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The table below looks at the demand for Informatics 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 Informatics over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInformatics
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank763934
Rank change on same period last yearUp+171
Matching permanent IT job ads12957
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.075 %0.025 %
As % of the category below0.352 %0.111 %
Salaries quoted9551
Average minimum salary£38,171£48,451
Average salary£42,454£53,892
% change on same period last year-21.22 %
Average maximum salary£46,738£59,333
UK excluding London average salary£42,916£50,778
% change on same period last year-15.48 %
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads3668051244
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled21.23 %22.05 %
Salaries quoted3018638812
Average minimum salary£44,460£47,534
Average salary£49,487£52,493
% change on same period last year-5.72 %
Average maximum salary£54,513£57,453
UK excluding London average salary£37,701£39,528
% change on same period last year-4.62 %

Informatics
Demand Trend

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

Informatics Demand Trend

Informatics
Salary Trend

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

Informatics Salary Trend

Informatics
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Informatics over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 within the UK.

Informatics Salary Histogram

Informatics
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Informatics within the UK over the 3 months to 10 October 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+170117£40,784-25.94 %
LondonUp+9745£41,875-27.04 %
South EastUp+5424£45,761-21.55 %
North WestUp+4318£36,417+61.85 %
City of LondonNew entry-12£46,364-
CheshireUp+612£35,000+55.55 %
South WestUp+3911£28,500-5.00 %
DevonNew entry-10£28,500-
West MidlandsUp+218£25,250-20.47 %
ScotlandNew entry-8£61,500-
CambridgeshireNew entry-7£44,174-
East of EnglandNew entry-7£44,174-
OxfordshireNew entry-7£37,500-
CambridgeNew entry-7£44,174-
ExeterNew entry-6£27,500-
BerkshireUp+376£59,667-0.55 %
DudleyNew entry-6--
EdinburghNew entry-5£67,500-
AbingdonNew entry-5£37,500-
LeedsUp+244--
West YorkshireUp+114--
BasingstokeNew entry-4£33,375-
WarringtonUp+34£37,500+66.66 %
YorkshireUp+174--
HampshireNew entry-4£33,375-
SurreyUp+293£53,125-3.40 %
ManchesterNew entry-3£39,250-
ReadingNew entry-3£85,000-
OxfordNew entry-2--
West SussexNew entry-2--

Informatics
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing Informatics 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 Informatics.

1180 (70.31 %)Health
296 (37.50 %)NHS
395 (37.11 %)SQL
480 (31.25 %)SQL Server
547 (18.36 %)Degree
642 (16.41 %)Business Intelligence
741 (16.02 %)Java
836 (14.06 %)Microsoft
836 (14.06 %)Project Management
933 (12.89 %)MS Visio
1032 (12.50 %)RUP
1032 (12.50 %)DSDM
1129 (11.33 %)BusinessObjects
1129 (11.33 %)J2EE
1129 (11.33 %)Business Objects
1228 (10.94 %)Oracle
1327 (10.55 %)Cognos
1426 (10.16 %)MS Excel
1524 (9.375 %)Finance
1622 (8.594 %)SQL Server 2005
1622 (8.594 %)Data Analysis
1721 (8.203 %).NET
1721 (8.203 %)MS Office
1721 (8.203 %)Change Management
1820 (7.813 %)VB
1919 (7.422 %)MS Access
2018 (7.031 %)VBA
2117 (6.641 %)Management Information System
2117 (6.641 %)Government
2216 (6.250 %)Service Delivery

