The first part of the table below looks at the demand for Foglight skills in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Foglight over the 3 months to 22 May 2012 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 Systems Management category.

Quest Foglight
Location
3 months to
22 May 2012
Same period 2011Same period 2010
Rank840854749
Rank change year-on-year
Up+14Down-105
Matching permanent IT job ads35113
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.029 %0.009 %0.003 %
As % of the Systems Management category0.608 %0.192 %0.084 %
Number of salaries quoted26110
Average salary£40,000£50,000-
Average salary % change year-on-year
-20.00 %-
UK excluding London average salary£38,500£42,500-
% change year-on-year
-9.41 %-
IT Job Market, Systems Management CategoryAll Systems Management
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Systems Management category
575457233557
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK4.772 %4.667 %3.726 %
Number of salaries quoted478745422746
Average salary£44,000£42,500£42,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.52 %-
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£29,700£30,000£27,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£65,000£61,500£60,900
UK excluding London average salary£40,000£40,000£40,000

Foglight
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Foglight within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Systems Management category.

Foglight Demand Trend

Foglight
Salary Trend

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

Foglight Salary Trend

Foglight
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Foglight over the 3 months to 22 May 2012 within the UK.

Foglight Salary Histogram

Foglight
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Foglight within the UK over the 3 months to 22 May 2012. 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+1035£40,000-20.00 %
LondonUp+318£60,000+16.50 %
East of EnglandNew entry-10£38,500-
EssexNew entry-10£38,500-
HarlowNew entry-10£38,500-
City of LondonUp+135£60,000+16.50 %
BirminghamNew entry-3£40,000-
Docklands, LondonNew entry-3£60,000-
West MidlandsNew entry-3£40,000-
East MidlandsDown-22£34,500-18.82 %
NorthamptonshireNew entry-2£34,500-
YorkshireNew entry-2£31,250-
West YorkshireNew entry-1£42,500-
North YorkshireNew entry-1£20,000-
LeedsNew entry-1£42,500-

Foglight
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2012, IT jobs within the UK citing Foglight 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 Foglight.

147 (61.04 %)Oracle
236 (46.75 %)SQL Server
334 (44.16 %)Microsoft
431 (40.26 %)SQL Server Integration Services
530 (38.96 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
628 (36.36 %)Degree
727 (35.06 %)SQL
826 (33.77 %)IIS
826 (33.77 %)Apache
826 (33.77 %)Oracle 10g
924 (31.17 %)Clustering
924 (31.17 %)BizTalk Server
924 (31.17 %)MySQL
924 (31.17 %)Open Source
1023 (29.87 %)Enterprise Storage
1023 (29.87 %)Oracle 11g
1023 (29.87 %)Cloud Computing
1120 (25.97 %)Linux
1219 (24.68 %)Tomcat
1318 (23.38 %)UNIX
1318 (23.38 %)Tealeaf
1415 (19.48 %)Information Architecture
1415 (19.48 %)Web Usability
1415 (19.48 %)Balsamiq Mockups
1415 (19.48 %)Axure RP
1415 (19.48 %)Usability Testing
1415 (19.48 %)Agile Software Development
1415 (19.48 %)Adobe Illustrator
1415 (19.48 %)SEO
1415 (19.48 %)XHTML

