Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of IBM products and/or services in IT jobs within the Suffolk region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited IBM over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank5241
Rank change on same period last yearDown-11
Matching permanent IT job ads1558
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.026 %
As % of the category below5.792 %11.37 %
Salaries quoted1358
Average minimum salary£44,154£37,310
Average salary£50,400£42,103
% change on same period last year+19.70 %
Average maximum salary£56,646£46,897
UK excluding London average salary£43,382£44,388
% change on same period last year-2.26 %
Suffolk IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
Suffolk
Matching permanent IT job ads259510
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.173 %0.228 %
Salaries quoted210412
Average minimum salary£35,743£33,925
Average salary£39,142£37,773
% change on same period last year+3.62 %
Average maximum salary£42,542£41,620
UK excluding London average salary£40,828£41,953
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
IBM East of EnglandIBM
East of England

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM).

IBM
Demand Trend

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

Suffolk IBM Demand Trend

IBM
Salary Trend

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

Suffolk IBM Salary Trend

IBM
Salary Histogram

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

Suffolk IBM Salary Histogram

IBM
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IBM 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-1015£50,400+13.33 %
IBM East of EnglandIBM
East of England

IBM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

124 (68.57 %)WebSphere
223 (65.71 %)Java
320 (57.14 %)J2EE
414 (40.00 %)UML
414 (40.00 %)Insurance
513 (37.14 %)Oracle
513 (37.14 %)WebServices
612 (34.29 %)OO
612 (34.29 %)EAI
612 (34.29 %)SOA
612 (34.29 %)ESB
612 (34.29 %)Finance
711 (31.43 %)WPS
711 (31.43 %)DB2
810 (28.57 %)JMS
810 (28.57 %)Spring
99 (25.71 %)Banking
99 (25.71 %)Hibernate
99 (25.71 %)Telecoms
99 (25.71 %)Sun
99 (25.71 %)Windows
108 (22.86 %)AIX
108 (22.86 %)Microsoft
117 (20.00 %).NET
117 (20.00 %)EJB
117 (20.00 %)JDBC
117 (20.00 %)JSP
117 (20.00 %)Servlets
126 (17.14 %)XML
126 (17.14 %)HP

IBM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk region citing IBM 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 IBM. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Suffolk IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
124 (68.57 %)WebSphere
220 (57.14 %)J2EE
313 (37.14 %)WebServices
410 (28.57 %)Spring
410 (28.57 %)JMS
59 (25.71 %)Hibernate
67 (20.00 %).NET
67 (20.00 %)EJB
67 (20.00 %)JDBC
67 (20.00 %)JSP
67 (20.00 %)Servlets
76 (17.14 %)XML
84 (11.43 %)XSLT
84 (11.43 %)SOAP
84 (11.43 %)Struts
84 (11.43 %)Middleware
92 (5.714 %)UDDI
92 (5.714 %)WSDL
101 (2.857 %)XSD
Suffolk IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (34.29 %)ESB
211 (31.43 %)WPS
34 (11.43 %)BizTalk Server
42 (5.714 %)WebSphere Application Server
42 (5.714 %)CICS
42 (5.714 %)WebSphere Message Broker
51 (2.857 %)MQSeries
51 (2.857 %)WebSphere MQ
Suffolk IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (5.714 %)MS Excel
Suffolk IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (5.714 %)assyst
Suffolk IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (11.43 %)SAN
22 (5.714 %)SMTP
22 (5.714 %)FTP
22 (5.714 %)HTTP
22 (5.714 %)SNMP
22 (5.714 %)TCP/IP
Suffolk IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (31.43 %)DB2
25 (14.29 %)DB2 UDB
32 (5.714 %)Oracle Reports
Suffolk IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (5.714 %)XDE
Suffolk IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
114 (40.00 %)Insurance
212 (34.29 %)Finance
39 (25.71 %)Banking
39 (25.71 %)Telecoms
41 (2.857 %)Pensions
Suffolk IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
119 (54.29 %)Architect
215 (42.86 %)Technical Architect
310 (28.57 %)J2EE Architect
310 (28.57 %)J2EE Technical Architect
49 (25.71 %)Developer
58 (22.86 %)Java Technical Architect
58 (22.86 %)Java Architect
64 (11.43 %)Consultant
73 (8.571 %)Graduate
73 (8.571 %)Analyst
73 (8.571 %)Senior Developer
73 (8.571 %)Graduate Developer
73 (8.571 %)Senior Technical Architect
73 (8.571 %)Support Manager
73 (8.571 %)Senior J2EE Developer
73 (8.571 %)Senior J2EE Architect
73 (8.571 %)Java Developer
73 (8.571 %)J2EE Developer
73 (8.571 %)Java/J2EE Developer
73 (8.571 %)Software Manager
Suffolk IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (5.714 %)Mainframe
12 (5.714 %)Data Protection Act
12 (5.714 %)IBM Mainframe
21 (2.857 %)Mathematics
21 (2.857 %)Computer Science
Suffolk IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (25.71 %)Windows
28 (22.86 %)AIX
35 (14.29 %)HPUX
35 (14.29 %)Solaris
35 (14.29 %)Windows 2000
43 (8.571 %)Windows Server 2003
43 (8.571 %)Windows 2000 Server
52 (5.714 %)UNIX
Suffolk IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (40.00 %)UML
212 (34.29 %)OO
212 (34.29 %)EAI
212 (34.29 %)SOA
34 (11.43 %)BPEL
42 (5.714 %)Automated Testing
42 (5.714 %)Data Protection
42 (5.714 %)Security Cleared
51 (2.857 %)Software Testing
Suffolk IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
123 (65.71 %)Java
25 (14.29 %)C#
32 (5.714 %)COBOL
32 (5.714 %)LINC
32 (5.714 %)C
Suffolk IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (17.14 %)IBM Certification
24 (11.43 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (11.43 %)Degree
32 (5.714 %)SCJA
32 (5.714 %)ISEB
32 (5.714 %)MCP
32 (5.714 %)IBM WebSphere Certification
32 (5.714 %)SCJP
32 (5.714 %)MCPD
41 (2.857 %)MCSE
Suffolk IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.857 %)QA
Suffolk IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (5.714 %)NFS
12 (5.714 %)Xen
12 (5.714 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
12 (5.714 %)VMware Infrastructure
Suffolk IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.857 %)OpenView
11 (2.857 %)Netcool
11 (2.857 %)NNM
Suffolk IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (37.14 %)Oracle
29 (25.71 %)Sun
38 (22.86 %)Microsoft
46 (17.14 %)HP
54 (11.43 %)EMC
54 (11.43 %)NetApp
62 (5.714 %)VMware
71 (2.857 %)Symantec