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

LinkBusiness Objects
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank112138
Rank change on same period last yearUp+26
Matching permanent IT job ads152141
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.088 %0.061 %
As % of the category below4.046 %3.169 %
Salaries quoted132123
Average minimum salary£32,943£32,336
Average salary£35,695£34,604
% change on same period last year+3.15 %
Average maximum salary£38,446£36,873
UK excluding London average salary£41,690£46,515
% change on same period last year-10.37 %
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads37574449
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.175 %1.915 %
Salaries quoted32833717
Average minimum salary£32,649£34,925
Average salary£35,489£37,316
% change on same period last year-4.89 %
Average maximum salary£38,329£39,707
UK excluding London average salary£40,460£41,836
% change on same period last year-3.28 %
Business Objects EnglandBusiness Objects
England

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Business Objects SA.

Business Objects
Demand Trend

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

South West Business Objects Demand Trend

Business Objects
Salary Trend

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

South West Business Objects Salary Trend

Business Objects
Salary Histogram

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

South West Business Objects Salary Histogram

Business Objects
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Objects within the South West 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
WiltshireUp+1846£35,627+10.81 %
BristolDown-2938£35,392+12.92 %
SomersetDown-519£32,889-6.03 %
DorsetUp+1518£38,025-1.78 %
DevonDown-210£26,429-22.83 %
GloucestershireDown-98£38,750+30.61 %
Business Objects EnglandBusiness Objects
England

Business Objects
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the South West region citing Business Objects 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 Objects.

1354 (100.00 %)BusinessObjects
2166 (46.89 %)SQL
3152 (42.94 %)Oracle
4123 (34.75 %)Business Intelligence
5116 (32.77 %)SQL Server
6109 (30.79 %)Crystal Reports
7102 (28.81 %)Finance
887 (24.58 %)Datawarehouse
953 (14.97 %)Marketing
1045 (12.71 %)PL/SQL
1141 (11.58 %)VBA
1240 (11.30 %)Cognos
1240 (11.30 %)ETL
1336 (10.17 %).NET
1336 (10.17 %)Dimensional Modelling
1434 (9.605 %)SAS
1532 (9.040 %)Pensions
1631 (8.757 %)UNIX
1729 (8.192 %)Hyperion
1729 (8.192 %)Oracle 9i
1729 (8.192 %)MS Office
1826 (7.345 %)SAP
1925 (7.062 %)Telecoms
1925 (7.062 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
2023 (6.497 %)Transact-SQL
2023 (6.497 %)Project Management
2122 (6.215 %)Oracle Reports
2122 (6.215 %)Teradata
2122 (6.215 %)BusinessObjects XI
2221 (5.932 %)SQL Server Integration Services

