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This section looks at the demand for Control Objectives for Information and related Technology (COBIT) skills across the UK with a comparison to our Quality Assurance & Compliance category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited COBIT over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkControl Objectives for Information and related Technology (COBIT)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank629680
Rank change on same period last yearUp+51
Matching permanent IT job ads323348
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.171 %0.143 %
As % of the category below2.905 %2.908 %
Salaries quoted257291
Average minimum salary£52,658£49,432
Average salary£55,338£55,458
% change on same period last year-0.21 %
Average maximum salary£58,018£61,483
UK excluding London average salary£53,852£52,958
% change on same period last year+1.68 %
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads1111711968
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled5.869 %4.901 %
Salaries quoted90199635
Average minimum salary£40,123£40,325
Average salary£43,438£43,395
% change on same period last year+0.09 %
Average maximum salary£46,753£46,464
UK excluding London average salary£39,410£39,928
% change on same period last year-1.29 %

COBIT
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing COBIT within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

COBIT Demand Trend

COBIT
Salary Trend

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

COBIT Salary Trend

COBIT
Salary Histogram

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

COBIT Salary Histogram

COBIT
Top 30 Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing COBIT 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+42310£54,826-1.36 %
LondonUp+109145£56,996-7.76 %
South EastUp+6087£65,745+28.41 %
SurreyUp+4239£63,750+8.27 %
BerkshireUp+6533£63,636+50.91 %
West YorkshireUp+4430£45,679+21.80 %
YorkshireUp+3030£45,679+21.80 %
ReadingUp+3927£62,407+36.40 %
HertfordshireUp+3526£53,788-23.15 %
East of EnglandUp+3226£53,788+14.44 %
LeedsNew entry-25£45,760-
City of LondonDown-4423£63,139+6.38 %
WatfordNew entry-14£49,500-
HampshireDown-413£71,900+63.40 %
West MidlandsDown-189£35,167-25.70 %
ScotlandUp+358£44,750+34.25 %
EdinburghUp+298£44,750+49.16 %
Docklands, LondonUp+497£48,929-2.14 %
FarnboroughNew entry-7£79,286-
Canary WharfUp+236£65,417-17.36 %
WolverhamptonNew entry-6£35,000-
BirminghamDown-125£37,000-35.65 %
MidlandsUp+205£41,000-20.64 %
North WestDown-585£45,000-23.25 %
StaffordshireDown-54£35,000-22.00 %
CoventryNew entry-4£35,000-
ManchesterDown-394£45,000-25.28 %
Stoke-on-TrentNew entry-4£35,000-
BracknellNew entry-3£80,000-
BradfordNew entry-2£50,000-

COBIT
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1397 (69.41 %)ITIL
2249 (43.53 %)Finance
3141 (24.65 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
4120 (20.98 %)Service Management
598 (17.13 %)ISO27001
692 (16.08 %)Information Security
789 (15.56 %)Risk Management
887 (15.21 %)CISSP
977 (13.46 %)Change Management
1073 (12.76 %)UNIX
1172 (12.59 %)CISA
1266 (11.54 %)Service Delivery
1364 (11.19 %)Degree
1462 (10.84 %)QA
1560 (10.49 %)Oracle
1659 (10.31 %)Microsoft
1753 (9.266 %)Windows
1848 (8.392 %)Banking
1946 (8.042 %)Project Management
2045 (7.867 %)CISM
2143 (7.517 %)Security Management
2242 (7.343 %)Operations Management
2338 (6.643 %)Pensions
2437 (6.469 %)IT Governance
2535 (6.119 %)Firewall
2535 (6.119 %)SAP
2535 (6.119 %)ISO17799
2634 (5.944 %)CMMI
2733 (5.769 %)PRINCE2
2832 (5.594 %)Risk Assessment

