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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Chemicals' in IT jobs across the UK together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Chemicals over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Chemical
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank825883
Rank change on same period last yearUp+58
Matching permanent IT job ads101122
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.053 %0.050 %
As % of the category below0.102 %0.095 %
Salaries quoted77102
Average minimum salary£37,738£37,033
Average salary£42,729£44,252
% change on same period last year-3.44 %
Average maximum salary£47,720£51,472
UK excluding London average salary£40,357£38,509
% change on same period last year+4.79 %
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads99394128570
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled52.47 %52.65 %
Salaries quoted81071100642
Average minimum salary£43,071£46,016
Average salary£47,375£50,514
% change on same period last year-6.21 %
Average maximum salary£51,679£55,011
UK excluding London average salary£40,890£42,387
% change on same period last year-3.53 %

Chemicals
Demand Trend

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

Chemicals Demand Trend

Chemicals
Salary Trend

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

Chemicals Salary Trend

Chemicals
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Chemicals over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 within the UK.

Chemicals Salary Histogram

Chemicals
Top 30 Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Chemicals within the UK over the 3 months to 25 July 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+4595£42,729-3.94 %
East of EnglandUp+1623£41,146+14.29 %
South EastUp+3322£38,180-8.15 %
LondonUp+7220£62,500+0.93 %
CambridgeshireUp+118£41,972+13.23 %
North WestUp+1216£43,766+13.40 %
CambridgeNo change015£44,567+15.54 %
ManchesterUp+3412£43,146-12.05 %
OxfordshireNew entry-8£32,000-
Docklands, LondonNew entry-8--
HertfordshireNew entry-6£35,400-
BerkshireUp+295£41,900-6.62 %
West SussexUp+175£35,000-28.57 %
LittlehamptonNew entry-5£35,000-
East MidlandsUp+155£51,667+119.85 %
OxfordNew entry-4£29,938-
NewburyNew entry-3£29,000-
ScotlandUp+313--
West MidlandsDown-82£33,000+32.00 %
South WestNew entry-2--
NottinghamNew entry-2£65,000-
EdinburghUp+242--
AbingdonNew entry-2£31,625-
West YorkshireNew entry-2£19,000-
YorkshireDown-22£19,000-6.17 %
BuckinghamshireUp+192£48,750+62.50 %
MiddlesexNew entry-2£52,000-
NottinghamshireNew entry-2£65,000-
CheshireDown-102£35,000+14.23 %
DerbyshireNew entry-1£25,000-

Chemicals
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing Chemicals 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 Chemicals.

1135 (54.88 %)Pharmaceutical
267 (27.24 %).NET
362 (25.20 %)Degree
461 (24.80 %)SAP
550 (20.33 %)C++
649 (19.92 %)C#
743 (17.48 %)Project Management
838 (15.45 %)Manufacturing
937 (15.04 %)Microsoft
1035 (14.23 %)Java
1133 (13.41 %)OO
1231 (12.60 %)SQL
1231 (12.60 %)MS Office
1231 (12.60 %)CAD
1231 (12.60 %)3D Graphics
1328 (11.38 %)VB
1426 (10.57 %)GxP
1426 (10.57 %)Finance
1524 (9.756 %)Telecoms
1623 (9.350 %)Oracle
1722 (8.943 %)OpenGL
1821 (8.537 %)VB.NET
1821 (8.537 %)ASP
1821 (8.537 %)Construction
1920 (8.130 %)Transact-SQL
2018 (7.317 %)PhD
2117 (6.911 %)UML
2117 (6.911 %)Validation
2216 (6.504 %)Marketing
2315 (6.098 %)Legal

