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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Finance' in IT jobs within the South Wales 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 Finance over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFinancial
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank94
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching permanent IT job ads152269
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.080 %0.110 %
As % of the category below29.12 %28.89 %
Salaries quoted147243
Average minimum salary£31,626£34,361
Average salary£34,717£38,004
% change on same period last year-8.64 %
Average maximum salary£37,808£41,647
UK excluding London average salary£43,101£44,344
% change on same period last year-2.80 %
South Wales IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
South Wales
Matching permanent IT job ads522931
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.276 %0.381 %
Salaries quoted495849
Average minimum salary£31,440£31,465
Average salary£35,247£35,686
% change on same period last year-1.23 %
Average maximum salary£39,053£39,908
UK excluding London average salary£40,890£42,387
% change on same period last year-3.53 %
Finance WalesFinance
Wales

Finance
Demand Trend

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

South Wales Finance Demand Trend

Finance
Salary Trend

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

South Wales Finance Salary Trend

Finance
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Finance across the South Wales region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

South Wales Finance Salary Histogram

Finance
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Finance within the South Wales region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
CardiffDown-195£33,336-9.73 %
NewportDown-1218£39,083-1.05 %
TorfaenDown-47£39,643-20.21 %
GwentNo change06£36,250+7.01 %
MonmouthshireNew entry-3£26,200-
BridgendNew entry-2£35,000-
CaerphillyDown-32£27,500-19.11 %
Blaenau GwentNew entry-1£16,500-
Finance WalesFinance
Wales

Finance
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the South Wales region citing Finance 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 Finance.

181 (22.82 %)SQL
255 (15.49 %)Oracle
350 (14.08 %)ISEB
446 (12.96 %)Microsoft
446 (12.96 %)Insurance
542 (11.83 %)Windows
636 (10.14 %)Pensions
734 (9.577 %)Banking
833 (9.296 %)SQL Server
930 (8.451 %)Health
1029 (8.169 %)QuickTest Pro
1128 (7.887 %)UML
1128 (7.887 %)Oracle Applications
1128 (7.887 %)Degree
1227 (7.606 %)MS Excel
1326 (7.324 %)Business Analysis
1425 (7.042 %)Project Management
1425 (7.042 %)Data Modelling
1425 (7.042 %)Oracle 11i
1524 (6.761 %)Java
1524 (6.761 %)XML
1524 (6.761 %)SAS
1623 (6.479 %).NET
1623 (6.479 %)Software Testing
1722 (6.197 %)Oracle EBS
1821 (5.915 %)Workflow
1821 (5.915 %)PRINCE2
1920 (5.634 %)System Testing
2019 (5.352 %)PL/SQL
2019 (5.352 %)AS400

