Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for ITIL Certification in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited ITIL Certification over the 3 months to 19 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 Qualifications currently tracked.

 Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Certification
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank265238297
Rank change year-on-year
Down-27Up+59
Matching permanent IT job ads5886511214
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.684 %0.768 %0.595 %
As % of the Qualifications category3.297 %3.274 %2.775 %
Salaries quoted494578983
Average salary£42,500£40,000£42,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.250 %-4.760 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£26,500£25,500£30,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£65,000£65,000£64,250
UK excluding London average salary£40,000£40,000£40,000
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryAll Qualifications
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
178321988343743
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK20.75 %23.44 %21.43 %
Salaries quoted148911663436465
Average salary£40,000£37,500£40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.660 %-6.250 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£25,000£25,000£24,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£65,000£62,500£60,000
UK excluding London average salary£37,500£35,000£35,000
% change year-on-year
+7.140 %-

ITIL Certification
Demand Trend

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

ITIL Certification Demand Trend

ITIL Certification
Salary Trend

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

ITIL Certification Salary Trend

ITIL Certification
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing ITIL Certification over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 within the UK.

ITIL Certification Salary Histogram

ITIL Certification
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ITIL Certification within the UK over the 3 months to 19 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
EnglandDown-30564£42,500+6.25 %
LondonDown-93186£47,500+5.55 %
South EastUp+31120£40,000+5.26 %
East of EnglandUp+3565£49,000-2.00 %
City of LondonDown-6460£49,500-5.71 %
East MidlandsUp+1547£31,250-21.87 %
West MidlandsUp+3244£45,000+104.54 %
North WestDown-3637£40,000-
SurreyUp+1432£40,000+25.00 %
CheshireUp+131£40,000-
South WestDown-1029£31,500-30.00 %
EssexUp+4728£49,000-30.00 %
BirminghamUp+2724£44,500+102.27 %
YorkshireUp+624£41,250+14.58 %
NorthamptonshireDown-224£23,250-41.87 %
HertfordshireUp+2121£55,000+15.78 %
BerkshireDown-520£36,000-28.00 %
NorthamptonDown-417£23,000-42.50 %
ColchesterNew entry-17£49,000-
West YorkshireUp+615£45,000+30.43 %
BristolUp+515£27,500-38.88 %
BuckinghamshireUp+415£28,500-28.75 %
HampshireUp+2213£31,500-36.36 %
NottinghamshireUp+1013£35,000-8.49 %
ScotlandUp+713£30,000-19.46 %
NottinghamUp+2110£32,500-18.75 %
KnutsfordUp+710£39,000-2.50 %
North EastUp+318£23,000-29.23 %
MiddlesexUp+168£46,250-19.56 %
LeedsUp+118£45,000+30.43 %

ITIL Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs within the UK citing ITIL Certification 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 ITIL Certification.

11040 (99.90 %)ITIL
2232 (22.29 %)Service Delivery
3223 (21.42 %)Finance
4186 (17.87 %)Windows
5179 (17.20 %)Microsoft
6162 (15.56 %)PRINCE2
7158 (15.18 %)Change Management
8151 (14.51 %)Service Management
9125 (12.01 %)SLA
10124 (11.91 %)Project Management
1198 (9.414 %)Degree
1295 (9.126 %)UNIX
1388 (8.453 %)Microsoft Certification
1477 (7.397 %)MS Office
1477 (7.397 %)MS Excel
1576 (7.301 %)Oracle
1673 (7.012 %)Configuration Management
1673 (7.012 %)Active Directory
1772 (6.916 %)Cisco
1871 (6.820 %)SQL
1967 (6.436 %)Telecoms
2063 (6.052 %)Problem Management
2160 (5.764 %).NET
2259 (5.668 %)Release Management
2357 (5.476 %)Middleware
2455 (5.283 %)MCSE
2554 (5.187 %)Incident Management
2653 (5.091 %)SAP
2750 (4.803 %)Windows Server 2003
2750 (4.803 %)VMware

