The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in IT jobs advertised for the Slough region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Finance over the 3 months to 19 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 Slough region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Financial
Rank 1 8 2
Rank change year-on-year
+7 -6
Permanent jobs citing Finance 213 95 135
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Slough 32.62% 14.39% 25.62%
As % of the General category 63.39% 32.42% 52.73%
Number of salaries quoted 161 85 125
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 £37,500 £35,000 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £62,500 £70,000 £69,000
UK excluding London average salary £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year
- +5.88%
All of the General Category
Slough
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
General category
336 293 256
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Slough 51.45% 44.39% 48.58%
Number of salaries quoted 258 245 216
Average salary £46,000 £45,000 £45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+2.22% -
90% offered a salary of more than £34,500 £32,000 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £70,000 £75,000
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £42,500 £40,500
% change year-on-year
- +4.93%
Finance
Berkshire

Finance
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Slough Finance Jobs Demand Trend

Finance
Salary Trend

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

Slough Finance Salary Trend

Finance
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Finance across the Slough region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

Slough Finance Salary Histogram

Finance
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Slough region citing Finance 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 Finance.

1 94 (23.56%) Oracle
2 83 (20.80%) Project Management
3 79 (19.80%) CRM
4 78 (19.55%) SQL
5 71 (17.79%) SAP
6 69 (17.29%) Use Case
7 68 (17.04%) Telecoms
8 66 (16.54%) Retail
9 59 (14.79%) Business Analysis
10 58 (14.54%) UML
10 58 (14.54%) Microsoft
11 57 (14.29%) SQL Server
11 57 (14.29%) Change Management
12 52 (13.03%) MS Project
13 49 (12.28%) Degree
14 48 (12.03%) User Acceptance Testing
15 47 (11.78%) MS Excel
16 44 (11.03%) Business Intelligence
17 41 (10.28%) Systems Analysis
18 40 (10.03%) Document Management
19 39 (9.774%) MS Office
19 39 (9.774%) UNIX
19 39 (9.774%) Windows
20 38 (9.524%) Fujitsu
21 37 (9.273%) Client/Server
22 35 (8.772%) SLA
22 35 (8.772%) PRINCE2
23 34 (8.521%) ITIL
24 33 (8.271%) Waterfall
25 32 (8.020%) HP Quality Center