Foglight
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2012, IT jobs within the UK citing Foglight 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 Foglight. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
115 (19.48 %)CSS
115 (19.48 %)XHTML
25 (6.494 %)J2EE
33 (3.896 %)XML
33 (3.896 %)XSL
41 (1.299 %)Apache Flex
IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
126 (33.77 %)IIS
126 (33.77 %)Apache
224 (31.17 %)BizTalk Server
319 (24.68 %)Tomcat
45 (6.494 %)SAS
45 (6.494 %)Oracle Application Server
51 (1.299 %)CMS
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
115 (19.48 %)Photoshop
115 (19.48 %)MS Visio
115 (19.48 %)Adobe Illustrator
28 (10.39 %)MS Excel
IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
11 (1.299 %)Oracle 11i
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
19 (11.69 %)SAN
IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
136 (46.75 %)SQL Server
231 (40.26 %)SQL Server Integration Services
330 (38.96 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
426 (33.77 %)Oracle 10g
524 (31.17 %)MySQL
623 (29.87 %)Oracle 11g
715 (19.48 %)TOAD
88 (10.39 %)Oracle 8/8i
96 (7.792 %)DTS
96 (7.792 %)SQL Server 2008
105 (6.494 %)Data Mining
105 (6.494 %)ETL
105 (6.494 %)OLAP
105 (6.494 %)SQL Server 2005
105 (6.494 %)Oracle OLAP
114 (5.195 %)SQL Navigator
114 (5.195 %)SQL Server 2000
123 (3.896 %)Informix
132 (2.597 %)QlikView
141 (1.299 %)PostgreSQL
IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
115 (19.48 %)Balsamiq Mockups
115 (19.48 %)Axure RP
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
113 (16.88 %)Finance
210 (12.99 %)Publishing
35 (6.494 %)Retail
35 (6.494 %)Russian Language
41 (1.299 %)Investment Banking
41 (1.299 %)Banking
41 (1.299 %)Legal
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
132 (41.56 %)DBA
226 (33.77 %)Administrator
318 (23.38 %)SQL DBA
415 (19.48 %)Server Administrator
415 (19.48 %)Designer
415 (19.48 %)Interaction Designer
514 (18.18 %)Oracle DBA
612 (15.58 %)SQL Server DBA
78 (10.39 %)Technical Specialist
78 (10.39 %)Teradata DBA
86 (7.792 %)Technical Administrator
86 (7.792 %)User Experience Consultant
86 (7.792 %)Architect
86 (7.792 %)Analyst
86 (7.792 %)Consultant
95 (6.494 %)Solutions Architect
95 (6.494 %)Senior Architect
95 (6.494 %)Senior Solutions Architect
103 (3.896 %)Delivery Manager
103 (3.896 %)Systems Administrator
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
124 (31.17 %)Clustering
124 (31.17 %)Open Source
223 (29.87 %)Enterprise Storage
223 (29.87 %)Cloud Computing
313 (16.88 %)Computer Science
411 (14.29 %)Replication
53 (3.896 %)NHS
62 (2.597 %)HACMP
62 (2.597 %)FMCG
62 (2.597 %)LPAR
71 (1.299 %)Visualisation
71 (1.299 %)Data Protection Act
71 (1.299 %)Fixed Income
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
120 (25.97 %)Linux
218 (23.38 %)UNIX
311 (14.29 %)Windows
49 (11.69 %)AIX
54 (5.195 %)Solaris
63 (3.896 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
63 (3.896 %)OS/2
72 (2.597 %)HPUX
81 (1.299 %)Windows Server 2003
81 (1.299 %)Windows Server 2008
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
115 (19.48 %)SEO
115 (19.48 %)Agile Software Development
115 (19.48 %)Usability Testing
115 (19.48 %)Web Usability
115 (19.48 %)Information Architecture
213 (16.88 %)E-Commerce
39 (11.69 %)ITIL
48 (10.39 %)Web Analytics
57 (9.091 %)Change Management
66 (7.792 %)Performance Management
75 (6.494 %)Resource Management
75 (6.494 %)MOF
75 (6.494 %)Project Management
84 (5.195 %)Service Delivery
93 (3.896 %)Security Management
93 (3.896 %)Stakeholder Management
93 (3.896 %)User Acceptance Testing
102 (2.597 %)Capacity Management
102 (2.597 %)Strategic Planning
102 (2.597 %)Business Continuity
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
127 (35.06 %)SQL
210 (12.99 %)PL/SQL
38 (10.39 %)Shell Script
46 (7.792 %)C
53 (3.896 %)Java
61 (1.299 %)JavaScript
61 (1.299 %)PHP
61 (1.299 %)XPath
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
128 (36.36 %)Degree
23 (3.896 %)ITIL Certification
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.299 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
19 (11.69 %)Oracle RMAN
26 (7.792 %)LiteSpeed
31 (1.299 %)Oracle RAC
IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
16 (7.792 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
16 (7.792 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
16 (7.792 %)OpenView
25 (6.494 %)ZABBIX
32 (2.597 %)YUM
32 (2.597 %)HP SIM
41 (1.299 %)Tivoli Endpoint Manager
41 (1.299 %)vCenter
41 (1.299 %)Legato
41 (1.299 %)BMC PATROL
41 (1.299 %)Control-M
41 (1.299 %)Data Guard
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
147 (61.04 %)Oracle
234 (44.16 %)Microsoft
318 (23.38 %)Tealeaf
49 (11.69 %)HP
56 (7.792 %)Veritas
56 (7.792 %)Remedy
64 (5.195 %)Omniture
73 (3.896 %)ATG
73 (3.896 %)VMware
73 (3.896 %)Red Hat
82 (2.597 %)Citrix
82 (2.597 %)IBM
91 (1.299 %)SolarWinds
91 (1.299 %)Nimsoft
91 (1.299 %)BMC
91 (1.299 %)Sun
91 (1.299 %)Business Objects