Informatics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing Informatics 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 Informatics. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
129 (11.33 %)J2EE
221 (8.203 %).NET
310 (3.906 %)HTML
46 (2.344 %)XML
55 (1.953 %)AJAX
55 (1.953 %)jQuery
55 (1.953 %)CSS
64 (1.563 %).NET Framework
73 (1.172 %)ArcObjects
73 (1.172 %)ASP
81 (0.391 %)ASP.NET
81 (0.391 %)EJB
81 (0.391 %)JSP
81 (0.391 %)WebServices
81 (0.391 %)Swing
81 (0.391 %)JavaBeans
81 (0.391 %)WinForms
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
115 (5.859 %)SAS
26 (2.344 %)ColdFusion
35 (1.953 %)Apache
41 (0.391 %)Oracle Application Server
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
133 (12.89 %)MS Visio
226 (10.16 %)MS Excel
321 (8.203 %)MS Office
47 (2.734 %)SPSS
55 (1.953 %)Stata
55 (1.953 %)Photoshop
61 (0.391 %)MS PowerPoint
61 (0.391 %)Spreadsheet
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
17 (2.734 %)Cerner Millennium
22 (0.781 %)Summit
22 (0.781 %)SAP IS-U
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (0.391 %)VoIP
11 (0.391 %)Intranet
11 (0.391 %)Extranet
11 (0.391 %)Firewall
11 (0.391 %)Wireless
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
180 (31.25 %)SQL Server
229 (11.33 %)BusinessObjects
322 (8.594 %)SQL Server 2005
419 (7.422 %)MS Access
513 (5.078 %)ETL
612 (4.688 %)SQL Server 2000
612 (4.688 %)Datawarehouse
710 (3.906 %)Crystal Reports
710 (3.906 %)SQL Server Integration Services
89 (3.516 %)DB2
89 (3.516 %)Oracle 8/8i
98 (3.125 %)MySQL
107 (2.734 %)RDBMS
107 (2.734 %)DTS
114 (1.563 %)BusinessObjects XI
123 (1.172 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
123 (1.172 %)OLAP
123 (1.172 %)GIS
123 (1.172 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
132 (0.781 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (1.953 %)Eclipse
15 (1.953 %)Dreamweaver
22 (0.781 %)Oracle Forms
31 (0.391 %)Visual Studio
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1180 (70.31 %)Health
224 (9.375 %)Finance
317 (6.641 %)Government
413 (5.078 %)Education
512 (4.688 %)Pharmaceutical
68 (3.125 %)Pensions
77 (2.734 %)Telecoms
84 (1.563 %)Insurance
93 (1.172 %)Marketing
102 (0.781 %)Law
102 (0.781 %)Criminal Justice
111 (0.391 %)Billing
111 (0.391 %)Chemicals
111 (0.391 %)Local Government
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
156 (21.88 %)Developer
246 (17.97 %)Consultant
341 (16.02 %)Analyst
434 (13.28 %)Architect
531 (12.11 %)Solutions Architect
618 (7.031 %)Business Intelligence Consultant
713 (5.078 %)Project Manager
812 (4.688 %)Information Analyst
910 (3.906 %)Database Developer
910 (3.906 %)Senior Analyst
109 (3.516 %)SQL Developer
109 (3.516 %)Business Consultant
118 (3.125 %)Solutions Consultant
127 (2.734 %)SQL Database Developer
127 (2.734 %)Senior Information Analyst
127 (2.734 %)Product Manager
127 (2.734 %)Junior
136 (2.344 %)Junior Developer
136 (2.344 %)Data Analyst
145 (1.953 %)NHS Information Analyst
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
196 (37.50 %)NHS
217 (6.641 %)Management Information System
313 (5.078 %)Statistics
313 (5.078 %)Biology
412 (4.688 %)Computer Science
510 (3.906 %)e-Health
65 (1.953 %)Chemistry
72 (0.781 %)Biotechnology
72 (0.781 %)Life Science
72 (0.781 %)N-Tier
72 (0.781 %)Data Protection Act
72 (0.781 %)Handset
72 (0.781 %)NPfIT
81 (0.391 %)PACS
81 (0.391 %)Mathematics
81 (0.391 %)Dutch Language
81 (0.391 %)Data Integration
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (2.344 %)Windows
24 (1.563 %)UNIX
33 (1.172 %)Windows 2000
42 (0.781 %)Windows XP
42 (0.781 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (0.391 %)Windows 2000 Server
51 (0.391 %)Linux
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
142 (16.41 %)Business Intelligence
236 (14.06 %)Project Management
332 (12.50 %)RUP
332 (12.50 %)DSDM
422 (8.594 %)Data Analysis
521 (8.203 %)Change Management
616 (6.250 %)Service Delivery
715 (5.859 %)Data Modelling
814 (5.469 %)Programme Management
913 (5.078 %)PRINCE2
1012 (4.688 %)Information Management
1110 (3.906 %)UML
129 (3.516 %)Dimensional Modelling
137 (2.734 %)OOA/OOD
137 (2.734 %)Data Management
137 (2.734 %)Migration
145 (1.953 %)Business Analysis
145 (1.953 %)Requirements Analysis
145 (1.953 %)SOA
145 (1.953 %)Configuration Management
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
195 (37.11 %)SQL
241 (16.02 %)Java
320 (7.813 %)VB
418 (7.031 %)VBA
511 (4.297 %)Transact-SQL
67 (2.734 %)JavaScript
76 (2.344 %)C
76 (2.344 %)C#
76 (2.344 %)PL/SQL
82 (0.781 %)Shell Script
82 (0.781 %)VBScript
91 (0.391 %)C++
91 (0.391 %)Perl
91 (0.391 %)PHP
91 (0.391 %)PHP5
91 (0.391 %)PHP4
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
147 (18.36 %)Degree
22 (0.781 %)PRINCE2 Certification
22 (0.781 %)Postgraduate
31 (0.391 %)MCSA
31 (0.391 %)PhD
31 (0.391 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (0.391 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (0.781 %)GxP
12 (0.781 %)QA
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.391 %)Active Directory
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
136 (14.06 %)Microsoft
229 (11.33 %)Business Objects
328 (10.94 %)Oracle
427 (10.55 %)Cognos
511 (4.297 %)Cerner
69 (3.516 %)Informatica
69 (3.516 %)Ab Initio
69 (3.516 %)Kalido
73 (1.172 %)ESRI
73 (1.172 %)IBM
73 (1.172 %)HP
82 (0.781 %)SAP
82 (0.781 %)iSOFT
82 (0.781 %)Agresso
91 (0.391 %)CheckPoint
91 (0.391 %)Nokia
91 (0.391 %)Cisco
91 (0.391 %)Sybase
91 (0.391 %)Juniper
91 (0.391 %)Ascential