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The table below looks at the demand for PVCS (Polytron Version Control System) skills within the South West region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited PVCS over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPVCS (Polytron Version Control System)
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank236235
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching permanent IT job ads1334
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.015 %
As % of the category below1.062 %2.776 %
Salaries quoted1131
Average minimum salary£28,364£29,500
Average salary£29,909£31,094
% change on same period last year-3.80 %
Average maximum salary£31,455£32,688
UK excluding London average salary£36,854£36,925
% change on same period last year-0.19 %
South West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads12241225
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.715 %0.538 %
Salaries quoted10671024
Average minimum salary£31,204£33,603
Average salary£34,360£36,165
% change on same period last year-4.98 %
Average maximum salary£37,516£38,726
UK excluding London average salary£34,982£35,857
% change on same period last year-2.44 %
PVCS EnglandPVCS
England

PVCS
Demand Trend

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

South West PVCS Demand Trend

PVCS
Salary Trend

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

South West PVCS Salary Trend

PVCS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing PVCS across the South West region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

South West PVCS Salary Histogram

PVCS
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PVCS within the South West region over the 3 months to 15 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+59£28,944-0.76 %
GloucestershireDown-122£34,250+14.16 %
DorsetUp+202--
PVCS EnglandPVCS
England

PVCS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the South West region citing PVCS 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 PVCS.

113 (44.83 %)C++
211 (37.93 %)SQL
39 (31.03 %)C#
39 (31.03 %).NET
48 (27.59 %)C
48 (27.59 %)Test Scripting
57 (24.14 %)MS Excel
57 (24.14 %)ISEB
66 (20.69 %)Requirements Analysis
66 (20.69 %)Regression Testing
75 (17.24 %)Microsoft
75 (17.24 %)MS Access
75 (17.24 %)MFC
75 (17.24 %)SQL Server
75 (17.24 %)Windows
75 (17.24 %)MS Office
75 (17.24 %)Visual Studio
75 (17.24 %)VSS/SourceSafe
75 (17.24 %)Security Cleared
84 (13.79 %)Avionics
84 (13.79 %)ADO.NET
84 (13.79 %)VB
84 (13.79 %)UML
84 (13.79 %)Ada
84 (13.79 %)Data Modelling
84 (13.79 %)Assembly Language
84 (13.79 %)Software Engineering
84 (13.79 %)Local Government
84 (13.79 %)SQL Server 2005
84 (13.79 %)Pensions

PVCS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the South West region citing PVCS 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 PVCS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (31.03 %).NET
25 (17.24 %)MFC
34 (13.79 %)ADO.NET
South West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (6.897 %)Documentum
South West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (24.14 %)MS Excel
25 (17.24 %)MS Office
33 (10.34 %)MS Visio
42 (6.897 %)MS Project
South West IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (6.897 %)Global One
South West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (17.24 %)SQL Server
15 (17.24 %)MS Access
24 (13.79 %)SQL Server 2000
24 (13.79 %)SQL Server 2005
South West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (17.24 %)Visual Studio
15 (17.24 %)VSS/SourceSafe
22 (6.897 %)ClearCase
31 (3.448 %)WinRunner
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (13.79 %)Aerospace
14 (13.79 %)Government
14 (13.79 %)Local Government
14 (13.79 %)Pensions
14 (13.79 %)Avionics
22 (6.897 %)Finance
31 (3.448 %)Criminal Justice
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (27.59 %)Analyst
18 (27.59 %)Test Analyst
26 (20.69 %)Developer
35 (17.24 %)DBA
35 (17.24 %)SQL Server DBA
35 (17.24 %)SQL DBA
44 (13.79 %)Administrator
44 (13.79 %)Server Administrator
44 (13.79 %)Software Engineer
53 (10.34 %)Author
53 (10.34 %)Technical Author
62 (6.897 %)Junior
62 (6.897 %)Applications Developer
62 (6.897 %)Software Test Analyst
62 (6.897 %)C++ Developer
62 (6.897 %)Junior Developer
62 (6.897 %)Configuration Management Engineer
71 (3.448 %)Technical Writer
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (6.897 %)Management Information System
South West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (17.24 %)Windows
22 (6.897 %)AIX
22 (6.897 %)Solaris
22 (6.897 %)UNIX
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (27.59 %)Test Scripting
26 (20.69 %)Regression Testing
26 (20.69 %)Requirements Analysis
35 (17.24 %)Security Cleared
44 (13.79 %)Software Engineering
44 (13.79 %)UML
44 (13.79 %)Data Modelling
53 (10.34 %)Configuration Management
53 (10.34 %)Release Management
62 (6.897 %)Project Planning
62 (6.897 %)Resource Management
62 (6.897 %)SC Cleared
71 (3.448 %)Workflow
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (44.83 %)C++
211 (37.93 %)SQL
39 (31.03 %)C#
48 (27.59 %)C
54 (13.79 %)VB
54 (13.79 %)Ada
54 (13.79 %)Assembly Language
54 (13.79 %)Pascal
62 (6.897 %)Korn
62 (6.897 %)Perl
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (24.14 %)ISEB
22 (6.897 %)Degree
31 (3.448 %)HND
South West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (3.448 %)ISO9001
South West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (6.897 %)NFS
South West IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (6.897 %)AutoSys
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (17.24 %)Microsoft