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The table looks at the demand for COBIT skills in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited COBIT over the 3 months to 3 July 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

LinkControl Objectives for Information and related Technology (COBIT)
Location
3 months to
3 Jul 2009
Same period last year
Rank548660
Rank change on the same period last yearUp+112
Matching permanent IT job ads76298
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.112 %0.149 %
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category1.761 %2.554 %
Salaries quoted60244
Average salary£46,732£55,000
Average salary % change on the same period last year-15.03 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£32,500£40,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£60,000£75,000
UK excluding London average salary£43,864£50,000
% change on same period last year-12.27 %
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceAll Quality Assurance & Compliance
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Quality Assurance & Compliance category
431511666
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK6.338 %5.849 %
Salaries quoted35099486
Average salary£40,000£40,000
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£25,000£25,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£67,500£65,000
UK excluding London average salary£37,500£37,000
% change on same period last year+1.350 %

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 3 July 2009 within the UK.

COBIT Salary Histogram

COBIT
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below 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 3 July 2009. 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+13775£45,964-16.43 %
LondonUp+15535£52,500-12.50 %
South EastUp+14418£52,500-19.23 %
West MidlandsUp+839£43,000+22.85 %
ShropshireNew entry-9£43,000-
City of LondonUp+1078£36,250-48.21 %
SurreyUp+846£52,500-16.00 %
North WestUp+1334£37,500-19.65 %
BerkshireUp+1094£41,500-30.83 %
South WestUp+1024£40,000-16.66 %
MidlandsUp+383£50,000+25.00 %
WindsorUp+83£39,500-43.57 %
West SussexNew entry-3£52,400-
CheltenhamNew entry-2£42,000-
WarringtonNew entry-2£33,750-
TelfordNew entry-2£44,914-
GloucestershireNew entry-2£42,000-
WorthingNew entry-2£51,900-
CheshireNew entry-2£33,750-
Thames ValleyNew entry-2--
SomersetNew entry-2£40,000-
HampshireUp+901--
YorkshireUp+811£40,000-11.11 %
East MidlandsUp+691£37,500-40.47 %
ScotlandUp+581£47,500-
EdinburghUp+291£47,500-
MerseysideNew entry-1--
South YorkshireNew entry-1£40,000-
MiddlesexNew entry-1£52,500-
East SussexNew entry-1£52,500-

COBIT
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, 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.

196 (48.48 %)ITIL
273 (36.87 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
357 (28.79 %)Finance
357 (28.79 %)Information Security
444 (22.22 %)ISO27001
535 (17.68 %)CISSP
535 (17.68 %)Insurance
633 (16.67 %)Risk Management
730 (15.15 %)COSO
828 (14.14 %)Six Sigma
927 (13.64 %)CMMI
1026 (13.13 %)CISA
1026 (13.13 %)ISO17799
1124 (12.12 %)Security Management
1222 (11.11 %)Auditing
1320 (10.10 %)PRINCE2
1419 (9.596 %)Change Management
1419 (9.596 %).NET
1518 (9.091 %)IT Governance
1617 (8.586 %)Information Security Management
1716 (8.081 %)CISM
1815 (7.576 %)Service Management
1815 (7.576 %)Configuration Management
1815 (7.576 %)Business Continuity
1914 (7.071 %)Government
1914 (7.071 %)Data Protection
1914 (7.071 %)Internet
1914 (7.071 %)ASP.NET
2013 (6.566 %)VB.NET
2013 (6.566 %)C#

