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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Sage products and/or services in IT jobs within the South East region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Sage over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSage
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank320322
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching permanent IT job ads142200
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.082 %0.086 %
As % of the category below0.885 %0.938 %
Salaries quoted132172
Average minimum salary£32,205£31,525
Average salary£35,075£34,863
% change on same period last year+0.60 %
Average maximum salary£37,944£38,201
UK excluding London average salary£34,200£31,915
% change on same period last year+7.15 %
South East IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
South East
Matching permanent IT job ads1604421314
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled9.288 %9.172 %
Salaries quoted1314417323
Average minimum salary£38,842£39,352
Average salary£42,291£42,705
% change on same period last year-0.97 %
Average maximum salary£45,740£46,059
UK excluding London average salary£40,460£41,836
% change on same period last year-3.28 %
Sage EnglandSage
England

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Sage Group PLC.

Sage
Demand Trend

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

South East Sage Demand Trend

Sage
Salary Trend

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

South East Sage Salary Trend

Sage
Salary Histogram

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

South East Sage Salary Histogram

Sage
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Sage 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+3847£27,012-24.49 %
BerkshireUp+1737£44,902+24.14 %
West SussexUp+1716£32,406+1.55 %
OxfordshireNo change015£30,833-20.38 %
HampshireDown-115£34,268+51.18 %
KentDown-45£35,000+3.89 %
Thames ValleyUp+344£35,000+16.66 %
SussexNew entry-3£50,000-
East SussexNew entry-1£22,500-
Sage EnglandSage
England

Sage
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1140 (53.44 %)Microsoft
298 (37.40 %)MS Excel
387 (33.21 %)CRM
484 (32.06 %)Finance
576 (29.01 %)Windows
660 (22.90 %)Pegasus
753 (20.23 %)ERP
753 (20.23 %)SQL Server
852 (19.85 %)SAP
951 (19.47 %)GoldMine
1048 (18.32 %)SalesLogix
1138 (14.50 %)SQL
1138 (14.50 %)Dynamics CRM
1237 (14.12 %).NET
1334 (12.98 %)Exchequer
1432 (12.21 %)Navision
1529 (11.07 %)Oracle
1627 (10.31 %)C#
1627 (10.31 %)Citrix
1725 (9.542 %)Manufacturing
1725 (9.542 %)ASP.NET
1725 (9.542 %)Dynamics NAV
1822 (8.397 %)VB
1822 (8.397 %)Microsoft CRM
1921 (8.015 %)Business Intelligence
2018 (6.870 %)MS Office
2117 (6.489 %)VB.NET
2117 (6.489 %)JD Edwards
2117 (6.489 %)Business Analysis
2216 (6.107 %)Internet

