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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Legal' 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 Legal over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Legal
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank230220
Rank change on same period last yearDown-10
Matching permanent IT job ads219346
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.146 %0.154 %
As % of the category below1.565 %1.697 %
Salaries quoted163289
Average minimum salary£41,234£33,930
Average salary£44,529£36,863
% change on same period last year+20.79 %
Average maximum salary£47,825£39,796
UK excluding London average salary£39,651£36,541
% change on same period last year+8.50 %
South East IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
South East
Matching permanent IT job ads1399020394
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled9.357 %9.098 %
Salaries quoted1139816311
Average minimum salary£39,235£39,321
Average salary£43,068£42,923
% change on same period last year+0.33 %
Average maximum salary£46,902£46,524
UK excluding London average salary£41,415£42,003
% change on same period last year-1.39 %
Legal EnglandLegal
England

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Demand Trend

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

South East Legal Demand Trend

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Salary Trend

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

South East Legal Salary Trend

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Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Legal across the South East region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

South East Legal Salary Histogram

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Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Legal within the South East region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
BerkshireNo change058£41,622+9.13 %
SurreyUp+4046£43,342+20.96 %
HampshireDown-4142£42,514+19.49 %
West SussexUp+1025£45,705+51.22 %
BuckinghamshireUp+3923£46,976-8.67 %
MiddlesexUp+356£45,833+7.84 %
OxfordshireUp+96£37,800-17.37 %
M4 CorridorNew entry-2£75,000-
East SussexUp+52£37,500+34.96 %
KentDown-32--
Home CountiesNew entry-1£60,000-
Legal EnglandLegal
England

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the South East region citing Legal 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 Legal.

1180 (35.36 %)Finance
2106 (20.83 %).NET
389 (17.49 %)ITIL
484 (16.50 %)ASP.NET
484 (16.50 %)XML
568 (13.36 %)Telecoms
656 (11.00 %)Law
656 (11.00 %)SQL
751 (10.02 %)Microsoft
850 (9.823 %)McAfee Security
850 (9.823 %)C#
850 (9.823 %)Web Development
947 (9.234 %)ASP
947 (9.234 %)WebSphere
1043 (8.448 %)JavaScript
1142 (8.251 %)SQL Server
1241 (8.055 %)MS Office
1241 (8.055 %)Content Management
1339 (7.662 %)Equities
1339 (7.662 %)Ericsson
1432 (6.287 %)Windows
1531 (6.090 %)MS Excel
1531 (6.090 %)VB.NET
1628 (5.501 %)WebServices
1628 (5.501 %)Degree
1726 (5.108 %)Government
1825 (4.912 %)COBIT
1924 (4.715 %)Insurance
2023 (4.519 %)SLA
2122 (4.322 %)PRINCE2