COBIT
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
128 (4.895 %).NET
224 (4.196 %)WebSphere
312 (2.098 %)ASP
46 (1.049 %)WebServices
46 (1.049 %)SAP Basis
55 (0.874 %)Middleware
63 (0.524 %)XML
72 (0.350 %)ASP.NET
72 (0.350 %)ASP.NET 2.0
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
131 (5.420 %)IIS
224 (4.196 %)Lotus Notes
224 (4.196 %)Lotus Domino
224 (4.196 %)QuickPlace
317 (2.972 %)SAS
44 (0.699 %)WebSphere Application Server
52 (0.350 %)Exchange Server 2003
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
124 (4.196 %)MS Excel
223 (4.021 %)MS Visio
223 (4.021 %)MS Office
35 (0.874 %)MS Project
43 (0.524 %)CA Clarity
51 (0.175 %)MS PowerPoint
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
120 (3.497 %)assyst
210 (1.748 %)JDE EnterpriseOne
38 (1.399 %)Remedy ITSM
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
135 (6.119 %)Firewall
227 (4.720 %)LDAP
324 (4.196 %)SMTP
418 (3.147 %)Network Security
517 (2.972 %)Intrusion Detection
612 (2.098 %)SMS
78 (1.399 %)Internet
86 (1.049 %)VPN
92 (0.350 %)SAN
92 (0.350 %)Kerberos
92 (0.350 %)VLAN
101 (0.175 %)Intranet
101 (0.175 %)Wireless
101 (0.175 %)IPsec
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
123 (4.021 %)RDBMS
221 (3.671 %)SQL Server
312 (2.098 %)Oracle Reports
47 (1.224 %)DB2
54 (0.699 %)SQL Server 2005
62 (0.350 %)BusinessObjects XI
62 (0.350 %)Cognos Powerplay
62 (0.350 %)Datawarehouse
62 (0.350 %)BusinessObjects
62 (0.350 %)SAP BW
62 (0.350 %)SQL Server 2000
71 (0.175 %)Adabas
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1249 (43.53 %)Finance
248 (8.392 %)Banking
338 (6.643 %)Pensions
430 (5.245 %)Health
529 (5.070 %)Auditing
626 (4.545 %)Legal
721 (3.671 %)Insurance
816 (2.797 %)Retail
915 (2.622 %)Manufacturing
915 (2.622 %)Financial Institution
1014 (2.448 %)Law
1014 (2.448 %)Investment Banking
1111 (1.923 %)Telecoms
125 (0.874 %)Education
125 (0.874 %)Government
133 (0.524 %)Retail Banking
133 (0.524 %)Private Banking
142 (0.350 %)Marketing
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
199 (17.31 %)Consultant
271 (12.41 %)Architect
352 (9.091 %)Analyst
444 (7.692 %)Management Consultant
444 (7.692 %)Service Management Consultant
540 (6.993 %)Compliance Manager
639 (6.818 %)IT Manager
736 (6.294 %)Security Manager
832 (5.594 %)Auditor
930 (5.245 %)ITIL Consultant
930 (5.245 %)IT Auditor
1024 (4.196 %)Security Analyst
1024 (4.196 %)Technical Architect
1121 (3.671 %)Risk Manager
1219 (3.322 %)Service Manager
1317 (2.972 %)Support Manager
1317 (2.972 %)Team Leader
1317 (2.972 %)Security Officer
1416 (2.797 %)Security Consultant
1515 (2.622 %)Senior Consultant
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
124 (4.196 %)Wiki
215 (2.622 %)PKI
313 (2.273 %)Management Information System
411 (1.923 %)Data Protection Act
58 (1.399 %)AS400
67 (1.224 %)Mainframe
76 (1.049 %)Client/Server
76 (1.049 %)N-Tier
84 (0.699 %)PMI
93 (0.524 %)Computer Science
102 (0.350 %)Biometrics
102 (0.350 %)CESG
102 (0.350 %)CESG CLAS
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
173 (12.76 %)UNIX
253 (9.266 %)Windows
314 (2.448 %)Linux
314 (2.448 %)Windows NT
411 (1.923 %)HPUX
53 (0.524 %)Windows 2000
62 (0.350 %)Windows Server 2003
71 (0.175 %)Windows XP
71 (0.175 %)OpenVMS
71 (0.175 %)OS/400
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1397 (69.41 %)ITIL
2120 (20.98 %)Service Management
392 (16.08 %)Information Security
489 (15.56 %)Risk Management
577 (13.46 %)Change Management
666 (11.54 %)Service Delivery
746 (8.042 %)Project Management
843 (7.517 %)Security Management
942 (7.343 %)Operations Management
1037 (6.469 %)IT Governance
1134 (5.944 %)CMMI
1233 (5.769 %)PRINCE2
1332 (5.594 %)Risk Assessment
1431 (5.420 %)Six Sigma
1528 (4.895 %)ERP
1627 (4.720 %)ITSM
1627 (4.720 %)Enterprise Architecture
1726 (4.545 %)Matrix Management
1821 (3.671 %)Disaster Recovery
1920 (3.497 %)Data Protection
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
127 (4.720 %)Java
28 (1.399 %)VB
36 (1.049 %)C
43 (0.524 %)C#
43 (0.524 %)C++
52 (0.350 %)SQL
52 (0.350 %)Transact-SQL
52 (0.350 %)VB.NET
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
187 (15.21 %)CISSP
272 (12.59 %)CISA
364 (11.19 %)Degree
445 (7.867 %)CISM
521 (3.671 %)ITIL Certification
620 (3.497 %)ISEB
719 (3.322 %)Cisco Certification
817 (2.972 %)CCNA
916 (2.797 %)MCSE
916 (2.797 %)Microsoft Certification
1014 (2.448 %)QiCA
1110 (1.748 %)CEH
129 (1.573 %)ISEB Practitioner
135 (0.874 %)PMP
135 (0.874 %)PMI Certification
135 (0.874 %)MBA
143 (0.524 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
152 (0.350 %)CCIE
161 (0.175 %)CCNP
161 (0.175 %)CCDP
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
1141 (24.65 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
298 (17.13 %)ISO27001
362 (10.84 %)QA
435 (6.119 %)ISO17799
525 (4.371 %)BS7799
620 (3.497 %)Basel II
719 (3.322 %)PCI DSS
815 (2.622 %)MiFID
911 (1.923 %)SLA
108 (1.399 %)ISO9000
112 (0.350 %)BS15000
112 (0.350 %)PCI QSA
121 (0.175 %)ISO/IEC 20000
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (0.874 %)Active Directory
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.175 %)OpenView
11 (0.175 %)Tivoli
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
160 (10.49 %)Oracle
259 (10.31 %)Microsoft
335 (6.119 %)SAP
425 (4.371 %)Cisco
524 (4.196 %)Lotus
613 (2.273 %)Citrix
712 (2.098 %)Sybase
810 (1.748 %)JD Edwards
98 (1.399 %)Remedy
107 (1.224 %)Peregrine
115 (0.874 %)IBM
123 (0.524 %)Intel
123 (0.524 %)Alcatel
132 (0.350 %)CheckPoint
132 (0.350 %)Business Objects
132 (0.350 %)Cognos
132 (0.350 %)Siebel
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