Finance
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the South Wales region citing Finance 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 Finance. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South Wales IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
124 (6.761 %)XML
223 (6.479 %).NET
312 (3.380 %)HTML
312 (3.380 %)WebServices
410 (2.817 %)J2EE
58 (2.254 %)Hibernate
58 (2.254 %)Spring
66 (1.690 %)WebSphere
66 (1.690 %)ASP.NET
75 (1.408 %)AJAX
84 (1.127 %)Spring Web Flow
84 (1.127 %)ASP
84 (1.127 %)MVC
92 (0.563 %)CSS
101 (0.282 %)JSP
South Wales IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
124 (6.761 %)SAS
212 (3.380 %)SharePoint Server 2007
212 (3.380 %)CMS
310 (2.817 %)Oracle Workflow
46 (1.690 %)Tomcat
54 (1.127 %)Exchange Server 2000
63 (0.845 %)Exchange Server 2003
63 (0.845 %)WebSphere Application Server
63 (0.845 %)IIS
63 (0.845 %)MS Exchange
72 (0.563 %)SharePoint
81 (0.282 %)Lotus Notes
81 (0.282 %)Oracle 9iAS
South Wales IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
127 (7.606 %)MS Excel
217 (4.789 %)MS Project
316 (4.507 %)MS Office
47 (1.972 %)SPSS
56 (1.690 %)MS Visio
62 (0.563 %)Photoshop
71 (0.282 %)Stata
South Wales IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
128 (7.887 %)Oracle Applications
225 (7.042 %)Oracle 11i
322 (6.197 %)Oracle EBS
49 (2.535 %)Oracle Financials
54 (1.127 %)SAP HR
61 (0.282 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
61 (0.282 %)Line 500
61 (0.282 %)INSURE/90
South Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (2.817 %)LAN
110 (2.817 %)WAN
26 (1.690 %)TCP/IP
34 (1.127 %)VPN
34 (1.127 %)DNS
34 (1.127 %)SAN
34 (1.127 %)DHCP
34 (1.127 %)SMS
34 (1.127 %)Firewall
42 (0.563 %)Wi-Fi
42 (0.563 %)Cisco PIX
51 (0.282 %)IPsec
51 (0.282 %)MPLS
51 (0.282 %)OSPF
51 (0.282 %)BGP
South Wales IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
133 (9.296 %)SQL Server
218 (5.070 %)Oracle Reports
314 (3.944 %)Oracle Discoverer
411 (3.099 %)RDBMS
411 (3.099 %)Oracle 8/8i
59 (2.535 %)BusinessObjects
67 (1.972 %)Oracle 10g
67 (1.972 %)SQL Server 2005
75 (1.408 %)SQL Server 2000
84 (1.127 %)Datawarehouse
84 (1.127 %)DTS
93 (0.845 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
93 (0.845 %)AnswerTree
93 (0.845 %)Oracle 9i
93 (0.845 %)DB2
102 (0.563 %)OLAP
102 (0.563 %)Crystal Reports
102 (0.563 %)SQL Server 7
102 (0.563 %)Oracle OLAP
102 (0.563 %)MySQL
South Wales IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
129 (8.169 %)QuickTest Pro
218 (5.070 %)TestDirector
39 (2.535 %)Oracle Forms
48 (2.254 %)WinRunner
48 (2.254 %)Visual Studio Team System
57 (1.972 %)Visual Studio
65 (1.408 %)LoadRunner
73 (0.845 %)Eclipse
81 (0.282 %)Rational Rose
81 (0.282 %)Synon
81 (0.282 %)PowerBuilder
81 (0.282 %)SilkPerformer
South Wales IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
146 (12.96 %)Insurance
236 (10.14 %)Pensions
334 (9.577 %)Banking
430 (8.451 %)Health
517 (4.789 %)Telecoms
613 (3.662 %)Marketing
711 (3.099 %)Financial Institution
711 (3.099 %)Retail
88 (2.254 %)Legal
88 (2.254 %)Retail Banking
97 (1.972 %)Advertising
97 (1.972 %)Education
106 (1.690 %)Law
115 (1.408 %)Online Banking
124 (1.127 %)Pharmaceutical
132 (0.563 %)Back Office
141 (0.282 %)Aerospace
South Wales IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1137 (38.59 %)Analyst
239 (10.99 %)Test Analyst
336 (10.14 %)Business Analyst
434 (9.577 %)Developer
531 (8.732 %)Tester
627 (7.606 %)Project Manager
718 (5.070 %)Support Analyst