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the South East region citing Legal 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 Legal. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1106 (20.83 %).NET
284 (16.50 %)ASP.NET
284 (16.50 %)XML
347 (9.234 %)ASP
347 (9.234 %)WebSphere
428 (5.501 %)WebServices
510 (1.965 %)AJAX
67 (1.375 %)MFC
76 (1.179 %)HTML
76 (1.179 %)Struts
85 (0.982 %)ODBC
85 (0.982 %)ActiveX
94 (0.786 %)J2EE
94 (0.786 %)CSS
103 (0.589 %)Swing
103 (0.589 %)XSD
103 (0.589 %)Apache Axis
103 (0.589 %)J2SE
103 (0.589 %)JAXB
112 (0.393 %)LAMP
South East IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (1.179 %)SharePoint
16 (1.179 %)MS Exchange
24 (0.786 %)WorkSite
32 (0.393 %)SAS
41 (0.196 %)Exchange Server 2000
41 (0.196 %)SharePoint Server 2007
41 (0.196 %)Exchange Server 2007
South East IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
141 (8.055 %)MS Office
231 (6.090 %)MS Excel
314 (2.750 %)MS Visio
410 (1.965 %)MS PowerPoint
53 (0.589 %)Photoshop
62 (0.393 %)Fireworks
71 (0.196 %)DeltaView
71 (0.196 %)Spreadsheet
South East IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (1.179 %)SAP FI
16 (1.179 %)SAP FI/CO
16 (1.179 %)SAP CO
24 (0.786 %)SAP HR
31 (0.196 %)SAP Payroll
South East IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (1.768 %)Internet
28 (1.572 %)MPLS
37 (1.375 %)VPN
37 (1.375 %)Wireless
46 (1.179 %)Firewall
55 (0.982 %)DNS
55 (0.982 %)WAN
64 (0.786 %)LAN
72 (0.393 %)PBX
72 (0.393 %)SAN
72 (0.393 %)Intranet
72 (0.393 %)Extranet
72 (0.393 %)TCP/IP
81 (0.196 %)IPsec
81 (0.196 %)SMS
81 (0.196 %)VoIP
81 (0.196 %)DHCP
81 (0.196 %)HTTP
81 (0.196 %)PPP
South East IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
142 (8.251 %)SQL Server
221 (4.126 %)SQL Server 2000
313 (2.554 %)SQL Server 2005
45 (0.982 %)SQL Server 2008
45 (0.982 %)BusinessObjects
54 (0.786 %)Crystal Reports
63 (0.589 %)SAP BW
63 (0.589 %)SAP BI
72 (0.393 %)DTS
81 (0.196 %)SQL Server Integration Services
81 (0.196 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
81 (0.196 %)GIS
81 (0.196 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
81 (0.196 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
81 (0.196 %)Informix
South East IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
111 (2.161 %)Eclipse
28 (1.572 %)Visual Studio
33 (0.589 %)WinRunner
33 (0.589 %)TestDirector
33 (0.589 %)QuickTest Pro
33 (0.589 %)LoadRunner
33 (0.589 %)TeamTrack
42 (0.393 %)VSS/SourceSafe
42 (0.393 %)Dreamweaver
South East IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1180 (35.36 %)Finance
268 (13.36 %)Telecoms
356 (11.00 %)Law
426 (5.108 %)Government
524 (4.715 %)Insurance
622 (4.322 %)Banking
721 (4.126 %)Pensions
721 (4.126 %)Billing
721 (4.126 %)Marketing
819 (3.733 %)Publishing
917 (3.340 %)Electric
1014 (2.750 %)Health
1113 (2.554 %)Advertising
1211 (2.161 %)Retail
1211 (2.161 %)Multimedia
136 (1.179 %)FMCG
136 (1.179 %)Manufacturing
145 (0.982 %)Education
145 (0.982 %)Financial Institution
153 (0.589 %)Pharmaceutical
South East IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1119 (23.38 %)Developer
299 (19.45 %)Analyst
367 (13.16 %)Consultant
457 (11.20 %).NET Developer
550 (9.823 %)Security Analyst
648 (9.430 %)Security Consultant
740 (7.859 %)Lead Developer
830 (5.894 %)Commercial Manager
926 (5.108 %)ASP.NET Developer
1020 (3.929 %)Web Developer
1118 (3.536 %)Senior Analyst
1118 (3.536 %)Contracts Manager
1216 (3.143 %)Programme Manager
1315 (2.947 %)Business Analyst
1413 (2.554 %)Architect
1512 (2.358 %)Senior Business Analyst
1512 (2.358 %)Programmer
1611 (2.161 %)Analyst Programmer
1611 (2.161 %)Case Management Developer
1710 (1.965 %)Account Manager
South East IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