Finance
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Slough region citing Finance 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 Finance. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 29 (7.268%) .NET
1 29 (7.268%) HTML
2 25 (6.266%) CSS
3 17 (4.261%) Web Services
3 17 (4.261%) XML
4 16 (4.010%) ASP.NET
5 8 (2.005%) WebSphere
6 7 (1.754%) ASP
6 7 (1.754%) jQuery
6 7 (1.754%) Ajax
7 6 (1.504%) Java EE
8 5 (1.253%) J2EE
8 5 (1.253%) Silverlight
8 5 (1.253%) Spring
9 4 (1.003%) WCF
9 4 (1.003%) JSON
9 4 (1.003%) Struts
10 3 (0.752%) .NET Framework
10 3 (0.752%) Zend Framework
10 3 (0.752%) JSF
Application Platforms
1 31 (7.769%) Oracle Workflow
2 19 (4.762%) IBM Notes
3 6 (1.504%) Apache
4 5 (1.253%) OnBase
5 4 (1.003%) Tomcat
6 3 (0.752%) MS Exchange
6 3 (0.752%) Exchange Server 2003
6 3 (0.752%) Exchange Server 2010
7 2 (0.501%) CMS
7 2 (0.501%) SharePoint
8 1 (0.251%) SAS
8 1 (0.251%) IIS
8 1 (0.251%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 52 (13.03%) MS Project
2 47 (11.78%) MS Excel
3 39 (9.774%) MS Office
4 19 (4.762%) MS PowerPoint
5 4 (1.003%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (1.754%) Oracle EBS
2 5 (1.253%) Oracle Financials
2 5 (1.253%) Oracle ERP
2 5 (1.253%) Cognos Business Intelligence
2 5 (1.253%) Hyperion Planning
3 3 (0.752%) JDE OneWorld
3 3 (0.752%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (0.752%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.501%) Oracle EBS R12
4 2 (0.501%) SAP FI/CO
4 2 (0.501%) SAP CO
4 2 (0.501%) Oracle 11i
4 2 (0.501%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.251%) Oracle Applications
5 1 (0.251%) Adaptiv
5 1 (0.251%) Oracle BPM
5 1 (0.251%) SAP BPC
Communications & Networking
1 19 (4.762%) LAN
1 19 (4.762%) WAN
2 15 (3.759%) Firewall
3 8 (2.005%) Network Security
4 7 (1.754%) VPN
4 7 (1.754%) VoIP
4 7 (1.754%) SSL
4 7 (1.754%) BGP
4 7 (1.754%) EIGRP
4 7 (1.754%) IGRP
4 7 (1.754%) OSPF
4 7 (1.754%) IPsec
4 7 (1.754%) Wireless
4 7 (1.754%) Cisco IOS
4 7 (1.754%) Cisco ASA
5 4 (1.003%) Internet
6 3 (0.752%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.251%) Extranet
7 1 (0.251%) Intranet
7 1 (0.251%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 57 (14.29%) SQL Server
2 12 (3.008%) Data Warehouse
3 11 (2.757%) Oracle 11g
3 11 (2.757%) Oracle 10g
4 10 (2.506%) Oracle 9i
5 9 (2.256%) SAP BW
5 9 (2.256%) SAP BI
6 8 (2.005%) SQLPlus
6 8 (2.005%) TOAD
6 8 (2.005%) BusinessObjects
7 7 (1.754%) MySQL
8 5 (1.253%) Essbase
8 5 (1.253%) Oracle ODI
8 5 (1.253%) SQL Server 2008
9 4 (1.003%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 4 (1.003%) SQL Server 2005
10 3 (0.752%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 2 (0.501%) SQL Server 2012
12 1 (0.251%) Oracle Reports
12 1 (0.251%) DB2
Development Applications
1 8 (2.005%) MSI
2 7 (1.754%) Visual Studio
3 5 (1.253%) Subversion
4 3 (0.752%) Git (software)
5 2 (0.501%) TestDirector
6 1 (0.251%) Eclipse
6 1 (0.251%) Oracle Forms
6 1 (0.251%) JIRA
6 1 (0.251%) Maven
6 1 (0.251%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.251%) TeamCity
6 1 (0.251%) EasyMock
6 1 (0.251%) Hudson
General
1 68 (17.04%) Telecoms
2 66 (16.54%) Retail
3 26 (6.516%) Banking
4 21 (5.263%) Advertising
5 15 (3.759%) Marketing
6 8 (2.005%) Automotive
7 4 (1.003%) Billing
7 4 (1.003%) Back Office
8 3 (0.752%) Legal
8 3 (0.752%) French Language
8 3 (0.752%) German Language
8 3 (0.752%) General Ledger
9 2 (0.501%) Spanish Language
10 1 (0.251%) Pharmaceutical
10 1 (0.251%) Financial Institution
10 1 (0.251%) Korean Language
10 1 (0.251%) Portuguese Language
10 1 (0.251%) Russian Language
Job Titles
1 193 (48.37%) Analyst
2 155 (38.85%) Business Analyst
3 52 (13.03%) Senior Analyst
4 46 (11.53%) Financial Business Analyst
5 42 (10.53%) Senior Business Analyst
6 37 (9.273%) Developer
7 34 (8.521%) Consultant
8 32 (8.020%) Project Manager
8 32 (8.020%) Team Leader
9 28 (7.018%) Support Analyst
9 28 (7.018%) Support Team Leader
10 22 (5.514%) Business Manager
11 21 (5.263%) Infrastructure Manager
12 19 (4.762%) Systems Analyst
13 18 (4.511%) Architect
13 18 (4.511%) Infrastructure Project Manager
14 17 (4.261%) Business Systems Analyst
15 16 (4.010%) Oracle Analyst
15 16 (4.010%) Oracle Team Leader
15 16 (4.010%) Oracle Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 37 (9.273%) Client/Server
2 31 (7.769%) FMCG
3 28 (7.018%) Management Information System
4 15 (3.759%) Enterprise Software
5 7 (1.754%) Computer Science
6 6 (1.504%) Fat Client
6 6 (1.504%) Thin Client
7 4 (1.003%) SaaS
8 3 (0.752%) Statistics
9 2 (0.501%) Data Integration
9 2 (0.501%) Mathematics
9 2 (0.501%) Physics
9 2 (0.501%) Handset
10 1 (0.251%) VAX
10 1 (0.251%) Economics
10 1 (0.251%) DataPower
10 1 (0.251%) Social Media
10 1 (0.251%) Open Source
Operating Systems
1 39 (9.774%) UNIX
1 39 (9.774%) Windows
2 15 (3.759%) Windows 7
3 12 (3.008%) Linux