Chemicals
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing Chemicals 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 Chemicals. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
167 (27.24 %).NET
222 (8.943 %)OpenGL
321 (8.537 %)ASP
415 (6.098 %)DirectX
511 (4.472 %)HTML
610 (4.065 %)ASP.NET
79 (3.659 %)J2EE
79 (3.659 %)CSS
87 (2.846 %)XML
87 (2.846 %)MFC
95 (2.033 %)XSL
103 (1.220 %)JSP
103 (1.220 %)EJB
103 (1.220 %)JavaBeans
112 (0.813 %)AJAX
112 (0.813 %)Swing
121 (0.407 %)WebServices
121 (0.407 %)Middleware
121 (0.407 %)WinForms
121 (0.407 %)COM
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
115 (6.098 %)Documentum
213 (5.285 %)SharePoint
34 (1.626 %)CMS
42 (0.813 %)SharePoint Server 2007
51 (0.407 %)Apache
51 (0.407 %)MS Exchange
51 (0.407 %)Oracle Application Server
51 (0.407 %)Exchange Server 2003
51 (0.407 %)iFIX
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
131 (12.60 %)MS Office
26 (2.439 %)MS PowerPoint
34 (1.626 %)MS Excel
43 (1.220 %)MS Visio
52 (0.813 %)Photoshop
52 (0.813 %)Paint Shop Pro
61 (0.407 %)MS Project
61 (0.407 %)Spreadsheet
61 (0.407 %)AutoCAD
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
113 (5.285 %)SAP WM
113 (5.285 %)SAP Oil and Gas
27 (2.846 %)SAP FI
27 (2.846 %)SAP FI/CO
27 (2.846 %)SAP CO
36 (2.439 %)SAP PM
36 (2.439 %)SAP QM
45 (2.033 %)SAP MM
53 (1.220 %)Endur
53 (1.220 %)Findur
62 (0.813 %)Murex MxG2000
62 (0.813 %)SAP SD
71 (0.407 %)SAP R/3
71 (0.407 %)SAP Retail
71 (0.407 %)SAP SCM
71 (0.407 %)Line 500
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
113 (5.285 %)RFID
28 (3.252 %)Internet
35 (2.033 %)Intranet
43 (1.220 %)VPN
52 (0.813 %)TCP/IP
52 (0.813 %)SAN
52 (0.813 %)Network Security
61 (0.407 %)Firewall
61 (0.407 %)SSH
61 (0.407 %)DNS
61 (0.407 %)LAN
61 (0.407 %)VoIP
61 (0.407 %)WAN
61 (0.407 %)FTP
61 (0.407 %)HTTP
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (4.065 %)SAP BW
29 (3.659 %)SAP BI
38 (3.252 %)SQL Server
45 (2.033 %)Oracle 10g
53 (1.220 %)BusinessObjects
62 (0.813 %)Oracle 8/8i
62 (0.813 %)Oracle 9i
62 (0.813 %)Datawarehouse
62 (0.813 %)ETL
62 (0.813 %)Star Schema
62 (0.813 %)SQL Server 2005
62 (0.813 %)MySQL
71 (0.407 %)SQLPlus
71 (0.407 %)Oracle Reports
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (1.626 %)Flash
14 (1.626 %)Dreamweaver
21 (0.407 %)WinRunner
21 (0.407 %)LabVIEW
21 (0.407 %)Oracle Forms
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1135 (54.88 %)Pharmaceutical
238 (15.45 %)Manufacturing
331 (12.60 %)3D Graphics
426 (10.57 %)Finance
524 (9.756 %)Telecoms
621 (8.537 %)Construction
716 (6.504 %)Marketing
815 (6.098 %)Legal
914 (5.691 %)Automotive
914 (5.691 %)Retail
1013 (5.285 %)FMCG
1112 (4.878 %)Health
129 (3.659 %)Aerospace
137 (2.846 %)Education
137 (2.846 %)Electric
137 (2.846 %)Billing
144 (1.626 %)Banking
153 (1.220 %)Insurance
162 (0.813 %)Pensions
162 (0.813 %)Government
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
162 (25.20 %)Developer
246 (18.70 %)Consultant
338 (15.45 %)SAP Consultant
437 (15.04 %)Analyst
523 (9.350 %)C++ Developer
621 (8.537 %)Programmer
718 (7.317 %)Business Analyst
718 (7.317 %)Junior
817 (6.911 %)Junior Developer
