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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Back Office' in IT jobs within the South East region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Back Office over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBack Office
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank285251
Rank change on same period last yearDown-34
Matching permanent IT job ads181304
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.105 %0.131 %
As % of the category below1.141 %1.529 %
Salaries quoted157233
Average minimum salary£36,986£38,452
Average salary£40,322£40,517
% change on same period last year-0.48 %
Average maximum salary£43,658£42,582
UK excluding London average salary£40,392£39,757
% change on same period last year+1.59 %
South East IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
South East
Matching permanent IT job ads1586619881
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled9.184 %8.555 %
Salaries quoted1261916239
Average minimum salary£38,509£39,540
Average salary£42,315£42,931
% change on same period last year-1.43 %
Average maximum salary£46,122£46,321
UK excluding London average salary£41,278£41,791
% change on same period last year-1.22 %
Back Office EnglandBack Office
England

Back Office
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Back Office across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

South East Back Office Demand Trend

Back Office
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Back Office across the South East region.

South East Back Office Salary Trend

Back Office
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Back Office across the South East region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

South East Back Office Salary Histogram

Back Office
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Back Office within the South East region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
SurreyUp+652£40,774-8.45 %
HampshireUp+950£37,352+21.78 %
OxfordshireDown-419£36,395+9.99 %
BerkshireDown-2316£39,536-9.84 %
BuckinghamshireUp+1415£52,308+44.93 %
Thames ValleyUp+4312£40,000+33.33 %
MiddlesexUp+169£35,444-44.21 %
KentDown-34£22,083-23.52 %
West SussexDown-13£35,000-3.54 %
Home CountiesUp+92£33,000-17.50 %
East SussexNo change02£37,500+11.27 %
SussexUp+91£27,500-31.25 %
Back Office EnglandBack Office
England

Back Office
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the South East region citing Back Office 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 Back Office.

1151 (35.45 %)SQL Server
2139 (32.63 %)Microsoft
3122 (28.64 %).NET
4110 (25.82 %)SQL
5107 (25.12 %)C#
6104 (24.41 %)Windows
784 (19.72 %)Finance
871 (16.67 %)ASP.NET
962 (14.55 %)XML
1058 (13.62 %)JavaScript
1154 (12.68 %)Active Directory
1154 (12.68 %)MS Excel
1250 (11.74 %)Oracle
1348 (11.27 %)Windows Server 2003
1447 (11.03 %)HTML
1447 (11.03 %)Degree
1544 (10.33 %)Retail
1544 (10.33 %)Microsoft Certification
1640 (9.390 %)E-Commerce
1739 (9.155 %)MS Office
1739 (9.155 %)Pensions
1836 (8.451 %)ASP
1934 (7.981 %)VB
2033 (7.746 %)CSS
2033 (7.746 %)SharePoint
2033 (7.746 %)Internet
2132 (7.512 %)CRM
2132 (7.512 %)Web Development
2231 (7.277 %)VMware
2329 (6.808 %)MCSE

