Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs
Job Type
Source

The table below looks at the demand for Business Development skills within the South West region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Business Development over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBusiness Development
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank150137
Rank change on same period last yearDown-13
Matching permanent IT job ads110123
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.061 %0.052 %
As % of the category below1.666 %1.990 %
Salaries quoted9296
Average minimum salary£42,636£37,896
Average salary£47,804£42,005
% change on same period last year+13.80 %
Average maximum salary£52,972£46,115
UK excluding London average salary£52,651£56,811
% change on same period last year-7.32 %
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads66016182
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled3.653 %2.593 %
Salaries quoted56505253
Average minimum salary£35,782£35,303
Average salary£39,138£38,717
% change on same period last year+1.08 %
Average maximum salary£42,493£42,130
UK excluding London average salary£42,540£44,374
% change on same period last year-4.13 %
Business Development EnglandBusiness Development
England

Business Development
Demand Trend

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

South West Business Development Demand Trend

Business Development
Salary Trend

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

South West Business Development Salary Trend

Business Development
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Business Development across the South West region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

South West Business Development Salary Histogram

Business Development
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Development within the South West region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
BristolDown-1531£45,143+9.26 %
WiltshireUp+429£45,326-1.55 %
SomersetDown-622£51,955+27.16 %
GloucestershireDown-4210£45,278+11.89 %
AvonNew entry-5£54,000-
DorsetUp+24£58,000+28.88 %
CornwallNew entry-1£40,000-
DevonDown-41£45,000+125.00 %
Business Development EnglandBusiness Development
England

Business Development
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the South West region citing Business Development 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 Business Development.

137 (15.04 %)UML
236 (14.63 %)C
334 (13.82 %)Marketing
429 (11.79 %)SQL
429 (11.79 %)Aerospace
528 (11.38 %)Validation
626 (10.57 %)Government
626 (10.57 %)Degree
725 (10.16 %)C#
824 (9.756 %)C++
920 (8.130 %)DoDAF
920 (8.130 %)MODAF
1019 (7.724 %)Project Management
1019 (7.724 %)Finance
1118 (7.317 %)Software Engineering
1217 (6.911 %)Java
1315 (6.098 %)Security Cleared
1315 (6.098 %)Education
1414 (5.691 %)Pensions
1414 (5.691 %).NET
1513 (5.285 %)TestDirector
1513 (5.285 %)QuickTest Pro
1513 (5.285 %)ISEB
1513 (5.285 %)Automated Testing
1513 (5.285 %)Pega
1513 (5.285 %)Test Scripting
1612 (4.878 %)Oracle
1711 (4.472 %)Numerical Analysis
1810 (4.065 %)SQL Server
199 (3.659 %)Sybase

