Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the prevalence of the term Biometrics in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Biometrics over the 3 months to 9 February 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our Miscellaneous category.

LinkBiometrics
Location
3 months to
9 Feb 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank633720916
Rank change year-on-year
Up+87Up+196
Matching permanent IT job ads331737
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.042 %0.017 %0.018 %
As % of the Miscellaneous category0.160 %0.073 %0.083 %
Salaries quoted301321
Average salary£30,000£72,500£35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-58.62 %+107.14 %
UK excluding London average salary£30,000£60,000£36,250
% change year-on-year
-50.00 %+65.51 %
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryAll Miscellaneous Category
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
206752316744479
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK26.26 %22.92 %22.01 %
Salaries quoted168181918834593
Average salary£50,000£42,000£45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+19.04 %-6.660 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£27,500£26,500£27,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£85,000£70,000£75,000
UK excluding London average salary£37,394£37,000£37,000
% change year-on-year
+1.060 %-

Biometrics
Demand Trend

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

Biometrics Demand Trend

Biometrics
Salary Trend

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

Biometrics Salary Trend

Biometrics
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Biometrics over the 3 months to 9 February 2010 within the UK.

Biometrics Salary Histogram

Biometrics
Top 12 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Biometrics within the UK over the 3 months to 9 February 2010. 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
EnglandUp+8933£30,000-58.62 %
LondonUp+1418£47,500-34.48 %
South EastUp+597£37,500-
East MidlandsUp+287£30,000-50.00 %
West MidlandsNew entry-7£30,000-
BerkshireNew entry-4£41,250-
AbingdonNew entry-3£29,500-
OxfordshireNew entry-3£29,500-
SurreyUp+302£45,000-
ReadingNew entry-2£37,500-
City of LondonNew entry-1£60,000-
UxbridgeNew entry-1£50,000-

Biometrics
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 9 February 2010, IT jobs within the UK citing Biometrics 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 Biometrics.

128 (45.16 %)Government
221 (33.87 %).NET
319 (30.65 %)Java
417 (27.42 %)Education
516 (25.81 %)Finance
516 (25.81 %)Security Cleared
615 (24.19 %)Information Security
714 (22.58 %)Service Delivery
812 (19.35 %)Degree
911 (17.74 %)Home Office
109 (14.52 %)C#
109 (14.52 %)PKI
118 (12.90 %)WebSphere
118 (12.90 %)SC Cleared
118 (12.90 %)MySQL
118 (12.90 %)Oracle
118 (12.90 %)ITIL
127 (11.29 %)Project Management
127 (11.29 %)J2EE
127 (11.29 %)XML
127 (11.29 %)PCI DSS
127 (11.29 %)Spring
136 (9.677 %)SQL
136 (9.677 %)C++
136 (9.677 %)Smartcard
136 (9.677 %)RDBMS
145 (8.065 %)Middleware
145 (8.065 %)Firewall
145 (8.065 %)Cisco
145 (8.065 %)HP

Biometrics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 9 February 2010, IT jobs within the UK citing Biometrics 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 Biometrics. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
121 (33.87 %).NET
28 (12.90 %)WebSphere
37 (11.29 %)J2EE
37 (11.29 %)XML
37 (11.29 %)Spring
45 (8.065 %)Middleware
54 (6.452 %)Web Services
63 (4.839 %)WSDL
63 (4.839 %)XSLT
63 (4.839 %)XHTML
63 (4.839 %)JDBC
63 (4.839 %)SOAP
63 (4.839 %).NET Framework
72 (3.226 %)ASP.NET
72 (3.226 %)SAML
81 (1.613 %)Swing
IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
15 (8.065 %)WebLogic
15 (8.065 %)MS Exchange
24 (6.452 %)ESB
33 (4.839 %)Tomcat
41 (1.613 %)SAS
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
13 (4.839 %)MS Excel
21 (1.613 %)MS Office
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
15 (8.065 %)Firewall
15 (8.065 %)Cisco ASA
23 (4.839 %)RFID
IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (12.90 %)MySQL
26 (9.677 %)RDBMS
35 (8.065 %)SQL Server
35 (8.065 %)DB2
42 (3.226 %)Data Mining
51 (1.613 %)MS Access
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
128 (45.16 %)Government
217 (27.42 %)Education
316 (25.81 %)Finance
411 (17.74 %)Home Office
53 (4.839 %)Marketing
53 (4.839 %)Retail
61 (1.613 %)Pharmaceutical
61 (1.613 %)Investment Banking
61 (1.613 %)Banking
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
114 (22.58 %)Technical Account Manager
114 (22.58 %)Technical Manager
114 (22.58 %)Account Manager
212 (19.35 %)Consultant
310 (16.13 %)Architect
48 (12.90 %)Technical Consultant
48 (12.90 %)Developer
56 (9.677 %)Programme Manager
65 (8.065 %)Solutions Architect
65 (8.065 %)Lead Architect
65 (8.065 %)Systems Architect
65 (8.065 %)Infrastructure Architect
74 (6.452 %)Senior Technical Consultant
74 (6.452 %)Principle Consultant
74 (6.452 %)Senior Consultant
83 (4.839 %)Java/J2EE Developer
83 (4.839 %).NET Consultant
83 (4.839 %)J2EE Developer
83 (4.839 %)Programme Office Manager
83 (4.839 %)Change Manager
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
19 (14.52 %)PKI
26 (9.677 %)Smartcard
35 (8.065 %)RMADS
35 (8.065 %)iSeries
35 (8.065 %)CESG
44 (6.452 %)Management Information System
53 (4.839 %)Computer Science
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
15 (8.065 %)UNIX
15 (8.065 %)Windows
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
115 (24.19 %)Information Security
214 (22.58 %)Service Delivery
38 (12.90 %)ITIL
47 (11.29 %)Project Management
55 (8.065 %)Technical Architecture
64 (6.452 %)Information Assurance
64 (6.452 %)SOA
64 (6.452 %)Identity Management
72 (3.226 %)Service Management
72 (3.226 %)Business Continuity
72 (3.226 %)Zachman Framework
72 (3.226 %)TOGAF
72 (3.226 %)MODAF
72 (3.226 %)Enterprise Architecture
72 (3.226 %)Risk Management
81 (1.613 %)Data Management
81 (1.613 %)Time Management
81 (1.613 %)Validation
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
119 (30.65 %)Java
29 (14.52 %)C#
36 (9.677 %)SQL
36 (9.677 %)C++
44 (6.452 %)C
52 (3.226 %)T-SQL
61 (1.613 %)PL/SQL
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
116 (25.81 %)Security Cleared
212 (19.35 %)Degree
38 (12.90 %)SC Cleared
42 (3.226 %)ITIL Certification
51 (1.613 %)MCP
51 (1.613 %)Microsoft Certification
51 (1.613 %)MCSE
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (11.29 %)PCI DSS
25 (8.065 %)ISO27001
IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
15 (8.065 %)Oracle RAC
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
18 (12.90 %)Oracle
25 (8.065 %)Cisco
25 (8.065 %)HP
25 (8.065 %)EMC
25 (8.065 %)Citrix
25 (8.065 %)Symantec
25 (8.065 %)Juniper
25 (8.065 %)CheckPoint
34 (6.452 %)Microsoft
43 (4.839 %)JBoss
43 (4.839 %)SAP