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The table looks at the demand for the Computer Operator role in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Computer Operator in their job title 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 Job Titles currently tracked.

LinkComputer Operator
Location
3 months to
3 Jul 2009
Same period last year
Rank612896
Rank change on the same period last yearUp+284
Matching permanent IT job ads1250
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.018 %0.025 %
As % of the Job Titles category0.019 %0.027 %
Salaries quoted740
Average salary£27,000£25,500
Average salary % change on the same period last year+5.880 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£20,300£18,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£28,800£37,000
UK excluding London average salary£27,500£21,250
% change on same period last year+29.41 %
IT Job Market, Job TitlesAll Job Titles
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
61844182955
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK90.83 %91.72 %
Salaries quoted51383150133
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£65,000£65,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£35,000

Computer Operator
Demand Trend

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

Computer Operator Demand Trend

Computer Operator
Salary Trend

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

Computer Operator Salary Trend

Computer Operator
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Operator 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+29310£27,000+5.88 %
YorkshireUp+1125£27,500+37.50 %
North YorkshireUp+585£27,500+27.90 %
HarrogateUp+243£27,000+45.94 %
South EastUp+1822--
ScotlandUp+722--
EdinburghNew entry-2--
BicesterNew entry-2--
OxfordshireNew entry-2--
LondonUp+2251£20,500-21.90 %
North WestUp+1311£30,000+20.00 %
South WestNew entry-1£20,000-
DevonNew entry-1£20,000-
CheshireNew entry-1£30,000-
WilmslowNew entry-1£30,000-
ExeterNew entry-1£20,000-

Computer Operator
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT jobs within the UK that cited Computer Operator in their job title 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 with Computer Operator in their job title.

116 (45.71 %)UNIX
215 (42.86 %)IBM
313 (37.14 %)Mainframe
49 (25.71 %)Windows
57 (20.00 %)AIX
66 (17.14 %)Solaris
66 (17.14 %)Linux
66 (17.14 %)ITIL
66 (17.14 %)HP
66 (17.14 %)Tivoli
66 (17.14 %)Finance
75 (14.29 %)CONTROL-M
84 (11.43 %)SLA
84 (11.43 %)MS Excel
84 (11.43 %)MS Office
84 (11.43 %)IBM Mainframe
84 (11.43 %)iSeries
84 (11.43 %)AS400
93 (8.571 %)Pensions
93 (8.571 %)SQL
93 (8.571 %)LAN
93 (8.571 %)WAN
93 (8.571 %)BMC
102 (5.714 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
102 (5.714 %)OS/390
102 (5.714 %)MVS
102 (5.714 %)Microsoft
102 (5.714 %)Informatics
102 (5.714 %)Problem Management
102 (5.714 %)VME

Computer Operator
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT jobs within the UK that cited Computer Operator in their job title 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 with Computer Operator in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (11.43 %)MS Excel
14 (11.43 %)MS Office
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (5.714 %)BASE24
21 (2.857 %)Oracle Financials
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (8.571 %)LAN
13 (8.571 %)WAN
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (2.857 %)SQL Server
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (17.14 %)Finance
23 (8.571 %)Pensions
32 (5.714 %)Retail
32 (5.714 %)Health
32 (5.714 %)Telecoms
41 (2.857 %)Government
41 (2.857 %)Local Government
41 (2.857 %)Criminal Justice
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
113 (37.14 %)Mainframe
24 (11.43 %)IBM Mainframe
24 (11.43 %)iSeries
24 (11.43 %)AS400
32 (5.714 %)Informatics
32 (5.714 %)Tandem
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
116 (45.71 %)UNIX
29 (25.71 %)Windows
37 (20.00 %)AIX
46 (17.14 %)Solaris
46 (17.14 %)Linux
52 (5.714 %)OS/390
52 (5.714 %)MVS
52 (5.714 %)VME
61 (2.857 %)Windows Vista
61 (2.857 %)Windows 2000 Server
61 (2.857 %)Red Hat Linux
61 (2.857 %)OS/400
61 (2.857 %)Windows NT
61 (2.857 %)Windows 2000
61 (2.857 %)Windows Server 2003
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (17.14 %)ITIL
22 (5.714 %)Problem Management
22 (5.714 %)Time Management
22 (5.714 %)QMS
22 (5.714 %)Logistics
31 (2.857 %)Business Continuity
31 (2.857 %)Incident Management
31 (2.857 %)BCP
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (8.571 %)SQL
21 (2.857 %)C
21 (2.857 %)JCL
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (5.714 %)Security Cleared
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (11.43 %)SLA
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (5.714 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (17.14 %)Tivoli
25 (14.29 %)CONTROL-M
31 (2.857 %)BMC PATROL
31 (2.857 %)Unicenter
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (42.86 %)IBM
26 (17.14 %)HP
33 (8.571 %)BMC
42 (5.714 %)Microsoft
51 (2.857 %)ICL
51 (2.857 %)Oracle
51 (2.857 %)Remedy
51 (2.857 %)Veritas
51 (2.857 %)Red Hat