Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for FastStats skills in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited FastStats over the 3 months to 18 March 2010 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 of the Applications category.

LinkApteco FastStats
Location
3 months to
18 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank640663908
Rank change year-on-year
Up+23Up+245
Matching permanent IT job ads491558
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.057 %0.018 %0.028 %
As % of the Applications category0.470 %0.131 %0.215 %
Salaries quoted461457
Average salary£35,000£27,500£35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+27.27 %-21.42 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£27,500£22,500£27,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£47,500£50,000£45,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£26,250£35,000
% change year-on-year
+33.33 %-25.00 %
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryAll Applications
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Applications category
104221148926927
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK12.18 %13.53 %13.20 %
Salaries quoted8785971922835
Average salary£34,500£32,500£32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.150 %-
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£22,000£21,500£21,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£60,000£55,000£55,000
UK excluding London average salary£30,000£30,000£30,000

FastStats
Demand Trend

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

FastStats Demand Trend

FastStats
Salary Trend

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

FastStats Salary Trend

FastStats
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing FastStats over the 3 months to 18 March 2010 within the UK.

FastStats Salary Histogram

FastStats
Top 19 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing FastStats within the UK over the 3 months to 18 March 2010. 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+3749£35,000+27.27 %
South WestNew entry-30£30,000-
WiltshireNew entry-14£27,500-
SwindonNew entry-14£27,500-
LondonDown-4311£35,659+11.43 %
CirencesterNew entry-10£47,500-
GloucestershireNew entry-10£47,500-
South EastDown-37£42,500+70.00 %
BuckinghamshireDown-93£45,000+80.00 %
BathNew entry-3£32,500-
SomersetNew entry-3£32,500-
BerkshireNew entry-3£37,500-
UxbridgeNew entry-2£45,000-
MiddlesexNew entry-2£42,500-
AvonNew entry-2£32,000-
West MidlandsNew entry-1£28,000-
BristolNew entry-1£35,000-
BrentfordNew entry-1--
BirminghamNew entry-1£28,000-

FastStats
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 March 2010, IT jobs within the UK citing FastStats 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 FastStats.

183 (79.05 %)Marketing
276 (72.38 %)SQL
372 (68.57 %)Alterian
459 (56.19 %)Direct Marketing
556 (53.33 %)Business Intelligence
620 (19.05 %)Unica
714 (13.33 %)Data Management
813 (12.38 %)SAS
813 (12.38 %).NET
813 (12.38 %)SQL Server
912 (11.43 %)SPSS
912 (11.43 %)Data Analysis
912 (11.43 %)Database Marketing
1011 (10.48 %)Datawarehouse
1110 (9.524 %)PRINCE2 Certification
1110 (9.524 %)PRINCE
129 (8.571 %)ETL
129 (8.571 %)SQL Server Integration Services
138 (7.619 %)Project Management
147 (6.667 %)BusinessObjects
147 (6.667 %)CRM
147 (6.667 %)Business Objects
147 (6.667 %)SQL Server 2005
156 (5.714 %)Data Mining
165 (4.762 %)PRINCE2
165 (4.762 %)MS Excel
165 (4.762 %)IBM
165 (4.762 %)MS Office
165 (4.762 %)T-SQL
165 (4.762 %)VB

FastStats
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 March 2010, IT jobs within the UK citing FastStats 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 FastStats. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
113 (12.38 %).NET
25 (4.762 %)WebSphere
32 (1.905 %)Adobe Flex
41 (0.952 %)ASP.NET
41 (0.952 %)CSS
41 (0.952 %)Web Services
IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
113 (12.38 %)SAS
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
112 (11.43 %)SPSS
25 (4.762 %)MS Excel
25 (4.762 %)MS Office
33 (2.857 %)MS Visio
42 (1.905 %)MS Project
IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
14 (3.810 %)Unica Affinium
22 (1.905 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
22 (1.905 %)WebTrends
IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (12.38 %)SQL Server
212 (11.43 %)Database Marketing
311 (10.48 %)Datawarehouse
49 (8.571 %)ETL
49 (8.571 %)SQL Server Integration Services
57 (6.667 %)BusinessObjects
57 (6.667 %)SQL Server 2005
66 (5.714 %)Data Mining
74 (3.810 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
83 (2.857 %)MS Access
92 (1.905 %)Xcelsius
92 (1.905 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
92 (1.905 %)SAP BW
92 (1.905 %)DataStage
92 (1.905 %)QualityStage
101 (0.952 %)OLAP
101 (0.952 %)Crystal Reports
101 (0.952 %)DTS
101 (0.952 %)BusinessObjects XI
101 (0.952 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
13 (2.857 %)Subversion
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
183 (79.05 %)Marketing
22 (1.905 %)Education
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
174 (70.48 %)Analyst
250 (47.62 %)Campaign Analyst
347 (44.76 %)Marketing Analyst
412 (11.43 %)Business Analyst
59 (8.571 %)Project Manager
59 (8.571 %)Developer
68 (7.619 %)Database Analyst
75 (4.762 %)Data Analyst
75 (4.762 %)SQL Developer
84 (3.810 %)Data Manager
84 (3.810 %)Consultant
93 (2.857 %)Systems Analyst
93 (2.857 %)Database Marketing Analyst
93 (2.857 %)SQL Server Developer
102 (1.905 %)Campaign Manager
102 (1.905 %)Insight Analyst
102 (1.905 %)Customer Insight Analyst
102 (1.905 %)Business Manager
102 (1.905 %)Solutions Consultant
102 (1.905 %)Customer Analyst
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
15 (4.762 %)Visualisation
22 (1.905 %)Data Extraction
22 (1.905 %)Data Integration
22 (1.905 %)Statistics
22 (1.905 %)Mathematics
31 (0.952 %)Client/Server
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
159 (56.19 %)Direct Marketing
256 (53.33 %)Business Intelligence
314 (13.33 %)Data Management
412 (11.43 %)Data Analysis
510 (9.524 %)PRINCE
68 (7.619 %)Project Management
77 (6.667 %)CRM
85 (4.762 %)PRINCE2
94 (3.810 %)System Testing
103 (2.857 %)Disaster Recovery
103 (2.857 %)Statistical Analysis
112 (1.905 %)Predictive Modelling
112 (1.905 %)Business Analysis
112 (1.905 %)Digital Marketing
112 (1.905 %)Logistic Regression
112 (1.905 %)Quality Management
121 (0.952 %)GAP Analysis
121 (0.952 %)Data Security
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
176 (72.38 %)SQL
25 (4.762 %)T-SQL
25 (4.762 %)VB
32 (1.905 %)VB.NET
32 (1.905 %)C#
41 (0.952 %)C
41 (0.952 %)VBA
41 (0.952 %)FoxPro (VFP)
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
110 (9.524 %)PRINCE2 Certification
24 (3.810 %)Degree
33 (2.857 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
172 (68.57 %)Alterian
220 (19.05 %)Unica
37 (6.667 %)Business Objects
45 (4.762 %)IBM
54 (3.810 %)Microsoft
63 (2.857 %)Cognos
72 (1.905 %)Epiphany
72 (1.905 %)Chordiant
72 (1.905 %)SAP
81 (0.952 %)Hyperion