915 (6.098 %)Analyst Programmer
1014 (5.691 %)Software Developer
1113 (5.285 %)SAP WM Consultant
1113 (5.285 %).NET Programmer
1211 (4.472 %)VB.NET Analyst Programmer
1211 (4.472 %)VB.NET Programmer
1211 (4.472 %).NET Analyst Programmer
139 (3.659 %)Architect
148 (3.252 %)Technical Architect
148 (3.252 %)Software Architect
148 (3.252 %)Senior Developer
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
112 (4.878 %)Dutch Language
112 (4.878 %)French Language
112 (4.878 %)German Language
112 (4.878 %)Portuguese Language
210 (4.065 %)Chemistry
38 (3.252 %)Derivative
38 (3.252 %)Mathematics
46 (2.439 %)LIMS
55 (2.033 %)Client/Server
64 (1.626 %)NHS
73 (1.220 %)Life Science
73 (1.220 %)Management Information System
73 (1.220 %)Biotechnology
82 (0.813 %)Biology
82 (0.813 %)Physics
82 (0.813 %)SCADA
91 (0.407 %)Informatics
91 (0.407 %)PMI
91 (0.407 %)Computer Science
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (3.252 %)Windows
25 (2.033 %)Linux
32 (0.813 %)Windows XP
32 (0.813 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (0.813 %)UNIX
41 (0.407 %)Windows 2000
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
143 (17.48 %)Project Management
233 (13.41 %)OO
331 (12.60 %)CAD
417 (6.911 %)UML
417 (6.911 %)Validation
513 (5.285 %)Logistics
513 (5.285 %)User Acceptance Testing
612 (4.878 %)Business Intelligence
710 (4.065 %)Quality Management
89 (3.659 %)RUP
98 (3.252 %)Enterprise Architecture
106 (2.439 %)Risk Assessment
106 (2.439 %)Content Management
106 (2.439 %)ITIL
106 (2.439 %)PRINCE2
106 (2.439 %)Time Management
115 (2.033 %)E-business
115 (2.033 %)Business Analysis
115 (2.033 %)Supply Chain Management
124 (1.626 %)CRM
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
150 (20.33 %)C++
249 (19.92 %)C#
335 (14.23 %)Java
431 (12.60 %)SQL
528 (11.38 %)VB
621 (8.537 %)VB.NET
720 (8.130 %)Transact-SQL
810 (4.065 %)C
810 (4.065 %)VC++
99 (3.659 %)JavaScript
107 (2.846 %)PL/SQL
114 (1.626 %)VBScript
122 (0.813 %)VBA
122 (0.813 %)VB6
131 (0.407 %)Fortran
131 (0.407 %)Embedded C++
131 (0.407 %)Assembly Language
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
162 (25.20 %)Degree
218 (7.317 %)PhD
34 (1.626 %)Chartered Engineer
42 (0.813 %)Microsoft Certification
51 (0.407 %)SAP Certification
51 (0.407 %)PRINCE2 Certification
51 (0.407 %)PMI Certification
51 (0.407 %)CIPD
51 (0.407 %)CCA
51 (0.407 %)Citrix Certification
51 (0.407 %)MCSE
51 (0.407 %)MCSA
51 (0.407 %)NVQ Level 3
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
126 (10.57 %)GxP
22 (0.813 %)QA
31 (0.407 %)SLA
31 (0.407 %)TickIT
31 (0.407 %)GAMP
31 (0.407 %)GMP
31 (0.407 %)GLP
31 (0.407 %)ISO9001
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (0.813 %)Active Directory
21 (0.407 %)MetaFrame
21 (0.407 %)Samba
21 (0.407 %)Citrix Presentation Server
21 (0.407 %)NFS
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
161 (24.80 %)SAP
237 (15.04 %)Microsoft
323 (9.350 %)Oracle
43 (1.220 %)Business Objects
43 (1.220 %)OpenLink
52 (0.813 %)Citrix
52 (0.813 %)Murex
52 (0.813 %)Dell
61 (0.407 %)EMC
61 (0.407 %)Cognos
61 (0.407 %)Cisco
61 (0.407 %)Siemens
61 (0.407 %)Sage
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