815 (4.225 %)DBA
914 (3.944 %)Data Analyst
1012 (3.380 %)Java Developer
1012 (3.380 %)Architect
1012 (3.380 %)Risk Analyst
1111 (3.099 %)Senior Tester
1111 (3.099 %)Credit Analyst
1111 (3.099 %)Programmer
1111 (3.099 %)Senior Analyst
1111 (3.099 %)Credit Risk Analyst
1210 (2.817 %)Database Architect
1210 (2.817 %)Oracle Support Analyst
1210 (2.817 %)Oracle Analyst
South Wales IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
119 (5.352 %)AS400
212 (3.380 %)Credit Risk
39 (2.535 %)Management Information System
46 (1.690 %)Mathematics
55 (1.408 %)Statistics
63 (0.845 %)Data Conversion
63 (0.845 %)Physics
63 (0.845 %)Economics
63 (0.845 %)Mainframe
72 (0.563 %)Web 2.0
81 (0.282 %)Client/Server
81 (0.282 %)EPoS
South Wales IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
142 (11.83 %)Windows
217 (4.789 %)UNIX
35 (1.408 %)Windows XP
35 (1.408 %)Windows 2000
44 (1.127 %)Windows Server 2003
52 (0.563 %)Solaris
61 (0.282 %)Windows NT
South Wales IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
128 (7.887 %)UML
226 (7.324 %)Business Analysis
325 (7.042 %)Data Modelling
325 (7.042 %)Project Management
423 (6.479 %)Software Testing
521 (5.915 %)PRINCE2
521 (5.915 %)Workflow
620 (5.634 %)System Testing
717 (4.789 %)Migration
814 (3.944 %)Business Intelligence
814 (3.944 %)Test Scripting
913 (3.662 %)Risk Management
1012 (3.380 %)Project Planning
1111 (3.099 %)BPMN
1111 (3.099 %)Data Architecture
129 (2.535 %)Manual Testing
129 (2.535 %)Automated Testing
129 (2.535 %)Programme Management
129 (2.535 %)Change Management
129 (2.535 %)PRINCE
South Wales IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
181 (22.82 %)SQL
224 (6.761 %)Java
319 (5.352 %)PL/SQL
417 (4.789 %)VB
514 (3.944 %)C#
611 (3.099 %)C++
611 (3.099 %)VB6
77 (1.972 %)JavaScript
84 (1.127 %)Transact-SQL
84 (1.127 %)VBScript
84 (1.127 %)VBA
92 (0.563 %)C
92 (0.563 %)Perl
101 (0.282 %)COBOL
101 (0.282 %)RPG
101 (0.282 %)VB.NET
101 (0.282 %)Korn
South Wales IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
150 (14.08 %)ISEB
228 (7.887 %)Degree
39 (2.535 %)Microsoft Certification
39 (2.535 %)ISTQB
39 (2.535 %)MCSE
47 (1.972 %)PRINCE2 Certification
56 (1.690 %)Cisco Certification
64 (1.127 %)CCNA
72 (0.563 %)CCNP
81 (0.282 %)HNC
81 (0.282 %)MCSA
81 (0.282 %)PhD
81 (0.282 %)CCIE
81 (0.282 %)A+ Certification
81 (0.282 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
South Wales IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
118 (5.070 %)SLA
213 (3.662 %)QA
312 (3.380 %)Basel II
41 (0.282 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
South Wales IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
110 (2.817 %)Active Directory
21 (0.282 %)VMware ESX
21 (0.282 %)Oracle RAC
21 (0.282 %)VMware Infrastructure
South Wales IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (0.563 %)WSUS
21 (0.282 %)CiscoWorks
21 (0.282 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
21 (0.282 %)MOM
South Wales IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
155 (15.49 %)Oracle
246 (12.96 %)Microsoft
310 (2.817 %)SAP
49 (2.535 %)Business Objects
58 (2.254 %)Cisco
66 (1.690 %)HP
75 (1.408 %)IBM
83 (0.845 %)Progress
83 (0.845 %)VMware
92 (0.563 %)Sybase
101 (0.282 %)Cognos
101 (0.282 %)Compaq
101 (0.282 %)Citrix
101 (0.282 %)Alcatel
101 (0.282 %)VERITAS
101 (0.282 %)Lotus
101 (0.282 %)Sage
101 (0.282 %)CheckPoint
101 (0.282 %)Sophos
101 (0.282 %)Websense
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