Back Office
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the South East region citing Back Office 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 Back Office. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1122 (28.64 %).NET
271 (16.67 %)ASP.NET
362 (14.55 %)XML
447 (11.03 %)HTML
536 (8.451 %)ASP
633 (7.746 %)CSS
728 (6.573 %).NET Framework
826 (6.103 %)WebServices
920 (4.695 %)XSLT
920 (4.695 %)AJAX
1014 (3.286 %)ASP.NET 2.0
1014 (3.286 %)SOAP
1113 (3.052 %)WCF
1210 (2.347 %)XSD
139 (2.113 %)XSL
146 (1.408 %)XHTML
146 (1.408 %)JSP
155 (1.174 %)J2EE
155 (1.174 %)WPF
155 (1.174 %)WF
South East IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
133 (7.746 %)SharePoint
224 (5.634 %)IIS
321 (4.930 %)MS Exchange
414 (3.286 %)SharePoint Server 2007
513 (3.052 %)Exchange Server 2003
611 (2.582 %)BizTalk Server
710 (2.347 %)Lotus Notes
86 (1.408 %)Apache
95 (1.174 %)Commerce Server
104 (0.939 %)WebLogic
104 (0.939 %)JBoss
113 (0.704 %)WebSphere MQ
122 (0.469 %)CMS
122 (0.469 %)Content Management Server
122 (0.469 %)Exchange Server 2000
122 (0.469 %)Umbraco
122 (0.469 %)Sitecore CMS
131 (0.235 %)SharePoint Portal Server
131 (0.235 %)Live Communications Server
131 (0.235 %)Lotus Domino
South East IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
154 (12.68 %)MS Excel
239 (9.155 %)MS Office
39 (2.113 %)Photoshop
48 (1.878 %)MS Visio
56 (1.408 %)MS PowerPoint
65 (1.174 %)Spreadsheet
65 (1.174 %)MS Project
72 (0.469 %)3ds Max
South East IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
17 (1.643 %)Dynamics CRM
26 (1.408 %)INSURE/90
26 (1.408 %)Navision
26 (1.408 %)Pivotal CRM
26 (1.408 %)Dynamics NAV
34 (0.939 %)Oracle EBS
43 (0.704 %)BASE24
52 (0.469 %)SoftGrid
61 (0.235 %)Endur
61 (0.235 %)Findur
61 (0.235 %)Oracle 11i
61 (0.235 %)Microsoft CRM
61 (0.235 %)GoldMine
South East IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
133 (7.746 %)Internet
223 (5.399 %)SAN
319 (4.460 %)TCP/IP
418 (4.225 %)DNS
514 (3.286 %)Firewall
68 (1.878 %)Intranet
68 (1.878 %)DHCP
77 (1.643 %)Wireless
77 (1.643 %)Extranet
86 (1.408 %)VoIP
95 (1.174 %)DSLAM
95 (1.174 %)DSL
95 (1.174 %)VDSL
104 (0.939 %)SMS
104 (0.939 %)LDAP
104 (0.939 %)VPN
113 (0.704 %)HTTP
113 (0.704 %)Broadband
113 (0.704 %)GSM
113 (0.704 %)LAN
South East IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1151 (35.45 %)SQL Server
226 (6.103 %)SQL Server 2005
321 (4.930 %)RDBMS
419 (4.460 %)SQL Server 2000
59 (2.113 %)MySQL
59 (2.113 %)Crystal Reports
65 (1.174 %)MS Access
74 (0.939 %)Oracle 10g
83 (0.704 %)SQL Server 7
83 (0.704 %)Oracle 9i
83 (0.704 %)DB2
92 (0.469 %)Oracle 8/8i
92 (0.469 %)GIS
101 (0.235 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
101 (0.235 %)Datawarehouse
101 (0.235 %)DTS
101 (0.235 %)ETL
South East IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (1.878 %)Visual Studio
24 (0.939 %)InstallShield
24 (0.939 %)NUnit
24 (0.939 %)Subversion
24 (0.939 %)Flash
24 (0.939 %)Eclipse
33 (0.704 %)VSS/SourceSafe
41 (0.235 %)TestDirector
41 (0.235 %)QuickTest Pro
41 (0.235 %)MSI
South East IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
184 (19.72 %)Finance
244 (10.33 %)Retail
339 (9.155 %)Pensions
423 (5.399 %)Health
517 (3.991 %)Police
614 (3.286 %)Banking
614 (3.286 %)Marketing
712 (2.817 %)Insurance
712 (2.817 %)Front Office
810 (2.347 %)Publishing
98 (1.878 %)Government
98 (1.878 %)Games
107 (1.643 %)Telecoms
116 (1.408 %)Investment Banking
125 (1.174 %)Billing
132 (0.469 %)Multimedia
132 (0.469 %)Law
132 (0.469 %)Legal
132 (0.469 %)Education
132 (0.469 %)Flash Games
South East IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1120 (28.17 %)Developer
258 (13.62 %)Analyst
341 (9.624 %).NET Developer
438 (8.920 %)Web Developer
525 (5.869 %)Consultant
624 (5.634 %)Systems Engineer
723 (5.399 %)Support Analyst
822 (5.164 %)C# Developer
921 (4.930 %)Project Manager
1019 (4.460 %)Business Analyst
1117 (3.991 %)Support Engineer
1215 (3.521 %)Senior Developer