139 (7.662 %)Equities
220 (3.929 %)N-Tier
318 (3.536 %)Management Information System
413 (2.554 %)Computer Science
57 (1.375 %)PDA
66 (1.179 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
66 (1.179 %)VHDL
75 (0.982 %)Derivative
75 (0.982 %)IVR
75 (0.982 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
84 (0.786 %)Blackberry
84 (0.786 %)CESG
93 (0.589 %)CESG CLAS
93 (0.589 %)Data Protection Act
93 (0.589 %)Chemistry
93 (0.589 %)Biology
102 (0.393 %)Firmware
102 (0.393 %)iSeries
102 (0.393 %)Mathematics
102 (0.393 %)DTV
South East IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
132 (6.287 %)Windows
214 (2.750 %)Linux
311 (2.161 %)UNIX
49 (1.768 %)Windows XP
49 (1.768 %)Windows Server 2003
55 (0.982 %)Windows Vista
55 (0.982 %)Windows Server 2008
64 (0.786 %)Solaris
72 (0.393 %)Windows 2000
72 (0.393 %)Windows 2000 Server
72 (0.393 %)Red Hat Linux
South East IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
189 (17.49 %)ITIL
250 (9.823 %)Web Development
341 (8.055 %)Content Management
422 (4.322 %)PRINCE2
519 (3.733 %)Project Management
519 (3.733 %)Business Continuity
617 (3.340 %)Configuration Management
715 (2.947 %)Service Delivery
812 (2.358 %)Business Development
911 (2.161 %)Business Intelligence
911 (2.161 %)CRM
1010 (1.965 %)Matrix Management
1010 (1.965 %)Data Protection
119 (1.768 %)Stakeholder Management
119 (1.768 %)Risk Management
127 (1.375 %)Practice Management
127 (1.375 %)Information Security
127 (1.375 %)Operations Management
136 (1.179 %)Unit Testing
136 (1.179 %)Supply Chain Management
South East IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
156 (11.00 %)SQL
250 (9.823 %)C#
343 (8.448 %)JavaScript
431 (6.090 %)VB.NET
517 (3.340 %)Java
610 (1.965 %)VB
77 (1.375 %)VB6
86 (1.179 %)C
86 (1.179 %)C++
93 (0.589 %)ABAP
93 (0.589 %)Transact-SQL
102 (0.393 %)VBScript
102 (0.393 %)PHP5
102 (0.393 %)VC++
102 (0.393 %)Shell Script
102 (0.393 %)Perl
102 (0.393 %)PHP
102 (0.393 %)PL/SQL
111 (0.196 %)VBA
South East IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
128 (5.501 %)Degree
212 (2.358 %)ISTQB
310 (1.965 %)MOS
48 (1.572 %)ITIL Certification
57 (1.375 %)Microsoft Certification
64 (0.786 %)PRINCE2 Certification
64 (0.786 %)CISM
64 (0.786 %)ISEB
64 (0.786 %)Citrix Certification
64 (0.786 %)CISSP
73 (0.589 %)MCSE
73 (0.589 %)ISEB Practitioner
82 (0.393 %)MCDST
82 (0.393 %)MBA
82 (0.393 %)CISA
82 (0.393 %)HND
91 (0.196 %)MCP
91 (0.196 %)CCNA
91 (0.196 %)Cisco Certification
91 (0.196 %)CCA
South East IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
125 (4.912 %)COBIT
223 (4.519 %)SLA
315 (2.947 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
413 (2.554 %)QA
511 (2.161 %)ISO9001
65 (0.982 %)PCI DSS
74 (0.786 %)ISO27001
83 (0.589 %)GMP
83 (0.589 %)GLP
83 (0.589 %)GAAP
92 (0.393 %)CESG Infosec
92 (0.393 %)JSP 440
101 (0.196 %)MiFID
101 (0.196 %)ISO14001
South East IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (1.375 %)Active Directory
22 (0.393 %)VMware Server
22 (0.393 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (0.196 %)ISA Server
South East IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (0.786 %)ServiceCenter
22 (0.393 %)CiscoWorks
31 (0.196 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
South East IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
151 (10.02 %)Microsoft
250 (9.823 %)McAfee Security
339 (7.662 %)Ericsson
417 (3.340 %)SAP
514 (2.750 %)Visualfiles
68 (1.572 %)Citrix
76 (1.179 %)Interwoven
76 (1.179 %)Oracle
76 (1.179 %)IBM
85 (0.982 %)Business Objects
85 (0.982 %)HP
93 (0.589 %)Cisco
93 (0.589 %)EMC
93 (0.589 %)Xilinx
102 (0.393 %)Symantec
102 (0.393 %)Hummingbird
102 (0.393 %)Open Text
102 (0.393 %)VMware
102 (0.393 %)Frango
102 (0.393 %)Altiris