Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Softricity SoftGrid skills within the South West region with a comparison to our Business Applications category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SoftGrid over the 3 months to 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftricity SoftGrid
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank205-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads120
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.000 %
As % of the category below4.380 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted10
Average minimum salary£40,000-
Average salary£47,500-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£55,000-
UK excluding London average salary£34,708£42,395
% change on same period last year-18.13 %
South West IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads274498
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.236 %0.254 %
Salaries quoted219403
Average minimum salary£35,650£38,139
Average salary£38,777£41,663
% change on same period last year-6.92 %
Average maximum salary£41,903£45,188
UK excluding London average salary£51,336£50,987
% change on same period last year+0.68 %
SoftGrid EnglandSoftGrid
England

SoftGrid
Demand Trend

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

South West SoftGrid Demand Trend

SoftGrid
Salary Trend

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

South West SoftGrid Salary Trend

SoftGrid
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SoftGrid within the South West region over the 3 months to 7 January 2009. 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
GloucestershireNew entry-10--
BristolNew entry-2£47,500-
SoftGrid EnglandSoftGrid
England

SoftGrid
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT jobs across the South West region citing SoftGrid 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 SoftGrid.

117 (100.00 %)Microsoft
216 (94.12 %)Windows
315 (88.24 %)Citrix
413 (76.47 %)VMware
512 (70.59 %)VMware Infrastructure
512 (70.59 %)Windows Server 2008
611 (64.71 %)MS Exchange
710 (58.82 %)DV Cleared
710 (58.82 %)Security Cleared
89 (52.94 %)Windows Server 2003
98 (47.06 %)VMware ESX
98 (47.06 %)Windows 2000 Server
105 (29.41 %)Altiris
105 (29.41 %)CMDB
105 (29.41 %)DSL
105 (29.41 %)Service Management
105 (29.41 %)MS Excel
105 (29.41 %)ITIL
114 (23.53 %)Windows 2000
114 (23.53 %)MS Office
114 (23.53 %)SharePoint
114 (23.53 %)LAN
114 (23.53 %)WAN
114 (23.53 %)SAN
114 (23.53 %)Exchange Server 2007
114 (23.53 %)Hyper-V
114 (23.53 %)Office Communications Server
114 (23.53 %)Windows Vista
114 (23.53 %)Test Scripting
123 (17.65 %)Government

SoftGrid
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT jobs across the South West region citing SoftGrid 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 SoftGrid. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (5.882 %)ODBC
South West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (64.71 %)MS Exchange
24 (23.53 %)Exchange Server 2007
24 (23.53 %)Office Communications Server
24 (23.53 %)SharePoint
South West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (29.41 %)MS Excel
24 (23.53 %)MS Office
South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (29.41 %)DSL
24 (23.53 %)SAN
24 (23.53 %)LAN
24 (23.53 %)WAN
33 (17.65 %)DHCP
33 (17.65 %)DNS
South West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (5.882 %)SQL Server
11 (5.882 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (5.882 %)SQL Server 2005
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (17.65 %)Government
21 (5.882 %)Electric
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (47.06 %)Support Engineer
27 (41.18 %)Citrix Engineer
27 (41.18 %)Citrix Support
33 (17.65 %)Architect
33 (17.65 %)Technical Architect
33 (17.65 %)Infrastructure Architect
41 (5.882 %)Tester
41 (5.882 %)3rd Line Support
41 (5.882 %)Software Tester
41 (5.882 %)Software Manager
41 (5.882 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (29.41 %)CMDB
23 (17.65 %)Fat Client
23 (17.65 %)Thin Client
South West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
116 (94.12 %)Windows
212 (70.59 %)Windows Server 2008
39 (52.94 %)Windows Server 2003
48 (47.06 %)Windows 2000 Server
54 (23.53 %)Windows Vista
54 (23.53 %)Windows 2000
61 (5.882 %)Windows XP
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (29.41 %)ITIL
15 (29.41 %)Service Management
24 (23.53 %)Test Scripting
31 (5.882 %)Service Delivery
31 (5.882 %)Data Security
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (17.65 %)VB
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (58.82 %)DV Cleared
110 (58.82 %)Security Cleared
21 (5.882 %)HNC
21 (5.882 %)Degree
21 (5.882 %)SC Cleared
South West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
112 (70.59 %)VMware Infrastructure
28 (47.06 %)VMware ESX
34 (23.53 %)Hyper-V
43 (17.65 %)Citrix Presentation Server
South West IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (5.882 %)SCCM
11 (5.882 %)SCOM
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
117 (100.00 %)Microsoft
215 (88.24 %)Citrix
313 (76.47 %)VMware
45 (29.41 %)Altiris
53 (17.65 %)HP
61 (5.882 %)Oracle
61 (5.882 %)BladeLogic