The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Cognos products and/or services in IT jobs advertised for the Slough region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Cognos 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 Vendors for the Slough region.

The figures below represent the IT job market in general and are NOT representative of salaries within IBM Cognos.

Location
3 months to
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Cognos
Rank 59 69 53
Rank change year-on-year
+10 -16
Permanent jobs citing Cognos 9 1 8
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Slough 1.372% 0.151% 1.515%
As % of the Vendors category 2.514% 0.262% 2.640%
Number of salaries quoted 9 1 7
Average salary £45,000 £52,500 £55,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-14.28% -4.54%
90% offered a salary of more than £35,000 £52,500 £34,000
10% offered a salary of more than £47,500 £52,500 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £41,000 £40,000 £46,500
% change year-on-year
+2.50% -13.97%
All Vendors
Slough
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
358 381 303
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Slough 54.57% 57.47% 57.39%
Number of salaries quoted 270 296 249
Average salary £47,000 £42,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+10.58% +6.25%
90% offered a salary of more than £35,000 £28,600 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £57,500 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
Cognos
Berkshire

Cognos
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Slough Cognos Jobs Demand Trend

Cognos
Salary Trend

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

Slough Cognos Salary Trend

Cognos
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the Slough region citing Cognos 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 Cognos.

1 20 (95.24%) Finance
2 15 (71.43%) SQL
2 15 (71.43%) SAP
3 14 (66.67%) Project Management
4 11 (52.38%) JD Edwards
4 11 (52.38%) ERP
5 10 (47.62%) FMCG
6 9 (42.86%) Analytics
6 9 (42.86%) Business Intelligence
7 7 (33.33%) Requirements Analysis
8 6 (28.57%) Data Warehouse
9 5 (23.81%) Oracle
9 5 (23.81%) Data Modelling
9 5 (23.81%) ETL
9 5 (23.81%) Cognos Business Intelligence
10 4 (19.05%) Market Research
10 4 (19.05%) Data Analysis
10 4 (19.05%) Microsoft
10 4 (19.05%) MS Office
11 3 (14.29%) MS PowerPoint
11 3 (14.29%) Statistics
12 2 (9.524%) Banking
12 2 (9.524%) Data Integration
12 2 (9.524%) Continuous Improvement
13 1 (4.762%) Data Protection
13 1 (4.762%) Financial Analysis
13 1 (4.762%) Waterfall
13 1 (4.762%) ISEB
13 1 (4.762%) SAS
13 1 (4.762%) Business Objects

Cognos
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Platforms
1 1 (4.762%) SAS
Applications
1 4 (19.05%) MS Office
2 3 (14.29%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 5 (23.81%) Cognos Business Intelligence
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (28.57%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (4.762%) GIS
General
1 20 (95.24%) Finance
2 2 (9.524%) Banking
3 1 (4.762%) Retail
3 1 (4.762%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 12 (57.14%) Analyst
1 12 (57.14%) Business Analyst
2 5 (23.81%) Developer
2 5 (23.81%) Business Developer
2 5 (23.81%) Business Intelligence Developer
2 5 (23.81%) Cognos Developer
3 4 (19.05%) Content Manager
4 3 (14.29%) Team Leader
4 3 (14.29%) IT Business Analyst
4 3 (14.29%) Lead Developer
5 2 (9.524%) Senior Analyst
5 2 (9.524%) Senior Developer
5 2 (9.524%) Senior Business Analyst
5 2 (9.524%) Senior Business Intelligence Developer
5 2 (9.524%) Senior Cognos Developer
6 1 (4.762%) Financial Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 10 (47.62%) FMCG
2 3 (14.29%) Statistics
3 2 (9.524%) Data Integration
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (66.67%) Project Management
2 11 (52.38%) ERP
3 9 (42.86%) Business Intelligence
3 9 (42.86%) Analytics
4 7 (33.33%) Requirements Analysis
5 5 (23.81%) Data Modelling
5 5 (23.81%) ETL
6 4 (19.05%) Data Analysis
6 4 (19.05%) Market Research
7 2 (9.524%) Continuous Improvement
8 1 (4.762%) Financial Analysis
8 1 (4.762%) Waterfall
8 1 (4.762%) Data Protection
8 1 (4.762%) Business Analysis
Programming Languages
1 15 (71.43%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (4.762%) ISEB
Vendors
1 15 (71.43%) SAP
2 11 (52.38%) JD Edwards
3 5 (23.81%) Oracle
4 4 (19.05%) Microsoft
5 1 (4.762%) Business Objects
Slough, Thames Valley
Also experience of mobile application UI using Flex. 2 - 3 years report design working experience(Actuate, Jasper, Cognos, Crystal, BIRT), where BIRT is preferred. General skills required: AS...
Computer Futures
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 24 May 2013
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Also experience of mobile application UI using Flex. 2 - 3 years report design working experience(Actuate, Jasper, Cognos, Crystal, BIRT), where BIRT is preferred. General skills required: AS...
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