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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Finance' in IT jobs within the Suffolk 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 Finance over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFinancial
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank3213
Rank change on same period last yearDown-19
Matching permanent IT job ads36130
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.058 %
As % of the category below16.82 %33.16 %
Salaries quoted30105
Average minimum salary£39,033£40,143
Average salary£43,750£45,038
% change on same period last year-2.86 %
Average maximum salary£48,467£49,933
UK excluding London average salary£44,064£43,876
% change on same period last year+0.42 %
Suffolk IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Suffolk
Matching permanent IT job ads214392
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.143 %0.175 %
Salaries quoted163321
Average minimum salary£35,071£37,779
Average salary£38,299£41,943
% change on same period last year-8.68 %
Average maximum salary£41,526£46,108
UK excluding London average salary£41,415£42,003
% change on same period last year-1.39 %
Finance East of EnglandFinance
East of England

Finance
Demand Trend

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

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region.

Suffolk Finance Salary Trend

Finance
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Finance across the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
IpswichDown-1026£45,952-3.13 %
Finance East of EnglandFinance
East of England

Finance
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk 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.

161 (55.45 %)Insurance
256 (50.91 %)Banking
256 (50.91 %)Java
355 (50.00 %).NET
355 (50.00 %)J2EE
451 (46.36 %)C#
544 (40.00 %)Microsoft
643 (39.09 %)BizTalk Server
742 (38.18 %)Telecoms
742 (38.18 %)OO
838 (34.55 %)WebSphere
936 (32.73 %)SOA
1031 (28.18 %)XML
1129 (26.36 %)SQL Server
1227 (24.55 %)UML
1326 (23.64 %)WebServices
1425 (22.73 %)XSLT
1425 (22.73 %)SharePoint
1425 (22.73 %).NET Framework
1523 (20.91 %)SharePoint Server 2007
1620 (18.18 %)ESB
1620 (18.18 %)WPS
1620 (18.18 %)EAI
1719 (17.27 %)Degree
1815 (13.64 %)ASP.NET
1914 (12.73 %)MS Office
1914 (12.73 %)VB.NET
1914 (12.73 %)Middleware
2013 (11.82 %)Microsoft Certification
2013 (11.82 %)Scrum

Finance
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk 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.

