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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Electric' in IT jobs within the South West 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 Electric over the 3 months to 14 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkElectric
Location
3 months to
14 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank173146
Rank change on same period last yearDown-27
Matching permanent IT job ads75123
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.044 %0.053 %
As % of the category below1.505 %2.472 %
Salaries quoted5874
Average minimum salary£33,655£35,519
Average salary£36,672£38,494
% change on same period last year-4.73 %
Average maximum salary£39,690£41,468
UK excluding London average salary£34,782£34,780
% change on same period last year-
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads49834975
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.940 %2.148 %
Salaries quoted43324240
Average minimum salary£35,409£37,235
Average salary£38,784£39,918
% change on same period last year-2.84 %
Average maximum salary£42,158£42,601
UK excluding London average salary£41,278£41,809
% change on same period last year-1.26 %
Electric EnglandElectric
England

Electric
Demand Trend

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

South West Electric Demand Trend

Electric
Salary Trend

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

South West Electric Salary Trend

Electric
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Electric across the South West region over the 3 months to 14 October 2008.

South West Electric Salary Histogram

Electric
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Electric within the South West region over the 3 months to 14 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
BristolDown-1522£36,676+25.62 %
GloucestershireDown-1819£41,714-18.47 %
WiltshireUp+1416£26,786-17.81 %
DorsetUp+248£32,125-8.21 %
SomersetDown-213£25,000-4.45 %
DevonDown-53--
Electric EnglandElectric
England

Electric
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT jobs across the South West region citing Electric 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 Electric.

155 (30.90 %)Degree
247 (26.40 %)HNC
338 (21.35 %)Microsoft
430 (16.85 %)C
430 (16.85 %)Security Cleared
529 (16.29 %)ITIL
627 (15.17 %)Service Management
627 (15.17 %)Electronics
725 (14.04 %)Windows
725 (14.04 %)C++
725 (14.04 %)SQL Server
725 (14.04 %)CAD
819 (10.67 %)Construction
918 (10.11 %)Health
918 (10.11 %)Telecoms
918 (10.11 %)Pensions
1017 (9.551 %)EMC
1017 (9.551 %).NET
1116 (8.989 %)Altiris
1215 (8.427 %)XML
1215 (8.427 %)Aerospace
1314 (7.865 %)UNIX
1314 (7.865 %)MS Exchange
1413 (7.303 %)MS Excel
1413 (7.303 %)Windows 2000
1413 (7.303 %)Automotive
1413 (7.303 %)Military
1413 (7.303 %)Windows Vista
1413 (7.303 %)Computer Science
1512 (6.742 %)Marketing

