The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Cognos products and/or services in IT jobs advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Cognos over the 3 months to 17 May 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 South East region.

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

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Cognos
Rank 212 291 143
Rank change year-on-year
+79 -148
Permanent jobs citing Cognos 255 162 374
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 1.158% 0.682% 1.645%
As % of the Vendors category 2.254% 1.419% 3.256%
Number of salaries quoted 208 135 296
Average salary £44,000 £50,000 £47,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-12.00% +5.26%
90% offered a salary of more than £31,500 £32,500 £32,500
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £70,000 £72,500
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year
+6.25% -11.11%
All Vendors
South East
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
11313 11419 11486
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 51.38% 48.06% 50.51%
Number of salaries quoted 9290 9727 9701
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £41,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +2.40%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £28,000 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £62,500 £60,000 £62,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
Cognos
England

Cognos
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South East 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 South East region.

South East Cognos Salary Trend

Cognos
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Cognos across the South East region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

South East Cognos Salary Histogram

Cognos
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cognos within the South East region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Hampshire +15 49 £43,670 -0.75%
Berkshire +9 47 £43,750 -18.60%
Surrey +31 38 £45,000 -5.26%
Middlesex +21 22 £42,500 +30.76%
West Sussex +9 19 £35,000 -44.88%
Buckinghamshire +3 15 £55,000 +49.65%
Oxfordshire -4 15 £40,000 -20.00%
Kent -11 13 £62,500 +129.35%
East Sussex +4 10 £43,750 -45.31%
Cognos
England

Cognos
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East 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.

1 347 (71.55%) Business Intelligence
2 210 (43.30%) SQL
3 206 (42.47%) Oracle
4 170 (35.05%) Data Warehouse
5 162 (33.40%) ETL
6 152 (31.34%) Finance
7 147 (30.31%) Business Objects
8 141 (29.07%) Cognos Business Intelligence
9 114 (23.51%) SQL Server
10 105 (21.65%) Project Management
11 97 (20.00%) ERP
12 93 (19.18%) IBM
13 80 (16.49%) Data Modelling
14 78 (16.08%) Analytics
15 74 (15.26%) Microsoft
16 70 (14.43%) OLAP
16 70 (14.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
17 54 (11.13%) DB2
17 54 (11.13%) Stakeholder Management
18 53 (10.93%) Oracle 8/8i
18 53 (10.93%) Degree
19 50 (10.31%) Data Analysis
20 46 (9.485%) MS Excel
21 45 (9.278%) SAP
21 45 (9.278%) Informatica
21 45 (9.278%) SQL Server Reporting Services
22 43 (8.866%) Data Management
22 43 (8.866%) Oracle OLAP
22 43 (8.866%) QlikView
23 42 (8.660%) .NET