Sage
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South East IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
137 (14.12 %).NET
225 (9.542 %)ASP.NET
311 (4.198 %)J2EE
45 (1.908 %)HTML
53 (1.145 %)WebServices
53 (1.145 %)WinForms
53 (1.145 %)COM
53 (1.145 %)CSS
62 (0.763 %)SOAP
62 (0.763 %)ADO
71 (0.382 %)ASP
71 (0.382 %)AJAX
71 (0.382 %)ODBC
71 (0.382 %)EDI
South East IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (4.962 %)IIS
210 (3.817 %)MS Exchange
39 (3.435 %)Exchange Server 2003
47 (2.672 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
47 (2.672 %)Exchange Server 2000
54 (1.527 %)SharePoint
63 (1.145 %)BizTalk Server
71 (0.382 %)SharePoint Server 2007
South East IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
198 (37.40 %)MS Excel
218 (6.870 %)MS Office
33 (1.145 %)MS PowerPoint
42 (0.763 %)MS Visio
South East IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
151 (19.47 %)GoldMine
248 (18.32 %)SalesLogix
338 (14.50 %)Dynamics CRM
432 (12.21 %)Navision
525 (9.542 %)Dynamics NAV
622 (8.397 %)Microsoft CRM
713 (4.962 %)SAP CRM
811 (4.198 %)Dynamics AX
811 (4.198 %)Great Plains
811 (4.198 %)Axapta
910 (3.817 %)Dynamics GP
109 (3.435 %)Line 500
118 (3.053 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
127 (2.672 %)Oracle Financials
136 (2.290 %)SAP Business One
136 (2.290 %)Sage MMS
145 (1.908 %)Sage 1000
145 (1.908 %)Line 50
152 (0.763 %)JDE EnterpriseOne
152 (0.763 %)Line 100
South East IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
116 (6.107 %)Internet
211 (4.198 %)Firewall
211 (4.198 %)DHCP
211 (4.198 %)VPN
211 (4.198 %)DNS
38 (3.053 %)TCP/IP
44 (1.527 %)WAN
53 (1.145 %)LAN
62 (0.763 %)Cisco PIX
71 (0.382 %)Wireless
71 (0.382 %)FirePass
71 (0.382 %)ADSL
71 (0.382 %)Broadband
71 (0.382 %)ISDN
South East IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
153 (20.23 %)SQL Server
215 (5.725 %)Crystal Reports
313 (4.962 %)MySQL
313 (4.962 %)SQL Server 2005
410 (3.817 %)SQL Server 2000
58 (3.053 %)DecisionStream
58 (3.053 %)ETL
64 (1.527 %)MS Access
71 (0.382 %)Datawarehouse
71 (0.382 %)Oracle 8/8i
71 (0.382 %)BusinessObjects
71 (0.382 %)PerformancePoint
South East IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (1.145 %)VSS/SourceSafe
21 (0.382 %)Visual Studio
South East IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
184 (32.06 %)Finance
225 (9.542 %)Manufacturing
316 (6.107 %)Pensions
415 (5.725 %)Marketing
415 (5.725 %)Advertising
59 (3.435 %)Education
59 (3.435 %)Health
65 (1.908 %)Telecoms
74 (1.527 %)Billing
83 (1.145 %)Retail
83 (1.145 %)Insurance
92 (0.763 %)Government
92 (0.763 %)Aerospace
92 (0.763 %)Pharmaceutical
92 (0.763 %)Back Office
101 (0.382 %)Automotive
101 (0.382 %)Legal
101 (0.382 %)Banking
101 (0.382 %)General Ledger
South East IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
179 (30.15 %)Consultant
239 (14.89 %)Analyst
332 (12.21 %)Developer
427 (10.31 %)Senior Consultant
524 (9.160 %)CRM Consultant
622 (8.397 %)Applications Support
721 (8.015 %)Installations Engineer
818 (6.870 %)Support Analyst
915 (5.725 %)Navision Consultant
915 (5.725 %)Senior Navision Consultant
915 (5.725 %)Dynamics NAV Consultant
1013 (4.962 %)Business Analyst
1112 (4.580 %)Support Consultant
1112 (4.580 %).NET Developer
1210 (3.817 %)Technical Consultant
1210 (3.817 %)Project Manager
1210 (3.817 %)Business Developer
1210 (3.817 %)Systems Engineer
1210 (3.817 %)Business Intelligence Developer
1210 (3.817 %)Developer Analyst
South East IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (3.435 %)PKI
27 (2.672 %)Smartcard
32 (0.763 %)French Language
32 (0.763 %)Data Extraction
41 (0.382 %)W3C
41 (0.382 %)Data Conversion
41 (0.382 %)Blackberry
41 (0.382 %)PDA
South East IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
176 (29.01 %)Windows
211 (4.198 %)Windows Server 2003
310 (3.817 %)UNIX
310 (3.817 %)Solaris
49 (3.435 %)Windows XP
54 (1.527 %)Windows Vista
63 (1.145 %)Windows Mobile
63 (1.145 %)Linux
72 (0.763 %)Windows NT
81 (0.382 %)Windows 2000 Server
South East IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
187 (33.21 %)CRM
253 (20.23 %)ERP
321 (8.015 %)Business Intelligence
417 (6.489 %)Business Analysis
513 (4.962 %)Project Management
610 (3.817 %)Time Management
77 (2.672 %)Software Testing
86 (2.290 %)Business Development
94 (1.527 %)PRINCE2
103 (1.145 %)E-Commerce
103 (1.145 %)Practice Management
103 (1.145 %)Web Development
112 (0.763 %)Security Cleared
112 (0.763 %)Direct Marketing
112 (0.763 %)Email Marketing
112 (0.763 %)Internet Marketing
112 (0.763 %)Service Management
112 (0.763 %)Service Delivery
112 (0.763 %)E-business
112 (0.763 %)SEO
South East IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
138 (14.50 %)SQL
227 (10.31 %)C#
322 (8.397 %)VB
417 (6.489 %)VB.NET
512 (4.580 %)PHP
512 (4.580 %)VBScript
65 (1.908 %)VB6
65 (1.908 %)JavaScript
72 (0.763 %)Transact-SQL
72 (0.763 %)FoxPro (VFP)
81 (0.382 %)VBA
81 (0.382 %)C
South East IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
113 (4.962 %)Microsoft Certification
113 (4.962 %)CIMA
212 (4.580 %)ACCA
38 (3.053 %)Degree
45 (1.908 %)MCSE
53 (1.145 %)MCSD
53 (1.145 %)MCDBA
53 (1.145 %)MCITP
53 (1.145 %)PMP
53 (1.145 %)PMI Certification
62 (0.763 %)CCNA
62 (0.763 %)MCP
62 (0.763 %)Cisco Certification
62 (0.763 %)HNC
62 (0.763 %)HND
62 (0.763 %)MCSA
71 (0.382 %)ISEB
71 (0.382 %)PRINCE2 Certification
71 (0.382 %)CIPFA
South East IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
112 (4.580 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
23 (1.145 %)ISO9001
31 (0.382 %)QA
South East IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
111 (4.198 %)Active Directory
27 (2.672 %)Backup Exec
27 (2.672 %)VMware Infrastructure
35 (1.908 %)Terminal Services
South East IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (0.763 %)ARCserve
21 (0.382 %)Norton AntiVirus
South East IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1140 (53.44 %)Microsoft
260 (22.90 %)Pegasus
352 (19.85 %)SAP
434 (12.98 %)Exchequer
529 (11.07 %)Oracle
627 (10.31 %)Citrix
717 (6.489 %)JD Edwards
816 (6.107 %)Sun
914 (5.344 %)PeopleSoft
1012 (4.580 %)NetSuite
1110 (3.817 %)McAfee Security
1110 (3.817 %)Cognos
129 (3.435 %)Cisco
138 (3.053 %)Siebel
138 (3.053 %)VMware
146 (2.290 %)Infor
146 (2.290 %)Agresso
146 (2.290 %)CODA
153 (1.145 %)salesforce.com
153 (1.145 %)SolidWorks