)HTML
22 (1.869 %).NET
22 (1.869 %)ASP
31 (0.935 %)ASP.NET
Reading IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (3.738 %)MS Exchange
23 (2.804 %)NetWeaver
23 (2.804 %)Exchange Server 2000
23 (2.804 %)Exchange Server 2003
23 (2.804 %)Lotus Notes
31 (0.935 %)Exchange Server 5.5
Reading IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
122 (20.56 %)MS Office
217 (15.89 %)MS Excel
31 (0.935 %)MS Visio
Reading IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.935 %)SAP R/3
Reading IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
115 (14.02 %)TCP/IP
212 (11.21 %)WAN
212 (11.21 %)Firewall
39 (8.411 %)LAN
48 (7.477 %)SDH
48 (7.477 %)ATM
57 (6.542 %)DNS
66 (5.607 %)SAN
66 (5.607 %)MPLS
66 (5.607 %)VPN
73 (2.804 %)Ethernet
73 (2.804 %)OSPF
73 (2.804 %)BGP
73 (2.804 %)Internet
73 (2.804 %)VoIP
73 (2.804 %)DWDM
73 (2.804 %)NetScreen
82 (1.869 %)DMS-100
82 (1.869 %)Frame Relay
82 (1.869 %)3G
Reading IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (12.15 %)Crystal Reports
113 (12.15 %)BusinessObjects
25 (4.673 %)SQL Server
32 (1.869 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (0.935 %)Database Marketing
41 (0.935 %)Oracle 9i
41 (0.935 %)Datawarehouse
41 (0.935 %)ETL
Reading IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (1.869 %)ClearCase
12 (1.869 %)ClearQuest
Reading IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
117 (15.89 %)Telecoms
214 (13.08 %)Finance
35 (4.673 %)Government
44 (3.738 %)Health
44 (3.738 %)Pensions
53 (2.804 %)Insurance
62 (1.869 %)Back Office
62 (1.869 %)Law
71 (0.935 %)Retail
71 (0.935 %)Education
71 (0.935 %)Marketing
Reading IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
118 (16.82 %)Analyst
213 (12.15 %)Support Engineer
312 (11.21 %)Team Leader
411 (10.28 %)Technical Support
411 (10.28 %)Consultant
510 (9.346 %)Support Analyst
69 (8.411 %)Support Team Leader
78 (7.477 %)Applications Support
78 (7.477 %)2nd Line Support
87 (6.542 %)1st Line Support
87 (6.542 %)UNIX Engineer
87 (6.542 %)UNIX Support Engineer
87 (6.542 %)UNIX Support
96 (5.607 %)Service Desk Team Leader
96 (5.607 %)Support Specialist
96 (5.607 %)Desktop Support
96 (5.607 %)Technical Engineer
96 (5.607 %)Technical Support Engineer
105 (4.673 %)Configuration Manager
105 (4.673 %)Service Manager
Reading IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (5.607 %)Computer Science
25 (4.673 %)Management Information System
34 (3.738 %)CMDB
34 (3.738 %)French Language
43 (2.804 %)Italian Language
43 (2.804 %)Spanish Language
43 (2.804 %)Statistics
51 (0.935 %)e-Health
Reading IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
130 (28.04 %)Windows
217 (15.89 %)UNIX
312 (11.21 %)Linux
410 (9.346 %)Windows 2000
59 (8.411 %)Windows XP
66 (5.607 %)Windows Server 2003
66 (5.607 %)SUSE
66 (5.607 %)AIX
66 (5.607 %)HPUX
66 (5.607 %)Solaris
66 (5.607 %)Red Hat Linux
74 (3.738 %)Windows 2000 Server
81 (0.935 %)Windows NT
Reading IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
146 (42.99 %)ITIL
221 (19.63 %)Service Management
310 (9.346 %)Project Management
49 (8.411 %)Service Delivery
58 (7.477 %)ITSM
67 (6.542 %)Performance Management
67 (6.542 %)Configuration Management
74 (3.738 %)Stakeholder Management
74 (3.738 %)Security Cleared
83 (2.804 %)SC Cleared
83 (2.804 %)Change Management
92 (1.869 %)E-Commerce
101 (0.935 %)ERP
101 (0.935 %)Business Intelligence
101 (0.935 %)CRM
101 (0.935 %)Workflow Management
101 (0.935 %)Business Analysis
101 (0.935 %)Operations Management
101 (0.935 %)Load Balancing
101 (0.935 %)Problem Management
Reading IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
116 (14.95 %)SQL
210 (9.346 %)VBA
35 (4.673 %)VB
35 (4.673 %)Java
42 (1.869 %)Transact-SQL
42 (1.869 %)ABAP
51 (0.935 %)Shell Script
51 (0.935 %)PL/SQL
51 (0.935 %)C#
Reading IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
117 (15.89 %)Microsoft Certification
215 (14.02 %)MCSE
313 (12.15 %)Degree
410 (9.346 %)Cisco Certification
410 (9.346 %)MCP
59 (8.411 %)CCNA
59 (8.411 %)MOS
68 (7.477 %)CCSA
74 (3.738 %)CCSE
74 (3.738 %)ITIL Certification
81 (0.935 %)CCIE
81 (0.935 %)CCNP
81 (0.935 %)HP APS
Reading IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.935 %)ISO27001
Reading IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (5.607 %)Active Directory
Reading IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
110 (9.346 %)OpenView
26 (5.607 %)Tivoli
31 (0.935 %)OVSD
Reading IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (12.15 %)Business Objects
113 (12.15 %)Cisco
211 (10.28 %)Microsoft
39 (8.411 %)IBM
48 (7.477 %)HP
57 (6.542 %)CheckPoint
57 (6.542 %)Remedy
66 (5.607 %)EMC
66 (5.607 %)Sun
66 (5.607 %)CA
66 (5.607 %)Nokia
66 (5.607 %)Red Hat
74 (3.738 %)Ericsson
74 (3.738 %)Nortel
74 (3.738 %)SAP
83 (2.804 %)Lotus
92 (1.869 %)Juniper
101 (0.935 %)Alcatel
101 (0.935 %)Oracle
101 (0.935 %)Informatica