Cognos
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East 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 Development
1 42 (8.660%) .NET
2 33 (6.804%) XML
3 22 (4.536%) XSLT
3 22 (4.536%) XML Schema
3 22 (4.536%) Web Services
4 13 (2.680%) HTML
5 12 (2.474%) CSS
5 12 (2.474%) J2EE
6 11 (2.268%) WebSphere
7 7 (1.443%) jQuery
8 6 (1.237%) Ajax
8 6 (1.237%) WinForms
9 5 (1.031%) Spring
9 5 (1.031%) SAP XI
9 5 (1.031%) ASP
9 5 (1.031%) Struts
10 4 (0.825%) ASP.NET
10 4 (0.825%) .NET Framework
11 3 (0.619%) JAX-WS
11 3 (0.619%) EJB
Application Platforms
1 33 (6.804%) SAS
2 19 (3.918%) CICS
2 19 (3.918%) MQSeries
3 18 (3.711%) SharePoint
4 13 (2.680%) BizTalk Server
5 12 (2.474%) Documentum
6 9 (1.856%) IIS
7 5 (1.031%) Lotus Domino
7 5 (1.031%) MS Exchange
7 5 (1.031%) Exchange Server 2003
8 4 (0.825%) Tomcat
9 3 (0.619%) GlassFish
10 2 (0.412%) Apache
11 1 (0.206%) FileNet
11 1 (0.206%) Exchange Server 2010
11 1 (0.206%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 46 (9.485%) MS Excel
2 13 (2.680%) SPSS
3 11 (2.268%) MS Office
4 8 (1.649%) MS PowerPoint
5 4 (0.825%) MS Project
6 1 (0.206%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.206%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 141 (29.07%) Cognos Business Intelligence
2 37 (7.629%) Oracle EBS
3 23 (4.742%) Dynamics CRM
4 13 (2.680%) Oracle Applications
5 11 (2.268%) BPCS
5 11 (2.268%) Cognos Controller
6 6 (1.237%) Maximo
7 5 (1.031%) Dynamics NAV
8 4 (0.825%) ResourceLink
8 4 (0.825%) Cognos Planning
8 4 (0.825%) Remedy ITSM
9 3 (0.619%) Oracle EBS R12
9 3 (0.619%) SAP BPC
9 3 (0.619%) Oracle Financials
10 2 (0.412%) Agresso
11 1 (0.206%) Dynamics AX
11 1 (0.206%) HFM
11 1 (0.206%) Hyperion Planning
Communications & Networking
1 19 (3.918%) FTP
2 12 (2.474%) SAN
3 11 (2.268%) WAN
4 10 (2.062%) Firewall
4 10 (2.062%) Cisco Nexus
5 4 (0.825%) Intranet
6 1 (0.206%) Internet
6 1 (0.206%) HTTP
6 1 (0.206%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.206%) LAN
6 1 (0.206%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 170 (35.05%) Data Warehouse
2 114 (23.51%) SQL Server
3 70 (14.43%) OLAP
3 70 (14.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 54 (11.13%) DB2
5 53 (10.93%) Oracle 8/8i
6 45 (9.278%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 43 (8.866%) Oracle OLAP
7 43 (8.866%) QlikView
8 36 (7.423%) Crystal Reports
9 34 (7.010%) SQL Server 2008
10 30 (6.186%) SQL Server 2005
11 28 (5.773%) Star Schema
12 26 (5.361%) BusinessObjects
13 24 (4.948%) BODI
14 23 (4.742%) Data Mart
15 21 (4.330%) Cognos Powerplay
16 19 (3.918%) Oracle 11g
17 14 (2.887%) Data Mining
18 13 (2.680%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 11 (2.268%) ERwin
2 8 (1.649%) Talend Open Studio
3 7 (1.443%) Team Foundation Server
4 1 (0.206%) NUnit
4 1 (0.206%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.206%) Synon
4 1 (0.206%) COOL2E
General
1 152 (31.34%) Finance
2 23 (4.742%) Marketing
3 21 (4.330%) Telecoms
4 19 (3.918%) Retail
5 18 (3.711%) Advertising
6 17 (3.505%) Military
6 17 (3.505%) Aerospace
6 17 (3.505%) Electronics
7 8 (1.649%) Pharmaceutical
8 6 (1.237%) Banking
8 6 (1.237%) Billing
9 3 (0.619%) Financial Institution
10 1 (0.206%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 153 (31.55%) Analyst
2 98 (20.21%) Developer
3 96 (19.79%) Consultant
4 75 (15.46%) Business Analyst
5 70 (14.43%) Business Intelligence Manager
6 55 (11.34%) Business Intelligence Analyst
7 46 (9.485%) Business Manager
8 38 (7.835%) Business Intelligence Consultant
9 37 (7.629%) Cognos Developer
10 34 (7.010%) Business Intelligence Developer
11 32 (6.598%) Project Manager
12 31 (6.392%) Support Analyst
13 30 (6.186%) Architect
14 28 (5.773%) Business Developer
15 25 (5.155%) Senior Analyst
16 24 (4.948%) Developer Analyst
16 24 (4.948%) Business Intelligence Project Manager
17 22 (4.536%) Cognos Consultant
18 21 (4.330%) Solutions Architect
19 20 (4.124%) SQL Developer
Miscellaneous
1 34 (7.010%) Management Information System
2 19 (3.918%) Mainframe
3 17 (3.505%) Chip and PIN
4 15 (3.093%) FMCG
5 12 (2.474%) Digital Media
6 6 (1.237%) iSeries
6 6 (1.237%) N-Tier
7 5 (1.031%) Statistics
7 5 (1.031%) Data Integration
8 4 (0.825%) Computer Science
8 4 (0.825%) Data Extraction
8 4 (0.825%) AS400
9 3 (0.619%) Reference Data
10 2 (0.412%) SaaS
11 1 (0.206%) Fat Client
11 1 (0.206%) Mathematics
11 1 (0.206%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 19 (3.918%) Linux
2 14 (2.887%) Windows
3 12 (2.474%) Windows Server 2008
4 11 (2.268%) AIX
5 6 (1.237%) Windows Server 2003
6 5 (1.031%) Windows XP
6 5 (1.031%) Windows 7
7 3 (0.619%) Solaris
8 2 (0.412%) UNIX
9 1 (0.206%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 347 (71.55%) Business Intelligence
2 162 (33.40%) ETL
3 105 (21.65%) Project Management
4 97 (20.00%) ERP
5 80 (16.49%) Data Modelling
6 78 (16.08%) Analytics
7 54 (11.13%) Stakeholder Management
8 50 (10.31%) Data Analysis
9 43 (8.866%) Data Management
10 39 (8.041%) Information Management
