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This section looks at the demand for Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) skills across the UK with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited IMAP over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInternet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank817896
Rank change on same period last yearUp+79
Matching permanent IT job ads109109
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.058 %0.045 %
As % of the category below0.334 %0.275 %
Salaries quoted8687
Average minimum salary£37,535£36,733
Average salary£41,773£38,789
% change on same period last year+7.69 %
Average maximum salary£46,012£40,844
UK excluding London average salary£34,338£40,000
% change on same period last year-14.15 %
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads3264039629
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled17.23 %16.23 %
Salaries quoted2775031944
Average minimum salary£37,632£39,249
Average salary£40,530£42,283
% change on same period last year-4.14 %
Average maximum salary£43,427£45,317
UK excluding London average salary£37,397£39,734
% change on same period last year-5.88 %

IMAP
Demand Trend

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

IMAP Demand Trend

IMAP
Salary Trend

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

IMAP Salary Trend

IMAP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing IMAP over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 within the UK.

IMAP Salary Histogram

IMAP
Top 23 Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IMAP within the UK over the 3 months to 25 July 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
EnglandUp+69108£41,676+7.44 %
LondonUp+10657£46,635+29.67 %
South EastUp+1244£33,923-16.49 %
MiddlesexNew entry-19£29,889-
City of LondonDown-613£58,462+90.11 %
BerkshireUp+1211£36,833-6.24 %
SloughNew entry-8--
BrightonNew entry-5£32,500-
East SussexNew entry-5£32,500-
YorkshireNew entry-5£38,300-
BuckinghamshireUp+34£42,500-4.71 %
SurreyUp+273£37,000+14.72 %
ManchesterUp+312£22,000-20.00 %
MarlowNew entry-2£35,000-
North WestUp+172£22,000-20.00 %
East YorkshireNew entry-1£45,000-
Milton KeynesNew entry-1£60,000-
ReadingNew entry-1£29,000-
ChichesterNew entry-1£24,000-
StainesNew entry-1£21,000-
West SussexNew entry-1£24,000-
BracknellNew entry-1£45,000-
KentNew entry-1£35,000-

IMAP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing IMAP 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 IMAP.

1151 (77.04 %)SMTP
2112 (57.14 %)Linux
399 (50.51 %)Windows
493 (47.45 %)DNS
589 (45.41 %)UNIX
682 (41.84 %)Internet
777 (39.29 %)TCP/IP
873 (37.24 %)MySQL
964 (32.65 %)HTTP
1063 (32.14 %)Solaris
1162 (31.63 %)SQL
1259 (30.10 %)HTTPS
1356 (28.57 %)Perl
1441 (20.92 %)Telecoms
1540 (20.41 %)Microsoft
1639 (19.90 %)POP3
1639 (19.90 %)Apache
1736 (18.37 %)Oracle
1835 (17.86 %)Sun
1933 (16.84 %)Red Hat
2032 (16.33 %)Sybase
2130 (15.31 %)XML
2130 (15.31 %)MS Exchange
2130 (15.31 %)MAPI
2130 (15.31 %)Wireless
2229 (14.80 %)Debian
2229 (14.80 %)Cisco
2327 (13.78 %)SNMP
2327 (13.78 %)SQL Server
2426 (13.27 %)C++

IMAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing IMAP 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 IMAP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
130 (15.31 %)XML
130 (15.31 %)MAPI
222 (11.22 %).NET
311 (5.612 %).NET Framework
47 (3.571 %)SyncML
47 (3.571 %)WAP
47 (3.571 %)JSP
55 (2.551 %)ASP
64 (2.041 %)HTML
64 (2.041 %)CGI
64 (2.041 %)SWT
72 (1.020 %)XMPP
81 (0.510 %)LAMP
81 (0.510 %)Series 60
81 (0.510 %)J2EE
81 (0.510 %)WebServices
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
139 (19.90 %)Apache
230 (15.31 %)MS Exchange
313 (6.633 %)Exchange Server 2003
411 (5.612 %)Tomcat
411 (5.612 %)IIS
58 (4.082 %)Lotus Notes
66 (3.061 %)Lotus Domino
66 (3.061 %)Exchange Server 2000
72 (1.020 %)SharePoint
81 (0.510 %)GroupWise
81 (0.510 %)Exchange Server 5.5
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
114 (7.143 %)MS Excel
21 (0.510 %)MS Office
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1151 (77.04 %)SMTP
293 (47.45 %)DNS
382 (41.84 %)Internet
477 (39.29 %)TCP/IP
564 (32.65 %)HTTP
659 (30.10 %)HTTPS
739 (19.90 %)POP3
830 (15.31 %)Wireless
927 (13.78 %)SNMP
1022 (11.22 %)FTP
1022 (11.22 %)LDAP
1119 (9.694 %)BGP
1119 (9.694 %)Firewall
1218 (9.184 %)OSPF
1315 (7.653 %)VPN
1412 (6.122 %)VoIP
1510 (5.102 %)LAN
1510 (5.102 %)X.509
1510 (5.102 %)Network Security
168 (4.082 %)X.400
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
173 (37.24 %)MySQL
227 (13.78 %)SQL Server
314 (7.143 %)Informix
413 (6.633 %)RDBMS
56 (3.061 %)PostgreSQL
64 (2.041 %)DB2
72 (1.020 %)SQL Server 7
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
119 (9.694 %)WinRunner
119 (9.694 %)TestDirector
119 (9.694 %)QuickTest Pro
217 (8.673 %)QADirector
38 (4.082 %)LoadRunner
45 (2.551 %)Subversion
54 (2.041 %)Eclipse
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
141 (20.92 %)Telecoms
224 (12.24 %)Finance
36 (3.061 %)Education
45 (2.551 %)Retail
45 (2.551 %)Billing
51 (0.510 %)Pensions
51 (0.510 %)Marketing
51 (0.510 %)Government
51 (0.510 %)Military
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
149 (25.00 %)Administrator
228 (14.29 %)Analyst
228 (14.29 %)Systems Administrator
322 (11.22 %)Test Analyst
416 (8.163 %)Support Engineer
416 (8.163 %)Technical Support
514 (7.143 %)Linux Administrator
612 (6.122 %)Linux Systems Administrator
612 (6.122 %)NOC Engineer
710 (5.102 %)Senior Systems Administrator
710 (5.102 %)Software Engineer
710 (5.102 %)Principal Engineer
89 (4.592 %)Developer
89 (4.592 %)Systems Engineer
89 (4.592 %)Service Manager
89 (4.592 %)Incident Manager
89 (4.592 %)Team Leader
89 (4.592 %)Network Manager
98 (4.082 %)UNIX Administrator
98 (4.082 %)Network Administrator
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
116 (8.163 %)German Language
214 (7.143 %)Client/Server
310 (5.102 %)PKI
44 (2.041 %)Computer Science
53 (1.531 %)PDA
62 (1.020 %)Blackberry
62 (1.020 %)Handset
71 (0.510 %)Replication
71 (0.510 %)Data Protection Act
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1112 (57.14 %)Linux
299 (50.51 %)Windows
389 (45.41 %)UNIX
463 (32.14 %)Solaris
529 (14.80 %)Debian
615 (7.653 %)SUSE
615 (7.653 %)Windows 2000
711 (5.612 %)Fedora
88 (4.082 %)Windows Server 2003
88 (4.082 %)FreeBSD
96 (3.061 %)HPUX
105 (2.551 %)Windows NT
114 (2.041 %)Ubuntu
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
122 (11.22 %)Risk Assessment
219 (9.694 %)User Acceptance Testing
219 (9.694 %)Integration Testing
219 (9.694 %)System Testing
316 (8.163 %)Load Balancing
411 (5.612 %)Automated Testing
59 (4.592 %)Problem Management
59 (4.592 %)Fault Management
67 (3.571 %)ITIL
73 (1.531 %)Performance Management
82 (1.020 %)Data Protection
82 (1.020 %)Security Cleared
82 (1.020 %)CRM
82 (1.020 %)Project Management
82 (1.020 %)Asset Management
82 (1.020 %)Change Management
82 (1.020 %)Workflow
82 (1.020 %)Software Engineering
91 (0.510 %)Incident Management
91 (0.510 %)Business Development
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
162 (31.63 %)SQL
256 (28.57 %)Perl
326 (13.27 %)C++
425 (12.76 %)Java
523 (11.73 %)C#
622 (11.22 %)VBA
721 (10.71 %)Shell Script
819 (9.694 %)C
918 (9.184 %)PHP
1011 (5.612 %)Tcl
116 (3.061 %)VB
124 (2.041 %)LotusScript
133 (1.531 %)Ruby
133 (1.531 %)AWK
133 (1.531 %)Python
142 (1.020 %)PHP5
142 (1.020 %)PHP4
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
124 (12.24 %)MCSE
124 (12.24 %)Microsoft Certification
217 (8.673 %)ISEB
316 (8.163 %)Degree
412 (6.122 %)MCSA
59 (4.592 %)RHCE
67 (3.571 %)Cisco Certification
75 (2.551 %)CCNP
83 (1.531 %)MCP
83 (1.531 %)IBM Certification
92 (1.020 %)CCNA
101 (0.510 %)HND
101 (0.510 %)ITIL Certification
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
122 (11.22 %)QA
23 (1.531 %)SLA
31 (0.510 %)PCI DSS
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
110 (5.102 %)Active Directory
110 (5.102 %)ISA Server
26 (3.061 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
35 (2.551 %)NFS
44 (2.041 %)Squid
53 (1.531 %)Terminal Services
62 (1.020 %)Samba
62 (1.020 %)VMware ESX
71 (0.510 %)Novell eDirectory
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
116 (8.163 %)Nagios
213 (6.633 %)MOM
36 (3.061 %)CiscoWorks
41 (0.510 %)WSUS
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
140 (20.41 %)Microsoft
236 (18.37 %)Oracle
335 (17.86 %)Sun
433 (16.84 %)Red Hat
532 (16.33 %)Sybase
629 (14.80 %)Cisco
715 (7.653 %)Juniper
88 (4.082 %)Lotus
88 (4.082 %)Remedy
97 (3.571 %)Intel
105 (2.551 %)Redback
114 (2.041 %)Citrix
114 (2.041 %)VERITAS
114 (2.041 %)HP
123 (1.531 %)IBM
123 (1.531 %)Dell
123 (1.531 %)Nortel
132 (1.020 %)TIBCO
132 (1.020 %)BT
132 (1.020 %)VMware
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