Suffolk IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
155 (50.00 %).NET
155 (50.00 %)J2EE
238 (34.55 %)WebSphere
331 (28.18 %)XML
426 (23.64 %)WebServices
525 (22.73 %)XSLT
525 (22.73 %).NET Framework
615 (13.64 %)ASP.NET
714 (12.73 %)Middleware
89 (8.182 %)Hibernate
89 (8.182 %)Spring
98 (7.273 %)HTML
107 (6.364 %)CSS
107 (6.364 %)XSD
116 (5.455 %)XSL
116 (5.455 %)XHTML
116 (5.455 %)JMS
125 (4.545 %)COM+
133 (2.727 %)EJB
133 (2.727 %)JDBC
Suffolk IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
143 (39.09 %)BizTalk Server
225 (22.73 %)SharePoint
323 (20.91 %)SharePoint Server 2007
420 (18.18 %)ESB
420 (18.18 %)WPS
55 (4.545 %)MTS
63 (2.727 %)MS Exchange
72 (1.818 %)SharePoint Portal Server
81 (0.909 %)Apache
81 (0.909 %)Tomcat
81 (0.909 %)Exchange Server 2000
81 (0.909 %)Exchange Server 2003
Suffolk IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
114 (12.73 %)MS Office
210 (9.091 %)MS Excel
32 (1.818 %)MS Visio
41 (0.909 %)MS PowerPoint
Suffolk IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (1.818 %)Great Plains
12 (1.818 %)Pegasus Opera
12 (1.818 %)Dynamics NAV
12 (1.818 %)Dynamics CRM
12 (1.818 %)SAP Business One
Suffolk IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (3.636 %)LAN
23 (2.727 %)Firewall
31 (0.909 %)VPLS
31 (0.909 %)Network Security
31 (0.909 %)WAN
31 (0.909 %)MPLS
31 (0.909 %)OSPF
31 (0.909 %)BGP
31 (0.909 %)EIGRP
31 (0.909 %)VRRP
Suffolk IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
129 (26.36 %)SQL Server
28 (7.273 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
28 (7.273 %)SQL Server Integration Services
28 (7.273 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
36 (5.455 %)DB2
45 (4.545 %)SQL Server 2005
53 (2.727 %)SQL Server 2000
62 (1.818 %)Crystal Reports
62 (1.818 %)MS Access
71 (0.909 %)DTS
71 (0.909 %)Data Mining
71 (0.909 %)Oracle 10g
71 (0.909 %)Oracle 9i
Suffolk IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (9.091 %)Visual Studio
22 (1.818 %)TestDirector
31 (0.909 %)QuickTest Pro
31 (0.909 %)Flash
31 (0.909 %)WinRunner
Suffolk IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
161 (55.45 %)Insurance
256 (50.91 %)Banking
342 (38.18 %)Telecoms
47 (6.364 %)Marketing
55 (4.545 %)Retail
55 (4.545 %)Investment Banking
64 (3.636 %)Local Government
64 (3.636 %)Pensions
64 (3.636 %)Government
64 (3.636 %)Legal
71 (0.909 %)Advertising
71 (0.909 %)Education
Suffolk IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
133 (30.00 %)Developer
224 (21.82 %)Architect
320 (18.18 %)Technical Architect
418 (16.36 %).NET Developer
418 (16.36 %)C# Developer
514 (12.73 %)Graduate
613 (11.82 %)Graduate Developer
711 (10.00 %).NET Architect
711 (10.00 %)Project Manager
810 (9.091 %)Analyst
810 (9.091 %).NET Technical Architect
810 (9.091 %)Graduate .NET Developer
810 (9.091 %)Graduate CSharp Developer
99 (8.182 %)Java/J2EE Developer
99 (8.182 %)Java Developer
107 (6.364 %)Programme Manager
116 (5.455 %)Software Developer
116 (5.455 %)Senior Developer
116 (5.455 %)J2EE Technical Architect
116 (5.455 %)Java Software Developer
Suffolk IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (2.727 %)Replication
22 (1.818 %)Data Protection Act
22 (1.818 %)Blackberry
22 (1.818 %)Management Information System
31 (0.909 %)W3C
31 (0.909 %)Mathematics
31 (0.909 %)Computer Science
31 (0.909 %)CMDB
Suffolk IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (10.00 %)Windows
23 (2.727 %)Windows Server 2003
23 (2.727 %)Windows 2000 Server
32 (1.818 %)Windows XP
41 (0.909 %)UNIX
41 (0.909 %)Linux
41 (0.909 %)Windows 2000
Suffolk IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
142 (38.18 %)OO
236 (32.73 %)SOA
327 (24.55 %)UML
420 (18.18 %)EAI
513 (11.82 %)DSDM
513 (11.82 %)Scrum
611 (10.00 %)PRINCE2
611 (10.00 %)RUP
77 (6.364 %)Programme Management
86 (5.455 %)Process Management
86 (5.455 %)Technical Architecture
86 (5.455 %)Integration Testing
95 (4.545 %)Quality Management
95 (4.545 %)Unit Testing
95 (4.545 %)Stakeholder Management
95 (4.545 %)Project Management
103 (2.727 %)Agile Software Development
103 (2.727 %)Performance Testing
112 (1.818 %)Internet Marketing
112 (1.818 %)Test Management
Suffolk IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
156 (50.91 %)Java
251 (46.36 %)C#
314 (12.73 %)VB.NET
47 (6.364 %)SQL
56 (5.455 %)JavaScript
62 (1.818 %)Transact-SQL
62 (1.818 %)VB
62 (1.818 %)VBA
62 (1.818 %)VB6
71 (0.909 %)Python
71 (0.909 %)Perl
Suffolk IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
119 (17.27 %)Degree
213 (11.82 %)Microsoft Certification
310 (9.091 %)MCSD
47 (6.364 %)ISEB
56 (5.455 %)IBM Certification
63 (2.727 %)MCDST
63 (2.727 %)MCSE
72 (1.818 %)MCP
72 (1.818 %)ISTQB
Suffolk IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.818 %)QA
21 (0.909 %)SLA
Suffolk IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (2.727 %)Active Directory
21 (0.909 %)Oracle RMAN
21 (0.909 %)Oracle RAC
Suffolk IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
144 (40.00 %)Microsoft
212 (10.91 %)IBM
39 (8.182 %)Sun
48 (7.273 %)Oracle
57 (6.364 %)BT
63 (2.727 %)Agresso
72 (1.818 %)Sage
72 (1.818 %)Exchequer
72 (1.818 %)Pegasus
72 (1.818 %)SAP
81 (0.909 %)Cisco
81 (0.909 %)Citrix
81 (0.909 %)Minitab