4 9 (2.256%) Windows Server 2008
4 9 (2.256%) Windows 8
5 8 (2.005%) Windows Server 2003
6 2 (0.501%) Windows Server 2012
6 2 (0.501%) AIX
6 2 (0.501%) Solaris
7 1 (0.251%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 83 (20.80%) Project Management
2 79 (19.80%) CRM
3 69 (17.29%) Use Case
4 59 (14.79%) Business Analysis
5 58 (14.54%) UML
6 57 (14.29%) Change Management
7 48 (12.03%) User Acceptance Testing
8 44 (11.03%) Business Intelligence
9 41 (10.28%) Systems Analysis
10 40 (10.03%) Document Management
11 35 (8.772%) PRINCE2
12 34 (8.521%) ITIL
13 33 (8.271%) Waterfall
14 31 (7.769%) Workflow
14 31 (7.769%) Continuous Improvement
15 28 (7.018%) Stakeholder Management
16 27 (6.767%) Regression Testing
17 24 (6.015%) ERP
18 21 (5.263%) Matrix Management
18 21 (5.263%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 78 (19.55%) SQL
2 29 (7.268%) PL/SQL
3 25 (6.266%) C#
4 24 (6.015%) Java
5 23 (5.764%) JavaScript
6 11 (2.757%) Shell Script
7 10 (2.506%) PHP
8 9 (2.256%) Perl
9 6 (1.504%) Python
10 4 (1.003%) C++
11 3 (0.752%) Ruby
12 2 (0.501%) Apex Code
13 1 (0.251%) C
13 1 (0.251%) T-SQL
13 1 (0.251%) VB.NET
13 1 (0.251%) F#
Qualifications
1 49 (12.28%) Degree
2 31 (7.769%) Security Cleared
3 26 (6.516%) SC Cleared
4 23 (5.764%) ISEB
5 22 (5.514%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 7 (1.754%) CCSP
6 7 (1.754%) CCNA
6 7 (1.754%) Cisco Certification
6 7 (1.754%) Six Sigma Black Belt
6 7 (1.754%) JNCIA
7 6 (1.504%) Microsoft Certification
8 5 (1.253%) MCP
8 5 (1.253%) Six Sigma Green Belt
9 4 (1.003%) CIMA
9 4 (1.003%) ACCA
10 3 (0.752%) PMP
10 3 (0.752%) PMI Certification
10 3 (0.752%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 2 (0.501%) ISTQB
11 2 (0.501%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (8.772%) SLA
2 14 (3.509%) PCI DSS
3 11 (2.757%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 9 (2.256%) COBIT
5 6 (1.504%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (1.253%) QA
7 4 (1.003%) Data Quality
System Software
1 8 (2.005%) Microsoft App-V
1 8 (2.005%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.003%) XenApp
3 3 (0.752%) VMware ESX
3 3 (0.752%) vSphere
4 2 (0.501%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 32 (8.020%) HP Quality Center
2 4 (1.003%) SCCM
3 3 (0.752%) Nessus
4 2 (0.501%) SCOM
Vendors
1 94 (23.56%) Oracle
2 71 (17.79%) SAP
3 58 (14.54%) Microsoft
4 38 (9.524%) Fujitsu
5 32 (8.020%) Sage
6 28 (7.018%) Citrix
7 20 (5.013%) Cognos
8 19 (4.762%) Lotus
9 13 (3.258%) JD Edwards
10 11 (2.757%) Cisco
11 10 (2.506%) Juniper
12 9 (2.256%) Business Objects
13 7 (1.754%) Avaya
13 7 (1.754%) ServiceNow
14 5 (1.253%) Salesforce.com
14 5 (1.253%) Hyperion
15 4 (1.003%) VMware
15 4 (1.003%) AppSense
15 4 (1.003%) Linedata
16 3 (0.752%) McAfee
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Demonstrable high level stakeholder management experience. Understanding of different Project Management methodologies and concepts... A strong technical ability, including some knowledge of SQL... Degree or equivalent in a...
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Salary: Competitive Salary
Posted: 31 May 2013
Slough, Berkshire
Minimum of 5 years related experience in business and/or systems analysis. Training / Qualification in a recognized analysis methodology (preferably UML / Use cases) Demonstrated experience in creation of...
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Salary: From £45,000 to £47,000 per annum 10% Bonus + Full Corp Bens
Posted: 17 June 2013
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TD Group
Salary: Excellent package including substantial bonus, pension, health and car
Posted: 14 June 2013
Slough, Berkshire
Worldwide Financial Services company is currently seeking a talented Manager to lead a Team of Business Analysts in the delivery of Application, CRM and Online projects... Training/Qualification...
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Salary: £60,000 per annum Plus Bens + Bonus
Posted: 17 June 2013
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Salary: Up to £47,000 per annum + Pension + Healthcare + car option ++
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Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum
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Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum
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Salary: £45000 - £60000 per annum + BENEFITS
Posted: 18 June 2013
Slough, Thames Valley
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Salary: £40000 - £55000 per annum
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Salary: From £45,000 to £55,000 per annum Bonus + Bens + Package
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Salary: £25000 - £28000 per annum + excellent bens package
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