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 21 May 2012 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.

Biometrics
Location
3 months to
21 May 2012
Same period 2011Same period 2010
Rank846834677
Rank change year-on-year
Down-12Down-157
Matching permanent IT job ads332475
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.027 %0.020 %0.079 %
As % of the Miscellaneous category0.087 %0.060 %0.240 %
Number of salaries quoted212368
Average salary£47,500£35,000£47,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+35.71 %-26.31 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£17,000£17,733£29,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£80,500£47,000£65,780
UK excluding London average salary£45,000£34,500£30,716
% change year-on-year
+30.43 %+12.32 %
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryAll Miscellaneous Category
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
378884020431228
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK31.26 %32.95 %32.80 %
Number of salaries quoted318853372925540
Average salary£45,000£47,500£50,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-5.26 %-5.00 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£28,500£27,500£28,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£75,000£85,000£82,500
UK excluding London average salary£40,000£37,500£37,500
% change year-on-year
+6.66 %-

Biometrics
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total 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 21 May 2012 within the UK.

Biometrics Salary Histogram

Biometrics
Top 23 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 21 May 2012. 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+1631£47,500+37.68 %
LondonDown-1018£57,500+35.29 %
South EastDown-148£28,500-40.00 %
BuckinghamshireNew entry-8£28,500-
High WycombeNew entry-4£17,000-
Milton KeynesNew entry-4£40,000-
North WestDown-143£47,500+35.71 %
North YorkshireUp+12£46,250+177.51 %
YorkshireDown-52£45,000+170.01 %
YorkDown-52£46,250+177.51 %
MerseysideDown-152£47,500+35.71 %
LiverpoolDown-172£47,500+35.71 %
LeedsNew entry-2£46,250-
ManchesterNew entry-2£43,750-
WakefieldNew entry-2£46,250-
West YorkshireNew entry-2£46,250-
BoltonNew entry-2£43,750-
West MidlandsDown-141£47,500+50.79 %
WarwickshireNew entry-1£47,500-
South YorkshireNew entry-1£45,000-
SheffieldNew entry-1£45,000-
DoncasterNew entry-1£45,000-
Leamington SpaNew entry-1£47,500-

Biometrics
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2012, 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.

125 (41.67 %)SQL Server
220 (33.33 %)Java
220 (33.33 %)Degree
319 (31.67 %)Computer Science
319 (31.67 %)Web Services
418 (30.00 %)IVR
517 (28.33 %)SQL
616 (26.67 %)WebSphere
715 (25.00 %)Identity Management
715 (25.00 %)Microsoft
814 (23.33 %)Tomcat
814 (23.33 %)CTI
814 (23.33 %)WebLogic
814 (23.33 %)J2EE
814 (23.33 %)VSS/SourceSafe
814 (23.33 %)ODBC
814 (23.33 %)JDBC
814 (23.33 %)SOAP
814 (23.33 %)VXML
814 (23.33 %)Speech Recognition
814 (23.33 %)Jetty
912 (20.00 %)Information Security
912 (20.00 %)Project Management
912 (20.00 %)Windows
1011 (18.33 %)JBoss
1011 (18.33 %)Avaya
1011 (18.33 %)Firewall
1011 (18.33 %)MCITP
1110 (16.67 %)Microsoft Certification
129 (15.00 %)MCSE

