Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in IT jobs advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Finance over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our General category for the South West region.

 Financial
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank1174
Rank change year-on-year
Down-4Down-3
Matching permanent IT job ads6288281957
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West12.53 %13.39 %16.84 %
As % of the General category33.71 %31.22 %37.43 %
Salaries quoted5427171496
Average salary£37,500£40,000£40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.250 %-
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£27,500£26,500£26,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£55,000£55,900£55,000
UK excluding London average salary£42,500£41,500£40,000
% change year-on-year
+2.400 %+3.750 %
South West IT Job Market, General CategoryAll General Category
South West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
General category
186326525229
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West37.16 %42.87 %45.00 %
Salaries quoted165222694119
Average salary£35,000£37,500£35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.660 %+7.140 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£23,500£25,000£24,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£54,000£55,000£55,000
UK excluding London average salary£40,000£38,000£37,500
% change year-on-year
+5.260 %+1.330 %
Finance EnglandFinance
England

Finance
Demand Trend

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

South West 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 West region.

South West Finance Salary Trend

Finance
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Finance across the South West region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010.

South West Finance Salary Histogram

Finance
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Finance within the South West region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BristolNo change0173£35,000-12.50 %
WiltshireDown-4168£40,000-11.11 %
DorsetUp+677£32,500+4.00 %
GloucestershireDown-1173£38,500-3.75 %
SomersetDown-552£37,500+7.14 %
DevonUp+1124£30,000-
AvonDown-63£24,750-39.26 %
Finance EnglandFinance
England

Finance
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs across the South West 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.

1299 (23.14 %)SQL
2242 (18.73 %).NET
3212 (16.41 %)SQL Server
4180 (13.93 %)C#
5178 (13.78 %)Oracle
6171 (13.24 %)Pensions
7150 (11.61 %)Banking
8146 (11.30 %)Project Management
9134 (10.37 %)Degree
10122 (9.443 %)Microsoft
11114 (8.824 %)UNIX
12107 (8.282 %)Windows
13106 (8.204 %)Insurance
14105 (8.127 %)ASP.NET
15101 (7.817 %)Java
1682 (6.347 %)Business Intelligence
1779 (6.115 %)ISEB
1878 (6.037 %)XML
1977 (5.960 %)SAP
1977 (5.960 %)Change Management
2076 (5.882 %)MS Excel
2172 (5.573 %)Sybase
2271 (5.495 %)ITIL
2369 (5.341 %)Business Analysis
2467 (5.186 %)PRINCE2
2566 (5.108 %)SAS
2665 (5.031 %)Retail
2764 (4.954 %)CSS
2862 (4.799 %)VB.NET
2961 (4.721 %)VB

