The first table below looks at the demand for MBCS in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MBCS over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications currently tracked.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Member of the British Computer Society (MBCS)
Rank 851 875 859
Rank change year-on-year
+24 -16
Permanent jobs citing MBCS 9 12 12
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 0.008% 0.010% 0.010%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.030% 0.036% 0.038%
Number of salaries quoted 3 10 12
Average salary £37,500 £42,500 £37,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-11.76% +14.86%
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £42,500 £37,000
% change year-on-year
-11.76% +14.86%
All Qualifications
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
30011 33620 31929
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 27.63% 27.74% 26.16%
Number of salaries quoted 24162 28614 26643
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £41,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +3.65%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,000 £27,500 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £65,000 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year
- +3.89%

MBCS
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing MBCS within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

MBCS Jobs Demand Trend

MBCS
Salary Trend

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

MBCS Salary Trend

MBCS
Top 8 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MBCS within the UK over the 3 months to 21 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
England +12 8 £37,500 +15.38%
South East +2 6 £37,500 -
Hampshire - 6 £37,500 -
Basingstoke - 2 £37,500 -
East of England +5 1 £37,500 +15.38%
Hertfordshire +4 1 £37,500 +15.38%
London - 1 - -
Hitchin - 1 £37,500 -

MBCS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK citing MBCS 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 MBCS.

1 11 (57.89%) CITP
2 9 (47.37%) TOGAF
3 8 (42.11%) ITIL
3 8 (42.11%) Degree
4 6 (31.58%) ERP
4 6 (31.58%) E-Commerce
5 5 (26.32%) Windows
5 5 (26.32%) Service Delivery
5 5 (26.32%) Validation
5 5 (26.32%) Supply Chain Management
5 5 (26.32%) MODAF
5 5 (26.32%) Chartered Engineer
5 5 (26.32%) SC Cleared
5 5 (26.32%) Security Cleared
6 4 (21.05%) Cognizant
6 4 (21.05%) ISEB
7 3 (15.79%) PRINCE2
7 3 (15.79%) Business Development
8 2 (10.53%) SQL Server 2005
8 2 (10.53%) SaaS
8 2 (10.53%) HTML5
8 2 (10.53%) SQL Server 2008
8 2 (10.53%) Data Mapping
8 2 (10.53%) BusinessObjects XI
8 2 (10.53%) SCWCD
8 2 (10.53%) Spring
8 2 (10.53%) Project Management
8 2 (10.53%) Manufacturing
8 2 (10.53%) Management Information System
8 2 (10.53%) Telecoms

MBCS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK citing MBCS 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 MBCS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 2 (10.53%) HTML5
1 2 (10.53%) Spring
1 2 (10.53%) JSP
1 2 (10.53%) Struts
1 2 (10.53%) HTML
2 1 (5.263%) ASP
2 1 (5.263%) EDI
Application Platforms
1 2 (10.53%) WebLogic
Applications
1 2 (10.53%) MS Excel
2 1 (5.263%) MS Visio
2 1 (5.263%) MS Office
2 1 (5.263%) MS PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.263%) RFID
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (10.53%) SQL Server 2005
1 2 (10.53%) SQL Server 2008
1 2 (10.53%) BusinessObjects XI
1 2 (10.53%) SQL Server
General
1 2 (10.53%) Manufacturing
1 2 (10.53%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 9 (47.37%) Architect
2 7 (36.84%) Solutions Architect
2 7 (36.84%) Business Analyst
2 7 (36.84%) Analyst
3 6 (31.58%) Technical Architect
4 3 (15.79%) Senior Architect
5 2 (10.53%) JavaScript Developer
5 2 (10.53%) Business Objects Analyst
5 2 (10.53%) Senior Solutions Architect
5 2 (10.53%) Developer
6 1 (5.263%) Project Manager
6 1 (5.263%) IT Project Manager
6 1 (5.263%) Business Intelligence Analyst
6 1 (5.263%) IT Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (10.53%) SaaS
1 2 (10.53%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 5 (26.32%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (47.37%) TOGAF
2 8 (42.11%) ITIL
3 6 (31.58%) ERP
3 6 (31.58%) E-Commerce
4 5 (26.32%) Service Delivery
4 5 (26.32%) Validation
4 5 (26.32%) Supply Chain Management
4 5 (26.32%) MODAF
5 3 (15.79%) PRINCE2
5 3 (15.79%) Business Development
6 2 (10.53%) Data Mapping
6 2 (10.53%) Project Management
6 2 (10.53%) CRM
6 2 (10.53%) Business Intelligence
7 1 (5.263%) Six Sigma
7 1 (5.263%) PLM
7 1 (5.263%) Business Analysis
7 1 (5.263%) System Testing
7 1 (5.263%) Lean Six Sigma
7 1 (5.263%) Matrix Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (10.53%) Java
1 2 (10.53%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 11 (57.89%) CITP
2 8 (42.11%) Degree
3 5 (26.32%) Chartered Engineer
3 5 (26.32%) SC Cleared
3 5 (26.32%) Security Cleared
4 4 (21.05%) ISEB
5 2 (10.53%) SCWCD
5 2 (10.53%) Sun Certification
6 1 (5.263%) MAPM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.263%) RosettaNet
Vendors
1 4 (21.05%) Cognizant
2 2 (10.53%) Oracle
2 2 (10.53%) Business Objects
2 2 (10.53%) CODA
2 2 (10.53%) Sage
2 2 (10.53%) Microsoft
2 2 (10.53%) Sun