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This section looks at the demand for Grid Computing skills across the UK with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Grid Computing over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGrid Computing
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank580455
Rank change on same period last yearDown-125
Matching permanent IT job ads374750
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.201 %0.313 %
As % of the category below0.952 %1.356 %
Salaries quoted322487
Average minimum salary£54,398£55,626
Average salary£63,758£62,518
% change on same period last year+1.98 %
Average maximum salary£73,118£69,410
UK excluding London average salary£38,423£52,967
% change on same period last year-27.45 %
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads3928055310
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled21.15 %23.05 %
Salaries quoted3220741664
Average minimum salary£44,202£48,020
Average salary£49,050£53,019
% change on same period last year-7.48 %
Average maximum salary£53,898£58,018
UK excluding London average salary£37,888£39,245
% change on same period last year-3.45 %

Grid Computing
Demand Trend

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

Grid Computing Demand Trend

Grid Computing
Salary Trend

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

Grid Computing Salary Trend

Grid Computing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Grid Computing over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 within the UK.

Grid Computing Salary Histogram

Grid Computing
Top 18 Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Grid Computing within the UK over the 3 months to 20 August 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
EnglandDown-122373£63,758+2.48 %
LondonDown-46357£64,824+0.94 %
City of LondonDown-8674£66,815-0.63 %
Canary WharfUp+3015£71,333-16.07 %
South EastUp+2312£38,100-14.50 %
BerkshireUp+346£41,200-15.65 %
BuckinghamshireNew entry-5£35,000-
High WycombeNew entry-4£35,000-
Docklands, LondonUp+404£50,000-23.80 %
NewburyNew entry-4£38,250-
South WestNew entry-3£39,500-
BristolNew entry-3£39,500-
MaidenheadNew entry-2£53,000-
HertfordshireUp+131--
County AntrimNew entry-1--
BelfastNew entry-1--
East of EnglandUp+141--
Northern IrelandNew entry-1--

Grid Computing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing Grid Computing 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 Grid Computing.

1433 (63.96 %)C++
2400 (59.08 %)Finance
3341 (50.37 %)UNIX
4299 (44.17 %)Multithreading
5281 (41.51 %)Derivative
6268 (39.59 %)STL
7257 (37.96 %)Java
8229 (33.83 %)Games
9228 (33.68 %)OOD
10201 (29.69 %)Windows
11197 (29.10 %)Banking
12183 (27.03 %)OOP
13174 (25.70 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
14170 (25.11 %)Front Office
15164 (24.22 %)OO
16126 (18.61 %)SQL
17103 (15.21 %)Agile Software Development
1891 (13.44 %)Spring
1990 (13.29 %)Oracle
2089 (13.15 %)C#
2089 (13.15 %)XML
2187 (12.85 %)Investment Banking
2284 (12.41 %)Linux
2379 (11.67 %)JDBC
2476 (11.23 %)Ant
2575 (11.08 %)UML
2668 (10.04 %)Degree
2766 (9.749 %).NET
2865 (9.601 %)JUnit
2960 (8.863 %)DataSynapse

