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This section looks at the demand for IT Service Management (ITSM) 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 ITSM over the 3 months to 28 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIT Service Management (ITSM)
Location
3 months to
28 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank380411
Rank change on same period last yearUp+31
Matching permanent IT job ads92113
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.050 %0.047 %
As % of the category below0.440 %0.443 %
Salaries quoted6299
Average minimum salary£44,079£41,660
Average salary£51,429£43,874
% change on same period last year+17.21 %
Average maximum salary£58,778£46,087
UK excluding London average salary£47,950£47,695
% change on same period last year+0.53 %
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 %
ITSM EnglandITSM
England

ITSM
Demand Trend

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

South East ITSM Demand Trend

ITSM
Salary Trend

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

South East ITSM Salary Trend

ITSM
Salary Histogram

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

South East ITSM Salary Histogram

ITSM
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ITSM 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+5158£52,534+21.56 %
SurreyUp+2010£39,625-4.74 %
OxfordshireNew entry-3£30,333-
Home CountiesNew entry-3£80,000-
HampshireDown-143£43,333-31.35 %
MiddlesexUp+211£37,500-42.74 %
ITSM EnglandITSM
England

ITSM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1125 (75.76 %)Service Management
2101 (61.21 %)ITIL
335 (21.21 %)XML
434 (20.61 %)SQL
533 (20.00 %)HTML
533 (20.00 %)JavaScript
628 (16.97 %)Windows
725 (15.15 %)SQL Server
725 (15.15 %)Service Delivery
824 (14.55 %)German Language
824 (14.55 %)Oracle
923 (13.94 %)LDAP
923 (13.94 %)French Language
1022 (13.33 %)Microsoft
1121 (12.73 %)ITIL Certification
1121 (12.73 %)Project Management
1121 (12.73 %)WebServices
1220 (12.12 %)RDBMS
1319 (11.52 %)Perl
1319 (11.52 %)MS Excel
1319 (11.52 %)UNIX
1417 (10.30 %)PRINCE2
1417 (10.30 %)Linux
1417 (10.30 %)C
1417 (10.30 %)C++
1417 (10.30 %)BMC
1516 (9.697 %)Windows Server 2003
1516 (9.697 %)HP
1516 (9.697 %)IIS
1516 (9.697 %)MS Exchange