Finance
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs across the South West 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 West IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
1242 (18.73 %).NET
2105 (8.127 %)ASP.NET
378 (6.037 %)XML
464 (4.954 %)CSS
556 (4.334 %)HTML
633 (2.554 %)Web Services
731 (2.399 %)J2EE
830 (2.322 %).NET Framework
928 (2.167 %)AJAX
1027 (2.090 %)WinForms
1121 (1.625 %)XHTML
1219 (1.471 %)Spring
1316 (1.238 %)Hibernate
1316 (1.238 %)JSP
1414 (1.084 %)Servlets
1513 (1.006 %)JDBC
1612 (0.929 %)XSL
1710 (0.774 %)ASP
1710 (0.774 %)jQuery
189 (0.697 %)XSLT
South West IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
166 (5.108 %)SAS
235 (2.709 %)SharePoint
320 (1.548 %)BizTalk Server
418 (1.393 %)MS Exchange
516 (1.238 %)SharePoint Server 2007
612 (0.929 %)IIS
77 (0.542 %)Tomcat
86 (0.464 %)Oracle Workflow
95 (0.387 %)Apache
103 (0.232 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
103 (0.232 %)Lotus Notes
103 (0.232 %)Lotus Domino
103 (0.232 %)WebSphere Application Server
112 (0.155 %)CMS
112 (0.155 %)ESB
112 (0.155 %)Exchange Server 2007
121 (0.077 %)Office Communications Server
121 (0.077 %)Joomla!
121 (0.077 %)Mathematica
121 (0.077 %)Exchange Server 2003
South West IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
176 (5.882 %)MS Excel
223 (1.780 %)MS Office
321 (1.625 %)Spreadsheet
321 (1.625 %)MS Project
47 (0.542 %)MS PowerPoint
55 (0.387 %)MS Visio
63 (0.232 %)Photoshop
63 (0.232 %)Fireworks
72 (0.155 %)SPSS
81 (0.077 %)MATLAB
81 (0.077 %)CA Clarity
South West IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
120 (1.548 %)Dynamics CRM
120 (1.548 %)Dynamics AX
219 (1.471 %)Axapta
315 (1.161 %)Dynamics NAV
412 (0.929 %)Microsoft CRM
511 (0.851 %)Navision
68 (0.619 %)Endur
77 (0.542 %)SAP SD
77 (0.542 %)SAP R/3
86 (0.464 %)SAP Business One
95 (0.387 %)Khalix
95 (0.387 %)LongView
104 (0.310 %)SAP FI
104 (0.310 %)WebTrends
104 (0.310 %)SAP FI/CO
104 (0.310 %)SAP CO
104 (0.310 %)Google Analytics
113 (0.232 %)Oracle Financials
122 (0.155 %)SAP HR
122 (0.155 %)Oracle Payroll
South West IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
133 (2.554 %)Internet
229 (2.245 %)Firewall
312 (0.929 %)Intrusion Detection
411 (0.851 %)Extranet
58 (0.619 %)TCP/IP
67 (0.542 %)WAN
67 (0.542 %)IP Telephony
67 (0.542 %)Network Security
75 (0.387 %)Intranet
75 (0.387 %)LAN
84 (0.310 %)SMS
84 (0.310 %)DNS
84 (0.310 %)SAN
92 (0.155 %)DSL
92 (0.155 %)SSH
92 (0.155 %)VoIP
92 (0.155 %)PBX
101 (0.077 %)DHCP
101 (0.077 %)FTP
101 (0.077 %)VPN
South West IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
1212 (16.41 %)SQL Server
258 (4.489 %)Oracle Reports
357 (4.412 %)BusinessObjects
445 (3.483 %)Crystal Reports
539 (3.019 %)Datawarehouse
635 (2.709 %)MySQL
734 (2.632 %)ETL
832 (2.477 %)SQL Server 2000
832 (2.477 %)SQL Server 2005
922 (1.703 %)Oracle 10g
1021 (1.625 %)RDBMS
1021 (1.625 %)Oracle 9i
1120 (1.548 %)OLAP
1120 (1.548 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
1219 (1.471 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
1316 (1.238 %)SQL Server Integration Services
1414 (1.084 %)SQL Server 2008
1512 (0.929 %)DB2
1611 (0.851 %)Oracle 8/8i
177 (0.542 %)Database Marketing
South West IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
126 (2.012 %)LoadRunner
218 (1.393 %)Eclipse
315 (1.161 %)JUnit
411 (0.851 %)Subversion
510 (0.774 %)QuickTest Pro
68 (0.619 %)Team Foundation Server
68 (0.619 %)Visual Studio
77 (0.542 %)TestDirector
84 (0.310 %)NUnit
93 (0.232 %)WinRunner
102 (0.155 %)XDE
111 (0.077 %)PowerBuilder
111 (0.077 %)ERwin
111 (0.077 %)InstallShield
111 (0.077 %)Ant
111 (0.077 %)PVCS
111 (0.077 %)VSS/SourceSafe
South West IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
1171 (13.24 %)Pensions
2150 (11.61 %)Banking
3106 (8.204 %)Insurance
465 (5.031 %)Retail
559 (4.567 %)Marketing
642 (3.251 %)Telecoms
733 (2.554 %)Health
824 (1.858 %)Investment Banking
917 (1.316 %)Manufacturing
1016 (1.238 %)Publishing
1114 (1.084 %)Government
1114 (1.084 %)Legal
1114 (1.084 %)Billing
1213 (1.006 %)Retail Banking
1213 (1.006 %)Back Office
1310 (0.774 %)General Ledger
147 (0.542 %)Financial Institution
147 (0.542 %)Advertising
156 (0.464 %)Law
165 (0.387 %)Games
South West IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
1417 (32.28 %)Analyst
2239 (18.50 %)Developer
3139 (10.76 %)Business Analyst