ITIL Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs within the UK citing ITIL Certification 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 ITIL Certification. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
160 (5.764 %).NET
257 (5.476 %)Middleware
323 (2.209 %)XML
418 (1.729 %)ASP.NET
515 (1.441 %)Spring
612 (1.153 %)WebSphere
710 (0.961 %)AJAX
89 (0.865 %).NET Framework
89 (0.865 %)HTML
89 (0.865 %)Web Services
95 (0.480 %)SAP Basis
95 (0.480 %)ASP
95 (0.480 %)SAP PI
104 (0.384 %)JMX
113 (0.288 %)WAMP
122 (0.192 %)SAP XI
131 (0.096 %)XSLT
131 (0.096 %)ODBC
131 (0.096 %)EDI
131 (0.096 %)J2EE
IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
137 (3.554 %)SharePoint
229 (2.786 %)MS Exchange
316 (1.537 %)IIS
414 (1.345 %)Exchange Server 2003
510 (0.961 %)WebSphere Application Server
69 (0.865 %)Apache
77 (0.672 %)Exchange Server 2007
86 (0.576 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
86 (0.576 %)Lotus Notes
95 (0.480 %)WebLogic
95 (0.480 %)SAP EP
95 (0.480 %)SharePoint Server 2007
103 (0.288 %)WorkSite
103 (0.288 %)Lotus Domino
112 (0.192 %)Tomcat
121 (0.096 %)MQSeries
121 (0.096 %)Oracle Application Server
121 (0.096 %)Exchange Server 2000
121 (0.096 %)Documentum
121 (0.096 %)BizTalk Server
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
177 (7.397 %)MS Office
177 (7.397 %)MS Excel
213 (1.249 %)MS Project
310 (0.961 %)InfoPath
47 (0.672 %)MS Visio
56 (0.576 %)MS PowerPoint
65 (0.480 %)Spreadsheet
IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
15 (0.480 %)SAP SRM
15 (0.480 %)SAP GRC
24 (0.384 %)Pivotal CRM
24 (0.384 %)Dynamics CRM
33 (0.288 %)Oracle Applications
33 (0.288 %)Remedy ITSM
42 (0.192 %)SAP PS
51 (0.096 %)WebTrends
51 (0.096 %)Loan IQ
51 (0.096 %)SimCorp Dimension
51 (0.096 %)Salerio
51 (0.096 %)assyst
51 (0.096 %)Remedy AR System
51 (0.096 %)Eagle PACE
51 (0.096 %)Oracle EBS R12
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
130 (2.882 %)WAN
130 (2.882 %)Firewall
227 (2.594 %)LAN
319 (1.825 %)TCP/IP
319 (1.825 %)SAN
418 (1.729 %)SSL
516 (1.537 %)Internet
614 (1.345 %)VoIP
711 (1.057 %)DNS
89 (0.865 %)Intranet
97 (0.672 %)DWDM
106 (0.576 %)Wireless
106 (0.576 %)VPN
106 (0.576 %)DHCP
106 (0.576 %)LDAP
115 (0.480 %)MPLS
115 (0.480 %)CTI
115 (0.480 %)IP Telephony
115 (0.480 %)Cisco IPT
124 (0.384 %)LLU
IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
149 (4.707 %)SQL Server
223 (2.209 %)Datawarehouse
321 (2.017 %)RDBMS
414 (1.345 %)SQL Server 2005
513 (1.249 %)Crystal Reports
612 (1.153 %)Oracle 8/8i
711 (1.057 %)MySQL
810 (0.961 %)BusinessObjects
99 (0.865 %)SAP BW
107 (0.672 %)SQL Server 2000
116 (0.576 %)ETL
125 (0.480 %)SQL Server 2008
134 (0.384 %)PowerCenter
134 (0.384 %)Oracle Reports
143 (0.288 %)Oracle 10g
143 (0.288 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
152 (0.192 %)Oracle 11g
161 (0.096 %)SQL Server Integration Services
161 (0.096 %)Oracle OLAP
161 (0.096 %)GIS
IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
19 (0.865 %)Subversion
22 (0.192 %)ClearCase
31 (0.096 %)TestDirector
31 (0.096 %)PowerBuilder
31 (0.096 %)PVCS
31 (0.096 %)JIRA
31 (0.096 %)Oracle APEX
31 (0.096 %)Team Foundation Server
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
1223 (21.42 %)Finance
267 (6.436 %)Telecoms
348 (4.611 %)Health
445 (4.323 %)Insurance
538 (3.650 %)Banking
635 (3.362 %)Pensions
734 (3.266 %)Legal
826 (2.498 %)Government
925 (2.402 %)Law
1021 (2.017 %)Retail
1021 (2.017 %)Investment Banking
1112 (1.153 %)Education
1112 (1.153 %)Back Office
1210 (0.961 %)Local Government
139 (0.865 %)Games
148 (0.768 %)Billing
148 (0.768 %)Online Games
148 (0.768 %)Financial Institution
156 (0.576 %)Publishing
165 (0.480 %)Front Office
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
1184 (17.68 %)Service Manager
2168 (16.14 %)Analyst
392 (8.838 %)Project Manager
489 (8.549 %)Delivery Manager
576 (7.301 %)Consultant
666 (6.340 %)Services Delivery Manager
751 (4.899 %)Support Analyst
844 (4.227 %)Team Leader
942 (4.035 %)Support Manager
1040 (3.842 %)Change Manager
1138 (3.650 %)Senior Manager
1235 (3.362 %)Release Manager
1334 (3.266 %)Applications Support
1433 (3.170 %)Technical Manager
1532 (3.074 %)SAP Manager
1628 (2.690 %)Operations Manager
1727 (2.594 %)Configuration Manager
1825 (2.402 %)Service Analyst
1825 (2.402 %)Architect
1825 (2.402 %)IT Services Manager
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
126 (2.498 %)PMI
126 (2.498 %)CMDB
224 (2.305 %)Mainframe
321 (2.017 %)Tandem
420 (1.921 %)NHS
519 (1.825 %)Statistics
611 (1.057 %)Blackberry
77 (0.672 %)French Language
86 (0.576 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
86 (0.576 %)Replication
95 (0.480 %)IVR
95 (0.480 %)FMCG
104 (0.384 %)Computer Science
104 (0.384 %)Portuguese Language
104 (0.384 %)Spanish Language
104 (0.384 %)PACS
104 (0.384 %)Clustering
104 (0.384 %)Management Information System
113 (0.288 %)AS400
113 (0.288 %)EPoS
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
1186 (17.87 %)Windows
295 (9.126 %)UNIX
350 (4.803 %)Windows Server 2003
435 (3.362 %)Linux
435 (3.362 %)Windows XP
525 (2.402 %)AIX
621 (2.017 %)Windows 2000
621 (2.017 %)Windows Server 2008
711 (1.057 %)Red Hat Linux
810 (0.961 %)Windows 2000 Server
98 (0.768 %)Windows Vista
98 (0.768 %)Solaris
105 (0.480 %)HPUX
105 (0.480 %)VMS
114 (0.384 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
123 (0.288 %)Mac OS X
131 (0.096 %)Windows NT
131 (0.096 %)Mac OS X Server
131 (0.096 %)Windows Mobile
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
11040 (99.90 %)ITIL
2232 (22.29 %)Service Delivery
3162 (15.56 %)PRINCE2
4158 (15.18 %)Change Management
5151 (14.51 %)Service Management
6124 (11.91 %)Project Management
773 (7.012 %)Configuration Management
863 (6.052 %)Problem Management
959 (5.668 %)Release Management
1054 (5.187 %)Incident Management
1140 (3.842 %)ITSM