Electric
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT jobs across the South West region citing Electric 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 Electric. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
117 (9.551 %).NET
215 (8.427 %)XML
312 (6.742 %)XHTML
312 (6.742 %)CSS
411 (6.180 %)AJAX
411 (6.180 %)HTML
56 (3.371 %)ASP.NET
65 (2.809 %)ASP
South West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
114 (7.865 %)MS Exchange
27 (3.933 %)iFIX
31 (0.562 %)Exchange Server 2007
31 (0.562 %)BizTalk Server
31 (0.562 %)Exchange Server 2003
South West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
113 (7.303 %)MS Excel
24 (2.247 %)MS Project
32 (1.124 %)MS Office
41 (0.562 %)Photoshop
41 (0.562 %)AutoCAD
41 (0.562 %)CATIA
41 (0.562 %)Pro/ENGINEER
41 (0.562 %)MS PowerPoint
South West IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
19 (5.056 %)SoftGrid
24 (2.247 %)Endur
32 (1.124 %)SAP Oil and Gas
41 (0.562 %)Findur
South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (2.809 %)DSL
23 (1.685 %)Wireless
23 (1.685 %)TCP/IP
32 (1.124 %)Ethernet
41 (0.562 %)HTTP
41 (0.562 %)SNMP
41 (0.562 %)Packet Switching
41 (0.562 %)SDH
41 (0.562 %)Internet
41 (0.562 %)SONET
41 (0.562 %)DWDM
South West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
125 (14.04 %)SQL Server
26 (3.371 %)GIS
34 (2.247 %)BusinessObjects
43 (1.685 %)Crystal Reports
51 (0.562 %)SQL Server 2000
51 (0.562 %)SQL Server 2005
South West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (5.618 %)Flash
26 (3.371 %)Visual Studio
31 (0.562 %)LabVIEW
31 (0.562 %)Visual Studio Team System
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
127 (15.17 %)Electronics
219 (10.67 %)Construction
318 (10.11 %)Telecoms
318 (10.11 %)Health
318 (10.11 %)Pensions
415 (8.427 %)Aerospace
513 (7.303 %)Automotive
513 (7.303 %)Military
612 (6.742 %)Marketing
711 (6.180 %)Education
89 (5.056 %)Finance
89 (5.056 %)Manufacturing
96 (3.371 %)Retail
105 (2.809 %)Government
114 (2.247 %)Insurance
122 (1.124 %)Back Office
131 (0.562 %)Front Office
131 (0.562 %)Chemicals
131 (0.562 %)Avionics
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
127 (15.17 %)Analyst
220 (11.24 %)Developer
318 (10.11 %)Technical Support
413 (7.303 %)3rd Line Support
510 (5.618 %)Support Analyst
510 (5.618 %)Design Engineer
69 (5.056 %)Mechanical Engineer
78 (4.494 %)Mechanical Design Engineer
78 (4.494 %)Analyst Programmer
78 (4.494 %)Programmer
86 (3.371 %)Web Developer
86 (3.371 %)Systems Engineer
86 (3.371 %)Software Developer
86 (3.371 %)Call Centre Manager
95 (2.809 %)Software Manager
95 (2.809 %)Electrical Engineer
95 (2.809 %)Communications Engineer
95 (2.809 %)Tester
95 (2.809 %)Software Engineer
95 (2.809 %)Technical Support Analyst
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
113 (7.303 %)Computer Science
29 (5.056 %)PKI
38 (4.494 %)Client/Server
47 (3.933 %)SCADA
55 (2.809 %)Physics
55 (2.809 %)CMDB
55 (2.809 %)Firmware
64 (2.247 %)Statistics
73 (1.685 %)CCTV
82 (1.124 %)PMI
91 (0.562 %)W3C
91 (0.562 %)Management Information System
91 (0.562 %)PDA
91 (0.562 %)Credit Risk
91 (0.562 %)French Language
91 (0.562 %)German Language
91 (0.562 %)Spanish Language
South West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
125 (14.04 %)Windows
214 (7.865 %)UNIX
313 (7.303 %)Windows Vista
313 (7.303 %)Windows 2000
49 (5.056 %)Solaris
58 (4.494 %)Linux
63 (1.685 %)VxWorks
71 (0.562 %)Windows XP
71 (0.562 %)Windows CE
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
130 (16.85 %)Security Cleared
229 (16.29 %)ITIL
327 (15.17 %)Service Management
425 (14.04 %)CAD
512 (6.742 %)Service Delivery
611 (6.180 %)Stakeholder Management
710 (5.618 %)UML
89 (5.056 %)Enterprise Architecture
89 (5.056 %)Problem Management
89 (5.056 %)DV Cleared
98 (4.494 %)SysML
107 (3.933 %)Software Testing
107 (3.933 %)ICONIX
107 (3.933 %)Software Engineering
107 (3.933 %)Validation
116 (3.371 %)OOD
116 (3.371 %)Systems Analysis
125 (2.809 %)OOP
125 (2.809 %)PRINCE2
125 (2.809 %)Project Management
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
130 (16.85 %)C
225 (14.04 %)C++
312 (6.742 %)VB
411 (6.180 %)JavaScript
58 (4.494 %)Ada
67 (3.933 %)Embedded C
74 (2.247 %)ActionScript
74 (2.247 %)VBA
74 (2.247 %)Java
83 (1.685 %)C#
92 (1.124 %)SQL
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
155 (30.90 %)Degree
247 (26.40 %)HNC
38 (4.494 %)HND
46 (3.371 %)ISEB
51 (0.562 %)Microsoft Certification
51 (0.562 %)PMP
51 (0.562 %)PMI Certification
51 (0.562 %)Chartered Engineer
South West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (2.809 %)QA
22 (1.124 %)SLA
31 (0.562 %)ISO9000
South West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
19 (5.056 %)VMware ESX
19 (5.056 %)VMware Infrastructure
South West IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.562 %)SCOM
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
138 (21.35 %)Microsoft
217 (9.551 %)EMC
316 (8.989 %)Altiris
49 (5.056 %)VMware
49 (5.056 %)Oracle
58 (4.494 %)HP
64 (2.247 %)OpenLink
64 (2.247 %)Business Objects
64 (2.247 %)Citrix
72 (1.124 %)SAP
72 (1.124 %)Siebel
72 (1.124 %)SolidWorks
81 (0.562 %)Cisco
81 (0.562 %)Siemens
81 (0.562 %)Sun