Business Objects
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
136 (10.17 %).NET
221 (5.932 %)ASP
312 (3.390 %)ASP.NET
312 (3.390 %)CSS
411 (3.107 %)ADO
510 (2.825 %)HTML
69 (2.542 %)WebSphere
76 (1.695 %)XML
84 (1.130 %)WebServices
92 (0.565 %)SOAP
92 (0.565 %)WinForms
101 (0.282 %)AJAX
101 (0.282 %)EDI
101 (0.282 %).NET Framework
101 (0.282 %)ASP.NET 2.0
South West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
134 (9.605 %)SAS
211 (3.107 %)Oracle Application Server
39 (2.542 %)WebSphere Application Server
39 (2.542 %)WebLogic
39 (2.542 %)Apache
43 (0.847 %)SharePoint
43 (0.847 %)IIS
51 (0.282 %)BizTalk Server
51 (0.282 %)CMS
South West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
129 (8.192 %)MS Office
212 (3.390 %)MS Excel
38 (2.260 %)MS Visio
38 (2.260 %)SPSS
41 (0.282 %)MATLAB
41 (0.282 %)Spreadsheet
41 (0.282 %)MS Project
South West IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
112 (3.390 %)Metrica
210 (2.825 %)Oracle EBS
36 (1.695 %)Endur
43 (0.847 %)Academy Housing
52 (0.565 %)arcHouse
52 (0.565 %)HFM
61 (0.282 %)Applix TM1
61 (0.282 %)Hyperion Enterprise
61 (0.282 %)FRx
61 (0.282 %)Oracle ASCP
61 (0.282 %)Oracle 11i
61 (0.282 %)Navision
61 (0.282 %)Oracle ERP
61 (0.282 %)Oracle Applications
61 (0.282 %)Global One
South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (3.107 %)Internet
29 (2.542 %)HTTP
35 (1.412 %)GSM
35 (1.412 %)UMTS
42 (0.565 %)WAN
42 (0.565 %)LAN
51 (0.282 %)3G
51 (0.282 %)2G
South West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1354 (100.00 %)BusinessObjects
2116 (32.77 %)SQL Server
3109 (30.79 %)Crystal Reports
487 (24.58 %)Datawarehouse
540 (11.30 %)ETL
629 (8.192 %)Oracle 9i
725 (7.062 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
822 (6.215 %)Oracle Reports
822 (6.215 %)BusinessObjects XI
921 (5.932 %)SQL Server Integration Services
1020 (5.650 %)RDBMS
1117 (4.802 %)SQL Server 2000
1214 (3.955 %)Database Marketing
1313 (3.672 %)Hyperion Essbase
1412 (3.390 %)Oracle 10g
1412 (3.390 %)DataStage
1412 (3.390 %)SQL Server 2005
1510 (2.825 %)Star Schema
169 (2.542 %)BODI
169 (2.542 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
South West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
116 (4.520 %)Oracle Forms
28 (2.260 %)ERwin
32 (0.565 %)Visual Studio
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1102 (28.81 %)Finance
253 (14.97 %)Marketing
332 (9.040 %)Pensions
425 (7.062 %)Telecoms
514 (3.955 %)Health
612 (3.390 %)Construction
78 (2.260 %)Insurance
87 (1.977 %)Automotive
87 (1.977 %)Front Office
87 (1.977 %)Banking
95 (1.412 %)General Ledger
95 (1.412 %)Government
95 (1.412 %)FMCG
104 (1.130 %)Electric
104 (1.130 %)Manufacturing
104 (1.130 %)Back Office
113 (0.847 %)Games
113 (0.847 %)Local Government
113 (0.847 %)Wholesale Banking
122 (0.565 %)Financial Institution
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1144 (40.68 %)Analyst
2105 (29.66 %)Developer
353 (14.97 %)Business Analyst
430 (8.475 %)Systems Analyst
528 (7.910 %)Business Developer
627 (7.627 %)Consultant
724 (6.780 %)Report Analyst
823 (6.497 %)Datawarehouse Developer
921 (5.932 %)Analyst Programmer
921 (5.932 %)Programmer
1020 (5.650 %)Architect
1117 (4.802 %)Business Objects Developer
1216 (4.520 %)Business Consultant
1315 (4.237 %)Business Intelligence Analyst
1414 (3.955 %)Business Intelligence Developer
1414 (3.955 %)Business Objects Consultant
1513 (3.672 %)Oracle DBA
1513 (3.672 %)DBA
1611 (3.107 %)Oracle Developer
1611 (3.107 %)Analyst Developer
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
116 (4.520 %)Management Information System
28 (2.260 %)Derivative
35 (1.412 %)Data Extraction
44 (1.130 %)Mainframe
44 (1.130 %)Mathematics
44 (1.130 %)Computer Science
53 (0.847 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
62 (0.565 %)Client/Server
62 (0.565 %)Clustering
62 (0.565 %)Credit Risk
62 (0.565 %)Statistics
71 (0.282 %)Informatics
South West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
131 (8.757 %)UNIX
211 (3.107 %)Solaris
39 (2.542 %)Windows
44 (1.130 %)AIX
44 (1.130 %)Windows 2000 Server
52 (0.565 %)Windows NT
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1123 (34.75 %)Business Intelligence
236 (10.17 %)Dimensional Modelling
323 (6.497 %)Project Management
419 (5.367 %)Data Modelling
419 (5.367 %)Data Analysis
516 (4.520 %)ITIL
615 (4.237 %)Direct Marketing
713 (3.672 %)Business Analysis
812 (3.390 %)ERP
910 (2.825 %)Migration
109 (2.542 %)Data Management
109 (2.542 %)PRINCE2
118 (2.260 %)Risk Management
127 (1.977 %)Security Cleared
136 (1.695 %)Data Architecture
136 (1.695 %)ETRM
136 (1.695 %)CRM
136 (1.695 %)Project Planning
145 (1.412 %)Data Migration
145 (1.412 %)User Acceptance Testing
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1166 (46.89 %)SQL
245 (12.71 %)PL/SQL
341 (11.58 %)VBA
423 (6.497 %)Transact-SQL
516 (4.520 %)Java
614 (3.955 %)C
713 (3.672 %)VB
810 (2.825 %)C#
99 (2.542 %)VB.NET
99 (2.542 %)VBScript
108 (2.260 %)C++
115 (1.412 %)Python
124 (1.130 %)JavaScript
131 (0.282 %)VB6
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (2.260 %)Degree
21 (0.282 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
21 (0.282 %)HND
21 (0.282 %)ITIL Certification
21 (0.282 %)MCTS
21 (0.282 %)MCITP
South West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (1.412 %)QA
23 (0.847 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
South West IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (1.130 %)AutoSys
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1152 (42.94 %)Oracle
240 (11.30 %)Cognos
329 (8.192 %)Hyperion
426 (7.345 %)SAP
522 (6.215 %)Teradata
614 (3.955 %)Microsoft
614 (3.955 %)Informatica
712 (3.390 %)Actuate
811 (3.107 %)Alterian
99 (2.542 %)IBM
108 (2.260 %)BEA
108 (2.260 %)OpenLink
117 (1.977 %)Mapinfo
126 (1.695 %)Civica
126 (1.695 %)Ab Initio
134 (1.130 %)Lagan
143 (0.847 %)Capita
143 (0.847 %)Aprimo
143 (0.847 %)Unica
143 (0.847 %)Anite