Biometrics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2012, 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
119 (31.67 %)Web Services
216 (26.67 %)WebSphere
314 (23.33 %)J2EE
314 (23.33 %)ODBC
314 (23.33 %)JDBC
314 (23.33 %)SOAP
314 (23.33 %)VXML
48 (13.33 %)ASP.NET
48 (13.33 %).NET
57 (11.67 %).NET Framework
64 (6.667 %)WCF
73 (5.000 %)HTML
73 (5.000 %)Ajax
73 (5.000 %)jQuery
82 (3.333 %)JSP
91 (1.667 %).NET Remoting
91 (1.667 %)WPF
IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
114 (23.33 %)Tomcat
114 (23.33 %)WebLogic
114 (23.33 %)Jetty
26 (10.00 %)SharePoint
32 (3.333 %)Lync
32 (3.333 %)MS Exchange
32 (3.333 %)SAS
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
18 (13.33 %)MS Excel
25 (8.333 %)MS Visio
32 (3.333 %)MS Office
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
114 (23.33 %)CTI
211 (18.33 %)Firewall
38 (13.33 %)Unified Communications
38 (13.33 %)VoIP
47 (11.67 %)Fibre Channel
55 (8.333 %)HTTPS
55 (8.333 %)Wireless
64 (6.667 %)NFC
64 (6.667 %)Network Security
64 (6.667 %)TCP/IP
73 (5.000 %)Internet
82 (3.333 %)Intrusion Detection
82 (3.333 %)IP Telephony
82 (3.333 %)SAN
IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
125 (41.67 %)SQL Server
25 (8.333 %)Oracle 8/8i
31 (1.667 %)SQL Server 2005
IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
114 (23.33 %)VSS/SourceSafe
25 (8.333 %)Rational Rose
32 (3.333 %)Rational DOORS
41 (1.667 %)Visual Studio
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
19 (15.00 %)Banking
28 (13.33 %)Marketing
36 (10.00 %)Finance
44 (6.667 %)Publishing
52 (3.333 %)Advertising
61 (1.667 %)Pharmaceutical
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
122 (36.67 %)Developer
212 (20.00 %)Consultant
311 (18.33 %)Applications Developer
410 (16.67 %)Architect
59 (15.00 %)Senior Developer
68 (13.33 %)Senior Applications Developer
68 (13.33 %)Software Developer
77 (11.67 %)Security Consultant
77 (11.67 %)C# Developer
77 (11.67 %)Security Architect
77 (11.67 %)C# .NET Developer
77 (11.67 %)C# Software Developer
85 (8.333 %)Senior Consultant
85 (8.333 %)Senior Infrastructure Consultant
85 (8.333 %)Information Security Consultant
85 (8.333 %)Infrastructure Consultant
85 (8.333 %)Solutions Consultant
94 (6.667 %)Marketing Assistant
94 (6.667 %)Sales Engineer
94 (6.667 %)Enterprise Architect
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
119 (31.67 %)Computer Science
218 (30.00 %)IVR
314 (23.33 %)Speech Recognition
47 (11.67 %)Thin Client
47 (11.67 %)Fat Client
55 (8.333 %)SecurID
64 (6.667 %)Smartcard
73 (5.000 %)W3C
73 (5.000 %)Online Banking
82 (3.333 %)Cloud Computing
82 (3.333 %)EqualLogic
82 (3.333 %)Social Media
82 (3.333 %)Augmented Reality
82 (3.333 %)FMCG
82 (3.333 %)Video Conferencing
82 (3.333 %)Digital Media
82 (3.333 %)CCTV
82 (3.333 %)Statistics
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
112 (20.00 %)Windows
27 (11.67 %)Windows Server 2008
34 (6.667 %)Linux
34 (6.667 %)UNIX
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
115 (25.00 %)Identity Management
212 (20.00 %)Information Security
212 (20.00 %)Project Management
39 (15.00 %)Security Architecture
48 (13.33 %)OO
57 (11.67 %)OOP
57 (11.67 %)Disaster Recovery
65 (8.333 %)UML
65 (8.333 %)Project Planning
65 (8.333 %)Penetration Testing
74 (6.667 %)SIEM
74 (6.667 %)Agile Software Development
74 (6.667 %)Pay per click
74 (6.667 %)SEO
83 (5.000 %)MVC
83 (5.000 %)Network Design
83 (5.000 %)MVVM
92 (3.333 %)Web Analytics
92 (3.333 %)DoDAF
92 (3.333 %)MODAF
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
120 (33.33 %)Java
217 (28.33 %)SQL
38 (13.33 %)JavaScript
38 (13.33 %)C#
41 (1.667 %)VB
41 (1.667 %)VB.NET
41 (1.667 %)C++
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
120 (33.33 %)Degree
211 (18.33 %)MCITP
310 (16.67 %)Microsoft Certification
49 (15.00 %)MCSE
57 (11.67 %)CISSP
57 (11.67 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
65 (8.333 %)Cisco Certification
65 (8.333 %)CCNA
65 (8.333 %)HP AIS
73 (5.000 %)CISA
73 (5.000 %)CISM
73 (5.000 %)CEH
82 (3.333 %)NCDA
82 (3.333 %)NCIE
82 (3.333 %)CCEE
82 (3.333 %)CCIA
82 (3.333 %)Citrix Certification
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (13.33 %)ISO/IEC 27001
25 (8.333 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
34 (6.667 %)PCI DSS
42 (3.333 %)HMG Infosec
42 (3.333 %)JSP 440
51 (1.667 %)CDISC
IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
17 (11.67 %)Terminal Services
24 (6.667 %)Active Directory
32 (3.333 %)XenApp
32 (3.333 %)XenServer
32 (3.333 %)XenDesktop
32 (3.333 %)VMware Infrastructure
IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
15 (8.333 %)Tivoli
22 (3.333 %)Backup Exec
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
115 (25.00 %)Microsoft
211 (18.33 %)JBoss
211 (18.33 %)Avaya
38 (13.33 %)Oracle
47 (11.67 %)HP
47 (11.67 %)Citrix
47 (11.67 %)VMware
56 (10.00 %)Google
65 (8.333 %)Novell
65 (8.333 %)Sun
65 (8.333 %)Cisco
65 (8.333 %)ProCurve
74 (6.667 %)Twitter
82 (3.333 %)Fujitsu
82 (3.333 %)Facebook
82 (3.333 %)Symantec
82 (3.333 %)Apple
82 (3.333 %)NetApp
82 (3.333 %)Dell
82 (3.333 %)EMC