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This section looks at the demand for Benchmarking skills within the South East region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Benchmarking over the 3 months to 28 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBenchmarking
Location
3 months to
28 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank453468
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching permanent IT job ads1955
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.023 %
As % of the category below0.091 %0.216 %
Salaries quoted1849
Average minimum salary£37,056£50,151
Average salary£41,472£54,519
% change on same period last year-23.93 %
Average maximum salary£45,889£58,887
UK excluding London average salary£38,735£53,550
% change on same period last year-27.66 %
South East IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
South East
Matching permanent IT job ads2091325518
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled11.37 %10.72 %
Salaries quoted1669220683
Average minimum salary£40,464£41,825
Average salary£44,378£45,212
% change on same period last year-1.84 %
Average maximum salary£48,292£48,598
UK excluding London average salary£42,481£44,435
% change on same period last year-4.39 %
Benchmarking EnglandBenchmarking
England

Benchmarking
Demand Trend

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

South East Benchmarking Demand Trend

Benchmarking
Salary Trend

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

South East Benchmarking Salary Trend

Benchmarking
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Benchmarking across the South East region over the 3 months to 28 August 2008.

South East Benchmarking Salary Histogram

Benchmarking
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Benchmarking within the South East region over the 3 months to 28 August 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
BerkshireUp+3710£32,400-45.57 %
SurreyUp+214£66,667+15.05 %
MiddlesexNew entry-2£45,000-
OxfordshireDown-61£30,000-17.24 %
Home CountiesNew entry-1£47,500-
Benchmarking EnglandBenchmarking
England

Benchmarking
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 28 August 2008, IT jobs across the South East region citing Benchmarking 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 Benchmarking.

124 (43.64 %)UNIX
222 (40.00 %)C
314 (25.45 %)Degree
413 (23.64 %)Finance
510 (18.18 %)Shell Script
510 (18.18 %)Sybase
69 (16.36 %)Sybase ASE
69 (16.36 %)SQL
69 (16.36 %)RDBMS
69 (16.36 %)Fortran
78 (14.55 %)Transact-SQL
78 (14.55 %)Banking
87 (12.73 %)Data Modelling
87 (12.73 %)Investment Management
96 (10.91 %)SAP
96 (10.91 %)Marketing
96 (10.91 %)Telecoms
105 (9.091 %)Workflow
105 (9.091 %)Software Engineering
105 (9.091 %)Business Analysis
105 (9.091 %)Six Sigma
105 (9.091 %)ISEB
105 (9.091 %)GSM
114 (7.273 %)XML
114 (7.273 %)PRINCE2
114 (7.273 %)Solaris
114 (7.273 %)C++
114 (7.273 %)TCP/IP
114 (7.273 %)NetWeaver
114 (7.273 %)SAP FI

Benchmarking
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 28 August 2008, IT jobs across the South East region citing Benchmarking 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 Benchmarking. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (7.273 %)XML
14 (7.273 %)SAP XI
23 (5.455 %)XSLT
South East IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (7.273 %)NetWeaver
21 (1.818 %)Lotus Domino
21 (1.818 %)MS Exchange
South East IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (5.455 %)MS Excel
22 (3.636 %)MATLAB
31 (1.818 %)MS PowerPoint
31 (1.818 %)MS Office
South East IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (7.273 %)SAP FI
14 (7.273 %)SAP SRM
14 (7.273 %)SAP FI-AP
21 (1.818 %)Summit
21 (1.818 %)SAP HR
South East IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (9.091 %)GSM
24 (7.273 %)TCP/IP
33 (5.455 %)UMTS
33 (5.455 %)GPRS
42 (3.636 %)SS7
51 (1.818 %)SAN
South East IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (16.36 %)RDBMS
19 (16.36 %)Sybase ASE
21 (1.818 %)MS Access
South East IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.818 %)PowerDesigner
11 (1.818 %)QADirector
South East IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (23.64 %)Finance
28 (14.55 %)Banking
36 (10.91 %)Telecoms
36 (10.91 %)Marketing
43 (5.455 %)Insurance
43 (5.455 %)Pensions
43 (5.455 %)Health
52 (3.636 %)Home Office
61 (1.818 %)Billing
61 (1.818 %)Investment Banking
61 (1.818 %)Legal
61 (1.818 %)Government
61 (1.818 %)FMCG
South East IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
113 (23.64 %)Architect
210 (18.18 %)Consultant
36 (10.91 %)Analyst
45 (9.091 %)Technical Architect
45 (9.091 %)Business Analyst
45 (9.091 %)Database Architect
54 (7.273 %)SAP SRM Consultant
54 (7.273 %)SAP Consultant
54 (7.273 %)SAP FI Consultant
54 (7.273 %)SAP EBP Consultant
63 (5.455 %)Business Manager
63 (5.455 %)Project Manager
63 (5.455 %)Systems Engineer
72 (3.636 %)Administrator
72 (3.636 %)Software Engineer
72 (3.636 %)Systems Administrator
72 (3.636 %)Coordinator
72 (3.636 %)Presales Consultant
72 (3.636 %)UNIX Administrator
72 (3.636 %)Business Consultant
South East IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (7.273 %)Computer Science
23 (5.455 %)Mathematics
23 (5.455 %)Applied Mathematics
32 (3.636 %)Chemistry
41 (1.818 %)Firmware
41 (1.818 %)VHDL
South East IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
124 (43.64 %)UNIX
24 (7.273 %)Solaris
33 (5.455 %)Linux
41 (1.818 %)Windows
South East IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (12.73 %)Data Modelling
17 (12.73 %)Investment Management
25 (9.091 %)Six Sigma
25 (9.091 %)Workflow
25 (9.091 %)Software Engineering
25 (9.091 %)Business Analysis
34 (7.273 %)Project Management
34 (7.273 %)E-Procurement
34 (7.273 %)PRINCE2
43 (5.455 %)UML
43 (5.455 %)CRM
43 (5.455 %)SOA
43 (5.455 %)DNA
43 (5.455 %)Security Cleared
43 (5.455 %)BPEL
52 (3.636 %)Performance Testing
52 (3.636 %)Product Marketing
52 (3.636 %)DV Cleared
52 (3.636 %)Competitor Analysis
52 (3.636 %)Validation
South East IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
122 (40.00 %)C
210 (18.18 %)Shell Script
39 (16.36 %)SQL
39 (16.36 %)Fortran
48 (14.55 %)Transact-SQL
54 (7.273 %)C++
62 (3.636 %)Korn
71 (1.818 %)VB
71 (1.818 %)Java
71 (1.818 %)C#
South East IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
114 (25.45 %)Degree
25 (9.091 %)ISEB
34 (7.273 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
41 (1.818 %)IBM Certification
41 (1.818 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
South East IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (5.455 %)QA
22 (3.636 %)ISO9000
31 (1.818 %)SLA
South East IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (3.636 %)Legato
12 (3.636 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
12 (3.636 %)HP Data Protector
South East IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (18.18 %)Sybase
26 (10.91 %)SAP
33 (5.455 %)HP
42 (3.636 %)VERITAS
42 (3.636 %)Oracle
42 (3.636 %)Sun
51 (1.818 %)Lotus
51 (1.818 %)VMware
51 (1.818 %)Cadence
51 (1.818 %)Dell
51 (1.818 %)Intel
51 (1.818 %)Citrix
51 (1.818 %)IBM
51 (1.818 %)Microsoft