11 35 (7.216%) User Acceptance Testing
12 33 (6.804%) UML
13 32 (6.598%) Agile Software Development
13 32 (6.598%) Kimball Methodology
14 30 (6.186%) CRM
15 24 (4.948%) Validation
16 23 (4.742%) B2B
17 22 (4.536%) SOA
17 22 (4.536%) OOA/OOD
17 22 (4.536%) Load Balancing
Programming Languages
1 210 (43.30%) SQL
2 34 (7.010%) T-SQL
3 31 (6.392%) C#
4 17 (3.505%) JavaScript
5 16 (3.299%) COBOL
5 16 (3.299%) JCL
6 14 (2.887%) PL/SQL
7 12 (2.474%) VB
8 11 (2.268%) C
9 7 (1.443%) Java
10 2 (0.412%) VB.NET
11 1 (0.206%) VBScript
11 1 (0.206%) RPG
11 1 (0.206%) RPG IV
Qualifications
1 53 (10.93%) Degree
2 13 (2.680%) Security Cleared
3 9 (1.856%) ISEB
4 6 (1.237%) Microsoft Certification
4 6 (1.237%) MCDBA
5 5 (1.031%) IBM Certification
6 4 (0.825%) SC Cleared
7 1 (0.206%) MCTS
7 1 (0.206%) PMP
7 1 (0.206%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (5.567%) SLA
2 10 (2.062%) Data Quality
3 7 (1.443%) GxP
4 1 (0.206%) COBIT
System Software
1 13 (2.680%) VMware Infrastructure
2 11 (2.268%) Xen
3 3 (0.619%) OpenSSO
3 3 (0.619%) Oracle RMAN
4 1 (0.206%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (0.206%) Active Directory
4 1 (0.206%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 19 (3.918%) CA Endevor
2 11 (2.268%) Tivoli
2 11 (2.268%) Tivoli Storage Manager
3 3 (0.619%) Data Guard
4 1 (0.206%) ARCserve
Vendors
1 206 (42.47%) Oracle
2 147 (30.31%) Business Objects
3 93 (19.18%) IBM
4 74 (15.26%) Microsoft
5 45 (9.278%) SAP
5 45 (9.278%) Informatica
6 31 (6.392%) MicroStrategy
7 28 (5.773%) Ab Initio
8 20 (4.124%) VMware
9 16 (3.299%) Lotus
10 14 (2.887%) JD Edwards
10 14 (2.887%) Hyperion
11 13 (2.680%) Tableau
12 11 (2.268%) EMC
13 10 (2.062%) Cisco
13 10 (2.062%) Isilon
14 9 (1.856%) PTC
15 8 (1.649%) Teradata
15 8 (1.649%) Northgate
15 8 (1.649%) Juniper
Hampshire, South East
o Able to relate and communicate with the office of Finance based on previous experience o Be comfortable to recommend changes to company processes around the implementation of...
Real Staffing
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum + excellent bonus and benefits package
Posted: 15 May 2013
Middlesex
I have a great opportunity to join an Award Winning International company based in Middlesex. My client is looking to take on a Business Analyst to work on...
Steria
Salary: Plus excellent benefits package
Posted: 29 April 2013
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
5 years of experience in one or more of the following: SQL BI, Cognos, Informatica, Datastage, Talend, SSIS, Tableau, Qlikview, SSRS, Oracle, In Memory tools, SAS, SAP BO,...
Venturi
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Middlesex
ISEB certified... Data Modeling /UML... Stakeholder Management. Process Modelling /BPMN. Desirable Skills BI Technology (Business Objects / Cognos / Qlikview/ SQL BI ) CRM implementation experience - Dynamics / Siebel / Salesforce. Agile Methodologies.
Venturi
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Redhill, Surrey
Working with the Technical lead to design and build BI solutions whilst ensuring quality assurance is maintained... Liaising with our Programme Management Office on BI involvement on key...
Travelers
Salary: Competitive salary
Posted: 26 April 2013
Reading, Berkshire
Qlikview, Cognos, Business Objects, Tableau, Talend, SAS, Microstrategy) Data Warehousing. (Oracle, DB2, Teradata. Sybase, SQL Server, Netezza etc) ETL. (Informatica, Ab Initio, DataStage, OWB, ODI, Talend etc) Data...
KDR
Salary: £65000 - £85000 per annum + bonus / benefits
Posted: 13 May 2013
South East
Cognos, Hyperion etc…) ERP* (eg. SAP, Oracle etc…) - Expertise related to the application & associated processes not just ERP Implementations.Has experience and good working knowledge of an accounting...
Consulting Point
Salary: £50000 - £80000 per annum
Posted: 13 May 2013
Surrey
The Web Analyst will ideally possess experience working within a B2C E-Commerce environment and have demonstrable experience with standard Clickstream analysis tools such as SiteCatalyst, Google Analytics,...
SLS Services Ltd
Salary: Negotiable +25 days hol, pension & travel discounts
Posted: 17 May 2013
Southampton, Hampshire
Coordinating suppliers and the user base, ensuring effective UAT... Also finance systems (Navision,IFS, BACS) o Various reporting tools including but not limited to Reporting Services, Cognos, Crystal...
Reed Technology
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Chertsey, South East
As an experienced C# Developer the scope of your role will include the following:*Development in ASP.Net, C#, VB.Net, SQL 2005 & 2008.*Ensure solutions meet business...
Claremont Consulting
Salary: £33000 - £36000 per annum + bonus and benefits
Posted: 23 April 2013
East Sussex, South East
You will be joining an experienced team with exposure to predictive modelling and forecasting.The role involves:*Use of customer insight to improve marketing campaigns and profitability.*Provide...
Salary: £27000 - £37000 per annum
Posted: 4 May 2013