1314 (3.286 %)Software Developer
1314 (3.286 %)Programmer
1413 (3.052 %)Applications Support
1413 (3.052 %)Software Engineer
1512 (2.817 %)Architect
1512 (2.817 %)Team Leader
1611 (2.582 %)Desktop Support
1710 (2.347 %)Programme Manager
South East IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
120 (4.695 %)Computer Science
214 (3.286 %)PDA
310 (2.347 %)Clustering
48 (1.878 %)EPoS
57 (1.643 %)Management Information System
57 (1.643 %)Client/Server
57 (1.643 %)Mathematics
63 (0.704 %)Pocket PC
63 (0.704 %)Credit Derivative
63 (0.704 %)German Language
72 (0.469 %)French Language
72 (0.469 %)Fat Client
72 (0.469 %)Data Integration
72 (0.469 %)Thin Client
72 (0.469 %)Handset
72 (0.469 %)Replication
81 (0.235 %)W3C
81 (0.235 %)Firmware
81 (0.235 %)N-Tier
81 (0.235 %)PMI
South East IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1104 (24.41 %)Windows
248 (11.27 %)Windows Server 2003
325 (5.869 %)UNIX
420 (4.695 %)Windows Mobile
516 (3.756 %)Windows 2000
615 (3.521 %)Linux
711 (2.582 %)Windows XP
86 (1.408 %)Windows 2000 Server
86 (1.408 %)Solaris
94 (0.939 %)Windows NT
103 (0.704 %)HPUX
112 (0.469 %)Red Hat Linux
112 (0.469 %)Windows Vista
121 (0.235 %)Mac OS X
121 (0.235 %)AIX
South East IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
140 (9.390 %)E-Commerce
232 (7.512 %)CRM
232 (7.512 %)Web Development
325 (5.869 %)Change Management
325 (5.869 %)Agile Software Development
424 (5.634 %)Workflow
424 (5.634 %)Project Management
424 (5.634 %)ITIL
523 (5.399 %)OO
620 (4.695 %)Unit Testing
717 (3.991 %)Problem Management
815 (3.521 %)UML
815 (3.521 %)Service Management
815 (3.521 %)Service Delivery
815 (3.521 %)SOA
914 (3.286 %)Software Engineering
1013 (3.052 %)Information Management
1013 (3.052 %)Scrum
1110 (2.347 %)ERP
128 (1.878 %)Business Intelligence
South East IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1110 (25.82 %)SQL
2107 (25.12 %)C#
358 (13.62 %)JavaScript
434 (7.981 %)VB
527 (6.338 %)C
625 (5.869 %)Perl
722 (5.164 %)PHP
820 (4.695 %)VB.NET
915 (3.521 %)Transact-SQL
1013 (3.052 %)C++
1013 (3.052 %)VB6
1112 (2.817 %)VBScript
1112 (2.817 %)Java
126 (1.408 %)VBA
135 (1.174 %)XPath
144 (0.939 %)ActionScript
153 (0.704 %)PL/SQL
162 (0.469 %)COBOL
171 (0.235 %)Delphi
171 (0.235 %)DHTML
South East IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
147 (11.03 %)Degree
244 (10.33 %)Microsoft Certification
329 (6.808 %)MCSE
422 (5.164 %)MCP
511 (2.582 %)Cisco Certification
610 (2.347 %)CCNA
76 (1.408 %)CCA
76 (1.408 %)Citrix Certification
85 (1.174 %)MCSA
85 (1.174 %)ITIL Certification
93 (0.704 %)PMP
93 (0.704 %)PMI Certification
93 (0.704 %)PRINCE2 Certification
102 (0.469 %)MCDBA
102 (0.469 %)MCAD
102 (0.469 %)CCSA
102 (0.469 %)MCDST
111 (0.235 %)ECDL
111 (0.235 %)A+ Certification
South East IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
115 (3.521 %)SLA
28 (1.878 %)QA
33 (0.704 %)ISO8583
South East IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
154 (12.68 %)Active Directory
214 (3.286 %)VMware ESX
38 (1.878 %)NetBackup
44 (0.939 %)ISA Server
44 (0.939 %)VMware Infrastructure
53 (0.704 %)NLBS
62 (0.469 %)Oracle RAC
62 (0.469 %)Backup Exec
71 (0.235 %)Terminal Services
South East IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (1.408 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
25 (1.174 %)MIMEsweeper
25 (1.174 %)MOM
32 (0.469 %)EMC NetWorker
32 (0.469 %)SCOM
32 (0.469 %)Tivoli
32 (0.469 %)Tivoli Monitoring
41 (0.235 %)Norton AntiVirus
41 (0.235 %)HP Data Protector
South East IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1139 (32.63 %)Microsoft
250 (11.74 %)Oracle
331 (7.277 %)VMware
428 (6.573 %)Citrix
521 (4.930 %)Cisco
614 (3.286 %)SAP
614 (3.286 %)Altiris
712 (2.817 %)HP
712 (2.817 %)VERITAS
810 (2.347 %)Lotus
810 (2.347 %)Intel
99 (2.113 %)Dell
99 (2.113 %)CheckPoint
107 (1.643 %)LANDesk
116 (1.408 %)Remedy
116 (1.408 %)NCR
125 (1.174 %)Sophos
125 (1.174 %)Compaq
125 (1.174 %)WatchGuard
125 (1.174 %)SonicWALL