4108 (8.359 %)Project Manager
5103 (7.972 %)Consultant
694 (7.276 %)Applications Support
788 (6.811 %)Support Analyst
865 (5.031 %)Senior Analyst
958 (4.489 %)Applications Developer
1055 (4.257 %)Team Leader
1154 (4.180 %)Test Manager
1245 (3.483 %)Programmer
1344 (3.406 %)Applications Support Analyst
1441 (3.173 %)Systems Analyst
1540 (3.096 %)Software Developer
1639 (3.019 %)Test Analyst
1738 (2.941 %)Analyst Programmer
1834 (2.632 %)Architect
1933 (2.554 %)Administrator
2032 (2.477 %)Web Developer
South West IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
128 (2.167 %)Credit Risk
226 (2.012 %)Management Information System
322 (1.703 %)Mainframe
414 (1.084 %)AS400
513 (1.006 %)iSeries
612 (0.929 %)EFT
711 (0.851 %)Mathematics
88 (0.619 %)Computer Science
88 (0.619 %)FMCG
88 (0.619 %)CMDB
97 (0.542 %)Data Extraction
97 (0.542 %)W3C
106 (0.464 %)Market Risk
115 (0.387 %)Spread Betting
115 (0.387 %)E-Learning
124 (0.310 %)IBM Mainframe
124 (0.310 %)Visualisation
133 (0.232 %)German Language
133 (0.232 %)NHS
133 (0.232 %)PMI
South West IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
1114 (8.824 %)UNIX
2107 (8.282 %)Windows
359 (4.567 %)Solaris
427 (2.090 %)Linux
510 (0.774 %)Windows Server 2003
69 (0.697 %)Windows XP
75 (0.387 %)Windows 7
84 (0.310 %)Windows Server 2008
84 (0.310 %)Windows 2000
92 (0.155 %)Windows 2000 Server
92 (0.155 %)Red Hat Linux
92 (0.155 %)Windows Vista
101 (0.077 %)AIX
101 (0.077 %)OS/400
101 (0.077 %)Windows Mobile
South West IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
1146 (11.30 %)Project Management
282 (6.347 %)Business Intelligence
377 (5.960 %)Change Management
471 (5.495 %)ITIL
569 (5.341 %)Business Analysis
667 (5.186 %)PRINCE2
757 (4.412 %)ERP
853 (4.102 %)UML
853 (4.102 %)Stakeholder Management
952 (4.025 %)CRM
1049 (3.793 %)Data Analysis
1142 (3.251 %)Six Sigma
1237 (2.864 %)Agile Software Development
1336 (2.786 %)Web Development
1433 (2.554 %)Performance Testing
1433 (2.554 %)OO
1530 (2.322 %)Information Security
1530 (2.322 %)User Acceptance Testing
1625 (1.935 %)Web Design
1625 (1.935 %)Logistics
South West IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
1299 (23.14 %)SQL
2180 (13.93 %)C#
3101 (7.817 %)Java
462 (4.799 %)VB.NET
561 (4.721 %)VB
657 (4.412 %)JavaScript
749 (3.793 %)C
842 (3.251 %)C++
938 (2.941 %)VB6
1033 (2.554 %)VBA
1126 (2.012 %)PHP
1126 (2.012 %)PL/SQL
1222 (1.703 %)T-SQL
1319 (1.471 %)X++
1417 (1.316 %)Shell Script
157 (0.542 %)ABAP
157 (0.542 %)PowerHouse
157 (0.542 %)VBScript
165 (0.387 %)PHP5
174 (0.310 %)Perl
South West IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
1134 (10.37 %)Degree
279 (6.115 %)ISEB
320 (1.548 %)Security Cleared
419 (1.471 %)PMI Certification
517 (1.316 %)CISSP
616 (1.238 %)PMP
715 (1.161 %)CISA
715 (1.161 %)CISM
812 (0.929 %)PRINCE2 Certification
910 (0.774 %)SC Cleared
109 (0.697 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
118 (0.619 %)PhD
127 (0.542 %)Cisco Certification
127 (0.542 %)Microsoft Certification
136 (0.464 %)CCNA
145 (0.387 %)CCNP
154 (0.310 %)MCSE
163 (0.232 %)MCTS
163 (0.232 %)MCPD
163 (0.232 %)CEH
South West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
131 (2.399 %)QA
228 (2.167 %)SLA
314 (1.084 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
413 (1.006 %)COBIT
55 (0.387 %)ISO9001
55 (0.387 %)ISO14001
64 (0.310 %)ISO27001
64 (0.310 %)Basel II
64 (0.310 %)PCI DSS
72 (0.155 %)ISO/IEC 20000
81 (0.077 %)WAI
South West IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
114 (1.084 %)Active Directory
26 (0.464 %)VMware Infrastructure
32 (0.155 %)VMware ESX
32 (0.155 %)MetaFrame
41 (0.077 %)Terminal Server
South West IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
14 (0.310 %)NetBackup
23 (0.232 %)SCOM
32 (0.155 %)OpenView
32 (0.155 %)MOM
41 (0.077 %)MSI
41 (0.077 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
South West IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1178 (13.78 %)Oracle
2122 (9.443 %)Microsoft
377 (5.960 %)SAP
472 (5.573 %)Sybase
557 (4.412 %)Business Objects
633 (2.554 %)Sun
719 (1.471 %)PeopleSoft
814 (1.084 %)Citrix
913 (1.006 %)Agresso
913 (1.006 %)IBM
1012 (0.929 %)Cisco
1012 (0.929 %)Epicor
1111 (0.851 %)Unisys
1210 (0.774 %)VMware
139 (0.697 %)CODA
139 (0.697 %)HP
148 (0.619 %)OpenLink
157 (0.542 %)Cognos
157 (0.542 %)Sage
165 (0.387 %)Intel