Business Development
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the South West region citing Business Development 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 Business Development. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
114 (5.691 %).NET
28 (3.252 %)FpML
37 (2.846 %)ASP
46 (2.439 %)JSP
46 (2.439 %)HTML
55 (2.033 %).NET Framework
63 (1.220 %)J2EE
72 (0.813 %)WebSphere
81 (0.407 %)XML
81 (0.407 %)XSD
81 (0.407 %)XSLT
South West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (2.439 %)SharePoint
23 (1.220 %)WebLogic
South West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (2.033 %)MS Excel
22 (0.813 %)MS Visio
22 (0.813 %)MS Office
31 (0.407 %)MS Project
31 (0.407 %)MS PowerPoint
South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (2.439 %)VoIP
24 (1.626 %)Internet
31 (0.407 %)Firewall
31 (0.407 %)LAN
31 (0.407 %)WAN
31 (0.407 %)VPN
31 (0.407 %)SAN
South West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (4.065 %)SQL Server
29 (3.659 %)RDBMS
37 (2.846 %)Crystal Reports
42 (0.813 %)Reference Data
51 (0.407 %)BusinessObjects
51 (0.407 %)Database Marketing
South West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
113 (5.285 %)TestDirector
113 (5.285 %)QuickTest Pro
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
134 (13.82 %)Marketing
229 (11.79 %)Aerospace
326 (10.57 %)Government
419 (7.724 %)Finance
515 (6.098 %)Education
614 (5.691 %)Pensions
79 (3.659 %)Health
87 (2.846 %)Military
95 (2.033 %)Telecoms
104 (1.626 %)Back Office
104 (1.626 %)Electronics
113 (1.220 %)Banking
122 (0.813 %)Local Government
122 (0.813 %)Law
131 (0.407 %)Advertising
131 (0.407 %)Retail
131 (0.407 %)Automotive
131 (0.407 %)Construction
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
143 (17.48 %)Business Manager
239 (15.85 %)Development Manager
239 (15.85 %)Business Development Manager
322 (8.943 %)Account Manager
322 (8.943 %)Consultant
421 (8.537 %)Analyst
520 (8.130 %)Architect
619 (7.724 %)Systems Engineer
717 (6.911 %)Radio Access Network Engineer
815 (6.098 %)Sales Executive
914 (5.691 %)Sales Manager
1013 (5.285 %)Test Analyst
1110 (4.065 %)Systems Architect
129 (3.659 %)Principal Engineer
138 (3.252 %)Principal Systems Engineer
138 (3.252 %)Senior Manager
147 (2.846 %)Systems Manager
147 (2.846 %)Project Manager
147 (2.846 %)Software Engineer
147 (2.846 %)Information Manager
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (2.846 %)Computer Science
26 (2.439 %)Web 2.0
26 (2.439 %)SCADA
34 (1.626 %)PKI
42 (0.813 %)Physics
42 (0.813 %)Derivative
42 (0.813 %)Mainframe
42 (0.813 %)PMI
42 (0.813 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
42 (0.813 %)E-Learning
42 (0.813 %)Equities
42 (0.813 %)Cryptography
51 (0.407 %)Economics
51 (0.407 %)EPoS
51 (0.407 %)EMV
51 (0.407 %)Chip and PIN
51 (0.407 %)EFT
51 (0.407 %)Management Information System
51 (0.407 %)Taxonomies
51 (0.407 %)Human Factors
South West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (3.659 %)UNIX
23 (1.220 %)Windows
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
137 (15.04 %)UML
228 (11.38 %)Validation
320 (8.130 %)DoDAF
320 (8.130 %)MODAF
419 (7.724 %)Project Management
518 (7.317 %)Software Engineering
615 (6.098 %)Security Cleared
713 (5.285 %)Test Scripting
713 (5.285 %)Automated Testing
811 (4.472 %)Numerical Analysis
99 (3.659 %)RUP
108 (3.252 %)OOD
108 (3.252 %)TOGAF
117 (2.846 %)E-business
117 (2.846 %)OOA/OOD
117 (2.846 %)Direct Marketing
126 (2.439 %)Unit Testing
126 (2.439 %)PRINCE2
126 (2.439 %)Risk Assessment
126 (2.439 %)Strategic Planning
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
136 (14.63 %)C
229 (11.79 %)SQL
325 (10.16 %)C#
424 (9.756 %)C++
517 (6.911 %)Java
61 (0.407 %)VB
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
126 (10.57 %)Degree
213 (5.285 %)ISEB
31 (0.407 %)PRINCE2 Certification
31 (0.407 %)ITIL Certification
31 (0.407 %)HND
South West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (1.626 %)BS7799
22 (0.813 %)HMG Infosec
22 (0.813 %)JSP 440
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (5.285 %)Pega
212 (4.878 %)Oracle
39 (3.659 %)Sybase
47 (2.846 %)Microsoft
54 (1.626 %)EMC
62 (0.813 %)SAP
62 (0.813 %)Siebel
62 (0.813 %)IBM
62 (0.813 %)NEC
71 (0.407 %)Cisco
71 (0.407 %)Business Objects
71 (0.407 %)BT
71 (0.407 %)HP