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The table below looks at the demand for Association for Payment Clearing Services (APACS) skills across the UK with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited APACS over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAssociation for Payment Clearing Services (APACS)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank865947
Rank change on same period last yearUp+82
Matching permanent IT job ads2744
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.019 %
As % of the category below0.074 %0.086 %
Salaries quoted2539
Average minimum salary£37,360£28,513
Average salary£43,500£33,077
% change on same period last year+31.51 %
Average maximum salary£49,640£37,641
UK excluding London average salary£37,857£33,816
% change on same period last year+11.95 %
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads3668051244
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled21.23 %22.05 %
Salaries quoted3018638812
Average minimum salary£44,460£47,534
Average salary£49,487£52,493
% change on same period last year-5.72 %
Average maximum salary£54,513£57,453
UK excluding London average salary£37,701£39,528
% change on same period last year-4.62 %

APACS
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing APACS within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

APACS Demand Trend

APACS
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing APACS within the UK.

APACS Salary Trend

APACS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing APACS over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 within the UK.

APACS Salary Histogram

APACS
Top 12 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing APACS within the UK over the 3 months to 10 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
EnglandUp+8727£43,500+31.51 %
LondonUp+6712£50,682+56.54 %
East of EnglandUp+268£34,375-8.94 %
HertfordshireUp+298£34,375-8.94 %
NottinghamshireNew entry-5£41,500-
East MidlandsUp+165£41,500+13.69 %
NottinghamNew entry-5£41,500-
St AlbansNew entry-2£28,000-
Welwyn Garden CityDown-51£23,000-38.66 %
SheffieldUp+101£47,500+26.66 %
South YorkshireUp+11£47,500+26.66 %
YorkshireUp+171£47,500+26.66 %

APACS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing APACS 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 APACS.

142 (60.00 %)Finance
228 (40.00 %)XML
325 (35.71 %)UML
422 (31.43 %)Banking
521 (30.00 %)WebServices
619 (27.14 %)Financial Institution
718 (25.71 %)C#
718 (25.71 %)VB.NET
718 (25.71 %).NET
718 (25.71 %)ASP.NET
816 (22.86 %)ISO8583
915 (21.43 %)SQL Server
1014 (20.00 %)SQL
1014 (20.00 %)SOAP
1014 (20.00 %)EMV
1014 (20.00 %)BPEL
1014 (20.00 %)WCF
1014 (20.00 %)LINQ
1111 (15.71 %)Unified Process
1111 (15.71 %)PRINCE2
1111 (15.71 %)RUP
1111 (15.71 %)Java
1210 (14.29 %)EFT
1210 (14.29 %)EPoS
1210 (14.29 %)Degree
138 (11.43 %)Siemens
138 (11.43 %)Microsoft
138 (11.43 %)Oracle
147 (10.00 %)EJB
147 (10.00 %)Tomcat

APACS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing APACS 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 APACS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
128 (40.00 %)XML
221 (30.00 %)WebServices
318 (25.71 %).NET
318 (25.71 %)ASP.NET
414 (20.00 %)SOAP
414 (20.00 %)WCF
414 (20.00 %)LINQ
57 (10.00 %)Hibernate
57 (10.00 %)Spring
57 (10.00 %)EJB
64 (5.714 %)EJB 3.0
73 (4.286 %)J2EE
81 (1.429 %)CSS
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (10.00 %)JBoss
17 (10.00 %)Apache
17 (10.00 %)Tomcat
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (10.00 %)HTTP
24 (5.714 %)ATM
24 (5.714 %)FTP
33 (4.286 %)X.25
42 (2.857 %)Broadband
42 (2.857 %)TCP/IP
42 (2.857 %)VPN
42 (2.857 %)SSL
42 (2.857 %)Internet
51 (1.429 %)ISDN
51 (1.429 %)LAN
51 (1.429 %)WAN
51 (1.429 %)Firewall
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
115 (21.43 %)SQL Server
23 (4.286 %)MySQL
31 (1.429 %)SQL Server 2005
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (5.714 %)Visual Studio
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
142 (60.00 %)Finance
222 (31.43 %)Banking
319 (27.14 %)Financial Institution
46 (8.571 %)Pensions
52 (2.857 %)Telecoms
52 (2.857 %)Retail
52 (2.857 %)Billing
61 (1.429 %)Insurance
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
125 (35.71 %)Developer
221 (30.00 %)Analyst
316 (22.86 %)Business Analyst
414 (20.00 %).NET Developer
57 (10.00 %)Implementation Manager
66 (8.571 %)Instrumentation Engineer
66 (8.571 %)Junior
75 (7.143 %)Applications Support
84 (5.714 %)Java Developer
84 (5.714 %)C# Developer
84 (5.714 %)Applications Support Analyst
84 (5.714 %)Support Analyst
84 (5.714 %)Financial Analyst
84 (5.714 %)SQL Server Developer
84 (5.714 %)VB.NET Developer
84 (5.714 %)ASP.NET Developer
84 (5.714 %)SQL Developer
84 (5.714 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
84 (5.714 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
93 (4.286 %)Microsoft Developer
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
114 (20.00 %)EMV
210 (14.29 %)EFT
210 (14.29 %)EPoS
35 (7.143 %)Chip and PIN
43 (4.286 %)Derivative
43 (4.286 %)Mathematics
43 (4.286 %)Computer Science
51 (1.429 %)SCADA
51 (1.429 %)EFTPOS
51 (1.429 %)W3C
51 (1.429 %)Smartcard
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (8.571 %)Windows
16 (8.571 %)Linux
22 (2.857 %)UNIX
31 (1.429 %)Windows XP
31 (1.429 %)Windows Server 2003
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
125 (35.71 %)UML
214 (20.00 %)BPEL
311 (15.71 %)PRINCE2
311 (15.71 %)Unified Process
311 (15.71 %)RUP
47 (10.00 %)E-Commerce
47 (10.00 %)Project Management
47 (10.00 %)Cost-Benefit Analysis
54 (5.714 %)Integration Testing
63 (4.286 %)Business Analysis
71 (1.429 %)Service Delivery
71 (1.429 %)Unit Testing
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
118 (25.71 %)C#
118 (25.71 %)VB.NET
214 (20.00 %)SQL
311 (15.71 %)Java
44 (5.714 %)VB6
44 (5.714 %)VB
52 (2.857 %)C
61 (1.429 %)C++
61 (1.429 %)Transact-SQL
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (14.29 %)Degree
23 (4.286 %)MCP
23 (4.286 %)Microsoft Certification
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
116 (22.86 %)ISO8583
27 (10.00 %)Basel II
32 (2.857 %)QA
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.429 %)Terminal Services
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (11.43 %)Oracle
18 (11.43 %)Microsoft
18 (11.43 %)Siemens
27 (10.00 %)Fundtech
32 (2.857 %)Cisco