1233 (3.170 %)Asset Management
1329 (2.786 %)Matrix Management
1329 (2.786 %)Business Continuity
1428 (2.690 %)SOA
1525 (2.402 %)Business Development
1525 (2.402 %)Performance Management
1624 (2.305 %)Time Management
1722 (2.113 %)CRM
1821 (2.017 %)Disaster Recovery
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
171 (6.820 %)SQL
245 (4.323 %)Java
337 (3.554 %)C
432 (3.074 %)VB
531 (2.978 %)Shell Script
629 (2.786 %)PHP
723 (2.209 %)C#
822 (2.113 %)C++
918 (1.729 %)Delphi
918 (1.729 %)Korn
1016 (1.537 %)Perl
119 (0.865 %)VBScript
127 (0.672 %)VBA
136 (0.576 %)JavaScript
144 (0.384 %)PL/SQL
144 (0.384 %)Python
151 (0.096 %)VB6
151 (0.096 %)VB.NET
151 (0.096 %)PowerShell
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
198 (9.414 %)Degree
288 (8.453 %)Microsoft Certification
355 (5.283 %)MCSE
434 (3.266 %)Security Cleared
531 (2.978 %)Cisco Certification
630 (2.882 %)PRINCE2 Certification
727 (2.594 %)PMI Certification
823 (2.209 %)MCP
916 (1.537 %)CCNA
916 (1.537 %)SC Cleared
1015 (1.441 %)CCA
1015 (1.441 %)Citrix Certification
1015 (1.441 %)CCNP
1114 (1.345 %)CCEA
1211 (1.057 %)MBA
1211 (1.057 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
1310 (0.961 %)CISSP
149 (0.865 %)ISEB
157 (0.672 %)CCSP
157 (0.672 %)MCSA
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
1125 (12.01 %)SLA
225 (2.402 %)QA
315 (1.441 %)ISO27001
411 (1.057 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
411 (1.057 %)PCI DSS
56 (0.576 %)ISO/IEC 20000
64 (0.384 %)ISO9001
71 (0.096 %)BS15000
IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
173 (7.012 %)Active Directory
218 (1.729 %)VMware Infrastructure
311 (1.057 %)XenApp
311 (1.057 %)XenServer
311 (1.057 %)XenDesktop
44 (0.384 %)Citrix Presentation Server
53 (0.288 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
53 (0.288 %)VMware ESX
61 (0.096 %)Oracle RMAN
61 (0.096 %)MetaFrame
61 (0.096 %)Oracle RAC
IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
116 (1.537 %)SCCM
210 (0.961 %)AssetCenter
38 (0.768 %)SCOM
46 (0.576 %)Tivoli
46 (0.576 %)OpenView Configuration Management
54 (0.384 %)CONTROL-M
54 (0.384 %)OpenView
54 (0.384 %)CiscoWorks
54 (0.384 %)Zenoss
63 (0.288 %)HP Quality Center
63 (0.288 %)ServiceCenter
63 (0.288 %)NetBackup
63 (0.288 %)Backup Exec
72 (0.192 %)MIMEsweeper
72 (0.192 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
81 (0.096 %)Data Guard
81 (0.096 %)DameWare
81 (0.096 %)WSUS
81 (0.096 %)MOM
81 (0.096 %)Nagios
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1179 (17.20 %)Microsoft
276 (7.301 %)Oracle
372 (6.916 %)Cisco
453 (5.091 %)SAP
550 (4.803 %)VMware
639 (3.746 %)Citrix
738 (3.650 %)HP
837 (3.554 %)IBM
920 (1.921 %)Remedy
1011 (1.057 %)Red Hat
1110 (0.961 %)Business Objects
1110 (0.961 %)Altiris
129 (0.865 %)Lotus
129 (0.865 %)Cognos
138 (0.768 %)EMC
138 (0.768 %)Siemens
138 (0.768 %)Symantec
147 (0.672 %)Veritas
147 (0.672 %)Reuters
147 (0.672 %)Bloomberg