ITSM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South East IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
135 (21.21 %)XML
233 (20.00 %)HTML
321 (12.73 %)WebServices
415 (9.091 %)SOAP
512 (7.273 %).NET
610 (6.061 %)XSLT
79 (5.455 %)J2EE
85 (3.030 %)MFC
93 (1.818 %)ASP
102 (1.212 %)ASP.NET
102 (1.212 %)ASP.NET 2.0
102 (1.212 %)STL
111 (0.606 %)CSS
111 (0.606 %)JDBC
South East IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
116 (9.697 %)MS Exchange
116 (9.697 %)IIS
211 (6.667 %)Apache
33 (1.818 %)CICS
41 (0.606 %)GroupWise
41 (0.606 %)Exchange Server 2003
41 (0.606 %)Lotus Notes
South East IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
119 (11.52 %)MS Excel
28 (4.848 %)MS Office
31 (0.606 %)MS Project
South East IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
17 (4.242 %)Remedy ITSM
24 (2.424 %)Oracle Financials
32 (1.212 %)GoldMine
41 (0.606 %)Oracle ERP
41 (0.606 %)Remedy AR System
South East IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
123 (13.94 %)LDAP
212 (7.273 %)HTTP
310 (6.061 %)SAN
48 (4.848 %)Internet
55 (3.030 %)Firewall
55 (3.030 %)VoIP
63 (1.818 %)POP3
63 (1.818 %)SMTP
63 (1.818 %)TCP/IP
63 (1.818 %)FTP
63 (1.818 %)DNS
72 (1.212 %)Wireless
81 (0.606 %)VPN
81 (0.606 %)IPX
81 (0.606 %)DHCP
South East IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
125 (15.15 %)SQL Server
220 (12.12 %)RDBMS
38 (4.848 %)BusinessObjects
38 (4.848 %)Crystal Reports
42 (1.212 %)Data Mining
42 (1.212 %)DB2
51 (0.606 %)SQL Server 2000
51 (0.606 %)SQL Server 2005
South East IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (9.091 %)Finance
29 (5.455 %)Health
37 (4.242 %)Pensions
46 (3.636 %)Education
54 (2.424 %)Marketing
63 (1.818 %)Banking
63 (1.818 %)Government
72 (1.212 %)Manufacturing
72 (1.212 %)Front Office
72 (1.212 %)Telecoms
72 (1.212 %)FMCG
81 (0.606 %)Auditing
81 (0.606 %)Billing
81 (0.606 %)Investment Banking
81 (0.606 %)Insurance
81 (0.606 %)Local Government
81 (0.606 %)Pharmaceutical
81 (0.606 %)Back Office
South East IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
166 (40.00 %)Consultant
226 (15.76 %)Architect
320 (12.12 %)Technical Consultant
415 (9.091 %)Presales Consultant
514 (8.485 %)Sales Consultant
613 (7.879 %)Solutions Architect
613 (7.879 %)Service Manager
711 (6.667 %)Analyst
810 (6.061 %)Solutions Consultant
99 (5.455 %)Delivery Manager
108 (4.848 %)Implementation Consultant
117 (4.242 %)Services Delivery Manager
117 (4.242 %)ITSM Consultant
126 (3.636 %)Project Manager
126 (3.636 %)Developer
126 (3.636 %)IT Manager
135 (3.030 %)Senior Solutions Architect
144 (2.424 %)Management Consultant
144 (2.424 %)Service Analyst
153 (1.818 %)Software Engineer
South East IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
124 (14.55 %)German Language
223 (13.94 %)French Language
314 (8.485 %)Spanish Language
46 (3.636 %)CMDB
46 (3.636 %)Client/Server
55 (3.030 %)Mainframe
55 (3.030 %)Management Information System
63 (1.818 %)Computer Science
63 (1.818 %)Data Integration
72 (1.212 %)Multithreading
81 (0.606 %)VSAM
81 (0.606 %)PMI
South East IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
128 (16.97 %)Windows
219 (11.52 %)UNIX
317 (10.30 %)Linux
416 (9.697 %)Windows Server 2003
514 (8.485 %)Windows XP
64 (2.424 %)Windows Vista
64 (2.424 %)Windows 2000
71 (0.606 %)Windows NT
71 (0.606 %)Solaris
71 (0.606 %)Windows 2000 Server
South East IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1125 (75.76 %)Service Management
2101 (61.21 %)ITIL
325 (15.15 %)Service Delivery
421 (12.73 %)Project Management
517 (10.30 %)PRINCE2
615 (9.091 %)Performance Management
714 (8.485 %)Business Analysis
812 (7.273 %)CRM
910 (6.061 %)Incident Management
109 (5.455 %)Requirements Analysis
117 (4.242 %)Change Management
126 (3.636 %)Configuration Management
126 (3.636 %)Data Modelling
126 (3.636 %)SOA
126 (3.636 %)Business Development
135 (3.030 %)Content Management
135 (3.030 %)OO
144 (2.424 %)UML
144 (2.424 %)Asset Management
144 (2.424 %)Use Case
South East IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
134 (20.61 %)SQL
233 (20.00 %)JavaScript
319 (11.52 %)Perl
417 (10.30 %)C
417 (10.30 %)C++
510 (6.061 %)Java
68 (4.848 %)PHP
68 (4.848 %)VBA
76 (3.636 %)C#
85 (3.030 %)DHTML
85 (3.030 %)VC++
94 (2.424 %)Transact-SQL
103 (1.818 %)VBScript
103 (1.818 %)VB
103 (1.818 %)JCL
112 (1.212 %)COBOL
121 (0.606 %)REXX
121 (0.606 %)ABAP
South East IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
121 (12.73 %)ITIL Certification
211 (6.667 %)Degree
37 (4.242 %)Microsoft Certification
45 (3.030 %)MCSE
53 (1.818 %)MBA
61 (0.606 %)ISEB
61 (0.606 %)PMP
61 (0.606 %)PMI Certification
South East IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
115 (9.091 %)SLA
22 (1.212 %)QA
31 (0.606 %)ISO27001
South East IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
115 (9.091 %)Active Directory
23 (1.818 %)VMware Infrastructure
South East IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (1.818 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
22 (1.212 %)Netcool
22 (1.212 %)Tivoli
31 (0.606 %)OpenView
31 (0.606 %)Nessus
South East IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
124 (14.55 %)Oracle
222 (13.33 %)Microsoft
317 (10.30 %)BMC
416 (9.697 %)HP
515 (9.091 %)IBM
611 (6.667 %)VMware
78 (4.848 %)Business Objects
78 (4.848 %)LANDesk
87 (4.242 %)Symantec
87 (4.242 %)Remedy
96 (3.636 %)Altiris
96 (3.636 %)CA
105 (3.030 %)SAP
105 (3.030 %)Compuware
114 (2.424 %)McAfee Security
123 (1.818 %)Sophos
123 (1.818 %)EMC
123 (1.818 %)Citrix
132 (1.212 %)Compaq
132 (1.212 %)FrontRange