Grid Computing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing Grid Computing 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 Grid Computing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1268 (39.59 %)STL
291 (13.44 %)Spring
389 (13.15 %)XML
479 (11.67 %)JDBC
566 (9.749 %).NET
650 (7.386 %)Hibernate
747 (6.942 %)Swing
824 (3.545 %)JMS
824 (3.545 %)J2EE
920 (2.954 %)J2SE
1019 (2.806 %)Oracle Coherence
1117 (2.511 %)CORBA
1117 (2.511 %)AJAX
1216 (2.363 %)Middleware
1315 (2.216 %)JSP
1414 (2.068 %)Servlets
1511 (1.625 %)WebServices
1610 (1.477 %)JavaSpaces
1610 (1.477 %)POSIX
1610 (1.477 %)WebSphere
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (1.625 %)JBoss
210 (1.477 %)WebLogic
38 (1.182 %)Tomcat
44 (0.591 %)CMS
44 (0.591 %)Oracle 10gAS
53 (0.443 %)IIS
62 (0.295 %)Apache
71 (0.148 %)Oracle Workflow
71 (0.148 %)TIBCO EMS
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (1.182 %)MS Excel
27 (1.034 %)MATLAB
34 (0.591 %)MS Office
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (0.739 %)Oracle Applications
24 (0.591 %)Oracle EBS
31 (0.148 %)Temenos Globus
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (1.625 %)Internet
210 (1.477 %)TCP/IP
35 (0.739 %)SAN
43 (0.443 %)DNS
43 (0.443 %)LDAP
43 (0.443 %)DHCP
43 (0.443 %)HTTP
51 (0.148 %)Kerberos
51 (0.148 %)SSL
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
128 (4.136 %)SQL Server
224 (3.545 %)RDBMS
36 (0.886 %)Oracle 10g
36 (0.886 %)Datawarehouse
44 (0.591 %)BusinessObjects
53 (0.443 %)Oracle 8/8i
62 (0.295 %)KDB
71 (0.148 %)Oracle 9i
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
176 (11.23 %)Ant
265 (9.601 %)JUnit
317 (2.511 %)Eclipse
410 (1.477 %)Subversion
59 (1.329 %)ClearCase
64 (0.591 %)NUnit
72 (0.295 %)QuickTest Pro
81 (0.148 %)Oracle Forms
81 (0.148 %)CruiseControl
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1400 (59.08 %)Finance
2229 (33.83 %)Games
3197 (29.10 %)Banking
4170 (25.11 %)Front Office
587 (12.85 %)Investment Banking
658 (8.567 %)Telecoms
746 (6.795 %)Education
815 (2.216 %)Marketing
914 (2.068 %)Financial Institution
1011 (1.625 %)Advertising
116 (0.886 %)Pensions
116 (0.886 %)Back Office
125 (0.739 %)Health
134 (0.591 %)Pharmaceutical
143 (0.443 %)Construction
151 (0.148 %)Manufacturing
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1516 (76.22 %)Developer
2307 (45.35 %)C++ Developer
3158 (23.34 %)Java Developer
4128 (18.91 %)Software Developer
5115 (16.99 %)C++ Software Developer
672 (10.64 %)Senior Developer
742 (6.204 %)Senior Java Developer
838 (5.613 %)Architect
928 (4.136 %)Analyst
1023 (3.397 %)Software Engineer
1121 (3.102 %)Lead Developer
1121 (3.102 %)Senior C++ Developer
1219 (2.806 %)C# Developer
1318 (2.659 %)Analyst Developer
1415 (2.216 %)Technical Architect
1514 (2.068 %)Quant Developer
1613 (1.920 %)Lead Java Developer
1613 (1.920 %)Consultant
1613 (1.920 %)Programmer
1613 (1.920 %)Product Manager
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1299 (44.17 %)Multithreading
2281 (41.51 %)Derivative
3174 (25.70 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
458 (8.567 %)Equity Derivative
549 (7.238 %)N-Tier
639 (5.761 %)Equities
734 (5.022 %)Fixed Income
827 (3.988 %)Credit Derivative
926 (3.840 %)Computer Science
1017 (2.511 %)Interest Rate Derivative
1116 (2.363 %)Mathematics
1215 (2.216 %)Hybrid Derivative
1314 (2.068 %)Credit Risk
1413 (1.920 %)Market Risk
1512 (1.773 %)Exotic Derivative
1512 (1.773 %)Physics
1610 (1.477 %)Data Integration
176 (0.886 %)CMDB
183 (0.443 %)Client/Server
192 (0.295 %)W3C
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1341 (50.37 %)UNIX
2201 (29.69 %)Windows
384 (12.41 %)Linux
419 (2.806 %)Windows 2000
513 (1.920 %)Solaris
67 (1.034 %)Windows XP
75 (0.739 %)Red Hat Linux
84 (0.591 %)Windows NT
93 (0.443 %)Windows Server 2003
102 (0.295 %)Windows 2000 Server
102 (0.295 %)HPUX
111 (0.148 %)AIX
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1228 (33.68 %)OOD
2183 (27.03 %)OOP
3164 (24.22 %)OO
4103 (15.21 %)Agile Software Development
575 (11.08 %)UML
650 (7.386 %)Risk Management
749 (7.238 %)SOA
834 (5.022 %)Algorithmic Trading
927 (3.988 %)Workflow
1024 (3.545 %)Monte Carlo Method
1123 (3.397 %)Electronic Trading
1220 (2.954 %)Project Management
1315 (2.216 %)Black-Scholes
1413 (1.920 %)Technical Architecture
1512 (1.773 %)OOA/OOD
1512 (1.773 %)TDD
1611 (1.625 %)Validation
1710 (1.477 %)Migration
1710 (1.477 %)Data Modelling
1710 (1.477 %)Data Architecture
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1433 (63.96 %)C++
2257 (37.96 %)Java
3126 (18.61 %)SQL
489 (13.15 %)C#
539 (5.761 %)Perl
630 (4.431 %)Python
710 (1.477 %)VBA
88 (1.182 %)C
97 (1.034 %)PL/SQL
105 (0.739 %)Ruby
114 (0.591 %)PHP
123 (0.443 %)Tcl
123 (0.443 %)VB
123 (0.443 %)VC++
132 (0.295 %)JavaScript
132 (0.295 %)XPath
141 (0.148 %)PowerShell
141 (0.148 %)Transact-SQL
141 (0.148 %)Lisp
141 (0.148 %)Korn
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
168 (10.04 %)Degree
24 (0.591 %)PRINCE2 Certification
33 (0.443 %)MCP
33 (0.443 %)PhD
33 (0.443 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (0.148 %)OCP
41 (0.148 %)OCA
41 (0.148 %)Oracle Certification
41 (0.148 %)SCJD
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (1.034 %)QA
24 (0.591 %)CDISC
24 (0.591 %)21 CFR Part 11
31 (0.148 %)SLA
31 (0.148 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (0.886 %)Oracle RMAN
16 (0.886 %)Oracle RAC
25 (0.739 %)Active Directory
32 (0.295 %)VMware Infrastructure
41 (0.148 %)MSMQ
41 (0.148 %)VMware Server
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (0.886 %)Netcool
22 (0.295 %)AutoSys
31 (0.148 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
190 (13.29 %)Oracle
260 (8.863 %)DataSynapse
334 (5.022 %)Sybase
431 (4.579 %)Tangosol
515 (2.216 %)Microsoft
69 (1.329 %)TIBCO
77 (1.034 %)Calypso
85 (0.739 %)Red Hat
94 (0.591 %)Agresso
94 (0.591 %)Sun
94 (0.591 %)Business Objects
94 (0.591 %)Siebel
103 (0.443 %)Altiris
112 (0.295 %)VMware
112 (0.295 %)IBM
112 (0.295 %)HP
112 (0.295 %)Intel
112 (0.295 %)Citrix
121 (0.148 %)GigaSpaces