COBIT
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, 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
119 (9.596 %).NET
214 (7.071 %)ASP.NET
312 (6.061 %)CAML
45 (2.525 %)ADO.NET
53 (1.515 %)XML
61 (0.505 %)JSP
61 (0.505 %)SOAP
61 (0.505 %)WebServices
61 (0.505 %)J2EE
61 (0.505 %)WSDL
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (6.061 %)SharePoint
27 (3.535 %)SharePoint Server 2007
35 (2.525 %)WebLogic
42 (1.010 %)Apache
42 (1.010 %)Tomcat
51 (0.505 %)MS Exchange
51 (0.505 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (2.020 %)MS Excel
23 (1.515 %)MS Visio
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (2.020 %)SoftGrid
22 (1.010 %)SAP R/3
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
114 (7.071 %)Internet
212 (6.061 %)WAN
311 (5.556 %)Firewall
410 (5.051 %)LAN
58 (4.040 %)Intranet
67 (3.535 %)Network Security
75 (2.525 %)TCP/IP
75 (2.525 %)SAN
75 (2.525 %)Extranet
75 (2.525 %)NetScreen
75 (2.525 %)Cisco PIX
75 (2.525 %)BIG-IP
83 (1.515 %)VPN
92 (1.010 %)Intrusion Detection
101 (0.505 %)VoIP
101 (0.505 %)MPLS
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (6.566 %)SQL Server
23 (1.515 %)Crystal Reports
23 (1.515 %)MySQL
23 (1.515 %)Datawarehouse
31 (0.505 %)Oracle 10g
31 (0.505 %)SQL Server 2005
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (0.505 %)Visual Studio
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
157 (28.79 %)Finance
235 (17.68 %)Insurance
322 (11.11 %)Auditing
414 (7.071 %)Government
56 (3.030 %)Legal
56 (3.030 %)Education
56 (3.030 %)Telecoms
65 (2.525 %)Health
73 (1.515 %)Marketing
73 (1.515 %)Banking
82 (1.010 %)Retail
82 (1.010 %)Pensions
91 (0.505 %)Financial Institution
91 (0.505 %)Law
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
138 (19.19 %)Auditor
237 (18.69 %)Consultant
329 (14.65 %)IT Auditor
420 (10.10 %)Analyst
519 (9.596 %)Security Consultant
617 (8.586 %)SOX Auditor
714 (7.071 %)Developer
714 (7.071 %)Architect
812 (6.061 %)Security Manager
910 (5.051 %)Junior
108 (4.040 %)Information Security Consultant
108 (4.040 %)SharePoint Developer
108 (4.040 %)Information Assurance Consultant
117 (3.535 %)Security Officer
117 (3.535 %)Senior Auditor
117 (3.535 %)Service Manager
117 (3.535 %).NET Developer
126 (3.030 %)Enterprise Architect
126 (3.030 %)Senior IT Auditor
135 (2.525 %)Graduate
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (5.556 %)Management Information System
210 (5.051 %)Data Protection Act
38 (4.040 %)RMADS
45 (2.525 %)CESG
45 (2.525 %)CESG CLAS
53 (1.515 %)Firmware
62 (1.010 %)Computer Science
62 (1.010 %)Client/Server
71 (0.505 %)NHS
71 (0.505 %)PMI
71 (0.505 %)Blackberry
71 (0.505 %)Credit Risk
71 (0.505 %)FMCG
71 (0.505 %)Physics
71 (0.505 %)Grid Computing
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (6.061 %)UNIX
112 (6.061 %)Windows
211 (5.556 %)Linux
36 (3.030 %)Solaris
41 (0.505 %)Red Hat Linux
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
196 (48.48 %)ITIL
257 (28.79 %)Information Security
333 (16.67 %)Risk Management
428 (14.14 %)Six Sigma
527 (13.64 %)CMMI
624 (12.12 %)Security Management
720 (10.10 %)PRINCE2
819 (9.596 %)Change Management
918 (9.091 %)IT Governance
1017 (8.586 %)Information Security Management
1115 (7.576 %)Service Management
1115 (7.576 %)Configuration Management
1115 (7.576 %)Business Continuity
1214 (7.071 %)Data Protection
1313 (6.566 %)Disaster Recovery
1313 (6.566 %)ISMS
1313 (6.566 %)Information Assurance
1412 (6.061 %)Supplier Management
1511 (5.556 %)Project Management
1610 (5.051 %)TOGAF
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (6.566 %)VB.NET
113 (6.566 %)C#
29 (4.545 %)Java
35 (2.525 %)C
42 (1.010 %)PHP
42 (1.010 %)SQL
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
135 (17.68 %)CISSP
226 (13.13 %)CISA
316 (8.081 %)CISM
411 (5.556 %)ITIL Certification
510 (5.051 %)Degree
66 (3.030 %)QiCA
66 (3.030 %)Microsoft Certification
74 (2.020 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
74 (2.020 %)ACCA
74 (2.020 %)MCSE
83 (1.515 %)Cisco Certification
83 (1.515 %)CCSP
83 (1.515 %)CCIP
92 (1.010 %)CITP
92 (1.010 %)Chartered Engineer
92 (1.010 %)MCP
92 (1.010 %)MCSA
101 (0.505 %)PhD
101 (0.505 %)ISEB
101 (0.505 %)PMP
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
173 (36.87 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
244 (22.22 %)ISO27001
330 (15.15 %)COSO
426 (13.13 %)ISO17799
56 (3.030 %)QA
56 (3.030 %)PCI DSS
65 (2.525 %)ISO/IEC 20000
73 (1.515 %)BS7799
82 (1.010 %)ISO9001
91 (0.505 %)Basel II
91 (0.505 %)MiFID
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (3.030 %)Active Directory
21 (0.505 %)Backup Exec
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (2.020 %)HP Data Protector
14 (2.020 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (0.505 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
21 (0.505 %)Nessus
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (6.061 %)Cisco
210 (5.051 %)Microsoft
38 (4.040 %)SAP
45 (2.525 %)HP
45 (2.525 %)Citrix
45 (2.525 %)Juniper
54 (2.020 %)VMware
54 (2.020 %)CA
63 (1.515 %)Oracle
63 (1.515 %)Remedy
71 (0.505 %)IBM
71 (0.505 %)Nortel
71 (0.505 %)Informatica
71 (0.505 %)Novell
71 (0.505 %)Red Hat
71 (0.505 %)JD Edwards
71 (0.505 %)BMC
71 (0.505 %)Sophos
71 (0.505 %)Qualys
71 (0.505 %)WatchGuard